The Dent Hero.
Dent removal day @ Zen was epic yesterday! The quality of the work done by the technician on the day was otherworldly. His nickname in the industry is ‘Dent God’ – He’s travelled to Europe and the United States to repair hail damaged cars ranging from Audi R8′s, Maybachs, Ferraris etc. The guy had an aura about him, he was like Bruce Lee. Was an absolute privilege to watch him work, nothing better than watching someone who mastered their craft.
Check out all the photos here.
We set up the Zen tent right next to the river and shady trees.
Rob serving a customer who ended up going for a safety orange Zen T!
Stickers + Accessories – the perspex stops everything from blowing away (genius idea Sergio!).
ALL STARS Trophies!
Zomaya! Undoubtedly one of the hottest EVO’s in the world.
Check out the pimp park! So awesome to see SUGA back in action.
Earlier in the week the weather forecast predicted rain for most of the week. It never came. It rained pretty hard on Friday, oh shit… MUD! I’m not religious, but I prayed that it wouldn’t rain!
Was such an awesome day. Perfect weather, perfect location, great people and awesome cars. Sergio, Claudio, Aleks and the ALL STARS team worked their asses off and the feedback has been so positive. Check out more pictures here, and also check some feedback here.
First things first – we set up the projector, cracked a few beers and ordered some Pizza.
100 photos down to 3 was never going to be easy.
So many great shots, was super hard to get from 4 to 3.
Thanks to Ian Baker, we got our dirty hands on this pre-release Option WTAC DVD. So surreal seeing footage shot in Australia on a Japanese DVD (no subtitles!).
Low Life.
Haters Gonna Love This!
The Phoenix.
Having fun with more sticker designs for Zen Garage. :) Last shot is of Phoenix‘s awesome new tattoo. All shots by Aleks.
God I love goodies in the mail! Care package sent to us by Tomei in Japan.
Banner put to good use!
Me, looking very pished.
Excitement! Car Magazine were at the 7ZEN WTAC Party we held at Zen Garage last week. Check out their coverage: http://www.excitementcarmagazine.com/7tune-x-zen-garage-wtac-party
#winning. Sean with the trophy!
Hey Felix! Shooting for ClubITR.
Mad Mike from the US signing stuff for the kiddies.
Japanese police car – Brilliant!
Original wide-body Starion, lovely.
Gunmetal grey, bronze CE28’s. Must shoot my GT-R with this RX7 pronto!
They’ve done a fab job with the bar on the mezzanine. With the heater on full blast and cold beers, lots of people were trapped in there on the day.
Spotted this Kuwahara, famous for the flying BMX scene in E.T. the movie.
Epic late night drifting was epic.
The prediction was rain, but it never really came. Wind died down a little too. The vibe was electric and being a Saturday there were double the punters in attendance. The Show n’ Shine on the skid pan was packed full of quality cars, most of them Japanese as expected.
Later in the day the Cyber EVO dropped oil on the circuit, their campaign was over. By the end the top 3 spots went to Aussies. Simply amazing!
For more images, and links to more WTAC features, be sure to visit JDMST.
Our stand.
Collab is key and sharing is caring. :)
CT the ADVAN man.
Brendan (the dude who built the amazing Sillbeer) and the ADVAN girls.
Signed by Nobuteru Taniguchi (aka NOB).
All new, not yet released Forza was a feature at the Hankook stand. Graphics and gameplay were awesome!
Great buddies Mark Pakula and Garth Ivers.
Not the best shot of Photographer Extraordinaire Matthew Mead.
Last years winner, the Cyber EVO unloading next to our stand.
The rain held out but it was so damn windy our stall almost blew away. The strong winds were trouble for the drivers too but it didn’t stop Nemo, the wild and much debated Australian EVO entry from cracking a 1:25.7400, a massive 3 seconds faster than last year’s winner the Cyber EVO from Japan.
ADVAN generously let us share their tent at the foot of the Cyber EVO and Top Fuel Garages, where ALL the action was happening. If you’re in Sydney tomorrow, be sure to drop in and say G’Day!
More coverage on Zen Garage: http://zengarage.com.au/2012/08/zen-garage-wtac-day-1/
Airtasker @ Zen Garage.
Airtasker is a great site which puts you in touch with people willing to do odd jobs at your set budget. We’ve used Airtasker to clear out a massive pile of bricks out the front of our warehouse, and also to clean the warehouse space.
Today they came in to shoot a video testimonial. I never feel any more comfortable no matter how many times I get in front of camera, didn’t help that it’s stupid cold in the garage today!