Quote Originally Posted by Brett
To be honest, No I dont expect or even feel I have a chance in hell at HIN. I wish I would have stepped the car to where it is now a few years ago, because MAYBE and still thats a HUGE maybe I would have had a shot. But I dont roll into shows like HIN with a glimmer of hope. I cant compete with what they call "Mild" cars. These cars are partially or fully sponsored and have more money invested in one year into them then I will sink in over the life of me showing it...LOL. I go to support the show, to insure they come back, and I do it because I love the show scene, Love taking the car to a show, cleaning it for a show, Interacting with spectators, and hangin with close friends. When I go to HIn this weekend, thats the exact reason I am going. I know you werent bashing my car, Trust me. I know what it lacks, and with me not having a glassed enclosure, Glassed interior, and TVs everywhere in it, and me having a 2 door makes it a hard class for shows like HIN, I think having a 4 door is a car you can do less to and compete at HIN with because there is a serious lack of 4 doors at these shows, so you can roll in with not as much done as a "Mild" class 2 door (Mild when i say is what they call Mild at HIN which is 50k invested Honda's, etc). It is very discouraging for those of us who have the average budget who have to go against cars we do, but hey, We chose the hobby, so we do what we can.

But anyways, As far as supporting, Yes the show side is slowley straying away from Atlanta and evem local shows arent as common as they were a few years ago.

Like I said earlier, 3-4 years ago I had a show season that I did 52+ shows that one season, some weekends we hit 3 shows. Was costly, hard to do, but we did it because we truley love the show world. I hate the fact this year for me to do HIN that I have to travel out of this state to do it, I find ot obsurd to be honest. I hate how shows have pulled out. I am guilty of not supporting HIN at first. The first 2 years it came I didnt show because I knew my car was not HIN worthy, Now I have showed the past 2 years it was here, even though it still isnt HIN worthy, But it came to me feeling that giving the support out weighed if it was a car worthy of the event.

We have to hold onto what we enjoy, and if you still have the passion for this in you, then we have to make sure we get the attention of the national events and get them here, and to stay here.

yeah i was hoping you wouldnt take offense. i mean like i said i really like your car alot, an i think its very clean, always has been. But to get to the "next level" you better have 20K$ ready to spend or a sponsor to pick up the tab, know what i mean?

well, after reading what you have wrote, an frankly, i would put your opinion at the highest of the "show car crowd" since you have been doing this for a long time, maybbe you hit that nail on the head with:

I go to support the show, to insure they come back, and I do it because I love the show scene, Love taking the car to a show, cleaning it for a show, Interacting with spectators, and hangin with close friends.
maybe people just arent doing that anymore. With so many other outlets in the "car world" , maybe taht is whats going on. is used to be everyone went to a car showe to hang out, now, you can go to barrett, Commerce, Moreland avenue (el oh el).

Maybe thats why the decrease in shows, lack of interest. people like you are few an far between, maybe that is why the decline.

what do i know, im a drag racer