Formula Drift, Locked and Loaded-Session Six/Infineon Raceway

I was sitting in the Photo Room at Infineon Raceway, on the Thursday before the IRL race when one of the other shooters asked if I had heard about the drift competition that was going to take place at Turn 7 that weekend. I thought there might be a story in it and decided to see firsthand what the buzz was about. I overheard someone say there was a Scion with a “Phase 9” NASCAR spec Tundra engine…a Scion?, another car had a supercharged V-8 and yet another a twin turbo V-6. Little did I know I would get more than I bargained for.

Turn 10 at Infineon Raceway is a fast turn. Little errors can turn into big crashes.

Photographers are warned in every photo meeting about the dangers of shooting on the outside of turn 10. This sequence highlights the danger.