Global Rally Cross: Tryouts for a new Spec Class!
Just got word that Global Rallycross is looking to further expand there Race series with a spec class. Using the OMSE Super Lite car that we caught at SEMA. These Super Lites will be a spec car with a lower running cost than the Supercars. “This concept is exactly what is needed to continue to [...]
2012 Recap: Eric Gearhart’s View Behind The Lens.
2012 was a great year with a lot of events across the west coast. I got some great opportunities to shoot some amazing automotive events as well as meet some amazing people along the way. This is a brief recap of the events I made it to in 2012, looking forward to an amazing 2013! [...]
25 from the 25 hours of Thunderhill
I have participated in, or photographed, hundreds of races over the years, but this was a first. The first time I’d ever gone to an endurance event with the intention of staying the duration. Not just the race itself, but practice and qualifying before, and the awards presentation after — the whole nine yards, the [...]
2012 25 Hours of Thunderhill
The Nasa 25 Hours of Thunderhill is the longest Endurance race in North America and one of the iconic US motorsports events around. With an eclectic mix of drivers from: Rolex Daytona Prototype drivers Mark Wilkins, Anthony Lazzaro, Michael Valiante, Jon Fogarty, Burt and Brian Frisselle; American Le Mans Series driver Johannes van Overbeek, Memo [...]
USAF NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill: Friday Qualifying
It’s the longest endurance race in the world and it starts right here. Friday practice and qualifying at the 25 hours is a chance for the teams to make final preparations and ultimately define their place on the grid for the Saturday start. With more than eighty teams entered for the 10th annual endurance test, [...]
Northwest Toy Run: Charitable Event
What started out as a cold and rainy day in Washington lead to more cold and rain, but that didn’t stop 2500+ cars from arriving at Pacific Raceways. The final tally was 4,840 Toys donated to Marines Toys for Tots, and $6,980.70 in cash and check. This year offered up a bunch of raffle items [...]
Exotics Racing: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
SEMA week in Las Vegas is a bucket list item for any gear head. The amount of automotive eye candy that descends on Sin City is something that must be seen to be believed. When SEMA is over, and all the show cars and booth babes have vanished (like the money that was in your [...]
Long Nights, Speedhunters and Ken Block
Long Nights, Speedhunters and Ken Block. Or as I like to call him, “The Famous Ken”. In that order… I thought I would be fresh and ready to go Friday morning at Formula Drift after a short flight from San Francisco to LAX Thursday evening. That’s what I thought, anyway. Instead, I had an eight hour [...]
Maserati? Race Sonoma? Yes Ma’am…I’ll be right there.
When I was asked if I’d like to attend the first ever WTCC event in the United states with My Life at Speed as a guest of Maserati, what else was I going to say but yes? I would have quit my regular job had they not let me off work to attend. That’s how [...]
