I saw a televised ALMS race this weekend from Mosport and although there
were noticeable improvements from my last visit in the mid 70's - we ran a 6
hour enduro - The 'Sundowner' in a Pinto and finished 6th overall, the track
still has a long way to go to rise up to the levels of say Road America or
Road Atlants.
Mosport was one of my favorite tracks especially with the F! and Can AM
races there.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Walker" <bruce.wal...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: PESO Red means go
You might barely recognize it, Frank. Since Canadian Tire bought it
they've been spending a lot of money on improvements. The access
tunnel under the track is now two lanes wide and tall enough to allow
car transports through. (So they no longer have to close the track to
bring the racers in.) They are building a new tower and large stands
across the track from where the pits are now. They've added 3 or 4
pedestrian bridges over the track so you aren't stuck on either the
"inside" or "outside" during a race.
But there's fencing everywhere. Tall, well-braced chain link adorns
all the curves and corners, and 5-foot cow fencing surrounds the whole
thing. We drove and walked all over the place to find a hint of an
unobstructed shot. It's not photographer-friendly.
It'd be okay if you drove up there with a cherry-picker I guess. :-(
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 11:15 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com
<knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote:
Wow, Mosport must have changed lots since I used to go there. Moss corner
was my favourite place to sit and the sightlines were great. No catch
fences, just an Aarmco barrier that didn't get in the way at all.
Mind you, I used to go to races there in the seventies, so of course
they've upgraded safety...
Anyway, nice shot, Bruce. Mosport is a lovely track, both to drive and to
watch at.
Cheers,
frank
"What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." --
Christopher Hitchens
--- Original Message ---
From: Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com>
Sent: July 17, 2012 7/17/12
To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List <PDML@pdml.net>
Subject: PESO Red means go
I was invited by my K-5 shooting friend Gerrit Visser to spectate
during "Ferrari Day" at the Canadian Tire Motor Sport Park (aka
Mosport) Monday. Gerrit also loaned me his disused DA 55-300 as I
don't have any long glass to speak of, besides my DA 50-200.
The Ontario branch of the Ferrari Club of America books the track for
the day and members bring their own wheels to test on it. Here's one
decent shot I got where a couple of classic cars are entering Moss
Corner, the hairpin comprised of turns 5a and 5b.
http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7587145124/
It's really hard to get an unobstructed sight-line here because of
multiple safety fences. We asked a track official if we could get
closer. After determining that we'd both signed the If You Get Killed
By Flying Car Parts You Can't Sue Us waiver, he said sure. "Just be on
your toes because that's a strike zone."
I was able to shoot through the closest chain link fence with the DA
55-300mm to get some nice low angles like this one. This is uncropped,
btw.
K20D, DA 55-300/4-5.8, 300mm, f11, 1/160th, ISO 200.
Lr 3.1, Ps CS5.
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