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  • Volga 24 Lowrider // Sueno de la Infancia // Non Grata CC

    Shoot from summer 2015 when a friend from St. Petersburg brought his lowrider to Tallinn, Estonia. Car went from factory in 1975, Andrew bought it in 2012. Lowrider was ready in 2014. We had only one day to shoot in Tallinn, next day we went to Power Big Meet in Sweden. Swedes were so “fed up” with all the American cars, so Volga became a real head turner.

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  • Interview with Bil

    Bil Baldwin, most recognisable marshal/flagman at Formula D. I had the opportunity to talk to him before the 2016 season starts. We discussed drifting, Gatebil, his beard and drift fans. – Where are you from? – I was born on Third and Alvarado Streets at the old Saint Vincents Hospital in downtown Los Angeles, California. I now live in Anaheim, just a couple miles north of Disneyland. – What are you planning for 2016? – Firstly, supporting the SCCA/Cal Club with sports car racing in Southern California. Second is the month of April in Long Beach, California. What started out…

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  • Art: Olafur Eliasson – Cars in Rivers

    When Reykjavík’s i8 Gallery placed an idiosyncratic call for photographs of cars stranded in rivers, more than 100 photographs were entered. Renowned Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson (born 1967) selected 35 photos to include in the final work. Using these photographs he formed the series Cars in Rivers in 2009. By orchestrating the photos sent to him by jeep driving adventurers, Ólafur Elíasson pays homage to a cultural activity born out of a direct struggle with nature, since motorized exploration of the Icelandic highlands is only a recent experience. The book is also an homage to the “unknown explorer” and his…

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  • Interview with Jarod

    Jarod DeAnda, is that very familiar Voice of Formula D. He’s the announcer of the american drifting series from day one, from 2003. I had the opportunity to talk to him before the 2016 season starts. We discussed drifting, family, beer and tattoos. – Where are you from? – I was born in northern California, moved to San Diego county when I was 7 and call Poway my hometown but reside now in Phoenix, Arizona area. – What are you working on at the moment? – I’m currently in Maine to host MC the Red Bull Frozen Rush event and getting…

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  • Chevrolet Impala 1963 // Efisión De Sangre / Non Grata CC

    Shoot from summer 2015 when QB brought his 1963 Chevrolet Impala lowrider to Tallinn, Estonia. We took it for a cruise in the Old Town And went to Sweden for Power Big Meet the next day

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  • My Top 5 News – January

    News: 1) Ken Block to do World Rally Cross and Andreas Bakkerud joining him in the Hoonigan Racing Division team 2) DTM delays new engines and Class One rules to 2019 3) Dakar: Peugeot wins, Loeb 9th, Kamaz only second 4) Jari-Matti Latvala suspended from WRC Sweden after hitting spectator 5) Back-up run certification no longer required for NHRA national records Something to watch: 1) Porsche Documentary: Our Return: A documentary of our road to Le Mans 2015 2) Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman – Official Trailer

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