FinalBout Gallery 2019 - USA Photo Archives

I mean, I wasn't sure what to expect from The Cheese State, but Final Bout definitely surpassed all of my expectations. It was my first time travelling to the East Coast and, for some reason, Wisconsin just felt like it would be a more authentic American experience than I'd ever had before. I hopped off the plane in Wisconsin ready to see what America's Dairyland had to offer me. After checking into our Super 8 Motel, I headed to the gas station where I was unable to get a 4Loko due to a county law so I decided to get a full night's sleep in preparation for the wild week ahead of me.

We decided to take a quick road trip to Chicago before heading to our final destination of Shawano, Wisconsin. Turns out there are actually a ton of cool car shops in Chicago, but all I saw was a big chrome bean. I did, however, get to eat a deep-dish pizza that was bigger than my head so I really can't complain!

Finally, the day of FinalBout had arrived. I drove down there with my friend Tristan in his white R32 GTS-T since I was missing my own. We met up with our other friends so that we could all cruise in together and let Shawano know that we had officially arrived.

I spent the majority of my day working at the Thrash Racing booth helping to sell merchandise. I did have some time to walk around, watch the event, and see some beautiful cars. The weekend was a blast, I met tons of people and made lots of new friends. This was my first Final Bout event but it was enough to convince me to go to Japan for the Special Stage event. I'm already trying to save my pennies to go to the events in 2020!