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Im still trying to sell my Eclipse in order to get my hands on a 370Z…In the mean time, working on the wife’s 350Z.
I think the Toyota thing has gotten blown way out of proportion. Simply because of the shear amount of vehicles they have on the road compared to other manufacturers. Its simple math: the more cars you have on the road, the more dramatic the recall is.
We own a Toyota and love it. I plan on trading my Sonoma truck for a small Tundra. My sister has a Corolla and hasnt had any issues with hers and is about to trade it in for a new one.
As for repairing public image..thats going to be very hard. Although I dont think it is going to be as damaging as the media is making it out to be. Toyota’s record is pretty solid, so I think this will be more of a hiccup and wake-up call.
My plans are to go to more shows, and my wife plans on doing more shows with her z.
I also plan on doing more automotive artwork.
Im actually doing the interior and exterior stone design, and the company I work at is producing it. Cool stuff.
I find it absolutely rediculous that the US Gov is now saying that people should stop driving their Toyotas that are affected. Its looking more and more like a government attempt at bolstering sales for the big 3. The DOT has never said to stop driving big 3 vehicles during their recalls.
Thanks for the help.
As for the next project, it will be a Nissan 370Z hardtop. In the distant future I would like to do a hotrod of my own design, from the ground up.
As much as I loved building the car and still like it…I cant really start any new projects while I still have that one. So Im selling it to make way for a new project.
Like with any art form, the journey itself is 90% of the reward.
As for the notification of acceptance into the show…I had called a few times before Christmas to see if I was in the show or not. The 1 week notice was not acceptable.
The fair org. dropped the ball by not having anyone direct traffic by the gate to organize the mass of incoming trailers. It was such a cluster f!@! that trailers were backed up onto the street for so long that the State Patrol actually came in and forced the fair group to get things moving. Not to mention the 2 guys that were directing near the building…they didnt know what was going on, and kept conflicting each others directions. And Sunday night wasnt much better. Its easy to see why they are losing major events like Nascar and IRL (other than the fact that they cant pay thier bills).
But the show attendance was really good all 3 days…especially Saturday where it stayed packed until about 9pm.
If I still have my car next year, Ill definately show again (its going up for sale to start a new project).
The show was really good. I spent hours at the Pinstripe Legends area. Overall, the quality of cars was really really good. Thursday was interesting…especially when the Fairgrounds organization completely dropped the ball. However, once inside, the show organizors were good, and everything inside operated smoothly.
I won Best of Class – Tuner, and recieved the ISCA Street Achievement Award for Tuner/Sportcompact.
It was a long weekend, but fun.
Tons of rules…batteries must be mechanically disconnected. Must have less than 1/8th tank of fuel. And all cars must be certified by the fire dept. prior to entry.
I think Ive got it all set to go.
So for those of you who have shown at WoW, do you bring chairs and sit by your car (like at the usual summer shows) the whole time? And when do the judges usually walk through?
I find it funny that they receive recognition even though Ford has yet to develop a hybrid solution of its own (they currently are leasing the technology from Toyota).
yay. Im for participant ballot not allowing you to judge in your own class.
As for the critera. looks good,we can always expand upon the details as the doc. evolves.
