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Yokosuka VIP Car Show
There was a small VIP/Luxury car show this past weekend in Yokosuka that I checked out with my friend Rod ( check out his blog at http://autongraphic.blogspot.jp/ ). It was a pretty nice turnout, about 100 cars/k-cars/vans, quality spanning throughout the entire spectrum. It was interesting to see how intricate and detail-oriented the Japan enthusiasts [...]
Nostalgic Car Show (Part 2 of 2): The Lot
Like all the other Japan event features, there always needs to be a second part covering the parking lots. Maybe not as many cars as the Nismo Festival, but there were definitely a ton of classic Skylines parked everywhere. It just amazes me how many there were and how much anyone would kill to own [...]
Nostalgic Car Show (Part 1 of 2): The Show
Photos from this past weekend’s 2-day Nostalgic Car Show at the Yokohama Pacifico featuring some of Japan’s rare classic sport cars along with high-end tuners and parts companies like OS Giken, Rocky Auto, RS-Watanabe, Panasport Racing, Rays Wheels, Work Wheels, and Moon Eyes.
Nismo Festival (Part 3 of 3): The Lot
The final part of this feature is of course all about the parking lots. I learned from attending the Hellaflush Japan event that the parking lots are swarming with tons of cars that would put a lot of show cars to shame back in the states. The parking lots at this event was Skyline heaven. [...]
Nismo Festival (Part 2 of 3): The Track
Part 2 features the various exhibition races that went on throughout the day; focused primarily on the Historical Car, DNA Run, and GT-R races. Being able to see years of Nissan engineering all together racing on the same track is such a beautiful sight.
Nismo Festival (Part 1 of 3): The Paddock
The Nismo Festival happened this past Sunday at Fuji Speedway. My second event at this raceway park, full of sick cars and excitement on the track. Just traveling to Fuji was a breathtaking experience, being that it was a clear day the view of Mount Fuji was crisp and clear. Throughout the entire day there [...]
Hellaflush Japan (Part 3 of 3): The Track
Part 3 features Fuji Speedway’s circuit course and the miscellaneous events going on. The sound of cars flying through the course’s 1.5km straightaway while looking at some of Japan’s finest cars at the Hellaflush car show definitely adds to the experience. Being a roadster enthusiast from before definitely made my day even sweeter being able [...]
Hellaflush Japan (Part 2 of 3): The Lot
Part 2 features some of the many show-worthy cars that were in the parking lots throughout the day for Fatlace’s Hellaflush car show at Fuji Speedway. It was literally an extension of the car show; an overflow of quality builds that I hope everyone else that attended took the time to see. I know I [...]
Hellaflush Japan (Part 1 of 3): The Show
It’s been a while since I’ve attended an automotive event, and I was long overdue in going out for a taste of Japan’s import automotive scene since arriving here in February. When I heard Fatlace was to bringing their Hellaflush car show to Japan, I was a bit skeptical to see how the show would [...]
WEKFEST – Long Beach, CA
While hitting up illest in Japantown, LA one weekend, I just so happened to come across a flyer for WEKFEST happening the same weekend I was up there. Goes to show how out of touch I am with the automotive scene… We were able to make it out to Long Beach to check out what [...]