ALMS & Grand-Am Partner up A New Championship is Born Words by Emil Garcia Press Release via ALMS / Grand-Am In our beautiful country NASCAR has always reigned supreme. It was a simple concept; Americans did not want any form of racing that did not involve Carbureted Pushrod V8s. That was until 1998 when Don Panoz, Father of the legendary car builder Dan Panoz, Formed the American Le Mans Series. American Le Mans held its inaugural race, the 12 Hour Endurance, right here in Florida at Sebring International Raceway. The Series has come a long way, growing from an eight race calendar to as many as twelve until finally settling on ten....

Smile for the…Camry? Not the Usual Words by Emil Garcia Photography by AL Captures Melbourne, Australia; home of kangaroos, dingos and stanced Camrys… The Toyota Camry holds the crown as the best-selling mid-sized sedan in North America, but to this Australia Native it is a very “un-projecty” Project. This 8th generation Camry was your normal run of the mill family car until Rhys put his hands on it. The Camry received the visual treatment via RK-sports lip kit. The Rollers are SSR Professor MS1s (F/19×9.5 R/19×10), and the car sits static with D2 coilovers. Being as Rhys is a man on a mission; he continued...

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. ...

Retro Modern Bought hre a Present Photography by Nelson Queralta It was about 11 years ago that I met Eddie Figerio. I had just started modding my first S2000 and he showed up at the shop looking for some tuning direction on his BuddyClub piggy back. There were obvious similarities amongst our tuning styles and he and I hit it off very quickly. That S2000 later saw 19″ HREs and a large turbo setup. It was that first set of HREs that made him fall in love with the wheel brand. It happens that every car he’s owned since has also carried the HRE brand. So it was no surprise when they appeared on his current project; a 2009 BMW...

BeardLife FC Because Beards Are Awesome Photography by Nelson Queralta BeardLife (in case you don’t know) is a blog dedicated to beards, cars, drifting, and culture. As bearded brethren, I have personally been a fan of the blog and movement for several years now. The proprietor, known to friends as BG, is an automotive junkie like the rest of us; spending more time at the track than anywhere else. Over the years we talked at events and meets and I have always been interested in his drifting projects. Most recently his LS powered FC. While he modestly states that the car is not yet ready or up to his standards, for me it is perfect the...