I must start this with a quick explanation as to why I decided to write this.
I got this Speed Hunters post the other day and its been pissing me off ever since.
Not Speed Hunters, just the rule change they where discussing. The idea that the things I love ultimately get raped by the ones who only want it for its profits.
note- majority of the photos in this article have a car that would no longer be seen in the drift scene if this rule was to take place across the board. Just a thought.
the life we live isn’t glamorous … and we like it like that.
Over the years I have been blessed enough to get the chance to shoot drift events from all scales. Some grassroots stuff in the mountains of japan and at small tracks in Okinawa. I have even been blessed to shoot the Formula Drift events in the states.
One of the biggest issues I have found over the years is, obviously this sport is still nowhere near as popular as NASCAR. Mainly because it’s hard to profit off of it.
Because of this, most people believe it keeps its purity. It still feels like a raw untainted fuel enraged bad-ass sport. Continue reading