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 being available 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 it’s not worth getting worked up about… but what do I know I have never won so much as a participation ribbon with my car, so I can’t 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 Geoff’s B2200 and a Famila GTX.
All the way from JDM landFirst imported one I have seenGeoff was actually the first person to ask me if I was attending this yearmost of the shots I take of Geoff’s truck are from the front so here’s 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 sixes…
Rotaries
Personally the rotaries were the highlight of the show, really the FD RX-7s, but the rest were nice as well.
Mike’s RX-8 which people have been known to claim as theirs on-lineNice red FD on what I think are TSW wheelsDon’t see this model of Volk wheel too oftenThis one was a late arrivalI think I overheard 295s out back?Almost immediately posted a picture of this car to the fanpageMore people should paint CF hoods, it looks so much cleanerSitting rightDat ass…Pair of FC’sand a lone FB
Protege’s
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 for……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 14″ brakes you might think something is up…It’s 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 ‘g’?Matte Aluminium wrapped 3Another car metal wrap, gloss this timeSmileI’d 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 installedAmi’s Speed3 that replaced his old sedan that got wreckedAnother Speed 17×9 with 255/40’s
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 Kat’s car… 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 😛Nice change from the common red time attack stripeSteve and myselfRyan’s latest look… 1 of 342432Should have got a Speed…Phil corrected his mistake and now has this speed and his old sedan for a beaterEvidently I have never posted a pic of Ryan’s car beforeJon’s recently featured ’08Apperently the XXR’s he had before faded really bad and are now discontinued, which is crazy because he didn’t 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