Saturday, July 31, 2010
The real OG doin' it right!
Hit two birds with one stone last weekend. My friend Jackie and I went to both subic and clark trackday events. I'll divide the photos into two different posts so it's not confusing. First.. Subic International Raceway's last lap event. After years of providing grounds for Philippine motorsports, SIR bids us goodbye with an exit that sums up all its racing heritage throughout its golden years. A day filled with exciting races from different clubs and teams that have been part of this heritage. Props to Stephan Ramirez for showing us around. Sorry for posting just now we just moved into a new house no net yet. I had to get all the fucking wifi i can get in school.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Clark 09
stoked about going to clark this weekend so i decided to post some photos of last year's clark speedway trackday
Sunday, July 25, 2010
wicked night.
my fit crazy friends doing a little photoshoot at my party. thanks for coming homies! and thanks for the ride on the powerful teg rob!
Sweet!
my girlfriend got me the ralliart evo10 scale model for my birthday. she really knows what i want! freakin' sweet!
The scene
This is the place to be if you're an avid car nerd looking to get a hard on to complete your friday night. There's just so much old and new school eye candy in this place during fridays. Though I must say the number of cars that come out have gone down over the years. I really don't know if it's cop problems in the area or people just have better things to do now. I just wish we could keep the scene alive. Anyway my friends and i came out a few weeks back to hang cause my bro had some new steez(angeleyes) we had to see and our friend yeoj's mazda3 was just featured on the tv program auto focus the same day. This is how that night played out. Sorry for crappy pics. I hate shooting at night.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Staggered!
Dad's current project car. A ground kissing Opel Berlina. Fitted with nicely staggered wheels.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Why I do dis shiz.
Worst thing about the car scene is when you can't approach people because they think their shit's golden. A very clever quote i picked up while reading this blog: http://www.downshiftezine.blogspot.com/ props to matyi for this sad truism. It made me realize the lessons i've learned SO FAR over the past few years i've been exposed to motorsports and car tuning. Btw I'm just 21 for those of you who don't know. Anyway before you scrutineers go through the hassle of criticizing my blog, i'd like to spit some words about my "little" history in motorsports.
During the 90's, an era where motorsports and car tuning here were at the top of their game, my dad worked as the events manager for Marlboro Adventure Team.(sidenote; back then advertising cigarettes was allowed) Marlboro had everything; from wheel to wheel events, Formula3, Karting, Offroad events, motocross and the list goes on. So if you haven't already guessed, I was at the tracks kickin' it at an early age. Back then i was so scared of the loud throaty idle noise the racecars produced, that even taking pictures beside them was a pain. Staying in the pits was a nightmare to me. But by just being there sparked something in me. The smell of the avgas and the loud exhaust notes from honda civic eg's and nissan super saloons eventually grew on me. I remember when dad and tito johnny(BRC) would bring my brother and I up to the room on the second floor of the paddock to get a bird's eyeview of the track; or maybe just to get us out of their way. lol. Regardless, for me, it was utopia.
Years later I would eventually find myself in the cockpit of my own racecar in the form of a Zakspeed Ford Escort rs2000 competing in the national autocross series. I was fortunate enough to bring home a 1st runner up trophy which was good enough for me, considering the level of competition that ranged from pro-circuit to pro-rally drivers. During that period of time, my dad and i were also working on another project car(a 4g63 transplanted lancer boxtype) which supposedly was for autocross and hillclimb rally. But it never made it there due to constant malfunction of the fuel pump. Eventually we ran out of time and funds for the car so we had to let it go.(old school cars are hard to maintain and the economic slowdown made it impossible to freakin race!) I've learned a lot from that experience nonetheless; from sourcing out parts, making nifty ways to squeeze the engine to that tight bay, spending loads of time on tuning the engine(we had a good number of boxes until we finally got one from an evo3 to work) but from all the things I've learned here, the greatest life lesson I could take from that, was the amount of time I spent with my old man. It was definitely worthwhile. I would never trade it for anything in the world(not even for j's racing's fd2r unless someone who has divine power can hear me. kidding.) Seriously though, it was fun and meaningful working with my dad. I thank him for getting me in the sport and teaching me how to build a car the right way. And to the fathers and sons out there who want to spend some quality time, try working on a project car together. I promise you you'll have a blast but dads make sure your pockets run deep. lol. Anyway back to the topic.
I guess from all those "little" experiences I saw what actual motorsports competition was like. It wasn't at all about bashing each other to get the podium spot, scrutinizing each other's setup, club vs club or big teams picking on the privateers. Amidst the tough competition and the shit-talking if there was any, there was camaraderie.(Yes i know its cliche goofballs!) Camaraderie is goodwill and lighthearted rapport between friends or competitors. I know I still have a long way to go for someone writing blogs about cars. And some of you are probably hatin' already. I mean it's true, you can't please everyone. But i know what this blog is for. It's to promote a sense of openness among car enthusiasts all over our community. Yes it's a long shot from making all the haters shut the hell up. But it's better than doing nothing. Oh and contrary to popular belief that respect is earned, here it should be given. No matter what club, team or shop you're reppin for. We all have one common goal. It's to produce the dopest cars the world has ever seen. Let's all appreciate! peace!-greasemonkey
the only photo of the escort i managed to salvage from my busted laptop.
During the 90's, an era where motorsports and car tuning here were at the top of their game, my dad worked as the events manager for Marlboro Adventure Team.(sidenote; back then advertising cigarettes was allowed) Marlboro had everything; from wheel to wheel events, Formula3, Karting, Offroad events, motocross and the list goes on. So if you haven't already guessed, I was at the tracks kickin' it at an early age. Back then i was so scared of the loud throaty idle noise the racecars produced, that even taking pictures beside them was a pain. Staying in the pits was a nightmare to me. But by just being there sparked something in me. The smell of the avgas and the loud exhaust notes from honda civic eg's and nissan super saloons eventually grew on me. I remember when dad and tito johnny(BRC) would bring my brother and I up to the room on the second floor of the paddock to get a bird's eyeview of the track; or maybe just to get us out of their way. lol. Regardless, for me, it was utopia.
Years later I would eventually find myself in the cockpit of my own racecar in the form of a Zakspeed Ford Escort rs2000 competing in the national autocross series. I was fortunate enough to bring home a 1st runner up trophy which was good enough for me, considering the level of competition that ranged from pro-circuit to pro-rally drivers. During that period of time, my dad and i were also working on another project car(a 4g63 transplanted lancer boxtype) which supposedly was for autocross and hillclimb rally. But it never made it there due to constant malfunction of the fuel pump. Eventually we ran out of time and funds for the car so we had to let it go.(old school cars are hard to maintain and the economic slowdown made it impossible to freakin race!) I've learned a lot from that experience nonetheless; from sourcing out parts, making nifty ways to squeeze the engine to that tight bay, spending loads of time on tuning the engine(we had a good number of boxes until we finally got one from an evo3 to work) but from all the things I've learned here, the greatest life lesson I could take from that, was the amount of time I spent with my old man. It was definitely worthwhile. I would never trade it for anything in the world(not even for j's racing's fd2r unless someone who has divine power can hear me. kidding.) Seriously though, it was fun and meaningful working with my dad. I thank him for getting me in the sport and teaching me how to build a car the right way. And to the fathers and sons out there who want to spend some quality time, try working on a project car together. I promise you you'll have a blast but dads make sure your pockets run deep. lol. Anyway back to the topic.
I guess from all those "little" experiences I saw what actual motorsports competition was like. It wasn't at all about bashing each other to get the podium spot, scrutinizing each other's setup, club vs club or big teams picking on the privateers. Amidst the tough competition and the shit-talking if there was any, there was camaraderie.(Yes i know its cliche goofballs!) Camaraderie is goodwill and lighthearted rapport between friends or competitors. I know I still have a long way to go for someone writing blogs about cars. And some of you are probably hatin' already. I mean it's true, you can't please everyone. But i know what this blog is for. It's to promote a sense of openness among car enthusiasts all over our community. Yes it's a long shot from making all the haters shut the hell up. But it's better than doing nothing. Oh and contrary to popular belief that respect is earned, here it should be given. No matter what club, team or shop you're reppin for. We all have one common goal. It's to produce the dopest cars the world has ever seen. Let's all appreciate! peace!-greasemonkey
the only photo of the escort i managed to salvage from my busted laptop.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Orange.
Another dope ass vehicle right here owned by my close friend Yeoj Marquez. I never had the time to shoot this car since i rarely see my highschool friends cause of the damn busy schedule. Goodthing i was free this afternoon! Anyway great paint and body work done to this car. Paintjob by Tadz Autosport. Bodykits by A-toy bodykits. Sidenote, this is a Dupont sponsored vehicle. The stance is on an all time low besides the fact that it's running on tein s.tech springs which gives about a 1.5in kiss to the ground. Credits mostly to the deadening done, it cranked the car down significantly. Minimal editing done to the photos. Enjoy!
The 19 inch rims make all the difference.
The 19 inch rims make all the difference.
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