Thanks for your personal response Mike, it means a lot to me that you personally addressed my concerns. I would like to stress this is not a personal attack on any individual, or group there of, I know all of you, some more then others, and have a strong sense of respect for the entire family.
I would also like to preface this response with the fact I was thanked by many for saying what has been on the minds of many of the "OG's" for quite some time.
This thread is not just about the Lambo feature. It is about getting back to the roots. Maybe I have been absent long enough to miss a cycle of what I consider poor content and this comes at the end. Maybe I am focusing on a few things that I have personal distaste in. But one thing has become apparent, I am not the only one that feels the site has lost track. Many people either here, or on FB (many OG's are friends outside of the site) have reached out and thanked me for saying something similar to what has been on their minds for sometime. I in no way discredit any of the team for their hard work. I appreciate having the outlet and resource that has been created.
I am gonna put all professionalism aside here for a second.
This site was founded on laid out, clapped out, shit box cars with stupid rare wheels and mind boggling offsets... crudely rolled fenders and cut springs, greasy broken knuckles and shiny paint dreams. Stupid stickers that say stupid stupid things... cars that barely ran, but stripped the streets of dummy dots when we changed lanes. That is what I am about. Elbow deep in grease creating something that makes even the manliest men wonder how I did it, and women say "oh thats cute". The quality of people I met in Sacramento in a parking garage, while we all partied together all day, that is this site. Mike I will love you forever for getting under my car and getting dirty while I was deliriously tired and 14 hours drive from home. Do you honestly think that is the element you will get at a fancy coastal golf resort? Its cool that its a "come one, come all" event, and you will get a few stragglers... but it screams EXCLUSION which is what this site and scene was founded against. And honestly has people scratching their heads. Lambo's are sweet... and they have their place, I get that it's original content, and they have their place... Drift event coverage is awesome, and it has its place... Hot rodding is the worthiest content on the face of the planet, it defines roots, and it has its place... This used to be a place of something magical, and it was the only place like it. I click on favorites to open up a blog that could easily be confused for any other one out there... and I shake my head. Yes everything is held to a higher standard, the photos are art, not just pictures, the articles communicate passion, its just not the passion I signed up to 2.5 years ago.
I would also like to preface this response with the fact I was thanked by many for saying what has been on the minds of many of the "OG's" for quite some time.
This thread is not just about the Lambo feature. It is about getting back to the roots. Maybe I have been absent long enough to miss a cycle of what I consider poor content and this comes at the end. Maybe I am focusing on a few things that I have personal distaste in. But one thing has become apparent, I am not the only one that feels the site has lost track. Many people either here, or on FB (many OG's are friends outside of the site) have reached out and thanked me for saying something similar to what has been on their minds for sometime. I in no way discredit any of the team for their hard work. I appreciate having the outlet and resource that has been created.
I am gonna put all professionalism aside here for a second.
This site was founded on laid out, clapped out, shit box cars with stupid rare wheels and mind boggling offsets... crudely rolled fenders and cut springs, greasy broken knuckles and shiny paint dreams. Stupid stickers that say stupid stupid things... cars that barely ran, but stripped the streets of dummy dots when we changed lanes. That is what I am about. Elbow deep in grease creating something that makes even the manliest men wonder how I did it, and women say "oh thats cute". The quality of people I met in Sacramento in a parking garage, while we all partied together all day, that is this site. Mike I will love you forever for getting under my car and getting dirty while I was deliriously tired and 14 hours drive from home. Do you honestly think that is the element you will get at a fancy coastal golf resort? Its cool that its a "come one, come all" event, and you will get a few stragglers... but it screams EXCLUSION which is what this site and scene was founded against. And honestly has people scratching their heads. Lambo's are sweet... and they have their place, I get that it's original content, and they have their place... Drift event coverage is awesome, and it has its place... Hot rodding is the worthiest content on the face of the planet, it defines roots, and it has its place... This used to be a place of something magical, and it was the only place like it. I click on favorites to open up a blog that could easily be confused for any other one out there... and I shake my head. Yes everything is held to a higher standard, the photos are art, not just pictures, the articles communicate passion, its just not the passion I signed up to 2.5 years ago.
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