On Sunday I skipped Vagkraft, Torque Modified, and CSCS to attend the 2012 Meeting of The Mazdas.
Last year, despite being a zombie from Importfest the day before, I had a good time at M.O.M. and liked the vibe so I made a point of beingĀ availableĀ for 2012.
While Lyndsey, myself, our dog, and some friends of ours all had a great time it seems that the same cannot be said for everyone else in attendance.
There was a bit of a mix up with the voting (judging) sheets and awards which resulted in some judged cars not receiving awards and others not getting judged at all.
I kind of understand why this upset people but at the end of the day did you show up for a plaque or to hang out with friends?
The food was free, the entry fee was reasonable, the weather was great, it was run by volunteers, and nearly everyone took home a raffle prize so itās not worth getting worked up aboutā¦ but what do I know I have never won so much as a participation ribbon with my car, so I canāt speak on how addictive awards may or may not be.
Anyway, onwards and upwards, this year was good, next year will be better.
Other
One class that was judged for, but pretty small, was Mazda Other which consisted of Geoffās B2200 and a Famila GTX.
All the way from JDM landFirst imported one I have seenGeoff Ā was actually the first person to ask me if I was attending this yearmost of the shots I take of Geoffās truck are from the front so hereās one from the rearSuch a clean front endQuick peek inside
Miatas
Sadly I heard there were a lot more Miatas in attendance but they left once they heard their was no award.
Sucks, I like Miatas.
This car looks as though it has changed some since MOM 2011Look at the bay, wish I took a photo of the headlight setup which was uniqueThis Miata had more of a usual light set upXXRs are everywhereBig fan of the white letters on the green one
Sixs
Awhile back I thought about doing something similar to VIP status wheelsI wonder how many people get walked by sixesā¦
Rotaries
Personally the rotaries were the highlight of the show, really the FD RX-7s, but the rest were nice as well.
Mikeās RX-8 which people have been known to claim as theirs on-lineNice red FD on what I think are TSW wheelsDonāt see this model of Volk wheel too oftenThisĀ one was a late arrivalI think I overheard 295s out back?AlmostĀ immediatelyĀ posted a picture of this car to the fanpageMore people should paint CF hoods, it looks so much cleanerSitting rightDat assā¦Pair of FCāsand a lone FB
Protegeās
While looking for photos of the event I learned that but next year is the tenth anniversary of the last year of the Protege, given the speed in which Mazdas rust it is incredible that so many are still around.
This female owned Protege with a chalk board (cf) hood from NY is a perfect match forā¦ā¦this local completely chalkboard painted boosted ProtegeAnson informed me that he will be making a number of changes to this car over the winter, starting with air, which is a great place to beginMazdaspeed ProtegeClosed up this Protege is a bit of a sleeper as the hood could easily be over along with the intercoolerBut if you notice the wheels, K-Sport 14ā³ brakes you might think something is upā¦Itās evidently the worlds only Protege to go 180 mphRead more about this car at mp5t.com
Second Gen 3s
Am I old already or does swag have one āgā?MatteĀ AluminiumĀ wrapped 3Another car metal wrap, gloss this timeSmileIād put my money on this car seeing some auto-x and track time now and againJust like this Speed3 from NYLook underhood, the hatch was also had chassis braces installedAmiās Speed3 that replaced his old sedan that got wreckedAnother Speed 17Ć9 with 255/40ās
First Gen 3
Call it bias but I am going to end with the first gens.
Lineup of TM3 members, Mat at Sechemedia recently wrapped Katās carā¦ and I got no other pics of it as I was too busy asking him questions about full wrapsDave I refuse to take pics of the front of your car with that moustache still on šNice change from the common red time attack stripeSteve and myselfRyanās latest lookā¦ 1 of 342432Should have got a Speedā¦Phil corrected his mistake and now has this speed and his old sedan for a beaterEvidently I have never posted a pic of Ryanās car beforeJonās recently featured ā08Apperently the XXRās he had before faded really bad and are now discontinued, which is crazy because he didnāt have them longLiked this shot quite a bit
More great pictures! You must have been laying on the ground to get a shot of under my car(Blue Rx7)like that. You can even see my hidden water/meth kit.
oh the politics of awards, some things never change. Get over it, show up , have fun , contribute in a positive way to the scene. Who cares , awards are for the weak !!
More great pictures! You must have been laying on the ground to get a shot of under my car(Blue Rx7)like that. You can even see my hidden water/meth kit.
oh the politics of awards, some things never change. Get over it, show up , have fun , contribute in a positive way to the scene. Who cares , awards are for the weak !!
do you not get the mazda 2 over there?
We have it but not too many people mess with it.
thats a shame there pretty bad ass looking