Long Beach, Calif. – April 10, 2011 – Justin Pawlak in the Falken Tire Ford Mustang earns the victory at the first event of the 2011 Formula DRIFT season. Matt Powers in the Need for Speed, KW Suspension Nissan S14 takes second place with Daijiro Yoshihara in his KW Supported Discount Tire / Falken Nissan S13 rounding out the podium in third place. more »

KW North America supplied technical support as well as a promotional booth at  Round 6 of the Formula D Championship at Irwindale Raceway in Sonoma California.

  

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Sweltering daytime heat didn’t deter Drift Teams, Vendors or Fans from attending an amazing event in Las Vegas. more »

Recession or not, the car tuning world still forges forward.  One of the best indicators of the state of the tuning world is the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Obviously, things aren’t nearly as vibrant as they use to be, as companies big and small have scaled down or taken a break all together. In the case of KW, it was our one year to take a rest from the hustle and bustle of running a booth and wander the show floor instead.

This year’s show stopper was without a doubt the new 2010 Chevy Camaro. We lost count after 40, but it could be said that one out of every five cars at the show was the Camaro, which mean domestic tuning is still strong. On the import side, the Hyundai Genesis and Nissan GT-R still represented strongly as well as the new BMW M3.

Since SEMA isn’t just about the cars, we also added in a girls of SEMA for those interested . more »

Forget the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo FQ400 or the Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec-C RA-R. If you’re looking for the ultimate manifestation of a production street car, few can top this Hyundai Genesis Coupe built by Rhys Millen Motorsports RMR). While the title RM 460 isn’t quite as long or overwhelming as the others, it far exceeds the competition when it comes to the mechanics. more »

Rhys Millen is no stranger to Pikes Peak and rightfully so. It was his 17th trip up the mountain. more »