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1/19/2012 Website Update

Updated the website with a new look and new product information

9/30/2011 NEW JIC/ZMS Product Lineup

JIC-MAGIC USA ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCT LINE

Alhambra, Calif. - JIC-Magic USA/Ziel Motor Sports (ZMS) announced today that they are developing a new line of American made coilover kits to be released in the first quarter of 2012. JIC/ZMS have used more than 20 years of motorsport experience to develop a completely redesigned product line to cover a wide spectrum of automotive suspension needs. JIC/ZMS will produce coilover kits for Japanese, European, and American domestic markets in a number of appli...

5/31/2011 5/31/11 - JIC Magic USA/Night Import Car Meet and Garage Sale a Success!

This Sunday the 29th of May we held our first joint venture car meet and garage sale with Night-Import. Special thanks to William Lee from Night-Import.com for organizing a gathering last minute and having such a successful turnout. For more information and coverage check out the Night Import blog here or the facebook event page here.

5/24/2011 JIC Magic Garage Sale and Night Import Meet - 5/29/11

Facebook Event Page: Night-Import x JIC USA presents Meet & Garage Sale | Facebook

Night-Import(Night-Import) presents its 1st meet & greet with JIC USA!
Being the creator/owner of Night-Import, I've been discussing with our staffs about a small get-together and we decided to collaborate with JIC USA to have a meet + garage sale/open house. This will be a great opportunity for you guys to check out JIC USA's warehouse/bodyshop and to meet our staffs as well.

5/20/2011 5/20/2011 - JIC Magic Drift Porsche For Sale on Ebay

The famous JIC-Magic Drift Porsche has been listed for sale on Ebay.

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This car was successful for Formula-D drift and time attack in the USA.
Very fast with over 650HP. Works for road race, and drift. Car has new rebuild engine block and all systems were maintained well. Car is ready to race.

History
10/4/2007 Team JIC Time Attack Team Win Overall at Redline Time Attack Summit Point! 1min28.803sec
6/14/2008 Team JIC Won Formula-D 2nd place at English Town, NJ, showcasing the power and potential of the Porsche Platform and the handling ability of the JIC Magic
11/12/2008 Super Lap Battle 2008 Unlimited Class Win! 2nd place position in the Unlimited FR Class 1min 47.868sec.

5/20/2011 5/20/2011 - JIC Magic Drag Protege For Sale on Ebay

The JIC Magic/Ziel Motorsports built Mazda Protege Drag Car is for sale on Ebay.

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For sale 2002 Mazda Protégé Drag race car
Engine was running. Vehicle is not complete I do not have fuel pump and other parts. Car will be sold as is condition without question. I’ve spent over $40000- for this car. But we are no longer drag racing and this car is not being used, our loss is your gain.

11/12/2008 Super Lap Battle 2008 Unlimited Class Win!

BAKERSFIELD, CA – After the Formula Drift Season ended, the JIC Magic USA motorsports team quickly went to work on prepping the JIC Magic Porsche 911 GT2 for the Super Lap Battle Finale at Buttonwillow, hosted by Superstreet Magazine

9/18/2008 SpeedHunters Coverage on the JIC Magic Porsche

Special thanks to SpeedHunters.com for creating a great...

9/16/2008 JIC Magic Sponsored Element Tuning WRX STi Success at Pocono Raceway

Pocono Raceway was host to the final round of “Super Lap Battle” qualifying. With hurricane Hannah hammering the east coast with high winds...

6/14/2008 Formula Drift: New Jersey

ENGLISH TOWN, NJ – After extensive preparation, the JIC Magic / Hankook Tire Porsche rolled out of the transporter ready for competition. The Porsche hit the track in its inaugural runs on New Jersey’s English Township Raceway....

5/10/2008 Formula Drift: Road Atlanta Race Day

BRASELTON, GA – Race day had arrived in Braselton and the Team was prepped and ready for competition, during the early qualifier session for the Formula Drift Round 2 main event. the Porsche running never better, set off to the starting grid to line up

5/9/2008 Formula Drift: Road Atlanta Qualifying Day

BRASELTON, GA – After a successful day of practice and fine tuning of the JIC Magic/Hankook Tire Porsche, the team set out for the track for the Top 32 qualifier for a position in the main event the following day.

5/8/2008 Formula Drift: Road Atlanta Practice Day

BRASELTON, GA – Formula Drift Round 2: Road Atlanta began in the early morning hours underneath a southern sky at the home of the Panoz Racing School, Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA.

4/12/2008 Formula Drift: Long Beach Race Day

LONG BEACH, CA - After two days of successful practice and testing sessions, race day had come and the JIC Magic/Hankook Tire Porsche was prepped and ready for battle....

4/11/2008 Formula Drift: Long Beach Practice Day

LONG BEACH, CA – April 11^th, Day one of the Formula Drift Long Beach Weekend. Today the JIC Magic/Hankook Tire Porsche took to the track in the early morning practice sessions alongside...

4/8/2008 Formula Drift Long Beach/LBGP Media Day

LONG BEACH, CA - Media Day in Long Beach marks the beginning of the 2008 Season of Formula Drift, which also marked the unveiling of the Newly Redesigned 2008 JIC Magic/Hankook Tire Drift Spec Porsche 911 GT2 RS...

11/15/2007 A great story from Phil at Element Tuning and their Subaru WRX!

When we met up with Phil from Element Tuning and their WRX equipped with the JIC Magic FLT-A2 RS Set up, he wrote a full article on how the Hankook Tire STi vs. EVO challenge went for them and their positive review of JIC Magic Products!

11/7/2007 JIC Sponsored Cars represent at the 2007 SEMA Show Part 2!

Second Round of vehicles that are sponsored and supported by JIC Magic at the 2007 SEMA Show!

11/6/2007 JIC Sponsored Cars represent at the 2007 SEMA Show Part 1!

JIC makes a strong impression at the 2007 SEMA show with JIC Magic sponsored cars!

10/4/2007 JIC / Hankook Tire Time Attack Team Win Overall at Redline Time Attack Summit Point!

The JIC USA / Hankook Tire Time Attack Team break the lap time record and come home with the overall win at Redline Time Attack Summit Point!

9/21/2007 Hankook Tires / JIC USA Drift Sivlias Featured in the Fall Drift Issue of S3 Magazine!

The good people from S3 Magazine approached the drift team to do a dual feature on the Hankook Tires / JIC USA Silvias. We jumped at the opportunity!

9/21/2007 Hankook Tires / JIC USA takes 2nd place in the NOPI Drift Championship!

JIC USA is proud to announce that Kenji Yamanaka is the NOPI Drift 2nd Place National Champion!

9/12/2007 Check out the JIC / Hankook Tire Drift Porsche article with 0-60 Magazine!

Check out this "behind-the-scenes" look at the Hankook Tire / JIC USA Drift Porsche 993 GT-2 at the Formula Drift Round 6 event in Wall, NJ with 0-60 Magazine!

9/12/2007 History is made with that Hankook Tire / JIC USA Drift team at

The Hankook Tire / JIC USA Drift Porsche 993 GT2 makes drifting history at Wall, New Jesery in Formula Drift!

8/7/2007 Two New Videos of the Drift 993 Porsche GT2 at Testing!

From the begining, there have been skeptics, nay-sayers, and even people who doubted that a Porsche, let along a Rear Engine, Rear Wheel Drive car can be competitive to drift.

7/17/2007 The Hankook Tires / JIC USA Drift Team Showcase a Strong 3rd Place Finish at Formula Drift Round 4

A strong Podium Finish for the JIC USA Drift team at Round 4 of Formula Drift!

7/13/2007 Sneak Peak at the JIC / Hankook Drifting Porsche!

The JIC / Hankook Tire Drift Team brought out the 993 GT2 Turbo Drift car for a little testing!

6/15/2007 JIC USA Driver, Kenji Yamanaka is #1 in Championship Points for NOPI Drift!

After only attending two Nopi Drift Events, Kenji leads the Championship points for Nopi Drift!

6/14/2007 Fan art from Brandon of the Drift 993 GT2 Porsche

JIC USA / Hankook Tire Drift fan, Brandon, made these cool pictures of the Drift 993 Porsche!

6/12/2007 Another 1st Place win for the JIC USA / Hankook Drift team at Nopi Drift!

After a strong finish at the Formula Drift Round 3 in West Virginia, the group stopped off at St. Louis, Mossourri for Nopi Drift.

6/7/2007 Hankook Tire / JIC USA Brings in a 4th Place Overall Win at the First Ever

JIC USA brings in a strong 4th place finish at Formula Drift Round 3 at Summit Point!

5/25/2007 Check out JIC Sponsored car on cover of PAS Magazine!

JIC Magic Sponsored Driver, Johnny Ngo and his 2002 Toyota Celica, grace the cover of PAS Magazine!

5/24/2007 Hankook Tire / JIC USA’s S15 featured on cover of D-Sport Magazine!

After the momentous win at the Redline Time Attack in Buttonwillow Raceway, CA, D-Sport magazine approached the Hankook Tire / JIC USA Time Attack team to request that the Nissan Silvia S15 could grace their pages as a cover and a full story feature.

5/17/2007 JIC USA featured for an ECKO UNLTD T.V. Commercial!

JIC USA's drift team is featured in an up coming nationally televised television commercial featuring the S14 and S15!

5/15/2007 After Formula D Round 2, Kenji Yamanaka sits at 8th place

Formula Drift Atlanta allows JIC USA / Hankook Driver, Kenji Yamanka to go up in season standings!

5/9/2007 JIC J-Force Wheels In stock!

A large shipment has arrived from Japan with more sizes, colors, and fitments to chose from!

5/1/2007 JIC USA breaks the Cyber EVO Time Attack Lap Record at Redline Time Attack in Buttonwillow Raceway!

The Hankook Tire / JIC USA Motorsports Team Sets an All Time Lap Time Course Record, Beating the Cyber Evolution 8 Lap Time, at the Redline Time Attack in Buttonwillow, CA!

4/9/2007 Hankook Tire / JIC USA gives Formula Drift a taste of what’s to come for the 2007 season in Round 1.

(Downey, CA) The salty sea air fills up the Hankook Tires / JIC USA’s drift team as they stepped on to the blacktop of the Long Beach Grand Prix course for the Formula Drift Round 1 event.

4/6/2007 Hankook Tire / JIC USA represent at the Formula Drift Season Kick Off Party!

Formula Drift, based out of Long Beach, CA, held a kick off party that brought many drivers, teams, and media together to mingle and find out what the latest news was in the drifting world.

4/5/2007 JIC USA hit up local school to promote drifting!

The JIC USA / Hankook Tire Drift Team visit local Long Beach Elementary School with Formula Drift!

4/4/2007 FREE JIC License Plate Frame offer!

With a purchase of select items from your JIC Dealer, receive one free JIC License Plate Frame!

4/4/2007 JIC USA puts on a show at the Formula Drift Long Beach Media Day!

The Streets of Long Beach, CA were opened up for an all day media event with selected invited drifting teams!

3/19/2007 Hankook Tire / JIC USA drift team invades Nopi Drift Round 1

The Hankook Tire / JIC USA drift team stormed into Nopi Drift, AZ and came out on top!

3/12/2007 ECKO UNLTD. joins JIC USA / Hankook Tire Drift Team!

We are proud to announce a sponsorship deal with world famous clothing / lifestyle company ECKO UNLTD. and will be a supporter of our Drift Team.

3/12/2007 JIC USA / Hankook Tires goes Drifting into Arizona!

For the First Nopi Drift event, our Formula D Driver Kenji Yamanaka, will make his 2008 season debut in the new Right hand drive S14!

2/27/2007 Read about the testimonial of a happy driver!

Russ J. of CO. sent us an email on how the JIC FLT-A2RS coilover system on his Mitsubishi Evo and how it did at an auto x event!

2/19/2007 More pictures from the Redline Time Attack Fontana Event!

Special thanks to Larry Chen at www.larrychendesign.com for these great shots!

2/14/2007 Sneak Peak of Spartan VIP Exhaust for the 2006 + Lexus GS!

Here's a sneak peak of the Lexus GS Spartan VIP exhaust system.

2/12/2007 The Hankook Tires / JIC USA go up against top teams at the First Redline Time Attack of 2007!

The Hankook Tires / JIC USA Nissan S15 makes its return to California Speedway in Fontana, CA for the first Redline Time Attack of 2007.

2/5/2007 Scion tC FLT-A2 Now Available!

JIC USA is proud to announce the release of the Scion tC FLT-A2 Monotube coilover system!

2/2/2007 Consumer Notice: Warning on Used JIC from Japan

JIC USA has been getting a surge of questions in regards to used JIC coilovers from Japan. We would like to address this concern.

1/11/2007 JIC USA sponsors 2007 Autocrave Car Show!

JIC USA is proud to announce that we are an official Sponsor of the Autocrave Car Show and Concert on Feb. 17th!

1/11/2007 Check out the Feb 2007 Modified Magazine!

On the cover is our JIC Sponsored G35 Sedan with the FLT-A2 VIP coilovers and many other JIC goodies!

12/27/2006 Read more about JIC Miata Suspension in the new MazdaSport Magazine!

Thanks to our friend, Brian Goodwin from Good-Win Racing for getting us into MazdaSport Magazine!

12/20/2006 JIC will be gone from December 23rd - January 2nd

JIC USA will be closed from December 23rd - January 2nd for the holidays!

12/18/2006 2006 PRI Show recap!

JIC USA had a wonderful time at the 19th annual PRI Trade show.

12/11/2006 Check out JIC USA in the current Modified Magazine Jan. 2007 issue!

JIC USA has a 6 page model shoot with a lovely model. Check it out in the January 2007 issue!

12/8/2006 Now Available Nissan Maxima 04+ FLT-A2 VIP!

Finally available is the FLT-A2 VIP Coilover system for the A34 2004 + Nissan Maxima!

12/8/2006 Holiday Specials have arrived!

The holidays are right around the corner and your local JIC Dealers have some special deals for you!

12/7/2006 JIC USA will be at the PRI Show in Florida with New Products!

JIC USA will be attending and exhibiting at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show in Orlando, FL on December 14th-16th.

12/6/2006 JIC USA now offering Coilover Trade In Programs!

Do you have an old JIC coilover or have another brand that you're tired of and want to try JIC? Trade them in to us!

12/5/2006 Hankook Tires to Support JIC Motorsports Program in 2007

It is now official that Hankook Tires will again be supporting the JIC USA / CROSS North America Racing and Motorsports program as the Title Sponsor for the 2007 season.

11/10/2006 Hankook Tires / JIC USA break records at the Super Street Time Attack!

Hankook Tires / JIC USA come in with a record breaking lap time at Buttonwillow Raceway during the Super Street Time Attack!

11/9/2006 Hankook Tires / JIC USA named "Super Street Time Attack Team of the Year!"

The Hankook Tires / JIC USA motorsports teams are humbled by being awarded as the team of the year by the Super Street Time Attack.

11/9/2006 Sales Position is now available for JIC USA!

Are you up to the task for a fast paced and fun atomosphere? JIC USA is looking for an aggressive and high spirited individual for our sales team!

11/9/2006 Hankook Tires / JIC USA debuts the NEW Porsche GT2 Drift Car!

Rumors filled the air on the new Hankook Tires / JIC USA drift car and it was finally unveiled at the Hankook Tires booth at SEMA 2006 in Las Vegas!

11/9/2006 JIC sponsored cars roll into SEMA 2006!

Every year around the begining of November, the SEMA show rolls into Vegas and this year, we had a handful of JIC and CROSS Sponsored cars representing!

10/9/2006 The Hankook Tires Nissan S15 does it again at Super Street Time Attack in Infineon!

The mighty Nissan S15 comes up on top at the Super Street Time Attack at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA.

10/4/2006 JIC USA is looking for a Highly Skilled Mechanic!

Do you have a large amount of knowledge on race cars? Do you love being around cars? Do you love traveling? JIC USA has the job for you!

9/11/2006 Hankook Tires / JIC USA lands 7th place overall at Formula Drift New Jersey!

Hankook Tires / JIC USA lands 7th place overall at Formula Drift New Jersey!

8/14/2006 Second Fastest Lap times at Road Atlanta in the Super Street Time Attack!

Two events in two weeks, back to back, the Hankook Tires / JIC USA team made the trek from Summit Point, West Virginia to Road Atlanta, Georgia for the Super Street Time Attack Series. Three days of intense racing was planned as Tanner Foust was chosen to pilot the versatile Hankook Tires / JIC USA Nissan Silvia S15.

8/8/2006 Hankook Tires / JIC USA Blows away competition in Redline Time Attack at Summit Point

Hankook Tires / JIC USA Silvia S15 blows away the competition by coming home with 3 trophies at the Redline Time Attack in Summit Point West Virginia!

7/10/2006 JIC USA / Hankook Tires Drift Team brings home a 3rd Place Finish at Formula D Round 4!

JIC USA and Hankook Tires is proud to announce a 3rd place podium finish at Formula Drift Round 4 in Sonoma, California!

6/20/2006 JIC is now a contingency sponsor for Redline Time Attack

JIC USA is proud to announce that we are now an official contingency sponsor for the 2006 Redline Time Attack Series!

6/19/2006 JIC and Hankook Tires Dominates in Super Street Time Attack at the American Le Mans Sebring Raceway

JIC USA and Hankook Tires made our way down to Florida to flex the Nissan S15's time attack muscles on the world famous Sebring Raceway and was able to pull off the fastest lap time of 2:19.60.

6/12/2006 Battle of the Windy City: JIC USA / Hankook Tires come in top 7 at Formula Drift Round 3

The chilly conditions of Chicago for Formula Drift Round 3 may have been not been ideal for typical drifting, but JIC drifter Kenji Yamanaka heated up the track with his precise skills!

5/26/2006 Welcome to our new website!

Hello everyone! After a long process of design and thought, we have re-done our website. We believe it is going to be easier, faster, and more efficient than before.

5/15/2006 Round 2 Formula Drift Review

Just back from Atlanta, GA as we battled our way at Formula Drift Round 2!

4/3/2006 JIC USA in Formula D Round 1: Streets of Longbeach

We have just come back from Round 1 of the Need for Speed Formula Drift Series on the Streets of Long Beach!

4/1/2006 JIC USA teams up with Hankook Tires!

JIC USA is proud to announce our partnership with Hankook Tires as our title sponsor of the JIC USA Motorsports Teams.

3/24/2006 JIC will drift entire Formula D series!

JIC proudly announces that we will be competing in the whole Formula Drift Championship along with partnerships with Hankook Tires as title sponsor!

3/10/2006 We have moved to our new warehouse and offices!

We are proud to annouce that we have finally moved to our new sales/operations office and warehouse down the complex to 12217 Woodruff Ave. in the bustling town of Downey, CA.