What better way to celebrate the start of a new year than driving loud, flashy cars around the city? Since Rudeboy Custom held the very first PNW Touring event, which was New Year Touring 2022 (go watch the video hehe), I've been dreaming of having our very own Checkpoint car to really be a part of the action.
Finally, we have our team MX73 Cressida and enjoyed the night as more than just media/spectators.
For me, these local touring nights are so much more than just a fun cruise. I think my favourite part is seeing everyone really get into it, especially those who had dedicated themselves to building a car for the event. It's also really exciting to see how many people come from far away to be a part of it all too. In the last few years that these events have been held, the turnout has grown tenfold and it's amazing to see just how many people there are around us now who are really excited about kaido racers and want to create their own.
One of my favourite cars at the event was Austin's Celica Supra, I really admired that he had created an entirely new Pepsi-spec for the car which he debuted that night. It really looked beautiful and perfectly captured the spirit of old-school kaido racers, not to mention he was showering the road with sparks because of how low he had made his car. It was also exciting to see the Rudeboy himself driving his Z10 Soarer around for the night, which has a custom exhaust fitted up to his 1G engine that made it sound sensational. There were so many other great cars that came out and I would exceed the character limit if I tried to shout them all out, but I'm beyond grateful to have such a healthy local kaido racer community.
In the days leading up to the event, there was a massive snowstorm in the lower mainland which left us all wondering if touring would even be possible. Staying true to the "rain, snow, or shine" mentality, we braved the weather and ended up getting lucky that the roads were clear enough for us to drive on without issues.
That said, I think there were a number of people who weren't willing to risk it and decided to save their car from the salty streets. I'm really keen that another hugely successful event will continue to inspire even more people, and that we'll see an ever bigger turnout at this year's upcoming Summer Touring event. Though the event date has yet to be announced, the Checkpoint team is already working out our next spec for the Cressida and we're excited to build something super cool.
Thank you again to Rudeboy Custom for hosting this event, huge huge thank you to Bole Buncan for shooting a bunch of extra footage and supplying it to us to use in this video, and to everyone who participated in making it such a great success!
As always, don't forget to break the rules.
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