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''The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' Comes to Life as Hot Import Nights Hits Indianapolis.


IRVINE, Calif. -- "The Fast and the Furious" Villain, Drift King, Will Join Carrie Vaughn Carrie Vaughn is an American author who writes the urban fantasy Kitty Norville series. She has published more than 30 short stories in science fiction and fantasy magazines as well as short story anthologies and internet magazines.  from Playboy and MySpace and Leyla Milani Leyla Milani (born Leyla Razzari/Razzaghi on April 2 1982, in Tehran, Iran). Leyla was raised in Canada, is of Iranian (Persian) descent and Italian heritage too. She currently resides in Beverly Hills, California.  from "Deal or No Deal" as Special Celebrity Hosts

XM Satellite Radio's Hot Import Nights “HIN” redirects here. For other uses, see HIN (disambiguation).
Hot Import Nights (HIN) is an auto show comprised of mainly tuner import cars. The show originated in California, but now tours various cities in the United States.
 (HIN) heads into Indianapolis with celebrity hosts and cars from "The Fast and the Furious," models from Playboy and "Deal or No Deal" and the best Indianapolis has to offer from the world of customized cars. Presented by Valvoline Synpower, HIN visits the Indianapolis Convention Center on June 17 from 5 p.m. to midnight.

Brian Tee Brian Tee (born March 15, 1977 in Okinawa, Japan) is an Asian American actor of half Korean and half Japanese descent. At the age of two, he moved to Hacienda Heights, CA and was raised there ever since. He attended Glen A. , starring as Drift King in "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," will make a special appearance at HIN, signing autographs with Kaila Yu and Aiko Tanaka, who also appear in the film. Brian has been featured in other films, such as the recent "Fun with Dick & Jane," "We Were Soldiers" and "Austin Powers: Goldmember." Car culture fans will have the unique opportunity to catch the film premiere on Friday, June 16 and to visit HIN on Saturday night to meet the stars as well as see the drift cars from the film, including the Falken Car, the Swift S15 and others.

In addition, Leyla Milani and Carrie Vaughn, stars in their own right, will be on hand for a meet-and-greet and autograph signings. Leyla, one of the lovely ladies on the popular "Deal or No Deal" will play host for the night, and Carrie, featured in June's Playboy as one of the "Girls of MySpace," will be available for photo opportunities.

Not only will "The Fast and the Furious" cars be on display, but, in addition, returning sponsor Valvoline will present Super Street Cars on Tour with the one-of-a-kind Charge Speed STI STI systolic time intervals.  straight from Japan, the newly designed, wide-body Tein Civic SI, the full carbon fiber chassis C West S2000 and the chameleon color-changing HKS-powered IS300. Show visitors can get up-close and personal with the hottest, trendiest cars in the customized world, straight from the pages of the top tuner magazines. In addition, motocross motocross

Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough terrain. Courses vary widely but must be 1.5–5 km (1–3 mi) in length, with steep inclines, hairpin turns, and mud.
 champion Travis Pastrana Travis Alan Pastrana (born October 8, 1983, in Annapolis, Maryland) is a motorsports competitor who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing.  will feature his Subaru rally car.

The search for Miss HIN 2007 will continue with the crowning of Miss Indianapolis in the Queen of the Scene competition, hosted by Leyla's colleague and HIN International Spokesmodel Ursula Mayes, Miss HIN 2005. Both Leyla and Ursula were named in this year's People "100 Most Beautiful People" for their work on "Deal or No Deal."

Other competitions include the new Rockstar National Glo-Go Dancer Competition on the Mazda stage, where Glo-Go dancers show off their go-go skills in city-to-city competitions against local dance teams. Also, the Mazda Nightclub will welcome back Miss Lisa at the turntable while the XM Satellite Radio Stage will host b-boy competitions all night. And, the Bombshell Models are back to challenge anyone willing to take them on at a hand of poker for this year's BombSearch, the poker-playing competition that will test the card skills of local ladies across the nation in the search for the next Bombshell Model.

Those who want to capture all the action of the Indianapolis show but cannot attend can now visit HINCity.com for the latest HIN updates and to upload their own profile. The creation of HINCity earlier this month now brings all the live experience of HIN online and combines this content with all the elements of a social networking site A Web site that provides a virtual community for people interested in a particular subject or just to "hang out" together. Members create their own online "profile" with biographical data, pictures, likes, dislikes and any other information they choose to post.  like profiles, forums, video and photo sharing Photo sharing is the publishing or transfer of a user's digital photos online, thus enabling the user to share them with others (whether publicly or privately). This functionality is provided through both websites and applications that facilitate the upload and display of images. .

XM Satellite Radio's Hot Import Nights is presented by returning sponsor Valvoline Synpower, in addition to returning sponsors Dunlop Tires; Meguiar's; Mazda; Circuit City; Chevrolet; Subaru; NGK NGK Nederlandse Gereformeerde Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church; South Africa)
NGK New Greek
NGK Nihon Gaishi Kaisha (NGK Insulators, Ltd. Nagoya, Japan) 
 Sparkplugs; and media sponsors Modified Magazine, Modified Luxury & Exotics, Super Street; Import Tuner; Sport Compact Car; Rides; Performance Auto & Sound Magazine; Road and Track; and Car and Driver magazine. New 2006 sponsors include Rockstar Energy Drink; Shell V-Power; Atomic Loud Speakers; and the National Guard. More information on HIN can be found at www.hincity.com.

About Action Media and Vision Entertainment

Action Media, parent company of Vision Entertainment, is the leading media and event company targeting the Gen X-Y audience, integrating lifestyle events including cars, music, video games and fashion. Producing more than 20 annual events in the top North American North American

named after North America.


North American blastomycosis
see North American blastomycosis.

North American cattle tick
see boophilusannulatus.
 markets, Action Media and Vision Entertainment are now one of the leading communities for every positive aspect of youth culture. The current portfolio of Vision Entertainment events includes Hot Import Nights, VIP Auto Fashion Show, Nightshift, the RC Expo (RCX RCX Robot Command Explorer
RCX Robotic Command Explorer (Lego Mindstorms Robotics Invention System Kit)
RCX RF Cross Connect
RCX Remote Command Execution
), Fresh Tracks Snow and Skate Expo and Holiday Havoc. Action Media's online assets now include Online Showoff show·off  
n.
1. The act of showing off.

2. One who shows off.
 and Model Showoff as well as a partnership with IGN IGN Ignored (Status)
IGN Institut Geographique National
IGN Ignition
IGN Instituto Geografico Nacional (Spain)
IGN Imagine Games Network
IGN In-Game Name (gaming) 
.com.
2006 Hot Import Nights/Night Shift and VIP Schedule

HIN     Indianapolis      Indy Convention Center            June 17
HIN     Orlando           OC Convention Center              July 8
NS      Chicago           Soldier Field                     July 29
NS      New York          TBD                               August TBD
HIN     Los Angeles       Los Angeles Convention Center     August 19
NS      Las Vegas         Sam Boyd Stadium                  Sept 9
NS      San Francisco     SBC Park                          Sept 23
HIN     Seattle           Qwest Field                       Sept 30
HIN     Dallas            Dallas Convention Center          October 7
NS      Phoenix           Firebird Intl. Raceway            October 14
VIP     Los Angeles       LA Convention Center              Nov 18
HIN     Honolulu          Blaisdell Convention Center       Dec 9
HIN     Miami             Miami Beach Convention Center     Dec 16
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