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Photos | RYMC

Motorsports, travel, and random photos from around the world. Rally driver, car #91 in ARA National L2WD. Life is too short to just sit around and wait.

A white Lexus IS250 pushing through a water crossing. A desolate lake can be seen behind.
Sandhills Forest, South Carolina, USA
Feb 28, 2026

Water Crossing (Front)

I love everything about this photo. Thanks to MeLe Media for the photo! Thanks to River City Rally for the car!

A white Lexus IS250 pushing through a water crossing. A desolate lake can be seen behind.
Sandhills Forest, South Carolina, USA
Feb 28, 2026
A white Lexus IS250 racing through the sandy woods of South Carolina.
Sandhills Forest, South Carolina, USA
Feb 28, 2026

No title needed.

Just a simple photo of us moving along. Thanks to MeLe Media for the photo! Thanks to River City Rally for the car!

A white Lexus IS250 is chased by a competitor.
Sandhills Forest, South Carolina, USA
Feb 28, 2026

Attempting to Disappear

We'd been stuck behind a BMW that wouldn't move, and the car behind us in this shot had caught the pack. We both finally managed to get in front through some creative passing and raced to the end of the stage. One of the most fun parts of the rally - the driver of car behind us in this photo knew how to handle chasing. Thanks to Lucas Ewing for the killer photo. Thanks to River City Rally for the car!

A white Lexus IS250 slides through a turn. Spectactors can be seen in the background.
Sandhills Forest, South Carolina, USA
Feb 28, 2026

Clipping a Turn

I remember this turn and how much fun it was. Thanks to Kevin Allen for the awesome photo. Thanks to River City Rally for the car!

A white Lexus IS250 slides through a turn, kicking up an insane amount of mud at the camera in the process.
Sandhills Forest, South Carolina, USA
Feb 28, 2026

Mudblast

A fun shot of us sliding through a mound of mud and sand. Thanks to Kevin Allen for the awesome photo. Thanks to River City Rally for the car!

A white Lexus IS250 races off into the distance on a sand and tree lined road. Power poles can be seen lining the right side of the road.
Sandhills Forest, South Carolina, USA
Feb 28, 2026

750m of Sand

An artistic shot of us racing off in to the distance. Shows how long some of the straights at Sandblast can be. Thanks to Connor DeBow for the fantastic photo. Thanks to River City Rally for the car!

A white Lexus IS250 slides through a corner, being chased by a blue off road vehicle. They are racing through the woods, and the surface of the corner is slippery.
Sandhills Forest, South Carolina, USA
Feb 28, 2026

Racing a Side-by-Side

Truth be told we had no business being anywhere close to these guys - they are fast! If memory serves correct they were fighting an electronics issue though. Either way I appreciate how much skill they had when we'd have to negotiate moving around each other. One of the more fun pieces of Sandblast is the variation in vehicles you can wind up racing against. Thanks to Connor DeBow for the fantastic photo. Thanks to River City Rally for the car!

A white Lexus IS250 slides through sand. The nose of the car is weighted down as it brakes, while sand is kicked up in the rear from the wheels spinning.
Sandhills Forest, South Carolina, USA
Feb 28, 2026

Sandblast

One of the best shots of us from the event. Love the weight transfer, lighting, and sense of motion and speed. Thanks to Connor DeBow for the fantastic photo. Thanks to River City Rally for the car!

A white Lexus IS250 slides through an icy turn at night. It has a light bar on the front of the car, and various logos adorning the car sides.
Atlanta, Michigan, USA
Feb 12, 2026

Night Ice Racing

All this photo does is make me want studded tires.

A white Lexus IS250 races around a corner on icy roads in a forest. The car has racing media applied, and the radiator is blocked off with a piece of cardboard.
Atlanta, Michigan, USA
Feb 12, 2026

Damn Radiator

This photo would be one of my favorites, if we hadn't opted to block the radiator with cardboard. Still a great shot though - thanks to MeLe Media!

A podium celebration. Multiple contestants are spraying champagne as snowflakes fall.
Atlanta, Michigan, USA
Feb 10, 2026

2nd Place: Sno*Drift 2026 L2WD National Podium

The end of a 2 day race - and I am clearly exhausted at this point. We only lost by 15 seconds though! We had a healthy (ish) lead coming in to the end, but a run-in with a cone that another competitor inadvertently left on a stage led to us having a brief encounter with a snowbank. Such is rally, I guess. I don't want that to take away from the results though: Santiago Iglesias and Robert Kassel ran one hell of a race and it was a crazy fun weekend battling it out with them. Here's to hoping we can give them another run at Hundred Acre Wood in a few weeks! (Also: never let yourself get sprayed with champagne in sub zero temps, because holy hell do the hands hurt when they freeze afterwards). Thanks to Crystina Coats for co-driving all weekend - and thanks to Mele Media for the shot!