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I made what has become a quite rare visit to The Track to photograph a round of the Guernsey Kart & Motor Club Kart Championship recently.

I've not been able to fit a visit in for a while as the Sunday mornings are often filled with Guernsey Press work.

So it was good to be back and even better was that there was a good sized entry of karts... there had been a drop off recently.

Hopefully I'll be back soon and the numbers will rise too!

There's now a gallery online with the kart photos. Click the link if you are interested:
PCLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST KART RACING PHOTOS

The headline says it all.

Clearly my plan to take things a little easier after reaching retirement age six years ago hasn't worked! Perhaps I never intended to stop doing what I love and as I'm still able to fill my days finding interesting things to photograph why stop?

And let's be honest, apart from the struggle to lift the bigger lenses, being a photographer is not the most demanding of jobs.... or is it?

There can certainly be pressure to complete assignments, achieve deadlines and it is so easy to fall behind on the edits when every day new work increases the back log.

The last couple of weeks have been packed solid with interesting work and I'm spending lots of time on the editing, slowly ticking the boxes.

Saturday saw the British National Hillclimb 'road show' arrive at Le Val des Terres and I was able to cover the whole event... and this edit is well underway with the first photo galleries now online.

First up are the Race Cars and photos of the scene around the racing.

The bikers will follow shortly. This is a link if you are interested in the photos:
CLICK TO VIEW THE GUERNSEY ROUNDS OF THE 2026 BRITISH HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP

I popped over to the other isle on Tuesday to cover the Jersey rounds of the 2026 British National Hillclimb Championships.

The event was affected by the difficult timings of the ferry service, both the link from the mainland and the lack of inter-island services.
This problem was there for all to see in the Bouley Bay pit area where several of the usual 'top tier' competitors were absent.

So there wasn't the usual dynamic to the competition. Hopefully, given a year to sort things out, we will see a return to 'normality' in twelve months time.

The silver lining is that I understand the entry for the Guernsey Rounds is more like normal!

I've added new galleries featuring the Jersey racing. Click the link to view:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE JERSEY ROUNDS OF THE 2026 NATIONAL HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP

The Guernsey Kart & Motor Club hillclimb at Le Val des Terres saw a notable record broken by Callum Queripel when he took his Subaru Impreza up the hill in a time of 32.95.

This re-wrote history as the fastest ever tin-top ever.... and I have feeling there might still be a little left in the can!

I photographed some of the action and there's a new gallery online. Click the link if you are interested:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE GK&MC HILLCLIMB_27-06-2026

On Sunday the Guernsey Autocross Club held their traditional Fun Meeting ahead of the summer break.

A weird and wonderful mix of oddities took to the sands to entertain a large crowd lining the vantage points above the sandy beach. The entry included hearses, mini buses (complete with seats!) and an extended limo!

Many old Bangers took their last gasp of petrol this day..... but it was all in the name of fun and entertainment!

I've added a new gallery of photos if you are interested. Click this link to view:
CLICK TO VIEW THE 2026 BANGER FUN MEETING

What a scorcher! We moan when it is wet, we moan when it is cold, we moan when it is windy!

Did we moan when it was too hot on Bank Holiday Monday at the Guernsey Kart & Motor Club's Hillclimb at Le Val des Terres?

Of course we did! We're British so we have to talk about the weather!

However, all that sun and dry tarmac gave us a great days racing... but I did hear a few competitors moan that it was too hot for the best times!!!!

I struggled through the heat (it was also too hot for photographers!) and my photos are now online if you are interested:
CLICK TO VIEW THE HOT MAY GK&MC HILLCLIMB

The 2026 Hillclimb season continued at Le Val des Terres with the Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club's event on Bank Holiday Monday.

Once again many of the Classes were hotly contested and this close competition results in fractions of a second being knocked off established records.

However, competitors have to line up a perfect run to get their name in the record book as there are no easy options.

I've uploaded comprehensive coverage of the racing in a new Gallery. Click the link if you would like to view the photos:
CLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST HILLCLIMBING PHOTOS

Like everyone who spent time at the GK&MC 2-Day Motocross meeting I left the event covered in dust. In fact I looked like I'd been in a Saharan desert sand storm!

Whilst I was at the track on Saturday morning the strong wind was lifting clouds of dust off the surface even between races!

This eventually resulted in the B Group Class, which had the biggest entry, having a race re-started with riders in-line after a dramatic crash occurred at the first start.

Anyon Robilliard had a spectacular try at flying after launching off a bank. When he landed and rolled onto the track the poor visibility from the dust meant the following riders couldn't see to take avoiding action!

Overall there was a really good entry and a large crowd was entertained to some great racing.

I had to pack all my coverage into just a couple of hours as I had a list of other events but I ended up with a nice full Gallery of photos.

This is a link if you are interested:
CLICK TO VIEW THE 2026 2-DAY MOTOCROSS MEETING

The Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club's 2026 Hillclimb season at Le Val des Terres started with a very positive note.

Firstly the day was dry! This is a feature we all hope to carry through the whole season, please!

Secondly, my walk down the pits on the way to signing in was most enjoyable and optimistic as new faces and machinery were spotted... it's always great to see additions to the line-up.

But the best part was noting the return of a few favourites. Charlie and Justin Smith's eye-catching Pillbeam MP43C and the stylish and fast rider Jade Ferbrache were notable returns after taking breaks of 15 years and 2 years from the Sport.

I was only given a couple of hours/runs at the hill before I had to move on to the next job but it was great to be back.

I know that there were a few issues with some of the new timing gear but I'm really pleased that I haven't seen competitors moaning about their loss of times and runs. Too often in the past there have been selfish remarks by people who failed to understand the complexity of the system and the huge commitment of time and resources given freely by all the organisers.

This tolerant attitude is something that would be great to see continue through the season too.

I captured some of the action and there's a new Gallery online if you are interested:
CLICK TO VIEW THE SEASON'S FIRST HILLCLIMB AT THE 'TERRES

This was the first of the two motorsport events I covered on a beach at the weekend.

The weather was so nice at Vazon that we kidded ourselves that summer was really just around the corner!

But today proves that it was far too early to pack away the thermals as I think one of tonight's jobs up at Blanche Pierre Lane is going to be a bit chilly!

Hopefully following the football action between St Martins and North will keep me warm!

But the sun was great whilst it lasted.

Photos of the Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club's first race of the 2026 Sandracing Championship are now online. Click the link to view them:
CLICK TO VIEW PHOTOS OF THE FIRST RACE OF THE 2026 SANDRACING SEASON

Sunday's Banger racing heralded the (aptly named) first race of the 2026 Guernsey Autocross Club's Summer Championship. The bright and sunny conditions actually made it feel like summer too!

I was working on the local sands for the second time in two days after I'd photographed the GMC&CC Sand Racing at Vazon on Saturday.... again under a bright sky. I could definitely get used to this!

So it was great to be back covering this noisy and action packed Motorsport again. I think the large crowd of spectators were also well entertained.

I've added a new Gallery featuring my shots. Click the link to view them:
CLICK TO VIEW RACE 1 OF THE 2026 AUTOCROSS SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP

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