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The Jersey Rounds of the 2025 British National Hillclimb Championship were impacted by the change of operators of the Channel Island ferry services.

The Jersey Rounds had to be moved forward to Tuesday to enable the visiting competitors to catch Wednesday's (the only option available) ferry to Guernsey for that Islands Saturday event.

The extra demand on time and commitment meant a reduced number of entries in Jersey. The racing was still good and competitive but we all hope that the ferry timetables improve greatly for 2026.

Click the link below to view the Galleries showcasing my photos of the racing....
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2025 JERSEY BRITISH HILLCLIMB PHOTOS

What a shame. Things were going so well!

Whilst Motorsport is great fun and enjoyable to watch and compete in there is an important consideration behind the scenes ensuring that safety always has precedence over any racing.

Understanding that priority it was immediately clear that racing had come to an end at the GK&MC Reservoir Speed Event after oil was dropped on to the track from an unfortunate leak.

The disappointment was clear as conditions were near perfect and the Club only returns to this event once every two years. But we have to accept that the halt to racing was the correct decision and we will all be back in two years time to complete the un-finished business!

I did have time to take a few pics and they are now online here:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2025 RESERVOIR SPEED EVENT

It was a shame that my time was limited at the 2025 Guernsey Classic Vehicle Club's show at Saumarez Park.

The sunny day was perfect for showing off the polished paintwork and chrome of the cars and bikes that filled the arena.

There were so many special vehicles to look at... it's amazing to see how many classics hide away all year in Guernsey!

I think my 'best of show' was the charcoal E-Type Jaguar. This was truly a car of my boyhood dreams!

My photos are now online if you are interested:
CLICK TO VIEW THE 2025 GUERNSEY CLASSIC VEHICLE CLUB SHOW

How do you enjoy the sands on Chouet Beach without a bucket or spade in sight?

All you need are the guys 'n gals from the Guernsey Autocross Club to turn up with their old bangers for their annual 'Fun Meeting'!

Entertainment is guaranteed and I have a few photos....
CLICK TO VIEW THE 2025 AUTOCROSS FUN MEETING ACTION

It's been a bit of a Monster edit but when there are so many runs at the Guernsey Kart & Motor Club's 'Terres hill climb simple logic means more shots!

But there was some great racing and all my photos are now online featuring the Cars, Bikes and Karts. Click the link to view the Galleries:
CLICK TO VIEW THE 26-05-2025 GK&MC HILL CLIMB

Whilst I was limited on the time I could spend at Les Val des Terres for the GMC&CC Bank Holiday Hill Climb it was still an enjoyable couple of hours... as long as a sheltered spot from the chilly wind could be found!

I don't think it was a 'record breaker' for new records so maybe the cool hill never came into the zone for ultimate times. But it was DRY. So that counts as a win, surly?

I've added new Galleries featuring my photos if you are interested. Just follow this link and please share:
CLICK TO VIEW THE MAY 2025 BANK HOLIDAY HILLCLIMB

I was on the sands at Chouet Beach on Sunday morning for the latest round of the Guernsey Autocross Club's Banger racing.

This was Round 4 of the Summer Championship and the weather had certainly taken note as it was like a summer's day!

As expected the sun had encouraged lots of people out to take advantage of the fantastic viewpoints spread along the length of the bay. They were treated to a full box of motorsport attractions.... speed, noise, close racing, drama.... just to mention a few!

My photos benefitted from the sunny day and they are now online if you are interested.
CLICK TO VIEW PHOTOS OF ROUND 4 OF THE AUTOCROSS SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP

When the day started off with rain I think that all the Guernsey Hill Climbers must of had bad flash-backs to last years season. It wasn't great as rain featured too many times to spoil their fun!

But, after the damp start, the tarmac started to dry and the days racing just got better and better!

Maybe 2025 will be a good year after all?

My photos from the short time I had at the 'Terres are now online here:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS OF THE FIRST HILL CLIMB IN 2025

I visited the Motocross track on Saturday for some MX action shots... and it was more interesting than I imagined.

It was clear, even as I turned into Rue de la Trigale, that the track must be dry and dusty as billowing, powdery clouds gently drifted across the cliff-tops!

Whilst everyone ends the day dirty and needing a shower those conditions are actually great for photography - if you can manage to keep your kit fairly clean.

The atmosphere that is added to a photograph is worth the grime!

I was also fortunate that I had a busy day of assignments so I had the perfect excuse to leave the dust pit early. Lucky me!

My photos of the racing are now online if you are interested:
CLICK TO VIEW THE MOTOCROSS DUST BOWL

I've decided that it isn't just the Rally crews that get a buzz from the racing after I counted the photos that I took over the weekend! Two thousand is certainly a record for me!!

I'll give myself some allowance as on three of the stages I set up a remote camera which meant that for every shutter click I actually took TWO photos. In fact I actually appear in my own photos..... clever, eh!

After a frantic edit of the shots I ended with about 1,000 (another record) to add to my website and they are all online now. I hope they will fill in some of the action you may have missed.

Well done to all involved in making the LBG Guernsey Rally happen. See you again next year.

The 2025 Little Big Group Guernsey Rally photos can now be viewed by clicking this link:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LBG 2025 GUERNSEY RALLY PHOTOS

I know I've already made complements about how fantastic the 2025 LBG Guernsey Rally was.... but maybe just one more time!

The event ran so smoothly and attracted huge crowds who enjoyed the noise, the speed, the cars and the close competition. The Island proved to be a great backdrop for the Sport and many visitors will go home and spread the word.

I've enjoyed a second 'bite' of the event as I've just completed the edit of my photos and the final two Galleries are now online if you are interested:
CLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST LBG 2025 GUERNSEY RALLY PHOTOS

With the tyre smoke and dust just settling after a very successful 2025 LBG Guernsey Rally I hope the organisers allow themselves a moment to enjoy the huge amount of compliments voiced by so many Islanders, Competitors and visitors in praise of the job they did.

I enjoyed photographing as much action as possible and ended up taking over 2,000 photos! So the edit will be a long one but the first batch of photos are now online if you are interested.

Click the link to view the first Galleries and check back later for more.......
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LATEST LBG 2025 GUERNSEY RALLY PHOTOS

The Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club Trials season is well underway and I managed to pop along on Sunday afternoon.

I visited two of the venues which resulted in a nice variety of shots.

Several sections had been set up at the St Germain site. The other sections were at the northern end of Vazon Bay. I think there was general agreement that the beach sections over the loose boulders took no prisoners!

But I was happy to capture a Gallery of photos that illustrated the variety of challenges.

If you are interested just click this is a link to my photos
CLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST TRIALS PHOTOS

A few hours spent in January under the sun on a Guernsey beach would be a box to tick for many of us.

But maybe quite a few of those ticks would be erased when people find out that they would be sharing the sands with a bunch loud Banger racers!

However there are the mad ones, like me, who think that there are few better reasons to pop down to Chouet than to photograph the Autocross racing. This is why I was on the sands on Sunday.

So after my 'happy time' on the beach it was back to the office to edit and upload a few pics to the website. Click the link if you want to see how much fun it can be:
CLICK TO VIEW THE BANGER RACING ON A SUNNY BEACH

I've managed to find some time over the holiday period to update and add new Galleries to the NEW WEBSITE.

It's a near impossible job for me to bring all my photos over to the new website as there are many hundreds of Galleries and hundreds of thousands of photos.

But I'm keen to give the new website a fair representation of my photographic work over the decades so when I find a few spare hours I'll continue with this chore!

So, at the moment, if you are looking for photos of a particular event or personalities you might have to use the search option on BOTH sites! But remember that ALL NEW photos from 2023 onwards are only added to the new site. Good luck and happy hunting!

Here are links to each of the websites. Happy hunting.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE NEW WEBSITE
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE OLD WEBSITE

The standard of performances just gets better and better with each year's Guernsey School of Popular Music 'Battle of the Under 18's Bands'.

The SoPM Tutors have perfected the process of organizing their biggest weekend of the year.

Over the years the weekend has grown to feature three separate events.

First up it's the 'Battle of the Under 18's Bands' which features five talented bands.

The winners in 2024 were The Sexy Mosquitos. Photos of the winners and all the other bands, The Fourth, Polystyrene Pigeons, Cheezy Beanz and Aviation are featured in these Galleries....
CLICK TO VIEW THE 2024 BATTLE OF THE U18's BANDS
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Thank goodness for the Guernsey cliffs!

Without the clifftops some Guernsey Motorsport would find it difficult to function. The cliffs offer areas away from the main population enabling the events to take place without disturbing too many people.

Motocross is well established with its custom designed track. But there is another class of Motor Bike competition that also benefits and I was out on Sunday photographing this slower but very technical form of Motorsport.

I was at the latest Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club Bike Trials meeting and my photos are now online if you are interested. Click the link to view them:
CLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST GMC&CC TRIALS PHOTOS

The Autocross racing at Chouet continues to attract the crowds as entertainment is guaranteed.

Sadly the number of entries have dropped at the moment but this will happen when any Club has such a long history.

I'm sure the 'cycle' will swing back with a return to larger grids as this form of Motorsport offers more 'bang per buck' than any other format.

I was busy on the beach before having to pop off to cover the bike trials event. My photos are online here:
CLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST AUTOCROSS PHOTOS

I was one of many people enjoying a lovely autumn day on the Guernsey cliffs on Saturday.

You'll note that I didn't say it was a lovely 'peaceful' day out!

This is hardly surprising as I was up at the Motocross track for the latest GK&MC MX Championship round.

The greatest benefit of the sunny day was the great light. Just what a photographer loves as it creates nice and colourful images.

Speaking of images... my photos are now online. Click the link if you are interested:
CLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST MOTOCROSS RACING

Trials bike riding is all about 'man and machine against the elements'.... although I need to include the ladies too as we regularly see them competing at the local Trials meetings alongside the men!

The first GMC&CC Trials meeting of the autumn certainly included the 'elements' side of my comment as it was very wet and slippery.

This is where I have to be honest in saying that I kept my time out on the treacherous Sections to a minimum as I don't think the phrase 'man and camera against the elements' has the same ring to it!

But I did capture a few photos. They are now online here:
CLICK TO VERY PHOTOS OF A VERY WET TRIALS MEETING