Month: April 2016

Events 

Blue Ridge Cruise with JCVA and the Prelude XR

April 24, 2016 Nate Mitchell 0 Comments April, Blue Ridge, Brake fade, Crabtree Falls Highway, Cruise, Event, honda, HR, Japanese Classics of Virginia, JCVA, Prelude XR, Rollin up the Blue Ridge, Weber carb

Japanese Classics of Virginia, aka JCVA, invited me out to join them for their 6th annual “Rollin’ Up The Blue

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Historical 

Prince’s “Purple Rain” Modified Honda CB400A Motorcycle

April 21, 2016June 2, 2016 Nate Mitchell 0 Comments CB400, Hawk, honda, Honda Purple Rain, HR, Motorcycle, Prince, Prince Death, Purple Rain, Purple Rain Motorcycle

1984 marked the year of “The Kid”, a young boy who took us on a memorable journey through the struggles of family,

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Events 

HondaFest NW 2016

April 17, 2016 John Turk 0 Comments 2016, Bobby Lisle, civic, CRX, Event, Hondafest, Hondafest NW, Justin March, NW, prelude

2016 was perhaps one of the biggest years for HondaFest NW. The sheer volume of great Honda builds brought with

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Owner Builds 

Chile Civic Weapon – Claudio Cortez’s ’81 Civic Hatch

April 14, 2016June 2, 2016 Nate Mitchell 1 Comment 2g, 2g Civic, B20 Civic, Boosted, Chile, civic, Claudio Cortez, Drag, GT35 Turbo, HR, Nightmare build, SR, SR Civic

“No SR Civic is supposed to be this fast.” When someone tells you that a B20 2nd generation hatch is

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News Opinion Discussion 

How California Salvage Yards and Parts Could Be The Next To Go

April 7, 2016June 2, 2016 Nate Mitchell 1 Comment AB 1965, Bill, Cash for clunkers, Hemmings, Honda Roots, Junk Yards, parts, Sales, used

Heated news for California owners as the state is attempting to pass a bill that threatens vehicles over 20 years

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Owner Builds Roots 

X-perimental Rex – Ryan Smyth’s ’83 Ballade Sports CR-X

April 7, 2016 Nate Mitchell 0 Comments '83, Australia, B18C, CR-X, Honda Roots, HR, Perth, RPR, Ryan Smyth, S2k, Sports Ballade, Stanced, Vintage, VTEC, Zender Turbo

Power lacking, a stabilizer bushing creaking, the smell of that old car interior…… ”it reminds me of my younger days.

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