Tampa import scene

[BrokeMofugga]

You joined in may of 05 lol

alot of us were on here way before our current join dates.i was 91mr2Turbo or some thing like that in 02,i remeber Zate he had the Mustang i believe. Chi Town Brat had an infinity g20 with a sr20det swap she was working on.and Kirk was always in toyota forums who had the TR Stickers.and he owned an mk3 at the time.And the member i remember most was URFUCT that dude was funny as fu*k

[_Charles_]

alot of us were on here way before our current join dates.i was 91mr2Turbo or some thing like that in 02,i remeber Zate he had the Mustang i believe. Chi Town Brat had an infinity g20 with a sr20det swap she was working on.and Kirk was always in toyota forums who had the TR Stickers.and he owned an mk3 at the time.And the member i remember most was URFUCT that dude was funny as fu*k

Zate owned a Mustang? I know Aaron did. Chi Town Brat had a G20? I thought she always had her civic.

Wow...did I miss something?

[BrokeMofugga]

i may be wrong on zate.but im 99% sure on chi.but idk i may just be old to remember exactly who had what **Just confirmed through PMs to CHI that im an idiot,Sorry bout that**

[bottlefed]

gray mach 1 I believe

[Bry]

Import scene Died once F&F came out just like a few of you said.Only thing left is a bunch of young thugs and thieves. It was fun back in the late 90's early 2000's though. TR added a good forum for me to mouth off so it was a pretty cool addition to the race scene. One thing I miss is hanging out with a lot of the old school guys. Also seems like the days of friendly competition are over. Most of the people out there now hate each other. I'm just glad I was one of those that were able to introduce the Bseris Civic to the V8 guys.. Just a thought, but we should have an old school meet.

[John]

speaking of Bry...

...the Cult

[cornishcrx]

Import scene Died once F&F came out just like a few of you said.Only thing left is a bunch of young thugs and thieves. It was fun back in the late 90's early 2000's though. TR added a good forum for me to mouth off so it was a pretty cool addition to the race scene. One thing I miss is hanging out with a lot of the old school guys. Also seems like the days of friendly competition are over. Most of the people out there now hate each other. I'm just glad I was one of those that were able to introduce the Bseris Civic to the V8 guys.. Just a thought, but we should have an old school meet.

100%

[cornishcrx]

Actually, the import scene in the Tampa market started taking off in teh early 90's. I remember when my dad bought a brand new 1987 Crx Si, he added Jackson racing equipment(they were into SCCA at the time). I remember going to the local hangouts, and being surrounded by Mustangs, and the club "Local Trends". Yep, good ole Ronnie Setser, and the Steak and Shake meets at Eastlake Mall.

I bought my first CRX (also a 1987 Si) back in 1991. Had custom wheels and suspension. I was an odd ball. In 1993, I moved to japan for 2 years. I came back to florida in 1996, and the scene had advanced.

Who helped the Scene advance through the early years? Danny @ Racing Zone...over on Lotus, and then N Florida ave, (and now Cypress).

Not sure what this has to do with anything...but there's your answer...I think.

Charles

local trend I remember seeing them around back in the day. I watched my dad race one when I was a lad.....Freddie's Nightmare it might have been.

[flashmatrix]

TMR Mag. If you don't know about that, hell, if you werent IN that, then you dont know nothin

If your talkin about TMR Magazine.... sucks they are no longer around.The early ones were pocket sized,lol. They used to give them away at the NIRA events in moroso back in the day. I still have a few of there issues lying around. Best import diehard/grassroots mag produced.








Unfortunately I wasnt a part of the Tampa scene back in the day. I lived elswhere in Florida. The scene in Miami was pretty much the same back then and has turned out the same now as described here. It was wholesome,friendly,to the roots and great back then. Nowadays its a whole different story.......

[homemade wrx]

i wonder if, some people actually think that the import seen started with "oldskool" da's and ef's ? most of which arent even 20 years old.

I have a 1980 corolla SR5 (3TC motor and 5 spd)...do I get an old school import award?

[forc3 f3d]

when vtec was first introduced...

[slowsohc]

Who helped the Scene advance through the early years? Danny @ Racing Zone...over on Lotus, and then N Florida ave, (and now Cypress).

I forgot about the shop on Lotus... Damn

[senor honda]

Old school meet?.........
In September the weather will be cooler, and I know a place.
Good Bay Area Location, cookout facilities, shade, reserve parking
limit of 200 cars. $5 per person for food should cover it.

If only people who paypal in advance are given the location, that gets
rid of the street squirrels.

Should we start a forum to sign people up? We already have
their screen names in one of the forums.-Bob

.................One thing I miss is hanging out with a lot of the old school guys........... Just a thought, but we should have an old school meet.

[bitemark46]

Good idea Senor. I'm in.

-Mark

[F4A22]

I'm in if you guys consider me old-school.