Just a week after Formula D held its second round of competition, it was time for Golden Gate Drift ProAm to do the same. Chris Mills, Jeff Wolfson, and Joe Amies came back to defend their top positions in the standings, while other drivers came back to see if they could take their spots. A few new drivers came out to play, including three from SoCal. This was shaping up to be a good competition! Read More

Who could have guessed that Road Atlanta would hold such a prestigious place in American drifting history? For sure the South is a hotbed of car culture and racing activity, but most Japanese influence is in Los Angeles and the rest of the West Coast. Eventual FD founders Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage were involved with D1 coming to Irwindale in 2003 so when it came time to start the US's own professional drifting series in 2004, where would it make sense to hold the first event? Read More

Road Atlanta is one of my favorite tracks to shoot. It was built in 1969 in the forested hills of rural Hall County so it has lots of natural elevation changes and even more trees. The neatly manicured lawns, sand traps, and white and forest green berms add to the beauty as well. The humid Georgia weather produces amazing clouds that don't hurt either. When you come to the track the first thing you see is cars coming down the hill from Turn 11 under the bridge and into the final… Read More

It's been a year now since Alex and I started shooting rally. It was right here in the foothills of Mt. Hood where our adventure began and it felt great to be back to do it again. I'd been wanting to shoot Rally America for years, ever since I was doing vinyl work for Works Motorsports's driver Lars Wolfe. Finally I had the chance so I grabbed it with both hands. By this time last year I already had tons of experience as a motorsports photographer: I'd been shooting Formula… Read More

The Long Beach Grand Prix is a race weekend I look forward to every year, though it's easily one of the most exhausting events from a photographer's standpoint. The 24/25 hour races certainly take their toll, especially if you can manage to stay awake through the whole thing, but the LBGP's wacky schedule and sheer number of races, qualifying sessions, and practice sessions crammed into three days is enough to make even the toughest photographer want to go puke in the bushes.… Read More

Street courses have always intrigued me. The sheer amount of planning and labor involved is absolutely mind-boggling. I took a trip down to Long Beach today to get a few shots of the in-between stages of the GP course. Like most street courses, they configure it in such a way that it can be opened to most regular traffic on days when there's no racing. Read More

That's right, folks, the 10th anniversary season of Formula DRIFT is now underway! Round 1 is in the books, and Life Blasters is here for you with the play-by-play, but before we get into the details we would like to extend a huge thanks to Formula DRIFT for signing us on as an official Media Affiliate. We are proud to be recognized for our previous media coverage efforts, and look forward to bringing you a whole season of killer stories as  they happen. Read More

Formula Drift implemented a new qualifying method for 2013. Before, each driver would get two nonconsecutive runs, starting with the lowest ranked driver and working up the list. Now they start with the highest ranked driver and work their way down, and after the first run the top 16 drivers are locked in and don't get another run. The remaining drivers then take their second run and try to claim one of the remaining 16 spots. The implications of the change aren't small,… Read More

As if spending 15 hours in the desert shooting the Mint 400 wasn't enough, Alex and I decided to wake up early the next morning and leave LA to go shoot the first round of Norcal's new ProAm series, Golden Gate Drift. We were exhausted but it was sunny so away we went. When we got there we found the car we should have driven to Vegas.… Read More

The racers were ready before dawn. Very tense. In some circles the Mint 400 is a far, far better thing than the Superbowl, the Kentucky Derby, and the Lower Oakland Roller Derby finals all rolled into one. This race… Read More

I was editing photos one day, and Larry Chen called me and asked, "Hey, since you have a baby now are you not going to be traveling as much?" and I replied, "Heck no, traveling is how I make money!" So then he asked if I'd want to go shoot the Mint 400 with him. Of course my answer was, "Mmm, really? Yeah, why not? Yeah." Read More

Here's some news for you: Conrad Grunewald is partnering up with Megan Racing while Taka Aono is making the switch from Nexen to Hankook. Conrad's Camaro that he used for the past three seasons is being retired as a new one is nearing completion at BRE Motorsports… Read More

Bohan has been in my ear constantly for the past few months with pleas of making a trip to Yosemite in the winter. "Evvvveryone gets the same shots all summer, I want awesome ones with snow!" he says. Last Wednesday having just returned to the office from a different snowy expedition, I told Bohan that we should try to get the trip in soon before our schedules filled up. After a brief period of concentrated thought, we decided to leave that very night at midnight. This would allow us to catch a sunrise,… Read More

The 2013 Rally America season kicked off last week in Michigan, with 40+ teams and a myriad fans descending on the sleepy little towns of Atlanta, Lewiston, and Hillman in rural northern Michigan, turning them into bustling centers of activity. Alex Wong and I flew over to check it out. Read More

In the small town of Stanwood, located in northwest Washington between Seattle and the Canadian border, one can find an overwhelming Scandinavian presence. Aside from the Sons of Norway hall and street names like Lindstrom and Jensen, there are a number of quirkier indications of its early settlers' roots. One of the more obvious signs on the way through town is that of Viking Village, an old shopping plaza between the highway and Viking Way. One of the stores in Viking… Read More

Okay, while not actually in 2012, my trip to the Hoh Rainforest on the Olympic Peninsula happened after my Best of 2011 post. How could I not include this awesome tree? Canon 5D Mark II and 17-40mm f/4 @ 17mm, f/8, 1/3s, ISO 100, tripod. The Occupy movement was still going strong in January so Geoff, Joe, and I went to go check out the "Fuck the Police" protest that was going on in Oakland. The police were not happy when this banner was unrolled.… Read More

We've been anxiously awaiting this year's 25 Hours of Thunderhill, thinking of shots, going over ideas, planning, and waiting. But then sometimes the unexpected happens. Just a week or so before North America's longest endurance race was set to start, Geoff got a call from NASA Race Director Jeff Mohler, to see if he'd be interested in flying to Willows with him in a Cessna. Of course Geoff wanted to do that, but he also arranged for Jeff to give Joe and me an aerial… Read More