Oregon Trail Rally: Day 2

Oregon Trail Rally: Day 2 – by Eric Gearhardt After Friday night’s spectator stage at Portland International Raceway it was off to The Dalles Oregon.  Located 85 miles east of Portland this is the starting point of Day 2 of the Oregon Trail Rally.  We made the trek and even though I have been shooting media for quite some time, it has been a tradition of ours to go camping... Read More

Formula Drifts: Team Garrett the “V8 Hunters”

Formula Drift Round 2 hitting Road Atlanta May 11th and 12th,  Utilizing turns 10A and 10B I’m curious as to what Team Garrett has in store for us. Known as the “V8 Hunters” these 4 and 6 cylinder cars sponsored by Garrett are looking to hunt down those big boy V8′s.  With big power LS1s to LSX Motors being run in Nissan Silvias and Ford Mustangs, these... Read More

Oregon Trail Rally – Friday Pics.

My Life at Speed regular contributor, Eric Gearhart, made it down to the Rally America – Oregon Trail Rally this past weekend. Stories are still circulating about the carnage, the course, the mud and a fantastic race. Here are some pics from Friday – stay tuned, more to come. ... Read More

People Watching: Formula Drift Long Beach

Nexen Tire Spokesmodel Tailyr Monette With ML@S photographers Eric Gearhart and Justin Nigro on hand to capture all the on track action at FD Long beach, I was left alone to concentrate on the people around the event.  Which suits me just fine.  I enjoy people watching.  Always have…I think I get it from my mom, who has spent a good portion of her life traveling to different... Read More

Steel Nerves of Santa Claus: Formula D’s Wild Bil Baldwin

Being an automotive photographer, sometimes you put yourself on the line to get the shot. There have been many a time that I thought to myself, “well, that wasn’t the smartest thing I ever did….but I got the shot!” There are many, many people that are required to run a single event. The logistics alone are enormous. You have the guys that set up the course,... Read More

Formula Drift Long Beach: Top 16 Battles

The Top 16 Battles: Tuerck Vs Powers Gruenwald vs Moen Pawlak vs Mohan Forsberg vs Yoshioka Millen vs Saito McQuarrie vs Kado Gushi vs Bakchis Aasbo vs Yoshihara Powers vs Moen Forsberg vs Pawlak Gushi vs Yoshihara Powers vs Pawlak Yoshihara vs Saito First Place: Justin Pawlak; Second Place Daijiro Yoshihara; Third Place Daigo Saito ... Read More

A lot of Happy Children: NWToyRun

I’ve had the opportunity to help promote and make vinyl decals for the NWToyRun the last few years.  I’ve been in attendance since 2006 and have yet to miss a year.  This year thanks to 1000′s of cars from all over the northwest over $4,100 and 6000 toys were donated to the Toys for Tots.  The Toy Run started out in 2004 and used to be a small group of cars... Read More

Lunar Eclipse 2011: Did you See it?

Okay, so I’m a bit of a space nerd… Love staring at the night sky watching the stars and trying to touch the moon.  Being a photographer and always on assignment, its tough to just say “Hey, I’m shooting for myself today and that’s that! “  Not only is December 10th my birthday but this year, it was also a total Lunar Eclipse!  The last one... Read More

Pacific Raceways: A Friend in Need.

Living in the Pacific Northwest and having a passion for cars, you can’t help but know S.I.R.  as it was known from 1976 to 2002. The original land owners regained control of the track,  it reverted back to its original name, Pacific Raceways.  The Pacific Raceways track (and history)  has been apart of the Northwest since 1960, when it was constructed. Currently the Track... Read More

Ride Along with Formula Drift’s Odi Bakchis. My Story – Laura Peeler.

I have loved cars since I was a child.  I would stand by, watching my father piece together vintage automobiles and stand with him at the side of the track as they circled, just escaping from the ordinary weekend.  Those memories are still with me. When the opportunity to attend SEMA as a photographer presented itself, I could hardly wait and jumped at the chance. Arriving at... Read More