Category Archives: Zen Garage

Showcased – Presented by the-lowdown.com from TithBrothers on Vimeo.

Spot me in this video being interviewed by the lovely Iliana Rose.

Many more images: http://zengarage.com.au/2012/07/showcased-part-1/

Yesterday saw THE-LOWDOWN.com’s ‘Showcased’ at the rooftop of the Entertainment Quarter carpark. As soon as I got up and saw the sun rising above Maroubra Beach I knew it was going to be an awesome day. The boys gave Zen Garage a (very generous) 6x3m space facing the Sydney skyline, primo spot was primo! Our new tent went up with ease and trading went really well.

The vibe was too good to be true and I was left smiling all night, hey I’m still smiling! Sergio went clubbing the night before and managed to secure visiting American Import Model Jeri Lee and her 2 friends to represent Zen Garage and ALL STARS at the show, the 3 girls brought a massive buzz to our stand once they arrived.

Whilst the show on the rooftop was gobsmackingly otherworldly, the level below doubled as JDMST’s End Of Month Meet (EOMM) and it was so packed that cars had to park a level below below! Some photos are starting to make their way online on Facebook as well as JDMST. I left my camera in my bag as there were just way way way too many amazing cars worthy of a shot (hard work for all the photographers on the day!).

For more images, and info:
http://forum.jdmstyletuning.com/showthread.php?45725-THE-LOWDOWN.com-SHOWCASED-JDMST-June-EOMM!-Sponsored-by-Xtreme-Motorsports
http://www.facebook.com/events/361151593934476/

The design team modelled the shape on a baseball cap, worn backwards.

Sergio brought this little beast in to Zen Garage today. Still don’t like the way it looks but the interior’s a lot more played down than other models in the line (better) and it’s little 1.6 engine has some decent go… for a 1.6. Turn-in is awesome too. Not the car for me, but I’m sure a lot of new owners will fall in love with it.

Excitement! New 86 @ Zen Garage.

Angry face, ugly colour but!

Boxer heart. Lots of room to play with in here, that big box in the middle at the front is there just to quieten down the induction noise which suggests some pretty conservative design which I’m sure tuners will amend in a hurry.

Later that Saturday this Toyota 86 dropped in to Zen. Everyone dropped what they were doing, myself included, and ran out to gawk at it. For all of us it was the first time we’ve laid eyes on one, and as much as I wanted to not like it so much… I liked it so much!

It’s not as small as everyone’s making it out to be, interior is neat enough, it’s got an angry face which reminds me of a mini LFA, it’s got fat pipes and it’s boxer engine sounds meaty on revs too.

All of a sudden I want one, again!