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I stopped by there for an hour or two. I thought it kinda sucked this year. It seemed like there wasn't nearly as many cars as in the past IMO. I don't think I'll go next year.
Thanks to this damned event my "cars are stoopid and you waste money on them" girlfriend now wants a 240Z. She knows what wheels, what lip and even the paint scheme she wants. I thought she was playing, then she said to hold onto her bank card so she wouldnt spend the 4K she has now til she buys her Z. great!!!!
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From: Chino Hills, CA
Anybody know who took 3rd place in the 7's category? I had no trouble tracking down first and second (both parked right next to me) but never did figure out who got third.
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The guy that took 1st (the red FB to my right) was listed as "modified;" had the battery relocated to the rear, a half-cage, and an emissions-stripped engine bay, racing seats, and a gutted backend. Polished "cross-style" stock aluminums. Paint was in pretty nice shape, may have been original, couldn't really tell. Owner was a friendly dude, he was really jazzed that he won.
The guy that took second (the beautiful black 85 parked behind me) was very stock, entered as "original," IIRC; the fresh 2-stage paint was really, really nice - - mirrorlike. Engine bay was original GSL-SE, not yet restored, clean but showing all the usual aluminum and chromate corrosion for the age. Interior was is in very good condition, too. Owner'd had it about 4 years. Nice guy.
I don't think they did a split between modified and restored, at least not within the RX-7 category. According to the announcer, there were fourteen -7's registered; I only counted 10 that I saw with registration papers in the windows, I think.
The guy that took second (the beautiful black 85 parked behind me) was very stock, entered as "original," IIRC; the fresh 2-stage paint was really, really nice - - mirrorlike. Engine bay was original GSL-SE, not yet restored, clean but showing all the usual aluminum and chromate corrosion for the age. Interior was is in very good condition, too. Owner'd had it about 4 years. Nice guy.
I don't think they did a split between modified and restored, at least not within the RX-7 category. According to the announcer, there were fourteen -7's registered; I only counted 10 that I saw with registration papers in the windows, I think.
That black SE was gorgeous. OMG that paint was so fresh! the guy in the red car was definitely stoked!!! I just thought there more more appealing modified 1st gens. Congrats to him tho. It is what it is 
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That was nothing compared to the car that won best "Classic" RX7 at this past Mazfest. I actually very much appreciated the work that went into that car for what it was. But considering that classification, the judges definitely drank the kool aid in that one.
o...m...g...
Do the tears ever stop falling? Stop being such a crybaby because neither you nor Robert won. Jesus... Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. In this case, the judges. Maybe next year Hozzy, you can bust out the knee pads and earn the chance to be a judge or something. Then you can let Robert win....
But until then... Stop with the cry baby non-sense.
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Steve,
You're my boy. BUT, DAMN DUDE!! You're reading what you apparently want to see, not what was written.
The conversation was that it apparently seemed to Eddie that the car chosen as the winner was a bit ironic and would mostly make sense if the primary points were awarded for "stock" rather than just a more general "best" 1st gen.
In the case of Mazfest, the irony in Joel's win was that the category was a retronym with the qualifying word "Classic" RX7. To reduce to simple terms, that would call for most representative of what came off the assembly line.
The category as named was in no way a more general "best". Loved your play on words....."Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder". I would agree that there was perhaps too much "beer" intake by the judges at the time.
So what you're saying is that at Mazfest Joel's RX7 with a V8 in it was the best representation of what came off the Mazda assembly line? Good for Joel in going home with the hardware. But I cannot believer you can't see the irony. To his credit, Joel certainly did.
By the way, neither Robert nor I participated in the competition for the award. Robert wasn't even there that I recall and I didn't get there until pretty much as Mazfest was ending. You're "cry baby" accusations are curious at best.
You're my boy. BUT, DAMN DUDE!! You're reading what you apparently want to see, not what was written.
The conversation was that it apparently seemed to Eddie that the car chosen as the winner was a bit ironic and would mostly make sense if the primary points were awarded for "stock" rather than just a more general "best" 1st gen.
In the case of Mazfest, the irony in Joel's win was that the category was a retronym with the qualifying word "Classic" RX7. To reduce to simple terms, that would call for most representative of what came off the assembly line.
The category as named was in no way a more general "best". Loved your play on words....."Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder". I would agree that there was perhaps too much "beer" intake by the judges at the time.
So what you're saying is that at Mazfest Joel's RX7 with a V8 in it was the best representation of what came off the Mazda assembly line? Good for Joel in going home with the hardware. But I cannot believer you can't see the irony. To his credit, Joel certainly did.
By the way, neither Robert nor I participated in the competition for the award. Robert wasn't even there that I recall and I didn't get there until pretty much as Mazfest was ending. You're "cry baby" accusations are curious at best.
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From: Chino Hills, CA
Twenty posts, no pictures yet... time to remedy that:
The lineup begins in the sunrise light, panning right to left:
The first two -7's to arrive in the infield:
At this point you can't help but think; "If we're the only two that show up..." but the Rotary Representation grew to around 10 cars as things opened up.
The lineup begins in the sunrise light, panning right to left:
The first two -7's to arrive in the infield:
At this point you can't help but think; "If we're the only two that show up..." but the Rotary Representation grew to around 10 cars as things opened up.
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From: Chino Hills, CA
Part II:
Owners get the morning briefing:
Infield filled up completely; somewhere around 400 cars total, counting vendor cars.
We are introduced to the local talent:
After a final polishing, I took a bunch of pix of my car (only some of them linked here); The red FB to the right is the car that took first place in the RX-7 group.
Never noticed until just now; the red FB has to be a re-paint, as it is partially debadged (fender badges missing) but no holes are visible.
Shiny engine bits.
The red FB parked to my left was a 'survivor;' almost completely original, and originally registered to a lady military doctor who took the car to Guam and back - - Guam registration stickers still on it.
Owners get the morning briefing:
Infield filled up completely; somewhere around 400 cars total, counting vendor cars.
We are introduced to the local talent:
After a final polishing, I took a bunch of pix of my car (only some of them linked here); The red FB to the right is the car that took first place in the RX-7 group.
Never noticed until just now; the red FB has to be a re-paint, as it is partially debadged (fender badges missing) but no holes are visible.
Shiny engine bits.
The red FB parked to my left was a 'survivor;' almost completely original, and originally registered to a lady military doctor who took the car to Guam and back - - Guam registration stickers still on it.
