Whether they are biking a mountain trail or driving the auto speedway the Blackstar race team does it fast, and they look good while doing it. I was honored to design and wrap two amazing Porsche Cup cars and the trailers that transport them. Last week at the California Festival of Speed at the Fontana Auto Club Speedway, Craig Ames took first place in races both Saturday and Sunday in his ultra wide, and ultra fast GT3R. Here is a look at the design and wrap process. View Post

This bad bull is a custom Lamborghini Gallardo “GST” by IMS Automotive Design. I had the privilege of topping the car off with a set of customized vinyl side stripes. We went with our Gallardo Stripe 002 in gloss black, and designed a “GST” logo in place of the custom text. Besides the decal work, other mods include the GST front bumper, SL carbon fiber wing, SL diffuser, Fabspeed quad exhaust tips, cat delete, 70mm X pipe, BMC air filters, IMS Automotive Design carbon fiber intake boxes, IMS Custom made steering, IMS 3 piece concave forged wheels, IMS SL seats and a crazy drop. View Post.

Wraps are great for advertising or changing the color of your car, but did you know wraps can actually help protect your factory paint job at the track? This wrap did its job for over two years on and off the track. Underneath was a like new factory paint job. Of course, we don't like to cruise around in a factory car, so we added some custom graphics that would allow the owner to enjoy his "new" paint job. View Post.

Shown above is a first gen Porsche Cayman showing off the new vinyl headlight trim as well as Cayman Stripe 004. The headlight trim kits are made to fit with no cutting, no stretching, no heating, and no problems! The fitted headlight trim kits are currently available for 987 (first generation) Porsche Caymans and Boxsters, 987.2 (second generation) Porsche Caymans and boxsters, and 997 model Porsche headlights.

This 2008 997 Turbo Came down to KI Studios in San Diego from Long Beach California. The stripes were done in a high performance Matte black in a style that is a cross between the Porsche Design Edition Cayman Stripes and the Ferrari F430 Novitech stripes. The result was this custom Turbo and a happy customer.

This beautiful 2009 Carrera S creation was submitted by our customer Othman, in Saudi Arabia. The car features the TECHART aerodynamic kit I. with the IV rear wing. The factory sport wheels were painted white, and black and white contract was polished off with a gloss black KI Studios Carrera Stripe 002.

This 2007 GT3 resides in Omaha and at Mid America Motorplex.

The car is a special option slate gray metallic, and weighs less than 3000lbs with all the right lightweight RS goodies; including a Cargraphic carbon kevlar RS deck lid and wing, Oakley Design Carbon front splitter, Euro-spec RS lexan rear window, Full titanium exhaust system by M&M, GMG suspension components, Carrera GT carbon seats, PCCB, K&N intake, lightweight battery, HRE P40 wheels, and an RS Flywheel from Sharkwerks. He topped it off with guards red color accents and KI Studios GT3-Stripe-010 checker stripe kit and windshield visor.

The Vorsteiner V-RT (Vorsteiner Race Technologies) latest aerodynamic & forged wheel package is finally being released to the public to add to the current V-GT lineup for the 997 Carrera. The all-new V-RT parts will be available for world wide release after March 23rd, 2009.

The exterior aerodynamic package consists of 3 primary packages. Up front is a new replacement front fascia that features larger carbon fiber air intakes for the radiators and elimination of the fog lights like the factory 997 GT2. A removable dry carbon fiber front lower spoiler adds additional down force to the front end while protecting the front bumper from any steep inclines or road hazards. The principal challenge of this front bumper was maximize weight savings . This was achieved by eliminating the fog lights, and replacing the factory plastic air ducts and hardware with carbon fiber ducting as a molded single component of the front bumper .

The V-RT rear bumper is also designed to offer the 997 Turbo with a wider stance with enlarged side intercooler extraction vents that house a replacement dry carbon fiber shroud that is approximately 35% larger for improved airflow through the intercoolers. The rear bumper also features a new molded carbon fiber rear diffuser with integrated twin aero fins that encompass the quad sport exhaust tips.

The V-RT rear end is completed with a carbon composite rear deck lid/engine cover with twin ram air scoops that feed air into the engine bay and air intake for maximum airflow and cooling. Additionally a carbon fiber wing blade enhances the final appearance while increasing down force to the rear of the vehicle at high speeds