| Right, so how to start this? A guide to taking | | | | you do get further from the track, but again with |
| photos at Donington Park. First of all - why? Well, | | | | a good zoom on your camera and you'll be fine. |
| Donington is my local circuit, I've been to it God | | | | Standing as close to the wall as you can get helps |
| knows how many times. I know it very well, | | | | with getting some good shots. This is also where |
| especially from a spectator side of things. And | | | | the famous Spitfire (with only 1 wing) stands. As |
| also from a driving side of things. However, since | | | | you climb the hill towards the middle of the track, |
| I'm not a Formula 1 super star, I do not think I | | | | during busy and/or high profile weekends, this is |
| am qualified enough to give a guide on driving on | | | | where you find the burger and doughnut stands if |
| Donington Park (apart from keeping on the black | | | | your felling peckish and not at all concerned with |
| stuff. Car vs barrier, I'll let you guess who is going | | | | your waistline. This area is grass, so on a nice dry |
| to win that one). | | | | day, it makes for a great viewing area. As you |
| Anyway, why write this article? Well, support you | | | | can see the craner curves, the old hairpin and up |
| local race circuit as much as possible. Without | | | | towards Mcleans. |
| spectators seeing the races, motorsport would | | | | I have yet to view the inside of Mcleans and |
| sadly disappear from this country. The UK has a | | | | Coppice, so I can not yet judge on them. But |
| great motorsport heritage, and hopefully will have | | | | next time I'm at Donington, I will try those areas |
| for years to come. | | | | out. |
| So, your visiting Donington Park for the first time. | | | | The outside of those areas then. Redgate all the |
| Where to stand? Where do i see the cars the | | | | way to the Dunlop Bridge I have been, and also |
| best? Where can i see the cars piling into each | | | | make for good spectator areas. They do have |
| other into a huge fire ball of carbon fibre and | | | | catch fencing all the way around the outside. |
| aluminium, causing global warming on a huge scale, | | | | However, you can point your lens (from your |
| making the ice caps melt and we all die from a | | | | camera) through the gaps where the marshals |
| mixture of drowning and massive sun burn. But | | | | get through, and also where the recovery |
| that is a different story. | | | | vehicles can access the track. The outside of the |
| Donington offers loads of great places to view | | | | old hairpin is a good place. Offers great views of |
| the cars from. But where? Well, lets start at the | | | | the cars coming down towards you down the |
| start/finish straight. Only one side you can view | | | | craner curves into the old hairpin and the exit |
| from. You need to go through the paddock tunnel, | | | | towards mcleans. Again, makes for great photos, |
| under the circuit. This takes you to the inside of | | | | even with a camera that doesn't have that much |
| the circuit, where we will start. You will need to | | | | zoom on. Although more zoom enables you to |
| turn right and climb up a steep hill, or turn left and | | | | get some shots that you would not otherwise |
| climb up a slightly not so steep hill. You can then | | | | get. |
| see the track. Although there is a high catch | | | | Those are my favourite places for watching and |
| fence in the way, using the right techniques you | | | | taking photos at Donington Park. So you will |
| can get half decent photos of the cars zooming | | | | usually find me around those areas on some race |
| past the pits. Standing there when there is a field | | | | days. |
| of classic F1 cars from the 1980's, the ground | | | | For some examples on what I've been on about, |
| shakes. That is an experience you can never | | | | you can visit my website which has a few |
| forget. | | | | hundred photos from Donington Park from |
| Following the circuit round. Heading towards the | | | | various race series. (Website url in profile). |
| first corner - Redgate. The inside of Redgate is a | | | | I hope this guide has been useful. If it has, then |
| great place to watch from. There is no catch | | | | please tell me. If not, then again, please tell me |
| fencing, so you can get an unrestricted view of | | | | and I will write a 3rd version. A 2nd version is in |
| the track. With a decent zoom on your camera | | | | the works for those areas not covered in this |
| (which most cameras have nowadays) then you | | | | guide. Contact details in my profile on here or on |
| can get some pretty decent shots from here. | | | | my website. |
| Carry on following the track to the Craner | | | | Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you at a |
| Curves. Walking down them is ok, but walking | | | | race circuit soon! |
| back up them, its quite steep. As you go down, | | | | |