Triple Threat Scion Meet
Longo Scion, one of the top-selling Toyota and Scion dealers in the country, held a huge Scion gathering at the Irwindale Speedway dubbed the Longo Scion Triathlon. The brainchild of Verone Pangilinan, one of Longo's ace salesmen, pulled in SoCal's diehard xA, xB, and tC owners for an afternoon of drag racing, showing off, and a sound competition. With support from Falken Tire, Mackin Industries, Toyo Tires, and Speedwell Footwear, to name but a few, the Scion Triathlon went off with a bang considering it was a weekday event.
| Longo Scion Triathlon Results |
| Race 4 Door |
| 1st place with best ET: Alex Mejia xB | 10.56 |
| 2nd place with best rt: Showpao Joe xB | .557 |
| 3rd place with fastest MPH: Alex Mejia xB | 67.55 |
| Race 2 Door |
| 1st place with best ET: Chang Huang tC | 10.28 |
| 2nd place with best rt: Ryan Abando tC | .533 |
| 3rd place with fastest MPH: Ryan Abando tC | 76.19 |
Best Of Show
1st place: Dave Moulton Xb
2nd place: Freddie Fernandez xA
3rd place: Danny Vaca xB
Best Audio
1st place: Freddie Fernandez xA
2nd place: Team Boneout tC
3rd place: Coi Tajo xB
Tetsu's Tales
In addition to his love for all things bukkake, our favorite Japanese translator and blurred-out pr0n finder is also a lover of all things Honda. He races a Fit on weekends and even graduated from the Honda International Technical School. Here's the latest scoop on the upcoming H cars for the JDM market:
"I find two good news about Honda cars in Japanese car magazine. Honda will sell Civic Type R next year. It is not hatchback body. It is not coupe body. Next Civic Type R will be Sedan type. Is strong possibility. '06 Civic Coupe has K20 which makes 200ps. Next Type R will have JDM Integra Type R (DC5) motor, which makes 220ps. What do you think of 4-door sedan type R? (I like 2006 Civic Si coupe) Japanese Honda is selling Accord (sedan) Euro R, which have same engine as Integra Type R K20 motor. Accord Euro R is very popular in Japan. Many Japanese professional race car drivers like it. One more news: Honda is developing small NSX, which will have Honda Fit/Jazz engine; maybe 1,500cc or 1,300cc. It will be mid-engine rear drive, same as NSX. This news is strong possibility because one Japanese car magazine's editor said one Honda staff told him this info! In fact, Honda makes small formula car, which have Honda Fit 1,300cc motor. The name is "Formula Enjoy." You can see the Formula Enjoy in Suzuka circuit. Yes, they are good news but two types of cars will sell in USA? The Japanese car magazine says Si coupe will be top model of Civic, which means Honda USA will not sell Type R in USA. But I like US Spec 2006 Civic coupe! Mmmmm.
Also, I made mistake to write for Tetsu's Tales on November issue. Corolla from 70's and 80's is not FWD; it is RWD!"
Even though we don't pay you, we should fire you anyway. Bad, Tetsu!