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Jumps, bumps, slips, and slides… Pretty much details the 2010 Malcolm Wilson Rally. We had three photographers out on this event myself, Sarah, and Kevin – all braving the snow and ice in Greystoke Forest.
We had been told of a jump in the forest and got to the location to find the road had been re-graded so only a few were actually getting some air, gave me the opportunity to try some different angles of photography while the stage ran – off camera flash and a 10mm super wide angle lens!!
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Well the 2010 rally season has officially started for Team MPPIX with three of us braving the surprise wintry conditions in the forests around Thirsk and Helmsley. Me and Sarah set off from Leeds after defrosting the car to find snow halfway up Sutton Bank! Met up with Kevin and Trish in Helmsley before heading off into Roppa forest (parked somewhere near J10), the forest drive was pretty white, deep and a bit freaking hairy in places (hairy like scary, not like a Bee Gees chest piece!)
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Oh how my wife will be in for a treat this weekend when our “romantic walk in the woods” will be interrupted by the opening course car of the 2010 Riponian Rally!!!
“Well as we’re here we might as well stay…”
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Due to family commitments we won’t be attending any events until the Christmas Stages on the 2nd of January, so we’ll take this moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. [Read more...]
Hi, Ben here.
Just writing to let you know that my photos from this years Grizedale Stages are now online. Please go to http://mppix.zenfolio.com/grizedale-stages-09-bh
Thanks
Ben
Well, I am back in Berkshire now after a day on the M6, what fun. Was a great weekend as usual though a bit quieter and more sensible than usual, mainly due to drinking less… we’ll say no more.
Saturday was an early start for me and one look out of the window and I instantly knew what sort of day it was going to be, it was chucking it down. Soph didn’t even make it out of the bed before deciding to give it a miss, don’t blame her really…
Anyway, off I went to the usual Moor Top though this time I ended up somewhere completely different and new and worth a visit next year I’d say as I think myself and Mark have exhausted the usual bit. Found myself in a night little sequence of bends and it proved to be alright, shame the weather was so bad – in the end the fog was so thick I couldn’t even see the bloody rally cars – see the pic of Mike Winfield above!! [Read more...]
Sarah and I will be missing this years Grizedale Stages Rally this weekend and also the Neil Howard Memorial Stages next week, thanks to me catching swine flu last week and subsequently getting a nice dose of bronchitis too…. So the decision to stay at home and keep warm seems more practical then spending a day out in the wet (and possibly white) Cumbrian forests…
Well the Grizedale Stages 2009 is almost here and the latest press release from the club points to the rally still running, even though parts of Cumbria are suffering some horrific weather (another four inches is predicted to fall in the highlands today/tomorrow)
The Grizedale Stages has turned into a bit of a traditional “End of Season” party for the MPPIX Team with an annual weekend in Ambleside and usually staggering out of the White Lion!!!
Obviously our thoughts are with all those affected, and we’ll be keeping a close eye on the weather and roads into the area for the next week…
Will update again soon
Mark
Howdy, Ben here… just writing to introduce the brand spanking new MPPIX website. The Gaffer decided he wanted us all to contribute to the blog feature of the old site and this got me thinking, firstly how lazy he is and secondly – let’s make life easy and redesign the whole site incorporating proper blog functionality so we can all do it properly. And here is the result…
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Trying something a little different today, heading out with the Greensleeves Rally Team to shoot a little video for their website as part of the RAC Rally (will be shooting some stills too) Once I’ve got it sorted I’ll pop a link up!
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