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Audi Sweeps at Sebring

Audi Sweeps at Sebring Corvette wins for first time in 12 Hours since 2009 Photography by Emil Garcia and Rolando Diaz Words by ALMS PR SEBRING, Fla. (March 16, 2013) – Audi Sport extended its remarkable run at Sebring International Raceway on Saturday. Marcel Fassler, Benoit Treluyer and Oliver Jarvis won the 61st Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida in their No. 1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro – the first hybrid car to win at Sebring and in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón. Treluyer drove a storming final two stints. He took fuel with 20 minutes left but maintained his lead over teammate Tom...

ALMS & Grand-Am Partner Up Sep07

ALMS & Grand-Am Partner Up

ALMS & Grand-Am Partner up A New Championship is Born Words by Emil Garcia Press Release via ALMS / Grand-Am In our beautiful country NASCAR has always reigned supreme. It was a simple concept; Americans did not want any form of racing that did not involve Carbureted Pushrod V8s. That was until 1998 when Don Panoz, Father of the legendary car builder Dan Panoz, Formed the American Le Mans Series. American Le Mans held its inaugural race, the 12 Hour Endurance, right here in Florida at Sebring International Raceway. The Series has come a long way, growing from an eight race calendar to as many as twelve until finally settling on ten....

Vans Warped Tour ’12

Vans Warped Tour ’12 Keep The Music Alive Photography & Words by Emil Garcia Vans Warped Tour is one of the biggest and longest running music festivals of our time. Warped Tour touches down in 41 cities over 41 days this year and the line -up of over 50 bands on any given date makes for a great time. Thousands of locals come out to the festival to enjoy their favorite bands. New Sensation bands like Pierce the Veil, Four Yours Strong and Blood on the Dance Floor played along side Warped Tour Veterans like Taking Back Sunday and New Found Glory to a sea of music lovers. Music Booth and Skate ramps are scattered across Cruzan...

Keeping It Simple Jan12

Keeping It Simple

Keeping It Simple Simplicity Meets Beauty Words & Photogrpahy By Emil Garcia A Honda Civic sedan, not a car that screams Aggression. Well a Honda Civic is exactly what Kendall, FL native Christopher Ayme was presented with.  Chris took his normal grocery getter and set out on the path to make it a well stanced looker. Taking advantage of another local go-getter’s part out, he acquired a set of K-Sport Kontrol Pros and MB Battles. After a few hours of wrenching and tuning he was left with the car we present to you today.  This Honda Civic takes simplicity to a whole new level. Coils, Wheels, Done! A concept that Chris is sticking...

Le Mans | Road Atlanta :: Part1

Words and photos by Emil Garcia State of Stance was on location at Road Atlanta for the 2011 Petit Le Mans. The Race was filled many nail biting moments, bringing out a total 10 full course cautions. It was early in the race that Butch Leitzinger put the #43 Dyson Racing Lola B09/86 Mazda into the wall, effectively forcing them out of the race.    The day continued with multiple accidents forcing two other cars (#64 Jet Alliance Lotus Evora & #1 Audi Sport R18) out of the race, and mechanical problems shortening the day of eight other cars. The race came down to the wire in the GT Class, Giancarlo Fisichella took the race win, but...