WTF Friday: Talk About A Challenge

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Oct 11, 2013

People have swapped quite a few motors into the nimble little Mazda Miata chassis but I think Quebec native Yannick may be walking away with the top spot for ‘most unlikely combination’ with his current project.

Yannick is a man who likes to buy cars that are either damaged, undesirable, or missing key components, and his search for damaged goods landed him a 2005 Maserati Quattroporte that was auctioned off (slightly damaged) with 64, 000 miles on the clock.

Shortly after ownership Yannick discovered that parts and repair on a Quattroprte (aka Ferrari) are quite expensive so he decided the ‘best’ possible solution would be to find a reluctant host for the 395hp V8 and horribly complicated duo select manual/automatic transmission.

In his mind he saw only two options; a Honda Prelude or a Mazda Miata. He eventually ended up settling on a Miata that the previous owner had already tried to do a Nissan swap with.

massamiata_1 — The unsuspecting Maserati Quattroporte

massamiata_2 — The 4.2L V8 in it’s original home

massamiata_5 — Yannick’s 91 Miata with 193 000 KM on the odometer

Sound crazy to you? You’re not alone. There’s over 100lb worth of wiring and computers in the Quattroprte and the fancy –unreliable– F1 transmission can only be bled at the dealership via a computer.

Yannick is of course unfazed, and in short order managed to get the Maserati motor to sit in the Mitata engine compartment.

massamiata_4 — The Maserati motor shook from it’s moorings

massamiata_3 — Along with the finicky transmission

massamiata_6 — I was actually shocked when the motor fit in the Miata bay

massamiata_7 — Of course the Miata chassis doesn’t leave much room for anything else with the bigger motor installed

massamiata_8 — But the hood does indeed close

Shortly after roughly sorting out where the larger engine would fit it became quickly apparent that ‘metal must move’ so he got out his Sawzall and at his admission things escalated quite quickly.

massamiata_9 — Anything in the way was effectively removed

massamiata_11 — Some may argue that now it isn’t really a Miata but I will not make such silly arguments

massamiata_10 — The new frame has allowed for more clearance basically everywhere

Currently on a brief hiatus for work Yannick says he is going to pick right up when he returns and hopes to have this marriage of Italian bulk and Japanese finesse running as soon as possible.

For those sceptical I should probably mention that Yannick is the same fellow that built this:

So if anyone is likely to get ‘er done it’s him. You can (and should) follow the build right here.

Site Updates

Thanksgiving here in Canada so I won’t be up to much. Probably finish up the H2O photos and play a lot of GTA 5….

Flashback Friday

Tried to think of the last crazy Miata swap I posted and this was the most obvious…

Guess no one likes the motors red Miatas come with.

Event Coverage: H2O International 2013 – Pt. 3

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Oct 10, 2013

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One of the beautiful things about H2O is that though the get togethers are ‘scheduled’ that doesn’t mean if you show up late all is lost. More often than not a few people stick around because on the next hour another meet is sure to spring up around them.

Today I’ve got a few photos from the air cooled get together and the Scraped Crusaders/E30 get together which are both meets that we technically ‘missed’ but still enjoyed.

Scraped Crusaders E30/Early BMW Meet

This was the meet we were on our way to when we got distracted by the festivities documented in part two of the coverage. By the time we left that Gold Coast Mall most of the e30s had ironically made there way over there but there were still a number of cool cars lurking about the Roses parking lot.

h2ointernational_vw_passat_wagon — Nicely executed Passat Wagon on banded steels

h2ointernational_subaur_legacy — Gill taking off back to the Scraped Crusaders Ocean City Hq

h2ointernational_bmw_e36_works — It’s crazy how Mesiters can suit pretty much any type of car, they look excellent on this e36 coupe

h2ointernational_bmw_e36_stance_factory_1 — Ran into Mike from Stance Factory with his S54 powered e36

h2ointernational_bmw_e36_stance_factory_2 — Stance Factory specializes in OEM looking motor swaps

h2ointernational_bmw_e46_camo — This Arctic camo e46 was hard to miss

h2ointernational_e30meet_fap_wagon — The Avant affectionately known as the ‘Fap Wagon’

h2ointernational_e30meet_fap_wagon_2 — Those new Rotiforms are sure catching on…

h2ointernational_bmw_2002_wobbie_2 — Wobbie pulling up in his recently completed 2002 project

h2ointernational_e30meet_wobbie_2002 — You can read the build up of this car right here

h2ointernational_e30meet_m3_wagon_1 — I just about crashed when I saw this car cruise by us on the strip

h2ointernational_e30meet_m3_wagon_3 — Such a well done creation of a car BMW never made

h2ointernational_e30meet_m3_wagon — Great fun with the ring taxi motif also

Aircooled Meet

Once again we showed up about an hour or so late but the owners below were in no real hurry to go anywhere.

h2ointernational_aircooled_meet_beetle_bus — One advantage to showing up a little late was the lack of people to spoil shots…

h2ointernational_aircooled_meet_vw_beetle_patina — …which really made it easy to capture the cars present

h2ointernational_aircooled_meet_slow_rider_vee_dub_club_2 — The ‘Slow Riders Vee Dub Club’ had a couple really nice radiator free builds out

h2ointernational_aircooled_meet_vw_beetle — Like this…

h2ointernational_aircooled_meet_slow_rider_vee_dub_club_3 — …and this with the almost Harley Quinn inspired passenger side fender

h2ointernational_aircooled_meet_vw_thing — Brightest thing I’ve ever seen!

h2ointernational_aircooled_meet_skullz — Going to go out on a limb here and say the owner of this buggy likes skulls

h2ointernational_aircooled_meet_vw_beetle_2_tone_2 — Love how the swap cooler was painted two-tone to match the car, great touch

h2ointernational_aircooled_meet_beetle_stinger — Wonder how often that stinger hits the ground?

h2ointernational_aircooled_meet_vw_beetle_2_tone — Beauty.

Theme Tuesdays: Uncommon Stance Part 2

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Oct 8, 2013

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For one reason or another it has been a few weeks since the last Theme Tuesday so lets get things back on track with a second/third edition of ‘uncommon stance’ which is a reliable old favourite.

I know there are plenty of people out there with lesser modified, limited after market, or just plain oddball chassis so hopefully this post inspires at least one of you not to push that project into the nearest river.

h2ointernational_2013_jeep_slammed_1 — Spotted this in Ocean City and I think I can safely say that it is the lowest of it’s kind

h2ointernational_2013_jeep_slammed_2 — The owner was trouble shooting a tail light issue hence the lack of light

saturn_wagon_1 — Also spotted this Saturn in Ocean city which I actually like way more than I should

un_common_low_16 — Awesome Looking Ford Probe which I sadly never caught stationary at h2Oi

un_common_low_1 — This Saturn was also in Ocean city, it’s bagged

un_common_low_2 — I’m sure there’s more about this Alfa on the internet and I should really go look for it…

un_common_low_3 — Super awesome looking Hillman Imp

un_common_low_4 — I must admit I completely forgot about ‘Project Luv‘ until this photo

un_common_low_5 — I don’t see many of these on the road these days… maybe I just have funny looking Saab blinders on.. this one looks good though

un_common_low_6 — I feel like I might have posted this before at somepoint

taurus — I was hoping to see this car at H20 as I’ve been following the owners progress on instagram but I missed it

un_common_low_14 — May as well complete the oddball family ford trifecta

un_common_low_9 — This car just needs the power plant from the local 700hp one and we are set..

un_common_low_11 — When I first stumbled upon this Dakota I was pretty shocked because in addition to being a Dakota it wears a very pro street inspired wheel and tire set-up and…

un_common_low_10 — While looking for the photo above I also stumbled upon this unibody truck.. odd

un_common_low_15_transit_cnnect_trevor_farrell — Trevor recently sent in his Ford Transit connect

un_common_low_infiniti_g20 — Infiniti G20 on a great wheel selection (I’m bias)

un_common_low_13 — Going to end things with this stellar Peugeot 406

Event Coverage: H2O International 2013 – Pt. 2

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Oct 7, 2013

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In part one of the 2013 H2O coverage I mentioned that attending the show is optional if your goal is simply to see a ridiculous amount of awesome cars. Having only just now popped my H2O cherry I can’t really speak to how or why it happened but –to the ire of some VW enthusiasts– Ocean City has become the destination for car enthusiasts of all kinds on the last weekend of September.

The Saturday before the show consisted of basically on non stop trips up and down the strip stopping at packed parking lots along the way to see a variety of different cars.

Today’s coverage is from about mid afternoon Saturday where we happened to stumble upon a meet at Gold Coast mall on our way to Roses for the Scraped Crusaders E30 meet.

Turns out this unplanned stop had some of the most interesting cars of the entire weekend.

h2ointernational_2013_lexus_liberty — Great looking Lex on Ordens from Liberty VIP

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_acura_el — Can’t say I’ve seen a lot of people work with this colour EL but this one makes me think more people should

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_toyota_rusty_1 — Spent a long time looking at this Toyota… pretty crazy, not what I would do, but crazy none the less

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_toyota_rusty_2 — There’s a cage inside because a significant portion of the roof is absent from class

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_bagged_mustang — 700 horse bagged Mustang…

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_bagged_mustang_3 — Laying out on drag radials is certainly a different look

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_bagged_mustang_2 — I didn’t mind it though…

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_bmw_318_ti — Visually loud as hell TI that I like quite a bit

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_bmw_e30 — I saw more BBS RF wheels H2O weekend than ever before

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_bmw_e30_1point8tee — E30 fit with an Audi 1.8T motor, pretty sure this is the only one of these around

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_bmw_e30_1point8tee_2 — The owner is @clutchkicked on instagram, and yes he slides it

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_corvair_1 — Awesome Corvair with tons of original patina

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_datsun_3 — Datsun Sports 2000 I think?

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_datsun_1 — It was now equipped with a set of CF flares and a matching CF hardtop

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_datsun_2 — Bride trimmed interior with awesome wood grain accenting

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_datsun_4 — Later in the meet it befriended this 510 wagon

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_evo_x — Chocolate brown bagged Evo that’s been the subject of a few features online recently

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_evo_x_2 — Static Evo

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_honda_rukus — I’m not really one for Ruks but this was was pretty rad

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_honda_s2000 — Bagged and boosted S2K with a great wheel and tire selection

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_mb_vip_modualr — Benz sitting right on VIP Modulars

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_nissan_350 — Aggressive Eurolines on this 350z

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_subaru — This was beautiful, probably one of the cleanest examples of the chassis I’ve seen in some time. Great choice with the CCW LM5Ts as well

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_subaru_hawkeye — Grimis looking hawkeye

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_subarus — Two great looking GRBs

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_goveners_club_1 — Super classy Benz; It’s hard to describe but the paint on this car had aged so it looked like worn/cracked leather, it fit really well with the car

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_goveners_club_2 — The Camera is actually the switch box

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_ford_mustang_brody_worx — Going to end things off with the Brody Worx Mustang which is perhaps my favorite car of the entire weekend

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_ford_mustang_brody_worx_2 — Such a different take on the Classic Mustang and it sounds absolutely incredible

h2ointernational_2013_gold_coast_ford_mustang_brody_worx_3 — Give him a follow on instagram if you’re on there, seems anything he works on is pretty rad

Plenty more coverage from H2O still to come this week!

WTF Friday: 10 More Crazy Show Rods

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Oct 4, 2013

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Decided to get lost in a few ‘good old days’ forums last night and when I emerged I came up with enough material for a continuation of the Crazy Show Rods WTF Friday series.

Like the first I can’t be sure that all of them were actually driven, but a bit of back and forth on the forums alludes to at least a few of them seeing some road time in some capacity.

Probably similar amounts of road time that full blown show cars today see really.

70s_show_rod_magic_carpet — The “Magic Carpet” looks like it could be a little bit of a fire hazard

70s_show_rod_wagon — Not sure the name on this one though I’m sure it was clever

70s_Show_rod_tastee_freeze — Evidently this sat outside the Tastee Freeze in Downey California for some time. I’m sure it brought in more than a few kids who just wanted to stop at ‘the place with the cool car’

70s_show_rod_uncertain-t — The Uncertain-T

70s_show_rod_uncertain-t_ad — I’d scoop that motor for $650 no problem today…

70s_show_rod_wine_wagon — The wine wagon is pretty peculiar to look at… can’t argue the follow through of a theme however

70s_show_rod_playbunny — I believe this one was called the Playbunny

With shag carpeting everyehwere and a name like 'The Sex Machine' I wouldn't recommend actually sitting in this car — With shag carpeting everywhere and a name like ‘The Sex Machine’ I wouldn’t recommend actually sitting in this car

davepuhl_illusion — Dave Puhl’s Illusion cruising somewhere. This car was involved in some Aqua Velva promotions

70s_show_rod_wheelie — A pair of show rods running the strip

70s_Show_rod_manta_ray_1 — Going to end things off with the ‘Manta Ray’ built by Dean Jeffries

70s_show_rod_manta_ray_3 — Under all that wire is a Maserati F1 chassis

70s_show_rod_manta_ray_2 — Over it is an Aluminium body, and between the driver and the front plat sits aCobra-spec 289/4-speed

Site Updates

Going to keep working away at the H2O International photos this weekend so that I can get most of them out the door next week. Don’t be surprised if a few make their way up on the facebook fan page between today and Monday.

I’ll be placing an order this week to restock some of the vinyl in the store as well. If there’s a particular colour you are waiting on feel free to let me know in the comments.

Flashback Friday

I’m almost certain I saw the girl below in Ocean City last weekend and if not she has a doppelgänger. Never the less here’s a throwback to the first ‘Girls With Hot Rides’ Theme Tuesday.

Event Coverage: H2O International 2013 – Pt. 1

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Oct 3, 2013

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On the way to Ocean City my co-pilot and I had a lot of time to discuss just how great H2O could actually be. Previous coverage and instragram updates made it sound pretty great but we wanted to keep our expectations fairly realistic so we talked it down a tad to not be disappointed.

Several hours into the drive we figured we had formed reasonable expectations but the second we turned onto the strip said expectations were blown clear out of the water by the sheer number of vehicles in Ocean City MD.

Modified cars of all make and model where everywhere; parking lots, alley’s, garages, and of course the strip itself and it quickly became apparent why several people we spoke to had never actually made their way to the show.

If your goal is simply to see a heck of a lot of amazing cars then you can just pull up a chair strip side and take it all in and while we did do a lot of just that (minus the chairs), travelling all that way and not checking out one of the best VAG shows in North America seemed a little silly.

Starting from the last day of the trip and working in reverse is a bit of a weird way to cover the weekend but it seems to make the most logical sense.

h2ointernational_2013_show_aircooled_beetle — Being a fan of patina Blair really liked this Beetle

h2ointernational_2013_show_aircooled_beetle_details — He was the one that noticed these bottle caps crushed on the rain gutters. Cool idea

h2ointernational_2013_show_aircooled_beetle_2 — Personally this was probably my favourite air cooled Beetle, it was one of the cleanest cars I’ve ever seen

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk1_bbs_turbo_fans — This MK1 had the BBS cool fans all around… not sure I’ve seen a full set in person before

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk1_caddy_seenit — Speaking of seeing things, spotted the Seen It! K powered Caddy

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk1_wht_red — As similar as these two cars are it’s hard to argue with this approach to the MK1

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk1_red — Perfect fitment

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk1_caddy_x2 — I’m hoping someone can explain the story here… but for whatever reason these two trucks were damn near identical

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk1_caddy_x2_2 — I think the two bearded guys in the background owned them…

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk1_unix — Didn’t take too many shots of the Unix MK1 only because I took a whole lot at Eurokracy looks like the wheels changed however

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk1_wht — Beauty from the preview a few days ago

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk1_wht_spin_fab — Super stoked to see one of spinfab.net‘s skinny RS spares in person

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk1_grn — This was perhaps my favourite MK1 of the show if I were to pick one out

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk1_grn_bay — Something about the carb set-up was just so rad

h2ointernational_2013_show_scirroco — Fantastic looking Scirocco, saw it on the strip a few times as well

h2ointernational_2013_show_scirroco_int — Such a perfect interior for the exterior

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk2 — Couple Air Society cars

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk2_2 — I’m not sure the story behind ‘dapper’ but there were a number of cars with their sticker on it this weekend and almost an equal amount of funny knock-offs…

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk2_cabby — These wheels really remind me of older Cavalier wheels…

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk3_airbrush_rust — This car had the look of Patina but really it was in great shape

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk3_jetta_no_doors — Spotted this car pulled over on the strip he wound up with a no mirrors ticket which is pretty good considering…

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk3_rb — Epic respray colour choice

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk4_female_owned — Female owned ride from 2LO crew

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk4_golf_bozer — More accustom to seeing heavily shaved boser builds like this coming out of Europe

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk4_golf_yellow — Nicely done yellow Golf making me eat my ‘I don’t like yellow cars’ words

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk4_golf_gottis — Beautiful Gottis….

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk4_not_haggard — Love the colour of this car and what’s been done to the Bora trunk lid… great touch. As are the RF wheels

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk4_twin_turbo_gti — Twin turbo Golf TDI

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk4_twin_turbo_gti_2 — There was snail below this one but it was hard to get a great photo of so just take my word…

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk6_airlift — Golf dumped at the Air Lift Performance booth

h2ointernational_2013_show_beetle_air — Also at the Air Lift booth was the new-new Beetle on Boyd Coddington wheels

h2ointernational_2013_show_volvo_c30 — As it turns out the Air Lift Performance kit on my car fits C30s perfectly

h2ointernational_2013_show_mk6_blonixx — Mk6 on what look to be Blonix snowflakes, still never seen a set of these in Canada

h2ointernational_2013_show_audi_a4_bagged_hood_rich — Super clean S4

h2ointernational_2013_show_audi_tt_airlift — TT on Rotiforms new DAI wheels

h2ointernational_2013_show_porsche_1 — Speaking of Rotiforms here’s a familar Porsche on their LHR wheels

h2ointernational_2013_show_porsche_2 — It was incredible how many people had their IG tags as stickers like @jrjamesdean

h2ointernational_2013_show_lupo — Not sure the logistics of getting a Lupo here but there’s one here now

h2ointernational_2013_show_mf_auto — MF Auto’s 1984 Grumman Kubvan which is one of 500 ever built and apparently 1 of 100 surviving…

h2ointernational_2013_show_passat_wagon_front — Prior to H2O I didn’t think I was much of a Passat wagon guy… turns out I was very, very wrong

h2ointernational_2013_show_passat_wagon_rear — God damn!

h2ointernational_2013_show_subaru — Going to end with what will be many ‘outcasts’ in the H2O coverage this STI that somehow managed to squeak into the show

h2ointernational_2013_show_subaru_2 — Looks like it can move…

Lots more from Ocean City to come , stay tuned.

I’m Back Sorry I Left You….

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Oct 1, 2013

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…without a dope post to sift through.

About an hour or two after our successful second attempt at crossing the boarder (US Customs doesn’t like I Like ‘Em Dropped Stickers) it hit me like a ton of bricks that I neglected to mention here on the site that I would be in Ocean City for H2O International.

Considering all the things I could have forgotten this is of course not the end of the world, but if you were wondering what happened to last weeks WTF Friday or this weeks Theme Tuesday you can blame it on a 1000+ km (one way) trip to Maryland for one of the best car focused trips I’ve ever been on.

Fret not however because a lot of great coverage from H20i will be hitting the site soon enough and the regularly scheduled programming will return shortly after.

Until then here’s a quick sampling of what is to come from my trip Ocean City:

Event Coverage: 2013 CSCS Season Finale – Pt. 2

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Sep 26, 2013

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Back today with part two of the coverage from the CSCS Finale which is a small set of non action oriented photos. To my surprise there were a few cars at the finale I had not seen the entire season including one car I’ve never seen in person period.

This isn’t an exhaustive coverage of the show and shine but more a selection of vehicles and compositions that caught my eye. Enjoy!

2013_cscs_finale_civic — Nice Midori (if I’m not mistaken) Hatch

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_300c — I saw this 300C on the way up and while the ride height is a little high the park height is quite nice

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_acura_integra_drag — All function Acura Integra

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_acura_rsx — Clean RSX with a few SIE stickers in the back window, thanks for the support!

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_beetles — Luke swung by briefly with a few Bugs

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_bmw_e30 — This e30 is just so damn clean…

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_carriage_1 — Ash and his bagged baby moving device

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_carriage_2 — The tank was empty when I arrived but it’s pretty damn cool and was built of spare parts

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_lyl_lineup — Lick Your Lips getting their cars ready

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_cleaning — Putting the shine in show and shine

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_drag — Missed this car run but it looks like a monster

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_evo_1 — Targa Evo X by moveoverracing.ca

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_evo_2 — Should be getting a closer look at this car soon

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_ford_escort_rs_1 — Cars I didn’t expect to see at CSCS for 1,000,000 Alex

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_ford_escort_rs_2 — Evidently this is the only one on the streets locally

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_ford_escort_rs_3 — Such a treat to see, would have loved to see it on the track

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_ford_mustang — A view of Mike’s Mustang from the SIE tent

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_honda_s2000 — Teknotik track ready s2000

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_honda_S2000_2 — Never seen this S2K before, had a Team Recession sticker in the window.. long time since I have seen one of those

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_mazda_3 — So close to the ground yet so far

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_nissan_bags — Clean air setup I spotted in the back of a 370

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_saturn_1 — Didn’t mind this Saturn much at all clean way to do an oddball platform

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_saturn_2 — This was also super rad

deadmachine_5 — Deadmachine / Srecvvface shirt spotting

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_subaru_track — The Subaru seen squatting on corner exit in yesterdays coverage

2013_cscs_finale_show_and_shine_subaru_wagon — So glad the owner of this car has decided to forgo bringing his bike recently…much cleaner look

deadmachine_4 — During the drift qualifying Pat drove his ae86 into into the infield along with Brad and Anthony

deadmachine_1 — This car has taken it’s fare share of abuse over the years but just keeps coming back for more

deadmachine_2 — There’s rumour of him drifting in CSCS next season in some capacity…. I like that rumour

Until next season!

Event Coverage: 2013 CSCS Season Finale – Pt. 1

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Sep 25, 2013

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Despite somewhat unseasonably cold weather Toronto Motorsports park Cayuga was packed on Sunday for the 2013 CSCS Finale. Like all the events leading up to it competition was fierce on the track with time attack records once again being broken and drifters laying it all on the line.

It’s been a few rounds since I’ve been able to attend personally so I was looking forward to getting back on the track and taking a few shots, as such the track action is up first with show and shine photos following soon after.

Time Attack

Tires took a little longer to heat up Sunday thanks to the cold weather but when they did people were certainly not holding back. While some cold weather shivers spoiled more shots than I would have liked I did manage to snap a few decent photos of some of the faster cars of the day.

2013_cscs_finale_time_attack_mclaren_1 — Cars I never expected to see at CSCS for 100 Alex

2013_cscs_finale_time_attack_subaru_nvauto — NV Auto GC bootin

2013_cscs_finale_time_attack_rs_tuning_skyline — If memory serves this RS Tuning GTR is incredibly loud

2013_cscs_finale_time_attack_subaru_collage — I thought the difference in composure between these two Subarus was interesting

2013_cscs_finale_time_attack_subaru_canjam — Look at that squat leading into the front straight

2013_cscs_finale_time_attack_james_houghton — James Houghton on his way to a very fast 1.14.3 lap time in unlimited FWD

2013_cscs_finale_time_attack_james_houghton_2 — This is easily one of my favourite cars to watch rip around the track

2013_cscs_finale_time_attack_sasha_anis_1 — Sasha on his way to a 1.13.6 lap time

2013_cscs_finale_time_attack_sasha_anis_2 — This car just flat out screams

Drifting

In my opinion drifting for 2013 has been some of the best I’ve seen at CSCS and I want to applaud the organizational team for stepping up and making changes to help improve event and over all. With the amount of drama I’ve seen on whizzing around social media the past few days it’s a wonder they stick with it at all for the thanks they get.

Everyone crying over spilt milk really needs to take a step back and remember that drifting –from what I’m told– is supposed to be fun.

On the flip side Dead Machine did an awesome thing by giving right back to the drift community via a cash purse for the season finale. This really helped motivate most to go out and step on the loud pedal a bit harder.

2013_cscs_finale_deadmachine — Brad Carlton taking Mr. Deadmachine himself for a ride prior to the action starting

2013_cscs_finale_champagne — I can never seem to remember this drivers name but he is fun to watch

2013_cscs_finale_ae86 — I was surprised the amount of smoke this AE86 generated

2013_cscs_finale_anthony_nu_visionz — Anthony had a bit of a rough day but he miraculously managed to not run over his own bumper

2013_cscs_finale_bmw_e46 — This LS powered BMW came from the US to lay down large amounts of smoke

2013_cscs_finale_flyin_miata — Yazan in his boosted Miata

2013_cscs_finale_drifters_anon_1 — Miguel exiting the final turn

2013_cscs_finale_drifters_anon_2 — The new layout makes it easier for the drivers to shower spectators in hay…

2013_cscs_finale_marrin_4 — …Marin got in on a few wall taps as well

2013_cscs_finale_marrin_3 — This was my first time seeing Marin’s car all one colour and I gotta say it looks pretty awesome

2013_cscs_finale_marrin_2 — …wonder how long it will stay that way

2013_cscs_finale_brad_paauw — Having won the last two rounds Brad Pauuw was looking to three-peat in the finale

2013_cscs_finale_brad_paauw_4 — He wound up having a pretty fierce battle with Riley Sexsmith…

2013_cscs_finale_riley_1 — …who actually managed to pass him one tandem leading to quite the reaction from the crowd

2013_cscs_finale_brad_paauw_2 — Both drivers did pretty well all season and Riley got third overall while Brad got first

2013_cscs_finale_francesco — Francisco Becerra wound up third on the day and fourth overall

2013_cscs_finale_nm — Anthony doin’ it for the guys at Nextmod

2013_cscs_finale_302_nissan — This Ford 302 powered 240sx ended up being the perfect match for Dylan below

Dylan is a blast to watch drive and it was awesome to see him end up on the podium after a season of a car that has fought him — Dylan ended up taking the number 1 spot which was great to see as he’s had a heck of a year getting his car to work with him

2013_cscs_finale_brad_paauw_3 — Brad closing things out with a front straight burner

Theme Tuesdays: Outside Of The Box Drift Platforms

By

DaveT

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Sep 24, 2013

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While s-chassis and AE86s have proven themselves tim,e and time, again as capable drift cars I’m positive I am not alone in wishing that there was a little more vehicle variety in the drifting world.

Sure it might not be the most cost efficient way to go about things but there is something to be said for those who do things the hard way.

Today’s post is a bit of a a salute to those people.