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I spent a pleasant Sunday afternoon chasing the competitors riding in the Guernsey Motorcycle & Car Club Trials meeting over 'The West' sections.

These included tricky unforgiving beach routes over boulders and slippery climbs through wooded areas.

I was also given a tip-off that there were new Sections up near the Motocross track... so of course I had to have a look!

But, photographically, these didn't offer very much for me. However I did get some good shots on the beach and slopes.

There's a new Gallery online if you are interested. Click the link to view them:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LATEST TRIALS PHOTOS

The Guernsey cliffs looked beautiful on the bright late February morning whilst I photographed Round 3 of the 2026 Guernsey Kart & Motor Club's Moto-X Championship.

This form of Motorsport is attracting quite a good entry of new junior riders. Looking around the pits I recognise this is driven by a group of ex-riders who are now fathers.

It's great to see them encouraging their children into the sport... something that is a win, win for the club and the families who get to enjoy some good shared time together.

My gallery of photos of the latest racing are now online. Click the link to view them:
CLICK TO VIEW ROUND 3 OF THE MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP

Saving the best till last, the 2026 Little Big Group Guernsey Rally entertained crowds of spectators as it finished the busy weekend of motorsport with some spectacular racing on Saturday afternoon.

The price to pay for this enjoyment was a thorough soaking for any mad photographers and spectators who chose to stand out for hours in the rain whilst waiting for the 'road show' to return to their stage.

However, we all soon dried out and the memory of the discomfort fades... but we still have the photos to recall the racing action!

I've now completed all the 2026 Rally edits and the hundreds of photos are now uploaded to my website if you are interested.

If you can share the link that would be great, thanks.
CLICK TO VIEW THE COMPLETE 2026 GUERNSEY RALLY GALLERIES

A new update for the Little Big Group Guernsey Rally has been added to my website.

Featuring the Saturday morning racing I had so many photos I've actually split them over two Galleries!

Still to come I have the Saturday (wet one) afternoon to add. Keep a lookout so you don't miss them.

Here's the link to view all the updates:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LATEST RALLY UPDATES

I feel so lucky to have enjoyed both the 'old days' of actual film photography and the modern replacement in the form of Digital capture.

The special part about spanning such a dramatic change in photography is that when I first picked up a camera I was able to develop as a photographer at a time that 'shooting' a roll of thirty-six photos resulted in considerable expense as developing and printing added to the cost.

This taught me a certain discipline and awareness of when it was unwise to even try (waste) taking a shot in near impossible conditions.

But now the good, no, great thing about the digital era is that taking photos and exploring photography in near impossible conditions doesn't cost a fortune... in fact it is essentially free!

So it was good to push the digital photography boundaries on the Friday night stages of the 2026 Guernsey Rally.

The challenge was to work in near total darkness without using flash lights whilst capturing very fast moving Rally Cars!

I can't claim that I'm totally happy with the results I ended up with but it was certainly enjoyable trying to overcome the situation... and the best part is that it didn't cost a penny!

There's a new Gallery on my website if you want to see the results. Click the link to view it:
CLICK TO VIEW THE GUERNSEY RALLY NIGHTIME PHOTOS

A couple of new Galleries are now online.

Photos of the Little Big Group's 2026 Guernsey Rally Scrutineering and the first Stage on Friday afternoon have now been uploaded.

Lots more photos to edit yet. Keep a check on the website so you don't miss a thing:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LATEST UPDATES IN THE 2026 GUERNSEY RALLY GALLERY

What an incredible two days of the Guernsey Rally... but a little bit wet too, eh!

I was out with dozens of other photographers trying to capture the action and keep my kit dry! The edit has started and It's a biggie!

Well done to everyone who made the event work so brilliantly. I spoke to dozens of spectators and residents along the Stages and didn't get one negative comment.

I think Guernsey has grown to LOVE Rallying! Mission accomplished.

I'll be adding my photos to the Rally Galleries on my website as the edit continues but just for now here are a few tasters.

Keep a check on my website for updates here:
CLICK TO VIEW THE GUERNSEY RALLY GALLERIES

Well, that was a bit too close for comfort!

Whilst photographing today's GMC&CC Guernsey Trials meeting at St Germain I had a bit of a moment when Sam Torode powered up a very slippery slope.... straight towards me!

After watching other riders on the section I had decided what the best angle (I thought) was for a dramatic action shot.

I backed into the bushes on the top of a steep and slippery climb.

I'd seen the line that other riders were using and this viewpoint should be perfect for me.... but I'd missed one important detail.

Sam is a Red Route (Expert) rider, so he was going to take a different line. When this difference was combined with the slippery surface, Sam had to use full power to have any chance of making it up the climb!

As I had nowhere to go the only thing to do was to keep the shutter pressed...

My sequence of pics (see the website) tell the story. Well done Sam for missing me!

A NOTE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS: The lens I was using was a 24mm wide angle. You will understand just how close that front tyre was to wiping me out!!
Here's a link to the gallery:
CLICK TO VIEW THE TRIALS PICS FROM ST GERMAIN

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Can you see what's missing in these pics of last Sunday's Autocross racing?

There's plenty of action, speed, sand, cars and spray, so all those boxes are ticked!

So here's a clue. It was a horrible morning, raining, windy and cold.

Now I ask you. Would you spectate on the top of the bank in that sort of weather?

Of course not... and everyone else thought the same. There was barely a spectator in sight! They were all tucked up and cosy in their cars parked overlooking the track!

But I was still mad enough to go down on the beach for a few photos. Click the link to view them:
CLICK TO VIEW ROUND 7 OF THE WINTER AUTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP

As the Guernsey Kart & Motor Club's 2026 Motocross championship started Round 2 on their muddy clifftop track I was particularly impressed how capable the youngest riders were in the challenging conditions.

It's rather surprising when you find out that the youngest rider is only four!

I'm always amused that my photos of them racing give very little idea how young, and small, the riders actually are as their bikes and kit are 'mini' versions of the adults creating a bit of an 'optical illusion'!

I've added a new gallery featuring my photos. If you want to see if you can identify the juniors click the link to take a look:
CLICK TO VIEW ROUND 2 OF THE 2026 MOTO-X CHAMPIONSHIP

It was fun to kick off the 2026 Motorsport season ankle deep in slippery mud.... just like the mad Motocross riders like it!

I managed to photograph a race of each of the Classes in Round 1 of the new Guernsey Kart & Motor Club's Moto-X championship before I had to leave.

I hope to be back for the next Round too.... but can I maybe have just a little less mud please? Thanks!

I've now added a new Gallery on my website.

Here's a link to the Gallery:
CLICK TO VIEW ROUND 1 OF THE 2026 MOTO-X CHAMPIONSHIPS

I've been longing to get a free afternoon to visit one of the Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club's Trials meetings.

I was rather lucky that the first diary date I've had free for many weeks was on a nice bright Sunday afternoon. However that doesn't mean that the conditions facing the riders was 'mud free'... far from it!

But that's all part of this motor sport and there were plenty of smiles on the faces of riders, so it couldn't have been too bad!

My photos of a couple of sections are now online. If you are interested just click the link to view them:
CLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST TRIALS PHOTOS

The traditional seasons-end hillclimb is the Guernsey Kart & Motor Club Petit Bot event. Sadly there is talk that if may disappear from the calendar.

The size of entry has been dropping and the costs of running the challenging event keep rising. Maybe a bi-annual visit will be the way to go? It would be a real shame if it disappeared completely.

I spent the morning photographing the action before I had to move on for another assignment. The gallery is now online here:
CLICK TO VIEW THE 2025 PETIT BOT HILLCLIMB

Photos of my time-limited visit to the 'Terres for the Guernsey Kart & Motor Club hillclimb are now online.

There's just one more to go this season and as I check the weather forecast it looks like it might be a very wet one at Petit Bot.... like so many before!

I'll be there but not sure for how long!!

Here's the link to the 'Terres gallery:
CLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST HILLCLIMB PHOTOS

What a difference a (sunny) day makes!

After the dull and windy first day of the GK&MC Motocross meeting the edit of Day 2 was a much brighter affair! A blue sky and colours that stand out give the second days edit a completely different look.

The upload of Day 2 photos bring the total to over 500.... hopefully I didn't miss anyone!!!

Here are the links to the two days Galleries:
CLICK TO VIEW DAY 1 OF THE MOTOCROSS WEEKEND
CLICK TO VIEW DAY 2 OF THE MOTOCROSS WEEKEND

A quick update to give you a link to the latest Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club Hillclimb at the 'Terres.

This was the last one of the season and it continued the dry and sunny theme. What a difference to last years season. See you guys next year for more of the same.

Click the link to view the gallery:
CLICK TO VIEW THE LAST 'TERRES HILLCLIMB OF THE SEASON

We are sometimes told that the dusty haze we see in the air and our splendid sunsets are a result of sand storms in the Sahara desert.

Well, I think I might have found another candidate. If we find a layer of light dust on our cars and if this occurs on the Sark Lawn Mower Racing weekend then it is clearly not just a coincidence!

On Saturday I popped over to Sark for the four hour Lawn Mower race event and I definitely needed a shower after completing my shoot. The dust clouds were 'Saharan' as the mowers powered around and around.

But the shower just had to wait as, firstly, I had important business to do in a few of the local Public Houses!

I had worked out that if I drank enough pints at the low Sark prices the money that I would save would cover my ferry costs.... thus making the visit over a free one!

Well the logic works for me, eh!!

I've uploaded a massive gallery featuring lots of the action. Click the link to view the photos:
CLICK TO VIEW PHOTOS OF THE DUSTY SARK LAWN MOWER RACING

The Motorsport Seafront Sunday has proven to be perhaps the most popular event of the summer series. Maybe it's the attraction of engines revving or the squealing of tyres that draws the crowd?

I've just added a small gallery featuring some of the 2025 Twisty Sprint action:
CLICK TO VIEW PHOTOS OF THE 2025 MOTORSPORT SEAFRONT SUNDAY

Spending another summer on the beach.... the way a Motorsport lover does it!

Vazon bay offers one of the biggest expanses of beautiful white Guernsey sand so it is the obvious place to go racing!

May I introduce to you the Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club's Summer Sandracing Championship.

I was recently down on the beach photographing the action and the latest photos can now be viewed in a new Gallery. Click the link if you are interested:
CLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST SANDRACING PHOTOS

I don't think I was keeping an eye on quite how many photos I was editing of the Guernsey Rounds of the British National Hillclimb Championships at Les Val des Terres as I got a bit carried away!

I've only finished the Cars gallery so far but that Gallery already displays hundreds of photos!

Now I'm on the job to complete the Bike shots and they will follow.

But for now just click the link to view all the four wheeled action:
CLICK TO VIEW THE GUERNSEY ROUNDS OF THE BRITISH NATIONAL HILLCLIMB