Last year was my first Honda Tech event and I was blown away by the quality of cars that were there. For a long time Honda’s were not the cleanest cars around so it was really refreshing to see so many nice ones in one area along with all of the other clean cars that came out.
Because of my move the previous day my time at the show was short and sweet and while I didn’t show up during it’s peak but I was still able to get a lot of shots of the action and, thankfully, the time I showed up it had cooled down slightly as it was a scorcher.
Bikes create a lot of smoke in a short period of timeMy gf pointed out this sticker, I like itNot really random, but the only Accord I shot all day, it really caught my eye
Non Honda
Like any good car show Honda Tech draws out all car owners.
Nice Subaru I saw near the entranceLoved this paint, gotta find out the codeImmaculate looking SkylineSuper clean RHD RX-7 on WedsportsDrop dead beautiful e36Mr Ing pushed in his splitter from the last time I saw him, looked good before, looks great nowToronto G35 owners really have their fitment game on pointSuper cleanBeautiful bug, which had the melons sticker from above on itClean setupHonda powered AE86I've seen this car a few times but never noticed the Nextmod flameboy here beforeClean, dialed, and properKinda hard to see here but this Supra basically had a drain pipe for an exhaustAnd for good reason look at that giant ass turbo!The full package
Acura’s
For the Acuras this is just easier than breaking it up by body style
Dumped RSXWidebody RSX that has been shot by DougboyI used to want a DC dumped on GSR blades so badThe Mugen DC that was at the Nextmod BBQBeautiful JDM Type RNice and cleanAnother great looking Type RThis car is on pointSomehow I almost walked past this NSX
Civics
Last year I broke it up by generation but this year I am just doing it by name.
Dara actually rides the bike you see on the rackThe last set of Fitapaldi's I saw was on Jay @ Stance Factorys e30Clean eg infront of the Teknotik boothActually met Chester this time! Had some stickers for mek-Tuned eighth genPerhaps the GTA's most loved SIEvery time I saw this car there was a crowd around itIt was very clean and that cf lip was fire but the real feature was the bayWhich was cleaned up then done up with graffitiOne of the cleanest civic's of this generation I have ever seenBeast
S2000’s
The S2000 scene in the GTA seems to be expanding rapidly
RPF-1s, timeless, functionalAnother car that has been shot by DougboyFlushand more flush Arc Magic Msequence was spinning beats at the event, he also changed his rim colorMake sense for a DJ to have a clean I.C.E. setup
I survived the move, the lifting, and the sketchy U-haul, but I still have lots and lots of stuff left to do around the house.
In between lifting, unpacking and cleaning I am going to edit my photos from yesterdays Honda-Tech 2010 (should be up this evening) but as much as your employers would like I can’t leave you guys without something Monday morning so here is the latest effort from Dan Cyr 10 minutes of awesome drift coverage featuring his brother Pat and the rest of the pack from the DMC.
Ever wonder what would happen if someone went to your local automotive parts store (Canadian Tire, Autozone, Pepboys etc), picked up the accessory catalog, and proceeded to order, then install 90% of the products listed regardless of whether or not the properly fit their vehicle?
Well even if the above scenario has never crossed your mind this s10 is an accurate representation of what happens.
This trucks got a lot going on and unfortunately none of it good.
Brush bar pointing down...Fullsize flares, small sized truckBed rails... on a tonneau cover?!
After coming across the pictures above I also came upon this video of some people having ‘fun’ with an airbag.
In my high school out class we blew up an air bag an old steel desk chair and the force of the bag pretty well ruined that desk.
Ever since seeing that I have stopped messing with air bags and truthfully I am always a little worried about older ones (e30 bags for example).
Air bags have a lot of force to them (I think they come out at 300mph or something crazy), this guy learned the hard way.
Well, I’ve been mentioning it for little while now but its finally here. This Saturday my girlfriend and I move from our apartment condo to a townhouse, and I have to say I am looking forward to the move and not living in a box kingdom anymore.
It’s been a busy past few weeks juggling work, riding, moving, and this blog, but things should return back to normal pretty soon.
It might be small, it might smell, and it might have a random desk in it but it's all mine.
Once the dust settles I plan to roll out a few changes to the blog over the next few weeks (nothing drastic) but first the store will be updated with a re stock of epic proportions including, by popular demand, the ‘I Like Em Dropped‘ sticker available in: black, yellow, red, and purple in addition to the pink and white/pink which it is already available in.
Finally Saturday I plan on doing a hit and run of the Honda Tech 7 event at Downsview park this weekend so expect another week with lots of GTA event coverage.
Flashback Friday
My girlfriend mentioned that with the amount of time we have spent looking for houses, furniture, money (didn’t find any), we didn’t get the opportunity to go camping this year.
This is a bit of a shame because while sleeping on the ground kind of sucks cooking meat over an open fire and coming across random car shows in the country rules.
Here is the third and final set of coverage from the August 22nd CSCS at Cayuga Motorsports park. Today is nothing but drifting so if you like your cars sideways this is for you.
I was able to improve quite a bit over the drifting shots I took at last years event so I am really looking forward to shooting some more at DMCC and the next round of CSCS.
Drift Competition
The competition starting with a field of about 16 and was whittled down to top eight, top four, and then a final winner. Anytime a round was too close to call they ran that set again which made for a lot of exciting action.
Drift Possee was on hand to judge and hang outNotice how the smoke is coming from the middle of the car and not the tires?That was his clutch giving it's last standMy friend Chris De la Cruz was out sliding his m50e30InitiatingHe was also running a bunch of my stickersThanks manPat Cyr says Marin is a guy to watch out for this yearHe's already rolled one car, but ain't scaredMarin plays a little follow the leaderHe held his own but didn't make it to the final 4John Fiddy knows how to slide his SkylineHe also knows how to send grass flyingAs does Chris St JohnThe next two pictures are practically the sameLittle more angle hereCan't remember who this was but he was photogenicKickin' up some smoke at the farther turn in the courseMy GF nailed this panning shotSome tandem slidingAs the track tried the cars started making a lot more smoke
Demo
After the competition all of the competitors got a chance to have some fun.
The guys from Union Auto club know how to cut looseCody Loughhead (I think) doing something incredibleChris came out and raped the hay baleI was pulling hay out of my pocket for some time after the showAfter killing the hay Chris did some doughnutsKeep drifting funI smelled like rubber the whole ride homeMore tire fireTire companies must love drifting...Fiddy is goingGoingGone
The road track at Cayuga was pretty busy all day with lapping, time attack, and drifting going on. The number of events resulted in a capture card full of tons of photos and while I could have posted everything up today I’ve decided to break up the track coverage as well for those on phones/sketchy wifi.
This post contains photos of the the time attack event and a few cars I missed from yesterdays show & shine coverage, as well as a teaser of tomorrows coverage which will be nothing but drift action.
Off track
I knew I forgot some photos yesterday…
This is what happens when your car does not have a roof and it rains...Purple, or pink?So simple, so perfectSaw this as I was leaving, even dirty as hell I still want it, BAD
Lapping
This just made the fact that I wasn’t able to get out to a lapping event this year sting even more, I really need to try this.
As I mentioned yesterday this Subaru looked right at home on the trackAdvance Power House Civic getting up on 3Stage four Civic leaving the cornerRX-7 on CCWs being put to taskSpeed 3s are made for the trackThis rally prepped Subaru was set up for the track on the weekend and was tearing it upAnd this Subaru was a damn monsterThis Nextmod Evo was my first attempt at a panning shotGodzilla! Godzilla!A Cosworth Evo being put through it's pacesI'm quite pleased with how this shot turned out
For you guys anxiously waiting for the drift shots here is something to hold you until tomorrow:
Sorry this one is a little late getting out the door, but look on the bright side you have been that much more productive at work today.
With vinyl wraps becoming more prevalent there are a lot more cars coming out with matte finishes. I’m a fan of the look however it’s done but big props to those who do it flawlessly with paint.
The Matte black Infamous Project 5.0I really like this finishThe matte finish sort of hides the flares hereLike a bossThis car has undergone some changes which I will have more info on shortlyHave I posted this s2k before? Perhaps, but its worth a second glanceHot Rod flatsSkunk 2 Civic8th gens are growing on meFlawlessThis NSX was later painted red but I like it this way better personallyWin, Win, WinThat's some bright ass pink!Black shoeAll paint, all bad assMeanest looking Toureg ever? I think so.
Sunday August 22nd 2010 was a busy day for the GTA automotive community. Three events took place simultaneously (Vagkraft, Meeting of The Mazdas, and CSCS:Xtreme Tuner Challenege) and depending on your location you were anywhere from damp to soaked as the weather didn’t want any of these things to happen.
Thankfully in Cayuga at CSCS the weather actually wasn’t too bad for most of the day, a little damp at times but for the most part dry and great for photos.
I managed to take quite a few pictures so I’ve broken up the coverage into multiple parts, today’s coverage is of the off track action.
Transformer II
I am a BIG Transformers (Generation 1 & 2) fan but this truck was a bit much for even me. Team H.V. put a lot of time into this truck (Avalanche?) but it was just way over the top.
I've never seen a wooden Autobot insignia beforeMassive custom tilt front endIt's won a whole lot of trophies...
Subaru
This is the first time I have seen this Trial wide body Subaru in track trim and I’ll tell ya it looked good out on there on the track.
I might actually like this business setup over his usual set upUp close of the sticker bomb
Euros
With Vagkraft going on at Downsview park a lot of the European crowd was over there ,but a few came out to enjoy the drier weather at CSCS
Gary's bright wide body e46, this is the first time I have noticed that he could go wider with his wheelsSpotted this MKII Golf in the paddock and out on the trackIt was pretty quickNice Jetta on big lip RMsThe red on the outside of the lips was a unique touch, you can just make it out here
Chevy’s and Minis
Bowtie owners always bring the goods.
I have been given to OK by my girlfriend to build a car like this Nova A GTA show regularJames brought his truck out and I manged to shoot it at the worst lighting angle everI did however get an alright shot of detailing he has going on underneath the truck This bagged s10 was looking a little lonelySo some women stopped by to keep it company
Nextmod
As usual Nextmod rolled pretty deep both in the Show and Shine and the time attack/lapping events
Andrew was parked near the track, with the Nextmod famAndrew's trunk setup is very clean, I like the red on blackThis Acura's Arc lip on the groundAdvnce Power House/Nextmod/Amuse s2000Pearly's rims are greener than the grass
Drifters
When not on the track I manged to snap a few shots of these well used Nissans
Cooling between runs, this driver pushed his car hardChris St John can really slide a carNothing zip ties can't fix
Honda’s and Acuras
Just a preview of some of the cars that will probably be at Honda-Tech 7 next weekend, hopefully I can sneak out and get a few pics after the move.
Dumped AccordWith a cleaned, polished/chrome bayBoosted H.V. performance DABig Turbo Inlet horn, looks like a trumpetVery clean Turo elTiddy detailed engine payand an equally tidy trunk set upVery clean functional looking eighth gen@ChesterYu29's Civic on super AdvansI must have just missed him as he was judging at the showMsequence got new rims as well as a few spoon accessoriesThe K swapped CRX from Scrape By The LakeI almost got a set of these for my car but the offset was just a bit too aggressive (mexi)I've taken a picture of this EK hatch every time I have seen it, love the colorThree very clean EKsNever thought I would like purple lips, but here we areCloser look at the SIR on CCWsWhich is actually owned by a womanNo, I am not tired of these wheels
That’s it for today, check back Wednesday (or maybe Thursday) for photos of the on track action with some guest shots from my girlfriend.
To hold you guys over until I get a chance to start rolling out my CSCS coverage here are some Euro Rods courtesy of ‘go kart tire fitment ,ollie’.
Ollie admits that he is not the biggest fan of traditional America Rods Muscle (because they typically don’t handle well) but he is a big fan of these.
I have not see a whole lot of euro rods before so I enjoyed these, hopefully you do too.
Ollie guesses this is an Austin A 90, I have no clueAnother Ford we didn't get in N/A, the PrefectAustin 7s share a look similar to 32 Fords just squishedI have learned something new today: this is an a 40 DorsetA nice race prepped Volvo 544Older Volvos are so appealing because they are such a departure from what they do now, Amazon FTW
I’ve had some issues before with scheduled posts and since the week before and after my move might be kind of hectic I thought I should probably get the bugs worked out before hand.
Well it didn’t go to plan and this is one week late, better late than never!
I'm really a fan of these older Caddys done up subtle and cleanI wish I were thereOnce a work truck now retired to the easy lifeAnother slammed full size, Sometimes I think I have car A.D.D. my taste is all over the placeBest Volvo ever?Those stacks are huge Hmm lower truck = the ability to run taller stacks?Sinister looking 2002 in it's elementNow this.. this is a work of art.
Speaking of VW’s if anyone is going to Vagkraft this weekend and wants a place to host their images send me an email.
Site Updates
I will be at the CSCS Xtreme Tuner Challenge show this weekend with my camera and bag of stickers on hand so if you see me be sure to say hi.
Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!
On the topic of stickers I have a new order coming which will include the popular ‘I Like Em Dropped’ sticker in a variety of colors including black, purpler, and yellow. Big thanks to Mat at Seche Media for fulfilling another order very quickly.
