This is what he was pretty much offering to his buddies (fellow OR members) No one started to bicker until Flounder stated something that had no foundation in reality. I was allowed to shoot from any of those spots, but I didn't want to get stuck for any extended amount of time since I was also riding. Yes the track day org gave me permission and I almost took them up on it particularly at Bus Stop. Likwid basically offered to shoot for any of our fellow OR brothers and sisters. Didn't sound like to me he was ever even intending to muscle in your official photographer's business. If anyone blew this out bigger than intended it was you and Flounder. We were just responding to your statements.
That's funny. I'm the official photographer at a local MMA venue and I could care less if someone from the seating section is shooting photos and trying to sell them to the fighters. no matter the price. If I have the goal to sell prints to the fighters and I have my cage side special access, but someone from the "common" area is able to undercut me and take sales then the problem is me not the guy selling for less from s less than ideal position.
Actually if I'm a photographer that has special access that the others don't get I could care less. If I can't out sell the guys who don't get to shoot from the best spots and only gets to shoot from where everyone else does I may want to take a second look at how I'm shooting, pricing or marketing myself.
I'm guessing you really didn't read that thread. Where does it say anything about a comparison of being a professional and work being crap. The link included in the thread agrees with me. It's mostly about marketing. Just because you can sell photo services doesn't mean you don't suck. EDIT: That is an in general you not meaning you specifically.
We have one our youngest uses to mostly shoot with. An occasional jam, but we found using higher velocity stuff (minimags, stingers,...) to be more reliable.