iM Presents: 2nd Annual Sunday School Show & Shine

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It’s that time of the year again!

Last year, we introduced our very first Sunday School Show & Shine showcasing the creme de la creme of imports, domestics and exotics that Calgary (and surrounding area) had to offer. This year, in collaboration with our friends at Beyond.Ca and sponsored by many shops in Calgary, we’re proud to present to you the 2nd Annual Sunday School Show & Shine on August 5th, 2012 at the Max Bell Arena parking lot!

Be sure to come down on August 5th, 2012 to kick it with us and check out what some of Calgary’s aftermarket shops have to offer!

For those who would like to enter and participate at this year’s Sunday School Show and Shine, registration will open at Noon on July 8th, 2012 so be sure to get your car registered and be a part of what will definitely be an amazing day! Registration is $5.00, with proceeds going to the Canadian Alzheimer Society.

For a little more information on the Canadian Alzheimer Society, it is the leading nationwide health charity for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia’s. Active in more than 150 communities across Canada, the Alzheimer Society offers help for today through various programs and services for people living with dementia and hope for tomorrow by funding research to find the cause and the cure.

We will also be releasing our latest “Aim High Ride Low” T-Shirt at Sunday School along with some new merchandise including lanyards, decals and carabiners for sale at the illmotion tent, with 50% of the merchandise sales going to the Alzheimer Society.

The 2nd Annual Sunday School Show and Shine will be held from 10am to 4pm. Roll-in will commence from 10am to 11am. The Sunday School Show & Shine will be on from 11am to 3:30pm (Concession will also be open), and we will announce draw prize winners at 3:30pm concluded by roll-out at 4pm.

We can’t wait to see you all at the Max Bell Parking Lot on August 5th, 2012! With admission of course being free and open to the general public, this is one Show & Shine that you definitely will not want to miss!!!

Until then, don’t forget to get your car registered, ASAP as space is limited, and be a part of this great event!

See you there!

-illmotion crew

Driven 2012 Wrap Up

10 days ago hundreds of people came down to the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta to support us at the Driven 2012 show. Just like in the past, our focus on the community and those in need was in full effect. With the support of all our fans and supporters we were able to raise an astonishing $1000.00 to help the children at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation. Safeway Canada also added $100 to our pool to bring our total to $1100.

To thank all of you, we have a bunch of new stuff stocked up in our store for you to support us and the charities we donate to on a regular basis. Make your way over to the store and get your hands on some new stuff before it’s all gone!

Our refreshed logo design! Available in 6 of your chosen favorites. Matte Black, Pink, Teal, White, Red, & Frost!

Carabiners and Key Tags! Our lanyards were a hit and so were these at Driven 2012. Upgrade that old key chain!


Once again a huge thank-you goes out to each and every one of you for your support over the years! We look forward to seeing you all at the Sunday School Show & Shine on August 5th where we will be supporting another great charity and having a ton of fun!

Driven 2012

It’s that time again – with Driven making its return to Calgary after being absent last year, there’s nothing more exciting than coming together again at the Olympic Oval.

In 2010 – illmotion debuted and came out with a bang and we’ve only been growing since then. We’re happy to say that we’re coming back and we want all of you to come by and check it out! We’ve got our lovely friends Naomi Sayo and Steph Ly to accompany us in our booth, so you’ll definitely want to come say hi to them and get some goodies. We’ve got a bunch of new decals and colorways, including our new logo you might’ve seen on the Sunday School poster. For those of you that wanted a lanyard and never got one – we’ll have a few left for you guys to grab, and finally – some new illmotion carabiners we’ll release the day of the show!

We’re also happy to announce that we’ve chosen to support The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation once again. So on Saturday, when you purchase any of our items you’ll also be helping out all the kids out there that deserve to live the life every child should. So, help us help the kids – proceeds from Saturday will go straight to them!

*PS – this Friday, we will be holding a draw for a pair of FREE Driven tickets on Facebook. All you have to do is head to our page and “Like” the Driven post and we will announce the winner Friday morning.

The countdown is on, and we know it’s going to be an awesome show. Come by and say hi!

Save The Date: illmotion @ Driven Calgary 2012

June 2010, illmotion was introduced to the car show scene at the Olympic Oval for Driven, making an impact that would change the way people viewed Calgary car life and culture. Forward to the present, Driven is making it’s return to the Olympic Oval on June 9th, 2012.

With the absence of the Driven Car Show Series in Calgary last year, there is no doubt in our minds that everyone who is participating this year is as excited as we are, to unveil current projects and new builds for everyone to see!

Driven 2012 is exactly one month away so as the countdown begins, we would like to take this time to reveal two very special guests who will be joining illmotion this year: our beautiful friends, Naomi Sayo & Stephanie Ly!

You will definitely want to be there on June 9th, 2012 at the Olympic Oval as Stephanie Ly, Naomi Sayo & The illmotion crew are ready to shake things up once again. With such an eclectic array of vehicles on display this year in the illmotion booth, this is one show you will not want to miss!

SAVE THE DATE!

We can’t wait to see you all at the show!

Two Years @ illmotion – Top 10

Sitting around reminiscing about 2 years of posts and how we got here it peaked my interest in what exactly you guys keep coming back to see. Pulled some of the site stats and figured it would be cool to post up the top 10 most popular posts since we started out 2 years ago. Some of the post have been active for a heck of a lot longer than others but that’s fine, there a nice mix of old and new stuff. There is even a couple very recent posts that are destroying it in the hit department.

#10 – iM Feature: Cee’s Honda S2000
This S2k might not be one of the most highly modded cars we’ve ever featured but the photos are on point and the rolling shot in front of the massive Bow high rise is one of my favorite shots ever.

#9 – iM Feature: Gabes 1990 Civic EF Hatch
It’s not surprising that Taylor’s feature of this ultra clean boosted EF hatch made the list. It’s one of the nicest features to come out of Vancouver and thank again to Taylor for holding down the west coast.

#8 – iM Highlight: Ger’s 350z
Was also nice to see one of Galens features make the list. He’s sent us tons of great coverage from the Toronto area and this Nismo 350z is no exception.

#7 – iM Random Snaps: Redlyne’s MR2 x Fall Shoot
We have shot Ryan’s car a couple times but the picture perfect autumn setting made this one of the most popular sets of pictures we’ve ever posted. These pics were reposted and linked all over the net within hours of it going live.

#6 – iM Feature: Dicken’s Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
Lime green wheels, giant GT wing, roll cage…… the neck snapping parts go on and on. It’s no surprise this feature made the list. Continues to get tons of hits even to this day almost a year later.

#5 – iM Flashback: JC Tenchavez’s Toyota Echo RS Hatchback (Vitz RS)
JC didn’t believe me when I told him he made the list. But I think he underestimates the uniqueness of his past Echo project car. Yeah buddy!

#4 – Godzilla’s Special Child – R32 GT-R Nismo Edition #181
We covered guest contributions from Vancouver and Toronto already so what about Edmonton? Kevin’s feature of this ultra mint GTR was posted way back in 2010 and has been stacking up hits ever since then.

#3 – Gangster D Honda S2000
Daniel’s S2000 not only comes in this high on the list but this feature is right up there for most hits in a single day for any post we’ve ever made. When it was initially posted it spread like wildfire on facebook and vimeo and rightfully so. This post has only been active for a couple months and already is one of the most popular features ever.

#2 – iM Feature: Alex’s Turbo Integra
Alex’s insane turbo Integra is one of Calgary cleanest cars, it also doesn’t hurt that it’s ridiculously fast! It hasn’t been seen at too many events but that hasn’t stopped you guys from continuing to visit his feature. Can’t wait to see this car around this year.

#1 – iM Feature: Reggie Mah’s 1998 Acura Integra GS
Probably one of the best sets of photos we’ve done for any of the cars we’ve shot in the past. That combined with the aggressive styling and stance means people continue to check out this 2010 feature and it tops our list for most hits. Reggie has since moved on to another Integra which is mid-build right now, can’t wait to see what he has in store this time around.

Two Years @ illmotion

Great things can happen in 2 years.

And with that in mind, everything illmotion is today would not be possible without the continuous love and support of our most loyal fans, friends and family. This of course, being all of you.

In the last two years, we’ve met a lot of people who are as passionate, if not more, about the lifestyle we live. It’s because of these amazing people our scene is what it is today. With the diverse styles of modding/tuning that has evolved over the years, one thing remains the same: It’s the passion that we have for our cars that ultimately brings us all together.

Our illmotion Features, Highlights, Shop Spotlights, Event Coverages, Random Snaps, etc. would not be on this site without the positive enthusiasm of the respective car owners, shop owners, event hosts, photographers and bloggers alike.

As illmotion continues to grow every year, expect nothing but bigger and better things in the future as we promise to keep delivering quality content, participate in local events and give back to the community.

To commemorate two amazing years in the game, we would like to present you all with a brand new decal. With the recent success and positive reception of the iM Era hoodies, we present you with our new iM Era decal.



Decals are available now in the store so cops yours now!

We cannot thank you guys enough and tell you how much we appreciate everything you guys have done to make illmotion what it is today, and what illmotion will be, in the years to come.

Here’s to another season under way! We hope you are as excited as we are to get the Spring/Summer season rolling. Until then…

Thank you and much love fams!

-The illmotion Crew

iM Era Hoody: Back by Popular Demand!

A few weeks back we released our iM Era Hoody and were blown away at the number of orders that flooded in. Even though we had so many orders we still get messages everyday asking when we are getting more or when they will arrive.

Well the time has come! We will be holding a second pre-order and this time it’s the last one. Starting tonight (Wednesday) around 9:30PM we will open the gates for the second round of orders for ALL FIVE of the original colors.

Pre-order will run until Sunday February 12th 11:59PM MST so don’t wait it out this time.

Here is some background and detail about the hoody in case you missed it the first time:

Because the illmotion era is continuing to grow with no signs of stopping, we’ve come up with a design that we felt best represents the “iM Era” movement.

The screen-printed design is featured on the chest of the hooded sweat shirt, with the ‘iM’ crown embroidered on the hood. Available in Blue, Red, Purple, Grey or Black and ranging from sizes XS to 2XL.

Hoodies are $40.00CDN pre-order and will not be for general sale.

It’s a new year, so let’s keep the iM Era going even harder with these fresh and new “iM Era” hoodies!

The iM Era Hoody

In celebration of the new 2012 year we are proud to share this exciting new release with y’all. As per your requests, we would like to introduce to you the all new “iM Era” hoody!

Because the illmotion era is continuing to grow with no signs of stopping, we’ve come up with a design that we felt best represents the “iM Era” movement.

The screen-printed design is featured on the chest of the hooded sweat shirt, with the ‘iM’ crown embroidered on the hood. Available in Blue, Red, Purple, Grey or Black and ranging from sizes XS to 3XL, be sure to pre-order your hoody starting on January 3rd at Noon!

We must also note that Blue, Red, Purple and Grey are only available on the pre-order, so don’t miss out on the pre-order if you want any of those colors, as Black will be the only color available after the pre-order in super limited quantities.

Hoodies are $35.00CDN pre-order, and will be $40.00CDN after the pre-order (in black only).

It’s a new year, so let’s keep the iM Era going even harder with these fresh and new “iM Era” hoodies & new decals to match your new hoodies too!






iM Sunday School Show & Shine Event Details

We are a little over 5 days away from one of the biggest shows that has ever been put together in Calgary. With cars coming from surrounding cities of all makes and models, many of the biggest automotive shops around sponsoring over $4000 in prizes, and a nice view of the Calgary skyline, this is going to be one show you won’t want to miss! Entertainment from two of Calgary’s sickest DJ’s, new illmotion swag being released, good company, and (what looks to be) wicked weather – this is the best way to end the season.

Spectating and parking is free. Every registrant will receive illmotion goodies as well as a single entry into the draw, additional tickets will be available for purchase and spectators can get in on the prizes too and it all goes to a great cuase, SEVA Canada – a charitable eye care organization.

A few rules for the day that you’ll want to keep in mind:
– Please arrive on time. With over 200 cars coming to show, we want to make this quick and painless for everybody. Roll-in will be from 12:00 – 12:30. This leaves us sufficient time to place and park nicely.
– Arrive with your crew – that way you can figure out who parks where in your area.
– Any garbage from food/items that is brought onto the premises is to be placed in the trash. We want to keep this clean!
– As expected, we want everybody to be on their best behavior. Burnouts, revving and any uncalled for behavior will get you kicked out. It’s a show, not a track.
– Those registered for the show – please stay until the end of the draw. Afterwards, everyone can roll out.

iM: August 21, 2011 – Save The Date.

Before you know it the summer will come to an end.

But before that happens we’re proud to announce a little get together we will be hosting so we want you all to get ready!

On Sunday August 21st, 2011 illmotion is proud to present “Sunday School: Show & Shine 101”. In collaboration with Revwerks and many other shops to be announced, this will be one Show & Shine you won’t want to sleep on!

So save the date!

More details to follow in a few days!