Ronny Gabriels Photography

Yesterday, my 2009 racing started with a race of the Dunlop Sport Maxx Endurance Cup at Spa-Francorchamps.  The crowd was quite small, which gave me the perfect opportunity to test some of the new equipment I will be using to shoot motorsport this season.  With just a handful of amateur photographers there, most of the best sports for shooting the action in Spa where open.  So I took my time to familiarize myself with the new lens and the monopod.  To my own surprise, it took quite a while getting used to the equipment. The amount of good shots where very limited but I have to say that by the end of the day, I got the hang of it again.  Hopefully next week, at the start of the BTCS season, again in Spa, the result will be a lot better.

Shots of the DSMEC race will be posted later this week after I have deleted all of the bad ones. ;-)

As mentioned before, next week, the BTCS (Belgian Touring Car Series) starts at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.  The race will be supported by the VW Fun Cup and the DSC (Dutch Supercar Challenge). These three events make for a very interesting race weekend.  And best of all the entrance is free if you print the invitation you can find on the website of the BTCS (http://www.btcseries.be).  So if anyone out there wants to join me, whether it's for the racing or just the photographic opportunities, just send me an email.

For me next week is the real kick-off of what I hope is going to be a race filled summer.  My personal calendar includes the following events (in April and May). (More events later on in the season will be posted soon) 

BTCS and DSC    - 11-12 April  - Spa-Francorchamps
Belgian GT         - 25-26 April  - Zolder
Le Mans Series   - 08-09 May   - Spa-Francorchamps
BTCS                 - 16-17 May   - Zolder

So check back soon for more racing information and of course a lot of racing photographs.