Stanced Cars

Over the past couple of years, Wekfest has become one of the most popular car show tours in the country.  What some of you don't know is that the first Wekfest event was held in San Francisco in a parking garage.  As the years have gone by and the show has expanded to other parts of the country, the San Francisco event has remained the largest and most anticipated event of the year!  This year was bigger and better than ever before with a variety of cars from all parts of the spectrum including, stanced cars, track-ready, domestics, and everything in between.  Nothing was left behind, which is why people from all over the world travel to California to attend this event. We had friends from the Midwest, East Coast, Canada, and even Japan fly in. I personally drove 7 hours to be at this show and by the time the show started, I was running on less than 16 hours of sleep in 3 days.  Although I was lacking in sleep, my coverage wasn't. Read More »

Last weekend myself and a crew of Chicago photo junkies descended upon San Francisco for Wekfest. While there we couldn't help but take the opportunity to spend time with some of the quality cars the area had to offer. My goal was pretty basic: shoot a nicely done up Z32. And I'll be damned if Mike D's twin turbo Z didn't exceed well above and beyond any of my expectations. Read More »

2012 is a tough year to be a Honda/Acura enthusiast.  The Civic Si, once the poster-child of the import scene, has become, at best, an also ran.  While the car isn't terrible, this year's Civic marks the 12th year of the ~200 hp K-series motor as the heart of Honda performance. The announcement of Acura's new ILX brought nothing to the table either, sharing the same 2.4L powerplant as its Honda twin (and the TSX seen here).  While the CR-Z should serve as a shot in the arm, the two seater's hybrid setup brings unwanted cost and complexity, and falls short of what enthusiasts expected from the long-waited CR-X revival.  While there exist some excellent choices in slightly older Hondas and Acuras, the performance and luxury options have changed significantly since import fans first scooped up Integras, Preludes, and Si's en masse.  Those in the market now have the options of used Evo's, 350Z's, WRX's, and RWD Lexus and Infiniti luxury sedans that offer significantly more performance and status than a TSX, RSX, Accord, TL, or Civic could possibly offer. Read More »

Quality over Quantity. A phrase that everyone has heard, everyone preaches but how often do you actually see it followed through on? The guys at Weksos, every year, work to create an event that is usually one of the year’s best shows but not because of a huge number of cars or spectators. Instead, they show us the perfect example of Quality over Quantity by hand-picking their field of cars. Read More »

Winter in Montreal can be brutal. We’ve been known to brave -30°C (-22°F) temperatures with blistering winds and snow so icy it stings your eyes. This harsh world we live in is a perfect environment to test what Tyler Williams’ bagged 2011 Subaru STi is made of.

Saturday morning my father and I made the eleven hour drive down to San Fransisco to meet up with the rest of the Canibeat team. With my Canon 5D ready to roll I wasn't sure what to expect. WekFest turned out to be an incredible show. I was completely blown away by the thousands of spectators and a never ending supply of beautiful cars to point a camera at. This was one of the coolest shows I've been to and would urge any car enthusiast to attend.

Here is the beginning of what everyone has been waiting for, part one of our Wekfest IV San Francisco coverage! We lucked out with a beautiful San Francisco day, with mid sixties weather and a nice breeze coming off of the bay. As always, the line was reaching far into the distance as fans and spectators lined up as early as 1am the night before just to get a glimpse of the incredible lineup of cars spanning the floor of two enormous buildings at Fort Mason. Five days prior to the show the Canibeat crew rolled out from the east coast to do some scoping out of the scene and to make some visits to a few of the big names in the game to film some interviews for the soon to be released Canibeat TV and we had a blast! Hopefully you enjoy the photos of our trip & part one of Wekfest IV coverage, don't forget to stay tuned for even more coverage! Read More »

Every once in a while, a car comes along that seems to be perfect in every way: amazing looks, spectacular performance, and of course an awesome price. The Nissan GTR was that car, and continues to be that car. When the most recent R35 body style came out, I remember Nissan making claims that it was “untuneable”, even to the extent of cutting off aftermarket suppliers from making parts for the car until it was available worldwide. As we can all see now, it takes a lot more than that to stop the tuning world. In a few short years we’ve come to accept them yet again as amazing tuning platforms, capable of attacking road courses as well as the strip with spectacular results. Read More »

For a first time ever show, I had very low expectations for The Auto Combine. However, Funk Fashion and Spring Rates did an amazing job putting the event together and this has easily been one of my favorite shows I have ever been to. Hosted in Green Cove Springs, Florida, the weather and location were on point. If you didn't make it this year, I hope it happens again next year for more to enjoy! Read More »

During The Auto Combine in Green Cove Springs, Florida, one of our newest photo/video contributors, Ethan Watson and Southrnfresh's Rion Morse picked out these two cars to shoot a quick video. Dustin Clement's Honda S2000 and Anthony Malesa's MX5. Both static, on polished CCW's and red, the cars complimented each other quite nicely. Enjoy the video!