What sort of lighting is in the hall ? your eyes cant easily tell the difference between a well lit hall and a dim one. I took photos indoors at durham yesterday and to be honest I wasn't in the mood for it and didn't have the camera out for long, but I found it VERY difficult to get a decent shot at all.
Most halls have at least some skylight, the one yesterday only had the sports hall lights which were very dim indeed.
I'm not sure what sports mode does, but best to stick it in Aperture mode and put the aperture to the biggest possible (smallest number) and bump up the ISO to 1600 - thats the only way you will get a shot indoors.
I dont like using flash, but it was pretty much the only way to get any shot at all yesterday.
for focusing its probably best to find a place on the racing line to focus on, then keep the focus (maybe stick it in manual focus) and pan with the car- taking the photo when it passes over your pre-focus area.
if that makes sense..
At batley buggy club its not so bad, there are windows at the top to let in some light, which makes a big difference, and its very noticable on the photos when the sun goes down.
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