In the all to common procrastination fashion that is my writing process these days, here I am at 5am finishing up this article just hours before its scheduled to be released. Why do I do this to myself…why?!? It’s always hard to start putting out articles at the end of the year because I never know if there will be one more event that I’ll be able to go to – this year has been awesome and there have been a lot of firsts for me this year, besides finally mastering tying a tie (jk). This would be my first time shooting a night drift event, and I think I’m hooked.

It was September 27th, a Tuesday, when I got the email; “Welcome to Super D Matsuri at Grange Motor Circuit…If you are receiving this email, your media application has been accepted and approved”. I don’t think I’ve re-read anything more times just to be certain I wasn’t seeing things, this was the final piece missing from the planned trip some friends and I had decided to take for a few months now. We had our plane tickets, hotels reserved, car rental all good – and now I had confirmation I would be one of the few media guys out there on the track. This would be my first time in California, and the first big trip for any Gear-Trends coverage.

At this rate I’m sure moving to San Antonio seems like a more logical option haha. I’ve been lucky enough to make it out to another San Antonio Drift event, this time Round 2 of the USA D1 Series! It’s starting to becoming easier to remember the cars, some of the drivers, and how close I can get to them thanks to their consistency (the gf still isn’t to hapy about that last part- I don’t blame her). No matter how many events I get to shoot up here, each time seems to be different.