I first met Justin at Northgate High School in Newnan, GA around 2001. We were part of the drum line, and spent most of our afternoons sitting in the back of the band room talking, joking, and occasionally, playing drums. Justin was already a pretty big car guy and would occasionally bring in issues of Sport Compact Car and Super Street to read during that time. While I was already aware of the early 2000s show scene thanks to The Fast and Furious, the simpler JDM builds in the magazines piqued my interest in a way that the other more extravagant builds hadn't before. Around the same time, Justin had also sold his Mercury Tracer to purchase a white 1993ish Civic hatch with a stripped interior and Acura "Fat Five" wheels. It was the first time I'd ever seen someone allow a Honda to stand on it's own, and after that, there was no looking back. I was hooked.