Name: Will Roegge

Location: Los Angeles, California.

Career Path: Conceptual Fashion Design > Editor > Post Production Supervisor > Director

Previous Career Paths:  Mechanic, Snowboard Instructor, Floral Delivery person, Photographer.

Notable Projects/Wins:  Climb Attack - Motor Press Guild Awards 2009 finalist and 2006 Best of College Photography Annual Finalist.

Cars: 1995 Nissan 240sx, 19742 VW Westy Van & 2005 Kawasaki ZX-6R (not a car)

Fav Past Cars: Mazda 626

Next Car: 1970 Datsun 240z, Lexus GS300, Ferrari F-40

Car Passions: Drift, Landspeed, FIA GT, Grassroots Motorsports.

Personal Style: Bright high tops, in need of a shave, fresh t-shirt, and slim jeans.

Favourite Band of the Moment: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Personal Motto: Everyday I Live.

To kick off the start of Team Need for Speed's FIA GT3 season, here's a look back at their 1st place run at the Dubai 24h race earlier this year. Hopefully this video sheds some light on what it's like to literally race around the clock, and is backed by an Ekstrak score. The TNFS Z4 GT3 dominated in Dubai, and I'm excited to see how the new improved Z4 does this season! 

- Will Roegge

Team Need for Speed

With Formula Drift Irwindale a little over eight days away, here is a look back at round six in Sonoma. Team Need for Speed drivers, Matt Powers and Mad Mike Whiddett let me record their practice runs. FD Sonoma was a challenging event for drivers, like Matt and Mike, who had previously not driven the track. With short practice sessions, drivers had to make the most of each run to familiarize themselves with the high speed right hand entry. Its fascinating to me to compare practice driving styles between the two drivers. What do you notice?

See you at Irwindale.

- Will Roegge

In 2009, I worked with Rhys Millen to create a short film, Climb Attack, which documented his Time Attack 2WD class - record setting Pikes Peak run. This year, 2010, I had the honor of working with Jeff Zwart as he campaigned a Porsche GT3 Cup at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Jeff smashed the Time Attack 2WD record set by Rhys in 2009 with a time of 11:31.095. Enjoy the finished short film -GT3 Climb.

- Will Roegge

Jeff Zwart's driver blog from Pikes Peak

During the FIA GT 1 qualifying race at Paul Ricard, Sumo Power's twin Nissan GTRs dueled in a Godzilla grudge match. Mind you, this is still the qualifying race - not Saturday or Sunday's main event. Sumo car number #23, leading, was suffering from understeer. While #22, following, attempts to overtake its struggling twin. The in car footage gives you a perspective on the long straights and hair pins at Paul Ricard. Clip courtsey of SRO/FIA GT1.

More hotness from FIA GT @ Paul Ricard.

At the FIA GT3 race at Jarama, Team Need For Speed driver Edward Sandström had a crash during Saturday practice. Thanks to an in-car camera, we can witness the crash in this video. Edward tries to compensate for the oversteer, but ends up spinning into the wall - loosing his trunk and hood in the process.

This weekend, we are in the south of France at Paul Ricard for the next round of FIA GT/GT3. Stay posted this weekend for updates from the track.

Be sure to check out Jonathan Moore's coverage of FIA GT3 at Jarama.

While Linhbergh was shooting stills of the 2010 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb - I was filming a short on 2WD Time Attack Class competitor Jeff Zwart. During Friday qualifying Jeff set a new qualifying record in his Porsche GT3 Cup of 5:01.642 (bottom third).

This quick video is from the in-car camera from the run and the sound of the naturally aspirated Porsche flat six is raw. For the hill climb the 997 was setup with shorter gears - so there is plenty of shifting through the paved to gravel lower section. Enjoy the sounds, impressive driving, and scenery as you ride shotgun with Jeff Zwart in his Porsche GT3 Cup.

- Will Roegge

Linhbergh's Pikes Peak coverage:

Day One

Day Two

Day Three