Notices
Media Share Z Related Photos and Video

Performance NISSAN Meet 2008 Presented by HKS USA COVERAGE!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 09-09-2008, 04:24 PM
  #1  
Andy@Performance
Sponsor
Performance Nissan
Thread Starter
iTrader: (92)
 
Andy@Performance's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Pasadena/Bay Area
Posts: 6,151
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Performance NISSAN Meet 2008 Presented by HKS USA COVERAGE!

Just in case any of you missed the print features in Super Street, Modified, Turbo, and Import Tuner.

Taken from www.turbomagazine.com

Performance Nissan Meet
2008 Presented By HKS USA

By Staff
photographer: Staff

On April 5, Performance Nissan of Duarte partnered with HKS USA to bring their highly anticipated Performance Nissan Meet to Orange Show Speedway located in the heart of San Bernardino, Calif. Andy Kim of Performance Nissan and coordinator of the event was in charge of pulling off the amazing feat of moving the venue from the El Toro Marine base located in Orange County, Calif., due to some liability issues with the original site. Within months, the event was relocated to take place in San Bernardino and promised to be the next best thing to owning a Nissan.

Vendors set up their booths bright and early as the event opened its gates at 10 a.m. A crew of vigilante security guards checked each car that rolled into the fairground by popping their trunks, hoods, and even gloveboxes. Once you made your way through the checkpoint, it was off to the races. Spectators and Nissan enthusiasts were encouraged to park and display their vehicles according to their Internet forum communities. With plenty of parking and event-sponsored vendors spread throughout the fairgrounds, the event offered plenty for Nissan owners and performance communities to check out. The autocross event runs by Drift Association were an all-day affair. Drivers, ranging from novice class to the more experienced, were rewarded with unlimited passes through the course for a bargain of $50 that included rental helmets compliments of Simpson's and entrance into the meet. Less than 100 feet away, the sound of tire's screeching and exhaust backfires were associated with the Formula D drift demo runs handed down to a group of Nissan-only drift cars, including Daijiro Yoshihara piloting the HKS turbocharged 350Z. Drift demos were performed on the speedway's oval track throughout the day. Performance Nissan provided plenty of free swag, including limited edition Nissan R35 GT-R posters. The highlight of the day, however, came at the conclusion of the event where a raffle enticed crowds with over $10,000 in prizes handed off by import model extraordinaire Miss Lisa Kim Fleming. Dishing out a measly $2 entered each person for a chance to win some serious upgrade components for their Nissan. A laundry list of giveaway parts included a Cosworth 350Z fuel rail system, Cobb Tuning access port, Stillen front and rear sway bar kit, and a set of newly introduced Five Axis Design wheels, to name a few, were all up for grabs. The grand prize consisted of HKS 350Z non rev-up VQ-35 camshafts, retailing at $1,595, which one lucky winner walked away with without getting jumped. If you missed out on this year's event be sure to check out www.mynismo.com for upcoming venues.

Spending $2 for the raffle prize could've got you:
* Cosworth head gaskets (two)
* Cosworth fuel rail system
* Cobb Tuning sport springs
* Cobb Tuning sway bars
* Cobb Tuning access port
* Stillen sway bars
* HKS CAMP2
* HKS VQ cams
* Sun Auto shift ***** (three)
* Sun Auto aftermarket pedals (three)
* Seibon backpack (four)
* Seibon umbrellas (four)
* Toyo Tires (one full set of any proxies up to 18 inches)
* Hankook Tires (one full set of any tires)
* Falken Tires (one full set of tires)
* Five Axis Design wheels (one full set of wheels)
* Motul goodie bag (five)
* Muscle Machine Z toys from Sport Compact Car
* TiTek test pipes
* TiTek air dam
* Vertex USA banners
* Tanabe (More Japan) SSR banner
* Falken G35 drift car models

















Taken from www.importtuner.com

Performance Nissan Meet
From warranty compliance issues to highway-robbery-league repair bills, and techs trying to explain how your car's cold-air intake is causing its clutch to slip, does it ever seem like your dealership just doesn't get it? If the answer is yes, you didn't buy from Performance Nissan in Duarte, Calif. These guys get it, as evidenced by the third annual Performance Nissan meet presented by HKS, held in San Bernardino's Orange Show Speedway. Featuring an autocross competition held by Drift Day, and a drifting demo courtesy of Formula D, the meet showcased the industry's greatest parts manufacturers, vendors, tuning shops, models, and of course, tuned Nissans. USDM R35 GT-R? Check. Even Performance Nissan's Andy Kim brought out his own heavily modded 350Z sporting the only Ing's Long Nose kit in the States. At the end of the day, attendees walked away with thousands of dollars of raffled-off industry schwagg, a preview of the upcoming FD season, and an idea of what to expect from Nissan's legendary GT-R supercar, along with a strong reaffirmation of how heavily the car maker impacts our scene altogether. Can your dealership keep it real like that? www.mynismo.com







Old 09-09-2008, 04:34 PM
  #2  
MethodRN
For Sale
iTrader: (13)
 
MethodRN's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Houston
Posts: 3,164
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

WOOOOOOO!!!! Still wish I could have been there!
Old 09-09-2008, 04:49 PM
  #3  
saberphx
Registered User
iTrader: (5)
 
saberphx's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: america
Posts: 4,190
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Damn those veilside over fenders gotta GO.
Old 09-09-2008, 05:00 PM
  #4  
DaProdigy
Registered User
iTrader: (33)
 
DaProdigy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: LA-ATL
Posts: 2,921
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

nice! Sick machines wish we down like that in Atlanta good thing I plant to move to Cali in a couple years LOL to was that gtr wagon?
Old 09-09-2008, 05:04 PM
  #5  
Vertex350
Registered User
iTrader: (76)
 
Vertex350's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: SoCal
Posts: 3,512
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

We are very fortunate to have events like this in Cali.

Performance Nissan FTMFW!!!
Old 09-09-2008, 05:26 PM
  #6  
chartchaiganan
Registered User
 
chartchaiganan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Arcadia
Posts: 204
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

very nice. looks like it was a great event.
Old 09-09-2008, 05:33 PM
  #7  
GT47R
Registered User
iTrader: (14)
 
GT47R's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Miami
Posts: 2,974
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Damn, I wish I could've been there! Nothing like that ever happening down here in Miami, this sucks!
Old 09-09-2008, 05:45 PM
  #8  
350zDex
Registered User
iTrader: (12)
 
350zDex's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Antonio,Tx
Posts: 2,167
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Wow Looks Like An Awesome Meet Would Have Loved To Be There!!!!!!!!!
Old 09-09-2008, 05:46 PM
  #9  
Andy@Performance
Sponsor
Performance Nissan
Thread Starter
iTrader: (92)
 
Andy@Performance's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Pasadena/Bay Area
Posts: 6,151
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by DaProdigy
LOL to was that gtr wagon?
Yup. NISSAN Stagea.

Old 09-09-2008, 06:31 PM
  #10  
tanman8181
New Member
iTrader: (23)
 
tanman8181's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Chino Hills
Posts: 575
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

i see myself
Old 09-09-2008, 06:35 PM
  #11  
BornSlippyZ
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
 
BornSlippyZ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Minnesota!
Posts: 7,418
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

I will be attending the next Nissan meet.
Old 09-09-2008, 07:28 PM
  #12  
blazinasian
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
 
blazinasian's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Midland, TX
Posts: 347
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

^GTR wagon FTW ! Looks like an awesome meet Andy! Must've been a PITA to organize, then reorganize... but you pulled it off great! SoCal FTW- West Texas FTL

Take care
Old 09-09-2008, 09:35 PM
  #13  
jinsei888
New Member
iTrader: (14)
 
jinsei888's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: South San Francisco, CA
Posts: 4,262
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by DaProdigy
LOL to was that gtr wagon?
For those that don't know:

The Nissan Stagea AUTECH and NISMO versions use the same all-wheel drive system as the GTR (ATTESA-ETS) and have BREMBO brakes fitted front and rear.

The AUTECH version, called 260RS, has the following extras:

Mechanics

* 2.6 L DOHC Turbo-I6 (Type RB26DETT), 280 hp (209 kW)
Old 09-09-2008, 09:46 PM
  #14  
9292
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
 
9292's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Brunei
Posts: 389
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Cool pics.. tahnx for sharing. Turbo mag nt out yet here
Old 09-09-2008, 10:00 PM
  #15  
badkarma85
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
 
badkarma85's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Australia
Posts: 2,234
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Great meet
Old 09-10-2008, 04:44 AM
  #16  
JDSMotoring
Vendor - Former Vendor
iTrader: (15)
 
JDSMotoring's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Central Jersey
Posts: 2,979
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

sick meet
Old 09-10-2008, 04:51 AM
  #17  
asianracerchick
Registered User
iTrader: (6)
 
asianracerchick's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posts: 1,585
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by zpaaji
sick meet
+1...damn i wish i was there!
Old 09-10-2008, 05:27 AM
  #18  
Jim@Showstoppers
Banned
iTrader: (157)
 
Jim@Showstoppers's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Monrovia, CA
Posts: 4,866
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Andy's meets kickass and his giveaways are unbeliveable.
Old 09-10-2008, 06:01 AM
  #19  
y0shi
Registered User
iTrader: (16)
 
y0shi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Piscataway, New Joysee
Posts: 562
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

I am very jealous.
Old 09-10-2008, 10:25 AM
  #20  
Andy@Performance
Sponsor
Performance Nissan
Thread Starter
iTrader: (92)
 
Andy@Performance's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Pasadena/Bay Area
Posts: 6,151
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Thanks guy's, hope to see more of you at our meet next year!


Quick Reply: Performance NISSAN Meet 2008 Presented by HKS USA COVERAGE!



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 10:16 AM.