130 m.p.h. down the backstretch ...

Posted by Ron (Saint Louis, United States) on 8 June 2008 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.

My son traveling 130 miles per hour (209 km/h) down the backstretch at Gateway International Raceway. My thanks to Graham Russon for his pro tips on panning at high speed.

Comments (14)

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

nice feeling of speed with this one

8 Jun 2008 1:50am

dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa

One can feel the speed - lovely capture.

8 Jun 2008 8:22am

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Well done, Ron!

8 Jun 2008 8:26am

Cheryl from Texas, United States

awsome momement capture! well done . . . ( lucky son)

8 Jun 2008 9:10am

Marcie from United States

Great panning. Not easy to do.
Great capture!

8 Jun 2008 11:18am

Bonj from Jefferson City, United States

Nice shot. Looks like fun!

8 Jun 2008 2:19pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

You've done a great job here and conveyed the message of speed and excitement that racing brings. Thanks for the nod and glad my advice helped

8 Jun 2008 2:46pm

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Excellent capture of your son's speeding car. It takes some skill to capture those kind of moments. Well done.

8 Jun 2008 3:16pm

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Great shot Ron, quite a bit different to your usual line....?

8 Jun 2008 5:01pm

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

Great panning shot plus the personal interest . . wow, what a moment.

8 Jun 2008 5:21pm

danthro from Suburbia, United States

cool! how'd your son get to do that?!

8 Jun 2008 8:42pm

@danthro: He's been going to these driving schools sponsored by the local BMW club for the past three years. They teach all types of driving skills during a two-day event, during which time they get out on the track with their instructor in the car with them (you can see a second person sitting in the passenger's seat). There are others (at the same skill level) on the track at the same time.