Congratulations! Motor Trend has Team Hybrid up on their auto show website – www.AutoShowLV.com.

Then click on the “Features” tab at the top to see a sample of the Hybrid cars in the section called “Customized & Tricked-out Vehicles” which MT featured & invited us exclusively for the 11/27-29 show in Las Vegas Convention Center, Hall S-3.

Motor Trend also wrote, “Displaying a collection of tricked-out and customized vehicles, courtesy of Team Hybrid.”




  

http://www.motortrendautoshows.com/l…s/features.jsp

In Super Street November 2009 issue , pgs 072-073, there is an article about Nisei Showoff 2009; Little Tokyo – Los Angeles, Ca. Title of the article is “Save the Clock Tower.” The article is by Jonathan Wong, chief editor.

He said, “It’s hard to imagine that it’s been 15 years since I went to my first Import Showoff, way back when I was a young buck, and that this past summer, at the tender age of 31, marked the last… As most of you know, Nisei Showoff has always been used as the key event as the “it” show – if you weren’t rockin’ the best shit, you weren’t gonna survive at Nisei and everyone brought the goods to Nisei. This one stayed true to that ideology and mentality.”

The reason this article is special is not because Jonathan used some snaps of Hybrid cars or display for the event coverage, but what he said and wrote about Team Hybrid in the article.

He showed us the level of respect & recognition we have earned from our industry peers.

After almost 15 years of rockin’ true import team, we not only continue to gain or maintain our industry respect level but made sure we put an exclamation mark on it by winning & taking home the “last” Best Team Overall – Quality award @ Nisei Showoff 2009 and made more import & Hybrid history once again.

He wrote, “For the first time, after all this time, I finally brought out my first car for competition. Sure, I’ve displayed a few times but I never thought my car was on a level that I thought could stand its own ground against people who have become know for winning, like anyone from High End or Team Hybrid, or new schoolers like Infinit Wheels, DPK, so on and so forth.”

Out of all the teams to write, compare or give an example of, he choose Team Hybrid and High End.

I wonder why?

Again, this is Super Street talking not Hybrid members, co-leaders/directors or I and referencing us in their story to be published and shared with the import world. As always, much luv to Jonathan Wong & Ken Miyoshi.

Looks like we are on our way to break our 2008 media coverage record. More to come!

Congratulations to Team Hybrid for being featured in the event coverage of Nisei Showoff 2009 in Little Tokyo, LA in DSPORT Magazine November 2009 Issue, pg 020.

As all of you know by now esp. the import world, we won Best Team Overall – Quality along w/ 8 trophies @ this rumored last Nisei Week car show. Now, the major import magazines are rewarding us also by writing or featuring us in their event coverage.

What is pictured in the lower left hand corner of the magazine is a snap shot of our award winning lineup with a clear view of Scott Dean’s G35 and Robert Green’s xB. Both of these cars also placed @ the show.

Lastly, the editors (Robert & Richard) showed us luv by making our picture the largest for the coverage.

Nisei Showoff is a big deal to those of us who go there with our friends and family every year – it’s a tradition that we’ve all kept up for the past ten years and to win “the” most important team trophy @ Ken Miyoshi’s last Nisei is probably an accomplishment only a legendary car club can pull off.

Winning at a show here or there as a team is important, but winning 1st place overall quality @ one of “the” most important & toughest car shows & possibly last as a team that is highly respected and recognized by all the OG’s and true import enthusiast could not have been a sweeter feeling that will last us Hybridz a life time.

Congratulations to Team Hybrid for being featured in the event coverage of SpoCom Show, June 14, 2009 in Long Beach, Ca in Performance Auto & Sound September 2009 issue, pgs. 102-107.

PAS wrote, “Now entering its 3rd straight year, the annual SpoCom event continues to turn up the heat in SoCal…Judging by the healthy turnout and strong support from the scene’s top brands, the tuner scene was thriving inside the Long Beach Convention Center.

Enthusiasts lined up to check out the hottest displays, rides, models, entertainment and products SpoCom could offer.

Car crews and team displays were in full force as Team Hybrid, TWCompetition, Team Auto Concept Elite and many more all went head-to-head for the ultimate recognition with many of the sickest cars in all of SoCal.” Not only are we named first in this list of the top West Coast teams in the industry today, but we took home 2 team trophies (2nd place Best Team Overall – Quality and 3rd place Best Team Display).

We continue to be recognized and respected by our industry peers because we never take our status for granted. We continue to be humble, dedicated and trust ourselves to the Hybrid formula, tradition, family and leadership.

Secondly, on pg 103, there is an event picture of our front Hybrid/BFG/Meguiar’s display with our two infamous, 1st place SEMA award winning xA and xD. Always appreciate the luv PAS gives us.

Pg 103, lower right hand corner to see our award winning display & cars.





Lastly, on pg 107, PAS covered a model search and one of our lovely Hybrid Hunnyz is in it. Tracy Nova can also be seen herehttp://www.hybridhunnyz.com/TracyNovapreview.html

Hybridzzz & Hunnyzzz are everywhere. This is only a small wave of magazine articles and/or features. That is why we may break our 2008 media coverage record. More waves and an even bigger wave is coming soon!

Hybrid luv,

James Lin

Congratulations to one of our past member’s 2006 Mitsubishi EVO IX (on the top right) in an ad for Tuner Kings Car Show in Performance Auto & Sound Magazine’s 2009 Buyers Guide, pg 109.

Tuner Kings is the only online car show with cash rewards. Get paid in paper and not plastic.

Lastly, another example of the luv & recognition one will receive by other organizations in the import industry by being in Team Hybrid vs. not.

In Import Tuner October 2009 issue, pgs. 032-035, there is an article about SpoCom Show 2009 in Long Beach. The title of the article is “The Continued Rise of the SpoCom Show.”

Import Tuner wrote on pg. 033, “Virtually all of SoCal’s dominant crews came out in droves, with Team Hybrid, Function/Forum, High End, Hokori, ar-kan, and Flawless rides among our personal favorites.”

Guess what? Team Hybrid not only took home Best Team Overall Quality 2nd place for the 2nd year in a row as well as Best Team Display – 3rd place along with 2 other individual trophies, Import Tuner named us first in their article as SoCal’s dominant and favorite teams.

A decade plus together with IT and our relationship continues to grow stronger. Look out in the near future for one of our up and coming super stars to be in a full blown feature.

ps. Lets not forget to congratulate two of our lovely Hybrid Hunnyz, Sophia Lin and Jasmin Pacheco for being selected and making it on the opening page 032 of the SpoCom Article.

Hybridzzz and Hunnyzzz are everywhere….

Hybrid luv,

James Lin