Oh shit. I am so behind on content. There has just been so much going on lately that I just haven’t been able to sit down to post stuff up. I’m trying to get all the videos together so they post on a more consistent schedule but the photo coverage actually takes a huge chunk of time, being that I have to come up with all the captions and what not. Anyways, enough about all that. Today, we’re going to pick-up where we left off before SEMA with photo coverage of the 2016 Kday! event. Shota Mori came through with the fantastic shots as usual, especially in the pouring rain, and now we get to see all the builds that almost appear frozen in time from Takeshi Kobayashi’s annual event…
Things have been crazy lately but I swear, there is so much content coming. I’m literally sitting here multi-tasking as I type this, editing photos and rendering video. I think my PC is going to blow up by the end of the month with all the shit that it has to go through. Oh, if Year8, SEMA, VIP Festival, and all the other stuff in-between isn’t enough, Global Time Attack’s Super Lap Battle event is tomorrow and Friday so I’ll be going out there to cover that. Again, bear with me folks, the good stuff is coming…
Kday! C6
Sugo Sportsland M-Park
Photos by Shota Mori (@pgm_works)
Words by StickyDilJoe
EF3 Civic hatchback from Slappyz car club on wire wheels…
Another EF hatch, this one on Volk Racing Spinner Mesh…
Shuttle on BBS Mesh…
The Spoon Sports booth with their famed E-AT Civic on display…
Yuki Fujii’s VW Karmann Ghia bagged on Work Carving Head 40s. Note the curb feelers on the fender for extra cool points…
MK2 Volkswagen GTI with a USDM “Westmoreland” front end with the small square headlights. The more common set-up for this generation GTI had round headlights and if I remember correctly, the Westmoreland front was only available here in the U.S. where they were made in Westmoreland, PA…
This slammed GTI had rear louvers and OEM Audi wheels…
A peek under the hood of the legendary Spoon Sports E-AT Civic…
Love the simplicity of this white EG6 Civic running a carbon front lip, cut-out OEM grills in the bumper, and Mugen MR5 wheels…
Takeshi Kobayashi’s USDM PY Integra Type R…
Shunichi Satou ’02 Civic Type R on Volk Racing RE30 Club Sports…
In a sea of mostly USDM OEM-styled vehicles and more traditionally simple Japanese builds, these two Varis widebodies stood out like a sore thumb…
Varis Arising Subaru WRX STI…
Varis Arising Mitsubishi Evo X on Volk TEs…
The gray skies definitely didn’t clear up but it didn’t stop people from enjoying the 2016 Kday! event…
A U.S. model RA3 Odyssey parked next to a Japanese Odyssey Aero Spirit…
Love how the aero disks on these BBS wheels lightly touch the fenders on this MK1 GTI from Crazy Rabbit…
Eishi Suzuki from Phaze2 Japan represented the crew well in Miyagi with his Voltex S2000…
Static and slammed Honda Civic SiR on OEM Optional Honda wheels and clear taillights…
I wish there were more photos of this clean USDM LHD EJ1 Civic coupe rocking a Sergeant/White Crow front bumper, Mugen front lip, Mugen Ferio rear wing, and Mugen MF8 wheels…
Authentic Mugen goods here, no fakes…
USDM Honda Element S/C on Volk Racing CE28 wheels…
Integra SI-VTEC with USDM 98-01 front end conversion and Mugen MF8 wheels…
This CD Accord Coupe looked fantastic lowered on silver Mugen MF8 wheels with blue caps…
DA6 Integra with USDM front end and SSR EX-C Fins…
Nothing wrong with a EF Civic hatchback lowered on black Mugen CF48…
Seems like all of the world’s clear taillights have somehow ended up in Japan…
A couple more EFs from the Akebono USDM crew…
This Captiva Blue EG6 from Team Murata looked nice on black Enkei RP01 wheels…
Work Ewing wheels on this EF9 from Team Murata…
How many people from the U.S. are gonna start trying to buy this sticker now???…Hmmm…
Akebono USDM always coming through with some of the coolest looking EF Civics in this region of Japan…
Tonpe Nakamaru’s EF2 on old Work Ewing Mesh…
Ryousuke Takahashi and Satoshi Aizawa’s CRXs…
A couple more of Aizawa’s two-toned EF7 CRX with Mugen rear wing and Mugen MR5…
More from Akebono USDM…
White-on-white EF Civic sedan on Mugen RnR…
The winners of the awards usually move their cars up to the center stage area to be presented with their individual awards…
Noriyuki Ebara from L2P, Hideo Shingu, and Yosiyuki Hatano from TPK…
Takeshi Kobayashi, the man behind the Kday! events…
In the final portion of this coverage, we’ll take a closer look at some of the winners from the Kday! event as well as some shots that Shota Mori captured during the end of the event…
Thanks for looking!…
“White-on-white EF Civic sedan on Mugen MR5*…”
*RNR
It’s always worth it to wait for your coverage Joey. If the site’s slow we know it’s because you’re out capturing more for us. Thanks for all that you do!
I wish there were USDM CG1/CG5 accords in Japan though..