April 7th, 2008435 views(0)

Photography by Kevin Saunders
Editorial by Khoi Truong

Los Angeles is known worldwide for offering all kinds of entertainment. Known as Sin City (in GTA), this city provides with excess all that one desires. L.A. is a city that goes all out. It’s not surprising that Hot Import Nights L.A. is part of this list.

APG Media, who were event promoters, threw a 10 anniversary bash Pre-Party H.I.N. The party was presented by Nos Energy Drink and Galpin Auto Sports. The pre-party is where people from the industry mingled, built new relationships and danced the night off to good music and a martini in one hand and a model’s waist in the other.

H.I.N.’s show brought on stage The Game and his crew. A few lucky ones even got the chance to go on stage to bounce with him. For the electronic music lovers, DJ Yoshi spinned some hot tracks on the Boostmobile booth. With over 20,000 guests and 600 competition cars, the year started off well for H.I.N.

The competition was nonetheless fierce. Among all the winners, here is a partial list of the recipients:
- Hottest Female Ride - Lisa Uchida - Toyota Corolla
- Hottest Team Participation - Showstoppers
- Hottest Club/Team Representation - 2nd Place - Auto Concept
- Hottest Club/Team Representation - TWC
- Hottest Team Results - Auto Concept
- Best of Show Mild - Nick Schneider - BMW 3-series
- Best of Show Wild - Dennis Wang - BMW 3-series
- Elite Runner-Up - Ben Abutin - Nissan 350z
- Best of Show Radical - Robert Wang - VW Golf
- Best of Show Performance - Richard Carino - Toyota Supra

The complete winner’s list can be found on the NCCA site.