“On Sunday October 2, 2011 eight NSX’s met at The Shop San Bruno to install the much needed window upgrade developed by fellow NSX owner (Hugo Almeida) from Portugal.
To start from the beginning, through NSXPrime I have been in communication with Hugo asking if he had any plans to return to the United States (specifically San Francisco California) to assist NSX owners with the installation of his window upgrade kit. As it turned out Hugo informed me he could extend his trip while in the US to attend NSXPO in New Jersey and fly out to San Francisco California.
Once Hugo gave confirmation of the dates he would be available, I went to The Shop in San Bruno and spoke with the owner Matthel Ma. As I described to Matthel what I was planning, I then asked if he would open his shop on Sunday October 2, 2011 for this window upgrade meet? Matthel didn’t hesitate and said yes immediately. After thanking Matthel, I then posted on NSXPrime that a friend of mine had agreed to host this event at his shop.
The Shop San Bruno was perfect as there was enough room to accommodate the eight NSX’s comfortably and tables were available as make shift work benches to perform the install of the window upgrade kit in the NSX window regulators.”
The Shop San Bruno will be attending Extreme Autofest this year. We will be unveiling the RXLS7 so if you are planning on attending the event stop by and check out our latest
The Shop and its affiliates attended Bob’s Donuts’s annual track day at Buttonwillow this year as we do every year. Because of the 4 day weekend it is usually a big outing for The Shop. Matthel brought out, for the first time since the LS1 swap, his RX-7. All but 2 of our associates brought out cars. It turned out to be a nice day as long as the sun was out. Everyone that paid for track time, got a CD of images of their own cars. I personally took some of my own pictures, but not as many as I usually do. There is a video of the RX-7 on the skid pad floating around, also go ahead and “Like” The Shop facebook page and take a peek. More pics are up in our gallery and even more pics can be found @ http://CCastro.SmugMug.com.
A small private event was hosted by our friend Alex Loi for his birthday at Thunder Hill in Willows, CA. The last time I was there our friend Roni Tacuyan flipped his EK hatch after turn 1. The event turn out was good, not a lot of cars, but plenty of track time for everyone. I was posted at Turns 5 and 9 at the hills taking pictures in the morning before it got super hot out. There was 1 crash the whole day at the last turn, there is a video of it from the car behind, I will try to find it online later on. I was excited when the novice group came out to track because that is where the funny stuff happens. The novice group were spinning out, understeering, and bunching up everywhere. Our own Jimmy Uy and Matt both tracked their cars, Matt in the Crown Vic and Jimmy in his hatch (yes he tracked his little show piece). Overall it was a great, but tiring day. Pictures are now up in the gallery….
Just to recap on yesterdays events, it was a great success. By 11AM it was about 75-80 degrees out, needless to say it was a great day for a BBQ. We had a good amount of people show up with their cars, guys from ATS and WyldKardz to name a few. The BBQ lasted into the evening until the last oysters were gone. The day was filled with cars, food, and great company. If you missed out on this BBQ, we hope to see you next year as we celebrate another year in business. Thanks to everyone that came through to make this BBQ a success, and those that had a hand in organizing and putting it together.
See pics below or in our gallery
Oh and by the way, those shop shirts that you see are for sale for $15, we have ladies sizing as well…
Ladies and gentlemen, it is getting close to that time. The Shop’s annual BBQ is this Sunday June, 27, 2010. It is sure to be a big one this year. Come celebrate another great year in business, enjoy some food, great company, and best of all CARS!!!! for more information visit our facebook invite page here. Hope to see everyone there!
May 21, 2010 by C.Castro · Filed Under: Featured News
Hey Everyone… in a few weeks, on June 27th we are having our annual open house BBQ @ The Shop. We would love our customers to join us for this BBQ. Info can be found on our Facebook page
