Thanks for the comments. While the caption can be ironic if you know what the Isle of Man's reputation in the motorcycle racing world is, my intent was just as always: where and when was the exposure made.
The event photographed is an actual competition, part of the secondary competitions that generally surround the Isle of Man TT Race week along with the several classic shows and exhibiting competitions. The participants in this one race these souped-up toy micro-motorcycles on a very very tight course at the northern end of the Isle in the town of Ramsey. Although the scene is fairly static due to the 1/1000 second shutter speed and the competition is fierce, ultimately the road speeds are not particularly high so it is quite a safe form of competition. You can see the tires blurring even at this exposure time if you look at the larger rendering. These 25-50cc machines don't make enough power to break traction or get terribly loose, and ground clearance is seriously limited... Godfrey From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/13.htm >> > We had a discussion recently about the importance (or lack thereof) of > photo titles; I think the second part of your title, "Ramsey, Isle of > Man 2005", contributes a lot to the humor of this one. > From: ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I guess this must be a guy thing - I don't understand what is > happening > here and don't get the joke. > > Just as a visual, the fact that the kid on the bike is fronzen bothers > me a little - but again, I'm > really never interested in this kind of subject matter and it is > hard to > get past that. > > But seriously, I don't understand what is going on in the picture. > 'splain it to me :) From: John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Isle of Mann is a MAJOR annual motorcycle racing event, sort of > like the > Daytona 500 is to NASCAR. In fact, I think the Isle of Mann races are > like speed week at Daytona, which has motorcycle & sports car > racing in > addition to the big NASCAR race. > > The rider is in full competition kit, on a child's toy bike ... > probably > one of the racers goofing off between races. > > Compare the rider's outfit and choice of mounts to these: > > http://www.starmotorcycle.com/images/instructors/craigIOMmono.jpg > - 1998 Isle of Mann > > http://www.starmotorcycle.com/images/instructors/ > craigdaytonabarnes.jpg > - 1998 Daytona From: ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> http://www.starmotorcycle.com/images/instructors/craigIOMmono.jpg >> - 1998 Isle of Mann >> > I have to say I don't see too much of a difference there, and I'm only > partly kidding... > >> http://www.starmotorcycle.com/images/instructors/ >> craigdaytonabarnes.jpg >> - 1998 Daytona >> > thanks for explaining it... It was clear it was a big guy on a little > tiny something but since > extreme ironing is a sport these days, was curious if this were some > sort of actual competition. > > Now HORSE racing at least I understand - and the photographing of such > competition... > cause the horses are beautiful and you can see the riders. > > sort of a cliche I guess, gals and horses, men and machines -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
