Taffy Dakar 2018

[garyboy]

20180506_154604 (2) by gary boy, on Flickr


20180506_135542 (2) by gary boy, on Flickr

ps.. I have pinched 2 pics off here and posted on .. VDSR site .. (for more Taffy Dakar pics)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/746568898776453/

[JJay51]

[Cone]

To the Taffy Dakar Organisers..

I'm sure you've thought of this, but. I use to do alot of track days and there was always a photographer at a good corner to take a really nice photo of you.

We kinda forgot to take photos, now if there was a check point at somewhere interesting with a photographer who could take some decent photos - maybe even sell them on afterwards. I would certainly be tempted to buy one. This could even be a check point next year and points awarded for best photo?

Just a thought!

[jasext]

There are plenty of photos on the facebook group , we had 2 drones also

[Richard Simpson Mark II]

I think I recognised some of the faces and places on J's clip.

Don't ever remember it looking quite so dry, though.

[JJay51]

To the Taffy Dakar Organisers..

I'm sure you've thought of this, but. I use to do alot of track days and there was always a photographer at a good corner to take a really nice photo of you.

We kinda forgot to take photos, now if there was a check point at somewhere interesting with a photographer who could take some decent photos - maybe even sell them on afterwards. I would certainly be tempted to buy one. This could even be a check point next year and points awarded for best photo?

Just a thought!

It was my intention to try to get to as much as possible but i couldn't reach all areas, i'm hoping to get back next year but either on full knobblies or a smaller bike and with a mapped out itinary of all 'hot spots' if i can.

You need to consider a track day photographer parks his car up and walks a couple of hundred yards in his comfy slippers or daps with a camera bag to his spot.
I had a Go Pro on the bike, Sony mirrorless camera with big lens, Drone and all spare batteries in a tank bag and did about 70 miles riding back and forth following riders trying to get good shots, more time spent at 'hot spots' = less travelling time to cover more stuff

I will get more stuff next year for sure!

[Griff097]

To the Taffy Dakar Organisers..

I'm sure you've thought of this, but. I use to do alot of track days and there was always a photographer at a good corner to take a really nice photo of you.

We kinda forgot to take photos, now if there was a check point at somewhere interesting with a photographer who could take some decent photos - maybe even sell them on afterwards. I would certainly be tempted to buy one. This could even be a check point next year and points awarded for best photo?

Just a thought!

It was my intention to try to get to as much as possible but i couldn't reach all areas, i'm hoping to get back next year but either on full knobblies or a smaller bike and with a mapped out itinary of all 'hot spots' if i can.

You need to consider a track day photographer parks his car up and walks a couple of hundred yards in his comfy slippers or daps with a camera bag to his spot.
I had a Go Pro on the bike, Sony mirrorless camera with big lens, Drone and all spare batteries in a tank bag and did about 70 miles riding back and forth following riders trying to get good shots, more time spent at 'hot spots' = less travelling time to cover more stuff

I will get more stuff next year for sure!

Fir play for doing what you could, liazing with the organosers for popular spots would be a good start, but with no set route no one Tog is going to capture everyone that's for sure

[Cone]

I was just thinking that I would pay for a good photo, now a proportion of that could go to charity or whatever, I’m sure others would too.

Now if some one was to set up at a good place say in the special they would get most people.

It was only a suggestion, I would certainly have taken that home as memorabilia

[garyboy]

I was just thinking that I would pay for a good photo,

that'll be 300 smackers, please
(600 ifn u turned around)

20180504_162346 (2) by gary boy, on Flickr

[Cone]

I was just thinking that I would pay for a good photo,

that'll be 300 smackers, please
(600 ifn u turned around)

20180504_162346 (2) by gary boy, on Flickr

Key words Gary ‘good’ a picture of my chubby behind doesn’t count!