Formula Drift - Round 5 - Las Vegas - After Dark - Las Vegas, NV part 2

Since the previous post was only a sampling of images from Formula Drift in Las Vegas, NV last weekend here are some additional images from some of the hot action on the racetrack.

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RESULTS:
The Falken Tire team swept the podium with a First, Second, and Third Place finish. Tyler McQuarrie took top spot on the podium, Dai Yoshihara took second, and Vaughn Gittin Jr. completed the sweep with a strong third place finish.

First Place and Round 5 champion, Tyler McQuarrie


Second Place winner, Dai Yoshihara (left) battling Sam Hubinette (right) during the round of Great 8.


Third Place winner, Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his Falken Tire / Monster Energy Ford Mustang GT (right) battling Charles Ng (left) and his 1991 Mazda RX-7.



Conrad Grunewald and his Hankook Tires Chevrolet Camaro SS (right) battling against Joon Maeng and his Nitto Tires / Full Tilt Poker Mazda RX-8 (left)


Justin Pawlak and his Falken Tire Ford Mustang GT (right) battling within INCHES against Tony Brakohiapa and his Cooper Tires / Team X Ford Mustang (left)



Rhys Millen in his Red Bull Energy / Hyundai Genesis Coupe.





Michael Essa and his GSR Autosport BMW 350R. This machine is powered by a V10 M5 motor under the hood.


Ryuji Miki and his 2008 A'PEXi / Hankook Tires Lexus SC430


Robbie Nishida and his Hankook Tires Nissan GTR

Formula Drift - Round 5 - After Dark - Las Vegas, NV part 1

We have returned after a long, extremely hot weekend in the Nevada desert attending Round 5 of the 2010 Formula Drift season. Hosted at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the high speed course was sure to create lots of action and tire smoke as the worlds best drifters invaded Sin City. Temperatures soared in the afternoon to nearly 115-degrees, and track temperature had to be pushing close to 130!!

Here are some shots taken from Fridays action which included practice and Top 32 qualifying rounds for the main event on Saturday.

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SpoCom Super Show - Long Beach, CA 07.18.10

What - Cars, Models, Vendors, Music, sparkling paint, shiny wheels, JDM, and a lot more...

Where - Long Beach Convention Center

Sunday was the return of the Spocom Super Show to the Long Beach Convention Center. Some 100+ cars were prepped, detailed, and ready to show at this years stop and all were ready to grab your attention. Would it be some radical paint? How about some really big wheels? Would it be a Ferrari? or would it be a Nissan GTR? Perhaps it would be a classic Nissan Skyline, circa 1970's...

Here are a few pictures from the event to get an idea of what you missed if you weren't there.

Charlize - Mardrona Marsh - Torrance, CA 05.09.10

It certainly has been a long time since the last blog post here, so I better get something updated.  This little photo session took place on Mothers Day Sunday at the Madrona Marsh in Torrance, CA where we met little 2 year old Charlize. She was a bundle of fun, who made sure that her beloved Elmo was by her side every step of the way.

Have a great day everyone!!

Lily - Playa Vista, CA - 05.02.10

Since it has been a little while since the last blog post...this one comes a bit overdue.

A few weekends ago, on a sunny Southern California afternoon we met with Lily and her Mom and Dad in Playa Vista for a fun little photoshoot.  Lily is such a cutie, what we thought would be about a 40 minute session turned into about 90 minutes instead.  Once you see the pictures below, you will know exactly why!!

Also, to make things even better, the minor image retouching was done by Lily's mom!!  

Enjoy...

More of Washington DC....at Night

Happy Tuesday everyone, I hope your week has gotten off to a bright and wonderful start.

During our visit to Washington DC, we were able to visit many different places and experience many things that are different from Southern California.  Seeing the different buildings, the monuments, the Smithsonians, etc during the daytime was wonderful...but once the sun goes down, the lights come on and Washington DC is transformed into a completely different view.

On our last night in Washington, we had the opportunity to enjoy a wonderful dinner at the historic Old Ebbitt Grill across from the White House, and then take a walking tour of The National Mall.  Once I saw the lights shining on the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial I was in complete awe!!

Here are some pictures from our night walk of our Nations Capital....enjoy!!