Alright, lets start off this assignment.
For your inspirational purposes, here are some examples for everyone:
(Disclaimer: The first two are mine, however the following were taken by very gifted photographers that I have come across on flickr. I have simply used the share feature of flickr to attach their work as an example. All credit goes to the respective authors)
Lost Canyon by rslhc, on Flickr
Speeding Into the Night by rslhc, on Flickr
ShelbyBombing by Lunchbox PhotoWorks, on Flickr
Where the streets have no name by Stefano Viola, on Flickr
"Rockstar" - The Milky Way from Joshua Tree National Park by Stephen Oachs (ApertureAcademy.com), on Flickr
moonlight by flamed, on Flickr
Blue light special by Neil Armstrong2, on Flickr