Street Life Auto Club

"Hey-a friend of mine at Shine Motorsports (www.shineautoproject. com) is hosting a meet this weekend to show off some new products. You should come out-there should be some decent cars going," previous 2NR feature car owner Wendy Cheng suggested to me in conversation the other day. "Is there going to be a bbQ? Yeah? Count me in!" I replied. Trusting her judgment, I set off for the Ontario, Calif., aero experts headquarters in hopes of getting the scoop on a few dozen cleanly modded rides. but, damn-I must have pulled in as car number 200 of about as many more to follow; Shine owner Ken Ching later put the estimate of attendees at well over 400 for the day. "We ran out of hot dogs in the first hour," he laughed when we met. Damn, again.

Photo Gallery: Shine Em On - Import Tuner Magazine

America's Tire recently celebrated the opening of their newest store by inviting area tuners out for an early-morning meet at the Huntington Beach storefront, complete with free food, BBQ and raffles. Promoted by s2k.com, the meet pulled an impressive number of S2000s early-on, as well as Evos, STis, and even the occasional spec Miata and NASCAR. One point of interest: Race-readiness represents a growing trend among SoCal's S2k tuners. Super Lap Battle racers fielding cars of other makes will have an increased threat to face come next season! www.discounttire.com

Photo Gallery: S2K Direct - Honda S2000 Meet - Import Tuner Magazine

With all the B-spec and Honda meets you've been seeing coverage of lately, rest assured VIP tuners: We haven't forgotten about you! Neither has VIP authority AutoFashion, for that matter. Freddie Fernandez, the owner of your headquarters for all things luxury, recently invited tuners to his San Diego-based facility to show off their rides, eat some free BBQ and basically enjoy their scene outside the loop of competitive show circuits (barring prizes that were awarded by Junction Produce and Sessions CEOs). The meet was the first official one of many more to come, Freddie promises, which brought out the best of California's modified Japanese luxuries. Visit www.autofashionusa.com for total VIP details.

Photo Gallery: VIP Meet - Import Tuner Magazine

Some things in life are unavoidably made to be broken: Hearts, promises, girls' inhibitions and, more importantly to the scenario at hand, records. Not the DJ, Freaky-Freaky-Fresh type of vinyl records, but benchmark setting, achievement kind of records.

Photo Gallery: 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX - Super Lap Battle - Import Tuner Magazine

Some things in life are unavoidably made to be broken: Hearts, promises, girls' inhibitions and, more importantly to the scenario at hand, records. Not the DJ, Freaky-Freaky-Fresh type of vinyl records, but benchmark setting, achievement kind of records.

Photo Gallery: 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX - Super Lap Battle - Import Tuner Magazine