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Old 07-21-2002, 08:47 AM
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The auto show that SunCom sponsored on Saturday was a big success. We had nearly 35 unique cars on display! The S2000's had a great presence with Rick Hesel, w1ngman and ugotmade attending. It was great to have PlasticThug join in as well! The day was full of action and we really enjoyed a great day. It was pretty hot outside but it was something you adjusted to after a few minutes.

Rick, Dave and myself were judges (thanks Rick and Dave) for the show and we spent a good part of two hours reviewing the cars and scoring. In the end, a '66 Chevy Super Nova won Best of Show in Domestic Class!




The '69 Ford Mustang took home the Runner Up in Domestic Class.




For the import class, we had a really tough time reviewing and scoring the cars. In the end, Best of Show went to a Mazda B2300 pickup truck.




And Runner Up for Import Class went to a Honda Civic Sedan.




Besides the competition side of the auto show, we had a great turn out of fantastic folks and unique autos.

Here are some additional pics below!
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The Hesel Machine. . .hmmm, the "Heselnator"???


The Bruised Banana. . .


ugotmade's S2000. . .


The Mercedes-Benz Trio. . .


Some candid shots. . .






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nice pics, sorry i counldnt make it, was to lazy to wake up and make the drive for once, til next time, im keeping the S2K btw, shall be supecharging it soon.
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That was one of the best days of my life... for real... it was full of action and blah blah blah blah it really was a good day

You guys are just awesome. Rick and wingman are great people. I learned a lot about older cars thanks to you guys

All three of you have great heads on your shoulders and it was a honor to hang out with such great people.



WHAT YOU DIDN'T TAKE PICTURES OF MY CRAPPY DEL SOL? lol....
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The MB trios, are they owned by the same person? Sweet SL!
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Originally posted by carlson
The MB trios, are they owned by the same person?
Yes, the owner is a Mercedes Freak! He also owns an older SL500 (previous model year) and another ML320.
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great pics....sorry I could not make it. I left for Wilmington on Friday morning and stayed the entire weekend...
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Here are a few more pictures.

The judging team: we were scrupulous, fair, and tough, and we had a great time.



This is a photo I've always wanted to take -- my S2000 in front of Tryon Palace. Thanks to Airgate, whose route for our drive after the show included a stop here, I finally got a chance to take it.



Thanks, Airgate, for a great day, a great drive, and a great dinner!
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Geeez Rick I can't get over your car... it's the best 01 I ever seen!
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So as not to get it wrong, who is who in that last pic? Raul, Rick and a Suncom guy?


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