The sweet aroma of burnt rubber and the sound of squealing tires filled the air on December 20th-21st, 2008 at the Formula & Automobile Racing Association (FARA) event at the Homestead Motor Speedway in Miami, FL. FARA was established in South Florida and is an organization made up of mainly amateur and beginner level drivers and enthusiasts dedicated to the world of auto racing. FARA provides its members with the ability to practice their driving skills and fine-tune their techniques in an economical, safe, and equal fashion as they divide their members into classes based on driver skill and their race vehicles. Lead by Reinaldo “Tico” Almeida (President), Bob Van Epps (Race Director), Reinaldo Santos, and Elier J. Rodriguez; FARA is one of the most highly organized and widely acclaimed racing associations in the South-Eastern United States. FARA uses multiple classes to group its members and provide an equal playing field for them including; two classes of Formula Cars, two classes of Sport Racers, and four classes of Production Cars.

FARAs most recent event at the Homestead Motor Speedway was an excitement filled weekend that was attended by more than eighty drivers and even more spectators, including the crew from Rezmoto. The full-road course at the Homestead Motor Speedway is 2.21 miles long and each driver got 10 runs around the track, many of whom were pushing the limits of their cars capabilities reaching speeds of well over 100 miles per hour. The auto’s that drew the most attention on the track were a white Ford GT with blue racing stripes, a Porsche 997 with screaming twin-turbos, a Porsche 997 GT3, a Ferrari F430’s, two Ferrari Modena 360’s, a silver Nissan GT-R, Nissan turbocharged 350Z, and many others including Lamborghini’s, Audi’s, and BMW’s ranging from lightly-modified to fully track-modified euro’s. Congratulations to Eduardo Rodriguez in his Porsche GT3 and Sean Burstyn in his Formula Mazda for posting the best lap times in their respective classes on Saturday, and to Woodson Duncan and Sean Burstyn for posting the best lap times in their respective classes on Sunday.

This Decembers Formula & Automobile Racing Association (FARA) event at the Homestead Motor Speedway has got our automotive juices flowing here at Rezmoto, and we cant wait to sign up for the next FARA event.

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The third installment of EuroSunday was yet again another success. Arriving at 5 minutes to 10 at the nearby gas station to full up, I have an encounter with my first Bimmer. Noticing the carbon fiber trunk, I immediately assume it is here for EuroSunday. After a short conversation with the owner, however, the encounter is purely coincidental–I asked if he, the owner, is here for EuroSunday. Instead of an enthusiastic YES!, I get a questioning look. “What’s EuroSunday?” With a big grin on my face, I fill him in on the event he happened to stumble upon. Excited, he lets me know he’d be back to check it out. Little did I know 3 quarters of the cars that would show up were bimmers! And mostly all M’s at that!

A modified E60 BMW M5, an E39 M5, a plethora of M3’s [no less than 9 of them all modified in one way or another], a white Z4 M Roadster and an M3 CSL conversion were just a few of the bimmers that showed up. It was almost as if this were a bimmer meet-up. Luckily, a pair of classic 70’s mint condition Triumphs, a few late model Audi’s, a Jaguar S-type R, a silver W210 Mercedes-Benz AMG E55, a white Porsche GT3, a Porsche Carrera convertible, and a yellow Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera sprinkled the field of Euro’s. What a sweet turnout! I immediately greeted the drivers and took out my camera to capture the moment. After a few hours of conversation and photography, low and behold the modified bimmer with the carbon fiber trunk showed up. The owner was pleasantly surprised that he stopped for gas that morning and pledged he’d be a regular at future EuroSunday’s.

The plan was to drive south to Speed Demons while along the way we would stop and meet-up with some Mini’s. Being that only a few had planned to go carting, the opportunity to hit the pit lanes at Homestead Miami Speedway seemed like a bit more fun. There was a Porsche/Mini event being held at the track which provided for some awesome photography. Look for some planned track events for EuroSunday in the near future. I, personally, can’t wait…

EuroSunday is an event that was started by Sacramento Ferrari owners out in California. Well, now there is an East Coast event and it happens every 4th Sunday of the month. I found out about the event through a post on Audizine.com calling for all types of European vehicles.

This past Sunday was a gorgeous day and was the perfect setting for photography and exotic cars. The diverseness of the types of vehicles parked in a closed off section of the parking lot in a strip mall in Hallandale was just short of amazing. From the white Porsche GT3 with black rims to the battleship grey Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 competing for admiration, there was an enthusiasm in the air similar to that of a child in a candy store. I grabbed my camera and fired off a few shots. In the background, you could hear an exasperated mother just finishing her shopping calling her son to get down to the mall right away to see the exotic car show happening in the parking lot.

Some of the noteworthy vehicles there were a first year supercharged red Acura NSX looking like it just rolled off the dealer lot, the silver Ford GT and a black on black B7 Audi RS4. I was there for only a short time, and being the 1st EuroSunday event on the east coast, it was a rather good turnout. I’m excited for next month.

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