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As the show season kicks off again this year, we all have our favorite events to look forward to months ahead. On my personal list of favorite shows is Springfest, an annual gathering presented by Virginia Beach's Sumospeed crew. Every year the event grows larger and larger and the venue stays packed throughout the whole day. Every kind of car is welcome and there is a range of class entries for all kinds to enter. Stanced cars fitted on air and proper wheels were once again the popular favorites but a variety of muscle cars, exotics, and classics were proudly shining in attendance as well. We braved a handful of heavy downpours during the day, but once the sun came back out and dried the rain we got back to enjoying one of the biggest car show spectacles ever seen in Virginia Beach. Hope you guys enjoy the video! Read More
The end of April is an exciting time for automotive enthusiasts in the Southeast. Builds from winter start to emerge and shows begin to pop up almost every weekend. For some, this last weekend in April may be their first car show ever, while others have been in the game longer than they've had a license to drive. Experience has taught us which car shows to not miss because of the quality and which ones to go to just to have a good time. Import Alliance Atlanta and Southrn Fresh's Welcome to Atlanta pre-meet are perfect examples of when those two factors come together. Read More
This past weekend was the start of the show season in Southern California. Formula Drift had their first round of 2013 in Long Beach, CA and on Saturday, Fatlace organized the Slammed Society car show, which brings together the best of the best in Socal. The Formula Drift series already brings huge crowds of fans, but once you add the Slammed Society Show, it really just makes the day much better. At half time, I tried to enter the car show area but it was impossible to do so with the sheer massive amount of people thinking the same thing as me. Nevertheless, we were able to grab a few shots. I look forward to the next round of Formula Drift and the Slammed Society car shows. Enjoy guys! Read More
Awesome rides and a great turnout on a beautiful day in Hawaii was certainly a dream come true. First was our exclusive coverage of Wekfest Hawaii 2013, and now to further enhance your experience of the event and add to our coverage we bring you the official video. Put together by the creative team at Project-Definition this video showcases some of the hottest rides in our coverage. Check it out to get a better feel for what the Hawaii scene brings to the world. Enjoy this Canibeat Hawaii video feature! Read More
Mahalo! It's the second year that WEKFEST came out to Hawaii to hold down another show! Crowds gathered to witness this spectacular event. New cars, as well as special guest models such as Eva Skye, Ashley Kim, Beckie Joon, & Amy Fay were specially flown in for this amazing event. The local crews lined up next to one another, to enjoy and participate in their local car scene and be a part of the custom car culture phenomenon that continues to dominate and sweep across Hawaii. Clean and hella aggressive builds were showcased to leave everyone in awe. Read More
The Tokyo Auto Salon exhibition takes place every year around the similar time and usually around January. The event has been held for the past 27 years in Tokyo. It takes up approximately more than 8 halls of the Makuhari Messe. The show opens on Friday, and entry to the exhibition is permitted after 1pm till about 6pm. On Saturday, the show remains open for the public from 9am to 6pm, and on Sunday from 9am to 5pm. Tokyo Auto Salon Association (TASA) is the main organizer and promoter for the Tokyo Auto Salon event and they always do a very good job to make sure things go smooth and according to plan. Read More
Every year, the show season for automotive culture takes place from early spring and well into the summer, with eager enthusiasts and professionals alike prepared to showcase their time, money and effort. As the leaves changes colors and the season come to an end, there is one show that truly marks the closure of another year: the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show, also simply known as the SEMA Show. Read More
The East Coast is a tough place to be for fans of vintage Japanese automobiles. While there are definitely pockets of enthusiasts throughout region (I'm thinking of Atlanta's own Garage Zero), there just aren't as many good original specimens to to be found. Most Northeastern cars have long since succumbed to rust, disappointing many junkyard pickers hoping to find that perfect chassis. And while there are still excellent examples to found down South, the prevalence of the pro-domestic, pro-muscle mentality following the post-war era meant that early examples of Japanese cars were largely treated as disposable economic appliances, and true contemporary enthusiasts were few and far between. So while I've certainly been exposed to my fair share of Nissan Z cars, the 80's Toyota RWDs, and Mazda RX-7s, my experience with the more pedestrian models (not to mention modified examples) has largely been limited to a few random sightings. Read More
Go to any car event and talk about having a MK3 and nine out of ten times, they will assume you have a Volkswagen. Of course. that’s to be expected due to the popularity of not only Volkswagen's in general, but the popularity of the actual MK3 chassis. But with all this Volkswagen talk, that leaves us with a forgotten chassis that’s just hiding in the shadows and it’s definitely not a chassis to miss – Toyota’s MK3 Supra. Read More
Those of you who have been in the car scene long enough may remember when Hot Import Nights and Nopi first had a very underground and grassroots feel to it. Many will attest to the fact that those days are gone and many car shows have tried to reproduce events of that sort of caliber, but have failed. Even HIN has tried to make a comeback in the past couple of years, but in my opinion, has not been able to recapture that raw essence of a car show. The essence I'm referring to is very simple actually, a car show (for the most part) just for the cars. Although car shows are not underground anymore, there are still quality shows out there. Nisei Showoff Car Show is one of the better quality car shows that still exists and if I were to say that a fledgling Autocon car show is comparable to a Nisei Showoff Car Show, I would quite frankly be lying. However, I can say that Autocon has been able to capture some of that raw essence that has been lost throughout the years with car shows becoming more mainstream. Read More