Formula D Round 3 – Invasion is finally back at Palm Beach International Raceway! While you are there make sure you stop by our both to say hi and check out our brand new clothing colab with SWAY. If you are unable to attend you can always catch all of the action on Formula D’s Live Stream.
Mark My Words
posted by Emil Garcia
Mark My Words Bagged Jetta Photography by Chris Cruz Here is a car that we basically stumbled upon. It is one of those clean cars that can sometimes be overlooked, but once you notice it, you don’t stop looking. The owner works at a local Hyundai dealership, buried in a sea of Korean engineering, this little German hides very modestly. That is of course until we spotted it. She was not so shy once in front of the camera. It was then that we really were able to appreciate the smooth lines, air suspension and great fitment of this car. Take a skim through the mod list and you’ll soon see that there is more than meets the...
Formula Drift Atlanta | Day 2
posted by Leo Diaz
Formula Drift Atlanta | Day 2 Round 2 – Road to the Championship Photography by Frank Leon, Emil Garcia, & Oliver Ledesma Release by John Pangilinan Formula DRIFT returned to Road Atlanta for Round 2: Road to the Championship. Justin Pawlak takes the victory in the Falken Tire Mustang increasing his point lead in the Pro Championship Points Standings. Round 2: Road to the Championship brought the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship back to the Series birthplace nine years ago. Fans came in droves seeing an increase in attendance at Road Atlanta. This marks another consecutive season of growth. “It’s very satisfying that Road...
Formula Drift Atlanta | Day 1
posted by Leo Diaz
Formula Drift Atlanta | Day 1 Round 2 – Road to the Championship Photography by Emil Garcia As most racing events go, each track in a series offers new challenges and new opportunities. After an exciting Round 1 at Long Beach, Formula Drift continued their series into Atlanta. Road Atlanta has been on the FD schedule close to a decade and proves to be one of my top three tracks for FD. Day 1 starts with practice, shake downs, and some tuning. The guys fought it out to see who takes the Top 32 into competition day and the qualifying round becomes a battlefield. Some of our hometown drivers did not make the cut this round, surprising...
Staff Spotlight: Rol...
posted by Emil Garcia
Staff Spotlight: Roly Dee New Kid on the Block Words by Emil Garcia Roly Dee is a local photographer that has made quite a name for himself in the south florida automotive scene. Roly came up by shooting local drift events and cars, his work was noticed by other local photographers and they...
V2Labs Mystery Meat
posted by Emil Garcia
V2Labs Mystery Meat RolyDee Videos Videography by Roly Dee Last month many people made the journey out to downtown Orlando to attend the V2Labs Mystery Meat. Roly Dee was on hand and put together this great video for our viewing...
Real Steel | Part 3 of 3
posted by Emil Garcia
Real Steel | Part 3 of 3 Snow White and the Four Steelies Photography by Divan Shepherd We make our way back to Cape Town, South Africa to bring you Real Steal Pt 3. As you may remember a few features back, we brought you two civics that had taken the Cape Town stance scene by storm. These two very unique vehicles are proof that the scene reaches every corner of the globe. This Particular vehicle has been given the full head to toe white out treatment. The Civic sits on Renault steelies that have been custom tailored to 15″x8″ and 15″x9″ respectively. By way of many modifications this civic has been set to play...
King Nothing
posted by Eric Lopotosky
King Nothing Bow Down Photography by Eric Lopotosky Shane Thumma, owner/operator of STD Customs hand a wrench in his hand as soon as he could make a fist. With his father a mechanic, Shane was always around cars and usually bad ass customs. When Shane was 11 he built his first small block all by himself, with his father watching over his shoulder. His love for cars and his Dad always working on them, allowed Shane to hone his craft in the custom car field. While in junior high school Shane got his hands on the finishing end of a street rod due to his father being incapacitated. Although he may do this work alone, inspiration is also...
Blue Ribbon Z
posted by Leo Diaz
Blue Ribbon Z Nessen Forged Nissan Photography by Mick Harris Mick Harris has done a great job of building quite the impressive Nissan Z with a very long list of modifications. Normlly wild kitted cars don’t wet my whislte and tend to get overdone, however Mick has found a fantastic balance in agressive styling and clean well put together parts. Everything on the car flows nicley to create a car that looks, drives and sounds amazing. Take a moment and read through the long list of mods and you gain a much higher appreciation for this build. Keep an eye out as this car is getting some serious attention. Already published in...
IA Spring Meet
posted by Leo Diaz
IA Spring Meet Braving the Field Photography by Ryan Cahela The Import Alliance Spring Meet 2012 took place this year at Turner Field in Atlanta, GA on April 22nd. Known for being one of the biggest meets on the East coast, it was no surprise that a baseball field parking lot was needed to hold all the cars. This marked the 4th year that IA made its way into Atlanta. Looking at their over 2800 car attendance last year, we were expecting even more at this event. Here are a few of our favorites form the event as well as some overall coverage courtesy of Ryan Cahela. ...
Funkshion [fuhngk-shun]
posted by Emil Garcia
Funkshion [fuhngk-shun] : the Fusion of Form and Function Reviewing the Function&Form Type 2.5 Coilovers Photography by Brian Leon Form or function, the question that has been long debated in the car industry. Now what if we could achieve both? impossible you say? I think not! The guys over at Function&Form take your debate and do away with it. They have designed a coilover that does not force you to compromise. The Function&Form Type 2.5, the third release of the companies coilover line. The Type 2.5 sports industry standard 32-way adjustability, adjustable camber plates, McPherson struts and through a unique partnership,...
UTI TunerLife Texas Weekend
posted by Leo Diaz
UTI TunerLife Texas Weekend Dallas Rescheduled! The Dallas TunerLife event has been rescheduled to coincide with the Houston tour date. What does that mean for TX? Well it means that UTI, Meguiar’s, Tjin Edition Roadshow, Performance Auto & Sound, Social Apex, Fitted Agency, Ricekiller, Texas Imports, and State of Stance will be taking over Texas on May 19th & 20th. Starting May 19th in Houston, followed by May 20th in Dallas. SEE YOU...
And So It Begins
posted by Leo Diaz
And So It Begins Formula Drift Round 1, Streets of Long Beach Photography by Joseph Ginzburg Maybe I’m just crazy, but to me there is something magical about opening day of a new season of any motorsports series. Formula Drift is no different. Since the close of 2011 I’ve been awaiting the 2012 season of FD; waiting to see the returning drivers, the new cars, and the buzz around the newest drivers; 19 new drivers (the largest rookie field in the series according to John Pangilinan). Everyone with the same hopes for series champion. Stepping into that energy is just amazing; the excitement, unexplainable. There were some...
So Fresh and So Clean
posted by Leo Diaz
So Fresh and So Clean HardParked Does It Again Videography by Jose SanLuis After much hesitation, here is Pat’s Official video debut for Hard-Parked. Pat has put much time and dedication into his JDM front and rear Civic that is currently sitting on Work VSXX in 17×9.5. Check out the video and share it with your friends. Don’t forget to ‘Like’ the team on FaceBook!
12 Hours of Sebring
posted by Emil Garcia
12 Hours of Sebring Endurance in our backyard Photogrpahy by Emil Garcia Peugeot, Peugeot. That’s was the shadow that was cast over the Audi Sport team at this year’s American Le Mans season opener. Peugeot has taken the opening win for the previous 2 years and with Peugeots departure from the American Le Mans series this year, Audi was sure to be winner right? Temperatures holding steady in the mid 80s, Friday’s qualifying sessions sorted the pack. With Audi Sport Team Joest taking 1, 2, and 3 in qualifying it was a safe bet to say that an Audi would cross the finish line on the podium. The LMP1 class battled hard throughout the...
TunerLife Tour | Dallas
posted by Leo Diaz
TunerLife Tour Dallas The Tour Continues The TunerLife Tour brought to you by UTI, Scion, State of Stance and EventWerks continues on to the next stop: Dallas, TX on April 14th 2012 Only a month away!!! REGISTER NOW!!! Its an ALL FREE event so REGISTER NOW!! Visit TunerLifeTour.com for registration and info. See you...
TunerLife Tour | Orlando
posted by Leo Diaz
TunerLife Tour Orlando UTI Campus Photography by Viet Dang Orlando, the 1st stop on the UTI TunerLife Tour 2012. All I can say is it was a great event. Many came out to showcase their cars, hang out with friends, eat good food, and shop some swag from all the vendors. I want to thank all that came out to the event and be a part of the 1st stop on this tour. We cant wait to meet everyone and look forward to our next stop in Dallas on April 14th. Make sure to check out info on the tour dates and stops and to register for this ALL FREE event at TunerLifeTour.com ...
One Fairlady
posted by Leo Diaz
One Fairlady Lonny’s NISMO 370Z Photography by Erik Lopotosky Some things are masterpieces and need very little to no altercation to be jaw dropping and thrilling. Lonny’s NISMO 370Z is one of those cars. Clean, simple, and to the point; a driver’s car calling for the nearest canyon road. ...
NSCRA Tuner Challenge
posted by Leo Diaz
NSCRA Countyline Raceway | March 18th Tuner Challenge 2K12 “Street Fight Edition” NSCRA has teamed up with Countyline Raceway to bring the NSCRA excitement closer to home. Dont’ miss this event! Bring out your racekors and run them down the freshly redone 1/8mile track, or bring out your showkor and complete for NSCRA awards including a Stance award presented by us, State of Stance, or just come our to peep some fast cars, sik rides, and hot models. Don’t miss the action March 18th at Countyline Dragway as the National Sport Compact Racing Association welcomes all “Street Racers” to an event of a life time. The “NSCRA...







