Event Coverage: Boost Theory Grand Opening

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Jul 11, 2012

On Sunday a new performance shop in Mississauga opened under the name Boost Theory and as the name implies they specialize in forced induction but are more than capable of working on N/A motors, suspension and anyting else you would expect from a good performance shop.

On my way home from Euronited (coverage tomorrow) I swung by and was greeted by Focal Point Concepts, Elevated, Sic Ryde, and a few other local celebrities.

I didn’t get a whole lot of coverage but I did get a few interesting cars. Not too many shots of inside the shop because they had a pretty elaborte model shoot going on that I didn’t want to interfere with.

The Shop & Shop Cars

store_front_3 — Boost Theroy’s two main shop cars parked right out front

greyhair — Fairly certain both of these cars are in the 650+ club, I know the Skyline puts down 695 or so

greyhair2 — I think I read this car might be above 8 but don’t quote me

harley — and if the cars are not fast enough…

store_front_2 — It’s almost a prerequisite that every shop have CP24 on 90% of the time

store_front_1 — A list of what they can do for you

plastidip_r32 — This R32 was recently plasti-dipped white

supra — Don’t know much about this car but it’s probably safe to assume it’s pretty fast

nissan_pulsar3 — Most of the day there was a huge crowd around this Pulsar GTI-R

nissan_pulsar2 — Which makes sense because these cars are not exactly common around here

nissan_pulsar1 — Not sure what the goal number is for this build

Supporters

benz_vossens — Like this, simple, to the point

datsun_510 — When I pulled up I thought this car was leaving but thankfully he was just relocating

datsun_510_bay — Nice touch with the Asahai can

fpc_spenser — Probably the tenth time I have taken a similar picture of his engine bay

girl_1 — I actually like these wheels more with the white faces over her previous completely polished look

girl_2 — Still one of the cleanest female owned rides in the area

honda_brian — For every picture of Spenser’s Bay I have equal pictures of Brian’s hatch

subaru_trial_wb3 — Once again the Trial Widebody

subuar_trial_wb2 — and as promised pictures of the interior… cf panels and all

subuar_trial_wb — The bay (car is wrapped)

Boost Theory is located at 777 Dundas Street West and can be found on Facebook.

Event Coverage: Mosport DMCC 2012: Show And Shine

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Jul 10, 2012

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Before I get into coverage from the events that took place this past weekend I ought to finish off the coverage from the previous weekend so with that here is the show & shine coverage from the 2012 DMCC Mosport event.

Put on by Carlos of SLC Productions the show & shine this year wasn’t as big as I remember from 2010 but it did have a decent mix of cars and since it was actually cheaper to enter the show and shine than pay for 2 regular price admissions a lot of people who wouldn’t normally show (like myself) entered.

rockstar_sticker_bomb — Rockstar was showing off their vinyl sticker bomb sheet which would be a lot easier than collecting all those stickers. Do they need to get permission from each company to print that though?

Parked beside the bombed car was this fairly clean e30

Five Axis kitted, and stainless wrapped, Scion IQ that was in PAS last month

mazda_my_car — Spy shot of my car from trackside… those are this years Importfest/Stance Is Everything fliers all over it

subaru_wht_wht — Pig nose on white MSR’s

jeep_thing — This beastly looking Jeep was actually one of my favorite vehicles of the show

honda_matt_sc — Matt’s car with the Neo Motorsports hood prop

acura_rsx_2 — RSX with a whole wack of JDM parts

acura_rsx — I preffered the simplicity of this RSX over the one above just a little bit

expl_fire — Explicit Contentz came out… one day I am going to ask how many man hours are in that hood

honda_s2000 — Colin’s s2000 with the full CF front end and shaved bay

subaru_john — By now you are all probably familar with John’s new look

skyline — Every time I see this car I wonder what a different bumper would look like on it

chev_s10_2 — I somehow managed to misplace the owner of this trucks card as I wanted to get in touch with him, love the truck

chev_blazer_1 — This Blazer also came along with him and I was a fan of both

chevy_blazer_2 — The custom dash really, really, helps update the interior of the Blazer and if they find a solution for the headlight switch it would be perfect

chevy_s10_3 — Back to the s10, since I saw it last at Megaspeed the bed has been painted

Liam’s Cefiro

Going to end with Liams car because this was my first time seeing it in person and I am happy to say it looks just as good, if not better, than it does in pictures.

nissan_liam3 — The twin setup wasn’t working out so well so he ditched it for a single

nissan_liam5 — His Facebook stauses revealed it was a joy to do

nissan_liam4 — He was talking about taking the aero off and sliding it at the next CSCS event so maybe look for it on the track this Sunday

nissan_liam — Love the interior… it’s almost business causal… or something

nissan_liam2 — I’m sure a lot of people had no idea what they were looking at when they passed by Liam’s car

Theme Tuesdays: GTA Then and Now

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Jul 10, 2012

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After posting the Trial Widebody 2010 vs 2012 picture on the fan page I realized that with the amount of back content the site has I could do the same for a number of local vehicles, so for this Tuesday I’ve done just that.

To prevent things from getting too out of hand I have limited it to cars that have seen multiple revisions over the years rather than a one year change but I am not opposed to doing another one of these at the end of the year to include 2011 year end to 2012 year end differences.

My Car

Really not that much has changed with my car from 2009 to 2012. The wheels were changed twice, the suspension went from springs to coils and then those coils have had 3 sets of springs in them all because I refuse to pull collars (I am stubborn like that).

A couple smaller things have also changed along the way but only I noticed those.

Alex’s SC300

Alex’s car has changed quite a few times since I first met him in 2010 or so and I know for a fact it is going to change a little bit more for 2012 and a whole bunch for 2013.

Erik’s Probe

Erik’ pretty well never stops working on his car and it’s one of the cleanest Probes in the area, when I first met him he had basically just mounted a staggered wheel set-up, then he moved to a square set-up, and boosted it.

As of this year he got rid of his body kit and I believe converted a completely black interior including dash swap.

Matt’s s2000

Pretty sure I am missing one of Matt’s wheel setups from 2009 to now and I might have blown his colour change secret but…

John’s Subaru

This is the only one year change I am going to include in this list because I think it looks significantly better green than blue and orange.

It still has a lot of stickers still but that’s the life of a sponsored car.

Kiwee’s Flex

Originally I didn’t plan on including this truck in today’s list because I didn’t know I have a photo of it in 2009 but once I found one I decided to include it.

John’s Mazda3

Exterior wise John’s car has probably gone through the most significant change of any posted today,the wide body is a completly custom one off creation that would be crazy on it’s own but then you add the new wheels and air to the list and things get really crazy.

I still need to see this car in person but from what I hear it is very impressive.

Blain’s G35

Blain’s was one of the first cars I ever saw in person with a significant amount of tire stretch in 2009 and since the car’s gone through a couple trunk, suspension, wheel, and bumper changes.

While he did finally cave from his strict only static frame of mind he will always be on authentic wheels.

Brett’s LS

Brett’s car seems be constantly changing for the better and I was actually taking photos of it before I met him.

Currently it looks better than ever and once his red interior is done…

Aidan’s IS300

Brett’s car naturally leads to his fellow Liberty teammate Aidan’s IS300 that after the kit went on has had two sets of wheels and two different uspension setups.

Steve’s e30

This is kind of a cheat because he changed cars entierly but it was e30 to e30…

Chris’ E30

Drift car evolutions are a little different than the cars above…

Trial Wide body

From what I’ve read and overheard this car wasn’t just a visual change but a mindset change for the owner, it went from show car and occasional track car to track and occasional show car.

Photos of the engine bay and interior of this car will be up in the Boost Theory grand opening coverage later this week.

Stage Four RX-7

I must have been sleeping when Ken changed his car, or he just did it all this year, either way huge changes for 2012.

Spenser’s Civic

Spenser’s car has evolved more and more into a track car as the years have progressed but it still holds it’s own at shows and gets street driven.

Pat’s Ae86

This is the swan song year for this AE86 so I had to include a few photos of it.

Before I saw it for the first time this year I was worried he got rid of the green but I was glad to see that it is still there just a lot darker.

Hey she’s not a car!

Hopefully the model in this photo (who has done quite well for herself Miss Mega Speed and all), and her probably larger than myself boyfriend, have a sense of humour about this one.

If not you know how I got my black eye next you see me.

Bug Life

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Jul 9, 2012

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Recently Volkswagen released their latest re-imagining of the car that has become known affectionately known as ‘The Bug’ in another attempt to recapture what they created on the very first go round, however just like the previous ‘New Beetle’ the current falls short of the mark.

Really you can’t blame VW for trying because in addition to being one of the most recognizable cars ever built the original Bugs just have something about them that appeals to almost everyone, enthusiast or non.

When one passes by, no matter the condition, people just can’t help to at the very least take a glance in it’s direction.

Having never owned an iconic vehicle of any sort I can’t describe exactly what it’s like to own and drive a Bug but I can say that based on what I observed it looks to be an experience like no other.

The drive to the photo shoot location from my place was short, 20 minutes at best, but in that time the amount of looks, thumbs-up, and honks of approval were far greater than I have witnessed any of the previously featured cars receive in double or triple the amount of time.

While taking the rolling shots we were holding up two lanes of traffic and instead of being treated to a bevy of horn honks, middle finger gestures, and road noise obscured obscenities, we were given the time to continue doing what we were doing.

For a brief period everyone seemed ok with getting to their destination a little later just to check out these two very similar, yet drastically different, Bugs cruise together.

It’s this aura around The Bug that has always drawn Lukasz to them and when the opportunity arose to purchase a somewhat recently restored ’61 Deluxe Lukasz and his girlfriend didn’t hesitate.

Shortly after he got his Bug he met Paul, a fellow air cooled enthusiast who happened to live in the same neighborhood, who in addition to looking for someone new to cruise with was more than happy to help Lukasz get his Bug sitting pretty.

In short order the stock suspension was removed in favor of a 4″ narrow beam with adjusters, and drop spindles, and to complement the exterior and really set the car off 145 and 160 whitewall tires were added.

The story behind Paul’s Bug isn’t all that much different than Lukasz’s, his just started at it little earlier.

To the untrained eye Paul’s 61 may look un-restored,but the fact of the matter is that underneath all that patina it’s received an incredible amount of love.

Nearly rotted all the way to the core when he picked it up Paul’s car needed a lot of hard work and new metal to get it where it is today.

As the man behind Paulo’s Metal Works the state of disrepair the car was when he got it didn’t phase Paul in the slightest and as this Facebook gallery illustrates he spent more than his fare share of time carefully crafting replacement panels until the floor, inner fenders, and exterior of of the car was back in one piece.

In the midst of replacing panels the car was brought down significantly (5″ narrow beam with adjusters and drop spindles and a 2 notch drop in the rear) and now complete (well as complete as never ending projects are) and 100% road worthy the car sees about 9 or 10 months of daily driver use throughout the year.

That’s right, Paul’s car sees more daily driving than a lot of cars in the area more than half it’s age and actually took to the streets late February of this year.

Lukasz isn’t all that far behind his friend either as since he’s got the car he and his girlfriend have been driving it as much as they can because the best way to enjoy these cars is simply to drive them.

WTF Friday: Causing A Ruckus

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Jul 6, 2012

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I’m not really the biggest Honda Ruckus fan, I mean they look kind of neat modified, but I think people always look a little weird riding one.

I am however a big fan of ‘large motor in a small vehicle-are you sure this was a good idea-how the hell are we going to stop this thing-watch out for that pole’ type projects such as this.

Technically this scooter isn’t a Ruckus, it’s a Dolsoe -a Tawainese replica of a Ruckus- and while most people hate replicas this was built on a replica because it used a 100% steel frame instead of the Ruckus’ Auburn like aluminum front end and steel rear.

An all steel frame comes in handy when you need to hack it up to put a 600cc GSXR motor and transmission where a much less potent motor once lay.

Built by rotorracing on totalruckus.com this ‘knock off’ is now sporting an extended frame, custom hubs, custom tank, custom exhaust, custom… well you get the idea.

It’s basically a completely custom motorcycle that resembles a scooter.

And because this would be useless without video:

I guess that does look kind of fun…build is here

Site Updates

There are once again way too many events going on this Sunday and because I am two events in the hole editing wise I am going to go to the one closest to me which is Euronited in Port Credit.

If you want to find out some of the other events this weekend check out the Toronto Meet & Event Calendar on Facebook

I’ve also placed a new order with Seche Media so the store should be restocked very soon!

Finally I am almost done the Importfest line up of cars Euro and Import boxes have been checked off and now I just need something American or drastically different (thinking a truck). If you are interested read this post and drop me an email.

Flashback Friday

The Indy is this weekend, I won’t be going but you can check out the coverage I did last year the day before the big show.

Lots of content still waiting to go live so another weekend post is likely…

Guest Coverage: Eurokracy 2012

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Jul 5, 2012

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Despite the wet weather last years Eurokracy drew quite a crowd proving that European car enthusiasts are not the type to let a little water get in the way of good times and low cars.

This year the Eurokracy team started promoting the show six months in advance and once the weather cooperated breaking last years attendance record was no problem at all.

Long time Stance Is Everything friend/reader Neil Kates made the trek out to Montreal for the show and his coverage combined a co-sign from The Scraped Crusaders make me think I should brave the Montreal roads and head out next year.

lineup2 — Line up of people wating to get into Autodrome St-Eustache

lineup3 — These two shots really illustrate just how big of a deal Eurokracy is

Non Euros

No outcasts at Eurokracy

s10_2 — Neil seems to share low trucks and Daytons

nissan2 — Props to the owner for keeping that lip scrape free, doesn’t look like an easy task

nissan — I am going to go out on a limb and say this car probably gets tossed around the track a bit

nissan_350_3 — Those of you who read Canibeat will recognize this 350 from a feature they did on it

nissan_350_2 — Great fitment without going over the top like some 350z drivers

subaru_bagged — Speaking of CIB/Air Society features this one is another

ford_mustang_phil_2 — Rounding out the e-famous ‘non euros’ here’s Phil’s Cobra

ford_mustang_phil_1 — Phil was recently able to get the car to roll at this height specifically for the Eurokracy Limbo contest

BMW

Some of Toronto’s heavy hitters of the BMW community made there way out to Montreal to meet up with their finest

bmw_monolo — Monolo was looking to retain his limbo title but got beat by this crazy vehicle with a folding windshield

bmw_e30_bronzit — His Brother Carm made the trip out with him

bmw_e36 — There’s a car locally that recently got a setup nearly identical to this

bmw_e30_wobbie — Love this e30 owned by ‘Wobbie’

bmw_e30_stephen — If I’m not mistaken Steve of the Scraped Crusaders took home best e30

VAG

Obviously the heart of any good euro show is a copious amount of vehicles under the VAG umbrella and Eurokracy didn’t fail to deliver.

mk3_jetta — Love the fitment of these wheels

mk3_jetta_2 — Another one of those color combinations I would have never thought would work so well… Chop Shop touch I guess

stance_dubs_1 — VW owners are really serious about their tucked and shaved bays as displayed by this supercharged Jetta representing for Stance Dubs

stance_dubs_2 — The exterior is just as clean as the bay

cage_2 — The euro hatch game isn’t bad either…

mk4_golf — Does Scmidtt still do those crazy videos where they drive around directly on the wheel?

mkv_air_society — The rear fitment on this looks pretty aggressive

fender_wear — Looks like rear quarters are now wear items to some people

lineup4 — That’s Neils Car in the foreground

mkv_neil — You guys probably remember it from his feature

mkv_golf2 — Neil used to rock a set of these Alphards himself actually

scraped_crusaders — The Scraped Crusaders

mkIv_as — Not sure what wheels those are but I don’t mind them

mkv_jetta_centigrade — Not sure if the grey below the grill is permanent but I like it

mkv_jetta — Jetta On Lexus SC wheels, that’s a new one to me

mk_6_golf — This generation is slowly but surely growing on me as they get lower and lower

mk_6_gli — In a few years I can see being really used to them

browny_1 — This is probably my favorite currently

browny2 — Recently featured in a video on Air Society

Big thanks to Neil for covering the event, and euro fans rejouce because Neil is going to be helping out with the Euro content on the site in the near future.

The only french words I know are bonjour and tabernac that’s enough to make it by next year right…?

Event Coverage: Mosport DMCC 2012: Finals

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Jul 4, 2012

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Moving right along to the finals from this past weekends Canada Day DMCC Drift celebration at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.

For the finals I was lucky enough to score a media pass from my friend Trevor at tdott.me which allowed me to take photos from the infield.

Just like qualifying a few cars lost some battles with the course but once all the dust, fiberglass, and tire smoke settled Pat Cyr wound up taking the podium for his second straight first place in the 2012 series.

Alex Gosselin, Danny Bernier, Claude Poirier and Alex Michaud

Just a few shots from some of the earlier battles involving the above drivers, they were all pretty close.

Alex-Gosselin_1 — Alex Gosselin early in the finals

Danny_Bernier_1 — Danny Bernier continued his smoke shows all the way into the top 16

Poirier_Michaud — Alex keeping it close with Claude

Peter Chrisikopoulos

The Peter Chrisikopoulos / Dave Briggs tandem battle was one of the most exiting pairings of the day and it called for several OMT’s (One more time).

Peter_Chrisikopoulos2 — But Dave would catch up in the corners and stay there

Brad Carlton

Brad drove really well through to the finals and while he didn’t podium he did put on a show for the hometown crowd, ass out since 2009.

Dave Briggs

After two OMT’s and Dave actually breaking his car he was able to move on past Peter to face Pat Cyr later in the top 16.

briggs_pat — Briggs trying his best to leave Pat behind

Marc Landreville

Marc Landerville put up quite a fight in the finals but eventually an on off course excursion left him sidelined with 12 or so degrees positive camber to the left rear wheel.

landerville_1 — As the event went on Marc’s car took a bit of a beating, looks pristine here though

landerville_brad — Following Brad’s line to a tee

landerville_Schaffner — Marc keeping things under control while Simon Schaffner drops two wheels off

Francis Tasse

Francis Tasse managed to score third place after Landerville was knocked out due to mechanical trouble, that’s not to say he didn’t drive very well.

Eric-_Paradis_Francis_Tasse — Tasse / Pardis battles were very close, if I recall there may even have been some passing

pat_landerville — Pat right on Francis’ door

Bob Patinka

Bob Patinka drove his LS powered Nissan all the way to second place.

Pat Cyr

Pat Cyr was driving incredible all day long when chasing no one could shake him he would just adapt and follow the leaders line perfect, and when Pat was leading he was calm and control like he was on the course all alone.

Well deserved first place for Pat and Drift Posse.

pat_1 — Probably noticed that this shot is the current cover shot on the fanpage

pat_2 — Pat way out ahead of someone in a tandem

pat_5 — I think this might have been in the earlier tandem with Brad Paauw

pat_6 — Perhaps the last time I will get a chance to shoot this car on the track so I took a lot…

pat_3 — Without a doubt the best panning shot I have ever taken thus far.

Best of luck to all of the drivers in the rest of the 2012 season and I’m already looking forward to seeing them compete again next year.

Theme Tuesdays: Vintage Lowriders Part II

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Jul 3, 2012

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I love looking at vintage coverage from all areas of the hobby because it is a great way to see what styles were here to stay and continue to stand the test of time and which were ‘of the era’.

I hesitate to use the word fad because it has a lot of negative connotations and some styles tend to boomerang and come full circle in the end anyway.

Furthermore all of us followed a “fad” at one time or another that we either look back on and chuckle or cringe.

In high school I had some huge ass JNCOs man…

vintage_lowrider_8 — Cutting your springs now is a bit of a cheap way out but for some platforms it’s still the only way to get low

vintage_lowrider_25 — Straight up timeless look

vintage_lowrider_23 — This appears to go back only to 1997 which explains why it still looks pretty relevant

vintage_lowrider_22 — I think I could count the amount of these I have seen modified in anyway, shape, or form, on one hand

vintage_lowrider_21 — Personally I think this car would look better without the wheel covers

vintage_lowrider_20 — This show looks to be full of all sorts of interesting rides

vintage_lowrider_19 — Not too often I see trucks get the traditional wire treatment nowadays in ONT

vintage_lowrider_18 — Hubs, whites, and one hell of a fading photo

vintage_lowrider_17 — I hope 10 years down the road I can still at the very least host this site and people can visit it for old show coverage to bring back memories

vintage_lowrider_16 — The cotton ball show setup is one of those things that seems to go in cycles

vintage_lowrider_15 — One of the most aggressive, looking chopped tops I have ever seen

vintage_lowrider_14 — Another aggressive chop this time with a radical front end

vintage_lowrider_24 — On the topic of chops I think a bit of one would look great on this, though with all that glass…

vintage_lowrider_13 — Looking in the background… is that a Geo Prizim?

vintage_lowrider_12 — Not sure what the story behind the light is

vintage_lowrider_11 — ~~Vega I think~~? Pinto

vintage_lowrider_2 — ~~Wait another Vega? Or is it an AMC?~~ And another Pinto

vintage_lowrider_9 — The amount of attention to detail in the paintwork of a well built lowrider is just insane

vintage_lowrider_7 — Switch in one hand beer in the other?

vintage_lowrider_6 — You know a lot of these guys cherish these photos and use them to remember the good ol days

vintage_lowrider_1 — Some obviously also have crates upon crates of magazines

vintage_lowrider_4 — Can anyone identify these wheels? Love this look

vintage_lowrider_10 — Do people still buy copies of Penthouse with the internet? Serious question.

vintage_lowrider_26 — That guy looks exactly like the lowrider guy…

The sources for this one are the same as the last: layitlow.com, The H.A.M.B, Squaredump.com, along with Wheels Are Everything and The Low Down

Event Coverage: Mosport DMCC 2012: Qualifying

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DaveT

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Jul 3, 2012

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To me a great drift event shares a lot of similarities with a great BMX event. Parts get destroyed, knuckles get bruised as frantic repairs are made, women get heckled (and men get heckled right back), there’s a guy with dreads (sometimes named Grant) rapping in the corner, more than 70% of the crowd is cheering for the hometown hero and you get a chance to catch up with friends you may only see once a year

All of the above combined with incredible driving are what make DMCC events at Mosport so damn enjoyable and truly make me wish there were more stops out this way.

For 2012 DMCC switched things up by running the course in an entirely differently than how it was run in 2010 and the new configuration seemed to be just as challenge as the last with the course hungry to take out wheels, suspension components and body parts.

Today’s coverage runs through the list of qualifiers I was able to capture in order.

‘Magic’ Mike Pollard – DNQ

Sometime during practice Mike Pollards steering rack gave up the ghost so he took one from another 240 in the parking lot in order to compete. Unfortunately in his first run he mangled a Work VS-XX wheel and reportedly took out his sub frame ending his day.

magic_mike_pollard_1 — Magic Mike moments after impact

magic_mike_pollard_2 — Obviously Mike isn’t worried about which authentic wheel to run

Brad Paauw – 15th place qualifier

As mentioned in yesterdays coverage Brad runs in both CSCS and DMCC and here he was able to qualify 15th.

Eric Paradis – 14th place qualifier

About mid day I uploaded a photo to the fanpage of Eric’s convertible LS1 powered 240 on the fan page and Eric drove well enough to grab 14th spot in qualifiers.

Eric_Paradis_1 — Eric smoking his way to 14th

Claude Poirier – 13th place qualifier

Claude I remember from DMCC 2010 because his car had Cheetah livery that made me think of Ben Jonson every time he came down the hill with his super loud LS powered 350.

Alex Gosselin – 12th place qualifier

I beleive Alex managed to hold onto all his body panels and wheels through qualifying which wasn’t an easy task.

Danny Bernier – 11th place qualifier

Another LSX powered car Danny really put on a smoke show any time he was on the course.

Dany_Bernier_2 — A look at Danny’s car in the pits

Dany_Bernier_1 — 450 horse will put down a ton of smoke

Dave Briggs – 10th place qualifier

Though he might have had a few issues with entry speed Dave Briggs (in the tandem battles) Dave was super consistent and competitive all day and had quite a few good battles with Peter Chrisikopoulos.

Tomy Boivert Bellemare 9th place qualifier

Tomy qualified 9th managing to truck his way through a crazy 3 wheel drift on one of the last corners of the course.

Tomy_Boisvert-Bellemare_1 — Wild as hell, never lifted though

Brad Carlton – 8th place qualifier

It’s been awhile since I’ve seen Brad drive but he looked really good out there in his now LS powered 240 and qualified 8th joining the other two drift posse drivers in the finals.

brad_carlton_1 — Sounds good, looks good, drives good

Peter Chrisikopoulos – 7th

You might remember this Neo Motorsport sponsored car from the Squeaky Clean ‘Coffee’ coverage. Every entry by Peter was followed by a ridiculous amount of smoke.

Shout out to the announcer for making it through his last name every time too.

peter_2 — Peter and Briggs duked it out several times in the finals

Joe Thiffault – 6th place qualifier

Joe also had a bit of an off course run in during his second run that wrecked his wheel pretty gruesome but his first run was good enough for 6th and he had the car repaired and ready for the tandem battles.

Jonathan_Thiffault_1- — The first of two AE86’s in the running

Bob Patinka – 5th place qualifier

Another name I remember from 2010 Bob made it past qualifying to put up a fight in finals

patinka_2 — Bob’s car is also LS powered

Alex Michaud – 4th place qualifier

Alex piolited his damn near blinding yellow s13 to 4th in qualifying

alex_michaud_2 — Alex leaving the track after practice

alex_michaud_1 — Laying it all out during qualifying

Francis Tasse – 3rd place qualifier

“Hollywood” drove his way to third behind evil clown eyes.

Francis_Tasse_4 — This helmet is awesome, unless of course you are scared of clowns then it is terrifying

Francis_Tasse_2 — Showtime for Hollywood

Pat Cyr – 2nd place qualifier

I spent a lot of time in the Drift Posse area before things got started talking to Brad, Curtis, Dan, and of course Pat himself.

I’m excited to see him in a FR-S next year but I will be sad to see his current car retired.

pat_brad — Meanwhile the Drift Posse BMX team gets some practice in

Marc Landreville – 1st place qualifier

Marc Landerville who won the 2010 Mosport DMCC stop qualified first and was looking to carry that momentum into the finals.

Marc_Landreville_2 — 500 horse sr20 doing it’s job

Stay tuned for more DMCC coverage to come this week.

Event Coverage: CSCS Beach Burnout 2012 Pt. 2

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DaveT

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Jul 2, 2012

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Back with the second and final part of the Coverage from CSCS Beach Burnout at Grand Bend, which is exclusively track activity.

You’ll probably notice straight off that bat that there are no drag shots in today’s post, that’s because most of the vehicles I saw on the strip were pretty well stock and didn’t make for the most exciting photos.

Some more serious machines were running earlier in the but by the time I made my way over they were half way back on the trailer, I know some of you would love to see more drag coverage on the site I promise to grab a few more shots August 19th back at Cayuga.

On the flip side the road and drift courses were busy all day and because both events could be run at the same time it gave participants tons of track time which I’m sure they all appreciated

Road course up first…

grip_teknotik — Of all the cars I shoot on the track EK’s can be consistently counted on to get on three wheels

grip_z — Z braking hard before the turn above

grip_box — Not that I do not mind this but the moving box should prep a moving truck (or van), that would be wild…

girp_jetta — Nice to see this MKI out on the track tearing it up with the more modern vehicles

grip_stage_four_celica — This Stage Four Celica got fourth in super front wheel drive

grip_touge_tune — As mentioned in part one here’s a shot of Touge Tuning’s Subaru out on the track

stage_four_rx7_2 — I posted this shot of Ken Wagan’s FD on the fanpage about a week ago…

grip_stage_four_rx7_1 — I always end up taking a lot of shots of his FD

stage_four_rx7_3 — One of the few shots of this corner that turned out

Grand Bend Drifting was a great change of pace from Cayuga (from a spectators point of view) because while most of the drivers have the Cayuga course pretty dialed you could tell it took a few drivers a little bit longer to adapt to the Grand Bend course which made things more interesting to watch.