After a day of racing the racing continues. Once the eliminations are done and the trophies are handed out the fun begins.

Many a racer shows up for the chance to race their friends and to go down the track but that’s not the only reason. They are there to compete.

As a photographer I sometimes get to do and see some cool things. While at the RPM Nationals I get to start right at the startline and watch my friends and other racers stage, get right up on the startline and punch that throttle launching their cars down the track. It just such a blast being right on top of the action.

If you go down the track you’ve got to get back to the beginning and that means making your way down the return road.

It all starts on Friday at Santa Margarita Ranch as the participants roll-in setting up their pits and getting their cars teched and ready for RPM Nationals.