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In my case the glorious, sunny weekend had the effect on me of making me a bit 'trigger happy'. I am normally a photographer who likes to take the minimum amount of pictures.
There is normally only one picture that is 'the shot' out of any sequence. I try and just take that shot. Of course I miss a few pics that would have been better - but it saves a great deal of time in the editing.
Things went a bit wrong last weekend - and I blame the weather!
I took more pictures than usual so I have added over 300 to the Motor Sport Gallery.
These feature the latest Motocross racing
VIEW THE MOTOCROSS GALLERY
and the Autocross 'Fun Meeting'
VIEW THE AUTOCROSS FUN MEETING GALLERY
including the Media Race
TAKE A LOOK AT THE AUTOCROSS MEDIA RACE GALLERY

The Guernsey Autocross Club held its Annual Fun Meeting today in the glorious sunshine of an early Spring afternoon... Chouet beach was a nice place to be!
This meeting marks the end of the Winter Championship and the competitors enjoy the fact that no Championship points are 'up for grabs'. There are always a few 'fun meeting specials' out on the sand with the specific intention of sending them to the great scrap yard in the sky.
So, bring on the action!
I have added a new gallery of pictures of the racing. This includes one of the roll-overs... and make sure you check-out the last sequence of pictures in the gallery - how did Shane Le Poidevin manage to avoid rolling? Particulaly as he seemed to be trying so hard to turn his world upside down!
VIEW THE AUTOCROSS FUN MEETING GALLERY
A tradition of the Fun Meeting is to invite 'the Media' along for a play. There was a good turn-out this year and the race was won by Russel Torode, cameraman for Channel Television ahead of Mark Trenchard from Island FM and James Bentley from Net Play.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE AUTOCROSS MEDIA RACE GALLERY

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The Guernsey Kart & Motor Club held Round 3 of their Winter Karting Championship today. Nice bright and dry conditions were perfect for us photogs... bring on the Summer!
I have added a new Gallery with some pics. Check-out the Gallery by clicking on this link
LATEST KARTING PICS

I photographed the latest GK&MC Motocross racing yesterday and a small Gallery of pics has been added.
Circumstances limited the amount of pics that I captured. Firstly there was quite an extended delay in racing whilst we waited for an Ambulance to return from a 'hospital run' and then I had to leave early on a Guernsey Press assignment to capture St Martins Football Club celebrations as they won the Priaulx Cup.
VIEW THE LATEST MOTOCROSS GALLERY

Apart from a few heavy showers the weather was as good as you could expect for late February in Guernsey and this encouraged a good number of spectators onto the various sections to enjoy watching a sizable entry for the GMC&CC 2-Day Trials meeting.
Guernsey welcomed many competitors from Jersey, France and top UK rider Steve Saunders who was at home on some of the muddy sections.
I was able to photograph several sections during the two days and I have updated a Gallery with pictures.
I think I have photographed most of the riders although I did struggle to be in 'the right place at the right time' - particulaly for the top riders.
This is always a problem when there are so many sections as I like to move around to vary the 'look' of the pics. I seemed to just miss the Red section riders for a whole morning! All good fun though.
I hope you enjoy viewing the Galleries... please e-mail any comments.
GMC&CC 2-DAY BIKE TRIALS GALLERY

As you will see from the new Gallery... it was a bit muddy for the latest Motocross races! This has given me a bit of a problem.
To enable me to find your pictures from among the tens of thousands that I have, everyones picture/race number is noted in a database. This allows instant selection of an individual rider.
However the system fails when I can't see a number!!
If you want your picture kept in the database can you help me by noting your NAME & RACE NUMBER in the 'comment box' below each picture. Thanks a lot, Andrew
VIEW THE LATEST MOTOCROSS PICTURES

It was the perfect day to stand on Chouet beach to photograph the Guernsey Autocross Club Banger racing. I guess it is chancing things to hope that the Spring is here, but it was bright, dry and mild - perfect! A good sized field of competitors entertained with their usual thrills and spills.
I have updated a new Gallery with some racing pics. Take a look by clicking here:
VIEW THE LATEST AUTOCROSS RACING

I didn't think how much time it would take to bring my archive of pictures over to this new web site but the task continues!
I have collected a huge number of pictures of Bands playing many venues in the Channel Islands. Today there has been a big update to the Jersey Live Gallery.
Featured Bands include: Basement Jaxx, Dizzee Rascal, Passion Pit, The Whip, Frank Turner, Golden Silvers, The Antlers, Brave Yesterday, The Dirty Aces, The Valentines, The Kooks, Doves, Jack Penate, The Temper Trap, The Boxer Rebellion, Fight Like Apes, Black Stats, Marvel, Kap Bambino, Chew Lips, The Antlers, Gable, Emily Loizeau & Oneofakind.
That's twenty-four new Galleries.... phew!
JERSEY LIVE 2009

Today sees an update to the Motor Sport Gallery with new pictures of the Condor Ferries Sand Ace racing on Vazon Beach. This Annual event always attracts some of the top 'slider' riders from the UK.
The light weight, 500cc Speedway style bikes have no brakes and require a certain sort of bravery to ride (could that be madness?) Whatever the qualities needed the result is spectacular racing!
I have added more pictures from the archives. Take a look here:
VIEW SAND ACE RACING GALLERIES

Motor Sport has a long history of showering its winners with Silver Trophies, Medals and Plaques! The Guernsey Clubs certainly know how to put on a show with some terrific Trophies being contested each season.
Over the years I have photographed many Podiums and Presentations and I have now added a new Gallery to display a few of the pictures that I have in the Archive.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PODIUMS & PRESENTATIONS

I have it on very good authority that Power Boat Racing in Guernsey is going to have one of its busiest years for a long time in 2011! Last year saw Power Boating take off again with a Championship organised through the summer months.
It seems this was enough to generate more interest and the local club is intending to continue to develop the sport in Guernsey. There is also a strong chance of bringing over some of the big Off-shore racers which would provide a terrific spectacle. Fingers crossed!
With this renewal of interest I have updated the Galleries with some pics from my archives.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE POWER BOAT RACING GALLERIES

The Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club organise Trials Bike meetings every year... shame it is a winter sport, it can get a bit wet and windy as one of the Galleries shows! I am continuing with the web site updates and have added several new Galleries from my picture archives.
You can now view pictures from 2009, 2010 and 2011 including the 2-Day Trials meetings and the Demonstration of Trials riding which entertained the crowds at the 2009 West Show.
VIEW THE NEW TRIALS RIDING GALLERIES

That's it! I have photographed eight events during the last weekend and all the Galleries have now been updated. The last two additions can be viewed by following these links.
First are the new pics of Sugar Slam playing at The Fermain Tavern. This was a great gig...
VIEW THE NEW SUGAR SLAM PICTURES
The other updates show the latest Autocross Banger Racing by the Guernsey Autocross Club on Chouet Beach
VIEW THE LATEST AUTOCROSS RACING

Its been a busy weekend... and I have a load of pics to prepare for uploading to the Galleries! Already added are two Snooker Galleries - one featuring 'The Snooker Legends Tour', the other shows Jimmy White playing a private exhibition match.
The latest Gallery is for the GMC&CC Trials meeting at 'Lances'. This time I was able to get along for the Juniors. To view the pictures follow this link VIEW TRIALS MEETING AT LANCES.
The weekends Motor Sport 'photoging' also included Motocross, Karting & the Autocross Banger racing. All this was 'topped-off' with the Sugar Slam gig at the Tavern... pics will follow!

One of the Motor Sport highlights each year in Guernsey is the Condor Ferries Sand Ace Championship held on Vazon Beach. There is always good support from some of the top UK, maybe even European riders who enjoy racing on the beach for a change.
To have the chance to 'get up close' to a full heat of 'sliders' is really exciting when you remember that these guys have no brakes!
As an MSA Accredited photographer I take advantage of the special access and try to capture the action from close quarters.
My absolute favourite of the visitors is Mitch Godden who is a multiple winner of the Championship. Mitch is also a good customer - he seems to like the pics I take... must be all that sun and sand!
Taking good action pics is made a lot easier when I have such a stylish rider lined up.
Mitch rides bike number 29. You wont miss him in the Galleries!
VIEW THE SAND ACE GALLERIES

The Alderney weekend remains one of the highlights of the Channel Islands Motor Sport scene. A lot of racing is packed into the two days for those competitors who choose to 'travel' with the Sprint at Fort Corblets on the Friday followed by the Hill Climb at Fort Tourgis on Saturday.
But there is more to the weekend than that! Alderney always comes up trumps when it comes to the social side too. Karaoke at The Campania anyone?
2011 promises a special treat with an extra day of racing added, for those who have the stamina!
I have now added to the Archive with a new Gallery of pictures of the Hill Climb at Fort Tourgis.
HILL CLIMBS AT FORT TOURGIS

A new picture gallery has been added for the 23rd January round of the Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Clubs Bike Trials Championship.
There was a shortage of Expert riders but this was offset by a healthy amount of competitors in the Clubmans, Novice and Vetrans Classes. It was a dry day and quite mild... if you were lucky to be watching one of the 'inland' sections. It was definately not a day to be down on the beach where the breeze was biting!
Check-out the Gallery here GMCCC TRIALS GALLERY

I have continued with the development of this new Web Site by making improvements to the 'PRICES & OPTIONS' page.
It now has several illustrations to help you understand the various options that can be supplied.
Please take a look here NEW PRICES & OPTIONS PAGE
You will see from the descriptions that each Print, Bevelled Mount, Montage, Panorama or Canvas is individually optimised, printed and hand finished to ensure the highest quality.
I can also produce alternative designs & sizes if requested.
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The latest updates include additions to the Archive Galleries.
Each year I photograph many events and aspects of life on Guernsey and have a huge archive of pictures that show how 'us Guernsey Donkeys' go about the task of entertaining ourselves and others.
One Event that always entertains is the Hogwash. I have added a Gallery which shows some of the action from 2009 including Tractor Mower Racing, a Moto-X Display, Burn-outs and Bands.
There will be many more Galleries to follow featuring many other Events. Keep a regular check on this Web Site as it is updated most days.
THE LATEST HOGWASH GALLERY