Artofstance

Author: matsuda

  • Formula D at Evergreen Speedway

    Formula D at Evergreen Speedway

    We drove down to Monroe Washington with The Speed Syndicate in the early morning to catch the Formula D drift competition at Evergreen Speedway. For many of us, it was the first time watching Formula D and we were quite excited. We knew we were close to the venue as the long lineups of spectators rolled into the parking lots. Also the screeching of tires, roar of boosted engines and cloud of tire smoke told us this was place to be. This is part one of our photo coverage of the drift competition. Let me just say that the experience was incredible! It was such a joy to watch these skilled drivers compete. To be able to walk into the pit areas, watch the crews work, talk with drivers, and see these cars up close is fantastic. I highly recommend driving down next year to watch it live. We’ll be sure to cover the event next year!

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  • Yokohama DTP Show 2011

    Yokohama DTP Show 2011

    The DTP show came back this year after being in hiatus for the past couple of years. The turnout was good with local shops and cars representing. Vancouver doesn’t get a lot of shows like this so hopefully DTP will spark more events/shows throughout the year for the local car scene. It was unfortunate that the typical pacific northwest rain decided to show up but that didn’t seem to dampen the spirits as there were still large crowds coming to check out the show.

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  • Royal City Show and Shine 2011 – Hot Rod Heaven?

    Royal City Show and Shine 2011 – Hot Rod Heaven?

    After attending the Big Northwest Subaru Meet, the next day was the Royal City Show and Shine in New Westminster. For the whole day, Columbia Street is closed off and hundreds of classic muscle cars, hot rods, and whatever is unique are put on display for the general public to have a look. Its a great day to spend with the family and to check out some vintage rides.

    I was pretty bagged from the Scoobie show the day before so I wasn’t really planning to catch it this year. However I was in the neighborhood after a lunch with the girlfriend so we thought we’d go check it out. Here is a small sample of the cars that we saw.

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  • The Baby Aston

    The Baby Aston

    Richard and I were lucky enough to get the opportunity to photograph the beautiful Aston Martin Vantage. I heard its 420hp 4.7L V8 coming up the street as we prepped for the shoot. As one of the classiest looking sports coupes in the world, it was a pleasure to photograph. We would like to thank the owner for letting us spend some time to appreciate the worksmanship that Aston Martin has gone to make the Vantage.

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  • Coming Soon: We Have The Vantage

  • Coming Soon – BMW M5

    Stay Tuned…

  • 2011 Italian Car Show

    2011 Italian Car Show

    Every Father’s Day in North Vancouver, the Italian Car Show takes place at Waterfront Park. Its a great way to see a lof of vintage and new exotics in a free event for the family. There are also Italian motorbikes (Ducati, Moto Guzzi’s) as well as French automobiles like Citroens and Peugeots. This year there didn’t seem to be as many cars as previous years with much of the lawn sitting empty. Perhaps it was the overcast weather that played a part in participation. There were still a lot of great cars to be seen.

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  • Art of Rolling Rig Shots

    Art of Rolling Rig Shots

    Tomasz and Richard have developed an expertise in taking great rolling rig shots. It takes time, gear, and the creativity to get those photos. All in a days work!

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  • Stance Stance Revolution

    Stance Stance Revolution

    This isn’t your Uncle’s Infiniti G35 sedan or even your Richmond C-lai bump and park the car G35. No, this rolling silver stanced piece of art belongs to Manny Jakhar. Manny wanted his sedan to stand out from the crowd; to bring something different to Vancouver. The lower mainland has a lot of modified cars but you seldom see ones of the stanced or hellaflush variety.

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  • Rolling Kouki’s

    Hatchbacks aren’t just useful for hauling things around, they can also be used to haul photographers! Tom sits in the back of my hatch to get a rolling shot of the trio of Kouki S14’s.