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[gtaa110]

Mark J Rebilas ( nhra photographer as well as many other sports) just posted this on his twitter page

"hearing NHRA has banned photographers from using flash on starting line. I rarely use flash on starting line but Wow, just wow..."

D Ciccarone

[gtaa110]

Another tweet

" No, the ban is a result of a light malfunction during a sportsman final that gave a guy a red light who hadnt even launched yet"

[A100]

Originally Posted by gtaa110

Mark J Rebilas ( nhra photographer as well as many other sports) just posted this on his twitter page

"hearing NHRA has banned photographers from using flash on starting line. I rarely use flash on starting line but Wow, just wow..."

D Ciccarone

It has taken NHRA 50 years to figure out that flashes have been triggering the tree?

While NHRA is at it, why don't they ban those ugly *** vests the photographers have to wear.

[cody pollage]

And further more why has this never happened at an IHRA race?

And I am a track photographer. If you have a track, Baytown for example, with very high bleachers, you can shoot almost an aerial shot. Plus what is NHRA going to do? Tell fans they can't use their flashes at night in the grandstands. One way to solve that, they would have to tell fans that they cant bring cameras in the gate. Ridiclous

[T Ketels]

Next we will hear that the photographers have to wear a second neck strap in case the first one breaks.

[Tim Kish]

Originally Posted by T Ketels

Next we will hear that the photographers have to wear a second neck strap in case the first one breaks.

No - they will all be required to wear diapers!

[Whalen3186]

Originally Posted by fascat

Please stick to photography as for sure you are not a promoter as you tried to do in Belle Rose a couple of weekends ago. A plain & simple injustice was done to a certain jr. dragster out of ALA. This person will never come back to La. Because of the crap you all pulled on him & his son. I think yu know who I am because I called u & U couldn,t or didn,t know what to say.. I couldn,t get in touch with anybody at no problem because they don,t answer their phones.. I will keep trying & tell them the crap that went down. ----fascat

What does camera flash at a national event have to do with a Jr race at Belle Rose?

Last time I checked Cody does a pretty good job taking pictures and everyone is usually pleased with his work.

Drew Whalen

[Chad Rhodes]

I think remedial English is order before you criticize anyone on an open forum. Cody is a good guy, and while I don't know the particulars of the instance you mention, I am sure there was no ill will in his response. It was his first attempt at promoting, and I'm sure he learned a lot, both positive and negative. I'm sure that since you're being so vocal on here that you've always been perfect at anything you've ever attempted, on your first attempt.

[Chad Rhodes]

Never said I was, but you've done an excellent job of proving your own ignorance.

[cody pollage]

Thanks for the defense guys. Fascat, I have no idea who you are. You never called me. I will actually pm you my phone number to where you can, if you want, and I will let you know how it happened. Chad, Drew, Thank for the defense boys. I appreciate it. I'm sorry this post had to be hi-jacked for something like this, and I would have like to have read the posts before they all got deleted.

I understand the flash at night time thing. As a photographer, and drag racer, I agree that a flash should not be used until both cars leave the starting line. I was saying the flash photography should not be banned.