Hey everyone - I hope you all had a nice 4th of July weekend! We had a badass fireworks display last Thursday night, and then, as if on cue, it started raining the rest of the weekend. It’s Monday and it’s still crappy out!

So with all this lousy weather, I was stuck inside quite a bit this weekend. I figured I’d make the best of it and try to be a little more productive (there’s only so much I can take of lying around on the sofa all weekend playing Mario Kart). I decided to go through and organize a bunch of my old photos. It was then that I figured it might be cool for me to start posting some of my favorites over the past few years. Then I realized that maybe I should make this a regular fixture here on my blog. So…with that said, here’s my first “Photo of the week”.

This pic is one of my all-time favorites that I shot. I’m not a big “shoot in the pits” kinda guy. When I go to a race, 99% of my attention is focused on shooting the two pro motos. I took this shot at Budd’s Creek - I think it was either 2002 or 2003. The first pro moto was about to start and I was making my way towards the starting line. As I was walking through the pits I walked past Jeremiah Jones’ trailer. As I casually looked over, there was JJ, deep in thought. I can’t say exactly what was going through his mind as I didn’t dare bother him - I didn’t want to say a word. He looked like he was concentrating intensely and was only focused on the race. I quickly snapped off one shot because it was so rare to capture a moment like this.

For the life of me, I don’t remember how JJ did in this race - if he won or not. The only thing I remember from this day at all is grabbing this shot as it quickly became my favorite from not only that race, but the rest of the season as well. JJ has been one of my favorite racers and I can’t tell you how nice it is to see him at the races today. He’s one of the most decent people I know. If you’re at a race, make sure you stop by the Suzuki semi and say hi. 

Anyway, I’ll do my best to keep this “Photo of the week” thing going. Hope you enjoy it!