He’s Already Racing: Seven-Year-Old Karting Prodigy Landon Batson
The following interview was conducted in writing. Responses from Landon Batson and his father, Dameron Batson, are attributed separately throughout. All photos courtesy of the Batson family. Landon Batson was six years old when he watched Formula 1 with his dad and decided that was what he wanted to do with his life. A month…
Through Her Lens: A Conversation With Motocross Photographer Melanie Otto
The following interview was conducted in writing. All photos courtesy of Melanie Otto. Melanie Otto did not grow up around motorcycles. She grew up in Rhode Island with a camera in her hands, shooting macro leaves in the fall. Motocross was not part of her world. It was, by her own description, something she had…
She Was Already There: A Conversation With Drift Queen Hiromi Kajikuma Obata
In Racing Color’s first interview. The following interview was conducted in writing. Hiromi Kajikuma Obata’s responses were originally written in Japanese and have been translated into English. Every effort has been made to preserve the personality and intent of her original words. All photos courtesy of Hiromi Kajikuma Obata. In the early 2000s, at a…
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