The site underwent a few changes today. These were mainly cosmetic and done to the main structure of the site. I am looking for some feedback on the overall design. The site will follow this layout and once I have time I will skin the forum to look like it matches with the blog part of the website. I will be updating the main gallery so, if you attended any events, look for some pictures of your car.

As of right now I have 2 writers, and I would like more. You must be able to produce top quality articles. If you have the interest in writing automotive articles, please contact me.

Since it is the holiday season and we are experiencing some cold weather in the Northwest, I decided to make the site a bit festive and added snow! Drive safe in the snow.

Since the host wigged out early Thursday evening, after trying to connect time after time, I made the decision that it was early enough, Friday that not many people would be trying to access the site. So, I went ahead and put in the DNS change, which should be live worldwide in 23 hours. We did lose a small amount of posts, probably only 2 hours worth.

With the new host you won’t experience the aggravating slowness of our horrible last host. The main page of the site is undergoing some changes as well. I hope to have it how I want it by the end of December.

Due to wet weather conditions for the majority of the year, the Northwest is not a great place to be a car enthusiast. Some events have the ability to change that, and the PDXmas Tuner Bash is one. Held indoors at the Toyota/Scion dealership in Beaverton, there were cars for all types.

The talk of the show seemed to be the Perrin’s brand new GT-R and there was a perpetual crowd drooling over a R34 that was located inside. There were a couple VIP entrants, as well as a couple drag Supras with monster horsepower. PDXine was on hand with a booth as usual. NOS energy drink was a major sponsor, handing out enough of their product to get half the crowd completely wired. The show was dominated by the large groups of Scions and Subarus in attendance.

The area club scene showed in force, with most of the entrants being local members. For a six hour show, it never seemed to drag, definitely assisted by the DJ and perpetual music videos projected on one of the walls. As a thanks for all the toys donated, a bbq was set up and free hamburgers were had by all.

In summary, this was definitely one of the more well organized shows in the region. It was great to attend a show that was oriented towards the tuner crowd, as opposed to a bunch of cars just parked in a parking lot. If you missed it, put it on your to-do list for next year, and make sure to bring a toy to donate.

Provided by: 2B