iM Event Coverage: Driven 2013 Calgary (Part 1)

To “officially” kick start the 2013 season, Driven made it’s way to the Olympic Oval in Calgary. A little earlier than the previous year, this certainly did not stop everybody from getting their cars ready, some even just MINUTES before the end of roll-in and set up. With over 250 cars coming together under one roof, Driven continues to get better every year as owners/enthusiasts just know that it is the perfect opportunity to showcase what he/she has been hiding over the course of the winter. With that, the quality factor continues to improve as well as participants step it up and come correct every year.

Congratulations to all those who were awarded this year including Devon Mori (RHD EG6), Noel Eggers (S14), Randy Chau (Honda S600), Duncan Yu (Sleeper Civic), Philip Tan (AE86), Derrek Poyntz (Best Engine Dress Up – Integra) and Tommy Daraseng (E92 M3) who represented with illmotion.

We here at illmotion would also like to take this time to thank the beautiful Melyssa Grace for kicking it with us. It was definitely an honor to have you in our booth and we really hope you enjoyed the show as much we did!

Also a big shout out to our own Aldrich Evangelista for providing the beats and DJing for almost 8 hours straight! Amazing work Rich!

Finally, we would like to thank all of you because in all actuality, there would be no “Driven” without the support of you guys as we encourage each other, and practically push each other to get our cars ready to roll for shows like this. Thank you guys for making Driven 2013 a success yet again for our scene! It was definitely awesome seeing some familiar faces and meeting new ones, which is exactly what it’s all about; and what a perfect way to re-introduce the season we call Summer!

Moving on, we do have intense coverage of Driven which will be separated into parts over the next few days, so let’s kick things off with Part 1 of our iM Event Coverage: Driven 2013 Calgary…

Enjoy!

iM Highlight: Brad Kutz’s 2003 Nissan 350z

Words & Snaps By: Richard Kratz

I met Brad for the first time back in August when I hitched a ride with him down to Calgary for the Sunday School Show and Shine. Having just moved to Edmonton and really not having a clue about the scene here, Brad filled me in on events and local tracks. It was pretty obvious to me that this guy loves motorsports that and he drove 10 hours flat out to Seattle for Formula D.

This Carbon Silver Z definitely stands out on the roads with style in mind. It sits on 19″ transparent blue Varrstoen 2.2.2’s with Achilles ATR sport tires.

In the stance department we have a set of Fortune Auto coil overs and Battle Version toe arms and camber arms.

Brad is full of character and happy to show it! With future mods including sway bars and a front lip, we can’t wait to see the progression of Brad’s Nissan 350Z later on down the road. But for now, let’s appreciate the cleanliness that Brad has attained with his build so far.

Suspension
Fortune Auto coilovers
Battle Version toe arms
Battle Version camber arms

Wheels/Tires
Varrstoen 2.2.2
19×9.5/10.5 +12
Achilles atr sport tires

Other Modifications
Hawk pads
Stop Tech stainless steel brake lines
JIC Magic single exhaust
JWT intake
Enjuku racing harness bar

iM Highlight: Ger’s 350z

If your an avid reader of our site then you’ve seen a couple snapshots of Ger’s dumped and flushed 350z in the past at various events out east. He is a member of the infamous Level One crew out of Toronto, and in true Level One fashion his car is jaw dropping with a long list of baller, top notch parts.

Ger started out in the scene with a couple euro cars. First one being an Audi A4 with a respectable list of upgrades (wheels, suspension, lip kit and various other bolt ons) however after running into some problems with that project car he quickly sold it off for a VW Jetta GLI. In typical euro fashion the Jetta was promptly slammed on some flush BBS wheels and it was also rocking 6 pot Porsche brakes.

At this point he wanted more. And he wanted JDM. Enter 350z.

Over the 4 years+ of owning the 350z Roger has transformed it from stock to an all out track car and then into an extremely clean, show worthy daily driver. This is mostly due to the large time and financial commitment that comes with beating your car up on the track.

Regardless of what the car is currently use for this iteration is looking mighty fine! And as mentioned above its clad with only the best of the best, JDM parts from Nismo, Amuse and Top Secret to name a few.

//EXTERIOR
Authentic Nismo V2 bumper
Authentic Nismo sides
Authentic Top Secret rear diffuser
s2000 antenna

//ENGINE.&.DRIVETRAIN
Amuse Titanium exhaust
Tomei V2 header
Tomei Cams
Megan test pipe
Motodyne 5/16″ Intake Spacer
Tuned ECU

//SUSPENSION
Tein MonoFlex coilovers
Hotchiba front/rear sway bar
Cusco front camber kit
SPC rear camber kit

//WHEELS.&.BRAKES
Volks Racing TE37 19×9.5/10.5 +12
Dunlop DZ101 Tires 245/35/19 265/35/19
Kics Spacers 10mm (front), 15mm (rear)

//INTERIOR
Bride Zeta III racing seat
Key!s Racing 350mm leather semi-cone
WorksBell quick release
WorksBell short hub
ARC shift knob
Takata 4-point seat belt
JVC NX-7000 double-din deck

More pictures can be found in our Flickr page HERE

Also be sure to check out our friends over at Stretch & Pokes recent article, interview and video coverage of Level One HERE

Z-Generates : The 240Z & 350Z

Have you ever met that smoking hot girl, gone to her house, and upon meeting her mom, you can totally see that her bodily curves are just a newer improved version of her mom’s?

Her mom would have been smoking hot in her day, and there are defiantly some people out there that think she still is…

That’s the first thing that came to mind when shooting these two Z’s. Though separated by a few generations, you can see the subtle influences of the older Datsun 240Z in the Nissan 350Z.

Though they are both powered by 6 cylinder plants, I noticed the 2.4L I-6 in the 240Z sounds much like an American muscle car, where as the 3.5L V6 in the Nissan 350Z sounds more of a Japanese in-line engine…. Ironic? I think so.