Silverstone Classic - Friday pics (pic heavy)

[JamieITR]

Went to this yesterday for the qualifying for the races today and tomorrow. Absolutely awesome event, i'd say the best motor event i've been to this year so far. So much going on, you can wander anywhere you like pretty much, the pitlane, all the paddocks etc and there's some stunning classic cars racing and on display - classic F1 cars, sports cars, Group C race cars, GT cars and lots more.

I'll be there again tomorrow for the remaining racing but here's a selection of my pics from yesterday.

 

[JamieITR]

Thanks for looking.

 

[Gaz]

cool pics, looked a well cool day with all those

 

[Jacko]

old lemans cars sound truly amazing

 

[ukaskew]

Awesome shots, not a remotely bad one amongst them. Impressive considering I only ever hear bad things about Photography at Silverstone. Sadly couldn't get time off for this, a few people have said it's even better than the Festival of Speed. Will make sure I go next year.

Those Group C cars are superb.

 

[JamieITR]

Awesome shots, not a remotely bad one amongst them. Impressive considering I only ever hear bad things about Photography at Silverstone. Sadly couldn't get time off for this, a few people have said it's even better than the Festival of Speed. Will make sure I go next year.

Those Group C cars are superb.

Cheers. The first few were taken at Luffield which required 300mm, but the rest were taken on the straight between Club and Abbey, which i pretty much had to myself it was so quiet, and they were all taken with the 70-200mm. I think for some sections of the track you'd ideally need more, but i found 3 or 4 spots where if you can shoot over the fence even 200mm is enough.

In my opinion it is better than the FoS, the atmosphere about the place really feels a lot more special and obviously with it being circuit based as opposed to a hillclimb the racing is better. Plus if you're a fan of things like the Group C cars and the more classic sports cars as i am, it really is superb to be able to get up close to them and see them in action.

 

[Pete.]

Absolutely stunning collection of pics. An amazing array of cars as well. Must have been a great day.