HIN is really loosing A LOT of customers the way they run things..I registered on time, got the registration roll in time from 2-6 i got there at 5:45 and turn me down saying i was late and they ran out of room!!! i was pretty much heated!! they said its first come first serve as well..if that is the case then why is there a registration form? they should of known how many cars would be attending!!! HIN SUCKS AZZ...

 

ya i heard they turned away a lot of registered cars actually........

and that CHP was there too.....

 

^^^^thats why I don't even bother to show at HIN this year. POPO everywhere, and too much BS.

 

Any pixx??

 

Thats an lie, one G sedan showed up right around Noon and got turned away, citing not enough mods, but that car had custom paint job.

 

^ that was what hin staff told me.

also heard team twc didn't get all there spots too..but they are the leading team here in ca...

 

where are the event pics?

 

Never going to HIN again. This show was small, not that many good cars. COPS everywhere. Everyone was getting pulled over for stupid reasons. I showed up around 6 and on my way to the parking lot there was a line of people getting pulled over. CHP bikes and cars. We got board so we tried to leave early, we were trying to plan a way out because some of the cars that we went to would get state refed for sure or worse towed. We were just by our cars and the CHP bikes kept passing by the parking lots looking at us. It looked like some of the bike cops were calling in the cars that were leaving so the cops at the exit could pull them over...... Anyways luckily we got out with a big group of cars and the cops did not go for us. but it sucks for the people that got pulled over. will post up pics later.

 

my friend counted about 15 cars pulled over..............ouch

 

 

Another reason why HIN is going down hill is because they are not doing enough to protect the attendees of HIN from being harassed by the police. I'm sure HIN has some sort of agreement with the City of San Mateo to prevent the profiling from happening, but the City Police itself does not care in any shape or form. I honestly don't think HIN gives a shiet about this issue. All they care about is $$$$$$.

 

+1 I got a ticket ryt when I was exiting the parking lot... THey don't give a shiet... I could see tons of cops waiting for cars ryt at the exit of the parking lot.;...!! not going again....

 

i said it to myself last year that im not going to HIN anymore!

 

i walked from my hotel which was a mile away....what was with the lack of hot chicks?

 

I wouldn't fully point the finger at HIN... - it's just unfortunate that San Mateo doesn't like HIN (or the crowd it brings in) so they slapped HIN with soo many rules and regulations.

- limited to < 200 cars
- no more indoor show
- cut down on the event time
- every car showing gets their hood poped and vin checked by law enforcement
- ticketing customers while they leave

So Basically San Mateo doesnt want us there =(

BUT!!!!

HERE ARE SOME PICS!!! (sorry I don't have that many car pics - I was tired from setting up all day, HOWEVER enjoy these.....)

Girls on our rides





















CONGRATZ ZDIRTY! 1st place "Best Driven Nissan" award


Nice meeting some fellow Z/G drivers there! Congrats to the other teams that won or showed! And nice meeting Tech2 crew (our neighbors)!

 

those grls are bangin, too bad about the popos tho! wtf

 

show was really small. i walked it in 30 min approx. it was cold as hell since it was an outdoor show. the quality of cars has significantly dropped. it seemed as though this hin was a big meet...no offense to any participants. show was unorganized and damn, 30 bucks per person to get in with no discounts? with all the cops patrolling the parking lot and streets, it felt like it was against the law to go to hin. maybe theyll get their act together for pleasanton, which will probably the the same exact (outdoor) show as this one.

 

That is true i really wouldnt blame in on HIN staff, cops were just being D***s i saw one honda who told a CHP bike F*** The police and the cop pulled him over and was yelling at him. lol it was kinda funny, but i think the name calling was un called for...... besides that issue I really liked all the Z's that showed up. I was really tripping out on the Z's who had the 2JZ swap on them i wonder how they run?

 

Ya the crew with the 2JZ swap (TECH2) was cool to see in a 350. I was like oh ****! I think they took 2 trophies home for engineering and something else...

2JZ in a 350z



2JZ in a RX-7



COPS: Lucky we left late from the parking lot, a friend heard a cop say this, "Let these guys go, we met our quota met already" DAMN!!!! like-that!!!

 

Heard the madness about the cops during the show opening and after. So sad it happened again.

Some of my crew at the show, we were lucky to have to tear down and not deal with the cops afterwards.