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Pre-Luftgekuhlt Meet

Our friends at BeRoundUp put together a pre-Luftgekuhlt meet in San Leandro. If you don’t know by now, Luftgekuhlt is one of the premier air cooled Porsche events that happens once a year. I’ve been three times and every time its been pretty special. This weekend marks their 5th annual event so if you happen…

RWB PDX

Been a little over a year since I’ve fallen off of the blogosphere, but I had to dust off my account login to post up a recap of my first RWB build experience last weekend. Aside from witnessing Nakai at work, what was almost more awesome was connecting and reconnecting with fellow enthusiasts from all…

Frank Ocean Nikes

It’s finally out.. Frank Ocean’s Nikes video. I say finally cause everyone’s been waiting for Frank to release his album to drop cause it’s been delayed like forever, right? Let me rewind back to September 2014. I get an email from a good friend Emily Sawamura (former Nike co-worker who’s just as passionate about cars than…

VISITING RWB AUTOHAUS THAILAND

Ramintra 101; Bangkok, Thailand.  4 years ago, during my first trip to Thailand, I first saw how an RWB 911 looked like in person. As an avid fan of RAUH-Welt Begriff and Porsche in general, RWB Thailand instantly had a special place in my heart. After that trip, I made a promise to myself to visit the…

Photo Gallery: RWB Akira

Before I publish my year-ender post for 2016, I’ve decided to add a quick feature on RAUH–Welt Begriff Manila #2, Akira. The one-off moniker draws inspiration from its creator, Akira Nakai. Built back in June 2013 together with Car Porn Racing, this example is known to be one of two non-993 RWBs in the Philippines. I…

Rough World roots: Manila’s V86

Before becoming a worldwide phenomenon, Akira Nakai first fell in-love with the AE86 during his Rough World days. The infamous drift crew had modified Hachirokus as their weapon of choice in mastering the tight corners of Mt. Tsukuba. This made the AE86 a solid foundation for RAUH-Welt Begriff. For the past 3 years, Nakai-San logged…

Behind The Scenes: RWB Ramune

Here’s a series of shots during the RWB Ramune build taken by our in house graphics and photographer, Michael Javier. The focus of the shoot was to capture the different phases of Nakai during a build. It goes beyond cutting a Porsche up, riveting flares on, and adding wide wheels. It’s all about the details…