European Drifting Championship
The tires of tenths of cars have brought on fire the parking of Polus Center in Cluj Napoca, on the 15th and 16th of May. King of Europe, in collaboration with 4Tuning and the Romanian Association of Auto Tuning hit it again with this great show, presenting 41 romanian and foreign contestants – the European Drifting Championship. The roaring engines and the controlled drifts have thrilled the viewers.
My passion for sports photography has brought me out of my warm bed right in the middle of the action, next to a huge group of sport passionate. The smell of adrenaline was all over in the air, the deafening sound of the engines was luring you closer…and closer.
Armed with my photographic equipment I joined the other snipers, carefully following the dance of the four wheeled beasts. Every movement persistently begged to be caught and every participant claimed to be captured by the frame hunters.
Although a difficult prey, the participants were trapped, one by one, in the black boxes behind the lenses.
Campionatul European de Drift
Cauciucurile a zeci de masini au infierbantat in 15 si 16 mai parcarea Polus Center. King of Europe in colaborare cu 4Tuning si Asociatia Romana de Tuning Auto au dat din nou lovitura prin organizarea unui extraordinar spectacol sustinut de 41 de concurenti din tara si strainatate – Campionatul European de Drift. Motoarele ambalate la maxim si derapajele controlate au extaziat publicul clujean prezent la eveniment.
Pasiunea pentru fotografia sportiva m-a dezlipit de patul calduros si m-a adus in mijlocul actiunii alaturi de un grup urias de alti impatimiti ai sportului. Izul de adrenalina se simtea in aer, sunetul asurzitor al motoarelor te ademeneau tot mai aproape si … mai aproape.
Inarmat cu echipamentul din dotare m-am alaturat celorlalti lunetisti urmarind cu multa atentie dansul fiarelor pe patru roti. Fiecare miscare se cerea surprinsa cu insistenta, fiecare participant se dorea urmarit de vanatorii de cadre.
Desi o prada grea, participantii au fost, pe rand incarcerati in cutiile negre din spatele obiectivelor.
Text & photo: Marius Ioan Groza
Camera Obscura Editor
