All this SEMA talk has caused a lot of late night sessions at the shop, running around all day and several sleepless nights. I’m sure people outside our scene look at us like we’re crazy. Why do people like us do it? Why do we comb the net in search of car pics and videos? Why do we spend all our money on our cars? Why do we drive almost anywhere for a meet? Because we are all car people and we share a passion. It’s that passion that connects us, unites us and builds this brotherhood that we call motorsports. No one exudes that passion more Nakai-San. Over the last few days he’s been working non-stop on a few RWB...

It seems that no matter how many times I see white on white, I always smile. Maybe it’s the bias side of me, since I used to own a white delSol on white wheels; or maybe its the fact that white on white is just timeless and clean. Either way, when I first saw these pics from our friend Ross of ILoveDrivingSlow, I smiled. Xavier Suarez from Tampa has worked hard to get this Civic Si sitting just how he imagined it should. CCW came through with crisp clean white classics and fully polished lips. Well done Xavier, well done! For more on Xavier’s Si visit ILoveDrivingSlow and check out their upcoming WinterFresh...

Our friends at Speedline FilmWerks have released episode 5 of their 6 part series covering Wuste 2011. Check it out! Episode 5 :: TST

My friend Hannah asked if I would do a photo shoot for a Hooters Halloween contest. How could I say no? As always I never forget our readers so I wanted to share some of the photos. The first one is on Hooters website, but the other two are State of Stance exclusives! I hope you enjoy them and please vote for her HERE! Expect to see more of Hannah, we have a few more shoots in the works and she might even make some appearances at our events. If you are ever in the Pembroke Pines, FL area stop by Hooters and say...

Formula Drift 2011 This 2011 season of Formula Drift has been to me the most exciting to date. Becoming a media sponsor for the series was extremely exciting for us here at State of Stance, as we have watched this series grow from its roots to a full-fledged professional racing sanction. Ryan Sage and Jim Liaw along with their team have dedicated numerous amounts of time and effort to make sure that each season is even better than the last. Founded in 2003 as a sister company to Slipstream Global Marketing, the same partnership that brought D1 Grand Prix to the United States, Formula Drift Holdings has kept our automotive passion alive by...

Formula DRIFT Round 7: Title Fight Results; Daijiro Yoshihara Wins the Championship and Tyler McQuarrie Takes the Event Victory Long Beach, Calif. – October 8, 2011 – Formula DRIFT returned to the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale for the final event of the 2011 season. Daijiro Yoshihara in the America’s Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 won the championship, while Tyler McQuarrie in the Falken Tire Nissan 350Z took the event victory. Round 7: Title Fight concluded the most successful season in Formula DRIFT history. The sold out crowd eclipsed attendance records for the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale and is now the largest Formula DRIFT event...

Our friends at Speedline FilmWerks have released episode 4 of their 6 part series covering Wuste 2011. Check it out! Episode 4 :: The MK5s

Last Sunday two of our Co-Founders, Sergio aka Cheo and Geoff aka Fafa, spent the day with the Hard Parked guys and Jose SanLuis captured it for all of us. For more from HardParked and from Jose SanLuis, check out his youtube channel...

As the sun was high in the sky over Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the IZOD IndyCar 300 went green sending out 34 drivers on a 300 mile journey to the checkered flag. Concerns circled throughout the paddocks as drivers debated the high bank of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, yet the race continued, but only to end in dismay. Dan Wheldon (33) was an English born two time Indianapolis 500 winner who was a high spirited, inspiring individual to all who met and knew him. Wheldon started at the back of the pack for the Indy 300 and by the eleventh lap had already made his way up to 24th position and inching closer up the grid when tragedy struck. Two...

  It’s been about almost 2 weeks since the Summer Meat Meet and everything is starting to sink in. It was amazing to see so many people and cars turn out for the pure passion and love of cars. We here at State of Stance as well as our good friends at Hard Parked feel blessed to have such a strong following and fan base. It really shows the rest of the world that Florida (esp. South FL) is a huge part of the automotive community. We didn’t take an official count as we don’t really care about that kind of thing, what we focused on was to achieve a laid back, fun environment for people to enjoy other’s build, share...

Our friends at Speedline FilmWerks have released episode 3 of their 6 part series covering Wuste 2011. Check it out! Episode 3 :: The Show

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...

Our friends at Speedline FilmWerks have released episode 2 of their 6 part series covering Wuste 2011. Check it out! Episode 2 :: The BMWs