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If you want to save yourself some time on Saturday Morning. Paladin Advanced Automotive is hosting the VD018 Pre-Tech Inspection. If you have tech questions or are unsure if your call will pass be sure to come out! Vehicles that pass will receive their “VD Positive” Event sticker. On-site Cash Registration is available.

Vegas Drift had its VD016 Pre-tech inspection on Thursday night at Garage Vegas.  Garage Vegas is something special to the Las Vegas drifting community because its a place that they can go and have seasoned veterans point them in the right direction. Garage Vegas started as partnership between drivers Vegasdrift staff member Joel Mello, who’s had his share of VIP rides to 240′s, Pro-am driver Shawn “Volchok” Coward, and Formula D/D1 USA champ Forrest Wang.  It just snapped one morning, that working under a car port or out of a storage unit is just not cutting it anymore. They have all the tools and the knowledge to get the job done, and very very clean work at that.  When you walk into Garage Vegas,  you see cars with full cages, tubbed fenders, stitch-welded chassis and gussets galore. Another thing I noticed was how somebody there really loves to weld. From the work benches, racks, and even a grind rail for bmx/skating after hours.  Not a bad gig they got going over there!

The hottest thing there were Forrest Wang’s new “Wangles” which are cut-shortened spindles for that extra-gangsta angle! Check out a set on his s14. Project Mu disc brakes are absolutely ridiculous. Oh, for the photography guys, Sigma 15mm Fish + sb900 on cam sb800 off cam.  I liked this shot a lot!

I thought the brake calipers were HUGE on those, then across the garage is “wang-mobile #2″ with these ENDLESS calipers. These cars are so money!! These are what every s-chassis owner would dream of having!! I remember seeing Forrest’s BN s14 for the first time and being blown away especially from a driver with no major backings.  +1 for the privateers!!

Here’s motor shot of Volchok’s almost finished 2010 rebuild. Lots of chrome, anodized blue, and pearl white overwhelming the engine bay. Kind of makes this fisheye shot legit because it can throw you off if you stare at it too long!!

And lastly, one more of Forrest’s s14.5′s engine bay, (it seems like this is a Forrest Wang feature by now but I assure you it’s not, that’s maybe later in the future!)  This pictures funny to me because the sticker “SNAFU” (which is a bmx accy company) just kept making me think of ZT’s “BASTFU”!  (sorry if you don’t get it, you probably failed!)

Lots of grilling, drinking, good times at Garage Vegas. Everyone passed tech got a “VD POSITIVE” sticker, which in its own is just awesome. Thanks guys!

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Garage Vegas will host the VD16 Pre Tech inspection. Join us for BBQ and drinks, and make sure that your car will pass tech inspection!

WHERE: Garage Vegas – 628 Middlegate Rd. Unit 8 Henderson NV
Just east of Gibson and Sunset off of the 95, near Sunset Station.

WHEN: Thursday January 7th @ 7 PM

Bring chairs and food/drinks, BBQ and drinks also provided by Garage Vegas.

Several drivers failed tech inspection at the last event. We cannot stress how important safety is to our community! Get those cars ready! If something is not ready, attending the Pre Tech will give you plenty of time to fix it prior to the event, so no one has to miss out!

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What: VD013 pre-tech meet
Where: Round Table Pizza on Lake Mead
When: August 13th (This Thursday) 7:30-9:00pm

-”First event” drivers are highly encouraged to attend.

-There will be a beginner group discussion/workshop from 7:30-8:00. Which will be followed by the tech inspection.