Monthly Archives: December 2011

Year End Summary – Our Favorite Import Car Events of 2011

Import Meet launched in 2011 and it was our first year covering and hosting import car events. We thought we would take some time to look back at some of our favorite events of the year. Golden Gardens – March 27, 2011 – Seattle, WA As in previous years, Northwest Nissans' annual Golden Gardens meet…

Snow Drift 2011 Event Coverage – PGP Motorsports Park – December 18th, 2011

Photos and event coverage provided by Callon Bigger (themrbigs – one of our newest members on the forum). On December 18, 2011 a few friends and I planned a trip down to Pacific Grand Prix Motorsports Park for the 2011 Snow Drift. Even though there wasn't any snow, it was still very wet. Despite the…

2012 Scion iQ Review – Interview With the Owner

This is a follow-up article to our 2012 Scion iQ Initial Impressions article from a couple weeks ago. Megan, the owner of the Scion iQ I photographed, ended up finding the article and commenting on it. Since I wasn't able to test drive the iQ, I thought the next best thing would be to get…

NWMotiv Toy Drive and Winter Meet 2011 – Event Coverage

On December 10th, we had the opportunity to attend the NWMotiv.com Toy Drive and Winter Meet at Speedware Motorsports in Redmond, WA. It was an early morning for our group (we left Bellingham at 6am) but we arrived just as the event was starting. Various clubs and teams showed up throughout the day and while…

2012 Scion iQ Western US Launch – Initial Impressions

Update: Check out our interview with the owner of this car here. Love them or hate them, small fuel efficient cars continue to change the automotive landscape. Scion decided to target this market directly by bringing another model to their growing lineup. Enter the 2012 Scion iQ. I happened to be fortunate enough to privately…