Tag: monster energy
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Neste World RX of Latvia 2017
Read more: Neste World RX of Latvia 2017I was back for another year of World Rally Cross championship round in Latvia. Already before the event I made a bet that Johan Kristoffersson will win this one as well; and I was right – not only Johan got the win, he also secured the driver’s Championship, as well as VW got the manufacturer title. Their cars are on different level this year and it seems that only wet conditions can make the field more equal. Last year it was Sebastian Loeb who got his first and so far, the only, win. This year he made it to the…
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Monster Energy Rig Riot
Read more: Monster Energy Rig RiotFirst qualifying just ended and I wasn’t sure that anything could be hotter than Timo Scheider’s Fiesta. It was time for the Rig Riot. Monster Girls were already on stage, warming up the crowd. After few intro songs, green confetti fired away and awaited Monster drivers made an appearance. Crowd went wild, mostly because hundreds of different merchandise pieces were thrown into the fan pit – almost a mosh pit at this point. I like shooting Monster Energy Rig Riot, since this is the only place during the weekend where drivers let go of their emotions in public. Sadly Mattias…
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Monster Energy at Gatebil Rudskogen festival
Read more: Monster Energy at Gatebil Rudskogen festivalMonster Energy supports Gatebil festival for many years now by bringing together international drift and motorsport stars. This year Gatebil veterans like Luke Woodham and Dmitriy Illyuk were joined by Sultan Al-Qassimi, Steve “Baggsy” Biagioni and off-road star Casey Currie. Guys try to put a show on and off track. Close proximity drifting, backwards entries and insane cars is what Monster does best on track. Parties, free energy drinks and Monster Girls in the pits and at the concert area is what they’re famous for during the night. Baggsy brought his new GT-R that was revealed only a week ago…
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History of Drifting at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Read more: History of Drifting at Goodwood Festival of SpeedDrifting is a common sight in most countries these days. Even Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara invites them to pollute his backyard with Asian tire smoke during a classy event called Goodwood Festival of Speed. Drift cars are mixing with F1, legendary Group C Le Mans prototypes and DTM cars just fine. Only difference between three-time Formula D champion Chris Forsberg and Sir Jackie Stewart is that the first one is more accessible and friendly in the paddock area. This year drifting was back to Goodwood hillclimb course for the fourth time, but how did it get “the…
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Baggsy’s New LSX-Powered GT-R Drift Car
Read more: Baggsy’s New LSX-Powered GT-R Drift CarJust when Goodwood Festival of Speed got underway, Monster Energy presented fans with a new drift video called Battle Drift 2, featuring Daigo Saito in his Lamborghini Murchielago and Steve ‘Baggsy’ Biagioni behind the wheel of his freshly built LSX-powered Nissan R35. I got personal with the car during the FOS weekend and made a snap of it in detail and from every angle. Specifications: 7.4L GM LSX 454, Garrett GTX4718R turbo, 1200hp; Liberty Walk wide-body kit with GT wing, 20″ Rotiform LHR wheels.
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Formula D // Wall Speedway / General Thoughts
Read more: Formula D // Wall Speedway / General ThoughtsI was dreaming to come and photograph Formula D for quite some years and 2016 was the year for me. FD at Wall Speedway neatly fitted to my holidays in New York. I jumped into a rental and drove those 100 miles to New Jersey state jumping few road tolls on the way (why nobody warns that there maybe no one in the booth and that only exact coins are accepted?) I’m a bit spoiled with FD drivers in general, meeting and seeing half of them in action on different European circuits, but when it all comes together – it’s…
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World Rally Cross 2016 // Latvia
Read more: World Rally Cross 2016 // LatviaEver since I’ve first visited a World Rally Cross event, I wanted to come back for more. This racing discipline is so packed with high adrenaline drama, that it’s impossible to not to ask for more. Round in Riga got on my radar from the moment World RX organisers published the calendar for their 2016 season. New country, new track and a new winner – as we got to know after the weekend, but let’s not hurry. Forecast was ambivalent: sun on Saturday and heavy rain on Sunday. Well, doesn’t happen often, but indeed, forecast was 100% correct. Saturday welcomed…
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Gatebil Rudskogen // 2016
Read more: Gatebil Rudskogen // 2016Just before the current trip to Gatebil I realised that this would be my fifth time at the event. A small anniversary then. So why do I keep coming back? Since I even didn’t like last year’s event that much. Not to mention that I’m getting more and more introverted with age, so loud parties and 40 000 crowds are usually a no-no to me. Heck, I even bought a pair of noise cancelling headphones recently, just to keep the outside world a bit more away. I can’t really explain it, but every time the dates for next year’s main…
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Interview with Luke
Read more: Interview with LukeLuke Huxham, a person with very sharp and recognisable style in automotive videography world. I was interested in talking to him for a while and recently I had the opportunity to do so. We discussed Japan, media, his films and Morohoshi-san – Where are you from? – I’m a New Zealand passport holder living in Japan, but spent half my life raised between New Zealand and Australia, I bounce between being a Kiwi or Aussie depending on the crowd I’m with and current world events involving both my home countries haha. – What are you working on at the moment? What…
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Is Petter Solberg and Monster Energy a Good Fit?
Read more: Is Petter Solberg and Monster Energy a Good Fit?Let’s talk about the war of energy drinks and Petter Solberg this time. We start with drinks: basically in every motorsport or extreme sport discipline there’s a battle between Red Bull, Monster Energy and Rockstar. Red Bull supports more disciplined or old school athletes, usually champions with many years of experience; Monster Energy concentrates on young guns, athletes with a lot of passion and strong lifestyle. While Red Bull sends people to space, wins F1 titles, WRC, Dakar and many more, Monster is pretty much hungry for the wins, so the situation that happened at the beginning of 2015 got…