One of my favorite events last year was NissanFest. It was the event that replaced Northwest Nissans’ annual Golden Gardens meet after it grew to the point that it was no longer manageable. This year, NWN took things to another level by adding autocross and expanding even further on their current activities.
Text by Matt Haugness. Photos by Ellie Marie, Nick Poirier, TK Akiyama, Ryan Cutuli, and Sam Fu.
Round 1 of Evergreen Drift’s series was held on April 20, 2013 at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington. For those new to the drifting scene this year, Evergreen Drift is host to the local Formula Drift Pro-Am competition as well as the local Grassroots competition.
Some people ask me this question: "What's your definition of a nice drifting photo?" I usually respond with: "A photo that captures the speed and intensity of the motorsport."
This can be accomplished in many ways but the most common way is with wheel blur and background tearing. To achieve this style of photo you will need to use the panning technique outlined below.
Amazing things happen when creative minds come together. NWMotiv.com and Evergreen Drift decided to end the automotive event season in the Pacific Northwest by hosting one of the most ambitious events the region has seen in years. On September 29, 2012 inMotion Car Show and Drift Event was held at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA.
Photos by TK Akiyama, Ryan Cutuli, and Robert Bishop. Article by Matt Haugness.
EVD 80 "Mission Accomplished" was held on August 26, 2012 at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington. Stakes were high at this event since this was the last round of the EVD local drift competition for 2012. Surprisingly, the tension amongst drivers seemed to be minimal. All of the competitors were out on the track squeezing in every minute of seat time possible for one reason – they love the sport.
Photos by Nick & Melissa Poirier, TK Akiyama, and Matt Haugness.
In Part 1 of our Formula DRIFT Round 5 coverage, we posted photos from the car show and the pits. This post is all about the drifting.
Seattle is always an interesting stop on the Formula DRIFT circuit. Even though Round 5 is typically held in mid to late July, the weather is always unpredictable. On Friday it rained for half of the day making practice for both Pro-Am and the professional drifters limited. Although it didn't really clear off at all on Friday, the rain stopped by noon and the track workers were able to clear the track of any standing water.
Photos by Nick & Melissa Poirier, Ryan Cutuli, TK Akiyama, Sam Fu, and Matt Haugness.
Check out Part 2 of our coverage which contains all of our drifting shots.
What an event! Our team of photographers and videographers had the pleasure of covering Formula DRIFT Round 5 at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA last weekend. We do have a significant number of photos of the drifting to share, but in this part of our coverage, we're going to show pictures from the pits, vendor area, and the car show. Since FD is such a huge event it's difficult to show everything in one chunk.
I recently had the chance to sit down with a professional Formula DRIFT driver by the name of Mike Phillips. He currently resides in the Seattle, WA area where he started his drifting career. Last year, Mike competed in the Pro Am drifting series at Evergreen Speedway where he placed 1st. This meant that he could compete professionally for Formula DRIFT.
This year, during practice at Long Beach for Round 1 of FD, he had an accident which took the car out of commission. Mike wasn't injured, but the car required extensive repairs. Many people would have given up after Long Beach and took the rest of the season to rebuild their car but Mike wasn't one of those people. He was determined to return this season and I'm happy to say he will be drifting at Evergreen Speedway this weekend for Round 5 of Formula Drift.
I'll let the rest of the interview shed some light on who Mike is and how he got started drifting.
ImportMeet.com: Can you tell us how old you are and how long you have been drifting for?
Mike Phillips: I'm almost 25 years old and I've been drifting for six and a half years. I'm currently in my first season as a professional drifter and I participated in two seasons of Pro Am before.
