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Yes, there are cars at the Clipsal 500
Just to prove that I did takes some shots of the cars.
Mark Skaife, of the Holden Racing Team 
Craig Lowndes, of Team Vodafone 
Mark Skaife, of the Holden Racing Team, closely followed by (I think) Paul Radisich, of the Team Kiwi Racing 
Jason Richards, of the Tasman Motorsport Team 
The last two were taken through a tiny hole in the fence. 
More shots in my gallery. No flames though... Daniel Nikon D4, D2Xs, D70, Nikkors and Sigmas lenses from 10 to 400mm
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It's not easy. The first two shots were from where cars enter and leave the track. They always face away from where the cars come from (for safety). Later I tried shooting through the fence. Get as close as you can, zoom in as far as you can, and use the widest aperture. I then noticed there was small break in the fence. Six little squares of the fence had become one larger rectangle. It was tight shooting. If I moved too much I would get the fence in shot again. Daniel Nikon D4, D2Xs, D70, Nikkors and Sigmas lenses from 10 to 400mm
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Well I learned one thing this weekend - 200mm isn't enough to get through the fences properly at the Clipsal 500. This year the distance between the fences and the crowd barriers were greater than ever, almost twice that from last year. Very annoying.
Something else I noticed - at every vantage point I found where there were large gaps in the fences (for tow trucks to enter and the like), race staff were constantly standing in the way of spectators/photographers and the action - it felt intentional, almost like they were under instruction to obscure the view on purpose. Example: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/allandrick/409756451/" title="grrr"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/409756451_73728738d4.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="grr" /></a> After these guys got sick of me taking their picture, they moved a whopping great tow-truck into the space instead, completely blocking both my view and that of about 30 angry spectators. Overall I'm disappointed with my shots from the Clipsal, but it was a learning experience nonetheless. Getting a head-cold on Friday didn't help. I'll try harder next time!
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