A little over a year ago, we made our way to Rancho Cucamonga’s Art of Attack and RS Future facility as they celebrated their first official year with an open house car meet that took up much more than they’re building’s parking lot. The cul-de-sac that leads to their shop, the street leading to that cul-de-sac, and just about every available parking spot within a mile was spoken for by mid-morning.
This time around, for their Year II gathering, things were no different, with all sorts of makes and models quickly filling up the main venue and its surrounding lots during the morning hours. A steady flow of incoming builds remained throughout the afternoon under some highly anticipated sunshine in a region that’s seen an unnaturally large serving of rainfall in recent months.
Make your way through the evenly distributed cars that lined the streets leading to the shop, which was taken care of by the very organized staff, and you’re treated to a buffet of modified cars that range from fully built Civics and S2000s, to race-ready Porsche and Ferrari. It’s the sort of automotive mixture that you’d expect to find at an established indoor car show but without the two-hour wait to enter and it’s free to everyone.
Along with the automotive eye candy, Art of Attack and RS Future teamed up with artist Wade Devers to create some apparel for the youngsters which they’ve dubbed “the future drivers kids line.” This, in addition to the Art of Attack apparel line which offered a few new premium options with the tag line “honor your craft.” The shop, or, more fittingly, the brand’s popularity continues to grow, and fans appreciate the group’s attention to detail with their limited apparel drops.
More than just a gathering to get people in the door to sell merchandise, the Year II Open House event served as a real time view of the Art of Attack and RS Future fan base and support system that seems to have doubled over the last twelve months, as well as an excuse to get a bunch of enthusiasts together in one place to enjoy a relaxed day of just interacting with one another. In the background, food and music were available, and the staff allowed visitors to tour their massive work bay and get a closer look at some of the shop’s stable of builds.
The number of S-chassis builds being brought out lately has seemingly increased over the last two years, even with the extravagant prices being asked. This S14 and 13 combo sat on display in one of the neighboring parking lots.
A high dollar line up that you’d typically only find at a car show, in this instance, mixed in with dozens of other builds and offered a taste of the variety provided by the Year II event.
You’ve seen Donnie’s white Civic sedan before as we featured it last year. Parked next to him was Royce’s fifth-generation Civic wearing a J’s Racing theme with the brand’s wider front fenders, bumper lip, and hatch wing.
Under the hood you’ll find a K-swap with plenty of quality goods from the likes of Hybrid Racing, Checkerd Sports, Skunk2 and more.
We gave you a look at the Art of Attack x RS Future Dynamics M4 during last year’s SEMA event. Right after the week long industry trade show the car made its way to Buttonwillow for time attack competition. Currently under construction is Jose Mejia’s FK8 Type R, which we featured a few years ago after it set the FWD Street Class record. It’s now partnered with Honda’s HPD and undergoing a TCR conversion.
Bisimoto made an appearance in “MobyX,” his EV-converted 935 that draws all sorts of visual inspiration from the legendary 935/78 Moby Dick—Porsche’s long-tail 24 Hours of Le Mans monster of the late ’70s.
Serving as an automotive fashion runway on this day, the usually quiet road leading into the Art of Attack and RS Future building’s cul-de-sac saw some serious metal coasting through during the morning and afternoon.
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