Godzilla’s Dark Side Strasse Forged GT-R Photography by Raymond Niece Words by Leo Diaz Godzilla, in direct translation means “Giant Monster”. To most, the word conjures up images of the world wide pop culture creature first seen emerging on Japan’s coast in Tomoyuki Tanaka’s 1954’s film self-titled Godzilla. To other is can only mean one thing; the giant monster of the automotive scene, the Nissan Skyline GT-R. This dark horse you see here is a meaner version of the arch nemesis of Mothra. It is a twisted version of Nissan’s flagship performance vehicle. While Nissan exported the Japan-only built car mainly to Hong...

Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Grand-Am Gives the Green Light for 2013 Photography by Emil Garcia Words By Leo Diaz   Another automotive year commences with the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. This year 50,000 spectators flooded the speedway stands and campgrounds to witness Juan Pablo Montoya and his No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates – BMW Riley bring home a triumph in the 2013 Grand-Am opener. This was the 51st Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. For Ganassi Racing, it is the team’s fifth victory in the 24 hour event, and fifth in the last eight years; adding another Gold...

Bulls on Parade Video by LouLaVie TV Most of you saw our post on the Miami debut of the Aventador LP700-4 Roadster. Click here to see the article. Our good friends at IntoMota were on hand and shot this video of the fun day with...

Mile High M3 Strasse Forged M3 Words by Emil Garcia Photography by Chris Carrillo We here at SoS are all about working with locals. We share a town and a passion, why not help each other to reach common goals? The guys over at Strasse Forged contacted us with a feature that we could not pass up on showing to all of our loyal readers. The beauty shown here is a 2013 BMW M3, it wears Strasse Forged’s R10 (F:19×9/R:19×10). The wheels have Titanium brushed centers, with fully polished lips. Do not let the nice stance fool you, This “beemer” is outfitted with almost every Active Autowerks bolt on you can think of....

Nitto Tire to Sponsor King of the Hammer The Toughest 4×4 Race in SoCal Words by Sinan Kanatsiz Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc. Returns for Second Consecutive Year for King of the Hammers Off-Road Challenge and Sponsor of Six Teams Vying for 4×4 Championship Cypress, Calif. – Feb. 5, 2013 – Nitto Tire returns again this year as Presenting Sponsor and sponsor of six topnotch off-road racing teams for the grueling seventh running of the Griffin King of the Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire on Fri., Feb. 8, 2013.  The tough 4×4 race will be the culmination of this years week-long event billed as the most impressive to date...

Trust Issues Art99erformance A(RS)5 Photography by Jerome Rens Words by Sergio Ramirez If I had to sit down and count the number of people I would trust with certain aspects of my life, I would have a very short list of people, and believe it or not, it would be an even smaller list if I was to think of those I’d trust with putting their hands on my car. My car is an expression of who I am, what I am capable of, and my vision/taste. I’ve had an ongoing friendship with Albert Alonso, owner of Art99erformance in Spain, and let me tell you, if there was one person I would have 100% certainty would do quality work on my car, it would be...

Nurotag Promo See you There! Video released by Vossen Wheels Nurotag rolls in to the Miami Marlins Park (Center Field Garage) on February 23rd with the kickoff of the NRTG2KXIII series. Along with the revolutionary car show, NRTG2KXIII will showcase the nurotag lifestyle through a variety of additional exhibits. nurotag will host an art exhibit by four up-and-coming artists accompanied by a variety of hand-picked local DJs, the nurotag “@tag” car will be on display and attendees are invited to experience the nurotag lounge presented by Red Bull, Vossen Wheels, Klutch Republic and IntoMota, along with other vendor showcases. ENTRY &...

USP Festival of Power | Feb 16 4th Annual GTG Event USP Motorsports will be hosting their 4th Annual GTG Event on February 16th. The event starts at 10Am and is for all Euro make vehicles. There will be prizes for Best of Show and a Dyno Shootout. As in the past, there will be raffles and giveaways going on throughout the event. Don’t forget to bring your appetite as there will also be BBQ for all that attend. Don’t miss this year’s event! Below is the flyer with all the info you need to...