As part of our media partnership with NOS Energy Drink, I was able to spend some time with the NOS rally team at the X Games last weekend. As I mentioned earlier, this was my first rally event so it was eye-opening to get a first hand look at what goes on behind the scenes during one of these events. Like most of the other NOS-sponsored machines, the

...but used for levitation! Since this is the start of an awesome AWD themed month, I figure we would start off with something a bit light hearted and fun. To add a bit more fun, view this shot while listening to the, also, iconic "The Thieving Magpie," by classical composer, Gioachino Rossini. It accompanies this shot quite perfectly! Image

Rallying is one aspect of Southern California's car culture that isn't usually shown or promoted in import type magazines! We often see Southern Cali's best drift cars, show cars, drag cars, and even time attack cars being featured by the automotive media. However, there are a lot of really cool cars that run Southern Cali rally events like

When I'm not out photographing events or posting on Speedhunters,I like to browse through Flickr on the lookout for impressive or interesting automotive photos, and sometimes I come across some truly spectacular work. A good example of the fantastic photos I'm talking about are these ones from Irishman "Mole2K". He has assembled a

I guess after reading Rod's WRC Italy post, I also got into that rally state of mind. These photos come from Flickr member SIDC Spooks and were taken at this weekend's Jim Clark rally in Scotland. High powered rally cars sliding around the beautiful Scottish countryside sure does make for some very dramatic scenes. Of course the fantastic photography