A Little California Love : Wekfest Miami 2014

Don’t forget to check out the FULL gallery with over 300 photos on our Flickr page Here Friday. Getting out of work early is great. Getting out of work early to go to a car show is even better. I was at the office, and Charlton was working from home. I was really hoping that […]

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Picking a Porsche at SEMA

charlton ochoa Our Third year at SEMA, and I’m willing to be this will never get old. To us, it feels as though this year is better than last year. It feels larger, and the excitement surrounding the event was non-stop. Not to disrespect previous years and builds, but it felt like everyone went all […]

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SEMA 2014 – Sunday Sweep

This is the third year we’re making it out to the SEMA show from South Florida, and we could not feel any more blessed. From starting our shop to making the transition over into a media outlet, it has been quite the journey. We want to thank everyone who has supported us along the way […]

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FL2K14 : Tearing up Florida

Don’t forget to check out our exclusive video coverage of FL2K by clicking Here FL2K, for me, means two things: one – SEMA is around the corner, and two – I am about to see some intense drag racing and be surrounded by powerful cars once again. I can’t believe another year has gone by, […]

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Supras In Vegas Part 2 : The Meet

Jet lag is horrible. I’m usually pretty good on little to no sleep before a long day. I’ve done it countless times before, but jet lag really messes with the sleep schedule, and I had to be up at 4:45am. Since I was already awake, I figured I’d get on the computer and knock out […]

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Parkhaus1 Car show : Porsche Heaven

Since the creation of The CharisCulture blog, I have had the opportunity of meeting some amazing people and seeing cars that are one of a kind. Keeping up to date on all the latest trends and builds has become quite the task. I usually hear of sites or events through word of mouth or find […]

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Supras Invade Vegas 2014 : The Road Trip

About two months ago, I was talking to my good friend Steve Sawicki about building him an e-commerce site for his toy business. During that conversation, he said, “Dude why don’t you come with me to Supras in Vegas?” I was speechless. He followed that up with “Hey man, I’m just looking out for you […]

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Our trip to 86FEST 2014

One of the best things about car culture is the sense of community. As I mentioned in my earlier adventures, I was blessed with a ride from Javi. It was a rough morning as the previous night was filled with late night edits and packing. Nevertheless, I was on time and ready to go, especially […]

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Cobra Joe’s Productions : Salute to veterans

The Cobra Joe’s Productions car show is a favorite for all South Florida oldschool muscle fans. The show takes place the first saturday of every month in the downtown Hollywood area. We first came across the show by mistake looking for some breakfast. Ever since then, we have been documenting the event, met amazing people […]

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Way2Clean : Cleaner than yours

Way2Clean Libertywalk 458

The South Florida car scene is one that has been steadily growing. and we have to come to see many amazing builds get pumped out of the region. However, on this day, we were graced by Wataru Kato and his Widebody Ferrari 458 Italia. Way2Clean was getting setting up to have an amazing first show. […]

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Stance Miami Meet at Elite Roads ( South Florida )

I haven’t been to Elite Roads in ages. When we heard about the Stance Miami show, all I could think was “Awesome! It’s only twenty minutes away!” After a morning of some much needed car cleaning (it’s been over a month), I headed out to Elite Roads dodging those damn rain puddles. Yes, it was […]

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Formula Drift : Miami Heat / Part 2

Day 2 is always a great day for Formula D events because all the vendors are set up, it’s car show day and the PRO competition kicks off with all the big names everyone came to see. Fatlace presented the car show as usual, this time going by the name of Offset Kings. The show […]

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Formula D : Day 1 Part 2 / Through the eyes of a Media Ninja

4:45am. Friday. Pouring rain. Great way to start off the day. I had all my camera equipment and tech gear packed in my pelican case, along with various rain-coated camera bags. It’s just too bad my raincoats were in my car! Worst of all, I had to make two trips to bring all the gear […]

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Formula Drift : Miami Heat 2014

Two amazing things went down in South Florida on May 29, 2014: the Miami Heat made history by making a fourth trip to the NBA Finals, and Formula Drift switched over to a new venue at the Homestead Speedway for Round 3: ‘Miami Heat’ (pun intended). My crew and I made it out hoping for […]

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FLEA MARKET FESTIVAL CAR SHOW

Festival Flea Market. I had no idea that a classic car show was going on in Pompano Beach! Thanks to Google Now’s nearby events, I was able to find out about this rather large and diverse car show a few days ahead of time. The show was slated for 10am – 4pm. I didn’t get […]

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Getting ready for Formula D 2014 : Homestead

As you all may know, Formula D is well underway and heading to Miami. The past few years, PBIR has been host to the third round of Formula D, aptly named Invasion. This year, however, Homestead Raceway was able to get the contract in an effort to bring the awesomeness of drifting to Miami. This […]

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Cobra Joe’s Dream Car Classic : Holy priceless collection of Etruscan snoods Batman!

Growing up I used to watch lots of TV with my grandfather. One of the shows that we loved to watch together was the original 1966 Batman series with Adam West and Burt Ward. When I heard that George Barris, The King of Kustomizers and creator of the original bat vehicles, was going to be […]

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All Euros welcome : Eurotripper 2014

Eurotripper, like many other niche specific gatherings in southern Florida, has been advancing in the right direction. I met up with my good friend Dewayne from SofakingClean, and we made our way to the event to take some pics and hang out with friends. The locale was the same as last year (Germain Arena) but […]

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Concorso D’eleganza

After a great day at the track, we were invited to The Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida to help cover the Concorso D’eleganza with Ferrari. I was bummed I wouldn’t make it out to the Rolex 24 at Daytona; however, this event definitely satisfied our thirst for a quality weekend. I would be shooting […]

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Cavallino Classic 2014 – Competition

I get a phone call from a friend of mine the other day while sitting at my desk working away. I go to answer and discover he’s standing right behind me?! What could be so important that he couldn’t wait to tell me? Adam (the creeper) goes on to tell me that there is a […]

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