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  • Formula Drift: Slammed Society Long Beach 2013

    Formula Drift: Slammed Society Long Beach 2013

    Here is a little coverage of the Formula Drift Long Beach show. I wasn’t able to get on the track because I got to Formula Drift around 3:00P.M. and it was already ending, so I just did some coverage of the Slammed Society and Vendor area. Please excuse some of the photos because they might be a little distorted and blurry. I was planning to use some of the photos for Hella Flush. Their website needs 1450 width while this site uses 610, so the photos with 1450 that are re-sized automatically to 610 look weird. If you click on the photo to the media size, it looks way better. Before hitting up the show, some of us had brunch at Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ.

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    Keith, looking mighty spiffy in his Underground King’s shirt, which can be purchased here: http://shop.royal-origin.com/product/king-s-shirt-black

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    Food was so good, I forgot to take a pic for instagram.

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    Unlimited biscuits!

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    Looks like something out of a clothing look book.

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    Jeff wants the D. D as in dessert!

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    Finally arrived at the show and it was still pretty packed at 3:00P.M.

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    There were so many freaking FRS’s at the show in the vendor booth, the show case, and even in the drifting event.

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    Sick Chrysler 300 displayed at the Nitto Booth.

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    Brandon released the panda today from the shop. It won best JDM even though pandas are from China.

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    Royal Origin lineup.

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    Clean S13 on Work Rezax’s.

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    So many lowered cars made it easy to view the show without tiptoeing.

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    Met Haylebaby in person; this is her “bitch” face apparently.

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    Famous peace sign pose.

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    Had her model next to Vinh’s STI. Winning combination.

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    Vinh and his twin Daniel in the background…

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    Yogi’s FTLC GS.

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    Slammed TSX on tiffany VSXX. We’ll see this car again later in the post.

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    Ben Sopra GTR by Fatlace.

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    Too bad my dreams and wishes can’t buy this car.

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    Another wide car that you already know, the Fatlace FRS.

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    Ojay brought out his newly acquired Previa with some Laker gang colors.

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    Bagged Audi Avant on Rotiform SNA’s.

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    JZ’s 1 Series.

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    1013mm and company.

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    Amir’s famous 911.

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    I wish I could get bottle service and have it brought out like this at the club.

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    I wonder what the owner of this car is trying to do.

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    This GS from Royal Flush looks so awesome.

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    Jason drove all the way from NorCal to show! It won 3rd best slammed.

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    Sick bagged Z4 from Low N Slow.

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    I would love to see this thing drifting.

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    Street Sweeper Gang x Royal Origin x Iheartstance.

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    Taryn telling us how different it is here compared to New Zealand.

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    I think she was pointing at some girl that had her ass out.

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    This little girl got more car coverage than any other car in the show.

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    The famous Evasive FRS.

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    So many lines…

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    I’m waiting for the hot wheel’s version of this car.

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    Avant Garde wheels. We’re planning a meet at their warehouse for the summer. Watch out for that!

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    Vinh looks so attractive…

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    Spotted Mark visiting vendor booths.

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    Formula Drift 252VERTEX X ROCKET BUNNY. Noel is always doing something cool to his cars.

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    AWFILMS.

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    SW FILMS.

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    Abbitt reppin’!

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    Shavi was the talk of the show. People still think he’s static.

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    Photoshop fitment?

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    Sick Accord on Work XD9s.

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    O Whales S13.

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    Another Ben Sopra GTR at the Whiteline booth.

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    Caught a glimpse of the reality show Role Models being filmed.

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    Definitely dying low.

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    Randy already editing his photos.

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    The crew.

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    The Barnum.

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    Peeps rolling out.

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    TE-37 galore.

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    Thao, stuntin’.

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    Here’s the TSX again and he’s actually raising his car haha.

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    Jennifer has some scary eyes.

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    Privateers loading up their drift cars.

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    Got distracted real quick.

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    We decided to take a little cruise down PCH. Is this photo real? Is that Angelo? Driving his car?!?!?

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    It’s been a long time since I saw this thing moving.

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    Jimmy drives too low…

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    Parade of modified cars going to race wars.

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    Adam and Angelo.

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    Dips, potholes, and cracks in the roads? O whales…

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    Another rare sight is seeing Shavi’s car rolling with no worries.

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    Panda Express.

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    Hopefully, Vinh’s new front lip is able to take a beating.

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    Jason, who came all the way from NorCal with the Fatlace caravan, joined in on our cruise as well.

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    Traffic causers.

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    Bagged still rides low.

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    Another low rider on bags.

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    Keith will always be riding low.

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    Well, that’s it for Long Beach! See ya at the next show! Check out the gallery because there are so many freaking photos. Angelo and Jeff will have some sick photos coming at ya soon as well! 

    minh

    -NGU ASS

    Extra footage!!

  • A Weekend in Sin City

    A Weekend in Sin City

    It was that time of the year again where Royal Origin invades Las Vegas to have our 3rd annual meet and greet in the city of sin. As the years passed, nothing has changed for the most part. We do it to have fun with our friends and family, and love making new friends with each passing year.


    Some of you might know this by now, but I recently went Universal Air bags over BC Racing coilovers with Accuair analog management. Thanks to Bag Riders and Unlimited Auto Craft for helping me get it all together. Because of this, I was constantly working on getting everything fine tuned and safe to make the journey to Las Vegas. In the end, I made it to the meet with only one hour left before the meet ended. Regardless, I was happy to see everyone who made it out.

    The top two pictures you see above is my car aired up at 80 PSI, which is also my drive height. Here I am cruising to Red Rock Canyon, which is in the North-West corner of Las Vegas.

    With Red Rock Canyon as our back drop we have Chivas’ Civic, Ashton’s IS350, Neel’s Accord, Alex’s E36, and my Mazdaspeed 3.

    My car aired out on 18×10 +25 Cosmis Racing MR7, which were powder coated Gloss White.

    Overall I am super satisfied with the Cosmis Racing MR7. The concave is extremely aggressive, and the wheels feel a bit lighter than most cast wheels these days.

    You can see more of my build items over at MazdaFitment.com.

    Gassed up and ready for some Las Vegas night shots with Goco Photography. Look out for more LV weekend coverage.

    Thanks

    shaviw
    -Shavi W.
    IG @ShaviW

  • Royal Origin Invades Las Vegas

    Royal Origin Invades Las Vegas

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    Hosted by Findlay Fiat
    http://www.fiatusaofhenderson.com

    It’s that time of the year again when we invade Las Vegas to wine and dine our lovers the Low Ballers with some meat. Celebrate our anniversary with some old fashion meats.

    Where: Findlay Fiat

    210 N Gibson Road

    Henderson, Nevada 89014

    When: Friday, March 29th, 2013

    8:00PM to 11:00PM

    The best cars and people around

    Jelli 96.7 Radio with DJ Remote

    Fuku Burger

    Oso Ono Snow Truck

    Findlay Fiat

    Prizes/ Giveaways

    Main:
    http://Royal-Origin.com

    http://www.theLowBallers.com

    Facebook:
    www.Facebook.com/TheRoyalOrigin
    www.Facebook.com/LOWBALLERS

  • Video Timeline 2012

    I recently decided to compile all my footage from 2012 into a timeline video. While I was doing this, I thought it was cool that I took the time and effort to create a video nearly every month of the year. Great way to learn from my mistakes and improve; at least I hope I am improving. In the end, I do this for fun as an additional hobby to my obsession with cars. I hope you guys enjoy a look into my 2012.

    Royal Origin – Timeline 2012 from Shavi Wijegunaratne on Vimeo.

    Also available to be watched on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REwX1LIbA0U

    Thanks for watching.

    Prince

    Filmed & Edited By: Shavi W.
    Like me on Facebook: http://Facebook.com/TheRoyalOrigin
    Follow me on Tumblr: http://ShaviW.Tumblr.com
    Follow me on Instagram:@ShaviW

  • Bobby’s GS300

    Bobby’s GS300

    It is very rare for me to make my way down to San Diego, just because it is quite a drive and there is never really a reason to go there. But for a few days, I had to stay down there for some hospital interview, and on my free time I was able to explore a small portion of San Diego, mostly downtown SD. While I was there, I got to hang out with my buddy Bobby Bouaphakeo, who showed me a few beautiful spots in SD.

    Bobby showed me a cool spot with a view of downtown San Diego. It was time to clean the car up and take some pictures before it got too dark.

    Bobby supporting VIP Tint & Glass. Go check them out for true quality work.

    As you can see, this GS300 is on air ride, which Bobby finished the night before we met up.

    Bobby is an OG in Wrong Fitment Crew. Since I have known him, he has gone through a variety of cars.

    Wheels tucked in like a baby.


    Thank you for bromancing with me in SD, Bobby. Hope you like these pictures, I am still learning.

    Prince
    -Shavi W.

  • White & White

    White & White

    We were out in Las Vegas, Nevada for the end of the SEMA show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. After we were done with SEMA, we had some time to chill with our friends out there like usual and shoot the cars for a bit. It had been a while since I made a video and got my hands on a new crane, so it was a fun way to learn some new things while filming. Nevertheless, I especially liked this shoot because both these cars were running new setups; be it new wheels or new lip kits. Check out Minh Nguyen’s Lexus IS250 and Keith Cheng’s Honda Accord.

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    I also had some time to take some pictures, something I rarely do, but have gotten into playing around with my photo skills these days.

    Minh still rocking the Junction Produce Scara wheels, but now with a new lip kit. Looks mighty fine.

    Keith recently got a much needed firmware update on his wheel setup; it’s been outdated since 2010. Now updated to Work VS-KF wheels.

    PEACE BE WITH YOU.


    -Shavi W.

  • 2012 Forumla Drift/Slammed Society: Irwindale

    2012 Forumla Drift/Slammed Society: Irwindale

    On Saturday, October 13th, a majority of the Royal Origin guys including myself attended the 2012 Formula Drift: Title Fight event at the Irwindale Speedway. This was the last FormulaD event of the year and a Formula Drift Champion would be crowned by the end of the day. Along with the main drifting event, Fatlace hosted the Slammed Society Showcase.

    The Irwindale Speedway.

    First time in a while that we rolled deep to a show.

     The Royal Origin window cleaner position has finally been filled. Good work Bonnie!

    BMW M5 on Leon Hardiritt Orden’s. Owned by Mark of Phase2.

     I’m in love…

    Kirk’s STi from RoyalFlush.

     Nimo rockin’ some Work VS-KF’s and his newly painted matched flares.

    Allen of Low n Slow.

    …More like low and fast.

    Sup girl, heard you like big tips.

    Angelo displaying his new wheels at the showcase.

    Beautifully slammed Accord.

    Ken Block.

    What’s a car show without models?

    FormulaD media meeting.

    It was pretty damn hot out there on the track. Luckily, they gave us free water to stay hydrated.

    First time shooting on the track; it was an awesome experience.

    The Champ, Daigo Saito.

    Alex keeping me company at the track.

    Awfilms working hard or hardly working? Hmmm.

    Got some behind-the-scene coverage.

    Badass little Z4.

    Greddy FR-S.

    The awards.

    Time for some crew love.

    Nimo’s IS300 scraping everywhere.

    Alex’s E36.

    Vu’s Miata on his new Work Meister CR01.

    Keychain looking sexy with his VS-KF’s.


    Angelo debuting his Volk.

    Ryan’s GTI.


    Minh’s revitalized IS250. Came out looking hard.

    Gerald aka Rootbeer from Vegas.

     Jimmy’s civic on brand new Rotiform TMB’s. Ballin’… Be sure to check out the rest of the photos in the gallery!

    -VINH

  • See Ya Later…

    See Ya Later…

    The part I hate most about our out-of-state friends visiting us, is saying goodbye. All good things come to an end and even though we will for sure see them in the near future, it’s always sad when they leave.  We started out the day with the obligatory all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ at Cham Sut Gol.

    Sizzlin’ brisket.

    The best part about eating at Cham Sut Gol is the free thrifty ice cream.

     Afterwards, we rolled out to meet up with Nimo and the IE guys for a photo shoot in Anaheim Hills.

     Love watching the sun kiss…

     Ryan’s gangster GTI.

     This is the first thing Nimo does when he sees me…

     Vuzoku.

     Figuring out how to ride this contraption.

     Vu’s Miata with his brand new Work Meister CR-01.

    Looks perfect on his car.

     Ryan’s GTI on 3SDM.

     Nimo test driving the Sunkist.

     He looks pretty good in it.

     Jeff and Kentaro.

    Jeff giving all of these cars a blessing. WARNING: The next couple of photos might give you a small glimpse of heaven.

    A better photo of Vu’s Miata. So clear…

     IE guys.

     Yoshi rockin’ the Hella Flush Japan shirt.

     A photo within a photo.

     Black reflections.

     Sun kiss me.

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    Good times hanging out with the Vegas crew. It’s never a goodbye for us, it’s always a see ya later. We’ll reunite again at Formula D Irwindale!

    -NGU ASS

    Photos by NGU ASS & Jeff Payuan aka Father Jeff.

  • Summer in Ghetto Valley

    Summer in Ghetto Valley

    It’s been a long time since I’ve been to this corner of California. I used to swing by every other weekend just to sleep over and make shitty fried rice. Well, things change, people grow apart, and memories are just that…memories. So, it was cool to see some of the guys that I haven’t seen because of whatever they have going on in their lives. I forgot how much fun it was when we just hung out and did random shenanigans.

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  • The First Wash

    The First Wash

    That feeling of doing something for the first time with your car is something special. A bond was created with this first wash and will be the start of many memories together. David loves treating his babies right, always giving his cars that special treatment, whether it involves car washes or getting the cars an endless amount of air fresheners.

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