[COVERAGE] Red Bull Indianapolis MotoGP
August 12th, 2014 by Elusive MediaThe race weekend has arrived and pasted, but it was fantastic from all 3 classes! All eyes were on Marquez to see if he could continue his undefeated season and continue breaking records after records on only his 2nd year in top class. First, lets talk about this years changes to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway(IMS) circuit. After the many years of complains from the riders because of the bumpy and changing tarmac surfaces, IMS has listened. They have now not only repaved the whole circuit, but changed the track layout to have a more flowing track(more exciting racing!), while still keeping their ‘stop and go’ sections which gives us great opportunities for overtaking!
So lets continue with our race weekend, After FP2, Defending World Champion Marc Marquez leaded the back with an impressive .222s(Iannone – Parmac Racing) & .542s(Lorenzo – Movistar Yamaha) in front of his nears competitors. IMS also received positive remarks from all class on the modified layout and resurfacing. Its excited to see Ducati running up front with the other two manufactures, but will it continue the rest of the weekend?
As a Nicky Hayden fan, i must note he was absent from his motorcycle(Drive M7 Aspar) and replaced by Leon Camier due to a past injury that needed surgery. Lets hope to see him 100% in the upcoming races! Despite him being absent from his bike, he was joined his family for a press conference on his fathers new book release. If you a Hayden fan, its a must read, as it involves the whole Hayden family.
Lets move on to FP3/4 and the important qualifying for Sunday’s race. After Marquez dominating day one, Bradl has posted the quickest time of 1:32.522, about .3 faster than yesterdays quickest lap by Marquez. Rossi and Lorenzo finish off the top 3, while the lone Ducati ridden by Dovizioso finishes 4th and Pol Espargaro finished the top 5 in FP3. Dovizioso maybe not have set the fastest lap in FP3, but he does break the fastest trap speed on a motorcycle at IMS with an impressive 214.5mph! FP4 mostly focuses on fine tuning race setup and getting ready to put in a few fast laps to go for pole position in qualifying. Marquez is back to what he does best, shows up on the time sheet with the fastest time this weekend with a 1:32.391! Bradl drops off from the top 5, but Pol Espargaro, Rossi, Dovizioso, and Lorenzo finish the top 5. The new track layout continues to let the riders hit higher speeds; Pedrosa set the new trap speed record at 216.9mph! As Q1 finishes up, Redding and Crutchlow advance to join the rest of the top 10 qualifiers in Q2. With the limited time to put hot laps in, Marquez takes the fastest lap 12 minutes into Q2 with a pole time of 1:31.619. This marks Marquez’s eighth pole out of the ten races so far this season! The odds of continuing his winning streak looks promising! Dovizioso takes the the 2nd grid position(best qualifying since pole in Japanese GP in 2010) while Lorenzo finish off the front row. Seeing 3 different manufactures up front is always promising for an exciting race! Side note: Kallio picks up his 2nd pole of the season for Moto2 and championship leader Miller on pole for Moto3!
Race day is here and it was thrilling! Ducati has really started to get it together this season. Dovizioso has managed to get off the line fighting for the lead along side another Ducati ridden by Iannone. Tho a quick laps down, Rossi takes the lead but Dovizioso keeps a tight leash behind. Marquez has never been known for his starts and get pushed back to fight for 5 and 6th. Lorenzo also falls behind and tails Marquez in the first few laps. While Rossi and Dovizioso battle for the lead, they end up touching allowing Marquez and Lorenzo to sneak their way up to the front. But the show isn’t over, Marquez swings wide a couple turns later and Rossi regains the lead. The top four are within a few bikes lengths of each for almost the entire first half of the race. Its almost like your watching a Moto2 or Moto3 race! With about 16 laps to go, Marquez starts putting some distance between him and pack. Lorenzo and Rossi continue to fight for position 2 while Pedrosa works his way up from 8th on the grid and overtaking Dovizioso for 4th place. Unlike Pedrosa, Dovizioso ends up falling back toward the end of the race to finish in 7th. While the Ducati lost its pace toward the end of the race, it was memorable to see the Ducati finally fighting for the lead in the first 1/2 of the race! A worthy note was Collin Edwards in 13th, which ends his last American race in his motogp career! He will sure be missed! Keep an eye out for an article with just photos i’ve taken of Edwards over the years! The unstoppable Marquez now clinches his 10th consecutive win on his Resole Honda! This is the first time since Mick Doohan in 1997 to have 10 wins in a row in the premier class. Impressive!!!
I hope you enjoyed the coverage from this years races, til next year! Enjoy the gobs of photos!
Date: August 8-10th, 2014
Location: Indianapolis, IN
By: Erik
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[COVERAGE] Formula Drift: RD4 The Gauntlet
June 25th, 2014 by Elusive MediaLast year’s event was sold out, and this year’s was no different(and yes, i saw many people get turned away trying to get tickets, another reason to pre-order from FD’s website!) Round 4 of the Formula Drift stands up to its name, The Gauntlet. Many veterans of the sport came hoping to leave on the podium or even a possible win, but while some got close, others met the infamous “wall” at the stadium.
While we all enjoyed the exciting close battles of this weekend, one of my favorites moments was when Chelsea Denofa goes a bit to high and hits the wall on turn one, unbeading his front and rear tires. Instead of coming to a stop, he continues to drift and give everyone a show until the tires roll off the rim and he can on longer continue. While some came victim of the high banked wall, others like top qualifier and local drifter Chris Fosberg continues his lead in the leadership with a second place finish in his Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z. Fredric Aasbo takes victory in his Hankook Tire Scion Racing tC over Fosberg in the final battle, but Aasbo still remains 59 points behind his Hankook teammate. The win at Wall Stadium marks Aasbo’s first career Formula Drift Win. Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis also has one of his first’s on the podium, making it into 3rd place in his Feal Suspension / Nitto Tire Nissan 240SX.
Formula Drift Championship moves on to Evergreen Speedway for Round 5. Be sure to pre-order your tickets and check out the live coverage via FormulaD’s website at www.formulad.com
Now on with the photos… enjoy!!!
Date: June 20-21st, 2014
Location: Wall Stadium Speedway, Wall, NJ
By: Erik
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[COVERAGE] Carlisle Performance & Style ’14
May 20th, 2014 by Elusive MediaCarlisle Performance & Style has always been the show to kick off the season and the time to show off those winter projects everyone has been so eager to unveil. The 3 day show starts off with a cruise-in, car showcase, drifting, autocross, and a low car limbo; while the rest of the weekend adds Ms. Carlisle contest and the popular burnout contest. With over over 15,000 enthusiasts that came as far as Canada, there is plenty of cars and vendors to keep you busy all day long. As past years, this weekends forecast wasn’t the best. Passing dark clouds on Saturday miss the fairgrounds for most of the day. But as part 2 of Ms. Carlisle was about to start, the clouds let out a heavy down pour which last a good 20-30 minutes. Thankfully we had break in the storm to let burnout continue just long enough before the second round of rain would hit. Rain doesn’t damper the show, it just gives you some more opportunity to check out the rides in all the buildings!
As i mentioned above about Performance & Style being the kick off show of the season, well this year it will be its last. Don’t worry tho, it’s just changing dates! For the 2015 show, mark your calendars for July 17-19. I’m sure this will be a good move for the show, as it has always been on Mother’s day weekend and with a younger crowd, students are just just finishing up with finals. I’m looking forward to a huge showing next year!!
Date: May 9-11th, 2014
Location: Carlisle Fairgrounds, PA
By: Erik
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[COVERAGE] Exxxotica New Jersey
October 10th, 2013 by Elusive MediaExxxotica returned to the tri-state are for another successful turn out of the 3 day weekend. For the 6th straight year, 20,000 attendees came to the NJ Expo center to experience over 24hrs of shows, seminars, after parties, and meet their favorite stars. The main attraction without at doubt was Jenna Jamerson. It’s been her first appearance to an adult event in the past 7 years and her 1st appearance in New Jersey, which resulted in hundreds of fans lined up prior to her scheduled signing time. They would all have a chance to meet her and get a signed photo. Besides the vast amount of stars, seminars and shows all weekend long, there was over a 100 exhibitors attending this year’s Exxotica. You will find things that you never knew you wanted until you saw them! As always enjoy the photo coverage and see you at the next one!!
Date: October 3-5th, 2013
By: Erik
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[COVERAGE] 5th Annual BimmerStock & Gold Coast Concours
September 13th, 2013 by Elusive MediaMartino Auto Concepts/MAC Auto Couture puts on their annual Bimmerstock and Gold Coast Concours event with all proceedings going directly to Diabetes Research Institute Foundation. As past events, Glen Cove hosts the event by closing down 2 of their main streets. Cars from your classic muscle to your high end exotic, this show has it all. With the wonderful weather brought many cars and spectators, which in return helped raise nearly $80,000 for DRIF! See you next year! Now on with the photos…
Date: September, 8th, 2013
Location: Glen Cove, NY
By: Erik
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[COVERAGE] WEKFest East
August 26th, 2013 by Elusive MediaWEKFEST East returns for a 2nd year to the New Jersey Expo Center, which bring the hottest cars from the East Coast. Space is limited, so WEKFEST’s team hand pick only the best to display. Unlike other shows, there is no side shows or contests(besides awards), WEKFEST solely focus’s on the car culture and rewards the best of the best with a trophy for their category. We at Elusive Media look forward to see what WEKFEST team has in store for next year! Til then, enjoy the photos and if you live in the Austin, TX area, be sure to keep an eye on WEKFEST‘s website as their final tour stop will be announced soon!
Date: August 25th, 2013
Location: The New Jersey Expo Center, Edison, PA
By: Erik
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[COVERAGE] AMA Indy Mile Flat Track
August 25th, 2013 by Elusive MediaAfter many years of attending MotoGP at the Indianapolis Motorspeedway, I finally got a chance to experience where Nicky Hayden started his motorcycle career. The famous Indy Mile flat track race happens the same weekend as MotoGP and held at the Indiana State Fair. With the combination of these two events, it really draws in the crowds from all over the world! The racing doesn’t start til the evening, which works out perfect for my schedule(and the fans) as MotoGP and AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson series finishes late afternoon. Since this as my first time shooting this event, I quickly learned to watch out for flying debris from the bikes flying by! Thankfully my gear survived and i got some wicked shots of the races that night!! Enjoy this extra bonus coverage from MotoGP weekend!
Date: August 17th, 2013
Location: Indianapolis, IN
By: Erik
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[COVERAGE] BimmerFest East
July 22nd, 2013 by Elusive MediaIt’s the 3rd year running on the East Coast, and with a larger crowd than previous years, it shows that BimmerFest is here to stay! But to be honest, I wasn’t sure of how the turnout would be. There was a 60% chance of heavy thunderstorms from NYC to Baltimore. We’ve all been there, thinking it was going to pour, not showing up and find out it was a clear sunny day. But seeing how many caravan’s were be organized, this event was going to be good either way. And thankfully the thunderstorms were no where to be seen!
Took keep your mind off the heat and keep the crowd entertained, Bimmerworld had a car unveil midday, while Miss MagnaFlow (Amanda Landry) fans could meet and get her autograph throughout the day. A BMW tattoo contest, plenty of giveaways from the many vendors, and of course the awards! Props to everyone that made this event great(Tuner Motorsports was the main sponsor) and the guy that won for highest mileage BMW at 518k miles! wow! C-ya next year BimmerFest! Lets hope its a bit cooler, at least less than 100F!
Date: July 20th, 2013
Location: Ripken Stadium, Aberdeen, MD
By: Erik
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[COVERAGE] Fresh Meet Summer Bash
June 30th, 2013 by Elusive MediaThe ever so popular Fresh Meet is here, from the daily driver to the garage queen, it was all there for your viewing pleasure. Vendors were lined up throughout the “meet” and prizes from cash, tshirts or even a Honda Ruckus were up for grabs! Along with a couple hundred cars(anyone have the total?) throughout the day and alimbo contest, everyone was kept entertained. With the chance of rain for the past 2 weeks, and including for the Fresh Meet, some where worried about how it would turn in out, but with an earlier hour opening (9:30am), and a light drizzle that didn’t come til 2pm, there was plenty of sun for the early arrivals. I’m sure everyone can agree, but we are looking forward to the next “FRESH Meet”!
Congrats to the Fresh Meet Team for putting together a great time! Enjoy the photos!
Date: June 30th, 2013
Location: Kean University, Union, NJ
By: Erik
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[COVERAGE] Formula Drift: RD4 The Gauntlet
June 25th, 2013 by Elusive MediaFormula Drift returns to New Jersey for another sold out crowd. The Gauntlet sure did stand up to its name; with multiple crashes in turn 1 and drivers bumping in each other as the they all were fighting to stay in the fight for the win, it surely kept the crowd entertained. For the past years, the track has been in a figure 8 configuration, this year it was changed into a “mirror like” configuration with 2 high speed clipping points in the center.
After a long 2 days battling it out, Chris Forsberg driving his NOS Energy Drink/Hankook Nissan 370z takes 3rd from Darren McNamara driving his Falken Tire Nissan 240SX. The final showdown was down to Daigo Saito & Justin Pawlak. Justin Pawlak in the Falken Ford Mustang was the number one qualifier, but Daigo Saito in his Achilles/Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 & Championship points leader puts the pressure on and Justin Pawlak spins out chasing Daigo Sainto, which gives him the win!
Round 4 is the halfway point in the championship, Dagio has a 60 point lead and having the top 6 only separated by less than 100pts, one bad weekend for one and good one for another could put a driver in the fight for the championship. Should be an exciting rest of the season! Round 5, Throwdown continues at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA on July 19-20, 2013. If ya can’t make it, remember to stream it live from http://www.formulad.com/!
Enjoy the photos!
Date: June 21-22nd, 2013
Location: Wall Stadium Speedway, Wall, NJ
By: Erik
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