Madison

[elansprint72]

In this form of racing the riders are in teams of two, here we see team #3 changing over (one guy rides fast while the other takes a breather), the guy at the bottom of the banking is traveliing much faster than his partner and is giving him a "hand-sling" into the action. Confused? So am I!

As you can see by the marks on the banking it sometimes all ends in tears and it did right in front of me that evening; did I get the shot? No, I was too busy getting out of the way of tumbling bikes and riders!

The second shot illustrates just how difficult it is getting these images to come together: first of all you have to stand at the right place and then try to anticpate point of focus, speed differential..... etc. Just to make it more confusing, there were two teams wearing #4 in this race!

Cheers,
Pete.

[rob_x2004]

By the number of scrapes on the boards do I assume there is no fall fine at this track or does everyone have deep pockets? That bike in the second frame is the biggest thing I have ever seen, the guy in 14 must be six and a half feet tall to ride it.

[elansprint72]

Originally Posted by rob_x2004

By the number of scrapes on the boards do I assume there is no fall fine at this track or does everyone have deep pockets? That bike in the second frame is the biggest thing I have ever seen, the guy in 14 must be six and a half feet tall to ride it.

Rob,
No easy way to dismount on these turns .
The track was built by Ron Webb, who was also responsible for the Sydney Olympics track and around sixty others over the last 15 years, the boards are Baltic Pine and splinters are a bit of a worry if you take a tumble.
That was a big guy on a big bike, as you say; he was one of two Spaniards who had paid their own way to ride in the race which was in memory of world champion Isaac Galvez who was killed a week earlier in a freak accident at the Ghent six-day race.

Thanks for commenting,

Pete.

[luciz]

It gives me always a lot of pleasure to see yr shots.
Best wishes
Luciano