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Posted: 14 Apr 2015

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And they're racing!

And they're racing!
Camel racing is held annually at Easter in Forbes, where we had our old car gathering. Images in notes show the field for one of the races being led to the start past some of the rear-engined Renaults, and earlier in one of the races. View large.

If you stay with the musical link to the end, you'll learn the winner! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BavRrRNvz8g

Petar Bojić, ©UdoSm, , and 21 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 beverley
beverley
o0o lovely sharp colours George of their shirts ... and a great action shot ....
as exciting as F1 ;-) and its nico chasing hamilton up the rear ... ;-) oOo
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
ADMIRED in 4U
9 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
:)
9 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Wow, that's action! You caught them very well, also like the PiPs.-)
9 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome capture!

Admired in:
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9 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus
Very well taken George. You are onto a winner with this photo regardless!
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
o0o like the old cars too ;-) oOo
9 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Nice! Did they try using camels for desert transportation in the old days? There were 19th century experiments along that line here. Virginia City, Nevada (over the ridge to the east of my house) still has yearly camel races.
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to slgwv club
Thanks, Steve. Camels provided the main freight transport out in the Centre from about the 1860s until the 1920s, when trucks took over. Most were released and there now are millions of feral camels in our deserts, but I took this shot of a genuine working camel team "on the job" as recently as 1970!
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9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to tiabunna club
Wow. The experiment was evidently a lot more successful in your part of the world! There were reports of feral camels as late as the early 20th century in the Mojave, but they're long gone now. The races in Virginia City are a modern revival that actually started as a joke!
9 years ago.
GrahamH club has replied to slgwv club
In May 1975 I saw 6 camels in line being lead West a few hundred metres from the road ~50 km East of Wilcannia while driving Broken Hill to Parkes. The sun had just set and I didn't stop to attempt a photo. One of my top ten photo regrets.
9 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann
Beautiful colors. A great action shot.
9 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Great action shot. Fun to watch but I wouldn't want to be riding one.
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to RHH club
Nor I, Ron. :-)
9 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Brilliant shot !

Love the pics in the Notes too !
9 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
Go the camels! Feral and pests they are, but this is a lovely action shot, Colin!
9 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Great action shot and nice colours.
9 years ago.
 Kathleen Thorpe
Kathleen Thorpe club
Great shot! I never thought about camels in Australia.
9 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
Love this combination for 'Soundtrack to Life. Brilliant :-)) Great to hear Spike Jones and a superb action shot. Faved work and thanks for posting, George.
9 years ago.
 Sarah P.
Sarah P.
Wow, that's quite an action shot!
9 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Only in Australia?
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Gillian Everett club
Outside the Middle East I suspect so, Gillian.
9 years ago.
 Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Fantastic actions shot here.. Well done George Regards Tess.
9 years ago.

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