Castle Combe Raceday (Superkarts etc)

[ukaskew]

A few from today...

These ridiculous things do 100mph average laps, hit 130mph over Avon Rise and take Quarry at nearly 80mph...INSANE! The hardest thing I've ever tried to photograph.

and some more conventional stuff...

and no day out for me would be complete without a few 'nearly' shots, although I'm getting closer to capturing a crash!

 

[Dan 172]

Those karts look insane.

Great pics like usual

 

[Addz]

brill pics as always! love the 3rd to last pic of the tvr with the lads gawping at it

 

[martynrg]

Very good pics!

Look like a nice dry day as well

I've seen the superkarts before, RAPID!

 

[Pete.]

Excellent shots as always. Love the Coach!

 

[MarkCup]

Brilliant.

They look nuts Chris, 80 mph around quarry is impossible tbqh.

 

[Skinny]

Whats ghoing on with the bus?

Nice pics btw.

 

[ukaskew]

Whats ghoing on with the bus?

That's an infamous Castle Combe Bus Tour. Fully suited up racing driver takes people around for laps, the tip sensors and everything are all going off constantly during the lap, he goes pretty quick.

 

[Brett]

Coach is the best for me, looks like good fun imo.

 

[Anim@l]

Great shots as usual Chris! Love this one! It was only a matter of time before this happened! That Lotus he was tustling with was friggin' immense!! See you at Rally Day mate!

 

[sean_d]

great pics

 

[JamieITR]

Brilliant pics, and great skills snapping those speedy karts!

 

[Evandim*]

loving the photos of the karts... brilliant photos

 

[ukaskew]

Brilliant pics, and great skills snapping those speedy karts!

I think I resorted to 1/200 or something, unheard of for me!

 

[Englebert]

PMSL at the kid on the trailer. Looks like F1 for the disabled. Hi Ali...

Great pics as always!

 

[ukaskew]

Forgot to say, my favourite angle at Avon Rise looks as though it's on its way out. Some ominous holes in the ground and area trenched out, which I assume will be for catch fencing.

Understandable, considering the speed at that point and the relative lack of spectator protection (about 15ft from the track with just a 3ft high bit of Armco between you and 130mph cars), but a shame anyway, such a cracking angle.

I've had a few close-calls (I'm usually the only one down there!), had to run from Evo debris earlier this season, and this thing hit the fence a bit further up from where I was stood last year...

 

[Ali]

Awesome shots! Castle Combe is one of the few tracks in the UK i've not raced. Just boring from what i hear.

There 250's, make us look slow, approx 4-6secs a lap quicker. sub 3 sec to 60, will do 147ish.

Me in 125's in 2004-5...i think.

 

[Leeshez]

Crackin piccys

 

[Coby.]

Great Pics as always Fella - Love the Guy on the Backof the Lorry Pics and the Bus must be be quite Scary I should imagine