Doune Hillclimb 2011 - Watch cars drive along a tight road at 130mph
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[quote]Doune Hillclimb, Carse of Cambus, near Doune in the district of Stirling, Scotland, is the home of the only round of the British Hill Climb Championship to be held in Scotland, (other venues have featured in the past). The course is 1,476 yards (1,350 m) in length (although when it was first constructed in 1968 it was around 33yd / 30 m longer) and meetings are staged by the Lothian Car Club.
The fastest cars regularly top 130mph on the narrow, twisting track, which is 1350 metres long and winds up the steep Carse of Cambus. The best drivers reach the top in around 37 seconds.[/quote]
Well, I was there today. It was a great event - a lot of very nice, very fast and very loud cars. Only one accident occurred - it was a close one, narrowly missing the serious injury of two track marshals but luckily no-one including the driver was injured. Took my camera along and tried to get a variation of shots. The first few are a bit 'samey' but hopefully they get better as time went on.
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5625271814/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5625273254/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5625274552/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5624685979/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5624687021/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5624687797/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5624688605/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5625278958/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
Caught a misfire here:
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5624690881/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5625282056/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5624693195/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5624694223/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5625285036/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5625285916/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
The crash:
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5624696811/]Doune Crash[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5624698151/]Doune Crash[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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Restarted:
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5624700805/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5625291444/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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He cut it off going back downhill - needed a push!
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The rear end of that car ^ Managed to get a shot.
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5624704885/]Differential[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
Very nice evo - sadly cut off:
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5625295858/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/5624710589/]Doune[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/keiththomsondigital/]KeithThomsonDigital[/url], on Flickr
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The red car again seen further up - set the fastest lap of the day, only around half a second above the track record, the driver was crazy insane fast.
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The set on it's own is here: [url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/sets/72157626510961598/with/5624714357/[/url]
[QUOTE=Funny;29221475]
Very nice evo - sadly cut off:
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The set on it's own is here: [url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/keiththomsondigital/sets/72157626510961598/with/5624714357/[/url][/QUOTE]
Gorgeous.
What camera, lens and settings are you using, they're really nice.
That evo is so motherfucking sexy.
[QUOTE=skinzpoison;29282049]What camera, lens and settings are you using, they're really nice.[/QUOTE]
1000D - Kit 18-55mm. Varied aperture and shutter speeds, usually around 320th/second.
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