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Motorcycle Racing In The Woods

Posted on July 13, 2009

Hi everyone, it’s Bill. Yesterday I had the opportunity to go root on a couple of my buddies who were racing in an OMA Nationals race. The OMA series is an offroad woods-racing series for motorcycles and ATV’s. This particular race was being held outside of Hixton, WI.

So I of course brought along my camera to try my hand at some woods-racing action shots. In addition to coming home dusty, sweaty & smelling like race gas; I was able to bring home some action shots from the day.

Blackhawk Farms Raceway Photography

Posted on April 17, 2009

So far, Brandy has been the one who has posted everything on the B&B Blog. I think that it is about time that I contribute as well. Hello everyone, this is Brandy’s other-half, Bill.

Last Wednesday, the 15th, I took a day and went to a racetrack that is near us. What a perfect way to combine my enjoyment of motorcycles and photography. The track’s name is Blackhawk Farms Raceway and it is located outside of South Beloit, IL.
Upon arriving just after 7:00am, it was fairly chilly; in the low 30′s on this April morning. As the day progressed, it warmed up nicely, reaching into the low 60′s with plenty of sunshine… time to kick off the summer season!

My experiences that day proved to be a little challenging for me, as sports photography is another animal than portrait photography. With racing photography, I hope to capture the speed of the participants, their body english and the emotion… without just stopping the action and losing the sense of speed. In the end, it was a great experience for me to build on my skill set. I look forward to more opportunities to do more racing photography; both on road-courses as well as motorcycles racing trails in the woods.

Truthfully, my reason for going to this Track Day was two-fold; this summer, I myself plan on attending a Track Day on my own motorcycle. So in addition to practicing my racing photography, I was there taking the experience all in; listening during the rider’s meetings, observing the speeds of the different skill groups and asking questions. Now I feel better prepared for my first ever Track Day; as I witnessed what happens, what the rules are and what I can expect.
To clarify, a Track Day is different then a Race. Track Days are where you ride the track within groups of riders of similar abilities, there are rules for passing, and with safety and fun being the top priority… outright racing is not allowed. Compared to racing, Track Days are much cheaper, safer and a great means for developing your own riding skills in a controlled environment.

So I present a few examples of the pictures I took on that day, and close with the excitement of more opportunities to capture even more vivid racing shots.