I'm guessing you were shooting full frame,200 to 300mm f2.8?
Very close although on some you could argue you were spot on
Canon 5D MK III and the 70-200 f2.8 IS MK II although unfortunately the lens was hired as it will be a while before I can afford to buy one
Your shot of Mears and Vogel on the line goes to show that it isn't just the camera though as out of all the times I attempted the same, none are close to yours. As for the visor, I didn't even see I had caught the reflections until last night but I have a couple of others like that with the Dutch and Chinese (I think) riders.
I went to four out of the six sessions (didn't go to the Friday morning or Saturday evening sessions) and while I thought I would get bored through being there so much, that wasn't the case. Although the music on Friday evening was doing my head in, I thoroughly enjoyed it all.