Will we survive 12.21.12? Who knows? If we do, then this meet will be a party for all the survivors who made it through 2012. We will be having giveaways for cars that we think are cool, people who look cool, or just because we feel like it. We will also have Facebook freebies for all the homies who keep up to date with the site. Be sure to check back as we will be updating the details for the Facebook give away.
-NGU ASS
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.
Royal Origin – White Power from Shavi Wijegunaratne on Vimeo.
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Keith recently got a much needed firmware update on his wheel setup; it’s been outdated since 2010.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.
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
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.
INSTAGRAM CREW.
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.
The month of September has some new and exciting shows for us to attend. One of the events that we will be showing at is the Auto Gallery Show by our good friends Team Praxis. This show looks promising because of the venue; it will be along Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach. It’s a show where you can soak up some rays and check out cool cars & should be a good time.
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I’ve been missing the Lowballers lately; it’s been a really long minute since we hung out. In our honeymoon phase, we saw each other every week. One week, we would make the trip to Vegas and the other week, they would come to Cali. Nowadays, we rarely get together, but when we do, it’s epic. Gerald and Chivas came down for Nisei and since we were at the Infamous, we didn’t get to hang out that day. The next morning, Gerald hit us up and we did some old school bromancin’.
Gerald wanted to show us how he get’s down.
Sorry, we’ve been pretty busy getting ready for the Infamous show and have not had the time to finish the photos from our Pre-Meet. Hopefully, this post keeps you busy until our coverage of Infamous is complete. The day started early for us because we had to set up. We tried to reserve all of the front parking for modified cars only, but some peeps wanted to show off their stock cars. When we arrived, IMKING had already put up the photos for the photo exhibition and the store was cleaned up and ready for the sale.
A nice little setup; seeing photos printed looks so much cooler than seeing them on a screen.
Royal Origin and IMKING presents Let’s Roll Pt 2. This is an EXCLUSIVE shirt, one time only, and will be at the show this weekend. Also, we will be releasing our first line of pocket lanyards to the public. These items will be available at the Royal Origin and IMKING booth at The Infamous this Saturday, August 11th. Shirts and tanks will be $20 and pocket lanyards will be $6! More details and information below.
Royal Origin and IMKING are hosting a pre-meet for the upcoming show “THE INFAMOUS” by Hellaflush and Canibeat. It will also be a photo exhibition displaying photos from some of the infamous local automotive photographers in the area. There will also be discounts to shop in the store and food trucks. Come out if you enjoy photography, bomb food, and of course, cars!
