I got this from our friends at AutoFashion.

One of my homies, Robert aka “Chewbacca”, started his own social networking site with a spin on dating: SayHarro!

Also check out his blog, AsianGiant.  Every so often, he posts some exclusive content as an insider at Falken Tire.

A month back or so, I stopped by Road Race Engineering to chop it up with “Honda” Robert about oil coolers. Snapped a few pictures around the shop.

See the Motons?

Here are a few pictures of Brad’s FD at the Tokico booth at this past SpoCom.

As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I’m not a big fan of Mugen but I sure love this Mugen DC5-R. The owner is racing and based out of Guatemala.

Here is another badass STI from YimiSport at this past RPM.

Hey, hey, who do we have here?  Brian from Gangsta Original!

Check out his secksee Pinoy curves!

Whiteline… good stuff!

This is a horrible picture but I figured I’d post it still.

I never seen this type of bumper quick release fastener.

SpoCom 2009 is when I first spotted the AQ Motorsports / Harman Motive STI.  After SpoCom, Performance Auto and Sound grabbed a handful of us (Jason w/ the Tomei Evo X, my car, this Subbie, and a handful of other cars) for a quick shoot in a parking lot behind the Long Beach Convention Center.  This car is loud as FAWK!  I also remembered asking JC what “m/P*T” meant and he didn’t even really know, lol.

Here is what it looked like at SEMA 2009.

Well, here is what this Subbie looks like now at this past RPM show.

NACA ducts.

Fire suppression.

AEM standalone.

Some crazy Ground Control camber/caster plate.

Stoptech monoblock trophy brakes.

First and foremost, congratulations to all the winners of Nisei Week Showoff!  Double D Garage entered 5 cars and took home 2 trophies.  We’re pretty proud of that!  Here are some of the winners:

Acura Class – 1st Place – Yours Truly – BYS/Toda RSX
Mitsubishi Class – 2nd Place – Charles Cha – Monster Sport Evo
Lexus Class – 3rd Place – Jon Jon – Air Runner IS350
EXC ??? – ??? – Brian Filoteo – AutoConcept RX-7

I don’t know exactly who-won-what from our friends in AutoFashion and AutoConcept.  But I do want to congratulate them for their wins!

To be honest, I was pretty surprised to win 1st place as there was some pretty heavy competition.  1320 Racing, Stockton brought some pretty badass DC2s.  When I didn’t get called for 3rd or 2nd place, I figured I didn’t win.  It was a pleasant surprise to be called for 1st since I almost always only win 3rd place, lol.

For longest time, I never really cared too much for Nisei.  It is always blistering hot, not that many girls, and comparatively low foot traffic.  The only thing I really look forward to is getting some bomb food (read: Curry House) in Little Tokyo.  Over the years, I’ve realized that Nisei and the other Showoff shows are the only shows that consistently show my car love.  It’s only at the Showoff shows where the judges consistently place me.  When I look back at my Showoff accolades, I feel really honored for the judges and people who appreciate what the mainstream crowd can’t see.

Charles getting his trophy.

Jon Jon picking up his for his IS350.

Kevin from AutoFashion!

Ken won something for his xB.

Brian, who probably had a little bit too much to drink.

Dat chopping it up with Big Mike. Congrats to Big Mike!

Ugh, do not buy Charles a beer.

The HKS Kansai Irishman has been drinking since 7:00 AM while we were staging at Denny’s…  He’s pretty hammered 12 hours later…

A shout out to Falken Tire, Tomei Powered USA, Lot USA, and Toda Racing USA!  See you guys at the next show!