Honestly, I wonder if the rise in gas prices and the uncertainity of the price (i.e not stable) has tuners not able to attend meets/shows. It may seem not like much but tuners LOVE to drive and when gas prices go up, it directly effects this market. Now people have to make RATIONAL choices. They can no longer cruise so they feel "to hell with a show when I can put that money in my gas tank".

Tuners are not weathly, many put much of their extra income right into their car. With gas prices up (as well as EVERYTHING, food, utilities etc etc) tuners have less money to spend on shows and less money for gas to go to meets.

High gas prices kill the fun.

Add to the fact most shows are pretty much identical. Some women, some cars, some ads on your car, some trophies.

Finally, I have noticed in my short time in the scene, that it was about DRIVING your SHOW car. Today, with the large companies in the scene which is good, but its bad as they dump all this money in cars they don't really drive. OF COURSE they will win and get the attention. Its not fair to the daily driven car/guy who puts his heart into his car and the scene, only to lose by some rich company who doesn't drive the car.

A car with 10 miles vs a daily drive with 60k miles, guess who will win?

Finally people are fed up with piss poor judging, rude customer service and just a "fuck off" attitude to show goers even though they paid hella money to get in.