iM Event Coverage: Quarry Park & Polish 2011

On Sunday, September 11th 2011, the illmotion crew got the whips shined up and ready to show at MADD Canada‘s “Quarry Park & Polish 2011” auto show event. AMEC, Quarry Park, & Cardel Homes hosted the event to provide more awareness of impaired driving by supporting MADD Canada and the many victims affected by driving under the influence.

With awesome weather (for most of the show anyways) the event brought a very eclectic group of makes and models. Everything from hot rods & classics, domestics, imports, one-off custom builds and even an awesome display of luxury & exotic vehicles were on hand to support MADD Canada and their efforts.

What the crew loves most about this show is appreciation everybody has for each other’s vehicles but more importantly, the impact a community can make on making people aware of impaired driving and it’s consequences.

Shout out to AMEC, Quarry Park, & Cardel Homes for hosting an amazing gathering of vehicles and supporting a great cause, MADD Canada. We cannot wait until next year to kick it with some friends and familiar faces, and of course meeting some new ones.

Check out some pics from the event:

To see the rest of the pics click HERE

iM Event Coverage: Revwerks Trackday V

Couple of us hit up the track last Wednesday night to check out Revwerks latest track day in an effort to take advantage of the nice weather we’ve been getting as of late. Not to mention the remaining weeks/days the tracks going to be open for are quickly coming to an end.

Lots of the usual suspects ripping up the track and a few newcomers, couple pics below.

iM Event Coverage: GarageBox Track Day 4 – September…

With the season nearing the end, and with the impending coming of cooler weather, we were happy to have such an awesome warm day for the final GarageBox Track Day of the year and possible last at Race City. It was quite a busy day with a lot of cars out on the track, including a few owned/driven by our very own team members.

I tried to get everything that I could, but a bunch of pics didn’t turn out unfortunately, but all of them can be found here: flickr link

A special thanks goes out to Paul and the crew at GarageBox for putting on another awesome track day. Here’s hoping that there can be more!

illmotion Sunday School: Show & Shine Part VI

We are finally ready to close out our Sunday School coverage with our first real attempt into the world of video. Hope everyone enjoys it and stay tuned for many more video features in the coming months. We’re just getting started.

Major props to Corey for the many hours of editing to polish everything off for this amazing video!

Because of you guys illmotion Presents: Show & Shine 101 was a huge success! We look forward to bringing you another great show next year!

On to the video!

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iM Event Coverage: Garage Box Track Day August 1st,…

On Monday, August 1st the illmotion crew hit up the Garage Box Track Day @ Race City. With Summer on the go a huge variety of sick builds have just been rippin’ it up at the track lately!

With the long weekend, the beautiful sunshine and BBQ cooking over at the paddock, there’s no doubt that both spectators and drivers at hand were having a good time!

If you you missed out on this track day, Garage Box Auto Innovations will be hosting another one in September so be sure not to sleep on the next one and get your car out on the track before it’s too late!

More pics can be found in our Flickr page HERE

iM Event Coverage: Waterwerks 2011

Waterwerks first kicked off a few years ago, when one of the major PNW Audi/Volkswagen events was cancelled. Local enthusiasts then came together to organize what is now the PNW’s largest European car show. Chaney Stadium has been the venue since the first event in 2008. While there were only 300 cars, there was room for growth in the rather large venue. Over the years this event has done nothing but grow. For 2011 there were over 700 cars, while at least 3000+ people walked through the gates to come and witness this event. In the years Waterfest NW has been able to pick up some huge tittle sponsors including Rotiform Wheels, Podi Gauges, Air Lift, Fine Tuning, and many more.

When you come to Waterfest, you want to come for the whole weekend. With events starting on Friday, there are endless activities to not only to partake in, but to spectate as well. They include Auto-x, Kart-x, Dyno, Teeter Totter, and the Air Ride Limbo. You want to make sure you don’t miss out on anything. Though Sunday is the climax for the whole weekend, with over 20 vendors showing their latest products. And lets not forget the the main show. Overall Waterwerks NW is a must attend event if you live in the PNW or anywhere near. Its events like these that redefine the European scene, and make it what it is today. Here are only a small amount of the photos from this event.





























































Additional photos from the event can be found HERE



iM Event Coverage: Stanceworks Tailored Seattle

The very first PNW Stanceworks event, Tailored Seattle took place this past weekend at Chaney Stadium in Tacoma. With the sun shining, and the some 30 degree weather, there were a vast amount of cars tailored to fit, from all makes and models. People coming from all over the PNW, Southern States, and Canada brought there cars for what they say was one of the first events of this kind located here in the PNW. With over 250+ cars, the show had a great turn out, and there was certainly something for every enthusiast to enjoy.

Stanceworks also hosted an Air Ride Limbo contest at the event, although there were a hand full of bagged cars making it far, the competition was dominated by the static cars. The two winning cars being Miatas, piled in as many people as they could, just to get that few mm’s lower. I don’t think anyone would ever imagine 9 people being able to squeeze into one.

For more pics click HERE

 

iM Event Coverage: DTP Vancouver July 16, 2011 –…

Keepin’ things going with more coverage from DTP Vancouver, Part 3 of our iM Event Coverage will focus on the illmotion crew and the awesome homies who came out to represent with us.

Gotta give a huge shout out and thanks to Steve, Terence, Gopesh, Chris, James, Kirsten/Brodie, Michael and Dave (and the others who came along for the ride) for reppin’ with us and cruising along with us on the drive to Vancouver. It was definitely a pleasure meeting those we haven’t met before and kickin’ it with you guys at the show!

The rain did have its downside, but rockin’ with the crew and taking home 4 awards made it all worth it! In the end, it was all about the people at hand getting together for the love of this lifestyle we lead.

Once again, a HUGE congratulations to Chris, James and Michael on winning in their respective classes. Good job guys!

Lastly, big ups to illmotion’s very own Punit Patel for winning 2nd Place Best Acura. I don’t think there is a single person in the crew who hasn’t put in work in that Integra, so it was definitely a good feeling to see you win that award. Congrats homie!

Let’s move on to the pics!

More pics can be found HERE

iM Event Coverage: Das Volks 2011

Another great weekend filled with lots of car related stuff. As you saw yesterday the Rides ‘N Rods event went down the same day as the Das Volks 2011 show so this was our second destination for the day.

Having gone out to this for the first time since owning a VW, I was in shock to see how awesome the show was. The location, Stanley Park, was something out of a magazine and the quality of cars was something you had to see to believe.

This is one show I definitely won’t miss next year and I hope the VW community keeps raising the bar every year!

I would also like to add a video in that I found a few days after the show and I thought it related really well to the story of a VW Bus that was at Das Volks. The story behind it was awe inspiring as the owner originally bought it from the factory and had owned it since. After several trips across Europe he moved to Canada and brought it with him, then drove it from West to East 7 times! To this day the Bus is still in great condition and the owner keeps on enjoying it.
Unfortunately when talking with the owner of this particular Bus I completely forgot to snap some pics but hopefully I can find some and get them up.

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HBTV: Depth of Speed – Simple Soul from HBTV on Vimeo.

To see more pics from the day click HERE

iM Event Coverage: Rides ‘N Rods July 24, 2011

On Sunday, July 24th, 2011 the illmotion crew headed out to the Rides ‘N Rods show here in Calgary. The show carried everything from classics, customs, newer domestics and also a few imports. The outdoor show took place at the Highland Industrial Park area of Calgary, where quite a few automotive shops are owned and operated.

The main idea of the Rides ‘N Rods Car Show was to ‘support the local community and strengthen that community’, since these businesses are all locally owned and operated. After checking out the show first hand, the strength and support of this community was certainly there.

It was definitely a refreshing sight to see how the classic car community of Calgary get together for a non-profit show, with all proceeds/donations going towards the Calgary Handibus Association.

The crew here at illmotion definitely has to give it up to all the shops that got together to organize this event and congratulate them on their 6th year running the Rides ‘N Rods show!

We look forward to checking this show out again next year!

More pics can be found on our flickr page HERE