In the 2 states I have been ticketed (Hawaii and California) have “trial by written declaration” as an option to plead your case. If you you lose the written decision, you can still request a court hearing. So, you really get 2 chances.

Yea. that’s what I was trying to say but it came out all wrong.

haha.

It’s usually an option on the back of your ticket. You make a request to defend via written declaration. They send you the case info and instructions. Then both you and the officer submit a statement of facts. The judge reviews both statements and makes a decision.

Request a written declaration if you plan to fight the ticket. You have a better chance defending your case and winning judgement than in court. The ticketing officer will on occasion not write their declaration, making the case dismissed. And, should you loose, you can then request to go to court. I have beaten 4…

Yes, Those are 2 other (more practical ways) of going about a rolling shot (which I have used as well). PR/Ed is a lot of run and gun - no permits on public roads, so safety is an issue. Clients expect certain locations, where getting a car up to speed for a good pan isn’t always safe - compromises.

Sorry... cannot be unseen from this moment on. I’m sure no-one internally noticed or cared. It’s just a PR teaser. Not an actual product, press release, or marketing shot.

Gotdamnit! I spoke too soon! 4-wheel drums!

As an automotive photographer, nothing pisses me off more than when they radial blur the rims... spinning the brake caliper with it.

Going with option C on the glass-eye, patch debate: the glass-patch.

I still check on my 1996 Integra GSR that was stolen in 2001. Hoping that she has been found and retitled or, at least, salvaged. No luck. I miss that car.

I’d appreciate it. haha.

Sounds like a good plan. Just keep weight in mind when you draw up your rig. Get a van that can handle the load. Weight adds up very quickly. In fact, I recently discovered that I exceeded GVWR by 1200 lbs. It’s difficult to urban stealth camp in my rig with 2 people. It’s tight and uncomfortable. Sometime I wish we…

Thanks! I had to custom order it that way. That was one feature I was adamant about.

My career allows me to solo for a week or more, which is what I prefer to do. My wife isn’t so lucky, so we’ll do weekend trips for her schedule and when she accrues enough vacation time, we head out for longer trips.

One of the best/worst lifestyle choices I’ve ever made. I was a huge performance car guy before I got into overlanding. I think the addiction is worse than modding cars.

Agreed. Summary of what you see from the car OK to NM:

As an automotive photographer that shoots PR and Marketing for manufacturers in SoCal. I think you’re over generalizing how PR photography works. PR gets a fraction of the budget marketing gets. Sometimes a Pre-production car is just finished and they’re launching the Press Release in a day or two.

As the owner of a stiffly sprung (Old Man Emu) FZJ80 and Tundra, it’s damn near impossible to take any supermarket type obstacle at normal speeds without knocking a filling loose.

LOL. I have bought all my cars in the exact attire: ripped jeans, sloppy sandals & scraggly hair.