if you follow my instagram i mentioned 2 weeks ago today that i would be residing in japan over the next few months to come to somewhat of a conclusion if this is the country for me to live in full-time or not. with Australian residents we’re granted access to a working holiday visa which initially allows you 6 months in japan which can be renewed 3 times, totalling 1 and a half years. 

2 weeks later and i am somewhat grounded and straight back into my daily routines. the past 1.5 weeks have been spent up north in the tokyo region traveling and shooting as much as possible. this time of the year in japan is usually flourishing with car events and practice days at many circuits on the weekends along with week days too. i traveled as far north as fukushima to link circuit, utsunomiya for nikko circuit and sports land yamanashi in yamanashi prefecture which is located somewhat behind mt fuji. in-between events i have just been enjoying driving around with andrew date in his blue 180SX and this little S14 i picked up to drive for a few weeks to then be sold to a fellow Australian too moving over to japan late next month.

for now im awaiting a few more things to arrive from home and i’ll be able to get into some more editing and frequent blog posts (hopefully once a week). firstly will be my coverage and vision from D1GP last weekend in odaiba. casey xxx

mitsuyoshi nishio-san. 音吉ファマリー leader from mie prefecture on a perfect, crisp morning at meihan x

higashi-osaka in the afternoon with yamaguchi-san from carmakeacross. 800KG K20 EK with plenty of carbon fibre x

jesse streeter 2015/2016 looking x

Perfect PS13 sitting at Minami course, Ebisu Circuit x

Being nice and early to the Hellaflush Kansai was definitely worth getting out of bed a little earlier than expected. It is shots like this that made it worth it, non cluttered photos with the smooth, morning light as the cars set stage. This one particular shot of the Fatlace S13 that lives in Japan alongside Toshi-Sans RWB Porsche was a favourite. Plenty more to come! x

Since my return back home in Australia, I’ve been struggling to gain enough motivation to go out and shoot some cars. After yesterday’s Christmas Bash at Queensland Raceway myself, Robo and Nick drove to the opposite side of the city for the JDMST end of monthly meet. As we entered the car park, the first car I laid eyes on was Chris Pang’s  immaculate S15 slammed on a full set of TE37’s. It was great to see the car out as it received a manual conversion only last week. My levels of motivation climbed instantly. It’s good to see some tough cars getting around Brisbane.