Gallery: GlobalTimeAttack Buttonwillow 2024
Earlier this month, I attended my first GlobalTimeAttack event while simultaneously shooting media for GTA which was quite the experience to say the least. What started as a 4am adventure from LA to Buttonwillow turned into a blur of meeting people, fast machines and thoughts of imposter syndrome. To say I learned alot from this day would be an understatement, both for photography and personal growth. Yeah… event coverage in your city is fun and I appreciate it very much, but nothing excites the mind or challenges your skills like capturing the fastest cars from around the US or beyond with the backdrop of the California desert. Before I begin to post specific feature blogs on the cars I liked, an all-encompassing gallery felt right to kick the vibes off. Enjoy!
Gallery: Honda’s Cars, Bikes and Coffee
After the major success of Honda’s first Cars and Coffee event in October of last year, the subsequent events following have been nothing but amazing curations of community members, brands and celebrations on all things Honda. I’ve been holding off on making a post on just one of the events as Honda seems really enthusiastic about showing off their heritage museum, switching car layouts, exhibits, and art as well as inviting a handful of well-known community brands such as Spoon, Hasport, and Real Time Racing. One event post just wouldn’t have done it justice. At this moment August was the last month on the schedule for Cars and Coffee so hopefully it wasn’t the last because I genuinely enjoy going to the American Honda Headquarters as an event space. With that being said, enjoy this collection of pictures between 3 different events.
Gallery: The Chronicles Cars and Coffee
Hondas hold a special place in my heart. Many know Joey (@Stickydiljoe) as one of the best curators of Hondas within the community. So, when he announced the first Chronicles Cars and Coffee of the year, I knew I had to go to see some of the best Honda builds in SoCal. Unfortunately, the meet was ended early by an angry property manager, and a couple days later was announced to be the last Chronicle meets to be hosted at their headquarters. Many say all good things come to an end, so for now enjoy this gallery of cool ass Hondas.
JCCS 2023
JCCS (Japanese Classic Car Show) is just one of those events ya know? A can’t miss event. The epitome of car events in Southern California. From the location, atmosphere, car selection, and people, it’s just an all around perfect experience which I attend annually.
I started my morning honing in my camera settings accounting for the foggy morning and decided to use this really clean S14 as a testing shot. Ironically its one of my favorite shots from the day. JCCS is tradition and as such I have a predetermined route I like to take as my first pass through. I always start off with the corner dedicated to Hondas.
This DC2 Integra really caught my eye with a decked out Spoon inspired engine bay and Sprint Hart wheels
Integras and Civics were out in full affect
Who doesn’t love a clean, well put together CD7 Accord owned by @seedy.7 on Instagram!
Making your way around, the middle sections of the lawn are inhabited by companies like Toyota, Mazda and Nissan showing off their heritage, motorsport or enthusiast vehicles which never disappoint.
Mazda did not shy away from bringing some heavy hitters which change every year. The year prior we saw a 787b in the orange and green RENOWN livery we all have come to know alongside a slew of FD RX7. I always look forward to the Mazda showcase since it always blends heritage and motorsport whereas Nissan and Toyota typically like to show off their newer enthusiast models.
Within JCCS was JCMS aka Japanese Classic Motorcycle Show presented by Motul. Vintage bikes mostly Honda and Kawasaki, even the new Honda Moto Compacto showed up for a bit parked next to its older brother the Moto Compo.
Amazing Kenmeri Skyline owned by one of the Team Wildcard members sitting on the smallest watanabes known to man.
GR86 and R32 Skyline GTR owned by Larry Chen. (I should’ve asked for a sticker)
Absolutely love this R33 Sedan sitting on LMGT4 wheels
The S- chassis population was also quite large with either full stock or full street style cars.
My favorite thing about curated events is watching other people studying a car and capturing that moment.
Sinister NSX paired with another NSX near the entrance attracted many eyes.
A closer look into the engine bay of this Mugen inspired CRX with a couple Twincam accessories.
It’s safe to say within the Honda section, Mugen inspired builds ruled them all. Understandably so, Mugen kits and wheels transform the look of any Honda without being too over the top.
Pair of FC RX7 next to the Mazda booth attracted the attention of many of the older attendees.
A lonely Top Secret Supra. Yes, that supra…
Had to end this with my favorite car of the show. A simple, clean DA integra track ready, tastefully equipped.