Went to two car shows yesterday, lots of cool pics

[nsrZ32]

There is a local show that benefits the make a wish foundation that is held at a local Honda dealership (Jay Honda of Bedford). In the past it had been open to Honda/Acura products only but due to the success, the large amounts of money raised for Make a Wish, and to work to bring tuners together, it was opened up to non-honda's as well this year. Steph and I went and had an absolute blast. Lots of very cool people, nice cars, great food, etc. Anyone from even remotely close to Cleveland should consider coming, people drove from Illinois, Michigan, even South Carolina! They gave away a ton of trophies and over $5,000 in prizes (I won an autographed Tony Kanaan picture from his twin rings victory). Also, there was a pleasant surprise when I was presented with the Lyon Award for my Z32, its a Best of Show as chosen by the General Manager of the Jay Honda dealership. Not bad for a Nissan at a Honda show

Following the Jay Honda event, at like 4pm, we had a police escort to the Bedford Historical Society Strawberry Festival and car show. There were several hundred cars there of all makes and models. Once again an awesome time. We will definitely add this combination to our plans for shows to attend next year. Anyway, enjoy a sampling of my pictures below

Getting ready and meeting up at Steph's house in the morning....yes I drove my Z32 in the rain haha





Settling in at the Jay Honda show



















Walmart tires on an Evo MR??











RHD FD3S























I can't really get past the lambo doors, but it is an 1100hp twin turbo C6

















Unusual to be behind a police car with the lights on.....



Stumbled upon a bunch of Z cars at the Bedford Strawberry Festival





































I know I know....I'm a picture whore. Hopefully I didn't crash your computer. Anyway, I'm off to another show today. Its a nice weekend off, might as well do as many car related things as possible

[CodeRed]

Very nice pictures NSR whore.

[heliochrome85]

very cool

[S14 boy]

Whoa! Those Crosleys are cool.....I want that Hot Shot!

[Kenrik]

The Mini Radiators on those civics seem counter productive considering turbos produce so much heat.. I would hate to see what happens when you track one of them on a hot day...

[OriginalWheelman]

Sweet Bricklin Action!

The Mini Radiators on those civics seem counter productive considering turbos produce so much heat.. I would hate to see what happens when you track one of them on a hot day...

They die.

[frapjap]

I really like that spoiler on the first NSX, and that really clean t/a. I've never seen a Bricklin- anyone care to elaborate?

[OriginalWheelman]

They were a very short run Canadian car company. They were around for 3 model years and made 2854 units before they shut down. They came with the AMC 360 or Ford 351 Windsor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricklin_SV-1

[DemonZ]

awesome pics

[Slappy]

Some nice cars , but for the rest.....

I'll just say , you can definitely tell the difference between the way the U.S. and the Japanese mod their exteriors.

[szh]

An NSX with Honda badging?

Yuck ...

Z

[MaximA32]

An NSX with Honda badging?

Yuck ...

Z

Uh, Z, hate to be the burster of bubbles but, the NSX was badged as a Honda in JDM land. There is no Acura there. Just Honda.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Great pics dude. I'm surprised there was such a variety of different cars all in one show. Everything from an Evo to a Smokey & the Bandit Trans Am.

Btw, your Z is beautiful.

[Jookmasta]

grats to winning the big award. i must say i can only wish for there to be such shows down here in the warmer climate. nice pics.

[JustinStrife]

Uh, Z, hate to be the burster of bubbles but, the NSX was badged as a Honda in JDM land. There is no Acura there. Just Honda.

Was that a JDM NSX?

[heliochrome85]

it clearly wasnt given the placement of the instrument panel. FAIL

[adrianfromthecastle]

nice pics!

hey.. what car is this with the fake CP-R's?

Quote »[/quote]for some reason... I like

[Urabus GodofTraction]

The Mini Radiators on those civics seem counter productive considering turbos produce so much heat.. I would hate to see what happens when you track one of them on a hot day...

A pure auto-x beast (which those probably were not) could run a very small radiator (and the higher prep classes often do). With short runs, a big sink is just unwanted weight up front.

[4WOFURY]

Every time I see your Z it makes me want to get one, but then I realized the price differences between that and a 240 :-(. Ah well, I still love 240s.

[Bubba1]

I really like that spoiler on the first NSX, and that really clean t/a. I've never seen a Bricklin- anyone care to elaborate?

It was envisioned to be the first "safety" sports car to compete with the corvette, but ended up more like the deLorean which was an attractive car that didn't quite live up to the hype.

[MaximA32]

Was that a JDM NSX?

I highly doubt it. Regardless, it's the same thing as the G35 guys putting the Nissan burgers, Skyline badges and 350GT badges on their car. Same principle, different car.

[4WOFURY]

I highly doubt it. Regardless, it's the same thing as the G35 guys putting the Nissan burgers, Skyline badges and 350GT badges on their car. Same principle, different car.

Or putting a Silvia badge on your 240..

Or maybe they're all just JDM but with left hand conversions... lol.

[Desmoquattro]

The silver car is an Acura 1.6EL. It's a Canadian-market only entry level Acura, basically a tarted up Civic with a bit more power. My mom has an 04 1.7EL. Not particularly exciting, but it's the only way you can get a Civic with leather, heated seats, etc.

Good ol' Bricklin. Made in my home province of New Brunswick under that sheister Malcolm Bricklin (now infamous for importing the Yugo). Put Saint John NB on the map and then struck it off just as quickly by **** quality and dumbass engineering (acrylic bodies? that rot? huh?).

[Urabus GodofTraction]

that sheister Malcolm Bricklin (now infamous for importing the Yugo)

And Subaru!

[NSR240sxe]

what a fun (and eventful) weekend lol i'll have to contribute some of my pics to this thread soon, to bad we didnt get video of me getting the 240 sideways...nothing like a rookie trying to drift haha...ill never live that one down!

[Otto.]

whats up with that big pile of flaming turd (litteraly) in the foreground? nice cars and congratz on the award!

[adrianfromthecastle]

The silver car is an Acura 1.6EL. It's a Canadian-market only entry level Acura, basically a tarted up Civic with a bit more power. My mom has an 04 1.7EL. Not particularly exciting, but it's the only way you can get a Civic with leather, heated seats, etc.

oh... thanks. I actually looked it up too... imo, I think it looks nice. I wouldnt mind driving it as a daily.

Is it me, or does that grill say Isuzu?

[nsrZ32]

The Mini Radiators on those civics seem counter productive considering turbos produce so much heat.. I would hate to see what happens when you track one of them on a hot day...

They actually perform very well with that setup. I know of lots of turbo hondas running similar setups that have seen street and extensive track workouts for years with zero issues.

Is it me, or does that grill say Isuzu?

It certainly does....not sure why that is honestly.

whats up with that big pile of flaming turd (litteraly) in the foreground? nice cars and congratz on the award!

Very riced out and not my style at all. Atleast it had a turbo b-series in it though.

what a fun (and eventful) weekend lol i'll have to contribute some of my pics to this thread soon, to bad we didnt get video of me getting the 240 sideways...nothing like a rookie trying to drift haha...ill never live that one down!

Get some of those pictures up! I know you took a lot of good ones. As for the driving.....

grats to winning the big award. i must say i can only wish for there to be such shows down here in the warmer climate. nice pics.

Thanks! We're lucky to have a lot of nice car shows locally.

Great pics dude. I'm surprised there was such a variety of different cars all in one show. Everything from an Evo to a Smokey & the Bandit Trans Am.Btw, your Z is beautiful.

Thank you

[Jesda]

Classic Z and NSX = Timeless. Great photos Jerry.

[DrifterXRPS13]

Nice pics my man...looks like it was fun event.