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To this date I still can’t believe I was fortunate enough to shoot the original Team Burst drivers on their natural soil being Meihan Sports Land. Here are a few more images of them riding the wall.

If you look closely you will see more than 1 car. Talk about proximity.

To those of you who requested more photos of Naoki Nakamura, this is for you. This particular day was special as it was the first time I had ever been to Meihan, and look what I was blessed with! As you may know I travelled north of Japan late last year, through Tokyo and also up in Fukushima for the Autumn Matsuri. The guys up there have that much guts they don’t really care how close they are to one another as their cars are far from straight chassis. This case is different. Two fantastic drivers side by side on one of the tightest tracks in their D1 cars. I remember Shane Bingham was speaking to Nakamura and he mentioned that they try not to think what will happen if they crash, they just want to get as close as they can and if anything happens they’ll worry about it then.

I have to say I almost had a tear in my eye after this happened in the very early morning of our Meihan Day. This D-MAX S15 pushed a little too hard on one of his runs gaining too much angle on the transition into the corner causing him to wash out into the foam blocks through the concrete wall. It all happened so fast from a spectators point of view. The amount of debris that exploded into the air was unbelievable. There was a solid layer of dirt and dust not only me but all my camera gear. I was so glad to see the driver exit the vehicle safely. One thing I couldn’t get over is how fast the marshals and other drivers react when there is a situation just like this. In the second last photo you can see the amount of cars that came over to the sight to help out the driver and to get the car cleared in order to clean the track. 

Team Burst: Smiles, Laughter, Family, Cars, Passion, Sunset, Meihan Sportsland. These guys are one hell of a bunch. Need I say no more…

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