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Message: [QUOTE="Okiewan, post: 1039641, member: 16119"] The 2.8 will allow faster shutter speeds with lower ISO in less than optimal light... No idea how the lighting is in there so I'd suggest setting ISO to 400 to start, put the camera in Av mode, set the apature to 2.8 ... focus somewhere on the track that has common lighting, see what the shutter speed says... like Grinch said, it needs to be at least the focal length of your lens. As long as you can get 500 or better, you should be okay. At 500, you will still get some movement in the image, some find this desirable (blurry spoke/knobs). But... I always get more keepers at 800+ Considering that the other side of the stadium is pretty far, you can probably get good DOF shots at 7.1 with that 300mm (guessing). If you are shooting across the stadium (typical from the seats) you WANT the shallow depth of field, otherwise the bike/rider will just blend into the crowd on the other side of the stadium. Yes, focus is more critical. Make sure the camera's auto focus is servo mode and make sure the rider fills most of the frame, you should be good. All that being said, just read about someone having to sneak a lens into Detroit as the rule was no more than 50mm in the stands. FYI. I'll be trying to get my 200 into Dallas, that plus the 1.4x should reach out to our side of the track, from the 17th row. We'll see. Chili is probably the best moto shooter on this board, hopefully he'll see this and correct my statements :p [/QUOTE]

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