Estoril - MotoGP - 2011 - Featured Photos

MotoGP - Round 3 - Estoril - 2011 - Featured - Images by andrea wilson


Here's a collection of my favorites from Estoril. This and Jerez are so far my favorite GPs to go to. I still have a lot more to see to add to the comparison, but I loved Portugal. Beautiful beaches, plenty of nice food and wine, and the people were awesome. So what more could you ask for really...

Oh yes, racing... which when you add a cool track to shoot, it makes the weekend pretty much perfect, if you're a photographer. The tensions that are building between the competitors is making for some great soap opera drama, which again is great if you're a photographer. After Le Mans, it's definitely a continuing trend and it's making for some great entertainment and lively debates in the GP community. It's great to have racing that doesn't feel like everyone involved is just punching their time card each weekend. Makes me look forward to each weekend to see who comes out on top on the track, not only as someone whose work involves capturing it but as enthusiast as well.

Next GP stop for me... Mugello.

Motorcycle Racing 2010 In Retrospect - Part Two

2010 In Retrospect - Part Two - Images by andrea wilson

Valencia Test - MotoGP - 2010 - Featured Photos

Valencia - November Test - MotoGP - 2010 - Featured - Images by andrea wilson

When I try to explain Valentino Rossi to people who don't follow motorcycle racing, I say, think Elvis or the Beatles meets sports athlete. People go nuts over that guy. Now when you add to that, the Italian guy takes his first ride on an Italian GP bike.... absolute madness. The air was electric with anticipation, in the stands and on pit lane. There were moments that I wondered if that fever pitch would result in someone running you over just to get a shot of Rossi.

Then, the madness sorted of turned into a bit of boredom with the two and half hour weather delay. Any rider who stepped out of the garage was subjected to some of that feeding frenzy, because it was like oh thank god, something to photograph. The lull in the storm ended when the man in black and florescent yellow finally rolled out on the black Duc. I don't think i'll ever see so much excitement for just a few laps. That is unless Rossi makes some other monumental race team change. I'm thinking it'd have to be something along the lines of F1 Ferrari to duplicate or top that.

I may be jaded in my somewhat young age, but even I had to admit, it was a day I will remember. Here are my favorites from that day...

Laguna Seca - MotoGP - 2010 - Featured Photos

MotoGP - Round 9 - Laguna Seca - 2010 - Featured - Images by andrea wilson



Here's some of my favorites from a rough weekend that was a result of sleep deprivation, a tire blowout on the rental car, and a broken camera. But even though it was a bad day at the office, at the end of the day it was MotoGP weekend at one of the prettier settings in the US. So... not so bad in the grand scheme of things. :) Hope you all enjoy the photos.