At Formula D Round 2 – Atlanta I bumped into an old friend, Paul, who I haven’t seen in quite a long time. While stationed in Korea he picked up photography as a hobby and started attending local drift events. When I saw him at Road Atlanta he told me he would soon be stationed in Germany and would be able to cover many exciting events over there for State of Stance if we were interested……uumm, YEAH! The first thing he sends me? Nürburgring 24 Hour Race! I’m jealous. Without further ado, here is the set from our newest contributing photographer Paul Otlewski (aka Piner)

It was a dark, depressing day with the looks of nothing but rain in it’s future. But Carlos Alvarez and the rest of the Ultra Evolution staff were determined to put on a great event and succeeded. With the help of some local vendors and club support, Carlos was able to put on a great event, not just for cars but for clubs also. With a few games and some awesome cars, Carlos definitely showed that there’s more to events then just cars. Take a moment to look at some pics snapped by our own Adam Frandsen and be sure to check out Ultra Evolution for upcoming events.  Thank you Carlos for a unique and fun show on what seemed to be a...

If you’re into building cars and into driving cars, then you know how important the proper seat it. It is the only thing that truly connects the driver to the car. While building my car I was given the opportunity to install a seat from STÄTUS, courtesy of Flat6 Motorworks. The seat, a STÄTUS Ring GT in black leather with a carbon fiber shell, was fitted with a 6-point harness with a cam lock system; also from STÄTUS.          The thing about this seat is the details. From the soft, touchable leather down to the stitching; not a single detail was overlooked. The leather outer grabs the carbon fiber shell as if the two are one....

We’ve had the amazing opportunity to be a Media Sponsor for Formula Drift’s 2011 season. It has been an unforgettable experience and has given me the chance to meet some of the coolest people in our industry and around the globe. This last event was different, its been a very long time since I have had a camera in my hands and even longer since I’ve done so for motorsports. Considering I’ve spent the last year behind a computer looking at code, writing articles, sending emails and packing and unpacking booths; the best parts of this last year have been meeting so many of you, either at events or at our booths....

When Formula D came to Florida we wanted to go all out seeing as it was on our home turf. We enlisted the help of as much media personnel as John P. would let me. I called my friend Mikey Bajer, a film student, to come shoot a great video for us. Although he has never shot an automotive event before and the last drift event he attended was 7 years ago (Falken Drift Showoff at Homestead) after seeing some of his work I felt as if he was up to the challenge and would produce an amazing video. David Atash and Brian Clementi were also more than ready to run back and forth between the pro cars right before they take off to get some astounding...