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23Aug/1011

Event Coverage: Nisei Showoff 2010 Part 3.

Happy Monday everyone!

I know Mondays suck, but Andrew's final and most epic post yet should put a smile on your face!
We strive to put out the most complete and best coverage out there, and unfortunately, that takes time, so thanks for being so patient with our coverage! Without further ado....

Words by Andrew Machac:

A little "flare" is always nice.

All in all it was a great day! L to R (ATS*Chris, ATS*Aj, ATS Angel and Chris' wife Dina)

Thank god she didn't have hairy pits. That woulda been awkward.

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20Aug/109

Event Coverage: Nisei Showoff 2010 Part 2.

As we pick up from part one, Andrew and company departed from DPK*David's house with a slew of cars to one of the greatest shows in North America, Nisei Showoff. Held in Little Tokyo, this years show is supposedly the very last ever. Well, at least at this location...

In part two, Andrew shows us what most people don't see, as everyone gets ready for the day, we get an inside glimpse at the people behind the cars.

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DPK*David scopin out the High End E46 getting unloaded.

This was what I came upon as we made the turn down the main street in front of the Lot that hosted Nisei. So I hopped out of DPK*Henry's RHD EG6 and hunted a spot to catch the roll in.

TE37V's were lookin proper hanging out under the flares of this Z.

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18Aug/101

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. 

18Aug/106

Event Coverage: Nisei Week 2010 Part 1.

There's no doubt that many of our readers have seen the plentiful pictures of the last Nisei Showoff around the net lately. The beautiful Cali weather mixed with beautiful people and cars is sure to be the right combination of the perfect car show with Los Angeles as the backdrop. And while we can't compete with the many other media outlets out there which were out in full force, we do take pride in always providing a more human aspect to our coverage. So this was a pretty tall order for our shooter, Andrew, as he went solo style packed with only his Canon 40D, some T-Shirts, shorts and ZERO suntan lotion.

ATS Garage: You know, and I know it. One of the best in the biz.

I tried numerous spots of capturing the seriousness of Angels wheel and tire setup, and this is the best one I could get.

In part one, Andrew lets us take a look at the events leading up to the Nisei Showoff roll-in.
Words by Andrew Machac:

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16Aug/108

Event Coverage: 2010 Nisei Showoff Preview!

Fresh from Bush Intercontinental Airport, Andrew came back with the absolute worst farmer's tan i've ever seen, and I've seen some seriously bad ones (mainly on my own arms) in my life. Between the iced out towels being applied to his neck, I got a chance to look through all 1500 pics he took this weekend. He says it was the best ever. So while me and Andrew sort his photos and narrow it down to a few hundred, I wanted to share a few photos that he took. So check it out!

Click on each photo for the full res version.

Variety. Nisei had this in spades.

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13Aug/108

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.

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.

This, is stance.

11Aug/102

Nostalgic Wednesdays: The Mine’s R34 GT-R.

Welcome to another Nostalgic Wednesday! This feature car is one of my absolute favorites from Japan- the Mine's R34 GT-R! This Nissan Skyline became famous almost overnight as clips of the car absolutely ripping ass on a Japanese track started to surface on car forum boards all over the world. If you've been hiding from the internet, here's a refresher course:

10Aug/102

Houston Cars and Coffee: August 2010 edition.

Cars and Coffee, a monthly meet held nationwide,  is where cars of all sorts come out drink coffee and display their whips.  These are not just any cars however,  in most cases it is the top of the top of automotive genres.  In my opinion you really have to have some nuts to drive a half ass done riced (in the wrong way) out civic to one of these things, at least in the showoff areas.  Houston never had an official Car and Coffee leg (go figure).  So with  the nearest Coffee and Cars to H-town being in in Dallas,  Houston started to form their own.  It has steadily grown from a few exotics and hot rods to several hundred cars of all sorts, making it quite an event.

From Old

6Aug/102

Happy AE86 (8-6-10) Day!

Respect.








Keep them alive!
--David--
David@maydaygarage.com

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5Aug/100

Event Snaps: Cricket or Ticket in Corpus Christi

This past weekend the newest addition to the Mayday Collective, Ervin Llanera ventured on down to Corpus Christi where our good friend Wayne Raqueno was having his annual Cricket or Ticket Car Show / Meet. Here are a couple of snaps that Ervin caught while he was out there.

E30 Love.

E30 Love.

All Function

All Function

Honda Game

Honda Game

Believe it or not, this is what Cops look like in South Texas

Believe it or not, this is what Cops look like in South Texas

Greg Strubes immaculate BMW M3, in case you never saw our feature on this car you can find it here.

Mad BMW Face is Mad.

Mad BMW Face is Mad.

TEs never get old

TEs never get old

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For more pictures from Cricket or Ticket, check them out here!

All pictures taken exclusively for MaydayGarage, by Ervin Llanera.

Enjoy.

-JohnP

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