The Low Down on the Truck Scene: Relaxing in SoCal
Annually, Relaxed Atmosphere's Southern California chapter organizes a show called Relaxing in SoCal. The event combines classic trucks and cars to modern works of rolling art. Occasionally, a classic JDM vehicle sneaks in.
During the '80s, the mini-truck scene was huge, and Mazda B2000s, Toyota Crew Cabs and Nissan Hardbodies ran the scene. Elaborate audio systems filled the back walls and beds of these trucks. We acknowledged them as, crawl-throughs and walk-throughs. The objective: to have the loudest, lowest and baddest truck in the scene.
Many trucks had flashy paint jobs; some sporting bright colors in an array of hand laid graphics. Soon, the scene mixed in full-sized pickups and dually trucks. As the sport compact scene became more popular, many people opted out of their trucks and modified Hondas instead.
Soon after, sport compact drag racing took over, and trucks started becoming a thing of the past. Truck clubs started to fade and only a few would stand tall. Relaxing Atmosphere started in 1992, and have stood the test of time, with 28 chapters throughout the US and Japan.
Relaxing in SoCal was just that, relaxing. Stroll with us and check out the diversity that RISC brought to the table.
