On the east coast in Somers, CT at Pleasant View Golf Center, on October 13, 2013, Staggered held another one of there car shows, well-known for the diversity and also for the amount of cars that come out to show off what they got. Not only was it a perfect day, but the fall weather along with the changing leaves made the absolute most desirable scenery to house so many equally beautiful cars. Who knew the east coast could bring so many sweet rides in one place? The people, the atmosphere, and of course you can’t forget the cars, made for such an amazing day for those who call themselves gear-heads.

Jsutai cease to amaze me with their beautiful cars, especially these two!

That color though! Definitely different than the usual VW.

Very clean Legacy GT. You don’t see to many of them in general, but when done right, they’re just gorgeous!

Classy ‘Vert

Bobby Becker’s Bug-eye in it’s natural habitat.

Scotty’s Bagged G, this thing always breaks necks.

“I shall call him, ‘Mini-me’.”

Got camber?

The “Rustolla”. Some love it, some hate it.

Another sexy Legacy!

Rudy’s STATIC G35

YEA BUDDY

Gotta love old school Z’s

Followed up by a younger relative

Javier’s bagged VW. This thing is gorgeous.

Thanks for checking out the Staggered Fall Edition coverage!

More photos can be found on Flickr!

Photos and Copy by Corey Smiley

]]> # 0 http://carsxhype.com/2013/10/25/club-fr-drift-day-46/ http://carsxhype.com/2013/10/25/club-fr-drift-day-46/#comments Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:00:29 +0000 http://carsxhype.com/?p=27946 Club FR ended their drift season with a bang at the USA International Raceway’s unbelievable go-cart course. 

This final event for the season before the brutal midwest winters may have been far from Chicago, but it was definitely worth the drive. Located in Shawano Wi, the go-cart track offers something parking lots in the city can’t provide, crazy turns and steep slopes, making for quite the challenge and a beautiful setting.

There was even a good amount of diversity from the usual S-chassies like this 350Z that had no problems getting sideways, or this sc300.

The cool air may not have been pleasant to stand around in, but the turbos loved it.Even though the drifting had to be called off early after only a few hours of drifting due to freezing rain, it was well worth the trip. We’ll bring more coverage of drift builds (or rebuilds from drift damage) over the winter, and video coverage of the event will be coming soon from Alex Nagy.

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Cars start out as canvases in which its owners not only attempt to portray art, but also convey their own sense of individuality and ingenuity. Because of social media’s influence on what a good car should look like, many people have initial trepidation to break out of the norm. Young Choi’s Lexus is anything but normal. It stuns those who see it with simplicity and attention to detail.

As you can tell, Young’s wagon is not a common chassis for most car enthusiasts.

It is amazing how clean this car is for being a daily driver.

White Work Emotion XT7′s offset well against the silver exterior.

Young plans to add more power in the future and possibly make this into a drift machine.

Drifting or not, Young’s static stance is always on point.

Modification List
Engine
-Stock 2JZGE
-AFE drop in filter

Suspension
-BC Racing Extreme Low Coilovers
-Swift coilover spring upgrade 18k front 16k rear
-STUDIO 30mm front RCA
-STUDIO RUCA (for camber)
-Megan rear toe link
-Toyota Chaser JZX100 Front upper control arms (for negative camber)
-TC front strut bar

Exterior/Interior
-TRD Modellista Ver.2 bumper (Neo V.2)
-TRD Kouki style side skirts
-Toyota Oem Altezza Gita trunk badge
-Altezza steering wheel airbag
-Custom Magnaflow exhaust pipe
-Black Housing headlights
-OEM Honda S2000 antenna
-Weathertech window visors

Wheels/Tires
-Work Emotion XT7
-18×9.5 -5 Front (25mm M2 tuning hubcentric spacers)
-18×9.5 +20 Rear
-225/35/R18 front tires
-225/40/R18 rear tires×9.5 +20 Rear
-225/35/R18 front tires
-225/40/R18 rear tires

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Photos and words by Alan Luarca.

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Every so often you see a car that literally makes you stop in your tracks, drop your jaw and mutter something along the lines of “holy shit…”. Phil’s S2000 is one of those cars for me. It doesn’t have the most modifications in the world but the ones that it does have, oh man, they make me moist.

Don’t be fooled though, this S2000 has the choicest mods such as these Work Rezax and neochrome lugs.

Who needs a hood when you have such an immaculate engine bay? In fact,  it would be a crime to hide it under a hood. Just look at the ARC goodness and engine dress up!

Nardi steering wheel, always a good look for 2 seat convertibles.

engine:
polished ARC intake
J’s Racing test pipe
J’s Racing oil cap
J’s Racing radiator cap
Mishimoto radiator
Spoon radiator hoses
polished Alloy Craft radiator cooling panel
polished Alloy Craft fusebox/battery cover
polished GP Fab brake master cover
SnailMotorsports powdercoated valve cover
Moddiction titanium bolts and washers
HKS dual exhaust

interior:
Nardi woodgrain steering wheel
J’s Racing titanium shift knob
Works Bell hub
Works Bell quick release
Burberry armpad

suspension:
Stance coilovers
SPC camber joints
J’s Racing driveshaft spacers

wheels:
SnailMotorsports powdercoated Work Rezax 18×10 +6 Front and 18X11 +6 Rear

camber:
-6.5* front and -7.5* rear

The front profile is jaw drop mode. The rear poke and camber is amazing.

Attack mode!

If you’re ever in Vegas, look for Phil’s car and try not to break your neck

Photos | Mikeesteeez

Words | Anthony Guerra

Individuality. It is the driving force which fuels car enthusiasts to build cars that not only baffle the media, but also galvanize them into fabricating their own sense of individuality. To which extent will one surpass to secure that individuality? Many cars in the game succumb to a cookie-cutter impression of this concept. With a modest set of wheels and a visual body drop, pretty much any person can say their car is idiosyncratic. Chris’ 2010 Mitsubishi Evo X is anything but average. His Evo X is laded with individuality and character.



Chris first saw the Evo X when he was 16, and he knew right away that it was his dream car. Having a clean look with an aggressive demeanor was the goal for his car.

To obtain his ideal fitment, Chris’ Evo sits nicely on a set of Stance GR+ SS-D coilovers.

Red BRIDE Stradia II Mazora and Bride Exas III seats contrast the white and Tiffany Blue exterior.

“Although I am running on Varrstoens, I did it different from everyone else and went through the trouble of getting 1 piece rims powdercoated and also repolished. Not only that, I even made some custom center caps for them.”

For being in the game for one season, Chris has gained lots of ground in the car scene. He plans to drastically change the Evo X for next season. Maybe he will make a track beast, or maybe he will go even lower with another set of wheels and aero. All we know is that Chris will break necks with a showroom quality car.

Modifications
- Red BRIDE Stradia II Mazoras (Rare Neo Chrome Back)
- Red BRIDE EXAS III
- K&N Drop-in Filter
- Agency Power BOV
- ACT HDSS Clutch
- ACT Streetlite Flywheel
- ETS V2 Extreme Exhaust
- ETS High Flow Cat/Test Pipe
- ETS Recirculated O2 Eliminator Down Pipe
- Voltex Front Lip and Splitter
- APR Vortex Generator
- 3M Carbon Fiber Vinyl Roofing
- Stance GR+ SS-D
- 18×10.5 +3 Offset All Around Varrstoen ES1 Custom Powder Coated Tiffany Blue aka. Mint or Teal
- Repolished Step Lip
- 10mm Project Kiks Spacers Front/Rears
- Self Made Varrstoen Center Caps
- Muteki Neo Chrome Tuner Lugs
- Achilles 2233 265/35/R18
- Rally Armor Mudflaps

Photos and words by Alan Luarca.

To see more pictures, follow me on Instagram: @ajluarca

If you think your car is feature worthy, please send me an email: ajluarca@gmail.com

This week’s Mobile Mondays comes from Auto Gallery 2013. Toshiki Yoshioka’s Tomei Powered Pikes Peek Time Attack BRZ Turbo was one of the great highlights of the event.

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Photo by Alan Luarca

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Every make and model was at the event.

Chris’ Evo X broke necks all day at the event.

Armand’s infamous Red Devil MR2 is one of my favorite cars in the game.

Noel took the wing off of his Rocket Bunny FR-S!

Bruce Amurao’s MR2 has the perfect color combination!

I have never seen flat orange on any other car.

Classic cars never go out of style.

Roger’s super clean S30

I love the sleepy eyed headlights look on this s13!

It’s all about the little carbon fiber details.

Style Over Comfort and ItsJDMYo holding it down for all the other mini vans in the game.

JDM inspired bB

You can’t have a VIP car without big lips or giant concave wheels.

I love the headlights of this EF Civic Wagon!

This CRX has function & form.

Although many Hondas are looked down upon as ricers, the true enthusiast builds a work of art.

Carlos Bonilla’s Z32 is crazy low!

You can never go wrong with a white S2000.

Bosozoku style exhaust pipes are gaining more popularity.

Rayan O’neil’s FR-S is so clean and simple.

Omid Nessari’s Kouki S14 is one of my favorite cars because of his aggressive Avant Garde wheel fitment.

Alek’s Dodge Charger is holding it down for domestic cars everywhere.

Henry probably has one of these widest 350Z’s in the country.

I can’t wait to see this beast on the track!

Well I hope you guys had fun at Auto Gallery 2013! Cars, food, vapes, and import models are the best ingredients for a successful car show. Who saw me and Brandon onstage as we were giving away free stickers and shirts? Anyone else get sunburned? Be on the lookout for Part 2 coverage of Auto Gallery 2013!

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Photos and words by Alan Luarca

To see more pictures follow me on IG: @ajluarca

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This week’s mobile monday wallpaper comes from AutoMass at Toyota Park, and features a sexy stanced, hard-topped S2000.

To download this image to your phone, just click on the photo above and choose your size. Be sure to check out our AutoMass Coverage Part 1 and Part 2. And as always if you like what you see be sure to check out BNC PHOTOGRAPHY on Facebook by clicking here, and Flickr by clicking here.

On Sunday, the Southern California CxH team brought you its first ever meet in Irvine, CA. We have here a few snaps from the event, and of course, wish to thank any and all who made it out to show support!

7/28/13 Marked Carsxhype’s first So Cal car meet. Despite a slight “hiccup” in the original venue, the meet still held about 100 or so cars that came through throughout the night. Civics, Subaru’s, Scions, and Nissans were among the makes that attended, with the night being marked by the appearance of a Ferrari and a certain RHD JDM fanboy favorite (yes, an authentic Skyline showed up). For your viewing pleasure, we present a few snapshots from the first of hopefully many more So Cal meets.

We also wish to thank all those who were very understanding of the venue change, and their willingness to still attend. As with all things, our site’s members have grown with the site, and the team’s collective experience has grown as well. With that said, we hope to bring you even bigger and better meets in the future!

Let’s start things off nice and easy with a few Civics…

Thank you Team NvUS for coming out to show support!

Got camber?

We love cars with big lips and aggressive fitment!

Thank you Team Outcast for coming out and bringing your award winning beauties!

Jacoby Fisher never goes to car meets without his classic S30 and hookah setup.

A California Legal RHD R33 came out to the car meet!

Thank you Team Defiant for showing support!

This stock RHD R33 was the main attraction of the night!

The black and white color contrast is very fitting for Team Outcast’s BMW.

Congratulations to Chris for winning 1st place in the G35/G37 class at Extreme Autofest!

This isn’t your average Bride interior.

Even the engine bay is as amazing as the interior with its polished finish!

Even in bad lighting, this 350Z looks sick!

It’s not a meet, without Hondas.

Props to this dude and his white Civic for still making it out to the meet.

You may remember Miguel’s Mazda 3 (Turbo included).

Ferrari Modena that showed up.

Thank you Team Outcast for being our main supporter, and to everyone who came out to our first SoCal car meet! If you missed out on this event, dont worry. CarsxHype will be hosting more car meets in the future. Props to all you gearheads out there! Keep on modding…

Photos and words by Alan Luarca and David Sanchez. Follow us on Instagram @carsxhype to stay up to date with all of our endeavours; and also follow our photographers Alan Luarca @ajluarca and David Sanchez @justsanchezzz!

A different venue and time of the year for one of biggest shows on the west coast right now, WEKFEST SF! The best of the best vehicles come out and show for this event from classic’s to exotic’s, from northern California to southern California. Maybe it is because of the new venue but no ridiculous lines compared to the ones from past years in San Francisco, and thats a good thing in my book. All in all it was a different vibe!

eGarage’s RWB Porsche was just chilling in the corner of the venue!

I really liked this Evasive FRS. Something different!

Function or Form? Battle of the root beer colored Integra’s!

This LS400 was killing it with the fat lipped Veilside Andrew V’s!

Twerk team! Stay tuned for a feature from this crazy wagon!

One of the many sick xB’s that we’re at the show.

Choose your wheel set up!

No word’s needed to explain this… but this was on a whole new level! I give credit to JDM Palace!!!

Bling bling Engine bays! It’s hard to set your self apart so you got to go all out, believe it or not both these engine bays are of Integra DC2′s.

Cant go wrong with classic euros!

It’s crazy how big WEKFEST has become. This GS came all the way from Texas and took best of show this year! Cant wait to see what’s in store for WEKFEST next year!

Photos and Words by Lorenz Mabutas.