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
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.
After the initial warmup runs, fans were treated to the part of the show that allows us to get a closer look at the drift machines that have been burning rubber for a few hours. The cars pulled up by the entrance section of the track where the merchandise is located. We had a car show! The lineup was something that mirrored what I saw in countless Drift Tengoku magazines
