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MD/VA Area Cars & Coffee Meets

MD/VA Area Cars & Coffee Meets

The premise of a “Cars and Coffee” meet is simple: exotic car owners bring their machines to a designated coffee shop parking lot at sunrise, they consume coffee and chat amongst themselves, and the “less fortunate” drool over the automotive art. It is the polar opposite of  any normal parking lot meet that you’ve come to expect from the young […]

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ImportAlliance Baltimore, MD Meet

ImportAlliance Baltimore, MD Meet

Cars from all over the area converged in Baltimore City today for a ImportAlliance end of summer meet. Numerous cruises were arranged and tuners departed early in the morning for the caravan to Westport Waterfront. The turn out was great for it being the first Baltimore area ImportAlliance meet. Check out MDSS member chris_diesel’s photos after the jump – the […]

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Baltimore Grand Prix Shifts Into Town

Baltimore Grand Prix Shifts Into Town

This article is only for post-event coverage of the 2011 Baltimore Grand Prix *Note: For Baltimore Grand Prix news & comments please see this post After months of preparations and build up, the excitement of race cars ripping through the streets of downtown Baltimore is finally a reality. It’s amazing, actually surreal, to see these finely tuned machines roaring through […]

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Drift it, Flip it, Race it, Stunt it, Show it

Drift it, Flip it, Race it, Stunt it, Show it

For the 10th year in a row, automotive enthusiasts from around the country came ripping into Summit Point Motorsports Park located in quiet West Virginia to drift, flip, race, stunt, and show their automotive madness at HyperFest 2011. MDSS member and resident event photographer Chris Walsh (Tonk) was there for it all and has some great pictures to show. Check […]

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Grip it & Rip It: Formula Drift Rd 4

Grip it & Rip It: Formula Drift Rd 4

Formula DRIFT returned to Wall Speedway for Round 4: The Gauntlet. The capacity event was action packed with Conrad Grunewald in the Hankook Tire Chevy Camaro taking the victory. This marked Grunewald’s first victory in Formula DRIFT history and second podium since 2005. Round 4: The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway was another exciting event where the combination of the banking […]

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OC Car & Truck Show 2011

OC Car & Truck Show 2011

It’s June again and that means it’s time for the 10th annual OC Car & Truck show! Scheduled for the same weekend as the OC Air Show (and many seniors “Senior Week”), the OC Car & Truck Show is a staple event for the summer in Ocean City, MD. The OC Covention Center fills up with…

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Cruisin’ Ocean City 2011

Cruisin’ Ocean City 2011

The weather was absolutely perfect for either cruising or lounging on the side of Coastal Highway watching the cars go by. From sunrise to well beyond sunset, the roar of muscle cars could be heard – a car guys paradise.

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Carlisle Performance & Style

Carlisle Performance & Style

Rolling into Carlisle this weekend was the annual Carlisle Performance & Style car show. Although the rain tried to slow the event down, the staff at Carlisle prevailed and the show was a great success. There was a solid mix of quality cars, trucks, and bikes scattered throughout the fairgrounds. Vaughn Gittin Jr., 2010 Formula Drift Champion, one of drifting’s […]

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MDSS’ Favorite Motorsports Coverage

MDSS’ Favorite Motorsports Coverage

Some of the MDSS Staff have the privilege of traveling to numerous events around the east coast (and further, i.e. SEMA) to cover automotive culture events. We’ve seen it all and love capturing the experience to bring back to all of you. Here are some of our favorite motor sports pictures we’ve captured in the past few years.  

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Layd Out At The Park

Layd Out At The Park

I took a little roadtrip down to Morristown, TN with some minitruck friends. Granted, I’m a car guy. But I have followed my friends builds and have seen the trucks progress, so I can appreciate the work that goes into them. This show was pretty cool. It’s an overall different atomsphere than your typical car show.

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