Wek Fest Chicago 2011 Part 3: The Finale

Okay...better late than never.  Things have never been busier here at PS117, which is a good thing.  I'm working on a lot of new projects now so expect to be seeing my work published elsewhere as well as here.

Final coverage of Wek Fest Chicago.  As I mentioned the show was a lot of fun and really laid back.  Me and a friend even got to suit for a little which was a real hit with the crowd (I'm sure you've seen pictures on other sites of the two furries running around...would be me and my friend Jyno...haha).  We all gathered around at the end for the awards and there weren't any real surprises there with each winner deserving of their award.  Tattoo Mike took home 1st Place GTI for his Camo-wrapped R32 Turbo GTI, so big congrats to him for bringing home some hardware for us.  Best-of-Show went to an absolutely amazing Chevy Nova.  I couldn't get any individual pics of it because there was always a big crowd around the car.  Thanks again Wek Sos and Fatlace for putting on such a great event!  Hope to see you all back next year.

 I've seen this Lexus GS over the years and it's amazing to always see it better than last time.  Took home 1st Place Lexus.

 VIP M35 from Fizz Autosports

 Fizz's sexy S15....look at that fitment!

 Impressive line-up from Top Speed.  Their R34 hasn't changed in like 5 years, lol.  Still looks amazing though.

 VIP'd GS.  Owner was pretty cool.  Came over to my LS and talked for awhile.

 The Tjin Edition Ford Mustang.  Such a beautiful car.  Amazing how big Neil has become in the industry.  I remember his S14.5 build from years ago.  He turns out show-stopper after show-stopper every time.

 Chii Racing.  The Nova that won Best-of-Show is up front.

 Chris's Supra.  Good to see it back.

 My buddy Reid's Supra.  Reid takes all of my money.  Not because he's good at hustling me, but because he works at Sound Performance.  

Okay, the Hondas that came out to Wek Fest were killing it!  Seriously, we're talking Cali-quality here.  I was totally blown away by a lot of the Hondas there.

 This CRX was down-right amazing.  Such a flawless car and by far one of my favorite cars of the show.  Everything about it was spot on and the bay was just flawless.  Oh, look at the windshield...Rywire.  This car could hold its own at any Cali show.

Tattoo Mike mean-muggin' for the camera

Then I told him to move so I could take a pic of his GTI that rolled out with us.  Congrats on 1st place!

 Another very well built Honda.  This Wagovan was clean.

 More jaw-dropping Hondas.

 Serious bay in this Prelude.

 Another R34.

 Race-car!

 Really liked this 2nd gen xB

 Wide-body MK3 Jetta

 Another spotless bay.

 This SL55 AMG was another show favorite for me.

 Another Honda...another awesome bay.

 Some nice bikes by the stage.

 Another shot of Neil Tjin's Mustang.

 Of course gotta show some love to my boy Ryan's Supra over at the Eat Sleep Race booth.  I've known Ryan for a number of years and he's always been great to hang out with.  His new Supra is just as nice as his old IS300.

 Loved this Matte-Orange GTI.

Gonna close it out with a shot of Dave from Touge Factory's 180sx.  Yep, real deal here.  Saw it after the show near our hotel at the Wendy's, haha.

Thanks again Chicago!

Wek Fest Chicago 2011 Part 2: The Show

Alrighty back with part 2 of the Wek Fest Chicago coverage.  Sorry for the lapse there, dealing with family stuff.  I promised to keep updating regularly and I'm trying hard to hold to that.  This doggy will pull through!

Saturday morning came all too quick for some of us.  While a few got up bright and early, a few of us were not so keen to wake up after a night of partying and consuming adult beverages (read:  hungover).  After Nam and Jared came banging on our hotel rooms at 9am to add to our already head-splitting migraines, we attempted to roll out of bed and get ready.   Once outside, we were greeted by chilly temps and rain...good ol' rain.  Not just a little bit of rain either...we're talking like torrential down pour.  So, not only did we have to deal with downtown Chicago traffic, but the rain made it even worse.  Still, we made it to the convention center without any incidents, even after yours-truly got soaked helping prevent the registration tent from being blown away (why they had the tent outside, I have no idea).  Oh, and also for any that are reading this and attending Wek Fest Dallas (or any indoor show for that matter) please remember the gas rule.  They were checking vehicles.

Okay, enough talk, onto the pictures.  We showed up at the tail end of the roll-in so everything was pretty much setup.  We wiped down our cars quick (a good detail makes a world of difference), and did some last-minute detailing along with applying any necessary stickers before parking up and walking around.

View from the front of the venue looking back.  Pretty solid turnout. 

This FB was sick. 

Harlequin! 

 ProjectX line-up

 Seen It! brought out their crazy k20 swapped Rabbit truck and this dope Ruckus.

 Great fitment!

 Definitely digging the Hondas that came out.  Loved this EM1.  I'll have more Hondas in Part 3

 The i'mSTANCED line-up

 Drew's Mini filled in for Jared's i30 since it was rear-ended the week before  =(

 Andrew's G35 with freshly painted front and sides.

 Nam's tC rocking its new stance.

 My boring LS, haha!  Wanted to do a few things before the show, but it just didn't happen.

 Back to the other cars like this sick-ass Sorcery wide-body NSX.  It's turbo'd too.

 Euros were definitely well represented.

 Junkhouse

 Loved the Weds on this S13.5.

 Junkhouse had a huge section and took home best team representation.

 Good to see this matte orange GTI again.  Saw it a few years back at the Eurowerks show in MN.

 Because...

 Clean FC.  There were a lot of FCs at the show.

 Touge Factory x Rocket Bunny S13...teh sex.

Gonna close it out with a shot of Synth19's NSX from JDM Chicago.  Such a clean example of one of my favorite cars.

I'll have part 3 up tomorrow....promise.