A few years ago, the term "royal flush" wouldn't make you immediately think of cars. Rather then picturing a car's wheel fitment and ride height, it was more associated with card games. However, with wheels right at the fenders, tires tucking underneath them, and frame rails sitting only a few inches above the tarmac,
this
Subaru Impreza WRX STi owned by
Austin Mardian from the
Royal Flush Crew really embodies what it means to have your car
sit flush.
When Austin rolls out to car meets and shows, he and his friends from Royal Flush crew definitely roll deep, with more than enough slammed cars to back up the name. For those of you local to Southern California that have been to many of the larger car shows, you might have seen several of the Royal Flush "VIP" style cars. Whether it's a Lexus or Infiniti on air ride or Austin's STi, they mob out in big numbers to all of the events they go to. While some of the cars in the crew scream for attention, the clean subtle look to Austin's STi was actually what caught my eye when I saw his car for the first time.
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Posted by: Mike Kim | Oct 27, 2011 | Categories: Center Stage | Tags: Antonio Alvendia, Austin Mard, Brembo, GDB, Hella Flush, Hellaflush, Impreza, Injen, iPhone 4S, Kakumei, Lexus GS, Mike Kim, Rally Racing, Recaro, Royal Flush, Saleen, Saleen Wheels, STi, Subaru, Walbro, WRX | 21 Comments »
There is probably no better way to introduce myself to you guys than by sharing with you, on
86 Day, a recent shoot I did of a friend's
Toyota AE86 Levin GTV. As
Daniel Bridle has shown you with the
Team Tekno article, the AE86 is alive and well here in
Ireland!
Usually the AE86 comes in two different guises: the Japanese drift spec with drift body kits and crazy camber; and the UK spec with
Superlites and
Cibie spot lamps. However, there is another type that is rarely seen on these shores and that is - the grip spec AE86.
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Posted by: Patrick McCullagh | Aug 06, 2011 | Categories: Center Stage | Tags: 4A-GE, 86 Day, AE86, AE92 1.6 4AGE 16v, Brembo, carozzeria, Cibie, Corolla, Cusco, direzza, Dunlop, Eclipse, Endless, FOFF, GReddy, Grip, GTV, HKS, ireland, J-Blood, Kouki, Levin, Longchamps, LSD, Masuda, nakayama racing, ngk, Patrick McCullagh, Recaro, SSR, Superlite, Tatami, Team Tekno, Toda, Toyota, TRD, Trueno, Trust, Walbro, XR4 | 12 Comments »
Scotland - a country that's home to some of the freshest street cars that I've seen in person since I've been shooting for
MotorMavens. You may remember awhile back I did a feature (which you can check out
here) on a crew of sweet drift cars in Scotland's capital city of
Edinburgh.
Well, once again, I happened to be in the land of the rising Haggis (click
here if you're unfamiliar with Haggis), and thought it would be cool to catch up with some of the guys and see how their cars were getting on! I hope you enjoy the dramatic "black and white" theme - it seemed to go so well with the cars and the scenery of Edinburgh.
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Posted by: Daniel Bridle | Apr 18, 2011 | Categories: Carspotting | Tags: 1JZ-GTE, Alpine, Barry Stevenson, Blitz, Chizfab, CR Kai, Crail Raceway, Cretsa, D-Max, Daniel Bridle, Defi, drift cars, Drift Day, drifting, Driftworks, Edinburgh, FRP, Ganador, GReddy, GTS-T, HKS, HSD, Japan, John Fallon, JRM Coachworks, JZX90, Nissan, Nissan R32 Skyline, Nissan RPS13 180SX, ORC, R32, RB25DET, Recaro, Rota Grids, Scotland, Skyline, T&E, Toyota, Toyota AE86 Levin, Toyota JZX90 Cresta, TRD, Uras, Vertex, Walbro, Work Emotion CR Kai, work wheels | 8 Comments »