The video guy was on the back of an Aprillia.
The race was 4.5 hours, here are 15 minutes of highlights.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Motorcycle Marshal - Carrying the Photographer
Tour of the Battenkill is promoted as America's toughest one day race.
I rode the 124 miles of pavement and dirt of Battenkill under horsepower, and I can attest that it is a tough route. I taxied two photographers during the elite men's race. How I was assigned two photographers is a mystery to me. They worked out a drop off and pick up schedule around the 62 mile circuit. It sort of worked out.
Pre Race Staging
This race operated with a rolling roadblock. If you are outside the official vehicles, you need to abide by road rules. Inside the enclosure and you can ride the left side of the road, pass police cruisers and blow your horn at the Sheriff's car. Any questions as to why I like to participate?
Moto Marshals and officials have different functions with the race. I was carrying a photographer, so I did not have marshal responsibilities.
Shortcuts outside of the route allowed us to get to a shoot area, park and set up in anticipation of the racers coming through. I had enough time to shoot the shooters.
I love my new Canon SX 230 with GPS. Now I just need to find the software to map the GPS locations for me. The picture quality is nice for a point and shoot.
It was my first time carrying a full sized adult who probably outweighed me. The most difficult aspect was the mounting and dismounting the bike, which was often parked in less than optimal road conditions.
The twisting and turning of a photographer did not prove to be a problem. Communication via shouting worked just fine. I had the race channel cranked up to hear instruction from the director. Frequently he would direct me to move along, away from the pack. Roll along side, get your shots, roll away. If you tried to hog the good position, you would hear the radio squawk.
Feathering the clutch for miles on end to pace a bicycle is challenging work. One guy liked to lean way out, with him on the back, I would lose visibility in my right mirror. For this I needed to compensate with more full head checks.
Tour de Dust
These yellow line pictures can only come from being right in there with the riders.
This picture, probably shot from a stationary position, shows good perspective of the aggressiveness of the course.
Moto Marshal
Barry & Marco did succeed in getting their shots. And I succeeded at my first outing as a photo biker.
For information about moto marshals: Motorcycle Marshal Handbook
Photo: © marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/
I rode the 124 miles of pavement and dirt of Battenkill under horsepower, and I can attest that it is a tough route. I taxied two photographers during the elite men's race. How I was assigned two photographers is a mystery to me. They worked out a drop off and pick up schedule around the 62 mile circuit. It sort of worked out.
Pre Race Staging
This race operated with a rolling roadblock. If you are outside the official vehicles, you need to abide by road rules. Inside the enclosure and you can ride the left side of the road, pass police cruisers and blow your horn at the Sheriff's car. Any questions as to why I like to participate?
Moto Marshals and officials have different functions with the race. I was carrying a photographer, so I did not have marshal responsibilities.
Shortcuts outside of the route allowed us to get to a shoot area, park and set up in anticipation of the racers coming through. I had enough time to shoot the shooters.
I love my new Canon SX 230 with GPS. Now I just need to find the software to map the GPS locations for me. The picture quality is nice for a point and shoot.
It was my first time carrying a full sized adult who probably outweighed me. The most difficult aspect was the mounting and dismounting the bike, which was often parked in less than optimal road conditions.
The twisting and turning of a photographer did not prove to be a problem. Communication via shouting worked just fine. I had the race channel cranked up to hear instruction from the director. Frequently he would direct me to move along, away from the pack. Roll along side, get your shots, roll away. If you tried to hog the good position, you would hear the radio squawk.
Photo: © marcoquezada.com/nyvelocity/
Feathering the clutch for miles on end to pace a bicycle is challenging work. One guy liked to lean way out, with him on the back, I would lose visibility in my right mirror. For this I needed to compensate with more full head checks.
Tour de Dust
Photo: © Barry Koblenz/basetwelvephoto.com
These yellow line pictures can only come from being right in there with the riders.
Photo: © Barry Koblenz/basetwelvephoto.com
This picture, probably shot from a stationary position, shows good perspective of the aggressiveness of the course.
Photo: © Barry Koblenz/basetwelvephoto.com
Moto Marshal
Photo: © Barry Koblenz/basetwelvephoto.com
Barry & Marco did succeed in getting their shots. And I succeeded at my first outing as a photo biker.
For information about moto marshals: Motorcycle Marshal Handbook
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