Street Life Auto Club

The Hot Import Nights crew cooled their roll in Pomona, recently, and created one of the craziest outdoor shows we've had the pleasure of attending in a long time. Peep the DEC issue of Import Tuner - our 10-year anniversary issue - for full coverage when it hits stands next month. Until then, here are a few teaser photos to chew on:

Photo Gallery: Hot Import Nights - Pomona, CA - Import Tuner Magazine

Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America recently invited any and all Mitsu owners out to their third annual MOD celebration at the company's Cypress, Calif. headquarters - to get a good taste of the aftermarket, socialize with fellow Mitsu enthusiasts, shake hands with corporate higher-ups, and talk their rides with high ranking members of the automotive press; yours truly. With heavy Starion, Eclipse, Talon, EVO, 3000GT, Lancer, and Mirage involvement, plus tons more, peep the DEC issue of 2NR for images and details of more cars than you probably thought Mitsubishi ever made. In the meantime, chomp on this: www.mitsubishicars.com

Photo Gallery: Mitsubishi Owners' Day - Cypress, CA - Import Tuning Magazine

Corona, California
Spring is officially over, and with it went another annual Eibach Honda Meet, organized by Honda-tech loyalists Ben Howard, Ryan Hoegner, and resident photographer Rodrez. Now in its fifth year, the annual meet is the largest Honda-only gathering in the nation, and this year's increased attendance reaffirms that Honda enthusiasm is here to stay; over 500 H-badged cars from as far away as Seattle, Houston, and even Cincinnati pre-registered, and at least as many-if not more-could be found lining streets and parking lots for miles around Eibach's Corona, Calif., headquarters. Honda crews pulled no punches in what they brought to the table-apparent in the total show dominance of NWP4LIFE, Wek'Sos, Show Stoppers, and JDMjunkies. Vendors pulled off the gloves as well-most notably Hasport, who unveiled their latest Frankenstein swap kit, enabling Honda 3.5L V-6s to drop into EG Civics-weird, but badass! Eibach and Co. auctioned off thousands in free schwag, bought pizza, and even converted indoor warehouse space into a cafeteria to help tuners beat the Cali heat. www.eibach.com / www.honda-tech.com

Photo Gallery: Meets From All Over - Import Car Meets - Import Tuner Magazine

Going on its 15th year, we're sure all of you are familiar with the X Games to the extent that no introduction is needed here. If not, well... Look forward to 2NR's JAN issue for most of what you've been missing, while we joke to all your friends about how much of a loser you are. Until then, just know that the 2NR crew scored extended all-access passes for the gig, meaning complete, insider Rally coverage awaits you in print - along with a little skateboarding, BMX and Moto X to boot. Drool over these sample pics for a few months, and keep checking back; we might decide to release a few more along the way! www.expn.go.com

Photo Gallery: Rally X Games - Rally Car Racing - Import Tuner Magazine

As profiled in 2NR's OCT '08 issue, Spocom's second annual show recently hit the Long Beach, Calif. Convention Center... and hit it hard! Attendance was up among enthusiasts, entrants and vendors alike... as well as models! Whoever says the `import trend' is over, needs to visit SoCal more often. A brief re-cap for those of you who might've misplaced your OCT issues: Spocom is the tuning scene's premier open-to-the-public industry trade show. Think SEMA, only you and your crew are on the VIP list. Looking for sponsorship on a new project? The latest industry schwag? A pic with the one and only Miss Alicia Whitten? Scoring a feature in your favorite mag? Come to Spocom! www.spocomusa.com

Photo Gallery: Spocom 2008 Import Car Show - Import Performance Parts - Import Tuner Magazine

SSR Type-F Wheels
For the serious performance enthusiast looking to add nothing but the best to his or her tuned import, SSR delivers the Type-F. Standing on the shoulders of the wildly successful Type-C, the F is constructed through SSR's proprietary Semi-Solid Forging (SSF process) and Heat Transfer Method (HTM) to deliver top-tier strength and the lightweight characteristic for lower un-sprung mass. Available in one-piece and hybrid two-piece designs, the Type-F covers a wide range of width and offset configurations-diameters ranging from 15 to 19 inches-and is available in silver, gold, or flat black finishes.
www.ssr-wheels.com

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