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  • OMWTFYB | Enjoy Sin

    OMWTFYB | Enjoy Sin

    It was finally here, the weekend of the Enjoy Sin car meet with HNRS. We’ve been counting the days, minutes and seconds to finally spend some good quality time with friends and family. One of my favorite things to take photos of during this event is the caravan to Vegas, it’s just such a thrill to see a bunch of modified cars cruising together on the freeway. This post will be mostly rolling shots of the caravan.

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    Jeff looking mighty dapper this early.

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    Erik and Nimo trying to get dabber themselves.

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    UNDERWATER SQUAD.

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    Ryo’s Q45 rolling static on Koenig Monsters.

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    New member Aron’s M35 on Weds Bazerias.

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    Jaycray’s brand spanking new RC350 with it’s first road trip. Glad that we were apart of it.

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    The biggest surprise on the trip was Adam taking his S13. Glad to see it made the trip without any problems.

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    Kentaro rolling through with the most reliable car here.

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    Marq was hesitant about taking his 7 series to Vegas because of some transmission problems, but he ended up making it there with no problems and he only used half a tank to get from Cali to Vegas. Quite impressive for a big body BMW.

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    Ryan Gold’s bright ass EVO was fun to shoot for rolling shots. Ryan made the trek with us all the way from Santa Barbara.

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    This year we had faster cars in this caravan, but we paced it pretty well so Vu and I could get some good rolling shots of the caravan. Thanks Ashton for not going 0 to 130 real quick.

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    Another speed demon, Phat and his Cayman S.

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    Jeff’s WRX was my camera car and he did a great job catching up to everyone and pacing the car so I could get the best shots.

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    Robros Customs let Vinh drive the STI to the meet. The wrap looked great in the sun.

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    Derek pulled an all nighter to get his car ready for this trip. He spent the whole night wrapping his front end just to look decent for the meet.

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    Kevin’s S2000 was looking great now that it looks pretty much complete with his hardtop.

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    One of the lowest cars in the caravan was boss man, Jimmy’s Civic. He was literally scraping his diffuser all the way to Vegas.

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    Jimmy did a public service and picked up all the trash on the freeway.

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    The second camera car with Vu in the passenger seat.

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    This year Erik and his EP3 joined us in the caravan to Vegas. His car looks freaking ridiculous when it’s rolling

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    Gas station stop.

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    Jimmy couldn’t make it up the drive way, so he parked in the streets.

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    We finally made it to our first destination, the M Resort where they have a good deal for lunch at the Studio B buffet. It’s been a tradition that we hit this buffet first before doing anything else in Vegas.

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    Sparkle’s M3 our Taiwan dealer of Royal Origin and HOODRATstuff also joined us in the caravan. Sucks, we missed his car for a rolling shot.

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    EVO booty.

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    Jesus, we made it.

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    Shavi leading the squad.

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    For the first time, we beat the rush for the buffet. Vinh and John excited to stuff their faces.

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    Looks like heaven.

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    Japan x Taiwan x Vietnam.

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    After the buffet, we went to check in at the house we rented. The driveway was so large that it could have fit all of our cars, too bad some of us couldn’t make it up the driveway.

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    Neel is now a Vegas local and met up with us as soon as we arrived.

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    Safe and sound.

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    The house was pretty awesome, large enough for all of us and it had so many activities like this gaming room.

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    Tina excited for some pool.

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    Ryan sucks at shuffle board.

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    This will be empty by tomorrow.

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    Current events meeting aka deciding where we’re going to go eat.

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    Angelo, the leader of the RO offroad edition.

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    That’s it for today, the next post will be coverage of the meet!

  • AUTOCON LA 2014

    AUTOCON LA 2014

      It’s crazy to think that the last time I was at Autocon was  3 years ago. Time flies by fast, one day you’re complaining about car shows the next day you’re helping host one. It has really changed my perspective of car shows and now I fully understand the stress and headaches of running a car show. I apologize for what I’ve said back in 2011 about this show. I was young, dumb and a wreckless keyboard warrior. Even though apologies are way too late now, I hope this picture of a sad chocolate Labrador will make up for it.

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    The morning started like every other car show, early as fuck roll in. The process for check in was pretty quick and we got set up within 20 minutes of checking in.

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    Hundreds of cars were pouring in through this gate. I hate commenting on about cars because all I can really say is what kind of car it is and what wheels it has. So, I’ll just comment here and there if I really have something interesting to say.. which is never.

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    I want this diffuser bad.

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    So many Lambos at the 88 Rotors booth. That whole section was money.

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    Mismatched wheels? You’re totally going to lose some style points when the judges come around.

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    Aired up and still a lot of camber. VIP cars from Royal Flush.

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    Man what I would do for a set of any of these wheels… The things I would do..

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    Johnne keeping his Infinite wheels clean.

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     Johnne’s E60.

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     Infinite Wheel Werks.

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    These Volk ZE40s are on point.

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    Ryan Gold’s EVO X now on some Enkei RS05RR and a nice wrap. 

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    Lexus Prius?

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    Instantly became my favorite MR2 because of the deep dish Work Equips.

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    Marcus Cooke’s supremely clean G35 now on Air Lift. Height looks the same to me when it was static, but a mm of clearance makes all the difference to the driver.

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    Car show people are serious. If only they kept their homes as clean as their cars. Am I right ladies?

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    I believe this is a Mini Cooper truck? This thing rocks.

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    Mr. OC Food and Drink Specialist, Mr. Armand Pranadi.

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    Man this 370z is so cool. I only saw it during the roll in and it kinda just disappeared from there.

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    I don’t know why, but I really dig this photo.

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    A line up of quality builds.

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    How many years of being a hooker will get me this car?

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    This guy is taking all the compact cars/Euro awards this year.

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    What I love best about swinging by Todd’s xB.

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    What I love about a group of guys taking photos of models. They’re never in unison when looking at the same camera.

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    Tianna Gregory…

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    Toyo Tire girls.

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    People were very impressed with the JDM Chemicals products. Check them out here..www. jdmchemicals.com

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    Vinh showing Infinite Werks the Glaco Mirror Water Repellent. This stuff works.

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    Seeing if they got any good up skirt photos.

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    Anh said he was planning out his next Disneyland meal.

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    As always more photos in the gallery.

    -NGU ASS

  • Formula Drift Long Beach 2014 and Offset Kings Show Case

    Formula Drift Long Beach 2014 and Offset Kings Show Case

    I feel like I’ve been covering Formula Drift Long Beach for a while now. Not much has changed, maybe different cars but the same vibe. Seems like every year I get less and less content because I end up having other priorities on my plate. This year it was the first time I was working with a company that had a booth in the vendor aisle.  So my deepest apologies if there isn’t that many photos.  Just kidding, I don’t really care what you think. Enjoy the photos though.

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    The trance style lives on through Angelo’s Z.

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    The Barney mobile.

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    Thao coming out hard with the new Cosmic Racing wheels.

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    The talk of the show. Static FRS with superb fitment from Street Faction.

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    This car is so hot we needed to put a water bottle in front of the car to cool it down.

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    Now for some bad quality photos of some drifting..

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    Back to the vendor lifestyle…

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    Me and Vinh doing work at the JDM Chemicals booth.

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    Todd’s Minty XB. His first time at Formula Drift Long Beach. I’m glad I was there to share this special moment with him.

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    Mike’s crazy GS300 front bumper from Thailand I think.

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    BMW of the year.

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    The show area was packed full of fan boys.

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    Styling on you fools.

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    Very clean Audi on 3SDM wheels.

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    RWD DAILOW.

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    NSX from last night.

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    The amazing Boogs.

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    Baller ass wheels..

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    Back to more crappy drifting photos…

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    Vendor village.

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    A cop posing for this guy’s Subaru. We should stop hiring models and just bring out the whole PD. They seem to get more media attention haha.

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    Started with Angelo’s Z and ending it with his Z. Because I can.

    -NGUASS

     

  • *Offset Kings * Late Night Roll Ins

    *Offset Kings * Late Night Roll Ins

    The Friday night staging for the show area for Formula Drift Long Beach.

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     IG – NGUASS

  • Cruising With The Meat

    Cruising With The Meat

    A couple of weeks ago; our friends from Lowballers Japan paid California a visit. It was great to show them around and give them a taste of our daily Hoodrat American shenanigans. The night before they were to fly back home to the land of the rising sun we did our best to organize a meet to end their trip to California with an awesome memory. Blasted on mediums of social media the meet had an awesome turnout. Cars from all over showed up and the parking lots went bonkers. What started as a meet turn into a cruise. Explanation to follow…

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    The planned location was at the Best Buy parking lot at the Tustin Marketplace on the border of Irvine and Tustin. Although it was “scheduled” to start at 9PM, I showed up to the parking lot at 8:30  to find rows of cars already lined up and people already mingling. Cars continued to fill the lot and the parking lot got filled quick. Around 9:15 Tustin PD showed up and kicked us out. I guess there was just too many awesome cars for them to handle. Word spread quick that the next spot to meet was the Petsmart parking lot at The District down the street.

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    Word had traveled quick as everyone was forced to leave the Tustin Marketplace. The next spot was the Petsmart parking lot at The District. Like a scene from The Fast and The Furious almost everyone rolled up and bombed down Jamboree. Oil pans scraped and cars screamed at wide open throttle to the next spot. Once everyone had reconvened at the second location, people continued to hang out but eventually Tustin PD showed up once again and escorted us all out. On to spot number 3.

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    Spot number 3 was the structure of the Diamond Jamboree Plaza which was further down the street out of Tustin PD’s jurisdiction.

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    Meet J-Ho. She’s awesome for those lonely nights

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    To those who came out; thanks for showing the Lowballers Japan guys some cool cars and how committed people are in Socal. I’m sure they appreciated the magnitude of the meet and will be looking forward to the next one when they pay Socal another visit.

    – Jay Tien

    Instagram @jaygiatien

  • New Year. New Ass.

    It was the first day of the new year, and I wanted to get a move on with recording anything. Here is a few clips I recorded while Minh was washing his car for the Lowballer Japan guys, who are currently in town visiting till Sunday. Made this strictly to share on Instagram.

    Filmed & Edited By: Shavi Wijegunaratne

    Instagram:
    @ShaviW
    @RoyalOrigin

  • BOOSHMA V3

    BOOSHMA V3

    Sad to say, BOOSHMA V2 never came into fruition and Derek had decided to part ways with his S13 project. It was just too much work and Derek did not have any means to get around to work and school. Derek was lucky enough that Vinh hooked him up with our old friend Jimmy of Super Autobacs on a pretty clean GS300. This GS300 has alot of history with us, Vinh did his second air setup on this car and I remember drooling over this car every time I went to Super Autobacs. 6 grand later and here we have BOOSHMA V3.

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    The infamous license plate.

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    Jay devirginizing Derek’s brand new IND’s by fingering each spoke..

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    Shiny.

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    Getting ready for lift off.

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    This is BOOSHMA V3 aired up.

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    This sticker is often replicated by shit sticker companies. We don’t sell it, so wherever you buy it from it’s not helping support us or representing us at all.
    True supporters buy from Shop.Royal-Origin.com

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    As you can tell this is a late post, you can find a picture of Derek’s car finished in the WFC fest post.

  • Wagon Life

    Wagon Life

    Young is no stranger to the Lexus brand. He has been through various models through the years, and it is no surprise he is also a Lexus technician.

    Young chose to be apart of the wagon life as he used to have a regular is300, but always wanted the rare Sportcross model aka Altezza Gita. He really just wanted to get something he could slide around in.

    The rare TRD front bumper really hits the spot.

    As we took the car through the turns of this dead area, we decide it be a cool spot to shoot for a bit.

    Besides all the suspension components and modifications, the Work Varianza Schwert SC2 wheels look mighty fine.

    I am in love with everything Young has done to this IS300 Sportcross so far.

    Being the wheel whore Young is known to be. He is already on a different set of Work Wheels. Work XT-7s.

    Enjoying the rear as the California sun sets off into the distance.

    Check out the video I made for FatlaceTV.
    http://fatlace.com/2013/09/fatlacetv-schwert-wagon/

    shaviw
    -Shavi W.

  • Yogi FTLC

    Yogi FTLC

    With car shows in full effect, everyone is getting their cars ready with their newest mods. Yogi from Fatlace recently started his Lexus GS430 project and already it has changed quiet a bit.

    The never ending projects stay never ending.
    Thanks

    -Shavi W.