Tokyo 2019.. For quite some time, Akira Nakai of RAUH-Welt Begriff has been hosting a New Year Party to kick off the Tokyo Auto Salon weekend. Something that has grown in magnitude in terms of attendees and anticipation, RWB owners, family & friends worldwide celebrate the camaraderie at the Hard Rock Roppongi Tokyo parking lot.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Hello again Fatlace readers, Edo here honored to be checking in with you from the East Coast for another guest post. A few weeks ago, while scrolling through my “explore” tab on instagram, I came across a video that had the classic Biggie “Where Brooklyn at?!” verse in the background along with bunch of RWB…
Every year I travel miles across the globe to catch up with friends for our annual RAUH-Welt Begriff get together and party in Roppongi, Tokyo. We have many things in common but one stands out the most, the love for Porsche. Here’s a few shots from my iPhone of the cars that were in the…
There are several builds that sparked my interest on the RAUH-Welt Begriff movement back in 2011. With only a few builds back then, there are 4 memorable cars I could easily recall: Stella Artois, Royal Montegobay, Advantage, and Rough rhythm. Considering these creations by Akira Nakai ‘OG status‘, taking photos and featuring it on this site was something I’ve…