A Tour of Road Atlanta

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

Tags: bohan, formula d, formula drift, road atlanta
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Rally America Round 3: The Oregon Trail Rally

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

Tags: acp, andrew comrie-picard, antoine l'estage, bohan, david higgins, dillon van way, dufur, hood river, hoonigan, ken block, odell, oregon trail, portland, rally, rally america, scion racing, subaru
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A Day (or Three) at the Races

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

Tags: alms, american lemans, bohan, grand prix, indycar, james sofronas, long beach, pirelli, takuma sato, world challenge
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Formula DRIFT Kicks off its 10th Season at Long Beach

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

Tags: 2013, ayala, bohan, drift, drifting, fdlb, formula d, formula drift, lb, lbc, long beach, pro, professional, round 1
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Long Beach Qualifying

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

Tags: 2013, anniversary, drift, drifting, fdlb, formula d, formula drift, lbc, long beach, professional, round 1
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CONTEST WINNERS!

The verdict is in, folks! Taka Aono's 2013 Formula DRIFT AE86 will be producing 599.5 horsepower! The two people who guessed closest will be receiving a free pair of general admission tickets to Formula DRIFT Round 1 - Streets of Long Beach. Thanks to everyone who submitted a guess! We'll be having another contest next month for Formula DRIFT Round 2 - Road Atlanta!

225 Daren Crockett 243 Robert Yost 359 Antonia Bohan 386 Michael Marquez… Read More

Tags: contest, fd, formula d, formula drift, free tickets, giveaway, long beach
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Life Blasters X Formula DRIFT = CONTEST!

Ladies and Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to announce to you all that Life Blasters is now an official Formula DRIFT Media Affiliate! "What does this mean for me, the viewer?!" you ask? Well, I'll tell you! It means that we will still be providing you with some of the best photos in our industry...   Read More

Tags: ayala, bohan, contest, drift, drifting, formula d, formula drift, giveaway, life blasters, long beach, pitts, pro, round 1, shreeve, tickets, wong
Posted in Drifting, News, Pitts, Travel, Work | 50 Comments »

Life and Blasting in Las Vegas (Part 2)

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

Tags: alex wong, bohan, desert, dirt bike, dune buggy, fear and loathing, las vegas, mint 400, off road, race, rally, truck
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Life and Blasting in Las Vegas (Part 1)

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

Tags: alex wong, bohan, danny george, hollywood, las vegas, mint 400, spiderman
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Rally America Round 2: The 100 Acre Wood Rally

Rally America has seven stops for their championship season and the first stop is in the northern part of Michigan in the dead of winter. You expect everything to be covered in snow and the temperatures to be cold enough to slap you in the face, and you’d be correct. What you don’t expect is to experience the same ridiculous weather at the next round of competition. But as my flight landed in St. Louis, there was news announced that the state of Missouri had declared… Read More

Tags: 100 acre wood, acp, adam yeoman, andrew comrie-picard, antoine l'estage, crazy leo, david higgins, dillon van way, dvw, fy racing, hoonigan, ken block, missouri, rally, rally america, wrc
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Rushed Beauty: Yosemite in 24 Hours

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

Tags: awesome, beautiful, bohan, canon, crx, long exposure, national park, nature, night, photo, photography, pitts, scenery, timelapse, travel, yosemite
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Rally America Round 1: The Sno*Drift Rally

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

Tags: cold, finland, freezing, higgins, ice, ken block, l'estage, latvala, michigan, rally, rally america, skelly, sno drift, sno*drift, snow, snow drift, wrc, yeoman
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Sideshow Bob Rides Again

I've been absent from the dirt bike scene for several years now, so Tuesday was not only an opportunity to take some photos of my younger brother Graeme, but a great chance for me to shake off the cobwebs and do some riding of my own!

The bikes are housed deep in the woods of Nevada… Read More

Tags: air, california, carnegie, cobwebs, dirt, dirtbike, downhill mtb, graeme pitts, hillclimb, jump, ktm, motocross, naha, ohv, park, pitts, pro, sports, svra, tracy, travel, yamaha
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The Uff Da Shoppe

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

Tags: bohan, finland, germany, lefse, lindbeck, lutefisk, norway, norwegian, shoppe, stanwood, sweden, uff da, washington
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Best of Bohan 2012

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

Tags: best of bohan, cow moon, Dallas, florida, los angeles, mountains, new york, oregon, rainforest, seattle, thunderhill
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Drift Union’s Trek to All Star Bash

This is the tale of three young men, Logan Noël, Shawn Browne, and Steven Thomposon, in their quest to one of the greatest grassroots drifting events to ever take place on planet earth! 24 hours of driving, 2,266 kilometers, and crossing three American states, the Internet famous purple drift team known as "Drift Union" made their way to All Star Bash 12 in Rosamond, California. Read More

Tags: achilles, all star bash, asb, california, canada, drift team, drift union, dta, fc3s, handstand, kelowna, legacy, lexus, logen noel, mazda, mike jones, purple, rx7, sc300, shawn browne, soarer, sonoma drift, steven thompson, subaru, tandem, toyota, washington, willow springs, woodgrain, wsir
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Alwindare – A Ryan Kado Driver Blog