Tired of the constant monotony of torque producing pistons? Sick of the low-end grunt and seemly endless reliability that naturally aspirated V8s and inline fours provide? Us either. All of that aside, sometimes it's fun to peer into the world of the high-revving turbocharged rotary power bliss that Mazda so stubbornly clings to with its RX series. And what better place to do that than at the largest gathering of rotary powered cars this side of the Pacific?
Creating an environment where tuners from all sects of life can congregate and share their works with one another isn't an easy task, but the men and women over at Extreme Dimensions were able to do just that this past weekend at their facility in Fullerton, California.
Rides come in all shapes and sizes and while we usually focus on the four wheeled variety, today we're going to take a look at something other than cars because not all automotive enthusiasts need a crumple zone.
RPM brought their new vision of what a modern day car show should be like to Irvine, California this past weekend. From a kitted out Boxter, to a Roush Mustang there were specimenes from all breeds posted out on the show floor.
Despite the intense heat waves and arid conditions, Wired On Honda and Pro Tuner Parts threw together an event amazing enough to convince all the Honda heads to venture out of their homes and into the sweaty armpit that is Riverside mid-day.
Every year Spocom draws in hundreds of shined and polished imports from all over the continent, but few of them can get away with rocking a California historical vehicle plate. Luckily for us, the Japanese Classic Car Show had a booth setup so we could enjoy some of these prized commodities up close.
Thanks to the recovering tuner industry, Spocom was able to topple their line up from previous years with even more mind-blowing cars and models packed into the convention center than ever before. East meets West in this no holds barred battle for bragging rights.
That's right kids, pull out that tire shine and polish those manifolds up because it's time to show everyone what you've got at the annual Eibach Springs Open House.
Carz.com's affectionately names their first car show the "Collision Course Car Show 2010: Where People and Cars Collide" and rightfully so as thousands of locals poured into the moderately sized lots - people coming and going thorughout the day.
The IZOD Indy car teams and Firestone Indy Lights returned to the Long Beach road course for another exciting season in 2010. Ryan Hunter-Reay and James Hinchcliffe each took home the IZOD and Indy Lights wins respectively.
The creators of Remix Events built up as much hype as they possibly could before their big premier at the Irwindale Speedway in California. Local radio stations, national car enthusiast forums, Import Tuner Magazine - all were promoting the event to no end. The question on everyone's mind, "Could Remix live up to the hype?"
Imports, domestics, trucks, and just about every form of motor vehicle was present at the super autotoyz car show. Tarmac Performance brought out two of their project Mitsubishi Evolution track cars and both a Gemballa Porsche 911 and a Lotus Espirit graced us with their presence.
The historical and long-standing Nisei Week Car Showoff returns to little Tokyo for their final hurrah. As always, the show was dominated by some of the most well built classic Hondas in the states.
Autocross and drift enthusiasts visit the El Toro Air Base to put their cars to the test. Bride, HKS, Ings +1, and Cusco aren't about to sit on their laurels. The vendors bring out their track cars as well as their products to help the drivers hone their skills as racers.
The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach roars in to town with the Indycar series. Both the American LeMans cars and the Formula Drift tuned racecars were waiting patiently in the exhibition halls as the Indycars rampaged through the streets of Long Beach.
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© David Yonehara 2010