On my Japan trip this February, my girlfriend decided to spend an afternoon at the hair salon which left me with a few hours of free time to myself. Instead of just waiting around or walking around somewhere, I thought it would be more ideal to hit up a few shops that were relatively close... Continue Reading →
A Tokyo Gem: Crystal Auto Japan
It's been a slow couple of months for me as far as attending automotive events are concerned, so that means the site has been pretty quiet as well. I did attend a little NorCal 86 gathering about a week ago, but there wasn't enough quality cars to justify a post about it... although I did... Continue Reading →
MoMo Stops By ARVOU
So here we are, I've finally gone through all the photos from Japan which leads me to this post with shots from my visit to Arvou out in Tochigi Prefecture. Arvou, in my opinion, is similar to Pro Shop Fukuoh in the fact that both are out in the boonies and are not quite visiter... Continue Reading →
MoMo Hits Up Mie Prefecture Powerhouse: ESPRIT
After visiting Pro Shop Fukuoh, I had originally decide to hop over to Kyoto to do a bit more exploring, but I realized at the last minute that I was pretty close to Suzuka, so I ended up hopping on the local train to pay a visit to the renown tuning house, Esprit. Situated within... Continue Reading →
MoMo Visits Pro Shop Fukuoh
Attack Tsukuba was the catalyst for my last visit to Japan but like with all my trips to Japan, shop visits also holds a great deal of importance. On my previous two visits, I've limited my checklist to shops surrounding the greater Tokyo area, but as I've grown accustomed to the Japanese public transportation system,... Continue Reading →
MoMo Goes To RE 雨宮
In the past year and a half or so, I've been making a checklist of car shops that I wanted to visit in Japan for every trip that I made there. Some are more well known than others but each have their unique sense of originality and aura. I've said in the past that I... Continue Reading →
MoMo Visits Yashio Factory
So I've finally caught up with most of my Japan photos from back in October, there's still a few strays that I need to bundle up into a post, but this is the last stop from my most recent stay in JDM land. Yashio Factory wasn't on my list of shops to visit but I... Continue Reading →
MoMo Hits Up Rotary Specialist PANSPEED
Hi guys, hope everyone had a nice Christmas and got some nice gifts from your loved ones, and if you're still on vacation... must be nice... Anyways, I'm gonna keep the writing short on this post since I feel a cold coming and don't have the energy to spend too much time on writing. But... Continue Reading →
MoMo Revisits ASM Autobacs Yokohama
I can't remember the last time I was backed up with too much material for the site, but that's exactly what I'm experiencing now. I still have quite a bit of Japan stuff to go through but I'm already piling up photos from Super Lap Battle at Buttonwillow Raceway this week. But before we get... Continue Reading →
MoMo Swings By The Legendary Mine’s Motor Sports
Alright, continuing on my shop hopping journey, this time I'm taking you guys inside the shop that everyone and their grandmothers should know... well maybe not grandmothers, but for anyone who's played Gran Turismo or Forza, the name Mine's should be well embedded in your heads. The legend that is Mine's started way back in... Continue Reading →
MoMo Goes To Pro Staff R-Magic
Moving towards the Tokyo area, my next stop after visiting J's Racing was Pro Staff R-Magic. There were actually a few more shops I wanted to visit around the Kansai area but I had other plans with my traveling buddies, so I was only able to stop by J's Racing this time around. Next time... Continue Reading →
MoMo Hits Up J’s Racing Factory
With all the World Time Attack Challenge photos up on the site, it's time I switched focus back to Japan starting with my recent visit to J's Racing. J's Racing has always been one of those shops that I've always wanted to visit, kinda like a bucket list item, and I finally had the chance... Continue Reading →
MoMo Swings By Car Shop Glow [Part II: Hunt For The Brown Beast]
So the time has finally come for me to wrap up my last Japan trip photos, although I will probably still post up more photos on my INSTAGRAM so be sure to follow me there! As for this post, as I mentioned previously, I had made a stop to check out Car Shop Glow and... Continue Reading →
MoMo Swings By Car Shop Glow [Part I: A Peek Inside]
The time has finally come, my Japan adventure posts are finally coming to an end with my last shop visit at Car Shop Glow. I chose to visit Car Shop Glow because they've been gaining massive popularity with their LED tail light conversions, so I know a lot of readers can relate to this brand.... Continue Reading →
MoMo Goes To TYPE ONE [Part II: A Peek Inside]
Continuing on from last week's post, this time let's take a peek inside the Type One shop, although so many people and blogs have taken pictures from there, most of us pretty much know the whole layout of the place. Because of this reason, I was actually debating on skipping Type One altogether, but then... Continue Reading →
MoMo Goes To TYPE ONE [Part I: The Spoon AP2]
It's been a little over a week since I've updated the site, but I still have some Japan trip photos to post up, so let's get the ball rolling again with the next set of photos. This next set consist of the first part of my visit to Type One which is pretty much the... Continue Reading →
Secret’s Out! MoMo Visits Top Secret HQ
Another post on another stop in my Japan adventures; this time I swung by the Wangan King's lair, Top Secret. I was actually on my way back from Powerhouse Amuse when I made the last minute decision on making a quick stop at Top Secret since it was along the way of my train ride.... Continue Reading →