2008 AMA ATV Motocross Nationals #4 - Birch Creek - Amatuer Coverage
First off, exactly how many of there were you!! WOW!!! It has been almost a year since I had the oppertunity to cover the ATVA MX Series and I must say, I was pretty dang excited to see so many attending this event!
I love doing the "Amatuer" coverage (I kind of hate calling it that, but they might get really ticked at me if I call it "The riders who pay for all this crap themselves" race coverage!!! ) I get to be myself, ham it up with the coverage and talk about some of you that I know personally while showing some photographs of you guys doing what you do!!
And with so many entries and classes and moto after moto of killer action, doing a play by play would be almost immpossible. So please, enjoy the thread and if I get something wrong feel free to post up a correction!
For those of you who dont know me, thats cool. They have had me covering all the XC racing but I love shooting MX and you will see me at more races this season and other events around the country....so please say hello or roost me or something so i know who ya are!
When I arrived at the Birch Creek facility saturday morning, I could tell the days work was going to be done in some serious heat but I could work on my tan so life was good catching the youth riders in action is always a priority for me as these guys and gals are the future of our sport!
Catching these "mini" riders in action is a thrill, and seeing how far the machines and talent has progressed over the years is awesome! I cant imagine what it would have been like when I was 9 or 10 to get to do this!!
Not everyone made it through the weekend without testing just how hard the track was, but thankfully he bounced back on his feet and was back in the action in no time!
Now I usually am a stalker meaning that I love candid shots when people have no idea they are having their picture taken Unfortunatley, the past week wasn;t kind to me and i was feeling pretty bad so I did not get around the pits like I had wanted, but you can bet next time I will have a few hundred shots of the "unexpected"
For those that veiw these racing threads, and have never been to an event, GO!!!! The machines will blow your mind wether they be on the pro gate or the mini quads in the youth ranks!
) I get to be myself, ham it up with the coverage and talk about some of you that I know personally while showing some photographs of you guys doing what you do!!
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catching the youth riders in action is always a priority for me as these guys and gals are the future of our sport!
meaning that I love candid shots when people have no idea they are having their picture taken