World Series By Renault

Braved the masses today for a trip to the World Series by Renault at Silverstone.

Good action on track but a bitterly cold & cloudy British day! Didn't bother taking the camera out much (its just not the same when you've been on the other-side of the fence)!

Got a few though once I was warm enough.....

Come on you Yellows!

Went to see local team Oxford United today in their League 2 fixture against Stockport.

Lovely weather, good atmosphere, big crowd....... (Lost 1-0 ... bad day!)

Only took a few snaps whilst there.....

The greatest thee sided stadium in football!

Colin McRae ...three years on never forgotten

Three years ago today rallying lost its greatest superstar... Colin McRae MBE
I'm lucky enough to own these signed gloves of my hero from his iconic 555 Subaru days. ..Three years on never forgotten........

Star Gazing

Stayed up tonight to try and catch a glimpse of the Perseid meteor shower.

Although i didnt capture any in photos i saw some amazing strikes. One went right across the sky, the streak lasting for atleast 5 seconds!

Here a shot of Ellie my sister star gazing

Sounds of the 60s!

A quick clip recorded on my phone from the Silverstone pitwall today!

Turn it up!

Silverstone Classic - Friday

A step back in time for this one at the 2010 Silverstone classic, "The worlds biggest classic racing festival."

Hundreds of priceless racing cars from the 50s,60s,70s and 80s took to the GP circuit with a packed timetable of races and events.

Great sounds and sights of the past, some famous names and plenty of old school sideways racing!

Silverstone isn’t the friendliest circuit for the wrong side of the fence amateur, but here are some of my shots i picked from Friday. Enjoy!

Moment of the day, the blonde's cheeky look over when posing with Sir Stirling Moss! I'm declaring it was at me!

Looking forward to more tomorrow...

Downpour!

Rain is the theme for today.

Just had a traditional British summer downpour outside!

Flash flooding within minutes, you have to love the British weather.

Grabbed the camera to see what i could get.....

Hope we don't get a repeat tomorrow as im off to Silverstone!

RIAT 2010

Saturday 17th July - Fairford Airbase

Once more those men and their flying machines returned to the skies above Fairford.

Always a spectacular show and a great photo opportunity!

The 2010 show was no exception with show highlights including the Battle of Britain memorial flypast and the absolutley awesome USAF F22 Raptor!

More can be seen on my website:

http://tombanksphotography.co.uk/#/planes-riat-2010/4542503189

Quinton Stages 2010 - Hot and dusty Welsh action

This Saturday just gone the forests around epynt once more were brought to life with the sound of rally cars. Round 6 of the BTRDA rally championship, the Quinton stages brought some 90 crews to the stages many in the 1400 class.

The rally was won by Steve Perez in his Focus WRC after early contender Andy Burton retired thePeugeot Cosworth. The 1400s were won by Matt Edwards finishing a brilliant 11th overall in a MG ZR

This was my first rally back on British soil and in the forests after Canada. Hot and dusty action in Wales!

Summer in the Garden

Its a lovely hot sunny day in Oxfordshire today.

A quick five minute tour of the my parents garden brought these images:

All shot with 50mm prime @ F1.8

IRC Ypres Rally - Belgium

Trip over the Channel to Belgium for the 2010 Ypres Rally. A Round of the IRC the entry dealt up a massive 25 S2000s driven by some top drivers with the likes of Meeke, Loix, Kopecky, Aktinson, Arai and Sarrizin on the list to name just some.

My return to rallying after my season out in Canada..photos of the action around the lanes of the Flanders Fields...

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Welcome to my blog!

On here i aim to post the latest and best of my photography.

My main passion in life and photography is the high speed, high action world of Motorsports. From the pinnacle of Formula1 to the wet muddy forests of rallying the endurance of Le Mans or grass roots of amateur racing, i aim to be there capturing the best action i can.

However its not just motorsport i like to shoot, anything that captures my eye in day to day life or travel is worth capturing and sharing.

Hope you enjoy my work!

Tom Banks