There is one, sure-fire way to get the crowds to swarm your booth at SEMA, and that’s to make the center-piece one of the legends of the car culture. The Nissan Skyline transcends genres, and is known and respected by everyone in the car community. Enthusiasts old and young know about the Skyline name, and […]
I’d always heard of SEMA. I’ve seen countless coverage, and had friends talk about SEMA. But I’d never ACTUALLY been to SEMA. It didn’t matter how much I’d heard or seen, I still wasn’t sure what to expect. Officially…..the show doesn’t start until Tuesday; but judging from what I’ve seen so far, I’m guessing prep […]
Welcome back to another year at SEMA. The automotive melting-pot always brings new, and exciting builds and products for the upcoming season, and sheds some light on what’s hot in the industry. The amount and variety of vehicles on display is staggering, and everything seems more impressive in the metal. With so much shock-value every […]
Every time I find my self walking the Las Vegas Convention center surrounded by some of the hottest builds of the year, I just cant believe it. It’s pretty awesome to have this be part of my job, and to do it with a great group of people really seals the deal. As the week […]
At the Charis Culture, we always love a unique build. When my friends over at Limitless Motorworks in Miami informed me that they would be building a Coyote powered Porsche Cayman, they immediately had my attention. I’ve known these guys for quite a while and spend a decent amount of time with them at Florida […]
Rounding out the trilogy of events during the DRT weekend we find ourselves at “The Race Meeting” itself. Dmitry and I arrived very early to capture some of the setup. Sure enough there were already people waiting to get in. We parked near the entrance area on one of the side streets. It was a […]
YUKINOHANA | 雪の花 WORDS : CCHARLTON OCHOAPHOTOS : STEVE CUCINOTTA | CHARLTON OCHOA The RWB movement in the states is pretty recent, but a strong. While still rare, it seems as if it quickly went from a handful of builds in the whole country to a handful from every major state. Like the majority of […]
Adam, a good friend of ours, had been telling us about his dad’s Porsche memorabilia collection for quite some time. We told Adam that we’d love to do a piece on Bruce (his dad) and his collection. Adam said that he would love to set that up but there was a slight problem; only a […]
I think its fair to say, doing this its easy to fall into a routine, even if constantly seeing super cars, theres still a monotonous pace that can occur. So when you are at a car show and see a crazy orange car that isnt slammed with excessive camber and and a roll cage, you […]
Last year we went to the greatest Porsche event in South Florida, Das Renn Treffen. We heard about it last minute through our friends at Parkhaus1. It was quite an experience. This year we wanted to be more involved so I reached out to the PR Agency, Daddy PR. This is when I found out […]
I’ve been to a couple car shows in my time, as media or just a spectator. But this time around, Tuner Evolution was highly anticipated here in Florida. Everyone was looking forward to this event since the announcement that they were coming down to Daytona. The mere fact that it was their first time coming […]
The South Florida Automotive community is my home, and although some say it’s taken a turn for the worst, there are always groups of people who give back and invest their time and money (not only into their cars but also into the scene). That’s what this show was – the first Toyota/Lexus BBQ. While […]
One of the most wonderful things about my love of automobiles are the people that I’ve met because of it. When I met Jason of The Creative Workshop he was so thrilled by my photos that he showed them to his friend Bill Adam. Bill was equally impressed, so much so that he approached me […]
Thanks to a mistaken Cars & Coffee location last year, I found myself at The Creative Workshop. I met the owner Jason Wenig. We exchanged business cards and I sent him the photos I took of the C & C event. Jason liked the photos so much that he showed them to his friend Bill […]
Being a Porsche guy at heart, seeing Nakai-San work in person was quite the interesting experience. I grew up around front-engine Porsches then moved on to finding love for the rear-engine machines. I moved on from owning them to getting into the JDM world, but they always had a special place in my heart. I […]
(Steve) Last year we saw an instagram post for Das Renn Treffen. We had no idea what it was but it sounded German and it had a picture of a Porsche so we knew it had to be good. Reaching back into the archives of 2015 we captured quite a bit of amazing cars. Since […]
The Super Bowl of American Endurance Racing. Four hours… That’s the time it took to make my trek up from south Florida to Daytona for the Weathertech season opening 24 hours at Daytona. The anticipation made a four hour drive seem more like 40. Petrol heads understand: the journey to Daytona in late January is […]
In a park that’s damn near impossible to say, Topeekeegee Yugnee Park on a very cloudy day, actually the day following The Creative Workshop adventure I found myself surrounded by yet another smattering of rare and eclectic cars. As per usual I was about an hour early. I mean come on these are the lowest […]
2015 came and went about as fast as a bout of IBS on Taco Tuesday. It’s been quite a year. We’ve had some amazing experiences and moving into 2016, we have quite a bit more coming. As this year draws to a close, we had one of the larger shows in the car scene make […]
So, around this time last year after a long week at SEMA, we caught a glimpse of the OPTIMA® Batteries shootout. We walked in as the event was coming to an end on Sunday evening. (This year we made an effort to make it part of our schedule.) I honestly don’t know how I made […]
They say that you have to remember where you came from to know where you are going. That was clear as I pulled into Daytona International Speedway the morning of the HSR Classic 24 Hours at Daytona. I was, as Mr. McFly would say, transported back in time. This was my first time shooting Historics […]
Through our friends at The Creative Workshop, I was introduced to Bill Adam, famed Canadian racecar driver and president of SAMA. Bill invited Dmitry and myself to one of their luncheons where Chevrolet was presenting the 2016 Silverado & Colorado. This was an opportunity for Bill to meet us in person and to share some […]
This post highlights two, very special builds that were debuted at SEMA. These two hit a bit more on a personal level because I’m a big Honda guy, and these two builders are house-hold names in the Honda community. The first build I’ll talk about is the RCS Garage EM1 Civic SI owned by Mike […]
Well, I’ve been up for a little over 14-hours now, and my second day at SEMA has drawn to a close. I’m tired, my feet hurt, and so do my shoulders from lugging around all my camera gear, but it was all a very, positive experience. In fact, I’m a bit beside myself about the […]
