Breaking explores the world of grassroots drifting through Peter Lupkin’s immersive “Gonzo Portraiture.” Embedded with Fort Wayne’s Team Breaking, Lupkin reveals the humanity behind the sport—its community, rituals, vulnerability, and unexpected tenderness—capturing a culture where connection matters as much as control.

Drifting is a motorsport in which drivers intentionally slide their cars sideways by breaking rear-wheel traction, controlling the skid through balance, throttle, and precision. Judged for style rather than speed, it is a grassroots, self-funded culture built on passion, improvisation, and collective effort.

Breaking takes its name from both this technical moment and Team Breaking, the Fort Wayne drifting group that welcomed Peter Lupkin into their world. Through full immersion—riding along, sharing meals, and spending long nights in garages—Lupkin developed an intimate understanding of the community that fuels the sport.