Whew! What a long day! I awoke today at 5:30am after going to bed at 3am, and I am seriously beat. After meeting up the guys from 786 Motoring, we headed out to stop number one: Stance of the Union held at Cobb Tuning in Plano, TX just outside of Dallas.
Stance of the Union
Don’t forget that me and JohnP will be covering all aspects of Stance of the Union today and will try our hardest to bring you all of the fresh cars and whips that the South has to offer! Then it’s off to the 16NISS shindig that night in Dallas, TX, and of course, the main course, Texas Lonestar Bash in Mineral Wells, TX, just outside of Ft. Worth.
If you see this S14 at the meet, say Hi to Mikey! He'll be with us.
We’ve got our camera gear charged, packed, and ready to snap. We’ll also be rolling out with one of local crews, 786Motoring as they’ll be bringing the noise with the 2JZ powered Toyota Drift machines! Keep up with us here on Mayday, and follow me on Twitter @MayDayDavidD as I tweet live at the Stance of the Union meet!
Yup, he’s right. Picture is courtesy of Alexi at the Nori Yaro blog covering drift @ Nikko Circuit in Japan.
JohnP
Well, this video is old as hell but I believe it deserves to be posted up here. Featured in this short clip is a Bosozoku style Nissan Cedric that is getting scoped by none other than the legendary “Godfather” of Japanese tuning culture Daijiro Inada. Daijiro Inada, in case you did not know is the man behind Option Mag/Video, Tokyo Auto Salon, D1 Grand Prix, and much more. This cars Horn is fitting for none other than the Godfather himself, Mr. Inada.
The guy is a long time hero of mine, a true innovator…oh, and that Cedric is sick as hell :).
JohnP
It’s not easy building a car that not only turns heads, but also can take a beating at the local drift events. It’s not easy building a drift car that not only has matching body panels, but can also get you around town without waking up the neighborhood with a super loud exhaust. And it definitely is not easy building a car that can stand out in a city that’s 5.7 million people deep.
If you’ve been to any recent drift event here in Houston, TX, you’d be hard pressed to not notice Justin Rogers’ vibrant red 1997 240sx sliding through the cones.
A drift car on Houston's Main St in Downtown??
You may remember this clean car from our past coverage of the September 13th drift event. After the tire smoke subsided, and the dust settled, we asked Justin if we could shoot his car for the Mayday blog.
Another forum that we keep up with is www.stanceworks.com and on October 17th, 2009, they will be hosting a meet in Dallas, TX.
Gonna be in Dallas on 10/17? Be there!
Personally, I love the idea that there will be a nice, quality meet here in Texas, and am excited to see what becomes of it. If you live near Dallas, you better be there! Afterwards, come join us at the Texas LoneStar Bash the next day!
This should be an EPIC weekend! See you there!
–David–
