Images Of Speed - 3

Been traveling a bit. Took my camera ...

Superbike World Championship, Lausitzring, Germany, August 2017. This picture reflects the story of the season so far: Chaz Davies (7) and Jonathan Rea (1) battle for the lead in the opening laps of Race One, while Tom Sykes slots into third. On any given weekend, Rea and Davies are the two safest bets for the win. If you look carefully at the shot of Rea, you will note his more upright riding position, and that the top of his boot is on the ground.

It's about 30 feet tall, and it's the hospitality structure erected just behind the garages by the Milwaukee Aprilia team run by Shaun Muir Racing. To give you a sense of scale, the white-and-red structures at the edges of the picture are full-size cargo trailers. It's not just the tracks in Europe that are temples of speed, it's the effort that goes into a race weekend. Remember, this is the hospitality structure for a team that hasn't yet scored a podium.

From mid-race on, Davies was untouchable.

Nicky Hayden was in the paddock of WorldSBK for only a season and a half, but he was adopted by everyone there as one of their own. Look at the images of WorldSBK from the second half of this season, and note how many times Hayden iconography is visible.