Flame my rice

[Cossey]

Ron, I was joking with that picture.
I support your idea and everything, even though it's more or less defying the physics of driving.


I've been in this scene before I could even drive. =)

[mikecentola]

Ha word!

Back in 01 I had my maxima, lowered, wheels interior parts and I was winning autocrosses over at RPI. Supercharged it then got rid of it to get my wrx in 02

[waltbabyluv]

Originally Posted by Celtic1982citleC

You're bragging about being original?

Buy a Suzuki Aerio SX

Do a JDM J20A Motor Swap

Full custom built from scratch turbo kit...not one OTS part

Nitrous

Loads of custom fueling and tuning

Completely retrofit suspension parts made for a Suzuki Escudo

Whoop WRXs' and Evo's back in 03 when they were the funky fresh hotness

Ah yes, I remember those days well.

RONIN!

If you've been around "forever" you'll remember Ronin

hahaha, i know all about Ronin, thats how i met you, I had my XRS then, remember?

[Celtic1982citleC]

Yup, you were pushing the Matrix HARD! I had gotten rid of my Stillen S/C Maxima right before I got the Aerio Mike. I remember we were talking about that 2 ppl in the area had S/C'd Maxima's and never knew each other. Sorona Designs body kit on mine FTL. Horrible fitment.

[mikecentola]

haha yeah that was definitely weird! I never did any body work to mine. Just did the supercharger and an S-AFC, but I cracked that side cover on the motor, which was like a $400 part and $1200 labor...ended up being cheaper to buy a new motor and swap it in haha

[eghatchattack]

Man I remeber the Ronin guys and that show we all rolled out to at that mall in poughkipsie*. I remember the neon and that integra with bags and the cougar with the yellow rhino lining. Man those were sweet times. I almost joined Ronin but didn't want to make the drive to all the meetings cause I worked too damn much

[Cavi Mike]

Ya know, that's what I'm talking about. Reminiscing about the good times, not bragging about shit. There's nothing like looking back on the good shit. That's the plus side of growing up, the reminiscin...

[waltbabyluv]

Originally Posted by eghatchattack

Man I remeber the Ronin guys and that show we all rolled out to at that mall in poughkipsie*. I remember the neon and that integra with bags and the cougar with the yellow rhino lining. Man those were sweet times. I almost joined Ronin but didn't want to make the drive to all the meetings cause I worked too damn much

yeah the neon and the cougar are my friends Jay and Vince, there from in Columbia County where I lived up to about 2 months ago. There cool guys, these are the only 2 pics i still have of them, the others are so old there on regular film lol. the bottom pic is my xrs

[Captain Moai]

Originally Posted by eghatchattack

When I was 16 and I purchased a 1986 honda civic Si hatchback and was looking for CF-48's and had actual lowering springs for it. That was 9 years ago. Around here Sports compact was just starting then.

So what you're saying is:
a.) The sports compact scene sprang up overnight in 9 years
b.) You were one of the original innovators

God. Please step off. Hooray for you that you bought an 86 hatch in 98. Good for you that you bought parts for it and what parts you couldn't buy, you made or made work.

Hate to burst your bubble, but I had blown up my first saturn motor by then and already had a fully balanced and blueprinted longblock, head and bottom end built using components I'd chosen, Head-back exhaust, intake and throttlebody. On a saturn. On a platform damn near NOBODY knew shit about.

And you know what? I'm not claiming I've been in it since "the beginning". I have never opened my mouth about my position in "the scene" becuase I have more respect and less ignorance about what "the scene" really is.
If you think it's some kids hanging out in some parking lot with a bunch of hondas on cut stock springs and 15" three-point American Racing wheels, you go right ahead. Maybe you invented the internet too.

The real beginning goes farther back than you even know. It's beyond the Mugen Si of the mid 80's, back through the Datsun 240z's of the 70's. You want to say you've been doing the sports compact scene since "the beginning?" When you've got a record winning at Laguna Seca in Datsun 510's, then you can talk. When you've modified a Mini Cooper and participated in the Monte Carlo rally, have at it.
Until then, you're just a kid from upstate new york that bought a few parts for his car when the market didn't have a lot to offer. You may be a lot of things, but none of them are anything you've said you are.

Know your place.

[GranMassaX]

Originally Posted by DC2Nick

what really bugs the shit outa me is people who TALK AND DONT RACE!
knowing how to race is one thing, but actually doing it are the people i listen to.

you don't need to be an Andretti to know that you cannot be competitive drifting an auto



....in case it gets editted...

Originally Posted by eghatchattack

but I just wanted to make it known that it is possibly to competitively drift an automatic.