In association with NOS Energy Drink and Haggen Food & Pharmacy, Import Meet will be holding an import car show to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The event will take place September 10th at the Sehome Village Haggen in Bellingham, WA from 12pm to 4pm. All of the net proceeds from the car show will be donated to the National MS Society. This event is free to the public and you are only required to pay if you plan on entering your car in the show. There are currently 150 spots available for car show participants. A $5 minimum…
Author: Matt Haugness
Matt Haugness
Matt created ImportMeet.com in 2011 after noticing a lack of media websites dedicated exclusively to import cars. Although he's employed as an engineer and has no formal training in journalism, his skills continue to develop as the editor for the site. He enjoys writing feature car articles, technical build/project articles, and organizing events. Matt drives a 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road and a 1990 LS-swapped Mazda RX-7.
DDonovan is a Community Organizer for the Vancouver Island region on S2Ki (an S2000 forum) and is organizing the 2nd Annual Vancouver Island Poker Run which is held on August 20th. Although this is right around the corner, there's still time to contact DDonovan if you want to attend. All proceeds from the event will be going to Camp Shawnigan on Vancouver Island. This is a camp for severely disabled and terminally ill children. It costs about $2500 to send one child to camp and the goal is to send as many children to the camp as possible. Last year…
Photos by: Weston – Slip-N-Slidephotography, Matt – ImportMeet.com Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA was filled with thousands of people eager to check out the latest Formula DRIFT event this weekend. It was a beautiful summer day in the Pacific Northwest and perfect weather for a drift event. There were some epic battles between many of the professional drifters in the series and according to Formula DRIFT officials, attendance was up 10% from the previous year.
Round 5 of Formula DRIFT is being held at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA on July 22-23 this year. ImportMeet.com will be present taking photos and will provide full coverage of the official event on Saturday. Fatlace will also be holding a "Slammed Society" car show at Evergreen Speedway on the 23rd. Winners of the show will receive a $100 Fatlace gift card and a Meguairs prize pack. Bring your camera, sunscreen and snacks as this is going to be a great day to be a car enthusiast! Edit: Full event coverage here: https://www.importmeet.com/?p=1510
Photos by Nick – Poirier Photography, Weston – Slip-N-Slidephotography, ImportMeet.com ImportMeet.com held its first official meet yesterday and even though the weather wasn't ideal, over 60 cars joined us for the 2nd Annual Mt. Baker Import Run! People traveled from as far away as Vancouver Island to enjoy the scenic drive and free hot dogs/NOS energy drinks at the top. It was a wet drive, but everyone drove safely and responsibly.
Where: Olympia Nissan 2220 Carriage Drive SW Olympia, WA 98502 When: 12pm – 6pm What: Car show/meet Cost: FREE On August 20th, Olympia Nissan and S12Silvia.com will be hosting their 2nd Annual Nissan & Mitsubishi Meet & Show. This sounds like a great event with the proceeds from the raffle going to local Humane Society locations. Anyone interested in participating in the car show needs to register online at NWMotiv.com. Parking will be available for spectators at the Olympia Auto Mall.
Since some of our members are avid drag racers, we thought we would try and organize a large group for drag racing on the last Friday of August. August 26th 2011 Pre-Meet – Food Pavilion (behind McDonalds/Dairy Queen) 8130 Guide Meridian Rd Lynden, WA 98264 Meet at 4:00 PM – Leave at 4:30 PM Please PM Matt, v8rx7guy, or Quicksilver_s14 if you have any questions. What's the plan? To meet in Lynden, WA and cross into Canada at the Sumas border crossing. Please come to the pre-meet with a tank full of gas and ready to leave. …
Forum Fest was a huge success this year! Everyone in attendance appeared to be having a great time and there were no incidents to report of. By noon, all of the parking within the gates was full and the outside parking was starting to fill up. The weather cooperated for most of the day (unlike the Honda-Tech meet).