i know WE know each others cars, WE know "Philip is working on this next", "Tristan is planning this swap next" "Thomas has all these parts" etc etc, but the thing is, the show-going public DONT! they see with their eyes and a decision is made in 4 seconds. they see a row of our cars... with whatever level of mod or finish, on whatever kind of stage setup (or none), and they turn their head and see another row of Nissans, all with flashy paint, 300wkw engines, track drifters with drift damage, massive wheels, etc etc, special carpetting, maybe video monitors playing cool videos of them on the street and track, cool lights,
and they turn their head back to the row of JZXs - now, remember these arent all people who know what a JZX is. its quite stereotypical. some will know but not all. now, what is this impression going to give? in their minds, they look at the nissans, look at the nissan club name, and they go, whoa sweeeet! turn and look at the jzxs, look at the jzx logo, and they might not have the same impression!
this would be a shame for the people entering and for the club. we love our cars and our cars have massive potential - but while we love them we have to be real about their condition, and how they look to the general public... its unfair, but its true - if everyone knew about JZX chassis then yeah, but most dont.
maybe then its true that the club is still young and for a first impression its going to be hard. again i stress, if you feel your ride is ready to represent, then shit mate go for it. but be ready for a surprise..
im here as a voice of reason, maybe devils advocate, to make sure you really are considering all there is to consider. an awesome show does not consist of enthusiasm and sheer numbers alone. im not here to attack anyones car - but im just here to say, be real, guys. be honest about the level of standard your ride is at, right now. Is your ride right now, something that you would LOVE to see in a car show, by itself, as an independant stand? if you saw a nissan built up with exactly the same mods as yours and same condition, would you be stoaked to see it? if your answer is YES, then hell yeah go for it. if your answer is hmmmm well prob not, then ITS OK
it just means a bit more time and money will get you there but its ok not to rush in, right. better to have a awesome show later than a crappy one NOW, yeah? 
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