Hot Import Nights Orlando!

I know I’m a bit late with this, oh well. HIN Orlando made its usual July Orlando stop for 2008. We always look forward to this show because its right in the middle of the year, and its usually a good time because everyone comes out for the show. This year was no different.

Preston from www.urbanracer.com, Erin Gross, Arthur Chiang, and some of the Miami crew came up for the festivities along with myself and Rachel Young. The drive up was interesting, Phil Luis followed us up in his rental car while we had all sorts of baggage in the truck, and when I say baggage, I really mean Devon Spencer.

After setting up the booth on Friday afternoon we made a trip to our favorite Saki bar/lounge Tatame. Maggie, the owner, treated us like royalty as usual with a round of saki bombs that started off the night. We always try to make a stop at Tatame when we are in Orlando.

The show on Saturday was usual stuff, the Urban booth was drawing crowds all night along with the cars from all over the country. Check out the coverage here and on www.urbanracer.com!

Racing Superstar Tony Kanaan!

A few months back, www.modifiedle.com had me set up a shoot with IRL super star Tony Kanaan. Despite the high celebrity status that follows him from his decorated racing career, Kanaan and his team were extremely accomodating and down to earth. I shot only three of the many cars that he owns to make up a “Stable” feature in MLE. Kanaan brought out a Porsche Cayenne, Porsche GT3R, and a 700+ hp E46 M3. The M3 was manned by the hands that tuned the car, none other than Lance Ho Lung a long time Miami tuning legend.

Describing Kanaan’s cars as pristine would be a severe understatement. The floor mats looked as though occupants held their feet a few inches above so that they could preserve them. The rest of the cars went along in the same fashion. Impressive to say the least.

For more information on Tony Kanaan, check out his website at www.tonykanaan.com, or grab an issue of MLE on stands now! Check out some of the shots from the shoot.