Photos: National import car show and drag racing series hits Tucson
Import Face-Off, a national car show and drag racing series, hosted their annual car show and drag race at Tucson Dragway, 12000 S. Houghton Rd. on Jan. 5, 2019.
Attendees participated in the car show, drag racing contest as well as car limbo and car two-step.
Roughly 2,000 people were in attendance with a few traveling from Colorado and California. There were members from popular car clubs in Tucson, NvUS, Boosted Syndicate and Devcon, as well as a popular and well-known YouTube group Boosted Boiz.
Boosted Boiz, based out of Colorado, have 795,000 subscribers and are well-known for posting videos on fixing and building modified import vehicles.
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Car enthusiasts and drivers check out different modified import vehicles during Import Face-Off's annual car show and drag series at Tucson Dragway in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020.
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John Flores wipes down his father 2009 Nissan GTR during Import Face-Off's annual car show and drag series at Tucson Dragway in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020. Flores and his mother maintain and take Flores's fathers car to car shows while Flores's father is deployed.
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Randy Riggs, car enthusiast from Los Angles, cleans one of his tires for his 2003 Infinity G35 during Import Face-Off's annual car show and drag series at Tucson Dragway in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020. Riggs has been going to car shows for 35 years.
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Andy Peralta, car enthusiast and driver, checks out a cars engine during Import Face-Off's annual car show and drag series at Tucson Dragway in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020.
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Tiffany Morkal, right, plays with her 5-month old daughter Emmalee on the trunk of her boyfriends Subaru STI during Import Face-Off's annual car show and drag series at Tucson Dragway in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020.
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Fans and car enthusiasts watch as import vehicles line up to race during Import Face-Off's annual car show and drag series at Tucson Dragway in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020.
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A car enthusiast checks out a group of cars with their hoods open during Import Face-Off's annual car show and drag series at Tucson Dragway in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020.
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Two members of NvUS, car club in Tucson, face off in a challenge of car two-step during Import Face-Off's annual car show and drag series at Tucson Dragway in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020. Car two-stepping is where people crowd around two cars while the two vehicles rev their engines. After the vehicles are done, there is a cheering vote which determines the winner. NvUS is one of three major car clubs in Tucson. There are 30 members currently apart of NvUS.
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Mickey King checks out an engine with his friends Aaron Burg, Indy Burg and Tighe Burg during Import Face-Off's annual car show at Tucson Dragway, 12000 S Houghton Rd., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020. Import Face-Off is a national car show and drag race series based out of Baton Rouge, La. Roughly 2,000 people were in attendance with a few traveling from Colorado and California.
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A driver proceeds to the starting line after performing a burn out during Import Face-Off's annual car show at Tucson Dragway, 12000 S Houghton Rd., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020. Import Face-Off is a national car show and drag race series based out of Baton Rouge, La. Roughly 2,000 people were in attendance with a few traveling from Colorado and California.
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Jamie Lankford, crew manager for PFI speed, prepares the Bully, a 2000 Honda Civic, for the next race during Import Face-Off's annual car show at Tucson Dragway, 12000 S Houghton Rd., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020. PFI Speed is a car shop in Colorado and owned by Brent Leivestad, owner and driver of the Bully. Import Face-Off is a national car show and drag race series based out of Baton Rouge, La. Roughly 2,000 people were in attendance with a few traveling from Colorado and California.
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Todd Willammee, driver of a 1989 Honda CRX, takes off down the strip during Import Face-Off's annual car show and drag series at Tucson Dragway, 12000 S Houghton Rd., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020. Import Face-Off is a national car show and drag race series based out of Baton Rouge, La. "We are die hards. We like burning fuel and smoking tires," said Willammee's brother, Shawn Willammee.
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Friends and members of NvUS celebrate after successfully completing a car limbo contest during Import Face-Off's annual car show and drag series at Tucson Dragway, 12000 S Houghton Rd., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 5th, 2020. Car limbo is where drivers will drive under a limbo bar. When the bar is lowered, people will sit on or in the car to lower it under the limbo bar. There were roughly 5-10 people on cars during the car limbo. Import Face-Off is a national car show and drag race series based out of Baton Rouge, La. Roughly 2,000 people were in attendance with a few traveling from Colorado and California.
Rebecca Sasnett
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