Night Drives

The best way to enjoy a car is to drive a car. Only the driver can truly feel this sensation, the joy of applying pressure to your right foot and getting a direct reaction as you rev it through the RPM's knowing you are solely responsible for the power and sound it produces only to shift milliseconds before redline. Only the driver can directly feel the feed back from the steering wheel as he goes through a turn, and only the driver can truly feel as one with machine. After all the driver truly is the secret ingredient in the workings of a car, because if it wasn't for the driver you would  basically just have big electric generator. The driver is the key element to making the car an amazing car or just a basic car, for he has the ability to apex the turn correctly, apply the correct amount of throttle, shift at just the right moment in the power band, and apply the correct amount of brake. knowing when and how to exploit these elements of a car separate the Ricers from the true enthusiasts. I believe bridging the gap between ricer and enthusiast comes from within ones self, the feeling they get when they drive their car, and the passion behind driving their car. for instance if you are only concerned about how many likes you get, magazines you get featured in, and the increasing the value of your car based solely on its popularity. then this would make you a ricer. Someone that is a truly passionate  enthusiast would be more interested in the performance of his car, improving driving techniques, driving the car on canyon roads or track with out fear wrecking the car because after all the passion is in the build, and the feelings you get when you stiffen your chassis, add more braking power, or increase power. going out and driving the car after adding some new modification can be a very rewarding thing.

The point I'm trying to make is that its hard to load your friend(s) in your car and take them out for a spirited drive, they just won't have as much fun as you the driver will be having. this leads into my post "Night Drives." All enthusiasts love to drive their cars weather is be on the street or on the track sometimes you just want to "go for a drive" you know it will be therapy for you, you know it can help you get through a tough time or relive stress or just cheer you up. everyone knows that the darker and later it is the less people that will be out, this theory makes what is normally a crowded road during the day that at night becomes a desolate highway pretty much all to your self. the best way to enjoy these "Night Drives" is to invite your friends that have other modified cars, so they can enjoy the driving sensation privately in their own cars, but you can stop at gas stations, and restaurants to discuss how the drive has been going for each other, or ways to improve your driving skill, or the OH SHIT moments you might have had. in my opinion there is no better way to experience the thrill of driving, and having good company than doing just this.

here are some pictures from the other night.

p.s. Ever takes the most amazing pictures with out his pictures the blog wouldn't be half as cool 

YEAR.THREE

                              When this event was announced officially, i was more then excited to come to southern California for it, the chronicles always has such amazing cars on his blog i figured that he wouldn't disappoint. The event took place at the Eibach factory. It was substantially smaller then the annual Eibach meet, which turned out to be a good thing. if anyone has ever been to the Eibach meet you know how crazy and out of control it gets, parking miles away, police everywhere, stupid people being stupid, and the occasional disaster like the impounding of 1320's integra. Year.Three brought NONE of this, i was amazed when i pulled up that there was ample parking, and no police. when i first walked in i was immediately blindsided by such amazing cars, my neck was breaking looking all over the place, i didn't even know where to start taking pictures. a lot of very functional car were at this event, I'm loving it how there are less and less whack cambered civics every time i go to an event. I'm glad that phase is dying, it is all about the function now.after walking the front area for about an hour and a half we finally made it to the sides. this is where i was in for major let down. there was chivics and chintegras all over, i couldn't even take pictures they would have broken the camera. this is the main reason i like how this event was not publicly advertised, so it keeps most of the crap out, but as always someone will find out. I was still VERY impressed to see the amount of amazing cars that made it to the event. two thumbs up for this event, i cant wait for year 4.

FLICKR with over 150+ pictures from the event. CLICK HERE

YAY mugen

FUNCTION CERTIFIED

this beautiful S2K was sent to us by Derek in florida. thanks Derek for showcasing your sexy thing. we will mail your certified sticker out on monday.


 

exterior:


AP2 OEM front bumper

AP2 OEM front lip

AP2 rear bumper

AP1 OEM rear spoiler

OEM Side strakes

JDM Honda badges



interior:

AP2 radio door

AP2 center console

AP2 door panels

Modiction counter sunk shift knob

Alpine ida-x350 head unit

Pioneer highs

Eclipse midbass

JBL 800 watt 4 channel amp

Kicker 700x1 mono amp

Kicker 12in competition subwoofer

Custom fiberglass sub enclosure



Suspension/handling:

Cusco 5 point roll bar

Megan track full coilovers

Megan rear adjustable toe arms/ rear bumpsteer kit

GT spec upper front strut bar

Ricks Digrappa lower X brace



wheels/tires:

Work emotion CR Kai wheels

F: 17x8 +42 w/ Falken 215/45/17

R: 17x9 +38 w/ Falken 245/40/17



Engine:

Mugen Titanium sports exhaust

Invidia 63mm test pipe

Injen cold air intake

VAFC2 tuned by Mase engineering

Modiction engine heat shield

S2Carbon works blue fuel rail cover

PasswordJDM engine dress up bolts

Cusco cooling plate

NRG hood dampers

mugen ITR

when we first spotted this rare gem, we were at the REDLINE TIME ATTACK pahrump NV, we were able to snap some good photos of it there, but this video is awsome.

SKUNK 2 ELITE certified ARN REYES

for more on this go to skunk2

MAN i LOVE this car

CRX-tacy

photo credit:hiddenmonsters'