bp-guy

This weekend was the stop here in San Diego. I managed to score some media credentials and went down there Fri/Sat. Friday was a complete waste for me. Practice was to start at noon, but they were still working on the track well past 1pm. Robby Gordon hit the first jump of the day and nosed the front end into the landing destroying the lower control arm and a shock. They decided the take off and landing needed to be redone. So after another few hours and countless trucks of dirt they began to let the trucks hit the dirt to test the jumps. Atleast I was able to find some shade and watch some tv on the monitors all over the stadium while this was being done. At about 8:30pm I was done! been there since 11am and I wanted to get some rest. The next night was a completely different animal. You could feel the difference. The track looked the same but you knew it was different. Thicker asphalt and it was painted with logo's. Banners everywhere, music was pumping. I walked on the the floor and got my gear ready. It sucked a little for access on the track to get shots. We had two designated spots on Friday and only one on Saturday. But I was able to walk around the stadium and had different vantage points from the seats. The crowd wasn't too bad. They were all on one side. Not sure as to the total fan count but not bad for the first running here in SD. I managed to get a few good pics on the floor but the seating areas seemed to be the best for shots. Here are a few from the night- How Robby's weekend began On the forklift to get fixed Couple of racers drifting right by me at the start/finish turn. Here are the trophy karts and the winners- Here is some racing action- There is a truck in the roost! This guy clipped the k-rail right infront of me! I started to get out of the way (RUN) but I lifted my camera and snapped a few shots of the flip. I was litterally 3-4 feet from this when it happened. The monster trucks came out and put on a good show. During one race they actually hit! One landed on the other and I got it on camera. All in all it was a fun weekend. Anytime I can be behind the camera taking pictures is a good time for me. It was even sweeter being on the floor so close to the action!

Very cool, I will be at the San Diego race this weekend.

Fine...... I have magnets like this for my site. People are curios and scan them. Didnt know if you had one of these or not.

Scan this Pete--

Thanks Jim

I am in San Diego. I could always send cash and see if Pete or someone wouldn't mind grabbing it for me till I make my next trip to Vegas.

Nice! Enjoy the work, or lack there of..

Guess my new station in Texas is going to have to wait. Puff and Pump.. with daily specials at 4:20! Lol

Personal use.... let it go

Just voted,. Good luck...

Can someone in vegas check out the generator for me. Verify the outlets work. I am interested in this. Gas $$ and beer if you help out.

LOL!!

Tri-pod Jim !!! (that's my father-in-laws prosthetic leg)

Yes you can, The tires might still lose air over time but not as fast as having weight kept on them. Another thing is to unhook the battery or atleast keep a trickle/solar charger on it. And lastly- give it a good bath before putting it to bed. Nothing worse that starting the next season with a dirty car.

I lost my virgini...... Opps wrong forum sorry carry on.

I am starting to get into taking pictures of people more and more. I have been looking into photshop alot and trying to see where I can make things out of the norm and keep them fun as well. This is actually pretty easy to get put together but the fine tuning is hard and I am still working on it. I bought a cool video online and it has TONS of things to do with these cameras. Alot of them are DUH!! why didn't I think of that!!! I am going to have fun trying these things. This one came out a little better. I need to put a black sheet behing them next time.

Me and tony pulled his motor/trans on the truggy sunday. We had the GoPro's going and had some fun. Check out the costume changes and fun we had while doing it. It has no music because everytime I put music to my videos, Youtube mutes them anyway.

So getting your job back is just a Leo thing? Any strong union can get the same results. I have personally seen guys get fired and not get their job back. I fully supported them getting fired. It seems like you all like to put us in the same basket. I am sure there are lazy slackers at your job that are not worthy of their jobs. Should i assume your just like them?

How much is it over there? Cheapest here is $4.25

Yes my thread is locked. And I agree that this will make for some good campfire stories in the desert.

lol, I wondered how long till someone caught my typo...

Steve- go ahead and delete this thread. We can all go play on the other one.

Mmmmm grilled cheese. Yummy

Me too jim. Me too

Dont put words in my mouth. I never said i NEEDED to be paid more. I said anyone that puts their life on the line SHOULD be paid more than joe blo the paper pusher. You can keep your thread alive and fail miserably with the results but if you quote people on here you better be accurate with what you say.