Fighter William Albrecht

AMA Motocross – Thunder Valley (Lakewood Colorado)

After catching 2 Supercross (indoor) events in the past year I thought it would be awesome to catch an outdoor event (Motocross) The closest outdoor event to home is Thunder Valley located just outside of Denver Colorado. To keep the miles off the truck and wear and tear the cost effective decision was to pick up a trusty Rav-4 from Hertz.  Not the most exciting car on the road, but worthy of a simple road trip.  Short day of work and about a 6 hr drive and we were there.  To get the most out of the experience we opted for the camping option.  Not necessarily the cheapest option due to the $125...

Pikes Peak 2011 (Welcome Jalopnik Visitors!)

I had the opportunity to check out the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The brutal climb is the second longest running race in North America with 156 turns reaching the 14,115 foot peak.  Sadly you need to pick 1 turn and stay put for obvious safety reasons .  To get a good "seat" you need to leave your hotel around 3:00am to join the MASSIVE crowd. As per the feature post on Jalopnik: http://jalopnik.com/5816362/2011-pikes-peak-hill-climb-uber-gallery Be sure to "Like" my Facebook profile as well (http://www.facebook.com/TheFoxIdentity) Edit: Gallery part 2!

Smoke on the Water, Fire in the sky.

I got a fun project to snap some photos for an upcoming article in ABQ The Magazine. With the subject "bling" I picked a new 2011 BMW 335is Convertible. Not the most expensive BMW available, but the X6, X5M, and the new 6 Series are out of reach for most. With smoke plaguing the Sandias from the Wallow Fire in Arizona, Albuquerque is waking up every morning with a slight blanket of ash.   I wasn't able to get the perfect clean backdrop, but the effect reminded me of one of my old warming filters I picked up years ago.   NASA Satellite Images of Willow Fire: Click...

This is getting good…

I just got my media credentials for Shark Fights at Santa Ana Casino and the AMA Motocross event in Lakewood Colorado. In my quest to put myself in just about every difficult situation with a camera I figured a few rounds of MMA would be perfect.  As with a concert or many live events a flash won't be permitted.  Hopefully Santa Ana Star Center has good lighting so I can freeze the action without going above ISO 3200. Outdoor motocross is just the icing on the cake.  I have attended two indoor Supercross events in the past year, but this will be my first outdoor motocross event not counting...