Adelaide Toyoshow 2007

[HKS_TRD]

I just want to know how the same person can win a prize for originality, a prize for Maiden or Modifed (which, presumably, would have to be a modified car) and win ToyoChamp (ToyoChump?) which apparently needs to be good on the street (cruise), good on the dyno and good in the show and shine.

I fail to see how an original AE112R Sportivo Turbo with 97fwkw meets any/all or these criteria.

Also, what happened to original before 1985? I only heard awards for original '99 and original 2000.

I've been told it has quite a few mods and some work done to the paint so maybe its more than it appears on initial inspection

[HKS_TRD]

I had a ok day. lots of the same crap there though.
Con grats to Dan who got horsepower hero with 340rwkw.
Some of the judging had a bit to anwser for, how dose a 89 supra get 3rd place for origianl 2000+
Went looking for you big worm. seen your car but didnt see ya.

Cheers

Cheers mate, and yeah I was/am a little stumped about the second award I picked up

[Starfire]

The Levin turbo has a number of mods, but they are mostly very subtle and aimed at not destroying the identity of one of the rarest production cars in australia.

[Gavatron]

I've been told it has quite a few mods and some work done to the paint so maybe its more than it appears on initial inspection

She had a list of the mods on the board in front of the car. To me all it seemed to be was the usual turbo mods (2.25? inch exhaust, FMIC), some rims and a mp3 headunit. Don't get me wrong, it is a nice car. But I still can't see it as the best Toyota there out of all of the others.

Still wondering what happened to the original pre-1985 category.

[MR22ZZ]

as far as I can tell from pics of her car the FMIC is the stock one.

[Starfire]

I'm not sure about the pre-85 catagory, I'll check that out with sean later, but apparently the judges were really big on cleanliness and presentation, while being really picky on details.

Most of the cars weren't particularly clean, especially underneath (yes they did check under the cars).

One car in particular almost picked up the Toyochamp, but failed to have his engine bay open, and as such missed out on all the points associated with that.

[AE35]

I had a ok day. lots of the same crap there though.
Con grats to Dan who got horsepower hero with 340rwkw.
Some of the judging had a bit to anwser for, how dose a 89 supra get 3rd place for origianl 2000+
Went looking for you big worm. seen your car but didnt see ya.

Cheers

That 89 Supra is in fact an 86.5 MA70, which I detailed for my friend for HER first show.

For a chick to get a couple of trophy plates in her first show, I think its a great effort. Looks like we have some sore losers here in the Toymods community.

Shame to see that sort of mentality getting around really.

[MWP]

She had a list of the mods on the board in front of the car. To me all it seemed to be was the usual turbo mods (2.25? inch exhaust, FMIC), some rims and a mp3 headunit. Don't get me wrong, it is a nice car. But I still can't see it as the best Toyota there out of all of the others

Agreed.
Although i guess the limiting factor on choice was that the entrant had to participate in all 3 events.
Brad (the silver RA60) was a little annoyed he didnt go on the cruise... he would have had a decent chance at the top prize

[MWP]

One car in particular almost picked up the Toyochamp, but failed to have his engine bay open, and as such missed out on all the points associated with that.

The purple Supra?
I guess the engine bay wasnt open because it was non-turbo so not much to show off in there.

BTW... you guys should have told the GT4 & Prius owners to wash thier cars on arrivial.
I thought it was pretty crappy seeing them like that.

[BigWorm]

That 89 Supra is in fact an 86.5 MA70, which I detailed for my friend for HER first show.

For a chick to get a couple of trophy plates in her first show, I think its a great effort. Looks like we have some sore losers here in the Toymods community.

Shame to see that sort of mentality getting around really.

Sore losers?!? I don't think the problem was with it being owned by a chick, the problem is that the award was supposed to be for year 2000+, so a 1986.5 model car winning it is a bit strange.
Get off your high horse.

I had a ok day. lots of the same crap there though.
Con grats to Dan who got horsepower hero with 340rwkw.
Some of the judging had a bit to anwser for, how dose a 89 supra get 3rd place for origianl 2000+
Went looking for you big worm. seen your car but didnt see ya.

Cheers

Yeah I wasn't around much, mr brother & I had a 12 hour night shift saturday night, so we dropped our cars off in the morning & went home to sleep, then came at about 3 to pick them up. I still havn't tried installing that speed cut defender.....

[SoulSearcher]

Hey,

I came 1st in Matron of Modified, Encouragement award for the Dyno and Toyochamp.

I have a 2001 Corolla Sportivo.

[AE35]

You're missing my point Bigworm.

The category was Original TO 1999.

[twentyEight]

The Levin turbo has a number of mods, but they are mostly very subtle and aimed at not destroying the identity of one of the rarest production cars in australia.

I would never class them as "rare"... They are "not common" beacuse they were to stupidly overpriced from the factory!

[Gavatron]

Hey,

I came 1st in Matron of Modified, Encouragement award for the Dyno and Toyochamp.

I have a 2001 Corolla Sportivo.

Cos champions need encouragement awards...

[AE35]

Someone really cant read, can they "Gavatron"

Encouragement award for the DYNO.

*sigh*. Does Toymods sell reading glasses?