Wek-Fest 2010: MaydayGarage coverage pt. 1
So, we continue our coverage of Wek-Fest. As we had mentioned before, we had been awoken to the sound of exhausts and scraping frames at about 6:00am on Sunday morning. When I had run outside of the hotel to see what the hell was going on, it was apparent that cars were already starting to line up to enter the show. ...
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Wek-Fest 2010: A Preview
This past weekend we ventured out to California to check out Wek-Fest in Japantown, San Francisco. When we heard that this show consisted of Nor-Cal’s finest, we really did not know what to expect, the anxiety was killing us the whole way to San Fran. With us being from Houston all we could hope for was what has come to us in blog features or what hits the magazine stands. We were sure in for a surprise though, not only were expectations met, but they were surpassed. These crews rolled out hard, and I sure as hell cannot remember the last time a tuner show I went to had that level of energy, it was damn impressive.
No room for the Wek.
From Houston with Love: Princeton Wong’s 1996 Porsche Carrera 2 Monster
In today’s tuner world, innovation is a very rare occurrence. When I say innovation, I am not talking about how creative your fiberglass guy got in modifying your body kit and system. I am talking about the character of a car; the feeling you get when you see a work of art, something that makes you stare and say, ”holy shit." To be able to take an idea from your mind and execute it in such a way, which not only inspires others but also brings a whole new level of play to the game, is a rare skill. Someone had such a vision for his naturally aspirated Porsche 993 Carrera 2, we are talking a vision circa 2002, Princeton Wong’s vision.
Someone call 911
Random Snap: Flashy maneuvers.
A site I often check out is Larry Chen's DriftFotos.com, a site dedicated to super high quality, beautiful drift photos. Recently, Mr. Chen's been experimenting with using camera flashes with wireless triggers to light up the interiors of the cars as they drift by. Pretty resourceful, and I love the idea. Check out this awesome photo.
Smile!
--David--
Random Snapshot: Brang it.
Nuff said.
Brang da ambalamps.
Who said we don't have a sense of humor?
--David--
OTWeb: Nom15 S15 Render Circa 2006
Well, after catching a glimpse of a particular Army Green S15 that has been floating around the internet for a stint, I couldn't put my mind to what the car reminded me of. Army green, aggressive front...hmm..then sure enough it clicked. A few years ago I had found this bad ass rendering of a Silvia S15 on Deviant Art, pretty sweet job too if I say so myself. Army Green TE-37s, aggressive stance and awesome paint with some Falken Love. I think that this rendering was an inspiration for the 2nd car below, what do you think?
Nom S15 render
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S15 @ Spocom, Picture courtesy of YoSpeed.com
The person who accomplished that S15 rendering is pretty talented, check out the rest of their work here, the handle is Nom15.
JohnP
Random Snap: The Things We Do To Get a Good Shot.
Yeah.
So our buddy J.Evins came along with us to help shoot a car this past weekend, and as a photographer, he knows that when it comes to taking photos, sometimes you gotta get creative. Hell, I know this too. I didn't want to run to my car and get a proper tripod to shoot with, instead, my lazy ass had a makeshift tripod.
Behold, the oil drum tripod!
This is me as a poor photographer.
Touche, J.Evins, touche.
--David--
David@MaydayGarage.com
OTWeb: Classic Tuning
Sitting here in the office this morning, I was rummaging through some old picture archives of some random shots accumulated over the years of cars that I have loved. And I whipped up some food for thought, sometimes we get wrapped up so much in the new fads that we forget what..well...still gets it up. <3
JohnP
Random Snap: An everyday Accord EuroR
While I was in Japan, I was constantly fighting the urge to put away my 8 pound DSLR camera as me and my buddy would walk just about everywhere in Tokyo. Walking around for miles was a very common thing to do while vacationing in Tokyo. The reason why I would keep that 8 pound weight around my neck was so that I could capture any car that I found interesting. I snapped a ton of pictures, and what's funny is the locals would look at me like I was nuts. Most tourists take photos of buildings and monuments, not everyday, normal cars. What designates a "normal" car? I have no clue, but when I took pictures of this obviously modified TSX/Accord EuroR, I got that look.
Does this car look too sedate? Not to me.
Random Snap: Dragging Ass.
Sometimes being low comes at a cost. In this case, former MaydayGarage feature car owner, Mikey is seen here testing out a new Dart Izumi exhaust only to find out that because the car is super slammed, the exhaust has only about a 1/2" clearance. Time for some modifications by the guys at 786Motoring!
The slight bend in the road causes sparks from the exhaust
--David--