Our DriftCon event series continues to grow year after year! DriftCon Afterdark was held on September 29, 2018 and I can happily say that we lucked out with the weather. Last year was an absolute disaster with a heavy rainstorm that affected many aspects of the event. Another record attendance event and we would like to thank the PNW for their continued support! https://youtu.be/8mAafLNUiIw Photos by Eric Schofhauser, Michael Ericson, and Eddi Hughes. Video by Tony Hamblin / Hamcreatives. Text by Matt Haugness. The standard format of the Great 75 Car Show, VIP Parking, and ProAm round 5, and the…
Author: Matt Haugness
Matt Haugness
Matt created ImportMeet.com in 2011 after noticing a lack of media websites dedicated exclusively to import cars. Although he's employed as an engineer and has no formal training in journalism, his skills continue to develop as the editor for the site. He enjoys writing feature car articles, technical build/project articles, and organizing events. Matt drives a 2023 Honda Civic Type R and a 1990 LS-swapped Mazda RX-7.
Sunday, August 19, 2018 was our first ever Honda Expo. Held at Acura of Lynnwood, this was the final Honda and Acura exclusive event of the season in the NW. Photos by Brady Gunderson and Kenny B. Text by Matt Haugness. Nearly 100 cars attended Honda Expo. In the past the Acura of Lynnwood Import Meet was open to all makes and models. The number of cars that registered was similar to previous years despite it being Honda and Acura only. A huge number of new CTR’s were present with a good selection of just about every other make offered.…
DriftCon launched in 2014 and has steadily grown into the largest ProAm drifting event in the PNW. This year we had our biggest 5/8th’s ProAm competitor list and nearly reached our maximum for Team Tandem competitors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBb7xTS5nck Photos by Kenny B. and Eric Schofhauser. Video by Tony Hamblin / Hamcreatives. Text by Matt Haugness. The standard format of the Great 75 Car Show, ProAm round 2 on the 5/8th’s bank, Hoon-off Burnout Competition, and our Team Tandem Competition returned with slight tweaks. For a full breakdown of the ProAm drifting competition be sure to check our sister site DriftCon.us. After…
I’m happy to introduce the latest project vehicle for ImportMeet.com – my 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road! I picked up this truck in October 2017. The main reason was so that I could have a reliable/safe daily driver in the winter months and vehicle to use for events. It has significantly more storage space than any of my other vehicles and can tow a small enclosed trailer in the future. As an import enthusiast I’ve always had admiration for the Tacoma. I knew that if I ever got a truck that it would be hard to pick something different. I…
Entering it’s fourth year, our DriftCon series held at Evergreen Speedway continues to grow both in size and scope every season. DriftCon Afterdark was no different – except for the inclusion of a significant amount of PNW rainstorms. Despite the horrible weather we almost surpassed attendance numbers from DriftCon in June which was incredible! Photos by Eddi Hughes. Video by Tony Hamblin / Hamcreatives. Text by Matt Haugness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7tm6hzUXq8 This year DriftCon Afterdark consisted of a Great 75 Car Show, Pro Am round 5 on the 3/8th’s bank, the Hoon-off Burnout Competition, and our DC Drift Games. ProAm competition was…
One of the most labor-intensive maintenance items for an S2000 is a clutch job. It’s a long process and depending on who is performing the work it can get expensive quickly. With around 74,000 miles the clutch on my Honda S2000 was starting to show signs of being near the end of life. The engagement point was higher than stock as noted by my technician, Guillaume Marceau of Agile Concepts, during my last valve adjustment. Since it is 2001 model year it also had the notorious “Clutch Buzz” that all early AP1 owners will experience at some point or another.…
Entering it’s fourth year, our DriftCon series held at Evergreen Speedway continues to grow both in size and scope every season. With a record number of spectators and drivers this was our largest event to date! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At46wjUaGXg Photos by Eddi Hughes, Nick Jacober, and FSX Photography. Video by Tony Hamblin / Hamstik Media. Text by Matt Haugness. This year DriftCon consisted of a Great 75 Car Show, Pro Am round 2 on the 5/8th’s bank, the Hoon-off Burnout Competition, and our DC Team Tandem Competition. For a full breakdown of the drifting competition be sure to check our sister site…
Five years. That’s how long it has been since we took over this annual tradition. While this year was more challenging than usual we survived and a huge number of people attended. It’s our start of the show season in the NW and we’re glad to partner with Triple XXX Rootbeer to host it. Photos by Zahn Schultz and RangerRingor Foto. Video coverage by Derek Riddle / Artifact. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqgifsD2nSs This year the weather forecast called for snow the week leading up to the event. Thankfully, this didn’t happen but we did have rain, sun, and light snow throughout the day.…