Track day at Iowa Speedway

Photos and comments by Al Prosser. © Alan Prosser 2008. Commercial use of anything copied from here requires written permission.

On September 7 2008, the Northeast Sportbike Association (NESBA) held a track day at Iowa Speedway (www.iowaspeedway.com) in Newton Iowa. Al took a few photos and spoke with some of the riders.

My wife is a tailor, and a couple of her customers had her making adjustments to their leathers for track days. We were taking business cards around to bike shops, and happened to hear about the track days that weekend, so I went out to take some pictures and speak with some of the riders and organizers.

The guy at the gate suggested finding the track photographer, so I parked and looked around for someone in charge. I found Carol Larson and by coincidence the track photographer was with her. The photographer was very nice and gave me hints for a couple locations.

I was impressed by the focus on safety, and helping the riders learn to improve their riding skills. The chase riders would show the way, observe the other riders and give hints. They would also place riders in compatible groups based on skill level. I suggest reading the descriptions at the (NESBA) web site.

I used to take action motorcycle photos as a hobby, so took a few to share. My cameras are not exactly pro-quality and I am getting used to setting the digital for sports photos so the pictures are not as nice as I would like. I have low res copies here. Most of them have a higher resolution available if you click on them, and I have the full uncropped versions if someone is interested. Look at my Photo Notes for technical information on the photos.

Riders ready to roll, view from inside wall Lining up for start, view from outside fence View of front straight Group coming up front straight Chase Rider entering turn one Chase Rider showing the way into turn one Riders entering turn one, inside shot Chase Rider on Suzuki in turn one, inside shot Rider in turn one, inside shot Rider on Yamaha in turn one, inside shot Red and white bike, about to enter turn one, inside shot Ducati entering turn one, inside shot Chase Rider following into turn one Honda Chase Rider Yamaha Black and yellow bike, outside shot of turn one Green bike, outside shot of turn one Yamaha banked over between turn one and two, outside shot Honda in turn one, outside shot Ducati in turn one, outside shot Ducati in turn one, outside shot Blue bike from outside turn one Chase Rider between turn one and two with Iowa Speedway sign Wide view from outside turn one Honda leaned over Two Ducatis in turn two Expert on high bank Bikes on infield Group of riders on infield Suzuki on infield Closeup on infield

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