Road to SEMA Joni Paaso   Words by Emil Garcia Photography by Joke Simonen The Road to SEMA Winners have been Chosen and we are happy to present to you our first winner Joni Paaso. Joni hails from finland, the land of amazing rally drivers and when his corolla came into our submission box we already knew he was a front runner to win a spot in our contest. This 2005 Toyota Corolla is not the every day econobox we are used to seeing state-side. Joni has taken his Euro exclusive corolla and bathed in Alfa Romero 8C Red, a color that is eye catching on its own. The Corolla sits atop KSport Air Suspension and DZ1 Wheels are bolted to all...

Formula D: Irwindale Title Fight   Photography by Emil Garcia Press Release via John Pangilinan   Round 7: Final Fight at Irwindale Speedway Results; Daigo Saito Takes the Event Victory and Michael Essa is Crowned Champion Long Beach, Calif. – October 13, 2013 – Formula DRIFT presented by GoPro returned to Irwindale Speedway for the final event of the 2013 season. Daigo Saito in the Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 takes the event victory. Michael Essa in the GSR Autosport / Yokohama BMW M3 is crowned champion. Lexus wins the inaugural manufacturer’s championship and Hankook Tire wins the tire championship...

Formula D: Texas Showdown   Photography by Emil Garcia Press Release via John Pangilinan Round 6: Showdown at Texas Motor Speedway Results; Michael Essa Takes the Victory and the Points Lead   Long Beach, Calif. – September 15, 2013 – Formula DRIFT presented by GoPro entered Texas Motor Speedway for the first time. Michael Essa in the GSR Autosport / Yokohama BMW M3 takes the victory and the lead in the Pro Championship points chase heading into the final competition of the 2013 season. Round 6: Showdown saw a return to Texas with the first Formula DRIFT event in the Lone Star State since 2005. Texas Motor Speedway hosted...

Vorsteiner & Wheels Boutique Mclaren Release Sublte Aggression   Words By Emil Garcia Photography by Rolando Diaz Vorsteiner and Wheels Boutique hosted a Release event this past week, it was to debut their new exterior styling kit for the McLaren MP4-12c. The event was held at Lou La Vie, a very popular lounge in the downtown area. S.o.S Staff was on hand to view the unveiling of the package and boy was it absolutely stunning. The Aero Components made the McLaren look even more aggressive but in a sublte way if you catch my….drift. The event also featured many of the company’s previous works such as a 997 Porsche and...

Road to SEMA Submission Contest     The Road to SEMA Contest is a user submission based contest in which fans enter their vehicles for review by the State of Stance staff. 8 vehicles will be chosen, photographed and featured by State of Stance. Features will be released 1 at a time in the 4 weeks leading up to the SEMA event. We encourage all of our fans to submit their vehicles. Winners will receive a State of Stance Swag Pack and be considered for Show Booth cars for the 2014 season. Submissions will open immediately. See below for contest rules.   Contest Rules  – Submissions can be made immediately to...