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SxS Stadium Series - Round 5

2009-06-24T15:23:00.000-07:00

Winding down from a great weekend of racing up in Perris and gearing up for what is going to be an insane weekend of racing at Lake Elsinore. Rounds 5 and 6 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series take place this Saturday (27th) and Sunday (28th). If you've never been to a short course off road event before, I guarantee, if you stop by this weekend, you will not be disappointed. Here's a little taste of short course action at the Mickey Thompson / Kal-Gard SxS Stadium Series - Round 5.

Shoes Optional, Sandals Recommended

2009-06-11T20:59:00.000-07:00

Shoes Optional, Sandals Recommended - The tag line for our wedding.

This is where we stood 5 years ago, today.
I love you a little more each day, Sean.
Happy Anniversary.

A gorgeous San Diego Day just begging us to do a little ocean fishing

2009-06-09T10:05:00.000-07:00

Note to self: When the wind is blowing, do not attempt to take the little boat into the ocean
Plan B: Fishing in Mission Bay (Sea World Tower in the background)

Bootie-sniffin-dog-train.
As we cruised past Fiesta Island, we found German Shorthair Pointer Heaven.
Including Deefor, we counted 6 GSPs.
And then...

...the perfect match-up came along (Ryan the Vizsla)

Jacob

2009-06-05T21:54:00.000-07:00

There are a handful of people in my life that mean the world to me.
And losing one of those people means life is inevitably altered.

I've known Bill and Melissa for 20 years. The time is easy to calculate because their oldest son, Jacob, recently turned 20 and I've known him since he was born. His cousin, Shannon, and I have been dubbed, "Jacob's first babysitters." In actuality, Jacob had a lot of "first" babysitters. I can quite honestly say that I've never seen a child more surrounded by love. You see, Bill and Melissa's house was, "the place to be" in my teenage years. They quickly became like a second family to me and have remained so, to this day. He and his family have always been part of the important events in my life, like our wedding. Can I even tell you how much it meant to me to get a hug from this teenager on such a special day. Look at that smile on my face.

One of the reasons the family is so special to me is that they came along at a transition in my life. A transition from just accepting the religious values of my family to making a decision about those values on my own, and deciding to follow them on my own (with a little help from Ginger). And, as I understand, Jacob had recently gone through a similar transition (with a little help from Stevi, his girlfriend).

Jacob passed away on Tuesday, May 26th, just before midnight. I know without a shadow of a doubt he is in a much better place, and my heart rejoices. But the selfish part of me just wants to go boogie boarding with him again.

(Yep, that's me running into him on the boogie board-on purpose!)

2009-05-24T22:59:00.000-07:00

Halibut larvae up close, Yellow Tail larvae in the forground. The good one float to the top.

Octopus guarding her babies

Arctic Fox, a little out of his element until his snow showed

Pennie the Penguin says "HELLO in there..."

We had the opportunity to attend Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute's first annual WSB Tourney today. What a great place. 30-50# Yellow Tail right in our backyard, it looked like a huge above ground swimming pool with brood stock swimming in circles. Did you know Yellow Tail yawn... Yeh, me either. The tank was 15' deep, with one viewing window. The camera didn't take to well to the plexi glass. They don't get many visitors so one scratched up viewing hole is all they had.

Halibut tanks with larvae all the way up to fingerlings all in one facility. What a great behind the scenes peek.

-Sean

This one's for you, Ma in Law

2009-05-15T17:31:00.000-07:00

We often get asked where else we post our pictures, besides our blog and on website.
OK. Really, it's only one person asking us the same question over and over and I promised I would post the link today for my MIL.
After every SxS Stadium Series Race we create a new banner for UTV Underground and post our "Best of the Best" photos on their forums.
I just love hearing feedback from the racers we captured on "film."

SxS Stadium Series - Round 4

2009-05-10T18:52:00.000-07:00

Lucas Oil Off Road Race Series - Rounds 3 and 4

2009-05-06T17:26:00.001-07:00

Rodrigo Ampudia - We ALWAYS get some great shots from this truck!

Dixie-Chopper Pro 4WD.
A big thanks to the Daugherty Racing Boys for letting me hide out in the shade of their truck in the pits.

OOPPS!

The part of this photo we failed to capture, is that he actually is giving the crowd a "thumbs up!"

Those of us along the sidelines, were calling this the "butterfly effect."
The manly-men on the forums are referring to it as the "bird wing style hood."

Sean during the half time show. - HA! Just Kiddin'!

Can someone please tell me what these things are?

2009-05-04T21:37:00.001-07:00

It may be LOORRS round 4,
but it's rodent match-up round 1.
These things put on quite a show.

PDG / TORC Practice Session

2009-04-26T08:46:00.000-07:00

...Backtracking

2009-04-24T22:13:00.000-07:00

I'm afraid I'm a bit behind on my races.
Images from SxS Stadium Series - Round 3

Good Things Come From Ramona

2009-04-15T10:49:00.000-07:00

After the LOORRs race in Primm, Sean proceeded to tell the whole race-dezert forum that I think the Trophy Kart kids are the best thing since sliced bread.
It's true.
I'm jealous.
All I did at their age was ride my bike around the neighborhood and I totally admire these kids.
Here's the problem-if I've met the kids (or their parents) I totally root for them. I've only met a handful of people so far, so I don't know what I'm going to do at the end of the season when I know everybody!
But this past Saturday, it was all about Ramona. (Ok, I know Dave Mason isn't from Ramona, but his mom did tell us that he was practically living in Ramona while he brand spankin' new TK was being built just down the street from us.)
So meet your top 3 finishers from Saturday night's race.

Connor Hart
Brandon Arthur in the "Flyin' Banana Jr."

Dave Mason Jr.

I have some great racing pics to post, so stay tuned...

Lucas Oil Off Road Race Series - Round 1

2009-04-06T18:50:00.001-07:00

Where else does a kid get a chance to drive right over a hay bale?

One of my favorites.

I've learned if you just wait long enough in one spot, you can usually get one of these shots.

Just me being nosy.

A huge thanks to Larry Job for letting me hop inside his buggy for the driver's perspective shots!

It doesn't get much cuter than this!

I'm no expert, but...I do know you can't get too much further like that or...

...that.

We'll have all images up on our website by mid-week.

Back to our regularly scheduled chick posts

2009-04-02T17:28:00.000-07:00

Although its had quite a varied history, in its short span, this blog is actually quite an accurate representation of me. My interests are quite varied - from art to the outdoors and lots of things in between. I went from showcasing pictures of pretty vintage items in my etsy store to displaying photographs of dirty race vehicles. And I love it. And I love this picture above.
I love the vibrant colors. I love that it screams, "summer!" And I love that it's a freakin' watermelon on a skirt. And in case you didn't know, it has a vintage twang to it. It seems Anthropologie teamed up with the company in control of Vera Neumann designs. Vera was a very popular designer in the 60's and 70's. Best known for her design of scarves, she also designed apparel, fabric, dinnerware and kitchen towels. When I saw this skirt it reminded me of my first Vera purchase: a bright pink vintage kitchen towel I picked up at the antique store quite a few years back. It was then that I fell in love with all things, "Vera." The watermelon skirt might have to be a special splurge because I'm pretty sure it's destined to become a classic and coveted vintage piece one day!
photo courtesy of anthropologie

Sean's Favs, how Suzy missed these... I don't know

2009-04-01T21:28:00.000-07:00

Family

2009-03-31T14:40:00.001-07:00

If you can believe it, my hair used to be just as blond when I was Victoria's age, but it was much crazier and messier.

What the hell are we gonna do with that thing?

2009-03-23T17:45:00.000-07:00

"What the hell are we gonna do with that thing?"
I thought it was an appropriate response at the prospect of trading our Dune Buggy for a Hot Rod.

But now I know better.
This thing is freakin' cool!

I'm fascinated by
the nostalgia of it.
I can't help but wonder at all the different people that have sat in this thing through its long and varied 78 year history.

I'm in love with the fact that
total strangers squeal with delight and point when they see it driving by.
It's quite the conversation starter.

I'm a little intrigued when
total strangers take pictures.
Do they want to buy it? Do they want to show it to their buddies? Or do they want to build one themselves one day?

I laugh a little when
passerby's jump when Sean honks the, "Uuuuuhoooogaaaaah" horn.
Actually, I turn my head because I'm a little embarrassed, but I make sure to catch their reaction out of the corner of my eye.

So, the answer to the question, "What the hell are we gonna do with that thing?" is that we are going to cruise around in our 1931 Ford Model A (it's predecessor being the Model T with wooden wheels!) and enjoy owning a little piece of history.

The Other Half

2009-03-18T20:09:00.000-07:00

Ok, race fans.
Commence voting for your favorite image.

To see all SxS Stadium Series photos from Round 2, visit us here:
http://lorenzstudio.com/sxs2_stadium_series.html

The Race Track

2009-03-17T23:25:00.000-07:00

Minis

2009-03-16T20:03:00.001-07:00

SxS Stadium Series - Round 2

2009-03-15T21:51:00.000-07:00

To be fair...
we're still going through the myriads of photos from this weekend.
Dont' pick your favorites yet,
because this set of photos is from only one half of lorenzstudio.
Is it the girl half? Or the boy half?
We'll have another post up tomorrow with the other half's pics and then the voting can begin.

Trolley Tracks

2009-03-10T20:40:00.001-07:00

It's not every day you get this close to Lance

2009-02-25T17:12:00.000-08:00

My New Job (Just one of many)

2009-02-24T18:29:00.001-08:00

Women are few and far between on this track . I'm finding it a bit difficult to remember to keep shooting when a truck flips over end to end, or when a Trophy Kart comes hot off the corner on 2 of its 4 wheels. It must be the womanly instinct in me that forgets what she's doing, puts down the camera and wants to know that the driver (and possibly) passenger are ok. I have more than a few shots of Sean on the track attending to drivers of vehicles with broken parts, but he keeps shooting until the vehicle lands safely. Gotta remember that part for next time!

LORENZstudio name The OFFICIAL SxS Stadium Series Photographers for 2009, Perris California

2009-02-23T00:01:00.001-08:00

This chick blog will be getting more post like this one.... We're "OFFICIAL"... Dirt is our new hobby... we'll "Officially" anyways.

We had a full weekend of media blitzing and events. SxS Series on Friday and Saturday, Lance Armstrong on Sunday.

Me and Suzy have a side bet on who gets the best shot award. She nabbed last weeks SABOBA Grand Prix best pic. I think I got the Tour de California, and Round #1 of SxS Stadium Series.....but, we'll let you choose. We'll make it an interactive prize fight to the death kind of ordeal. We'll put the photos up, you choose the one you like the most, and you send either Suzy or I to the sink to do the dishes. 1st looser does dishes. I know it sound a bit like bragging... But I've never been one to pass up a little competition. So onward... The Dirty Dishes are in you hands Bloggets (and bloggers if we still have some dudes wandering through)

Pssst... We won't let you know who's responsible for each pic until the little Husband/Wife competition is settled for the week.