As many of you know, those of us in the Los Angeles area had a Christmas get together this past Saturday night at
The Corner Bar in Burbank CA. On behalf of our entire group of friends who threw the party (
Schikane Clothing, Driftwell Footwork Essentials, Tokyo Drive Productions and
The Motor Mavens Crew), we'd like to express our deepest thanks to all of those who came out to chill with us, and those who couldn't make it, but were there with us in spirit.
Big thanks also to those who showed support of the party by donating gifts for the raffle (in no particular order) - Mishimoto, Eneos Oil, DSPORT Magazine, Buddy Club USA, HKS, Hankook Tires, Jack Daniels, and Jagermeister.
I'm just going to post some of the pics from our party on the site. To view more photos,
Add the Motor Mavens Crew as a friend on Facebook, and you can see more photos and view the tags and whatnot in case you want to be a stalker and randomly add girls that you don't know. (Go for it, haha)
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Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Dec 21, 2009 | Categories: Name Dropping | Tags: Alpinestars, American Dad, Belle 1, Buddy Club, Christmas Party, Cipher Garage, City Tire Online, Corner Bar, Driftwell, DSPORT, DSTROYR, Eat Sleep Race, Fox Animation Studios, Hankook, Helen Ly, HKS, Pacific Rim, Schikane, Sunisa Kim, Super Street, Tokyo Drive | 23 Comments »

***** THIS JUST IN!!!
Apparently, some aftermarket car parts companies have decided to participate in the Schikane Clothing x Tokyo Drive Productions x Driftwell x Motor Mavens Christmas Party tonight! COME TO THE PARTY and win a radiator from Mishimoto, some goods from Buddy Club USA, and a bunch of oil from Eneos!
—–>Our friends at JACK DANIELS and JAGERMEISTER have just confirmed that they will come out to the party and give away a bunch of gifts too! Hell yeahhhhh! I want a bottle of Gentleman Jack and a Jagermeister Porsche! =)
To all friends and family of Motor Mavens in the Los Angeles area! We’re having a party tonight, and we’d like you to come! This was originally planned as a small, close knit Christmas party between my personal close friends (it’s an annual thing)… but earlier today, we talked about it, and said hell… we consider anyone and everyone who has supported us this year as our friends… so let’s just invite everyone!
If you’re local to Southern Cali, come down to the Schikane Clothing x Tokyo Drive Productions x Driftwell x Motor Mavens Christmas Party tonight!
This is not going to be one of those pretentious “dress shoes and VIP wristband required” events. Everyone is invited! Act like Nirvana, and come as you are… this will be a cool opportunity to “meet and greet” many of our industry friends and many of the people behind this blog!
Here’s the info!
CORNER BAR
924 S. San Fernando Rd
Burbank CA 91502
TIME: From 9pm until the bar closes!
Dress code strictly enforced. No dress shoes allowed. Hats, sneakers and other fashionable attire are encouraged. (A message to the Ladies only: No shirt, No shoes, No problem!)
Comment this post to let us know if you’re coming!
:: Motor Mavens
Posted by: Motor Mavens | Dec 19, 2009 | Categories: Newsworthy | Tags: Buddy Club, Christmas Party, Cipher Garage, Driftwell, MotorMavens, Schikane Clothing, Tokyo Drive Productions | 14 Comments »
With December in full swing and Christmas-time near, tis the season for parties and holiday cheer. With hot rods on the freeway, plus an onslaught of rain, I had to yell at times, "stupid ass, stay in your lane!!!"
This past weekend, I attended the
Annual Mooneyes Christmas Party at
Irwindale Speedway. I can't believe it's already been a full year since
the last time I visited the show. I have to admit... cold, rainy weather makes me feel pretty lazy. Living in Southern Cali, I think I've gotten used to the weather being 73 degrees all year round, so when it dips below 55 degrees outside, it's pretty hard for me to convince myself to leave the comfort of my baffled goose down comforter behind and trudge through the rain with 30+lbs of camera gear and flyers on my back. This Saturday, it was especially difficult because
I was out with my friends at a house party and didn't get back until 4:30am on the day of the show.
However, I'm really glad I did make it to Mooneyes this year. Speaking to my friend
Shige (
the man behind Mooneyes and
Crown Classics in Yokohama Japan), we both agreed that the rain did put a bit of a damper on the event's attendance, but it was good in a way. It weeded out most of the "trying to be down" scenesters and showed everyone who the real hardcore hot rodders were. Most of the guys who came to this year's Mooneyes Christmas Party
actually drove their period correct traditional hot rods with vintage whitewall tires on the 605 freeway IN THE RAIN to and from the show. Now that's dedication! Much respect!
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Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Dec 14, 2009 | Categories: Coverage | Tags: Beetle, Cavaliers, Christmas Party, Dead Sleds, Heathen Kings Social Club, hot rod, Irwindale, Irwindale Speedway, lead sled, Mooneyes, Mooneyes 2009, period correct, piecrust slicks, pin up girls, pinstriping, Rat Rod, Shige Suganuma, Takahiro Ishii, Traditional Hot Rod, Volkswagen, white wall tires, Wild Man | 29 Comments »