So after an interesting turn of events that saw me prematurely terminating my internship and being consistently on the move, I ended up in the Czech Republic for the Dotz Drift Battle. I had just recently purchased a Nikon D3s and I had brought it along. I was thinking of doing a kickass drift video, but unfortunately, Jazz hit the wall during his second lap.

Our Team of six, me included had driven through the night with barely any sleep, and after having a first look, I really thought it was game over. I mean the front bumper was in pieces, one rim was busted, twisted fender and a bit of the front chassis, suspension and steering units bent or broken… I thought the weekend was over before it even began.

If I remember correctly, that was about when Martin Kießling aka FUKUboss broke out the news. We’d use the tow truck to pull the front bit of the chassis back into shape, and come hell or high tide, he said the Team would get R33 Skyline dubbed “Diva” back on her feet.

As a photographer who isn’t working on a contract, you get a chance to actually film or photograph what you want rather that what you have to. Here is what I filmed.