Originally written by: Anthony ( Structure240sx )
Another great experience for me thanks to NICO. May 21-22 was the SEMA Auto Salon show in the Atlantic City Convention center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Being quite local I was offered by Greg to represent NICOclub.com at this show. Of course, I said yes which was the least I could do since my car never would have been what it is without this forum.
It was a new experience for me to be in a higher class car show. It works a little different than the local high school and car club show in a random parking lot. This weekend started off early Friday morning moving my car in for the show and setting up. It was exciting as I had just gotten the car back from getting painted just two days before, but it was raining this morning.
After wiping down the car and shining it up nicely I got to walk around just cars as only owners were allowed in at this point. I ran into a few members that I have met before and we proceeded to see how the show was going to be.
It started off strong with quite a few 350z’s and G35’s all nicely done and most with forced induction, wow Nissan did a great job on these cars. As we continued we came across R33 and R34 Skylines.
One a track R34 Skyline of some kind of road racing that had a quick fill gas tank setup in the trunk and the nozzles built into the rear, very cool. Then a few s14’s with s15 front end conversions definitely rocked. Finally, on the opposite side of the building was an amazingly clean REAL s15. The lines were just too smooth.
I headed home that day car-less, but did not take my mountain bike home like from the body shop when I dropped it off for paint I planned to return early the next morning for the opening to the public.
Waking up the next day for me ended up not being fun. I came down with quite a head cold and could not make it back for the first day of the show. I unfortunately missed out on meeting some awesome people from NICO I would have loved to talk to. Still got a friendly phone call from Fred (PalmerWMD), just to give props and to see where I was. The last day, Sunday, I made it back and got to talk to quite a few awesome people. It was fun to hang out with a few friends and see people interested in the car and take the NICO cards. A great comment from two random guys that I will always remember is, “It’s nice to see a car that still gets driven everyday.”
This became apparent once the show was closed and was time for moving out. I quickly noticed many cars putting masking tape on their front bumpers to keep reality away from their flawless paint. I guess for some that is enjoyable, but if I have an awesome car I am going to drive it how it is suppose to be driven, hard and every chance possible. I want to thank NICO once again. So much of my knowledge has come from the members. I now get to share my experiences with others that are now where I used to be.
Thank you,
Anthony (Structure240sx)
