Just Another Saturday @ Cars and Coffee

joy loo with samuel hubinette

It’s been so long since my last visit to Cars and Coffee. Well, I must say, it was bitter sweet. It was great seeing all the old faces and beautiful cars but a little heart breaking to not be promoting Velocity there. On May 16th, Laura and I went to Cars and Coffee to rekindle […]

Velocity Magazine Ceases Publishing

December 11th, 2008, 5:29 pm Velocity magazine, a bi-monthly magazine for Orange County auto aficionados, will stop printing after just seven issues because of the current economic troubles, publisher David Threshie said today. The glossy magazine debuted in October 2007 and was flush with ads for high-cost watches, alcohol, auto accessories and collector cars. It […]

Jay Leno’s Garage Tour

jay leno garage tour

Tuesday, December 9th, the Velocity team, writers, TV spokeswoman, and friends battled their way deep into Burbank to visit Jay Leno’s Garage. We had the great opportunity to see his personal collection… WOW! About 125 of the finest automobiles around! Pictures and video were not allowed but at the end of the tour, the ever […]

Red Bull Drifting World Championship

Joy Loo, Samuel Hubinette, & Laura Jacobsen 2008 Red Bull Drifting World Championship

  In Long Beach on November 11, 2008, Laura Jacobsen, Genevieve Chappell & filming crew, and I attended for the inaugural Red Bull Drifting World Championship. The city of Long Beach hosted the parade of cars through the downtown area and a draw party at the local establishment, “Smooth’s Sports Grill”. The special drifting track […]