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On Saturday, while we were on our way back from the SICC rain out, my friend Jared hit the blackberry messenger with a message saying lets meet up when we are rolling through Columbia. Through some more rain, dark sections of I-95 and I-20, some of the best southern non-top 40 music I have heard lately, and a few energy drinks, we got to Cola about midnight. Rolling up, we pulled in right behind Jared and before you know it, I am already out of the car combing one of the holy grails to most Honda Owners.

Check this shit out!

Plans for this car are said to be only a few minor mods, but knowing Jared’s history of cars, and also having documented coverage of his history of cars I think it is safe to say we will see this thing modded up in the future! Til then, I plan to sit back and watch with open eyes!

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1. Stormy Days

After tons of anticipation, the SICC (Sportsman Import Compact Championship) debut was soiled by bad weather on July 10th, 2010. Rain kept the lights off and the gates closed for the kickoff to the series, creating tons of speculation. It was a blow to Nyce1s, but weather can happen. The track officials and owner stood by their decision that while the rain stopped, the lightning and puddles, along with other elements still created a challenge. The track owner did not want to damage any of the equipment or make an unsafe environment by using the lights with the way their electrical system was built. Knowing the Carolinas from living here, or any track around, they are probably just some lights up on poles!  But mother nature had a say in it, with the lightning still present. The owner did not want to put his workers and paid help in the conditions of heavy thunder and lightning, and I do not blame him.

I feel for Nyce1s in this, because in the end, it will come back on them and not the track. Weather issues can happen. There was a rain date planned if it rained, and the event can still take place. With the promotion, it will most certainly be a bigger and better.

When we first arriaved to the track about 1pm, there were cars already sitting at the gate waiting for the 3pm opening time. From then on out, it was a hope game to “hope” that the rain didnt stick us too bad! It was such a nasty hit though, as the rain and wind made for sheets of soaking weather and forced vendors who were already inside to start backing up. There was some food, and 1 vendor with a tent set up, but by the time they got it down it looked like the tent possibly was mangled. We went to the front gate after talking to Craig some, and we waited for a second before telling the 30-40 cars that the event was going to have to be called and gave out free passes to the next event.

More cars showed up, and we turned away more cars. After a few, the rain stopped, and we had a number of cars waiting, so I went out and snapped some shots of some of the crowd that was there throughout the rain.

Overall, I am glad I made the trip. Yes, I lost money in the trip, but what I gained along with a few other people was a chance to see exactly how things can goto hell in 1 second. Yes, bad situation, but I will continue to support Nyce1s and the SICC racing series. And for those who are still wanting an event in North Carolina, round 2 will be held back here at the same track again on Saturday, September 11th, 2010. I hope to see you all there, as Greasyblocks will be in the house.

Word…

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Check out whats going on in Compton lately! Its a battle for the streets, and 135th is the spot!

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670hp/485tq @29psi on Q16…

Just recently, Mister Hobbs fired the car up again and had it re-tuned just in time to get some track times and more testing done. Testing and development are kind of right up this guys alley. He and Wil from Exospeed Racing came together to get the perfect fitment on a street wheel setup that is now seeming to root its way out to others. After months of test fitments, back and forth shipping, and picking the right tire, Antwaine finally found the perfect fitment possible for the “street car” that sits in his garage waiting for days without rain. But the second catch is that Mister Hobbs fights fires by day, and those 24hr shifts start to take away from building and driving time!

Hats off to Antwaine for the build, R&D, and putting the effort into trying something new and keeping it street for the street guys out there!

Here are a few more random pics:

Some shots of lining up the wheels and seeing how close things are.

the only civic with this custom Peak Boost manifold & downpipe made to use with a 60mm wastegate.

The manifold shot. I took this from Ken@Peak Boost. Check out the bling option on this! Bananas!

The rear wheels were made using a “skinny” face, along with a lip and barrel from one of the other Exospeed wheels available. this together has made the “street edition” available from Exospeed. These wheels are Double Forged multi-piece with interchangeable faces.  The possibilities are endless!

Here is a video of what Antwaine and Tony1 believe is the 515 pump gas pull. Yes, you can get it from this car on pump gas. No Q or C16 needed!

Shot outs to Clayton, Wil, and Antwaine for keeping me updated on the car and the status of it! Also, big shot outs to Rudy for the top image! I appreciate you letting me use it!

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Street Mechanic

I will just call him Jeff, because for those of you who do know him and do business with him, he and you are on a first name basis. When he calls, there is no hello, no hi, or any soft greetings of that nature. Instead, you get the bullshitting tones you hear when you 1st walk into the garage at your local shop, or most of the automotive dealership’s tech bays around the US. This dude gives it up straight. I have no worries that you guys will come to enjoy the stories of him and his time around Greasy Blocks, along with his EK. I hope this thing does well during the season, because he put enough time into it on his kitchen table. Dude seriously needs his own shop, but ill let you guys be the judge of that!

The following posts on Jeff and his buildup of his k24 Ek are straight from his hip, and by that I mean straight from his blackberry. Forget the pics that everyone thinks you should see, these fully edited shots, Jeff is straight up raw from every angle, and you will come to see that when you see pics of Jeff taking blocks out on the ground in snow!

Anyways,  I wont babble much about Jeff and his shit, but you guys will see more of it starting in the next week.

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Make sure to follow up on how Ryan’s 2010 season in Formula D goes by checking out both GardellaRacing.com and Deathmachines.net.

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…or at least that’s what I have been recently been telling people it feels like.  About the time of August this past year I didn’t have the feeling about things that I normally do. Normally I am at many of the car events out or going on, I am excited for each and every new thing I see going on, and I am constantly at the drag strip, either behind the wheel or on the sidelines talking shit.  I stopped feeling for all of that. And with added stress from the daily ins and outs of life, I was sick of doing anything automotive related.

About the October time, I turned my left cheek and said “Fuck it, I need a break” and bounced from doing pretty much everything. Did not want to hear about my car build, which was the biggest bomb of my automotive career ever. Still, I needed a break from it all. Photography didn’t feel the same, writing felt like it had no substance, and there was jack shit going on in the south. I am not in another area, so I am not going to write too much about other areas at that point. I figured to take a break, let things ride out, get a chance to have a few months without cars on the brain, and try to get fresh for the year coming up. So now, say hello to Greasy Blocks 2010!

This year, I still plan to bring y’all the word from whats going down on the corners and blocks, along with more of my photography than any of you have ever seen. Domestic heads will love it around here, and those who are nuts over the Imports will have no shortage of fast cars to follow up on.

On hit for Greasy this year:

1. More domestic streetcars, drag cars, shit talk and call outs
2. Bikes and the women who love them
3. The fastest import street cars on the east coast

Greasy will be following a few people this year. Some of our 1st to be followed will be:

Jeff Rosario (Can the pump gas king break off his best year yet?

Eddie Pegan (Proccoevo is now a 8second, 1000hp player!)

Daniel Alaniz (Illest kid with the camera on the street in so-cal/south central?)

There will be more coming, but these are the guys I plan to kick off the season with. I plan to show you the backside to what these guys are doing as well.

But last but not least I have something to leave a few people with, who have as dirt in their mouth…

FINGER

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SRT-4 Owners and lovers unite! The Time Attack series this year was dominated in the street class by this “evil skittle” and for good reason! Doug Wind is a local to me here in upstate  South Carolina, and this car notorious on all levels of bad-ass! Sitting on 285’s and boasting over 450hp, this bitch hauls.

Doug clinched the street Championship with the Forced Performance/Continental Tire-backed SRT-4 taking home a victory in damn near every event! This title, The East Region Buddy Club Street FWD Class, was more or less Doug’s playground! He even won the west coast Super Lap Battle Finals at Buttonwillow, setting a new lap record and winning the Street FF title in the event! Congrats to a great season in 2009, and the best of luck for 2010. I hear the car is already under the knife for changes, and I cant wait to see what those changes will be! Stay tuned to Greasy, and you might just get a sneak peek here and here!!!

For more on Doug, his car, sponsors, ETC, check out his company website: www.windspeedmotorsports.com

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I have to give hats off to my man Miller for breaking 180mph. You already know that Nyce1s.com was in the house, and their video just dropped. Peep it, comment on it, let me know what you think.

There is another video floating around thats pretty good. The guy holding the camera says “That bitch says 180″ and it pretty much makes the video! Check it out on Death Machines.

PS: Miller and Nrg Tech, you guys should make that a limited edition t-shirt, sticker, mug, or something! Don’t let us down!!!

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