July 18, 2010, Long Beach, CA – After first showing in Nor Cal, SpoCom finally arrived in So Cal, meaning we finally had a good car based event to go to! As usual, SpoCom does not disappoint with the variety of cars; import or domestic, new and old.  Eye candy was plentiful as well- in addition to the usual booth babes were plenty of hopefuls getting test shoots done on location, as well as the usual bikini and lingerie contests.  Also of importance was the abundance of free shwag, specifically from Scion (as usual) and Mobil 1! Nothing ever wrong with free shirts and baseball caps! Anyway, enough babbling, and on to the pics!

March 07, 2010 – Coverage of the Dubshow Tour as it stopped by Anaheim, by our mysterious unnamed contributor! Thanks, Steve! Oh wait.

Madlightmedia is proud to showcase Washed Out, a fashion show/dance party presented by the Alpha Delta Mu Sorority of the University of Santo Tomas. More details and pictures follow.

ALPHA DELTA MU SORORITY, in cooperation with Olive and Cecille, Fancy Flats, and CleverMind Technologies present WASHED OUT, a Fashion Show/ Dance Party for the Benefit of Caritas and Gawad Kalinga held January 22, 2010 at Taboo Ultra Lounge, Ortigas Home Depot. Featured designs were by Ralph Ng, Norman Noriega, Xernan Orticio, Seph Bagasao, Angle Tagle, Claiza Bihasa, Camille Liwanag, and Olive and Cecille. Accessories were provided by Marga Melo, while shoes were provided by Fancy Flats.

Runway models in attendance were Hannah Sison, Joanna Rodriguez, Cristal Mendoza, Faye Soriano, Bianca Lim, Jazel Mercado, Anne Soteco, Ann Guiao, Clare Dolotina, Meg Lee, Abby Diaz, Nairah Lee, Anne Macasaquit, Van Soriano, Dona Pardo, Lauren Dalao, and Aizen Baviera.

Students from the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery also graced the runway and decided to trade in their books for a night. These were Annie Agulto, Sam Caringal, Svet Dalumpines, Julian Ferrer, Kevin Giller, Alvin Serrano, Alex Sy-Alvarado, Bea Lopez-Dee, Michelle Quinto, Anna Tan, Trapper Yuviengco, Luisa Corpuz, Aileen Garan, Ralph Geronimo, Mel Malig, and Penny Hartwell.  Members of the Terpsichorean Circle of USTFMS was also present for a special dance performance.

Other highlights for the night were an open bar and couples drinking contest (c/o Ginebra San Miguel and PartyFuel Mobile Bar); winners received Power MAC cards worth P1,000, raffle prizes (gift cards and training coupons from Power MAC Center, gift certificates from Burger King and Ate Eva’s Grill, travel books from Asiatype Distribution, Inc.), unlimited photobooth prints (c/o Quick Click Photobooth), and a donation to Caritas and Gawad Kaling

Alpha Delta Mu would like to thank the following for making this event happen:

Olive and Cecille
Fancy Flats
Clevermind Technologies

Ginebra San Miguel
Power MAC Center
Burger King
PartyFuel Mobile Bar
Madlight Media
RX 93.1

Maybelline
Garnier
Ate Eva’s Grill
Nikko’s Tailoring
John Robinson L. Laxa

Anna Santos Serapio and David Serapio
Simple Life
Asiatype Distribution, Inc.

Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corporation
Kusina ni Kambal
Northgate Land Philippines, Inc.

Yeoh Joshua Egwaras
and
Meghann Lee

and Dr. Gaygay Ponce

June 13 2009, Long Beach, CA - Much like it was advertised, this year’s Spocom was chock-full of some of the hottest models in the industry, as well as some of the cleanest cars on display. Fortunately, most of the modified cars consisted of clean and tasteful mods, and rice was pretty much non-existent. As if the cavalcade of models walking around wasn’t enough, showgoers were also treated to a dance contest, bikini contest, lingerie show, and Nicolette’s Lollime Bikinis show throughout the day as well! I was relieved to see that the bikini contest judges had the same tastes that I did and elected Bahara as the winner! In fact, you could say that it really was no contest at all! =P  There were also quite a few interesting moments, including lots of innuendo banter courtesy of Alexia Lei, a display of nunchaku mastery by Alicia Whitten (yes you read that right, she knows how to use nunchakus!) as well as a Super Bowl Janet Jackson-esque “slip” up during the lingerie show…  guess you had to be there!

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the show and look forward to going again. My favorite part of the show (other than the half naked ladies)- the Scion xD with the claw vending game installed in the trunk! I could have spent my whole day there trying to get myself free t-shirts! But I digress.. pics of the event as usual inside!

*06/19/09- Now updated with pics from the bikini contest, Lollime bikini show, and lingerie show!

Long Beach, CA – SpoCom, the Sport Compact Automotive Trade Event is coming to the Long Beach Convention Center in California on Sunday, June 14^th, 2009 from 11am-6pm. This year’s show is going to be bigger then ever! SpoCom has added an additional 76,000sq.ft. to accommodate more of what you love. SpoCom will feature over 100 of the industry’s top manufacturers like Falken, AEM, HKS, Eibach, Sparco, Skunk2, and more.

To keep you entertained all day, there will be over 100 Import Models booked for the event. This will include a huge bikini contest, eye popping lingerie show, urban dance competition and more! All under one air conditioned roof.

SpoCom also plays host to the nation’s most prestigious car show competition featuring 300 of the best prescreened vehicles on the planet. This is the one show you do not want to miss! Their website is updated daily so keep checking in for the latest news. For more information on competitor registration or to purchase tickets, visit SpoCom at www.SpoComUsa.com.

Phone: 626-333-1400

Email: info@spocomusa.com

Also remember, if purchasing tickets through the website you can get a special discount using coupon code “313” when making the order!

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May 02, 2009, Anaheim, CA – After a 2 year hiatus, the U.S. shores were finally treated again to some of Japan’s finest drifting talents.  A lot of anticipation built up around this event, as in its absence, many Americans jumped ship to the Formula D series to compete.  Fortunately, D1GP did not disappoint, hosting numerous entertaining events in addition to the drifting itself.  Among the highlights were a full on car show, as well as a surprise visit by the drivers of the Gumball 3000 (see previous article for coverage on the cars of Gumball).

The drift competition began with each driver doing 3 qualifying runs, which were judged based on speed, drift angle, and how close to each clipping point they were.  The top 16 would then compete in tandem drifting competition, which are scored based on subjective measures.  Unfortunately, Ken Nomura and his ever so awesome 4-door Skyline didn’t make the top 16 this time (why Nomuken, whyy!!!!!!).  Interestingly, the top drivers seemed to be split between about half non-Japanese drivers, which I felt made for some interesting matchups.

One of the most impressive U.S. drivers had to be Forrest Wang in his S14 240SX , who actually managed to beat out Team Orange’s Kazuhiro Tanaka (driving a GC8 Subaru Impreza) in the tandem competition, and moved on to the top 4.  In the end, he faced off against the other Team Orange favorite, Nobushige Kumakubo, which was probably the most intense part of the competition.  After two “one more time’s,” Kumakubo edged out Wang with constant pressure and consistent driving.  The final run went down between Kumakubo and Daigo Saito in his Toyota Chaser, who went on to win this first round of the D1GP.

Despite a few minor quirks, the return of D1GP was well received and as exciting and memorable as it used to be. Next time, let us photographers out on the track like you used to in Irwindale!!!

As usual, a gallery of cars and action after the jump!

May 1-2. 2009, Santa Monica, CA ->Anaheim, CA – This year’s Gumball 3000 started at the Pier in Santa Monica, CA.  For those that don’t know, the Gumball 3000 is an annual rally that covers 3000 miles, usually taking place in different parts of the world each year.  More importantly, the Gumball event is really a chance for ballers to drive their cars around and party every night! This year 120 cars were officially entered in the event, ranging from Veyrons, F430s, Murcielagos and GT3s, to Scion TCs and a Crown Vic dressed up to battle the swine flu. The next day, the parade headed over to the Anaheim Stadium to make a stop over at the D1GP event being held the same day, to the delight of the audience. Next stop, Vegas! Someday, we will join this crowd… after pooling all our resources together in the next 50 years! Check out the gallery of fine cars after the jump.

Anaheim, CA- Coming in two weeks marks the exciting return of the D1GP in the United States! After a year long hiatus, the original Japanese drift series is making its comeback appearance- thankfully for us So Cal residents, the first round will take place in Anaheim at the Angels Stadium! In previous years the tracks have always been at Irwindale, so the new layout at Anaheim should provide us with interesting and potentially new angles. The nature of D1GP’s layouts usually let us in up close and personal to the action, so we look forward to getting awesome shots for coverage. I’m always excited about D1GP for one main reason- seeing Ken Nomura’s 4 door Skyline in action. Nothing beats that sexy beast!

The first round will take place on May 2nd- and as a service to our readers and all drifting fans, you can save $3 on your ticket to D1GP by using the promotion code “MLM” when ordering!