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GT Live Part One: The Beginning
By David Fielding
GT Live is quite possibly the biggest event import culture has seen and will see for a while. It was as diverse in attractions as it was in the people attending. Not only did we witness the JGTC cars for the first time,  we also witnessed some of the top time attack vehicles battling it out on the same track that Formula D, XDL and D1GP drifters tore up. To us this is what the future holds for import culture. GT Live is simply a stepping-stone into what we have to look forward to.
The gates opened up at 9am December 18th. Before you even passed through the tunnel you were greeted by the sounds and smells of tires striving to retain grip on the pavement as Formula D was practicing for their event later on in the day. There was so much to do and I don't think anybody knew what to expect so we opted to check out vendor row first.
 A lot of the top import companies had booths at vendor row including GReddy, APR, Tein, A'PEXi and more. All were handing out freebies and showing off their latest products as well as vehicles they had been working on .
After vendor row we decided it was time to see the JGTC cars in person. The major display area housed the garages where the JGTC teams worked on their vehicles. Nothing we read or saw could have prepared us for the site of these awesome machines. Some vehicles were pulled apart, some were being tested and some were simply on display. The vehicles that were running were loud enough to make your eardrums rattle when they raised the RPMs. You could see the dedication and display of teamwork as the race teams worked as one and prepared their cars for the upcoming JGTC All Stars event. We couldn't wait to see these cars in action and it wouldn't be long until the JGTC All-Star 200 qualifying round began.
Stay tuned for part two of this five-part session of GT Live. Next we will be covering the JGTC All-Star 200 Race from qualifying to crossing the finishing line.
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