It’s been two years since the last time I have been to an 8/6 event. That one was also hosted by Machine Lush when it was over at Mitsuwa. It has since moved to the Paul Miller Toyota dealership in West Caldwell, New Jersey. A huge shout out goes to Jonathan Chin and everyone over at Machine Lush that volunteered and contributed to a fun and memorable event for enthusiast
It has been two years since the last block party that took place on 2020. I got an invitation to the event – thanks to Prav! It was great because this meet was a few weeks after 7’s Day. I’m glad this was local since I had some issues with getting to 7’s Day because of a flat. I did make it to the tailend, but that story is for
It’s difficult to go to a Cars and Coffee event out here in NYC, especially as a car owner within the 5 boroughs. Space is limited and as a resident your options locally are slim to none, unless you are on the lookout for specifically curated events within the automotive community. Cars and Coffee is an event that usually takes place every Sunday across North America, weather permitting, where you
Machinelush held its season BBQ opener this year for the first time in a while since the pandemic started. Luckily the weather was on our side and nothing had to be rescheduled. Rain was in the forecast for later in the afternoon but we were able to still have a slice of the cake and have ourselves a good time with cars, people, food, and the backdrop. That kielbasa was
It’s great to be out and back with the automotive season ramping up for the year. I made my first event of the year and it happened to be a kei car meeting. For those that do not know what a kei car is I will let you know. In Japan, it is vehicles that are the smallest size allowed legally for road use. These cars can be imported once
Touge racing is mountain racing in Japan. Touge is a Japanese phrase that means pass. Growing up I learned about it through Initial D but what brought my real understanding of it was through Best Motoring’s show Hot Version. The rules are simple and it involves a three-round battle in a small mountain course. The lead car can only win if it creates a gap at the end of the
It was not too long ago that I experienced and covered the East Coast Bash. This time around it was scheduled before the summer. The event this year took place on the weekend of Memorial Day from May 29th to May 30th. The weather was unfortunately not in our good graces the entire weekend. However, the good news is that there were no thunderstorms in the forecast and the show
Machine Lush hosted an event on Saturday, April 24th for Club Loose’s No Fear Moves Spring. It was an event I choose over the Miata season opener we had in Long Island. I can’t say no to a drift event. What amused me by surprise was the number of Miatas that were in attendance. It was not just a drift event going on, but there was also a motorcycle course
Special thanks first and foremost to everyone at PRIME NYC for being able to host Street Icons in 2020 despite all the turmoil that is going on globally. The original event was first held in October of 2016. The event is special because no one in New York City within the Japanese automotive tuning community has ever done an event where there is a festival for like-minded tuners to gather
It is special to have organizations such as Prime and Tough Club represent our tuning styles and philosophies in the East Coast. When we speak about Japanese car culture and paying homage to roots, you can’t have a conversation without these two organizations in New York City. The level of attention to detail on street cars is something I haven’t personally experienced in a meet here in New York City.
