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Last month I checked out the Super Street X Toyo Tires Calendar launch in Costa Mesa. It took place at Boden AutoHaus so they were plenty of stance cars on air there. I’m usually not a big fan of stance, regardless I wanted to check it out. They were some quality builds there I’ve only seen online prior. Sorry for lack of polarizer… the pictures are too damn reflective….

First thing I saw was this Art car inspired Porsche 911

Costa Mesa Police was there to keep things in order

They were some S2000s there like this s2k running “Spoon inspired” body parts, like the top, bumper, fenders…. The quarter panels look legit though…. Sometimes I wonder if you spend this much on Shine goods, it’s not that much more for legit bumpers.

I’ve seen this LTMW Audi R8 all over the interwebs. I must admit it looks better in person.

Datsun roadster with an ITB Swapped Engine… Not sure what engine this is though

Them Blue Velocity Stacks….

Nice VIP Q45 from Central Pine

Parked behind it was a White Q45 also from Central Pine

I liked the white build much better

This Evo with Painted blue calipers and Volk TE37SL caught my eye

AWD cars were out in numbers

This Evo X had all sorts of delicious goodies from ColtSpeed

This Honda CRZ had a bunch needed bumper in power from Jackson Racing with this supercharger

This widebody Pink STi had everyone’s attention….

It’s so damn wide

I am a big fan of this extremely clean Datsun 240z in what my friend calls, “Jizz White” with Gold Work Equip 03. Perfect execution

You don’t see Bride Gias seats in Porsche 997s too often

They were in this GMG Porsche 911

The infamous Michael Mao was there in his NSX

The RWB cars were out in full force

The red on this cars in person is so deep, it’s glorious

Some detail on the vents on the rear over fenders

Early model Porsche 911 RWB’ed

Very interesting Smart Car wtih a Voltex wing and coolers of some sort?

Brand new 911 991 GT3 Cup car on display. I feel like this is what kind of cars we try to emulate….

Behind it was this GT4 Clubsport

Massive Motorsports-grade calipers

Behind the Porsches was this b16 powered Mini Cooper

and behind that Mini was this Mini Cooper truck

Supposedly this has a K swap.

Cars were coming and going all morning.

I feel like SoCal has so many Evos, more than the parts of the country that could benefit from the AWD system.

This guy rolled thru bumping music with his fluffy ass dog.

They were a few NSX at this meet

Internet famous Datsun Hako-truck

Supercharged S2k

This Prius had an insane System in the rear

I don’t know if this is stock or not, but this ill fitting Carbon Fiber hood made this car seem cheap….

The Jizz White 240z with a tan baseball glove interior

Rocket bunny RX7

I think I’ve heard of this group IacroPhobia in Beijing China….

This car is what’s wrong with the scene today. All people want to do is build their car for the most attention as fast as possible with no thought put into it…… No attention to detail, no saving up for quality authentic parts, none of that.

This past Saturday morning I decided to check out the Winter Drive: Auto gathering at Santa Anita Park. Winter Drive is a car meet and Toy drive for kids this Christmas and Santa Anita Park is actually home to a Horse Racing track, the Venue is huge and can accommodate a tremendous amount of cars. Luckily for me, Santa Anita park is only a 15min drive from my place. The event starts at 10am, I got there around 11ish. The rule with these car shows is that you should show up early, like when the cars roll in. Usually the best cars show up around that time. As I was coming in, I saw a Ferrari Laferrari leaving the show…. I’ve seen like 3 of these things this year….Only in California I swear.

I left around 10. I met up with my friend and his Audi TT… I mean R8 and we rolled to the show together. It was in the mid 70s all afternoon, it felt like summer in Boston haha.

Sometimes I never know what to take pictures of at this car shows, I’m just overwhelmed by the shear number of quality cars there, I instantly become jaded….

My first time seeing RWB cars in real life. They are….. Exactly what they look like online. I remember looking at Noriyaro.com years ago and seeing Stella Artois for the first time and being blown away, the rawness of the car, how wide it was, just seemed so cool. Now they seem a bit sedate and bit a cookie cutter….I still think Stella Artois is damn cool.

Not every day you see a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, especially at at car show. Crazy Crazy expensive…. I think <$3 Mil? The transporter is just as cool as the car.

Definitely a homologation special.

All smiles around this car

The Mclaren Merecedes SLR is another one of my favorites, even though Paris Hilton drove it for a bit….. I think I have a soft spot for the Silver Arrow….. It would look better without this kit.

I like this “couchbuilt” BMW Z4 by Bulletproof automotive. The diamond stitching on the door panel is perfect. The wood shiftknob is a nice touch. Google the car if you want to see the exterior!

Out of all these high dollar cars, there was a small gathering around this Pagani Huayra. It was my first time seeing this in person and it does look magnificent.

There were a few Porsche 918 in attendance.

But I was drawn to this R34 GTR more. It was done up pretty nice, with TE37 and Stoptech calipers. It’s funny to think in Japan, an R34 GTR would probably not be in the same crew with a Porsche 918, but in the due to the rarity they can roll haha.

Here’s the same car racing a 918…..