Spring Classic (Wednesday)

Adam Cianciarulo Practicing In Schoolboy

I'm shooting all week at Millcreek MX in Pell City, AL for the 2011 Thor Spring Classic amateur national motocross race. Practice ran all day Tuesday on Millcreek's slightly wet (but still very nice) track. It was overcast all day but for the most part the rain held off until practice was over. There were a few classes that I missed because of a little rain that I didn't want in my camera. So if you're looking through the albums and can't find your rider, either their photos haven't uploaded yet, or they were riding in the rain. Either way, I'll be shooting all the races this week and should have plenty of shots of every class.

Today (Wednesday) looks like a wash. Due to the crazy amount of rain that got dumped on us last night and this morning, RPM Sports has decided to delay racing until the track can be dried out a little and cleaned up. Racing will be pushed back to Thursday around . Until then, check out the shots from practice at http://photosteven.zenfolio.com/2011springclassic.

Check out Vurb Moto's (www.vurbmoto.com) blog for awesome photo/video updates on who's who in the amateur national scene this year at Millcreek. Also stay updated on the track's website at www.millcreekmotocross.com.

Here are a few shots from practice. To see more and order prints, click here http://photosteven.zenfolio.com/2011springclassic

Win Some Lose Some

So after a great day of second shooting at a wedding Saturday, I stayed up literally all night getting all gear ready to go for shooting/on site printing at the Challenger's Cup at Millcreek MX Park. It started steadily raining about 4am and never let up. At 6am Sunday, I packed up and headed out in spite of the rain hoping for the rain to stop and the race to go on as scheduled. Since Millcreek is only a few minutes from home I wasn't very worried about possibly having to turn around and head back home.

Bummed out folks seeking shelter at the concession building.

Kevin Cozadd

When I got to the track it was pretty soggy from all the rain and no sign of getting any better. After wrapping my D90 with a 18-200 lens up in a plastic walmart bag I ran for cover in the stands where Kevin Kozad of MXers For Jesus was getting ready to have church with a bunch of sleepy looking muddy riders. If for nothing else I got to listen to Kevin's sermon and have church in the mud. I didn't get many photos, but I kicked the D90 into video and got Kevin's message below. Its shaky but the audio isn't too bad.

Only a couple minutes after the service, the track owner came out and announced that he was calling the race due to the weather and condition of the track. Not much you can do to control mother nature. Many riders had come from neighboring states to race. I loaded up, headed home, and slept the rest of the day :) Maybe I'll have better luck next week.