Matthew Karatsu

Bass Trombonist and Photographer. Graduated from USC Thornton, University of Michigan SMTD, and San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

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Daytona 500 is tomorrow and Martin Truex Jr. will have a different number now that he is driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, but here is a photo of him at last year’s Auto Club 400.

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Super stadium trucks are always and exciting event every year at the Long Beach Grand Prix. Damage like this is very common! #acuragrandprixoflongbeach #superstadiumtrucks #stadiumsupertrucks

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Some teams use these nice wheel chalks on pit lane before the race. Here is an example of what the Wood Brothers use for their cars.

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Corner workers at the Long Beach Grand Prix are waving a red flag to signal the end of a morning practice session.

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Kurt Busch leads the field after a restart during the 2018 Auto Club 400.

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Lug Nuts are left to be glued on before the race.

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Another season of baseball is almost here!

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Waiting for the rest of my group brass class to show up at Amuse Music. Two trumpets and a trombone student currently.

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Being in media can be really hard. Here one of the broadcast setup crew gets some rest during the first practice session for the 2018 Auto Club 400 weekend. They had been at the track for at least a day already to set up robo cams.

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Here is Ed Jones at the 2018 Long Beach Grand Prix. Excited for this year’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Should be and exciting new partnership for the Long Beach Grand Prix and Acura.

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Tristan Nunez sits in his Mazda Prototype before the command to start engines before the 2018 Bubba Burger Grand Prix at the Long Beach Grand Prix.

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A group of school kids was given a demonstration on how to mount and balance Indycar tires, but they got a little rowdy when they were allowed to pick them up to see how heavy they were. Here one student helps another try one on for size.

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Martin Truex Jr. celebrates his victory at the 2018 Auto Club 400.

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Super Stadium Trucks at The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach are always exciting. Here the truck in the back runs into the orange truck heading into the hairpin.

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Two Sunoco fuel cans ready for a pit stop at Auto Club Speedway. Always looking for those detail shots! Can’t wait for another year of NASCAR.

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Excited for a year of auto racing! Here Scott Dixon hits the brakes before heading to turn 8 at the 2018 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

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Why does any L have a one car train. Could get on three trains @sfmta_muni #munisucks