I asked the the event coordinator guys, and I guess the only way to get real photo access (between the K-barriers where the course workers are) is to have a press pass - OR, be a member of the team as team photographer.
I plan on hitting up all the local periodicals / publications to see if I can swindle a press pass from them in exchange for free pictures, but I also wanted to broaden my chances by trying to hit up some teams.
my current plan is to hit up a bunch of the formula drift guys, since a lot of those seem to be more privateer types that may not have a "team photographer", but I figured I'd post something up here as well, in case someone knows someone
