Easy Street Motorsports
Easy Street Motorsports, Inc. also known as ESX is the current owner of the ambitiously obtained title "Home of the Worlds Quickest and Fastest Subarus". We are professionally proud of the commitment to details, obsession with quality and the experience which helped us achieve such an honor. Easy Street Motorsports....Street Redefined..
Our dedication to building spirited vehicles has made our ESX Performance Subaru WRX's & STi's a tremendously popular and exciting contender in the enormous and ever-growing world of Sport Compact Tuning & Racing. Our record breaking ESX/WRX-STi has made an explosive impact on the import scene and has drawn welcomed international attention to our line of Subaru ESX Packages, Stages and Options.
Factory supported by Subaru of America, Inc. since late 2001, ESX travels across the nation promoting Subaru and Subaru Performance Tuning (SPT), Subaru's internal performance parts division. The Subaru/SPT/ESX Team, as it's commonly known, attends dozens of Sport Compact Races, Subaru Dealership shows and special events per year.
 Our success in building World Class automotive performance upgrades has made us dramatically visible to performance enthusiasts. Please take a peak at some of the press, television and industry publications who have featured Easy Street Motorsports and our ESX's. We have also gained enormous digital coverage on the strict and quite candid internet. Although you may find various videos, pictures and information about ESX remember that the freshest information, news and schedules right here at our digital home: www.ESXMotorsports.com.
Always working to maintain a competitive edge, owners and staff regularly attend international fairs, exhibitions and major import circuits like: NHRA, IDRC, NOPI and Battle of the Imports. Keeping ESX on the carving edge of new technology, technique and product to maintain our World Class stature.
At Easy Street Motorsports, we honor the enthusiast through quality, craftsmanship and the skills of proper installation. The staff personally oversee the selection, fabrication and installation of the every ESX upgrade until every detail is perfect. Assisted by a highly skilled team of in-house professionals and state of the art technology, the owners attend to the installation of all upgrades and other elements which complement the full range of power, handling, exterior and interior.
In 2005, ESX developed the first C.A.R.B (California Air Resource Board) exempt Horsepower kit for the 2004 - 2006 Subaru STi. Thus, addressing the concerns of smog legality and emissions for Subaru enthusiasts across the nation. This 50 State Legal ESX Power Package boasting an additional 65 HP to generate an asphalt tearing 365HP is the first "Street Legal" upgrade in the U.S.
Also, in 2005, ESX released the much anticipated "Ali Afshar Signature Series ESX/STi". A special edition Subaru Sti only available thru participating Subaru dealers nationwide. Named after the Founder and President of ESX, Ali Afshar, this new and exciting line of Subaru's received tremendous media and enthusiast interest. Emulating the ESX race cars, these Special ESX/STi's brought a piece of the ESX racing heritage to the streets!
President of ESX expresses, "We specialize in a range of ESX Packages expressly made for people who have clear ideas as to what is important in life, who have discerning taste, and who are interested in being the best. Being the best is our ultimate goal, that is why we have chosen what I believe is the best vehicles available, the Subaru."
Being sponsored by Subaru of America, Inc. from 2001 thru 2007, ESX has accepted:
-2 NHRA National Championships in 2006 & 2007
-18 NHRA "Wally" Event wins, the 2005 Rally
-2005 Rally America Championship (with Pat and Nathalie Richard) and dozens of Battle of the Imports, IDRC and NOPI event wins! World Records and All Time Firsts:
-First and only company to run a 7 second 1/4 mile pass in an all wheel drive Subaru
-1400 Horsepower 2.5 Liter 4 cylinder boxer engine
-First entry for Subaru in the World Challenge Speed GT Series
-First entry into the 25 Hours of Thunderhill.
-First recognized NHRA Championship All Wheel Drive Subaru
-First and only factory supported Subaru of America, Inc. drag racing team
ESX proudly announced it's expansion in 2008 to include the highly anticipated 545 Horsepower 2008 "ESX Super Vantage" Aston Martin as well as the 2008 "ESX EVO X" Mitsubishi vehicles.
For more information please email or call us at anytime.
Ali@ESXmotorsports.com
or call: 323.574.1951
Biography - Ali Afshar
 Raised in Northern California, Ali Afshar grew up in the green Sonoma Mountains of Petaluma, California. Racing motorcycles and horses at the age of 5 on his family’s 200—acre ranch, his passion for speed and entertaining was already evident. The son of Eskandar Afshar and Leila Kasra Afshar, he is the youngest of 3 brothers. His father is an international agricultural business man and his mother was a world renowned legendary Persian poet and lyricist before her passing in 1989. In addition to his parents influence Ali experienced a vast variety of life experiences learning from his two older brothers Pasha and Jonny. He grew up competing in Break-Dancing & Bicycle Freestyle events all over Northern California. Once he tasted freedom with his drivers license at age 16, Ali won his first High School Challenge for drag racing at Sears Point International Raceway, representing Casa Grande High School. Thru high school, Ali could be found almost every week at the Sears Point Raceway competing in the Wednesday Night Drags, racing his classic 1967 Chevrolet Camaro. If he wasn’t racing he was in wrestling practice honing his skills. Ali was an outstanding wrestler and set numerous school records and was a California State Finalist in 1991.
After high school, Ali turned his attention to his dream of acting and relocated to Los Angeles. While fulfilling his parents wishes of studying medicine at California State University Northridge, he was also pursuing a career in acting for movies and television. Ali immediately started learning from some of the most talented teachers available in Los Angeles and started auditioning. Ali paired his acting and racing income to pay for his tuition for college which ultimately led to his graduation from California State University Northridge with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology. However, his true desires led him away from medicine and towards Hollywood. He landed his first job as a skateboarder in a Pepsi/Mirinda soft drink commercial that primarily aired in Europe. Ali then was the principle actor in a commercial for the Southern California family water park "Raging Waters". While pursuing his acting career, Ali also founded Easy Street Motorsports (also known as ESX). An automotive performance and race facility that eventually lead him to race for Subaru of America for over 7 years and achieve a certain celebrity racing status. ESX became a 2 Time NHRA National & World Champion, 18 Time NHRA event champion, 2005 Rally America Champion (with Rocket Rally) and a world record holder! Ali also created the exclusive and highly anticipated "Ali Afshar Signature Series" line of Subaru and Aston Martin vehicles that are sold directly thru Subaru and Aston Martin dealers across the nation.
Ali also built the one of a kind, carbon fiber, full tube chassis, 1400HP, all wheel drive Subaru! This Subaru placed 3rd in the NHRA in it's first year of competition. Won it's first NOPI race in 2006 and has the record for the Worlds Quickest and Fastest Subaru! This Subaru thunders down the 1/4 mile in 7 seconds at over 175 MPH!(visit ESXmotorsports.com for additional info).
Ali landed his first television acting role, as a very fitting mechanic-racer named "Grease" on the NBC show "Saved By The Bell". He then started working on a string of feature films such as “Three Kings”, “Godzilla”, HBO's "Guardian" and “The Siege”. Ali got his first taste of working with great talent on these projects that included award winning directors and actors!
While most of his feature film projects were dramatic roles Ali started showing his comedic funny bone on the small screen and landed the reoccurring role of "Sanjib" on the CBS hit show “The King Of Queens”. He kept the smiles going as he worked on another CBS show "City Guys", the singing foreign exchange student "Bjorgy" on the FOX children show "The Masked Rider" and the very funny "Jamie Kennedy Experiment".
While he was doing all the "On Camera" work, Ali also enjoyed a voice over gig that spanned over 2 years as the voice of the "Phantom Ranger" on the hit FOX/Saban children TV show "Power Rangers".
The laughter suddenly became silent when Ali returned to his dramatic strengths and landed a 4 episode arc on the CBS show "JAG". He continued in his serious ways and worked on the two more CBS shows, "Navy NCIS" and "The Agency". He also booked guest spots on the PAX Network show "It's A Miracle" as well the FOX show "Americas Most Wanted" which led him right back to CBS where he landed his first leading role opposite Chuck Norris in the CBS Movie of the Week "The Presidents Man: A Line in the Sand". He quickly followed his leading role and booked another dramatic supporting role on an NBC Movie of the Week titled "Homeland Security".
Ali took a hiatus from his acting career from 2004 thru 2008 while his race car driving talents had him traveling across the nation for Subaru of America and ESX Motorsports. After a few years of full time racing, records and national championships had been scribed into the history books, Ali turned his full attention back to his acting career in 2008.
In 2008 signed with theatrical agency "AKA" and commercial agency "Reign" and started studying with acting coach, author and award winner "Scott Sedita" of "Scott Sedita Acting Studios".
Ali produced and starred in his first pilot presentation titled "Rebel Yell/The California's". A story that can be best described as "The Transporter" meets "Mad Max" with a touch of "Fast and the Furious"!
Landing his first role back from his racing "Hiatus", Ali landed a supporting role in the feature film "He's Just Not That Into You", based on the best selling book. Ali plays the character of "Skip" along side a star studded cast including Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connolly, Ben Affleck, Justin Long, Kevin Connolly & more! This movie is directed by Emmy Nominated Director Ken Kwapis.
Also in 2008, Ali was cast as the judgmental "Tribunal Head" in the hilarious political series "Fun With War Crimes" directed by Tim Bartell. Ali was also cast in a new web pilot/series titled "Marisa Rules/Girls Gone College" directed by "Ellen Sandler" (Writer/Producer of Everybody Loves Raymond). Ali also shot a national Mercedes-Benz commercial for the new 2008 "C-Class" titled "Projections" directed by Adam Berg and a "Blue Shield of California" insurance commercial.
In early 2009, Ali was cast as "Jonathan" in the funny web series "Peas In A Pod".
In May 2009, Ali singed with manager "Vincent Cirrincione" of "VCA Vincent Cirrincione Associates"
In June 2009, Ali played the character of "Cyress" along side Oscar award winner Holly Hunter and other talented actors on the hit "TNT" television show "Saving Grace".
Stay tuned for most updated information for Ali by regularly visiting the following websites!
websites:
aliafshar.net
myspace.com/aliafshar
imdb.com
esxmotorsports.com
youtube.com/ESXmotorsports
facebook.com/aliafsharesx
twitter.com/aliafsharesx
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