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<\/a>\nI don\u2019t know how or why but we ended up getting one big room instead of two. It worked out for the best since we were together and more importantly, we had one kick ass room that had amazing views of the city and the Las Vegas strip.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When we arrived at the Las Vegas Convention Center, we found out that the Media room had been moved to a different location. As a result of that, we decided to take our time, walk around and take some pictures of the cars which were already parked. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fall is one of my favorite seasons; the weather starts to give you a break, at night you can turn off the A\/C and open the windows to let the breeze in, football is on full force (both college and professional), Formula 1 is going strong and there is probably some drama going on, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,34,31,61,63,40,62,33,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-afara-kim","category-cespinosa","category-honda","category-icb-motorsport","category-matt-ye","category-news","category-nolan-whitenack","category-pgreen","category-sema"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectonethirty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectonethirty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectonethirty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectonethirty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectonethirty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/projectonethirty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3899\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectonethirty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectonethirty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projectonethirty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>
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\nWhen we got to the room we behaved like little kids scouting the room, opening every door to see what was on the other side. After we negotiated the sleeping arrangements, we decided to get some food but we had a slight delay before we could eat. There was a chest in the room and that provided us with some fine entertainment. We decided that whoever could get in and close the lid all the way would eat for free. Of course, because I am tall, I didn’t even try. Nolan and Matt went at it for a while but there was no winner. With this, the nonsense began.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nOn Monday morning we decided to wander around before we picked up our credentials for the show. Matt is a big fan of the Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens so we stopped to take a few photos. I am not going to lie, the garden provided an excellent setting for photography.
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\nSince I am doing MOvember, I asked Nolan to grow a moustache and join my team but he told me he was just going to grow a beard and go for the Razzy Bailey look.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nOne of the first cars that grabbed my attention was this truck that was based on a 30-31\u2032 Ford Model-A truck. The frame on this thing is custom and it has a V-8 pushing around 575hp. Sick.
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\nCan you imagine a view like this in your rear view mirror?<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nSpoon Sports\u2019 Honda CR-Z race car. (I think this was designed for endurance racing.)
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\nNolan checking out the brake and wheel set up.<\/p>\n
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\nInterior is gutted to the bare basics.<\/p>\n
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\nDry-carbon fiber doors are super light.
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\nNothing crazy under the hood, mostly off-the-shelf parts from Spoon Sports.<\/p>\n
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\n\u2026however it has a custom ECU.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nWe saw familiar faces there.
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\nTurbo K24 powered Prelude.
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\nFancy stuff! I have a soft spot for proper suspensions.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nSince I grew up around the MKI and MKII model, I was surprised to see this VW Scirocco. I really didn’t care for the exterior finish but it was the first time that I saw the MKIII in person and I have to say I really like the body lines.
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\nIt did have a sweet sticker though!<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nWide-body Turbo E30 M3.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\n1954-GMC-Cabover Dually looks sinister. I\u2019d love to drive this thing for a day!<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nNot your average mid-engine.
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\nLove all the small details…
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\nlike the bottle-tail lights
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\nEven the interior is very unique.
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\nFord-Econoline. Scooby Doo Where Are You!
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\nThis BMW 3-Series looks very subtle from the side.<\/p>\n
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\nThen you get to the front! I like how the projectors are not fully round like before.<\/p>\n
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\nAudi S4 on rotiform IND-T Centerlock wheels, I really like these wheels.<\/p>\n
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\nBanks had their Banks Super-Turbo Semi Freightliner Race truck which I forgot to take a full photo of. Maybe that was because I was paying such close attention to the components. Here you can see a massive intercooler (right side).
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\nThese warning stickers are so money and yes there were three of them.<\/p>\n
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\nAnd this is why.
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\nAlthough it is immense – Super-Turbo doesn’t mean big turbo, it means that this truck is supercharged and turbocharged. It also has a methanol injection system. Apparently it produces 2800 hp and a colossal 5000 lbft. If you put this into perspective, you would need at least thirty K24 engines (from the TSX) to produce this kind of torque. I heard it has a nickname – the tranny killer.
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\nMassive blow off!<\/p>\n
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\nMagnus Motorsports EVO race car. From the side, some people would have a hard time recognizing the make and model.
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\nChevy Corvair Van with a mid-engine set up.<\/p>\n
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\nMatt, Paul and Nolan checking out this polished Chevrolet-Kurbmaster-Van.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nFord Model A early from the early 1930s.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nNot sure what type of Ford this is, but it was beautifully executed. Love the old Ford emblem
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\nLexus GS sedan with a proper wheel-tire fitment. Which is harder to spot these days.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe new Mercedes Benz CLA.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nMercedes Benz SLR McClaren with a full carbon fiber body kit.
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\nShelby Super Snake GT500. This is not my cup of tea but I cannot deny the beauty of this car.
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\nFerrari 458 on HRE 501 wheels.
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\nLamborghini Aventador, love the hexagonal lights.
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\nAt the end of that day, we all agreed that based on what we saw outside, the show was going to be a good one. We were all excited and eager to come back the next day for our first day of the actual event.
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\nA few other shots before we left back to the hotel.
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