Scion FR-S Tour of LA Drive Presented by Longo (Photo heavy)
 

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August 5th, Fuji Speedway Japan, 86 festival was happening without owner from US. 5,535 miles away from Fuji Speedway, in LA, Moto (aka MotoP) heard the cries of the owners, he organized US side 86 festival: Scion FR-S Tour of LA Drive presented by Longo Scion. Tour happened from Longo Scion in El Monte CA and traveled Toyota USA Museum, LAX, Mulholland Canyon and back to Longo. Totaling over 80 FR-S, AE86 & BRZ came to join the festival.

7:30AM
Even early in the Sunday morning. Scion FR-S, AE86 and Subaru BRZ showing up.
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No one cannot be admitted to the Toyota USA Automobile Museum without registered and have wrist-band and car banner. Ryan & Ai were making sure everyone is registered and signed up.
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8:30AM
More owner have start coming.
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9:00AM
Guess who join the event? Ryan of Flipside909 join the event with BIG brother of FR-S... Lexus LFA
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10:00AM
Moto have called everyone for driver meeting. He made sure there aren't ANY wreckless driving, or careless behavior allowed in this tour. If owner get a ticket, owner will also get an awesome sticker that said "Freaking Really Stupid".
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12:15PM
Everyone made it safely to Toyota USA Automobile Museum.
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Kenji-san from Cusco and Troy from FiveAD came to join the event.
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Scion & FiveAD brought some gift for everyone.
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1:00PM
Time for raffle drawing. Wait, is that FiveAD spoiler & HPI Racing FR-S? Congratulation to everyone who won the raffle. As for me? I was busy eating, forgot about the raffle.
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1:30PM
Inside Toyota USA Automobile Museum, first thing I see is Scion FR-S concept which first shown at NYIAS. When Jack Hollis said "Freaking Really Sweet!" it totally true, it's freaking really sweet!
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Go more inside, there were sports cars lined up some of them which inspire Scion FR-S.
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2:30PM
It's time to roll off to Malibu for Mulholland Canyon. Totaling over 80 FR-S, AE86 & BRZ going same direction equal to whole street covered with them.
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Leading the charge is of course, fearless leader LFA
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4:30PM
Stop & go, stop & go through PCH heading to Malibu, we finally got to Mulhulland Canyon. Beautiful sky, great canyon, great cars... what more to ask?
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6:00PM
After driving around LA, we drove back to Longo Scion, food trucks were waiting for us.
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?PM
The end of festival, I didn't hear anyone who got "Freaking Really Stupid" sticker or any wrecks, everyone came back safely and had a fun time. I call that a successful event!
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& here are more photos I've promised

Edit:
Thanks for you guy's patience on the vid. Yes, I know, I'm not the greatest vid editor... but bare w me.
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Photos #2

Photo Part 2

It was a blast! And it was really good meeting you at the event.

Good job ichi! :laughabove: @ busy eating.

Hey, I was so excited about this event, I didn't eat breakfast that morning.

So much fun! Awesome event

Awesome pics thanks a lot ichitaka!!

I love the picture of my car in the back with the I <3 JDM plate

Was a fun drive I can do that every weekend lol

I've taken over 800 photos... So give me til tomorrow putting those photos

so mad i messed out :(

Great Photos! Hope eveyrone had as great a time as I did. Looking forward to seeing everyone again at future events!

OMG why did you take a picture of the hideous decal on my poor Gas door??? HaHaHa I hate that thing sooo much,


Great pics, thanks for documenting my muffler delete install.

Hate it or not, it gives other member some idea how it looks ;)

Ichi, thanks for sharing! Hopefully I'll be able to join when I get mine.

super!

Seriously large, and nice collection of pictures! But geeze you took over 800? That's dedication.

I am curious about those little boxes. What was inside them?

Are you referring to the 5 axis cubes? They were just foam stress balls.

Oh... The seams made it look like it had a lid and could be opened haha Thanks.

Very impressive! Thanks for sharing!!!

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Is that in the background... a convertible 7th Gen Celica??? Anymore of that?

i just post a video on moto's fb page my GF took while we are comming down the mountan. i was behind the cusco car.

Historic Event.

Great pics, Ichi. Thanks for sharing!

epic!!:burnrubber:

I'm like everyone else I had a blast at the meet. Love looking at other people pictures and see if I can find my car in them lol

Awesome pics! Looked like a great time!!

I'm currently going through the vids & editing them. Please be patient on the vids. I'm a newb to editing a vid, so it might take longer.

Awesome photos Ichi! That convoy must have turned every head along the route.

@MotoP: You should to come to the east coast ::cough Boston cough:: and we can try to gather all FT86 members for a nice cruise. Maybe even get Herb Chambers to bring his Pearl Brown LFA :drool:

I'll go check my +800 photos & see if I have any

I heard he had one, but I thought it was just a rumor.

And to have an event like that over hear on the east coast, would be sweet.


Oh and nice job Ichi. Thanks for sharing your coverage on this event. :coolpics:

Man that is freaking sweet gathering, makes me want to hurry up and order a hot lava FR-S instead of waiting like the wife wants me to....darn it...

Ichi / Go is gonna be busy looking through pics and vids for the next week!

I'm already busy man! I got home yesterday and was cleaning through the photos til 4am, woke up around 8am going the photos again. :thumbup:

Yo we need to have something like this in the NY/NJ area!

There was another Lightning Red BRZ?

so many toyota emblems LOL awesome pics! i'm surprised you guys didn't cause any accidents on the highways just from ppl staring.

where's my meme for "MY FRS Y U NO LOOK LIKE THIS!?"... on a real note, does anybody know where to get those wheels?

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Awesome pics. Please post the videos!

FiveAD is made one. Capcom Street Fighter FR-S has em on

I'm working on that, it's not easy... be patient w me on that

Was there any Alltrac's at the museum?