Alright, I'm back! Sorry I haven't posted in such a long time, but things have been busy recently. A few days ago, my dad managed to secure two tickets to this years' Goodwood Festival of Speed, a place to show and race cars of the past, present and future. And believe me, it was stunning, and I managed to get some fantastic photographs as well. Obviously, I'll update my Photos section soon. In order to arrive early, we stayed in a nice B&B on our way up, in Cocking. Queue many "cock" jokes from Paul. ¬_¬

 

Our first stop was the Ford BP rally paddock (we're both Ford people :D). Obviously, the Ford Focus WRC car was there, so I took a few shots and moved on. Our general plan for the day was to spend most of our time at the Forest Rally Stage instead of the racetrack, so we made our way up there, pausing at the hillclimb track for a bit and the Paris Dakar Land Rover course. When we arrived at the shuttle point (the rally stage is a long walk), the ride was...... bumpy. Anyway, with bruised buttocks, we made it. The start line was our first stop to take some photos just as the cars kick up dust on their way into the forest. A problem, though: the start line was bordered with hay. It made sense for safety, but it was annoying having all my photos of the roof. I tried everything, but to no avail.

 

After a bit, we searched for a better spot. And boy, did we find one! It was in the forest just in the middle of a corner, about 3 meters away from the track. There were some incredible cars that passed as well: an Escort 1600, the Ford Focus rally car (:P), the Renault 5 Turbo Group B rally car, and even my dad's first car, a Talbot Sunbeam. I experimanted a bit with camera settings, then had lunch.

 

Next up we made our way back, and took some photos of concept cars. There were some nice looking vehicles there, including a weird "sky car" and the chassis of a Westfield. It was about 3:00, so we made our way back to the car. We were both shattered, so we paused as little as possible. A really incredible day, and the weather was absolutely perfect. Same next year, I hope!

 

 

 

 

Just a week ago, I was shooting some of JADICW 3 (Yes, I am actually doing it!), and I noticed a strange smell. I figured it was a barbeque next door, so I carried on. A while later, it was still there, but a bit stronger this time. I became curious, but carried on. Anyway, I finished filming for the day, put away the claymen, looked up, and OH MY GOD, MY BED'S ON FIRE. Turns out that for some reason, my daylight lamp that I use to film touched my bed (there's usually a 2-inch gap), so it slowly but surely burned a hole right through my mattress. Pics to follow o_o. Also, on the subject of JADICW 3, it's coming along slowly but surely. I've only got two scenes left to film, a teaser-trailer to make, and then I'll be done!

 

Laters.