StanceWars 2014 was once again held at Bellevue College in Bellevue, WA on July 5, 2014. This was personally my first time at the event and I was thoroughly impressed. Mike Tolliver and his crew at Happenstance Event Productions did an awesome job of bringing together some of the best stanced cars in the region (and some from even further away). This year they brought a mobile dyno to the event and this was an added form of entertainment for the thousands of spectators. I will definitely be making an effort to attend future StanceWars events as this was my…
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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 2023 Honda Civic Type R and a 1990 LS-swapped Mazda RX-7.
Forum Fest has been THE automotive event to attend in the northwest for the last four years. It combined a large car show, drag racing, and drifting – essentially something for everyone. This year (because of regulations imposed by King County) drifting was removed and replaced with lead/follow laps around the track. It didn’t seem to change attendance numbers leading up to the event and everyone was optimistic that it would be another successful event despite the lack drifting. It wasn’t until a few days before when the weather forecast was published that people started to have flashbacks of the…
Competitor number five for the 2014 Import Meet Street Car Competition is Dan Nguyen and his 2010 Nissan GT-R. The IMSCC is an event that will compare some of the best import cars in multiple categories (drag racing, autocross, dyno, car show, etc.) on August 8-10 in Seattle, WA. Other competitors will be announced leading up to the competition so be sure to check back regularly. Join the Facebook event page for notifications. Dan Nguyen’s fascination with import cars started while working his first job as a clerk at a grocery store. When he was pushing carts in the parking…
Our fourth competitor for the 2014 Import Meet Street Car Competition is Blake Henney and his 1990 Honda Prelude. The IMSCC is an event that will compare some of the best import cars in multiple categories (drag racing, autocross, dyno, car show, etc.) on August 8-10 in Seattle, WA. Other competitors will be announced leading up to the competition so be sure to check back regularly. Join the Facebook event page for notifications. Blake Henney has always enjoyed owning cars that most people don’t usually consider fast. He loves being able to show up to a track and prove that…
Our third competitor for the 2014 Import Meet Street Car Competition is Matthew Bueler and his 1991 Nissan 300ZX. The IMSCC is an event that will compare some of the best import cars in multiple categories (drag racing, autocross, dyno, car show, etc.) on August 8-10 in Seattle, WA. Other competitors will be announced leading up to the competition so be sure to check back regularly. Join the Facebook event page for notifications. The most important aspect of any build is how complete it is. It’s fairly often that we see cars where the primary focus of the build is…
We’re pleased to introduce Jeff Vuong as the second competitor in our 2014 Import Meet Street Car Competition. The IMSCC is an event that will compare some of the best import cars in multiple categories (drag racing, autocross, dyno, car show, etc.) in August 8-10 in Seattle, WA. Other competitors will be announced leading up to the competition so be sure to check back regularly. Join the Facebook event page for notifications. It’s no question that stance has grown to be a large niche in the import scene. Despite the amount of growth stance has had, the Subaru community has…
In addition to holding the import meet at Acura of Lynnwood next month, we will also be holding a 2WD dyno competition with awards/prizes. We will be awarding the highest horsepower cars in the classes listed below. Dyno entry fee (3 pulls): $60 pre-registration (online only – register below) $75 day of If you own a modern car (00+) with traction control that you don’t know how to turn off please email info@importmeet.com before registering – some cars have issues with Dynapack chassis dynos. A large majority of import cars do not have any issues. Dyno Competition Classes: -Honda/Acura NA…
We’re happy to introduce Andy Nissen-Barber as the first competitor in our 2014 Import Meet Street Car Competition. The IMSCC is an event that will compare some of the best import cars in multiple categories (drag racing, autocross, dyno, car show, etc.) in August 8-10 in Seattle, WA. Other competitors will be announced leading up to the competition so be sure to check back regularly. Join the Facebook event page for notifications. Sometimes second chances come around in car ownership. The car you see on this page is actually the second E46 M3 that Andy Nissen-Barber has owned. Around 4…