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Hot Import Nights in Chicago<\/a> was almost a month ago, but I never got around to the details. The show was about as loud, crowded, and dark as I’ve come to expect, but it also JDM and high-end Euro cars. Skylines are seen in the US more and more, but I was surprised to see a Nissan Skyline Sedan<\/a> with an engine bay that was cleaner than most car interiors. There was also an R33 Skyline GT-R<\/a> I hadn’t seen before as well as everyone’s favorite blue R34 GT-R<\/a>. There were actually 2 different S15 Silvias<\/a> at the show. There were plenty of Porsches and BMWs at HIN too. My favorite Porsches were probably the White 911 GT3<\/a> and the RUF R Turbo<\/a> (who could have expected to see that). The show was nice, overall, but I’m looking forward to Nightshift.<\/p>\n

HIN 2007 Highlights<\/u><\/strong>:
\nBrainchild Subaru WRX<\/a>
\nSupercharged BMW M3<\/a>
\nWhite Infiniti G35<\/a>
\nScion tC<\/a>
\nRed Honda S2000<\/a><\/p>\n

Drift Day 14 was two weeks ago at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, and it was great. I have been to drift events before, but it was nice to be able to get so close to the cars. Since DD14 wasn’t a pro event there were a lot of drives that weren’t really able to pull off a drift<\/a> or losing control<\/a>. Drift Day is all about having fun and learning, and you still get to see a sideways smoke show<\/a>. While I expected varying skill levels, I was surprised by the state that the cars (mostly Nissan 240SXs<\/a>) were in. Some of the cars were nearly flawless<\/a> while others had their fair share of battle scars<\/a>. You should check out my Drift Day 14<\/a> page because there are so many great pictures there you won’t get is all from this post.<\/p>\n

DD14 Highlights<\/u><\/strong>:
\nDrift Cars<\/a>
\nNissan 240SX Drifting<\/a>
\nA couple of white S14’s<\/a>
\n10th Anniversary Mazda RX-7<\/a>
\nOrange Nissan 240SX<\/a>
\nMiata Drifting<\/a>
\nToyota Supra Drift<\/a>
\nPurple Nissan 240SX<\/a>
\nZ31 Nissan 300ZX Turbo<\/a><\/p>\n

I have also added a photography page to the about section. That is the easy way to get the “best of” the automotive pictures. I also added a music page that tracks any new music I’m listening to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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