HardSparkers Mz3

Born into the world of cars thanks to his father, JF Bessette has always loved being around a car.  He has been nurtured within this world and been taught the mechanics of it as well. Eventually this has lead him to owning the HardSparkers 2005 Velocity Red Mazda 3 hatchback from Quebec, Canada.


JF has always loved the Mazda 3 every since they came into production in 2004. When he finally got his in 2008, he knew it was meant to be.


JF has been through a few different looks with Koing, Rota, and now BBS.
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Professor Dai

Under the lanes of Japanese cherry blossoms we have this tastefully modified 2009 Silver Mazda Axela owned by Daisuke Ozaki from Japan.


Most would say the biggest problem with the 2nd generation Mazda 3 would be the front end. It is non-aggressive and extremely smiley. However, Daisuke took that problem and improved on it with a color schemed AutoExe front bumper.
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Las Vegas RX7

The city of sin, Las Vegas, Nevada brings you this gorgeous 1993 Daytona Blue Candy RX7 FD owned by Nick Irie. However, it wasn’t always so gorgeous. It started out rough; leaking oil, rusted, broken, missing interior, and just in bad shape. Nick traded his Honda Civic and Toyota AE86 Corolla for it, but couldn’t be happier to take on something new and different to him at the time.


Back in high school Nick had a Toyota 4runner, not your typical tuner car, so he didn’t have the best platform to start out with. With the whole Hot Import Night and neon light scene still in full effect, he started out with wheels and an exhaust. Eventually he got inspiration from the JDM version, the Toyota Hilux to modify the car even farther. So with a high school kids budget, Nick put airbags, bodykit, Sparco race seats, and full vinyl interior. And there you have it, pretty much the only custom lowered 4runner in California in the early 2000′s.


After getting rid of the Toyota 4runner and going through a few Honda builds. Nick got into a drifiting and building a Nissan 240sx. The 240 helped promote his paint shop, Spring Mountain Auto Body, and eventually the car was featured in Import Tuner and Hella Flush. As Nick got bored of the 240sx, he eventually got the Mazda RX7 FD we see today.
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Time For Change

Recently the MF projects cars, Rocky’s 2009 Mazda 3 and my 2009 Mazdaspeed 3 have undergone some suspension changes. We just switched from coilovers to air suspension; in the form of bag over coilover. There has always been a great debate on static verses air suspension, while both sides have their pros and cons for the argument. Most people who are for static, meaning on a coilover system, such as BC Racing or Stance coilovers, argue that because the person is always stuck at a certain lowered ride height that they have more “street cred” or more “hardcore” or even more track oriented than those with air suspension.


While, the air suspension individuals actual are not against being static, but on the other hand are the more knowledgeable ones to what air suspension can really do for them.  It is truly a misconception that air suspension will cost you thousands of dollars, but in reality the most basic air system starts at $1000 and gradually increase with how high-tech you want to be with that system. It is true, however, that having air is the easy way to living the lowered life style without certain risks. But, there are those that ride just as low as those who are static with their air suspension, they just have the option to “air up” if they really wanted to. Nevertheless, I wanted to point out that you should not disregard air suspension, but also appreciate the work it took to get their suspension, lines, compressors, tanks, gauges, and management to work for their platform.


Thanks to Bag Riders for providing our air necessities and technical advise. They provided us with Universal Air Suspension bags and Accuair analog mangement; almost everything to get the job done. In addition to those items, the buddies at All Day Fabrication provided us with lower rear arms, which allowed us to run any bag of our choice and the ability to lay frame in the rear. To finish the job we went to Unlimited Auto Craft, who provided farther technical knowledge and installation of our air suspension.
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Spring Time

It is spring time in Japan and the flowers are starting to bloom. Just like these new flowers, our buddy, Ken Sakai, has changed his ride with a new look. Coming from Miyaki-gun, Saga, Japan is this Sepang Bronze (BMW color) Mazdaspeed Axela.


What’s new? Ken decided to change it up with TSW Valencia wheels, Stage21 front lip, and some light body work to get everything pristine looking again.


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Royal Origin Invades Las Vegas

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Hosted by Findlay Fiat

http://www.fiatusaofhenderson.com

It’s that time of the year again when we join our friends, Royal Origin, to invade Las Vegas to wine and dine our lovers the Low Ballers with some meat. Celebrate our anniversary with some old fashion meats.

Where: Findlay Fiat
210 N Gibson Road
Henderson, Nevada 89014

When: Friday, March 29th, 2013
8:00PM to 11:00PM

The best cars and people around
Jelli 96.7 Radio with DJ Remote
Fuku Burger
Oso Ono Snow Truck
Findlay Fiat
Prizes/ Giveaways

Main:
http://Royal-Origin.com
http://www.theLowBallers.com

Facebook:
www.Facebook.com/TheRoyalOrigin
www.Facebook.com/LOWBALLERS

Me Gusta

What is “Me Gusta”? The origin of this phrase is obvious, having roots in the Spanish language meaning “I like it,” but now has evolved into something more thanks to the help of the internet. The internet has helped transform this phrase into a relate-able comic character aka a meme (click here to see the character), who is shown to be disturbed but pleased at the same time. At the end of the comic the phrase is shown right next to the meme face. So, what does this have to do with this 1993 Brilliant Black Mazda Miata?


Well, this phrase is the definition of what we feel about C.J. Gann’s roadster. Disturbed by how good it is, but pleased at the very same time about how well everything has come together to make it so appeal.


C.J. Gann got into the automotive scene thanks to his family owning an exhaust and automotive shop, which he also works at. In addition to this, C.J.’s first car was a 1998 Volkswagen Jetta that got him propelled into the modified scene, even though the style of modifying back then was complete different than today.
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NZ 4&Rotary Nationals 2013

Out in the land of The Lord of the Rings, known to the common man as New Zealand is the annual 4 & Rotary Nationals held in its largest city, Auckland. This is one of the biggest events for the New Zealand automotive scene and it lasts for two whole days. Giving everyone a blend of showing off their car builds and speed/drift challenges.


This 1989 Mazda FC3S RX7 owned by Dale from Rotang Klan caught a lot of attention on the display floor, and you should be able to see why…


Equipped with BN Sports front/rear bumpers, wing, and rear wide body fenders. Dmax front fenders and hood. All coming together to create this wide body beast of a FC.
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2012 LA Auto Show

We recently got the chance to attend the 2012 LA Auto Show held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. While we were there we got to see what Mazda had up their sleeves for their production lines.


This has to be the coolest thing that Mazda has developed in a long while, the SKYACTIV-D engine. This version of the SKYACTIV engine is ground breaking for those looking for great fuel economy and power because of the efficiency of diesel compared to gasoline.


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Simple & Sweet

In a little town called Shillington, Pennsylvania lives a simple and sweet 1991 White Mazda Miata that gets some of the most positive and even negative attention in these parts. The car scene is fairly popular around here, and everyone for the most part respects each others cars and just has a good time with them. Well, this beautiful roadster is owned by 21 year old Taylor Breneiser.


Taylor got into cars when he was about 18 years old. All his friends owned Volkswagens, which lead him to attend Volkswagen shows. Immediately he feel in love with the cars, the people, and the overall feeling he got going to these shows. If you aren’t familiar with that sensation, get yourself out there!


Not knowing much about them at all, Taylor picked up this 1991 Miata at a local car dealership completely bone stock. Taylor has always loved how the Miata looked compared to every other car on the road; just straight up different.  He figured a Miata would give him just that. Well, it sure did!
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