August 10th, 2007 by Ray in Auto Events | Tags: photo, rally | Comments Off
The rally is over…and damn was it a good time. The day started out with the parc expose in downtown Berlin, NH. First stage was partially tarmac and I was able to snap shots from the first (technically second) spectator corner at the start of the stage. Nothing dramatic or exciting really happened 
Second stage of the day was the Middle Dam stage and was run four times (2xs up, 2xs down) and consisted of 100% logging trails. The best spectator spot here was about 1.4mi into the course on a nice bend. This is where I ended up snapping most of my shots (dusty).
They were offering bus rides into the spectator area but walking by foot sufficed. After the second run of the stage the rally master said that there would be bus transport back to the start of the stage. Seeing how the bus only holds ~20-30 people max, a group of us–~15 people–decided to take matters into our own hands and walk back before the third run of the stage started.
We all made it about half way back and we got a nice surprise–the stage was opening @_@. We got yelled at and were told we could not continue to walk back to the start of the stage. It just so happened that we were all on a nice bend of the stage and were told to stay there until runs 3 and 4 were run. What better way to get great pictures than to be right there on a bend where the cars are coming at you at about 45-50mph.
Pictures were taken with the highest settings my Fujifilm camera would let me take. There are somewhere around 180 pictures to whet your appetite.
Pictures can be found in the New England Forest Rally 2007 gallery.
Enjoy 