Re: Schedule and pricing for C&TSRR 50th Anniversary Victorian Iron Horse Roundup
| January 28, 2020 09:11PM |
KevinM Wrote:
> I suspect that most of us,
> including me, will be doing at least a little
> chasing. I figure that since I spent $1,200, I'm
> definitely not freeloading! The key things with
> chasing are:
>
> > Steer clear of the photo locations and avoid
> parking cars and other things in the scenes that
> people will be photographing. Most
> photographers really don't care what chasers get,
> as long as they don't get in the way of the photo
> shoot.
I actually prefer chasing to riding, but I also spent about $1200 for a couple tickets just because I want to support the event directly. Between that and the OY, this will be an expensive year for me on the C&TS--aside from the 3 other trips I'll likely make this year.
As to the point of avoiding interfering with the photo lines, for this one I might suggest figuring out a way to communicate those locations to us chasers. There's not much on the east side that I haven't chased, and can't get to. And I frankly like avoiding the "typical" spots, but this one will be a bit odd.
>
> > Try not to shower the people on the train with
> dust on the dirt roads paralleling the tracks.
> Been there, been dusted, got that T-shirt.
Yep. Most vehicles aren't really good at reducing dust either. Looking at you jeep guys. Those Dana axles ALWAYS have some wheel slip when you turn, it's unavoidable in 4WD, and 2WD will just kick up dust with the rear wheels. Although I submit for this event that dust on the riders is probably unavoidable, and preferable because at least at those moments the riders aren't arrayed in a photo line.
Dan
> I suspect that most of us,
> including me, will be doing at least a little
> chasing. I figure that since I spent $1,200, I'm
> definitely not freeloading! The key things with
> chasing are:
>
> > Steer clear of the photo locations and avoid
> parking cars and other things in the scenes that
> people will be photographing. Most
> photographers really don't care what chasers get,
> as long as they don't get in the way of the photo
> shoot.
I actually prefer chasing to riding, but I also spent about $1200 for a couple tickets just because I want to support the event directly. Between that and the OY, this will be an expensive year for me on the C&TS--aside from the 3 other trips I'll likely make this year.
As to the point of avoiding interfering with the photo lines, for this one I might suggest figuring out a way to communicate those locations to us chasers. There's not much on the east side that I haven't chased, and can't get to. And I frankly like avoiding the "typical" spots, but this one will be a bit odd.>
> > Try not to shower the people on the train with
> dust on the dirt roads paralleling the tracks.
> Been there, been dusted, got that T-shirt.
Yep. Most vehicles aren't really good at reducing dust either. Looking at you jeep guys. Those Dana axles ALWAYS have some wheel slip when you turn, it's unavoidable in 4WD, and 2WD will just kick up dust with the rear wheels. Although I submit for this event that dust on the riders is probably unavoidable, and preferable because at least at those moments the riders aren't arrayed in a photo line.
Dan
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