Curiosity got the better of UK motoring journalist Jon Saxon (then working for The Golf magazine) back in 2001, when he sat through the Fast & The Furious with his 15-year old brother Dominic.
The following year – with the help of a pivotal few in Stateside rallying – Jon was able to piggy-back the 2002 North American rally calendar in the day with the idea of seeking 10-second street cars at night.
In May of that year he would fly solo from London’s Heathrow to New York’s JFK with little more than a small back-pack of clothing, Pentax camera and slide film, and what amounted to $480, where Jon would ultimately face iconic cars, their owners and in most cases their sofas too.
Across the country differences were explored, travel plans broken, intimate moments shared, and friendships–as close as is possible when on the road–made. And all to the soundtrack of an America quietly reeling from one of the most visibly disturbing attacks to hit its shores.
Much more than cars, motorsport and counter culture Jon got to see the very best this country had to offer – its people, and along with it, their openness and drive.