2015 may be the year of the exotic drift cars within the D1GP circuit! Here’s what looks like a cell phone video of Yoichi Imamura spending some time testing his new Lexus LFA drift car. From what I hear it will be powered by a Toyota V8 rather than the V10 found in stock LFA’s. Rumor has it that Daigo Saito will be drifting a Lamborghini in the D1GP series this year so things could get very interesting soon! Source: Wrecked Magazine
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.
This year was the third year in a row that we have organized the annual XXX Import Meet in Issaquah, WA. Every year the turnout grows and the behavior of the participants improves.Photos by TK Akiyama, Kenny B. and Wicked-West.com.Near 60° weather in early March is rare for Washington so we had a feeling that this year would be the largest meet yet. It was estimated that more than 1,500 cars and 3,000+ people took over part of Issaquah for the entirety of the meet. By comparison, this was about 50% larger than last year.
It wasn’t until I received a comment on the last blog post following Project LSX-7 asking if the project was abandoned that I realized that it’s been nearly 2 years since I posted an update on the project. Yikes! A lot has happened in this time – none of which is particularly interesting for the project. For the last two years I’ve been crazy busy holding events and creating videos following an epic build (Chris Jeanneret’s K24 Turbo S2000) all while maintaining a full time job. I also recently got married to my girlfriend of 7 years. Needless to say,…
This year we had the awesome experience of being the primary video media outlet for the build of the SpeedFactory Racing/Vibrant Performance Honda S2000 for professional Formula Drift competitor Chris Jeanneret. It was a rough season for Chris with many ups and downs. In multiple occasions the car performed flawlessly in practice only to have issues when qualifying started. It was great to get to know Chris and the rest of the team and we look forward to seeing more of him and the S2000 in the Pro 2 series in 2015. We’re currently in talks with the team to…
Every year the industry meets for SEMA – the largest aftermarket automotive convention in the world. The show brings tens of thousands of enthusiasts to Las Vegas, Nevada to check out some of the newest products and most epic builds. Photos by Ryan Kam, Conrad Jordan, and Matt Haugness. Text by Matt Haugness.
In August 2014, seven of some of the best import cars in the Pacific Northwest battled it out in multiple categories: drag racing, autocross, peak horsepower, power delivery, 0-60-0, car show, build quality, fuel economy, retail price, and ride quality. This is the last of three videos documenting the Import Meet Street Car Competition. Click this link to read a full description of the autocross, 0-60-0, and fuel economy:https://www.importmeet.com/?p=9697 Shot by Conrad Jordan and Anthony Kim. Edited by Matt Haugness. Subscribe to ImportMeet.com:http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=importmeet The 2014 IMSCC is brought to you by these sponsors:Garrett Turbochargers – #turbolife:http://bit.ly/imscc-gt Hawk Performance:http://bit.ly/imscc-hawkTiAL Sport:http://bit.ly/imscc-tial
For the entire summer we’ve been collecting footage from other videographers and capturing our own to assemble a year-end recap of the Formula Drift season for Chris Jeanneret and SpeedFactory Racing’s Vibrant Performance Honda S2000. Here is just a teaser of what we have in store for you in December 2014. Chris will be going over each round and explaining the challenges of bringing back a unique chassis to Formula Drift.
In August 2014, seven of some of the best import cars in the Pacific Northwest battled it out in multiple categories: drag racing, autocross, peak horsepower, power delivery, 0-60-0, car show, build quality, fuel economy, retail price, and ride quality. This is the second of three videos documenting the Import Meet Street Car Competition. Click this link to read a full description of the event:https://www.importmeet.com/?p=9695 Shot by Conrad Jordan and Anthony Kim. Edited by Matt Haugness. Subscribe to ImportMeet.com:http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=importmeet The 2014 IMSCC is brought to you by these sponsors:Garrett Turbochargers – #turbolife:http://bit.ly/imscc-gt Hawk Performance:http://bit.ly/imscc-hawkTiAL Sport:http://bit.ly/imscc-tial