Month: July 2015

Alton Bus Rally

Alton Bus Rally

A couple of years ago we found out about the Alton Bus Rally and went along.

It’s the largest free event in the UK and is a great place to visit to see Buses, Old Cars and Bikes.

It was something we missed last year but I’d put it in the calendar to make sure we didn’t this year!

There are lots of old route master buses, doble deckers, old buses from the 50s and 60s and even an old bus from 1922.

We started viewing some old fire engines and an old Austin Mini, then moved onto the double decker.

Then we moved on to the old buses. There were some great design with intricate details and style, and some were quite streamlined and on was very old, 1922!


its definitely a great place to visit if you like old vechicles or if you have kids.

its in the diary for next year!

HSCC Grand Prix at Brands Hatch

HSCC Grand Prix at Brands Hatch

I find myself in a lucky position. My Dad is an ex-formula 1 mechanic and over the past few years he has made connections again with some of his old mechanic friends.

This means that he occasionally gets to go to interesting events and I get to tag along!

A few weeks ago I was at Williams, admiring their F1 Museum collection!

Yesterday, we got a day out at the HSCC Historic Superprix, with full paddock access and grandstand tickets. Very nice.

So, it was time to dig out the old big lens and go and try and shoot something fast!

We started in the paddock, so time to get some great close ups and listen to some real noise from the 50s! The Coopers, which was my Dad team were there, along with a few Lotus, and a wonderful Ferrari, that was once driven by Phil Hill and many other cars.

Then it was out on track and time to see if I could still photograph something quicker than a fast moving toddler.

Where we were standing there was a good view of Paddock Hill Bend at the end of the start straight, which meant I got some nice photos of the first corner. Luckily no accidents, but we did have a couple of spinners.

Then I got close to the fence and tried my panning skills. I wanted to be as close to the fence as possible, to help remove the fence pattern that could appear in the photos. With the act of panning, this also helped and I got some great closeup fast moving action shoots.

I’ve also processed the photos in an old style, some in black and white, and some with a old photo effect to add to the mood of the event.

You can view more photos from the day on my Motorsport Gallery