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No wheels today, instead just some simple event reminders for those of you joining us in Saskatchewan this weekend.

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Word by Shawn Hartum - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Slidewaysracing/150397881779675?fref=ts

Photos by Mike McConnell   - https://www.Mdmvisuals.ca

After round one we were sitting in 14th place overall and super stoked for round two. But we were also battling some fuel mapping problems and minor wiring issues. We tried to drive around it and sort it out before round two.

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This car probably looks familiar and you might be wondering why you’ve seen so much of it lately. It is, of course, the poster car for this year’s Defrost. This S14 Silvia belongs to fellow DODO’er Jason Gellner and it’s spent the winter going through some big changes.

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This weekend marks the 10th year of existence for Formula D. Every year, we reminisce about how far Formula D has come and how successful it is. In fact, there’s an interesting article up on Speedhunters right now that goes into detail about their evolution. That being said, I’m not here to just talk about an article on another site. As with every Wednesday, we’re here to talk about wheels in some roundabout way.

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We are infringing upon our usual wheel post to officially announce one of our annual meets: DODOlogic’s Defrost 2013 by Taylor Scion will be held at the Conexus Arts Centre on Saturday, April 27. We have launched an event page on facebook where you can tell us if you’ll be there. As usual, it is a car meet and not a show, so bring what you got.

Anything waving an SSR flag is bound to attract my attention, especially while I continue to seek out content for Wheel Wednesdays. But as I approached this Lexus CT200h, it become clear that it was more than just a set of wheels.

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Our friends over Drift Union have released the second part of their video.

Back to Basics – Part 2 – Drift Union 2012 Video from Shawn Browne on Vimeo.

Today is the first day of spring, but from where I’m sitting you’d have no idea. The weather is still way below freezing and there is snow everywhere. This means new content is sparse, so I’ll reach back in time to the month of November yet again.

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Drift Union released the first part of their 2012 video. Our West Coast office (Devan Francis) was there for the filming of it.

Back to Basics – Part 1 – Drift Union 2012 Video from Shawn Browne on Vimeo.

Every car has a story. But for whatever reason, only a few of those stories get told. This year, the story seems to revolve around Rocket Bunny and Ben Sopra, at least from where we’re sitting. However, let’s switch things up and take a look at the Exotic Air Scion FRS.

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