Torco Meet
If you've never considered a switch to synthetic motor oil, maybe it's time you do that. After all, is it any coincidence that import drag racing's two fastest all-motor competitors both use it? We think not. So, what does it say about a particular brand of oil if the same two contestants trust their racing fates to it? That the guys at Torco must be doing something right. Attendees of the company's second annual Sports and Import Car Show, recently held at their Santa Fe Springs, Calif. headquarters, not only had a chance to discuss winning strategies with import all-motor drag icons Bisi Ezerioha and Jeremy Lookofsky, but also to check out Torco's complete product line-up, grub down on some free BBQ, and and kick it with some of SoCal's cleanest street-worthy imports. See more at
importtuner.com
www.torcousa.com
Rally America Championships
It seems like just last week we were rolling around in the dirt at Carson, Calif.'s Home Depot Center to bring you coverage of the ESPN X Games' rally competition, and since then Rally America has hosted three events, ending its 2008 season with the recent Lake Superior Rally in Houghton, MI. And coincidentally, atop Rally America's championship points standing are names X Games fans will be familiar with: Travis Pastrana, in First Place with 130 points, followed by Ken Block in Second with 86 points-and the event win at Lake Superior-and EVO-flipping ACP in Fourth, with 63. www.rally-america.com www.subaru.com/rally
HINphoenix
As dedicated readers of 2NR, we'd assume you know not to expect any frills from us. No sensationalism or sales pitches; only the cold hard truth, in everything we bring you. So when we tell you that Hot Import Nights' latest stop in Phoenix, AZ "blew up" or "went off", rest assured-it literally did. Beginning when local 240SX guru Jason Boles' personal S13 240SX drift car "went off" the official course during exhibition, collided with a wall, and flipped onto its roof. Once that drama had subsided (along with Boles' victory dance on his car's undercarriage), some beater truck's driveshaft decided to "blow up" in the middle of the dyno challenge, shoot 80 feet into the crowd, and impale an unsuspecting showgoer in the leg. If that wasn't enough, the whole event came to a stop when a group of wangsters decided to fight over who got in who's way while they were taking a pic of a model. Great. At least the cars were dope! Check importtuner.com for full coverage.
www.hotimportnights.com