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thefro526 · 07-26-2010, 08:54 AM

I went both Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday seemed like the better day of the two. The Car show seemed bigger and they were doing Gymkhana on the Road Course. After the Gymkhana Practice was done they started doing open drifting on the Road Course, beginning in the back and then moving to the front. The stands were full of spectators watching the drifting for a solid two hours. Some how I managed to get a microphone and then it got awesome.

Sunday kind of sucked. I got there early with some friends who were supposed to be part of the whole drift/gymkhana thing, but then we were told that no one had gotten K-Rails to protect the crowd so there wasn't supposed to be any drifting in the lot. Then it rained when we were supposed to get back on the Road Course. Oh well.

It seems that Nopi/HIN's problem is a lack of communication with their staff and Englishtown's staff. Everytime we had a question and needed to get and answer it seemed like no one knew what was going on.

Overall it was a cool event.

Vinny · 07-26-2010, 10:58 AM

The show sucked.

Not advertised enough, weather was bad, and everyone I knew from previous years of HIN was NOT there this year. It didn't even feel like HIN, just Nopi alone. Highly dissapointed. Lets hope XDC doesn't let us down.

tristatesentra · 07-26-2010, 11:11 AM

my take on the event wasnt worth the $65 to show which was a bad last minute choice shoulda just spectated but on the other hand I did have fun sat night but after finding out how bad it was yesterday im glad I didnt go back yesterday!!!! lol

bl@ckvr4 · 07-26-2010, 01:38 PM

Yep, still glad I decided to stay in my garage and work on my boost leaks rather than drive 45 minutes to help guys put away tents in the wind/rain.

Maxxdsix · 07-26-2010, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefro526

I went both Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday seemed like the better day of the two. The Car show seemed bigger and they were doing Gymkhana on the Road Course. After the Gymkhana Practice was done they started doing open drifting on the Road Course, beginning in the back and then moving to the front. The stands were full of spectators watching the drifting for a solid two hours. Some how I managed to get a microphone and then it got awesome.

Sunday kind of sucked. I got there early with some friends who were supposed to be part of the whole drift/gymkhana thing, but then we were told that no one had gotten K-Rails to protect the crowd so there wasn't supposed to be any drifting in the lot. Then it rained when we were supposed to get back on the Road Course. Oh well.

It seems that Nopi/HIN's problem is a lack of communication with their staff and Englishtown's staff. Everytime we had a question and needed to get and answer it seemed like no one knew what was going on.

Overall it was a cool event.

Haha yea I heard you when you were announcing, only 1 or 2 of the guys that were driving could actually drift pretty well, but it seemed like the goal was for it to be an armature thing. The gymkhana thing was kinda dissapointing, I got some nice pics, but a subie and a srt8 jeep burned more rubber then the Zs and the s2000.

Turborico1979 · 07-26-2010, 04:26 PM

i should,ve gynkhama'd 2 bc i would have gotten more seat time.... i was the late Z (origin aero / CF hood) hopefuly u enjoyed my show on Sat night and any pics we'd love but it was fun for us drivers on sat. Dustin called sunday 100% . just a communications ****show and we only paid $55 to drive lol

Car6on14 · 07-26-2010, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefro526

I went both Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday seemed like the better day of the two. The Car show seemed bigger and they were doing Gymkhana on the Road Course. After the Gymkhana Practice was done they started doing open drifting on the Road Course, beginning in the back and then moving to the front. The stands were full of spectators watching the drifting for a solid two hours. Some how I managed to get a microphone and then it got awesome.

Sunday kind of sucked. I got there early with some friends who were supposed to be part of the whole drift/gymkhana thing, but then we were told that no one had gotten K-Rails to protect the crowd so there wasn't supposed to be any drifting in the lot. Then it rained when we were supposed to get back on the Road Course. Oh well.

It seems that Nopi/HIN's problem is a lack of communication with their staff and Englishtown's staff. Everytime we had a question and needed to get and answer it seemed like no one knew what was going on.

Overall it was a cool event.

Ah, so that was you on the mic... I know I spun out a couple times, hope u took it ez on me...

Comm was def there biggest issue. We got there sat morn and no one knew anything, we couldnt even get updated schedules of what was going on... and drifting almost didnt happen, that guy running with the 350z was pretty much on his own all morning, till they decided to send some ppl over for him...

Vinny · 07-26-2010, 06:02 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v43wpkPf_5A

Nuff said.

g0dzuki · 07-26-2010, 06:08 PM

They told me the awards will be posted online and trophies will be mailed out BUT then again my friend Lyron with the gold soarer told me I won a trophy for Nissan and he has it.

WTF?!

g0dzuki · 07-26-2010, 06:32 PM

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...8230677&ref=mf

g0dzuki · 07-26-2010, 06:50 PM

Our line-up, missin pics of a few cars

jdmwill · 07-26-2010, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vinny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v43wpkPf_5A

Nuff said.

now you know why alot of the A and B class drifter didn't go. nopi and hin has not payed them for the past couple of demos they have done. sucks for the car show guys with the trophy/ prize money and all. but what do you expect from nopi/ hin. they are not the power houses they use to be. honestly i miss the nopi tour down to atlanta they were aways a good experience.

either way nice to see the fro, ross and the rest of these crazy kids got there rocks off.

g0dzuki · 07-26-2010, 11:22 PM

I'll say it again:

Honestly, I will attend the show in the future, again and again. If we give up now as a community, it won't work out in the future. The harder we try, the better it'll be, I'm sure of it.

Vinny · 07-26-2010, 11:28 PM

Mete - you speak of the truth, but if HIN/Nopi keeps screwing over those who are trying to make it good....why hold trust in them? They ruined their own rep by giving a ****show and not doing anything about it.

Here's another vid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLysxoidV5A

g0dzuki · 07-26-2010, 11:32 PM

According to the HIN guys, NOPI was running the show apparently, I believe NOPI has the majority ownership of the merger at the moment.

If we give them our feedback in a CIVILIZED manner, we can make this show bigger and have the northeast car community better but with immature outbursts and videos like those, big car shows will think twice about hosting a show within the NY/NJ area.

Feedback is key for a new type of show because if you realize, this is the first time two huge companies merge to have a super show WITH 3 different track events at an actual car show INCLUDING a concert.

It wasn't an easy task, and yes the officials made mistakes, judging wasn't the best but I believe, giving back HELPFUL feedback instead of yelling "NOPI sucks", would benefit both parties.

TriStateDrift · 07-26-2010, 11:45 PM

I had fun in the end even tho NOPI/HIN was so unorganized. It was cool to see everyone having so much fun.. there was a line of people watching from the street standing on their cars. Good feeling at the road course. Too bad the show was wack. I like the ruckuss with the bride seats lol but I'm not a fan of all that ricer sh*t.

ps.. XDC should be sick.. Manasala(I tried to spell it right) knows what he's doing.. I'm looking forward to it.

Maxxdsix · 07-26-2010, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turborico1979

i should,ve gynkhama'd 2 bc i would have gotten more seat time.... i was the late Z (origin aero / CF hood) hopefuly u enjoyed my show on Sat night and any pics we'd love but it was fun for us drivers on sat. Dustin called sunday 100% . just a communications ****show and we only paid $55 to drive lol

Do you remember what times you were driving? I was there for the last half hour of the gynakamaasdhawhahsjdhasjdhuahbesd and the last 45 of the road course driving and I have pics of a z or 2.

Was yours the one with the sidewayz sitcker?

OTECvp · 07-27-2010, 09:08 PM

I was also fairly un-impressed with the turnout of the event, having only been there on Sunday...

A few Pics for your enjoyment....

There's more on the website, if you'r so inclined....

thefro526 · 07-28-2010, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Car6on14

Ah, so that was you on the mic... I know I spun out a couple times, hope u took it ez on me...

Comm was def there biggest issue. We got there sat morn and no one knew anything, we couldnt even get updated schedules of what was going on... and drifting almost didnt happen, that guy running with the 350z was pretty much on his own all morning, till they decided to send some ppl over for him...

Yeah, man I wasn't too hard on you. All things considered, you did pretty well. The car looked like it was setup to grip, and you said you hadn't had it long right?

The Comms issue at Nopi is due in part to how they run their events. A lot of the people that help put the show on are locals that work under contract for Nopi and because of this many of them have never met the high level staff or even are given the proper credentials.

B-Line · 07-28-2010, 03:44 PM

Anyone know how the show portion accually made out? What kind of #s did they pull on each day?

07-26-2010, 10:58 AM	#102
Vinny TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Exit 5 off NJTP Member #2979 My Ride: '95 Lexus SC300 iTrader: (1)	The show sucked. Not advertised enough, weather was bad, and everyone I knew from previous years of HIN was NOT there this year. It didn't even feel like HIN, just Nopi alone. Highly dissapointed. Lets hope XDC doesn't let us down. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. You can Try and Fail, but never Fail at Trying.

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07-26-2010, 04:26 PM	#106
Turborico1979 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Twp Member #7442 My Ride: 06 Fairlady Z iTrader: (0)	i should,ve gynkhama'd 2 bc i would have gotten more seat time.... i was the late Z (origin aero / CF hood) hopefuly u enjoyed my show on Sat night and any pics we'd love but it was fun for us drivers on sat. Dustin called sunday 100% . just a communications **show and we only paid $55 to drive lol __________________ *youimdrifting.com To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. gettin ready for 2011 ClubLoose Season !!!!

07-26-2010, 06:02 PM	#108
Vinny TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Exit 5 off NJTP Member #2979 My Ride: '95 Lexus SC300 iTrader: (1)	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v43wpkPf_5A Nuff said. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. You can Try and Fail, but never Fail at Trying.

07-26-2010, 06:08 PM	#109
g0dzuki Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NY/NJ Member #15544 My Ride: Scion tC iTrader: (0)	They told me the awards will be posted online and trophies will be mailed out BUT then again my friend Lyron with the gold soarer told me I won a trophy for Nissan and he has it. WTF?! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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g0dzuki Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NY/NJ Member #15544 My Ride: Scion tC iTrader: (0)	Our line-up, missin pics of a few cars __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-26-2010, 11:22 PM	#113
g0dzuki Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NY/NJ Member #15544 My Ride: Scion tC iTrader: (0)	I'll say it again: Honestly, I will attend the show in the future, again and again. If we give up now as a community, it won't work out in the future. The harder we try, the better it'll be, I'm sure of it. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-26-2010, 11:28 PM	#114
Vinny TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Exit 5 off NJTP Member #2979 My Ride: '95 Lexus SC300 iTrader: (1)	Mete - you speak of the truth, but if HIN/Nopi keeps screwing over those who are trying to make it good....why hold trust in them? They ruined their own rep by giving a ***show and not doing anything about it. Here's another vid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLysxoidV5A __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* You can Try and Fail, but never Fail at Trying.

07-26-2010, 11:32 PM	#115
g0dzuki Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NY/NJ Member #15544 My Ride: Scion tC iTrader: (0)	According to the HIN guys, NOPI was running the show apparently, I believe NOPI has the majority ownership of the merger at the moment. If we give them our feedback in a CIVILIZED manner, we can make this show bigger and have the northeast car community better but with immature outbursts and videos like those, big car shows will think twice about hosting a show within the NY/NJ area. Feedback is key for a new type of show because if you realize, this is the first time two huge companies merge to have a super show WITH 3 different track events at an actual car show INCLUDING a concert. It wasn't an easy task, and yes the officials made mistakes, judging wasn't the best but I believe, giving back HELPFUL feedback instead of yelling "NOPI sucks", would benefit both parties. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-26-2010, 11:45 PM	#116
TriStateDrift Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Staten Island, NJ Member #15935 My Ride: 2003 350z drifted hard iTrader: (0)	I had fun in the end even tho NOPI/HIN was so unorganized. It was cool to see everyone having so much fun.. there was a line of people watching from the street standing on their cars. Good feeling at the road course. Too bad the show was wack. I like the ruckuss with the bride seats lol but I'm not a fan of all that ricer sht. ps.. XDC should be sick.. Manasala(I tried to spell it right) knows what he's doing.. I'm looking forward to it. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. 's Tri-State Tuners. Last edited by TriStateDrift; 07-26-2010 at 11:48 PM.

07-27-2010, 09:08 PM	#118
OTECvp Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Clementon, NJ Member #16036 My Ride: 2000 Hyundai Tiburon iTrader: (0)	I was also fairly un-impressed with the turnout of the event, having only been there on Sunday... A few Pics for your enjoyment.... There's more on the website, if you'r so inclined.... Last edited by OTECvp; 07-27-2010 at 09:19 PM.

07-28-2010, 03:44 PM	#120
B-Line Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: South central pa Member #16779 My Ride: Too many projects to list... iTrader: (0)	Anyone know how the show portion accually made out? What kind of #s did they pull on each day?

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