RC Cars

[BBJ]

Hello All, While i was away to the Big Smoke, i came across the fella's at the track near my mates place racing there RC Cars around and let me tell you these are bloody fast and hard to take pics of but anyhow here is a few i took while i was taking a sticky beak.







All taken with 80-400 VR
Cheers

[sheepie]

would love to see some more of these - and what was your 'keeper rate'? As you are someone who is used to taking fast moving objects, would be interested to know more about this experience

[BBJ]

Hi Sheepie, i got some more will add a few ater tea, i didn't take a lot as i was on my way to mates before i went into Adelaide, but yeh didnt loose many as i did cut few in 1/2 as they mover very fast, and few OOF.

[Matt. K]

What's the relationship to the cars and the 2 guys fishing at the top?

[BBJ]

Hi Matt, yes well i fly model planes and well this even looks hard as to yeh standing up there with remotes making these cars go around so danm fast is unreal and very hard to keep focus on these machines. I wasn't there for long as i needed to have a stretch from my 4 hour so drive and mate wasn't home at time so yeh 10 mins and i was outa there.
Here is a few more, if i had more time there was more setting up but yeh next time maybe.
Bit blown this 1

[leek]

If they could figure out a way of hiding the aerial on the cars, they would look extremely realistic...

Nice shots John...

[christiand]

Hi leek,

I think it is a great suggestion: hide the aeriel.
Yes the photos would look real !!!

Cheers
CD

[BBJ]

Thanks Leek, Yes well had to take a pic of something while i was away even though only gone for 2 days, and yes they would look more realistic with out the antenna's.

[Geoff]

hmm..this brought back a lot of memories of my childhood, I used to have an off road tamiya RC car, and I spent a LOT of time playing with it...these are awesome shots BBJ! Well done.

[BBJ]

Thanks Geoff, Something different i think and yes i would love one and well they are no cheaper than my planes, actually maybe dearer in some things and well only differance is with a plane if you loose the plot, you could be looking at a lot og fire wood in 1 hit. I have only ever done this once when i was learning to fly, but well it is good fun and you need to remember the last input you made. These cars go like the wind and at $700+ like any hobby it's not cheap but all fun.
Cheers

[NetMagi]

Traxxas Stampede 'flying'

[BBJ]

Nice shot NetMagi, but yeh these look to expensive to do that but yes all good fun. That is a smaller car than these ones and i am told that these ones are smaller than some of the others that race there as well, would be good to get there when they had a race day to watch.
Cheers
John

[Manta]

Great shots Big John. They only go towards confirming my belief that you are indeed a masochist when it comes to capturing fast moving objects!