COVERAGE> Wekfest Weekend in J-Town SF, Pt.1
Anyway, the Weksos Wekfest event was pretty crazy... TONS of cars, TONS of people in attendance, and a line of impatient people that stretched around the block. Seriously... that was a pretty long line! Read more...
WEBMINING> Five Axis xB
Every year there are a few SEMA builds that stand out. This Five Axis-built Scion xB is certainly worthy of falling into that category. The super-wide flares and 5 spoke Impul Hoshino-esque wheels seem altogether remnant of the N2-flared AE86 racers we all know and love. The fender mirrors are another subtle touch that only adds to the feel of that very nostalgic throwback. The rear doors/windows have been sealed up and shaved smooth to give this otherwise 5-door compact a much meaner coupe-like attitude.
For more pictures of this car, check out Garage Life over at Fatlace.
:: Andy Sapp
VIDEO> Calvin Wan X ThunderDrift/Graphtech/Fatlace
Calvin @ Thunder Drift from iPhilms on Vimeo.
I brought my Falken FD3S RX-7 out to Thunderhill Raceway with the Fatlace / 360 Video / Graphtech crew this past Tuesday, right after I got back from FD Seattle. ThunderDrift set up a full-track drift day, which does not happen too often at Thunderhill, because the tracks get so busy throughout the year.
I love taking advantage of these relaxing drift events to enjoy my cars and to get in extra seat time with some friends. This track has some of the most amazing rhythm sections and variety of corners that makes it super fun to drift on – you can connect turns 2 through 7 as well as many other sections of the track.
My boy Phil Velasco from 360 VideoMagazine brought out some pretty fancy gear to get some of these unique camera angles. Check it out… it’s like the drifting version of a skate video.
::Calvin Wan
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GTstickers | Graphtech Signworks, Daly City CA
WEBMINING> Calvin Wan’s FD3S at ThunderDrift
Team Fatlace at Thunderhill Raceway from fatlace on Vimeo.
While most people still have the recent Seattle event fresh on their minds, some of our Northern Cali friends stopped reminiscing and kept on drifting. Geoff Pitts hosts the ThunderDrift Events at Northern Cali’s Thunderhill Raceway. He told me about his events when I saw him at All Star Bash Weekend, and again at FD Seattle, but unfortunately, it was only two days after Seattle and I wasn’t able to make it all the way up there for his event.
Either way, we want to show our support of his events! Northern Cali peeps should definitely take advantage of the opportunity to drift at high speeds on a track like Thunderhill! I’ve never been up there myself, but I can’t wait to drive that course. It looks AMAZING.
Thanks to Twitter, I just saw this new teaser video that was produced by my friends Mark Arcenal (Fatlace), Philip Velasco (360 Video and JDM Insider). It features car-to-car footage of our homie Calvin Wan driving his FD3S RX7 at Thunderhill… check it out!
:: Antonio Alvendia
