I'm surprised Steve or Andy haven't posted yet but I just wanted to say that Super Chevy '02 in Joliet, IL was a blast.

Steve was in Illinois on business so he was able to spend the weekend with us at the show and helped Andy with getting BOTH of his awesome Super Sports to the car show. He was also a great help in getting all of our cars spiffed up for the judging. Thanks again Steve. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> I'll let Steve brag about what he got to drive. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Here are the results:
Andy was the Class Winner for 'Street' class with his red convertable SS. His electron blue Berger SS got a 'runner up' in the 4th gen modified class. How's that possible?! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />

Well... I was the Class Winner in the 'Modified' 4th gen Camaro class! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> Congrats Andy! Better luck next time. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

<small>[ August 12, 2002, 09:44 AM: Message edited by: Mark IXZD 150 ]</small>

 

Congratulations to all of you! Sounds like you guys had lots of fun! Almost a clean sweep of first. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

The Super Chevy show is going to be here in Seattle August 23-25. I have to work on the Sat., but am going Sun. Any tips about the show that you can share?

I can't wait to go sounds like fun. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Mark, any pics from the show?? I know you guys took some, hurry get a link working or post some. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Again, congrats! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

 

Mark,

Thanks.. I had a blast!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> Im going to check with Poltergeist and see if he can host the pics of the event since I dont have room.. I will also burn the pics to CD and send you and Andy a copy..

Your cars deserved to win hands down.. Seeing all your cars in person is far more impressive than on here.. the attention to detail is amazing <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Now three other cars have the "official" steve hood wire mod <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> -- Now you know what a nut job I am.. lol

Oh, Andy let me drive the electron Berger to the show one day.. 435hp.. GMMG exhaust.. YEA BABY!! what a great car to drive!!.. The red car is fun to drive but the blue one is f'ing kick in the *** to drive <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Thanks for all your hospitallity and congrats on your sweep <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Wheres Andy??? lol

 

Thanks Todd! Unfortunately I forgot my camera. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> I'm sure Steve or Andy will post some pics when they get a chance.

As far as winning... their main focus on cleanliness but you do get points for your execution of mods (i.e., colored convoluted tubing makes you LOSE points). They also like to see a first aid kit and a fire extinguisher, etc. Steve is a pro at winning Super Chevy shows. He'll have some tips for you once he chimes in here.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve2000SS:
<strong>Wheres Andy???</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm here! Wanted to give Mark first stab at gloating about beating the Berger in the modified class. Mark's reaction when he beat me was priceless! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> Just haven't had much time to post either, work is nuts right now!

It was a great time, I know for sure I couldn't have won the awards on both cars without Steve's help. I am very pleased to maintain first place status with the Red Convertible. (Two years in a row!) Runner up with the Berger is a great honor too.

The dope that I am I didn't take a single picture! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> I seem to be getting into this very bad habit of bringing the camera, but not using it!

Steve it was great meeting you, thanks for all the tips, tricks and trinkets! You hard work is greatly appreciated! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" /> I hope to see your SS in the near future.

Andy

<small>[ August 12, 2002, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: Xsta Z 28 ]</small>

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve2000SS:
<strong>
Im going to check with Poltergeist and see if he can host the pics of the event since I dont have room.. I will also burn the pics to CD and send you and Andy a copy..

</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well if you have a lot of pictures it could be a problem. I only have 66 gigs of storage. Oh hell I'll just add a couple of 40gigs and then it shouldn't be a problem.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve2000SS:
<strong>
Now three other cars have the "official" steve hood wire mod <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> -- Now you know what a nut job I am.. lol

</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Make that 4 cars with the official Steve hood wire mod, I did mine this weekend.

<small>[ August 12, 2002, 11:47 AM: Message edited by: Poltergeist ]</small>

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve2000SS:
<strong>Rob, I tried to motivate Andy to send you the artwork you need for the plate <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Man - O - Man did Steve ever kick my A** around the block a few times for you!!!! Sorry man, but you NOW have mail!

<small>[ August 12, 2002, 01:56 PM: Message edited by: Xsta Z 28 ]</small>

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve2000SS:
<strong>
Andy: It was a pleasure to meet you and drive your wonderfull cars. Its nice because your cars are so different from each other. Seeing cars like yours and Marks inspires me to go down and work even harder on mine <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Oh no!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> What have I done????? I've inspired "YOU" to work harder on your car???

It was great to meet you too! Glad you enjoyed the opportunity to drive my SS's. Heck it was the least I could do as a "thanks" for all you did for me.

 

Sounds like a blast wish I could of made it, congrats Mark & Andy on the awards it doesn't surprise me <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by smokin' joe 00 ss:
<strong>Sounds like a blast wish I could of made it, congrats Mark & Andy on the awards it doesn't surprise me <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks Joe. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

 

I have pix and will post them soon. I really liked the convertible and the Berger. There were too many 35ths and too much red (even though I love red). Not too much originality other than a select few. Otherwise a good show!
Nick

 

It was a shame to rush out of there RIGHT after getting the awards but as it was 10 or so rain drops hit the cars <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Must of pandamonium at the show when the rain got there!!

Here are the happy winners:
<img src="http://members.aol.com/steven0932/winners.jpg" alt=" - " />

Congrats to all!

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by INSSANE:
<strong>I have pix and will post them soon. I really liked the convertible and the Berger. There were too many 35ths and too much red (even though I love red). Not too much originality other than a select few. Otherwise a good show!
Nick</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for the compliments! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> You are correct on the excess of Red Camaros, and the turn out of the 35ths was quite a surprise. Did we ever get a chance to talk??? I am not putting a face to your screen name. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

<small>[ August 12, 2002, 05:33 PM: Message edited by: Xsta Z 28 ]</small>

 

My car was the only silver 4th gen there. Weird.

 

Mark and team....congrats, sounds like a great time! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve2000SS:

Todd: two words.. CLEAN and MINIMALIST.. the clean part is obvious but keep in mind that a clean LOWER half of your car is worth twice as many points at a clean UPPER half of your car.. ie. the judges look in the out of the way places for dirt.. the lower part of the engine.. the rocker panels behind the wheels.. that is where shows are won and lost <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

By Minimalist they like wires to be gone.. or at least routed neatly.. They (Super Chevy) do not like colored convo tubing but they are older and are used to older cars where big $$ are spent to make the engine area as neat and simple as possible.. they also dont generally judge the undercarrige.. Oh, they hate empty holes in your engine area (fill them with something).. the judge also said "do something with EVERY part" even if its just to paint a black bracket a nicer coat of black.. its the small details that add up to make a winning car <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> ]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for the advice! I think I may have the most cluttered engine in the world with my supercharger LOL. OMG, there is duct work everywhere and space is limited. I may get negitive points.

Mark, since you mentioned it, at the all Camaro show here yesterday there were very few silver SS's. You and Steve have kind of rare colers. I use to have a silver Camaro and loved it. Black is tough to work with to find a color to compliment it, red is usally to loud, silver works. A black roll cage would be a good match with silver and makes it stand out a little, but is not loud. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> I remember you saying you were thinking about getting one.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Todd2001SS:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve2000SS:

Todd: two words.. CLEAN and MINIMALIST.. the clean part is obvious but keep in mind that a clean LOWER half of your car is worth twice as many points at a clean UPPER half of your car.. ie. the judges look in the out of the way places for dirt.. the lower part of the engine.. the rocker panels behind the wheels.. that is where shows are won and lost <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

By Minimalist they like wires to be gone.. or at least routed neatly.. They (Super Chevy) do not like colored convo tubing but they are older and are used to older cars where big $$ are spent to make the engine area as neat and simple as possible.. they also dont generally judge the undercarrige.. Oh, they hate empty holes in your engine area (fill them with something).. the judge also said "do something with EVERY part" even if its just to paint a black bracket a nicer coat of black.. its the small details that add up to make a winning car <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> ]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for the advice! I think I may have the most cluttered engine in the world with my supercharger LOL. OMG, there is duct work everywhere and space is limited. I may get negitive points.

Mark, since you mentioned it, at the all Camaro show here yesterday there were very few silver SS's. You and Steve have kind of rare colers. I use to have a silver Camaro and loved it. Black is tough to work with to find a color to compliment it, red is usally to loud, silver works. A black roll cage would be a good match with silver and makes it stand out a little, but is not loud. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> I remember you saying you were thinking about getting one.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">LOL.. they wont hold SC ducting against you.. its adding stuff with no pourpose that clutters that will kill you.. hiding wires great.. unaccentuating wires good.. adding unnecessary wires or making them stand out with neon purple convo tubing BAD.. lol

Lots of stickers bad... 9 different accent colors bad.. a yellow oil dipstick handle on a car with no other yellow parts just draws attention to that one item.. makes it not flow.. answer? paint it (red, silver, black, blue, etc)

BTW Todd.. at Super Chevy a SuperCharger puts you in Modified class.. but your is nice enough to compete there <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

 

I hope to see some good pics soon of the winning cars, I really want to see some of that berger SS.

 

Poltergeist: LOL.. damn I was going to make one for you this week and surprise you!!.. ive become quite the expert at making it <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Actually there is only a few megabytes of pics.. some came out pretty good.. one prob is that that pics are 17x10 inches big and if you just open them without XP or a good viewer they are huge.. i could go in with PS and make them small first.. hmmm

Andy: It was a pleasure to meet you and drive your wonderfull cars.. Its nice because your cars are so different from each other.. Seeing cars like yours and Marks inspires me to go down and work even harder on mine <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Todd: two words.. CLEAN and MINIMALIST.. the clean part is obvious but keep in mind that a clean LOWER half of your car is worth twice as many points at a clean UPPER half of your car.. ie. the judges look in the out of the way places for dirt.. the lower part of the engine.. the rocker panels behind the wheels.. that is where shows are won and lost <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

By Minimalist they like wires to be gone.. or at least routed neatly.. They (Super Chevy) do not like colored convo tubing but they are older and are used to older cars where big $$ are spent to make the engine area as neat and simple as possible.. they also dont generally judge the undercarrige.. Oh, they hate empty holes in your engine area (fill them with something).. the judge also said "do something with EVERY part" even if its just to paint a black bracket a nicer coat of black.. its the small details that add up to make a winning car <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Again, it was a great time and I cant wait to hang out with you guys again.. Thanks for the wonderful weekend and now im going to go work on my car <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

p.s Rob, I tried to motivate Andy to send you the artwork you need for the plate <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

 

Steve go ahead and send them to me. I can cut them down to size. Usually I go with a 750x whatever. Seems to be a decent size that fits mosts screens and does not kill dial up users.