Jennings Track Weekend 10/25-26 *56K Beware*

Sanchez · 10-30-2008, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by The Chi

Hotel, nice shower, space heater under tent. I am cold blooded and dont need any more ice in my veins!

Well, I wouldn't describe the Scottish Inn as "nice," haha! The one and only time I stayed there, I found a huge roach waiting in the bathroom to greet me. I hear they remodeled it, though, so maybe it's better now. Or maybe the roaches are just happier.

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Originally Posted by The Chi

We did get some video of you!! Passing in 11 going into 12 & 13...Hopefully when we meet again I can help with the pictures issue!

Ooooh!! Video! Post it up!

the chi · 10-30-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sanchez

Well, I wouldn't describe the Scottish Inn as "nice," haha! The one and only time I stayed there, I found a huge roach waiting in the bathroom to greet me. I hear they remodeled it, though, so maybe it's better now. Or maybe the roaches are just happier.

Ooooh!! Video! Post it up!

We stay over in lake park i think, where they have all the hotels together...Days Inn offers Jennings discount!

And I will, I dont have the camera, they are going to be editing it, there is ALOT of footage of the weekend!!

ceo012384 · 10-30-2008, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sanchez

Not to mention the track was wet in the morning. Saturday was my first time back at Jennings since I broke my collar bone there in April, and it was my first time riding a wet track as well. My best lap the first session was a 1:58.

I understand why the track photographer operates that way because trying to make money any other way is an exercise in frustration. In order to sell shots, you have to sort them out and have them ready to burn by the time the riders get off the track. Still, it irritates me that he only got one freaking shot of me with my knee down after the sun came up.

I need more photographer friends.

I know they need a balance of time taking the pictures and then presenting them... however I would personally be more prone to give them money if they would just SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT all day...

If I KNEW they were out there every session in various turns taking tons of pictures of me, I would buy their CD of photos from the whole day, even sight unseen.

I would rather that than have them only out there in the morning, and then in the afternoon have me perusing a bunch of pictures of me trying to get back into my rhythm and picking the one that's the least shitty.

You also don't want to say opinionated things like this, telling them how to run their business, because very often a certain photographer has a monopoly on a given track/trackday and if you step on their toes you might find yourself getting less lens time