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 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...

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 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. ...

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 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 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!

Lower Class A Day in the Life Of Videography by Max...

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 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 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 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...

WekFest San Francisco Fort Mason, SF Photography by Michael Alvarado Last month an impressive list of vendors and sponsors teamed up with Weksos Industries to bring WesFest SF. One stop on the Wekfest Tour, this location proved to be perfect. Thousands gathered to take a look at top notch cars and snag up cool merchandise from local vendors. It was def one for the record books. We look forward to the rest of the WekFest Tour as they will be making a stop in our backyard. We are very excited! For more info please visit WekFest.com and don’t forget to keep checkin back with us for more news and coverage from the tour. Here are some...

Because Racekor The Legend Behind the Racekor Photography by Steven Martinez There are cars and then there are cars. What I mean, simply put is that there are cars that you see on the road and say; “Oh cool.” Then there are cars that you see and the image is branded into your memory banks with a glowing red prod that says WTF! Flat black, sitting on flat black CCW Classics, staring at you with big bug eyes, just waiting for you to dare it to do something… This is that prod wielding car; a car that defies all tuning styles and themes to truly transcend the aura of a driver… a driver known simply as Manny. Manny Collazo, one...

Reel Steel | Part 2 0f 3 Orange You Glad Reel Steal Is Back Photography by Divan Shepherd

LowerWider Apparel | Pre-Sale Launch LowerWider Apparel by State of Stance Yes this is it, the official pre-sale launch of LowerWider Apparel, a clothing line by State of Stance. With high quality soft cotton tees, custom LW logo woven labels on the sleeve and top quality design printing. But get yours now!!! Pre-sale quantities are very limited!!! Visit our shop and get...

Your My Boy Blue Georgie Why You So Blue Photography by Jacob Tompkins George Guevara chased this car for about 3 years, he wanted to purchase it from the original owner. He says he truly fell in love with it the first time he saw a picture of it. Its that kind of passion that makes for great builds. Never really having a car he went to far with, to Georgie cars were like socks. Then this one came along and stuck to him like toilet paper on the bottom of our shoe. Its current state might be deceiving as it took a lot of work to get it to this point, and for him there is still a lot to go. The interior is being re-upholstered; Sam Huessien...

D1 New Zealand | Round 1 D1NZ Commences 2012 Season Photography by Jamie Walker D1NZ continues into another year with the start of the 2012 season at Manfield Raceway in New Zealand. Team Need for Speed’s Mike Whiddett takes the first round after being one of the most consistent drivers in day 1 practice. Congrats to all the drivers making...

Real Steel Steelies Gone Wild | Part 1 of 3 Photography by Divan Shepherd   As the fitment scene continues to overtake the globe one city at a time, we’ll be there to bring it to you. As many of you may already be aware Cape Town, South Africa is slowly growing as a fitment community. Watching this style of tuning extend to the far reaches of the planet excites me. Here are two Civic from Cape Town that are already turning the heads of locals. While parts are still scarce in many areas and some modifications are illegal in many countries, this has not stopped those with a passion. From shortened Monroe shocks up front to...

tC Teaser Two Clean and Fitted tCs Videography by Joseph Ginzburg  

Import Showcase Inaugural Event by Import Fashion Photography by Joseph Ginzburg The first ever Import Showcase took place on Feb 12th at K1 Speed Indoor Karting in Torrance California. It was an event filled with import lifestyle, music, karting, models, and of course cars! It was primarily a fitment event with lots of tucking and poking. The Low-n-Slow crew brought 14 cars to this event which was well organized and filled with high caliber builds. 1up, Royal Origins, Fkn Famous, UMWORKS, and Night Import were also among the crews that attended. NOS Energy Drink was on hand offering free refreshments as well as holding a raffle. Judging...

Dennii B Drift These Curves Photography by Frank Leon Sometimes my job can be very difficult. Many weekends away from the comfort of my home, stuck in airport terminals, driving crappy rental cars, and eating stale “continental breakfasts”. Those however are sacrifices that must be made, in return I get to hang in the paddock of many racetracks, see some of the coolest cars, photograph umbrella girls, and occasionally have phone conversations with Playboy models. I know it’s a rough life, but someone has to do it… Along this journey I happen to come across Denise Bortnak, known in the industry as DenniiB. Dennii is quite the...

Illest One Year Illest Celebrates One Year in Los Angeles Photography by Joseph Ginzburg Last month marked the one year anniversary of the Los Angeles Illest Boutiques opening. Over the last few years the Illest Clothing Line has done great things and made great accomplishments. Our very own Joe Ginzburg was there to cover the good times that were had by all that went to celebrate. The event was held in Pasadena, CA and the turn out was large. Amongst the crowd of Illest fans was Walker Wilkerson, Formula Drift driver for the Fatlace S13. Local DJ Resident SERTS spun ’till the we...

HKG Full Tube Chassis Drift Car Why Tube Chassis an M3? Becuase Racekor! HKG has been working on a purpose built drift car, the base: a full tube chasis, the shell: an E46 M. To say that this thing is sick is an understatement. Just see for your...

Special K CeeJay’s K Powered CRX Photography by Michael Bartley I met CeeJay a while ago, when he was contemplating getting the Volks for the car. He was in search of the uber rare State of Stance Approved sticker and every time we ran into each other at an event he mentioned it. The car is super clean and very well built. It was only missing the right set of wheels, and with that I told him several times I could not give him one. Then the wheels arrived and my jaw hit the floor! The perfect touch to an already immaculate build. An approved sticker made its way onto the car and since then I have been waiting for the opportunity to...

A Bug’s Life One Unique Bug Story Photography by Hector Chacon Here is a story about a bug, a bug that found a new life in a young guy’s scene. Casey started this build in July after selling his MK4 Jetta wagon. Sourcing this VW from an older gentleman who had it out in the lot, it was flat electric blue and really needed some love. After purchasing it, he took it home and started the rebuild process. Custom leather seats with full black carpet, white headliner, JVC radio with a 12″ Sony xplode Sub went in. Wanting to keep the flat look on the car Casey went through some different colors; flat blue and flat army green,...

Scooby Snacks Austin’s 2004 Scooby STi Photography by Hector Chacon I met Austin Periu over instagram. He follows us (@leo_stateofstance) and is always commenting on our pictures. Turns out he’s local and I ran into him at the VisionAutosFL drive. I got to see his car in person and talked to him for a while about the scene, his car, and his future plans for the STi. After talking cars and swapping build stories I knew I wanted to share his car with everyone. Especially since he shared his plans for the car; I wanted to lock it in photos now, so that we can follow his build and do a follow up feature when he’s done. I can...

Stitched Productions made this teaser of Carlos Castellano’s 135i, can’t wait to see more! Loving the State of Stance sticker 17 seconds into the vid, thanks...

WORKing It Out NYPD Roadside Service Photography by Edward Perez As a photographer I am always looking to find the next feature. This one came courtesy of New York’s finest. I had recently moved to NY when I spotted Leo Garcia’s Accord pulled over by NYPD. I pulled along the side of the road and creeped up on the passenger window. While the officer wrote up his ticket, he and I exchanged a few words and business cards. After some time of communicating he mentioned the car was ready to shoot and we coordinated. So I want to thank the boys in blue for finding this feature for me…...

Avant Garde Advanced Simplicity Photography by Ian Kosiek I got to see some behind the scene snaps of Travis’ A3 and I knew it was a build I wanted to share with all of you. It one of those cars that makes it look easy. Clean, wheels, and low; but there is so much more than meets the eye… The A3′s body is smooth and clean, with gorgeous lines. Travis spent a lot of time deciding which wheel would compliment those lines the most. After seeing the amazing fitting set of Rotiform BWEs I would say that he made a spectacular choice. The wheels where only part of the build, air controlled by Accuair’s e-level really...

Take Two MB Battles, Battle It Out Photography By Bryant Nguyen Last week we featured a 4-door Honda Civic on MB Battles. It happens that Ric Guerrero and I had been discussing shooting his car for some time. It was then that I knew I had to throw it up in the MB Battle Battle (say that 3 times fast). Two cars built similar, both clean, both lower|wider, yet each different in their own ways; each displaying their owner’s personality. In the scene its not uncommon to see similar builds, but what I love about that is that no matter how similar, the individual personality of each owner always comes through. Ric definitely added his own...

TunerLife Tour - ORLANDO State of Stance Goes on Tour State of Stance has teamed up with UTI, Scion, Meguiar’s, and Tjin Edition to bring you the TunerLife Tour 2012. A 5 city tour that will launch in Orlando on Feb 11, 2012. It is a completely FREE event! But you MUST REGISTER ONLINE!!! Visit TunerLifeTour.com and clock REGISTER!!! All registered participants will receive a free Meguiar’s Goodie Bag.   Expect to see: RC Drifting DJ’s Food & Drinks Tjin Edition Mustang Giveaway Aaron Vaccar custom rig To be part of the tour please email...

Targa Trophy NYE New Year’s Eve Rally and Party Photography by Joseph Ginzburg As 2011 came to an end, many enthusiasts were washing and prepping their cars for the Targa Trophy NYE Experience. Quite pricey per entry, this was definitely an elite event. So elite that the starting location, check points and finish line were not disclosed to participants until almost just before the event. Exotics of all kind roamed the streets of San Diego until finally reaching the Official Event party at Ivy Night Club at Andaz San Diego where a car Show Curated by So Cal Euro & Friends took place. Targa Trophy opened the NYE Experiance to...

Vision Auto Mega Drive Cars, Food & Fun from Palm Beack to Key West Photography by Danny Mir The Florida Mega Cruise was a one-day rally for all types of car enthusiasts from Florida. Vision Autos intended to make this one of the biggest road rallies to date in South Fl. While there was plenty of cars, it did fall short of the largely anticipated car count. It was a free event lead by the guys from the South Fl chapter of Vision Autos. There were a total of five checkpoints where cars and drivers met, mingled and at some points ate. The first of these was in West Palm Beach. We woke up early to make the trek from Miami to West palm...

Black Cherry Pie Josh Fiallo’s Lexus IS Photography by Austin Carmody Austin sent me a sample pic of this IS the other day and I knew it was a car I wanted to share; clean, simple, low and wide. Squatting static on the VIP Modular VR05s courtesy of BC Racing coilovers and some custom bodywork gives this IS the lower|wider™ look. Well done Josh, hope to see more of your car soon! Exterior: Full Vertex lip Kit front and rear massive fender pull and shave 1000K Low Beams and 3000 Fogs JUN Roof wing Suspension: BC RACING Coilovers with 14K/12K rates VIP Modular VR05′s 20×9.5 + 5(est) and 20×11 + 14(est) 235/30/20 and...

Triple Crown Christmas Caroling Gone Wild Photography by Jasper Ash Occasionally we find a great looking IS that we’d love to feature. Then there’s Christmas morning when I wake up to find this seasonal trio of sexy low and wide cars. The family at State of Stance must have been nice this year for us to get such a great gift (Well at least that’s what the big guy thinks…). So we bring you this holiday greeting and wishes of a Happy New Year courtesy of JR Panganiban, Gustavo Padilla, and Peter Pham. Take a moment to appreciate the static height at which these beauties roam the streets. Peter and JR choose 19s, Volk and Work...

Liberty Walk | Bull Stampede Lamborginis Take the Japanese Highways Words & Cinematography by Luke Huxham Liberty Walk based in Japan build some of the craziest exotic cars with one main purpose in mind, fun! No matter your taste or personal style you cant help but appreciate the fun these cars deliver to their owners. At first glance you see brightly coloured Lamborghini’s sitting only millimeters off the ground but don’t let that fool you, Liberty Walk goes much deeper then just exterior aesthetics. Kato-san president of Liberty Walk is not only a super car fanatic but a JDM purist at heart. In this film we will explore...

FARA Closes 2011 in Homestead Homestead Speedway hosts the final 2011 FARA Event Photography by Danny Mir Flat6 Motorsports went out to wrap up the FARA 2011 season at Homestead Miami Speedway so we went to catch the action. It was quite the hectic day in the pits, anything that could go wrong went wrong. One of the Flat6 cup cars was throwing error codes all day while the other had a slow leak in the tire bead.  The EGT error code kept them from driving the car as hard as possible since it was uncertain if it was a false code and the slow tire bead leak cause dangerously low tire pressure resulting in an exploding tire. The frsutration...

Double Trouble in Titusville Titusville 240s Roam the Central FL Streets Photography by Viet Dang These two Nissan 240s owned by Nick Carrillo and Eric Miller are a great example of what can happen when two friends build together. Sporting big front mounts and a lower|wider™ stance, its east to see why they would intimidate any rearview mirror. The wheel diameter of choice for these to street machines is 17″ with widths ranging from 9″ to 10″. BC Racing coils bring both of these beauties down to the ground. Don’t think for a moment that Nick and Eric chose a good suspension and wheels and called it a day. There...

WaterWerks 2011 Pacific NorthWest Premier VW & Audi Meet The guys over at Speedline Film Werks keep pumping out some great event coverage videos. They recently sent us this great video from WaterWerks 2011. Check it out!

Last Chance | Holiday Gift Ideas From Stocking Stuffers to Neck Breakers Santa’s helpers want to help you look for some last minute gift ideas for that special enthusiast in your life. Or maybe you’re just looking for some last minute gift ideas for yourself. Well look no further; here are some great gifts for all types of budges that you can still get and put a smile on the special someone or even your own face. GoPro LCD BacPac GoPro has a full LCD screen with speaker and volume control that will let you use your GoPro live, play back your videos on location and can frame up shots. Believe me; it’s more helpful than you think. I...

Uzi Firing Squad  lower|wider ™ Styled Cabrio Photography by Jared Houston When one thinks about a Cabrio, they think top down, great weather, wind blowing through your hair and tunes jamming. Fuck that Ken & Barbie bullshit, this is the Uzi Edition Cabrio; and I don’t mean Modern Warfare styling. I’m talking slammed, tucking, poking, shining, and looking badass and clean styling. Brian Cook, known to most as “Uzi”, built this 1998 VW Cabrio with the lower|wider™ mentality. This of course is not his first rodeo. He has built an MKIV, two MKIIs and an MKIII. When it came to this Cabrio, he noticed that not many people where...

The AutoCombine Green Cove Springs Auto Event The AutoCombine in combination with V2Lab, SpringRates.com, Identiy Design, FUNKfashion, Southernfresh and State of Stance are presenting the annual AutoCombine Car Meet. The meet will take place on FEB 19th 2012 in Green Cove Springs. 965 State Road 16, Green Cobve Springs, FL 32043 For more information, visit TheAutoCombine on facebook or follow them on twitter...

FIU Presents SAE International SAE International Fundraiser Car Show FIU, the FIU SAE aka Panther Motorsports is teaming up with Vision Auto, ISS Forged and State of Stacen to present the SAE Fundraiser event. The event will take place on JAN 14th 2012 at the FIU Modesto A. Maidque Campus. 11200 Southwest 8th Street. Miami FL For more information, visit FIU|SAE on facebook or follow them on twitter...

SoS Edition EK Armando’s EK Sporting SoS Edition CCWs Photography by Adam Frandsen   I remember the day like it was yesterday. Dan invited the State of Stance staff for a private tour of the CCW facility. After the tour, we proceeded to sit down and discuss a few ideas. One of which was State of Stance edition finishes for the LM wheel series. Two finishes where finalized that day, SoS Florida Teal and SoS Prima Donna. The SoS Florida Teal was the 1st one we debuted. So it’s a given that I was uber excited to see the finish rolling around on the streets. One of the owners of this limited State of Stance finish is Armando. Armando,...

PRI 2011 The Performance & Racing Industy’s Mini SEMA Photography by Tony Morgan Each year, just after SEMA, the Performance & Racing Industry has its own private convention. This one calling the East Coast home. Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center becomes transformed into a candy store for performance junkies. This year marked the 24th annual event for PRI. Over 1000 racing industry  suppliers made their way to show off the latest and greatest. I found the energy to be very high as attendance was up from previous years. Due to the fact that the event is on a smaller scale than SEMA, it allowed us more time...

Tailored Seattle Video Coverage by Speedline FilmWerks Happenstance Productions and StanceWorks, got together to bring the Pacific Northwest Tailored. A premium automotive fitment gathering held in Seattle. The guys over at Speedline FilmWerks put together this awesome video of the event. Its a must...

FFP Video Shoot Behind the Scenes at the Shoot Photography by Oliver Ledesma As many of you know, this week was Art Basel Miami and our friends over at FFP [Fuck Fake Parts] were having a video shoot in the graffiti covered streets of downtown. They invited State of Stance down to take a peek so State of Stance photographer Oliver Ledesma jumped in his S2000 and headed down to grab some behind the scenes snaps. The location and timing of this shoot did a great job of engulfing the Miami underground style. The art filled walls, the rattle cans littering the sidewalks, and the beautiful ladies [Stephanie Suarez and Devin Navarro] that added...

From Puerto Rico with Love Brotherly Love Photography by Andy Ramirez On thanksgiving, we gave you sneak peek at the Corsa Brother’s ’95 Tercel. One thing we love seeing on State of Stance is builds that bring people together. This is one of those. Two brothers, Eric and Omar, aka the Corsa Brothers, put some serious brotherly love into this car and it is nothing short of an eye catcher. A true daily driver, this little Toyo has heart. Attackworks widened the rear fenders to hug the rear fitment just right and some custom suspension trickery ensures that this is the lowest static Tercel on the island. Due to its daily driver...

Absolut Golf Swedish Built, German Styled Photos by Hjalmar Car culture is global. No matter where you go you will find a car scene, and where ever you find a car scene you will find a stance sub-culture. Its in the stance sub-culture of Sweden that we find today’s featured car built by Richard Håveland. Richard, known to his friends as “Mingan” (yet he won’t tell why) not only owns this ’98 Golf IV 1.6 SR, he is also the proud owner of a ’78 Golf MK1. His passion with VWs started around 2009. It was around that time that he saw his 1st German styled car. Since then he has emulated that German styling...

New Zealand Goes Sideways D1 Round 2 | Pukekohe Park Raceway, New Zealand Photos by Jamie Walker Just in case you haven’t noticed, over the last 11 years drifting has grown far beyond what most expected. From its grassroots days in the back-streets of Japan, to professional racing sanctions at some of the world’s most renowned tracks. It has literally taken the world by storm. Keiichi Tsuchiya wanted to bring this adrenaline filled artistry to the masses; and with the help of his creation D1GP along with other professional sanctions such as Formula Drift, that was realized. It wasn’t soon after that amateur and grassroots...

Back to Work Tony’s Slammed S2000 Photos by Viet Dang of Wreckless Productions It has been a crazy 3 months. Since Sept rolled around we got slammed with event preperations, car builds and various projects. While we have been hard on bringing you coverage from events all over the globe, we have been a bit backed up on car features. Now that the holidays are starting to near their end and the beginning of a new year reigns close; its time we get back to some serious work. We are hunting down cars near and far for State of Stance features. Let this be a sweet teaser as we get ready to rock you with the hottest the scene has to...

Have Greens with your Turkey Tuned-Life X State of Stance Photos by Andy of Tuned-Life Our good friends at Tuned-Life sent us these teasers of a upcoming shoot. I have to say that I do like what I see and can’t wait until they send us the full set along with more info on the owner and the car. Stay tuned… tuned-Life that...

Our good friend Alex sent us this video of a nice and clean slammed Golf and we had to share! Check it out!!!

Build your own RallyKor And Terrorize the Streets  A lot of us would love to drive a street-legal rallykor, nonetheless build it ourselves. Truth be told that there really is no substitute for building something with your own two hands, especially if that something is an awesome car. Helping you build a car that doesn’t explode and, you know, actually exists, is Phoenix’s Local Motors, whose Rally Fighter & Build Experience assists visiting enthusiasts in assembling a street-legal hill climbing, jaw-dropping, neck breaking machine under the direct supervision of their expert builders over the course of just two three-day...

Chevy Ride & Drive Camaro COPO Released Photography by Chris Cruz At this year’s SEMA event, Chevy invited a small group of us to their press release ride & drive. We had the opportunity to test drive the new 2012 models on a closed cone course and we were also given a 1st hand look at what’s to come from Chevy in 2012. We were lucky enough to be asked to park our Flat6 Motorworks X State of Stance Chevy Sonic at the event. I just wish we would have been able to get it on the cone course, it would have really let up test out the Federal tire and Ground Control suspension combo. Some of the other Sonics on display...

SEMA 2011 | Part 2 The Outdoor Show Photography by Chris Cruz The thing about SEMA is that it is so grand in scale, that it is at times hard to ingest. Not only does it consume all three structures of the Las Vegas convention center, but it also claims the two large exterior parking lots adjacent to the two main halls. It’s this exterior section that has a collection of consumer show cars, mixed in with shop cars, mixed in with the famous motorsports exhibition section. While walking through these areas you sometimes find it unbelievable that these cars are not in the convention center. So here is a look at what could be found...

SEMA 2011 | Part 1 Some whips, but mostley hips. Photography by Michael Alvarado What can be said about SEMA? By definition it is an industry trade show founded in 1963 by a group of guys that loved building cars; Roy Richter, Ed Iskenderian, Willie Garner, Bob Hedman, John Bartlett, Phil Weiand, Jr., Al Segal, Dean Moon, and Vic Edelbrock, Jr. They called it the Speed Equipment Manufacturing Association aka SEMA. In 1970 it was changed to Specialty Equipment Market Association, still retaining the SEMA acronym. Since its conception it now consists of over 6500 companies worldwide. While originally it is designed to be a week of networking...

Photos by Tony Mo Photography Simply Clean has to be one of my top 3 favorite events in Florida. The, location, the people behind it, the attendees, the cars… all great and when rolled into one place, all make for an amazing event. It truly is one of those events that I feel will become an annual tradition. Here are some more pics from the event.

Photos by: Austin Carmody The 3rd annual Simply Clean event took place this past weekend at Route46. Route46 has played host to a basket of automotive events, but none like Simply Clean. As the sun started to crack over the Florida sky, Nik and his staff where already hard at work to ensure that this 3rd annual event was more organized and more streamlined than last year. From everything I heard, his plan was a success. The event saw a numerous attendance and large support from the automotive community, manufactures and vendors such as Titan Motorsports, CCW, Discount Tire Co., “WE”, State of Stance, ILDS, SSP Vinyl, HighwayStar...

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

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...

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

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...

  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

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

Words by: Leo Diaz Photos by: Nick Mendoza We were lucky enough to be invited to the private premier of the upcoming and highly anticipated Forza 4. If you’re an XBOX360 owner, I know that you are counting the days until the release of Forza 4. A very thought out continuation of the Forza dynasty, this sequal by Turn 10 Studios has an estimated Oct 11th release date and boasts a big list of new features. Don’t worry; you’ll be able to import your Forza 3 profile, allowing you the ability to transfer certain credits and gifted cars from your garage. Of course the catch is that the amount allowed is based on how long you...

Our friends at Speedline FilmWerks have put together a 6 part series covering Wuste 2011.  Look here 1st to see each episode as it drops! Episode 1 :: The Mercs

Have a great weekend!

Photos By: Ryan McCrae Words By: Leo Diaz Every now and then some of the stuff that crosses my desk is just ok, some is pretty rad and then some is just jaw dropping, eye popping, sik. To me, this MKII built by brothers Brook & Jayden Miller is one of those jaw dropping, eye popping sik cars.   It has a rat rod feel, yet embodies the rebellious youth of the Euro scene and then of course this mean little bugger rides a static 20mm off the ground, all day, every day!   Here is this MKII in action captured through the lens of Ryan...

It’s been a long, hot summer and its time to BBQ and have some fun. So wash your wheels, comb your mustache and bring your appetite. The State of Stance, Hard-Parked Summer Meat Meet is here! When: October 1st 2011 Where: Markham Park | shelters 4,5,6 & 7 Time: 11am to 4pm Cost: $1.50 per person to enter the park - HardParked Car Limbo contest - BeardLife Mustache & Beardist contest - HighwayStar Garage Hot Dog eating contest - Raffles & Prizes - Vendors & Sponsors Visit and Like our >> facebook page << for updates and news on the BBQ. For vendor or sponsor information please contact Events@stateofstance.com...

Photos by: Hector Chacon Words by: Leo Diaz Car owner: John Power As I sit here looking at this feature, I’m cursing the Florida weather that didn’t allow me to publish this until now, this late in the afternoon. This was supposed to be a “morning wood” feature.. Oh well, ish happens and it happened this morning. But not even the worst weather was going to stop me from bringing all of you this eyegasmic S2000, creatively shot by our good friend Hector Chacon. Hector was kind enough to give us two sets, I was planning on releasing the sets separately, but since I delayed enough, I thought it would be nice to just...

I know I’ve said it before, but I’m always excited to hear from Luke. He recently emailed me to tell me of his latest video that he posted on Miaham-Media. And as per ususal, it never dissapsoints. Cinematography and words by Luke Huxham When we are not busy shooting client work we like to shoot some personal projects with our friends and our buddy Shinji just happens to own a RWB 964 named “Good Hills Speed”. Like all RWB’s customers Shinji-san is passionate about his Porsches and is a very humble, fun and kind hearted person. We asked Shinji-san “Why do you like RWB?” and Shinji made sure to tell us the most...

Cinmatography and words by Luke Huxham  We spent two days living and breathing RAUH-Welt BEGRIFF from morning to midnight to put this piece together for Fatlace TV. Nakai-San from RWB creates some of the most unique Porsches in the world, this film captures the heart and soul of RWB, a Japanese based workshop that has been in business for 15 years. A unique style will always cause divided opinions but no matter your preference the passion and dedication that Nakai-san has for his work can not be ignored. Want to see how a short film like this comes together check out our “Behind The Lens” post to see how the magic happens! We would...

Over the recent years, wheel companies have popped up all over South Florida faster than self-serve yogurt franchises. Nessen Forged however, did things a little differently. Since its inception, proprietor and good friend Jonathan Cruz, took his time and did not rush the startup process. He mentioned to me in a meeting over the weekend that he did this because he wanted everything to be perfect before he introduced the brand to the open public. Also stating that he was not looking to reinvent the wheel, just make it fresher and better. What caught my eye about Nessen is the fact that Jonathan is an active member of our automotive...

While we all waited for the 4th installment of Ken Block’s Gymkhana series, I know that I did a back flip as soon as it went live. So with no further a due, Ken Block and Gymkhana 4!

Car: Lexus GS300 Owner: Kam Vaswani Word By: Leo Diaz Photos By: Rsellos There is a lot that can be said about the owner of this Lexus; Kam Vaswani. Kam is just like you and me in that he loves cars, loves modding and loves our scene. Then again he is nothing like you and me in the fact that he sees this lifestyle as a series of challenges in which he only wants to conquer. Oh, and conquered he has. He built this masterpiece because, “…thieves never get me down.” After having his K20 EG stolen and most likely stripped to shreds; Kam didn’t give up. Taking 1st Place at HIN Miami in the EG meant he could build a car that was...

Some time ago, Speedline Film Werks reached out to State of Stance with their most recent work. It is a film featuring Ben Thomas and his B5 Wagon. After seeing the clip I knew it was something I wanted to share with all our readers and fans.  I hope to be sharing more of Speedline’s work in the upcoming future, but for now, we are very proud to exclusively debut Ben’s B5 as seen by Speedline Film...