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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.

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Me sitting in an old Lada rally car at the start line of a track, undergoing some final checks. — Old Lada Rally Car
We hopped down to Estonia for a few days and I found that it’s possible to rent an old Lada rally car to rip around a rallycross track. Cue us driving an hour south just to give it a whirl; quite a piece of rally history when you factor in Eastern Bloc differences from way back. Took me a few laps to get the hang of it but was great fun after that.

A white Lexus IS250 streaks through the high desert of Colorado. Massive dust clouds can be seen in its wake. — Rally Colorado
Not quite the result I wanted or needed, but finished 3rd in National LW2D at Rally Colorado. Went through a lot of issues and recovering to a podium after that is probably the best one could ask for.

Thanks to River City Rally for the crew and car this weekend, kept it running well and fixed my idiotic DNF result from day 1. Thanks to Kendra Miller for co-driving a tricky event, with the crazy temperatures and constant changing schedule.

Thanks also to sponsors and friends who support: 425 Motorsports, Fuji Select and FoxCove IT. (Thanks to MeLe Media for the shot!)

A white Lexus IS250 powering through a turn. It's heavily squatting in the back and massive dust clouds trail it. — Neat Accel
Thanks to Nich Carpenter for the photo!

A white Lexus IS250 slides through a turn on gravel. People in the background are watching and cheering. The back end of the Lexus is squatted down, implying heavy throttle usage. — The Line I Wanted
Second pass through the stage and no car parked on the inside of the corner... meaning I could do what I wanted the first time. Makes for a great photo. Thanks to Roads Less Traveled for the photo!

A white Lexus IS250 taking the long way around a Mini Cooper on a dirt road. People in the distance are cheering. — Long Way Around
Always sad to see someone parked up on the side of the road like this. We wound up taking a much wider line than I was thinking as a result.

Thanks to Cooper Page for the photo!

A white Lexus IS250 powers through a turn. Massive dust clouds can be seen behind it. — SOFR 2026: Day Three
I didn't expect this event to mess with my head, but crashing here last year - and destroying a car - apparently does that. A decent return to driving form and "alright" finish capped off day three though, so can't complain. On to Colorado.

Thanks to Mele Media for the photo, River City Rally for the car, and Crystina Coats for co-driving for the event! Sponsored by 425 Motorsports, Fuji Select and FoxCove IT.

A white Lexus IS250 with gold rims races through the night. — SOFR 2026: Yoctangee, Second Pass
Gold rims look better than I thought they would.

Thanks to Mele Media for the photo, River City Rally for the car, and Crystina Coats for co-driving for the event! Sponsored by 425 Motorsports, Fuji Select and FoxCove IT.

A crowd taking photos of a white Lexus IS250 speeding over a bump in the road. — SOFR 2026: Yoctangee, First Pass
First pass of the Yoctangee went well enough, minus a small detour in braking bias. Thanks to Mele Media for the photo, River City Rally for the car, and Crystina Coats for co-driving for the event! Sponsored by 425 Motorsports, Fuji Select and FoxCove IT.

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. — 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. — 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. — 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!

A white Lexus IS250 attempts to make a turn on an incredibly icy surface. The sun is setting and casts a ray on the road. The Lexus is sliding due to the ice. A photographer can be seen in the snowy tree-filled background. — Sliding on Ice
Ice racing seems to be a totally different beast. I would like to think we had a good showing overall, but this photo is evidence that you're just spending the entire stage searching for any grip you can get. Thanks to Mele Media for the photo!

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