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 first of three videos documenting the Import Meet Street Car Competition. Note: RPM’s shown in the video reflect the calculated power band of the car (RPM range in which it produced over 90% of its peak torque). Click this link to read a full description of how it was calculated:https://www.importmeet.com/?p=9693 Shot by Conrad Jordan and Anthony Kim.…
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.
DriftCon Afterdark, a spinoff of our Afterdark show that was previously held at VLEDS’ headquarters in Bellingham, WA was held at Evergreen Speedway on September 27, 2014. It included a 3/8 Tandem Competition, Team Tandem Competition, Hoon-off (rolling burnout competition), car show, VIP parking area, and meet. Photos by TK Akiyama and Anthony Kim. Text by Matt Haugness. Unlike the first DriftCon in May that was paired with a round of Pro Am competition – DriftCon Afterdark was a standalone event with a $1000 purse for first place. Prior to the event, we decided on using the 3/8 layout from…
The third and final day of the Import Meet Street Car Competition was made up of a single category – drag racing. A quick reference guide for the competitors can be found here. Read all about how the IMSCC scoring system works here. Photos by Anthony Kim and Matt Haugness. Text by Matt Haugness. Drag racing – the final portion of the IMSCC was held on the last day of the event at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA. Drag Racing Going into day three, Andy Nissen-Barber with his 2002 BMW M3 was in first place and 81 points ahead of…
The second day of the Import Meet Street Car Competition was broken into four categories: Autocross, 0-60-0, Skidpad, and Fuel Economy. A quick reference guide for the competitors can be found here. Read all about how the IMSCC scoring system works here. Photos by Conrad Jordan, Anthony Kim, Dave Hager (PNW Car Culture), and Matt Haugness. Text by Matt Haugness. Day two of the IMSCC started early in the morning at Bremerton Motorsports Park in Bremerton, WA. The track was host to the Autocross, 0-60-0, and Skidpad portions of the competition. For Fuel Economy, the 66.5 mile return drive to…
The second half of the first day of the Import Meet Street Car Competition was broken into three categories: Ride Quality, Car Show, and Build Quality. A quick reference guide for the competitors can be found here. Read all about how the IMSCC scoring system works here. Photos by Dominic Wilkerson and Matt Haugness. Text by Matt Haugness. After finishing the dyno portion of the IMSCC the competitors moved over to Achtuning in Redmond, Washington to finish the day. Their facility was host to the Ride Quality, Car Show, and Build Quality portions of the competition. These were the only…
The first half of the first day of the Import Meet Street Car Competition was broken into three categories: Peak Horsepower, Power Delivery, and Retail Price. A quick reference guide for the competitors can be found here. Read all about how the IMSCC scoring system works here. Photos by Dominic Wilkerson, Anthony Kim, and Matt Haugness. Text by Matt Haugness. Peak Horsepower The 2014 IMSCC began at Carb Connection in Kirkland, Washington on Friday, August 8, 2014. Carb Connection has an in-ground AWD Dynojet dynamometer that was well-suited for the variety of drivetrain configurations in the group. The goal with…
Before we share the results of each day of the 2014 IMSCC, we wanted to make sure that the method we used to determine the points throughout the competition was clear to everyone following along. Major categories of the IMSCC (the ones where performance was critical) were worth 100 points. The rest of the categories were worth 50 points each. Every category of the IMSCC had bonus points for finishing with the exception of Retail Price. Retail Price was calculated before the competition so it was impossible for a car to not finish. Point Values for Each Category: Retail Price…
2014 IMSCC Spectator Schedule Friday – August 8, 2014 Carb Connection (Dyno) – FREE (only ImportMeet.com media will be allowed inside while cars are running) 13611 NE 126th Pl #240 Kirkland, WA 98034 1pm – 4pm Achtuning (Ride Quality / Build Quality / Car Show Judging) FREE 14540 NE 91st Street Redmond, WA 98052 5pm – 8pm Saturday – August 9, 2014 Bremerton Motorsports Park (Autocross / Skidpad / 0-60-0 / Fuel Economy) FREE (18+ only – must sign waiver) 7500 SW Old Clifton Rd, WA 98367 10am – ~5pm Sunday – August 10, 2014 Pacific Raceways (Drag Racing) $10…