Event Coverage: Performance World 2011: Pt. 1

Mar 14, 2011

After reading other sites with weather envy all winter it felt pretty good to head out to a local event and get some photos this weekend. A lot of people have said that PW wasn’t as good this year in regards to turn out but I think for a show at the end of winter the turnout was pretty good. It takes a lot of dedication to get your car all cleaned up for three days and then drive it back out in the muck right after.

This year I’ve decided to switch things up a bit by posting the more modern Imports, Euros, and American cars first leaving the rat rods, traditional rods, and muscle cars to later.

Chevy

To tell you the truth I wasn’t sure what days coverage to post this Corvette in but because it’s not a classic, and doesn’t really fit in with the ‘Tuners’ and Euros but I’m sure none of you really mind that it’s in today’s mix.

Seems like a well know build too, somehow I had no idea.

corvette_pioneer_front — ETC Enterprises did a crazy job on this car

corvette_pioneer_rear — Sits on 20x10 21x13 iForgeed Legacy V2

corvette_pioneer_underhood — LSX 376 crate motor puts down the power

Toyota’s and Mazdas

There wasn’t really much from these brands at the show but here is a couple

chaser — This Chaser was practically hiding in the Direct Auto Imports booth

toyota_trueno_f20_1 — Last time I saw this car someone was sleeping in it

toyota_trueno_f20_2 — Honda/snail propelled

mazda_rx7_wb_3 — Veilside Widebody RX-7 on 20s all around

mazda_rx_7_wb_1 — Custom audio by Natural Sound, really crazy looking setup in person

mazda_rx_7_wb_2 — That rotary puts down 464 HP/379 tq

Mini’s

Out of nowhere this year there was a bunch of Mini’s at the show, I’m not complaining as some people (Ollie)* have got me hooked on these little buggers.

mini_lineup — These cars just look like so much fun to drive

mini_blue — I wonder how hard it is to find tires for Mini's...

mini_white_2 — The roof was CF (or CF over layed) which was a nice touch

mini_white_3 — and it was AWD (CRV rear end)

Honda’s and Acuras

honda_civic_ep9 — Not always a huge fan of this generation Civic but this one was very nice

honda_civic_lvl_1 — This cars been all over the net and back and still grabs my attention

honda_civc_lvl_1_3 — I'm always glad to see this car has stayed the same, the owner got it right first time

honda_civic_lvl_1_2 — Great looking rear diffuser

honda_s2000_red — This S2K is another car I am glad stayed very close to what it looked like last year

acura_nsx_silver — Do not think I have seen this NSX before

acura_nsx_import_ex — The Importexpo livery covered NSX

acura_rsx_widebody — Buddy Club wide body RSX I last saw at Rish's BBQ

acura_type_r_import_expo — Another Import Expo decal-ed Acura

acural_turbo_el — Every time I see this EL I take a picture

Euros

This reminds me I should try and make it to Vagkraft again this year.

audi_bentley — Shudder to think of the retail on these wheels

vw_slammed_1 — Tuckin' Porsche wheels hard

bmw_2002_wb_2 — Have to give it to these guys, the car went through one hell of a transformation

bmw_e30 — 4 door on Sportmaxx's I might know the previous owner of this car, not 100% sure

bmw_white_e46 — That wide body e46 from High End was back and as rumored had a cage and forced induction

Sic Ryde

Had to cruise by the SIC RYDE display and see what was up for the beginning of 2011. He had his usual cars out as well as a few I had not seen since before going under the knife. Of course Sic’s personal Lexus had new wheels.

sic_ryde_benz — I saw an older gentleman stop his son in his tracks and tell him about when he had one of these cars

sic_ryde_benz_2 — Sic's got his late model Benz game right too

sic_ryde_corrado_1 — The wide body turbo vr6 Corrado

sic_ryde_corrado_2 — Unique filler setup

sic_ryde_corrado_3 — Sic's other Corrado which he bought brand new

sic_ryde_repsol — Repsol Honda CBR that looked like it had an extended swing arm

sic_ryde_lexus — Sic's LS400 is on 22s this season, 22x10.5 out back...

sic_lexus_2 — Another shot of the LS just because I don't know how he got those to fit

Division R

Division R means business in 2011 they came this year with a lot more cars then I knew they had and the cars I did know they had all had new modifications.

division_r_370_2 — Wonder if the look is just a look or if he tracks it

division_r_a3 — Perdo Kicked his SSW's to the curb for some LM's, good choice

division_r_e46 — Followed this build on Maxbimmer, pretty crazy the work that went into it

division_r_e46_2 — Red CF hood, very nice touch

division_r_e46_3 — The setup is 19x10/ 19x12 and the quarters are all metal off a different e46

division_r_randy — Been awhile since I had seen Randy (empowered) his e46 has gone through a bunch of changes

division_r_genesis — Hadn't seen Andrew in awhile either so we shot the breeze for a bit

division_r_sam — Sam got a set of VS-XX wheels for this season, they look great

division_r_sam_2 — I'll see this car a few times this year I'm sure

I’ve got a lot more to come from this show over the next few days so if your wondering where the Muscle, Rods, and Minitrucks are don’t worry they are coming down the pipe.

18 COMMENTS

SIC RYDE Mar 14, 2011 At 10:27 am

Dave

Thanks for the coverage! Pics look great…. the rear is actually a 22×10.5.

Be ready as SIC RYDE comes stronger for 2011.

SIC RYDE. PASS IT ON.

Rob Mar 14, 2011 At 10:57 am

bmw’s FTW especially M-Tricks wide body 2002

Dave Mar 14, 2011 At 11:40 am

Dave, awesome pics, can’t wait to see the rest of them.

I have to give a big thanks to you and Sic for running that contest and hooking me up with free tix!

It was nice meeting Sic, had a chance to chat with him a bit, great guy.

I have to agree with you on the Beetle, the EL and the red Civic.

One of my absolute favourites is the RX-7. Just a beautiful car, and very well done.

Phuong Mar 14, 2011 At 11:42 am

That person sleeping in the AE86 was me lol

- DaveT Mar 14, 2011 At 11:58 am
  
  It makes 650 horse?!? This I did not know.
  
Sam Mar 14, 2011 At 4:01 pm

Thanks Dave for the great shots ! As always my respect to you.

Paul Mar 14, 2011 At 4:54 pm

I love that shot of my car “Beautiful” Thanks bro.

- DaveT Mar 14, 2011 At 5:20 pm
  
  Paul, if you want high res let me know.
  
Pedro Mar 14, 2011 At 6:19 pm

Great pics as usual! Thanks:)
Let me know where i can get a couple decals:)

- DaveT Mar 14, 2011 At 9:27 pm
  
  Pedro you can either get them from the store (http://stanceiseverything.bigcartel.com/) or just catch me at the next event.
  
javed ally Mar 14, 2011 At 8:51 pm

great shot of my car! thanks rootbeer EL

Ning D Mar 15, 2011 At 12:07 am

Sweet pics man. Thanks for the shots of the my Gray Fairlady Z.
FYI: To answer your question, I do track it.
Thanks again bro.

Paul Mar 15, 2011 At 12:20 am

Hi Dave, yes please if you have a hi res pic available I’d be very happy.

oliver (ollie) Mar 15, 2011 At 2:50 am

i love that 2002 that things sweet
ok mini rubber is easy to get hold of toyo even make Rseres in the right size’s as do yokohama
and the cf roofs skins im guessing is real as it has a full comosit front end(look at the shape of the bonnet and its way to thin) and its been de seamed

Sebastian Mar 15, 2011 At 6:23 am

Hey,

great pics!
if you got any hi res pictures of my car, red bmw, can you send them to me also?

- DaveT Mar 15, 2011 At 7:47 am
  
  Ollie, I figured they couldn’t be too hard to come by but I don’t think I have ever seen one at a tire shop before heh.
  
  I’ll try and do everyone’s high res requests by latest Sunday.
  
Steve Hayward Mar 15, 2011 At 11:27 am

Nice shots of those Minis! My dad and I are starting to search for a classic Cooper S, hard to find one in good condition and original spec though!

wheeler Mar 17, 2011 At 7:12 pm

lol on the rolla with the s2 thats my boys ………. >>> thurrs always someone sleepin in that car lol hahah .. its so funny how u said that bro hahaah …….. same guy owns the gunnmetal nsex … he also hass the green ek race car that wuzz beside the rolla .. ( WITCH I DONT SEE ANY PIX OF).. its hard getting all those cars ready for the show .. thats why u might of not seen the nsex before