HIN’s WDrift Orlando Hot Import Nights Goes Sideways Photography by Michael Alvarado What can be said about HIN. Long after several changes in management and a few name leases; HIN is still the most recognized sanction in the show car circuit. Promising cars, models, music, and lifestyle; some event deliver while others fall short. Participation has slowly declined over the last few years but there are still many that attend and hold the memories of HIN events pre F&F. Recognizing this, they started dabbing in the drifting game to keep up with the current pace of their fan-base. Now combined with WDrift, the events offer a 2-day...

HIN San Mateo The Tradition Continues Photography by Michael Alvarado Dim lights, shiney cars, and hot import models; the formula that has been Hot Import Nights for over a decade continues this past weekend in San Mateo. ...

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...