bp-guy Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 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! Quote
dunefreak Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 Awesome! Great shots, Tim. Trackside is the best. Quote
vegas style Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 nice...... i hope they have the backing to last long enough to get a following. the Facebook page is updated often with track builds and links to live video. Quote
Adam @ GTP Off Road Posted May 6, 2013 Posted May 6, 2013 Visit Mexico.com... really. Wasn't this in San Diego? pretty much same thing and lots of people there swam from Mexico already once. That big jump looks crazy. So the track isn't dirt?? it's a mix of stuff?? Quote
rushjunkie Posted May 6, 2013 Posted May 6, 2013 Visit Mexico.com... really. Wasn't this in San Diego? pretty much same thing and lots of people there swam from Mexico already once. That big jump looks crazy. So the track isn't dirt?? it's a mix of stuff?? Uhmm, I think visitmexico.com is a site that encourages people to go TO Mexico, not the other way around. http://www.visitmexico.com/en/ 1 Quote
Jakster884 Posted May 6, 2013 Posted May 6, 2013 awesome Shots. Nothing like Fun at the track. Seems there was plenty of Action going on from San Diego to Vegas over the weekend. Quote
bp-guy Posted May 6, 2013 Author Posted May 6, 2013 (edited) The track was dirt and asphalt. The asphalt was in the corners to the two jumps to help them get traction. Those jumps were longer. But after Robby came up short they made the take off higher and the landing not as far away. Edited May 6, 2013 by bp-guy Quote
ltr450rider Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 Posted today! Fight in the pits. I'm really sick of guys fighting with their helmets on though. Quote
bp-guy Posted May 7, 2013 Author Posted May 7, 2013 I saw him run out of the stadium. Didn't know it was out of anger. Adrian Cenni was the guy that flipped right infront of me. Quote
dunefreak Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 I watched a video of them in pits where they fought. Why did he get so pissed off? Was it because he got roosted while upside down? Quote
bp-guy Posted May 11, 2013 Author Posted May 11, 2013 I was going through my pics. How did I miss the best picture of the night? I was even representing DDR!!! 1 Quote
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