I previously captured this camera car preparing for the action, but seeing it trailing a drifting Mustang in its very forward-facing grip-driving mode makes for an effective demonstration of the differences between the driving styles.
Tag: Lime Rock
Nissan Cloud
A black Nissan raising a huge cloud of white tire dust is already 80% of the way to being in black and white, so I finished the job.
(Mostly) Nissan Drift Pack
A pack of Japanese sports cars going sideways in a haze of tire smoke should best be described as “driftacular”.
Halloween Nutmeg Miata
Just in time for Halloween, Connecticut’s Nutmeg Miata Club brought an appropriately prepared vehicle to MiataCon.
Flat Tire for Miata Roadster
The trajectories of the motion-blurred cars in the background make clear that, by contrast, something is not going right with this Miata roadster-class race car. The rapid unplanned disassembly of its right rear tire resulted in a sudden drift into the grass, through I’m happy to report that it was still able to return safely to the pits.
Prepping the Camera Car
This Nissan was serving as a camera car, keeping pace behind drifters and recording their antics. Though those shots are dramatic, the most engaging to me is this one of the driver preparing and consulting with another member of her team before an upcoming run.
Green Out of Green
At #GRIDLIFE Circuit Legends 2024, T-Pain drifted the Nappy Boy Automotive Nissan 240SX S14.
Chevy vs… Acura?
Though not perhaps the traditional matchup for either Chevrolet or Acura, this pair dueled through a #GRIDLIFE Touring Car race in a surprisingly even duel.
Watching Drifting from a Hill
Though the drifting was spectacular, the #GRIDLIFE spectators provided some fascinating compositions of their own. Standing atop this hill by a rally-specced Porsche, the crowd looks like generals overseeing a battlefield.
Drifting Audi
This was the full width of the drifting shot I captured of this Audi—so large, so fast, so drifty that it’s exploding out of the frame. Though I was originally going to delete the shot, there’s something about the “exit stage right” energy of the unintentional crop that I can’t ignore it.
Leave the Excavation to the Professionals
Drifting is an activity best left to professionals, but no professional is perfect—this BMW is doing some earth moving of its own in plain view of a true earthmover.
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#GRIDLIFE Is On!
Weather is clear and a trip to #GRIDLIFE tomorrow is on! Let’s celebrate with a few more previously unseen shots from last year’s event.
#GRIDLIFE Up in the Air
The final decision on whether or not to attend this year’s #GRIDLIFE Circuit Legends in Lime Rock will depend on weather, meaning it’s currently up in the air. I thought I might match that with some shots from last year’s event of cars literally “up in the air.”
AMG on the Track
As much as I touted the glory of humble Civics bloodying the noses of prestigious vehicles, there’s a contrapositive joy from seeing an expensive car like an AMG GT devouring racetrack.
Decaseconds 