When I’m at the Grand Nationals I’m covering the races for Cycle News. Fortunately, veteran flat track photographer Dave Hoenig shoots the photos for the paper, so I bring my camera just to get a few photos for the website and for my own files. The great thing about not having to really produce editorial or advertising photos is that it frees me up to experiment and try whacky stuff like this shot of Brad Hazel charging into turn one at Lima during a Semi. This photo was taken as it was getting dark allowing me to shoot at a super slow shutter speed of a 20^th of a second. The result is an amazing blur where Hazel appears to be racing at warp speed. Tracking Hazel precisely meant the other rider in the photo is blurred out of recognition. When shooting at such a low shutter speed you’re lucky to one keeper out of dozens of shots. Like I said, it’s fun to experiment and every once in awhile produce a cool photograph.

Brad Hazel is a blur of action as he flies into turn one during a Semi in the AMA Grand National at Lima, Ohio. (Larry Lawrence photo)