basically its simple:
the Average Joe cant compete with or at a major car show event. The cars that are winning have $50-100K in them, an the those are the cars you see in the magazines. Now, bret, dont take offense to this, but i happen to like your car alot. i think its clean, an it looks good. But, do you honestly think that you have a chance in hell at winning anything at HIN, or any other major car show? Now, you may not enter the car shows trying to win everthing, you may be entering just to have fun, hang out with buddies, etc. which is fine, but people doing that are few an far between.

What i mean is, i would bet 5-6 years ago the chancs of you winnning a show with the car you have NOW was a big probability. The chances of you picking up a sponsor probably wsa greater.

Now a days, there isnt a lot of motivation to enter, cause it costs SO MUCH MONEY. and whats the point if you cant win anything, an you cant compete with anyone cause you dont have the 50k$ car.

its like NDRA. right not , in the SPORTSMAN CLASS, Matt Keller is DESTROYING people with his Integra running 9.5s. who the fuck can compete against that. A guy like spoolin has no chance in hell, man, even Peter has no chance. Those guys have so much money, so much sponsors, back up motors, etc its just not worth it to guys like me, who have no chance of competing with those guys. AN, it would cost me so much money to even have a chance at picking up a sponsor, it just isnt feasibly possible.

In short , people are complaining that the shows suck, BECAUSE ITS TRUE, the shows suck. HIN was nothin but a ricer fest with an excuse to see asian models dance on a pole. i mean, who the fuck cares. When was the LAST TIME ANYONE WENT TO A CAR SHOW AND HAD FUN? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME A CAR SHOW DIDNT SUCK?

IMO it will be a matter of time before ALL HIN shuts down, an i bet they have the one in Cali an thats it. there just isnt the market for it anymore.

Kat talked about driving 50 miles to a car show, well, you dont have to do that anymore , drive down the street an you will see all the kitted out civics, G35s you wanna see. the "scene" changed an got played 0ut, blame it on F&F, not the scene kids.