Nostalgic Wednesdays: The Wangan Midnight Devil Z
If you have been paying attention to our blog in the past we have featured two Datsun S30 240Zs, Khanh Le's and Van Luong’s. Therefore it is no secret that we hold a special place in our hearts for this classic piece of Japanese art. Which leads us to this week’s Nostalgic Wednesday, the Wangan Midnight Devil Z. Wangan Midnight is yet another classic Japanese Manga/Anime from the mother land that glorifies the art of the Wangan.
A Sinister Love: Khanh Le’s 1972 Datsun 240Z.
It was 10:00pm on a Saturday night when I received a phone call from Mayday David. David was out at a local car meet when he stumbled upon a classic beauty that we had yet to see in our neck of the woods. At the exact moment of the call I was in the symphony listening to the legendary Nobuo Uematsu (the creator of the Final Fantasy music) getting my nerd on. It was intervened by the call that went a little something like this, "John, where you at?" David said. I responded, "Jones Hall, the symphony". David responds, “Well, you better get your suited up ass over here to this meet, because there is a Datsun you HAVE to see”.
Graveyards, fitting for the sinister minded
We have featured a Datsun before on this site, Van Luong’s, which, in my opinion is pretty damn clean and hard to top, so if these guys are making me come out to a meet in a symphonic suited up fashion, then, this HAD to be an awesome whip, and they were right. One thing I was not prepared for was the perfection that I was about to cast my eyes upon, Khanh Le’s 1972 S30 240Z.
This, is stance.
Dukes of Hazzard: Real Life Edition in Dallas, Texas
Remember watching General Lee in Dukes of Hazzard on television when you were a kid?
The Legendary 01
Remember those bad ass super jumps when the General was running away from the Sheriff?
Super Jump!
Well, this lady is took things a bit more seriously. She literally jumps a toll booth at the Dallas International Airport and survives to tell the tale. Probably because she was drunk. Who knows, but damn this is funny.
Just a Scratch
Dayum!
-JohnP
The Mayday Capital Run: The Massive Rollout to the 512 Project!
Welcome to the official rollout to the 512 Project, The Mayday Capital Run. The Capital Run is an ALL INCLUSIVE caravan to the great Capital of Texas for the Hellaflush x Stanceworks Collaboration, the 512 Project. A 160 mile trek from Houston and a 200 mile trek from Dallas are the respective lengths that measure the runs to Austin, so arrive to the 512 with the rest of your fellow enthusiasts by meeting up in the Saturday AM of the 26th at one of two launching points, Houston or Dallas:
Houston Leg
The Houston Mayday Capital Run Leg contact is JohnP, and can be contacted via JohnP@maydaygarage.com
The Dallas Mayday Capital Run Leg contact is Richard "Dick" and be contacted via aftermathdick@aim.com
Dallas Leg
The Mayday Capital Run:
The Mayday Capital Run is not limited to just those participating at 512 Project, but for all enthusiasts that want to get together for another Mayday event, HAVE A BLAST ON A FUN RUN, and want to enjoy the open road. Not to mention all of the fun that goes on in Austin!
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When: The Last Saturday of June, June 26, 2010
Launch Checkpoint: Rollout locations will be announced 3 days before the Capital run and will be announced here on this forum, MaydayGarage.com and on twitter handles, “MaydayJohnP”and “MaydayDavidD”.
Where to ? : Our Great State Capital, The location of the 512 Project, and one of Playboy’s top picks for a great time; Austin, Texas
Route from Houston: I-10 -> 71 -> Austin
Route from Dallas: 35 South -> Austin
Mayday Capital Run Additional Information:
Hotels:
Depending on how long you will be staying in Austin, you will most likely be wondering where everyone will be staying, as well as rates. As Mentioned on 512Project.com, the official hotel for Saturday night is the Aloft Hotel, which can be found at Aloft
The Capital Run Schematics:
Mayday understands that everyone has a different taste for driving, some like to cruise, and some like to drive. Mayday will be using a system to accommodate ALL of these drivers, whether you are carrying a setup for the 512 Project, a show car, or just a spirited enthusiast, all are welcome on the Mayday Capital Run, and schematics of the run will be provided the day of launch!
Media:
The Mayday Capital Run will consist of photographers who will have their own position in the Capital Run to capture the full effect of the event. If you are interested in participating in the Capital Run as a photographer or videographer; PM JohnP or email johnP@maydaygarage.com for more information. Title the email Photographer Request.
Rules of the Mayday Capital Run:
3.) No Mooning on the Mayday Capital Run
4.) All Texas State Driving laws are in effect, State Troopers have every right to pull you over if you are driving outside of the law, as mentioned before, Mayday is not responsible for people’s buffoonery.
5.) Respect other drivers
6.) Have Fun!
*For those planning on participating in the 512 Project please go to 512Project.com for registration information, remember, this is a stance/offset/slammed inspired event, so if you feel you got the goods, do it! However, everyone is invited!
Game on!
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- JohnP
A Nostalgic Wednesday: The Veilside Supra
Hailing from the Golden Era of Japanese tuning, the Veilside Supra. Many of the readers out there might find this thing unattractive, too "Ricey", and well...dated. As for the others like myself, we might have gotten one of our first ricer broners gazing at this beast.
Aggressive Body
Damn right that's functional!
Oh, and by the way...what the hell happened to "these" Supra drivers?
Respect.
-JohnP
A Honda Day: Phuc Nguyen’s Crème’ 93′ EG Hatchback
I love the feeling when I come across a tuner car that I have never seen. When we live in the world of massive automotive tuning forums, tons of blogs and even Flickr, it is a rare sight to come across a clean ride that has been in hiding. I mean, it would be one thing if it was a car that was of rare production, but a Honda? Ya, that is rare. So, you can imagine the excitement we had when we came across a Honda that had not been splattered across the internet in a million Myspace angles. Imagine one that had been in silent slumber being pieced together at the pace of the owner, such as this car, Phuc’s 1993 Honda Civic EG Hatchback. Being a tuner since the late 90’s you can see he has some classic tuner style in this car, and when we laid our eyes on it, we were in love, in a nostalgic kind of way.
Classic Touch, Classic Feel
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
Breaking News: Smoky Nagata of Top Secret to Come to Houston!!
On March 31, 2010, Houston will experience the legendary Smoky Nagata of TOP SECRET Japan like no other has before. Smoky, along with one of his trusted Top Secret Mechanics will be coming to Houston as special guests to local Houston car show, Import Reactor. Smoky however, is not just coming as a guest, he will also be tuning TWENTY Nissan cars over the span of THREE DAYS at local tuner shop Secret Services with a new ECU prototype, Top Secret Process.
The Chosen Nissan Cars to be tuned will be selected from the Nissan 350z, Nissan 370z, Infiniti G35, Infiniti G37, and R35 GTR. Over the span of three days, the first two will be PRIVATE tunes only, no public access will be granted. But, on the third day, from 3:00pm until 12:00am the Houston tuning community will look on as Smoky Nagata puts his personal touch on the remaining cars to be tuned.
This is truly a golden opportunity for anyone who has dreamed of having their car tuned by Top Secret Japan. Not only will 20 lucky people be able to meet the one and only Smoky Nagata of Top Secret, but they will also be able to have their cars tuned by him as well.
Meeting Smokey Nagata has always been a dream of mine and in March, Houston will get to experience the legend himself. OH HELL YES!
For more information on this legendary event check AnimeMatsuri.com.
Stay tuned for more things to come at MaydayGarage.com
- JohnP
OTWeb: S30 Z’s, how I love thee.
I love most all cars, but I have strong feelings towards Japanese nostalgic classic cars. There are just so many, from classic Toyota Celicas, Mazda rotaries and Datsun dimes to Mitsubishi GTO's and Honda S500's. Unfortunately, many of the kids nowadays don't know about classic Japanese cars past the Toyota Corolla (AE86). That is, unless they've been playing Wangan Midnight on their Playstations and Xboxes.
The Datsun/Nissan S30 240Z was Nissan's very first affordable sports coupe available to the public masses back in the early 70's. With it's timeless styling, punchy inline 6 cylinder motor, and it's very trackable suspension, it was easy to see why these cars were so popular. These cars have an almost cult-like following, and is not just limited to Japan, but all over the world.
So sexy, it hurts. A modified Z is an instant classic.
OTWeb: Exvitermini hunting
I have a fascination with an old website that used to be around called www.exvitermini.com. Although, if you go to that site you will receive this message, "server crashed 
exvitermini will be back soon!" I don't know what they mean by soon, as this site has been down for years. The site be a holy grail of videos that portrayed a variety of tuning aspects in Japan and some from Europe. Some of the classics consisted Smokey Nagata's Wangan runs, street drifting, high hp drag skylines, and much more. Below is a short clip of one of the drifting videos that used to be linked on that site. I "think" this video is a clip from a Best Motoring or some other compliation at the time. I am probably wrong, feel free to chime in. Pay attention to the aesthetics of this car, the offset, and the stance. I believe this video was made pre 2003, (first time I saw was 2004) but I am not exactly sure. Hopefully someone can chime in on the driver as well, as they are mixed answers everywhere I check. I love the cinematography, this is classic, pre-HD, driver focused filming.
Only 2 minutes
And here is another classic FROM the exvitermini people. High HP Skyline.
Serious, exvitermini was the bomb. If anyone has the old exvitermini videos saved, I would love to catch some! Let me know,
JohnP
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