Taco Bell 19th ave (across from the Dome)

[PSiedTSi]

integra_gsr98 wrote:
it started by having some friends from HS into the scene, hanging out with them, and just being quiet, asking questions, and finally buying a car.

thats how its supposed to be...thats how it was with me...i was friends with mitch, joe, jim, and kirk...they all knew kevin, burgess, and tufte...i honestly owe it to the 3 i just listed for getting me into the scene whether they knew it or not...i saw them and looked up to them(prolly the reason i even ended up with a dsm) im sure i wasnt liked that much right away because i was just a stupid 15 or 16yr old when i first came to the old shop on west main in west fargo...as i hung around them more and more i just kinda listened and followed what i saw them doing and eventually bought a tuner car and really joined the scene for real...and now id like to think that i am someone people can look up to like i look up to SLS guys...i basically owe it all to them...to tell ya the truth i think what started making the scene deteriorate was "the crew"...not sure all this was needed but i was inspired by gsrs post lol

edit: i remember back before i even had my car and would ride with other people...we would drive around and look for all the cool cars that we had around...and every once in awhile we would go watch em race...racing was so different then

[integra_gsr98]

PSI2HI wrote:
Refresh my memory quickly, but i dont remember any retards back then doing burnouts in every parking lot, @ every stop light weaving in and out of lanes, throwing garbage everywhere, or starting fights. Funny thing is was we were the young kids those days.

Nope. The only real stupid thing I remember is Laskey and Ethans 929 hahahaha.

[YellowEvo]

yeah i had fun going out to the shop when i was 15-16 and just talk to kevin and burgess, me and tufte didn't really see eye to eye then lol... and i am glad we are able to actually talk and hang out now cause i learn a lot from everyone at SLS, i know i know nothing about cars, and people who are around me know the same thing but i want to learn and that's why i like being able to just sit and talk to people about cars... we have no place to sit and just talk anymore cause idiots like to do stupid shit to "impress" people... like sunday night when me, kirk, mitch, aaron, lucas, gsr, troy, blake were all at sunmart talking after we didn't go to kmart, i had fun sittin there for 2 hours just bullshitting with each other..

[4doorsslow]

i havent been in the fargo area for long but i know exactly what goes on cause it happens everywhere well everywhere ive been and to say that whoever hasnt been here for 5-6 years cant appreciate it is incorrect it took me like three months to figure out who to talk to who to cruise with and whos not going to treat me like an idiot. and so i may not be out everynight rippin up the streets but yea ive done some dumb shit but im really cautious with other drivers if you saw me the night tint masters was out i let people in front of me i always use my blinkers and my cars not fast enough to attract attention like these mommy and daddy ricers... furthermore the people who fucked this up need to stop bitchin about it and own it then move on. but you want the scene to change change it dont give up and pack the cars in the garage cause that sucks whyd you spend money on it to collect dust no we just have to figure some shit out i dont have the answers but if i can help i will.

[Guest]

I also moved to Fargo in the summer of 2000 and I owe a lot of my passion/interest in this sport to Caleb, Scott Keller, Nick Tufte and Dave Henry. When I first moved to Fargo I owned a 1990 S10 truck and my then fiance, now wife, owned a 1994 Cavalier. At Calebs first show-n-shine/bbq at Type-R I won a $50 door prize and since I didn't have anything to use $50 worth of tuner parts/labor on, I bought a 1988 Prelude, did a auto-to-manual conversion in it, dropped it on Neuspeed Springs and Tokico struts, added a short ram intake and a couple other things that were insignificant. Then I did the biggest/best mod ever, I traded it for a WRX and have spent the past 4 years getting to know my car inside and out...weighing all the pros and cons of every performance part I have ever purchased and generally trying to build the best car I can and to fit into the scene the best I can. It sucks to see the scene crumble as it has in the past few years. Thats why we started Veritas Racing, to get a group of individuals together who really appreciate the whole import culture and want to see it advance in Fargo. Yes, we as a club made a stupid mistake, we owned up to it and that issue has been resolved. Point in all of this is that so many of us have tried so hard to make for a good environment for car people in this town that its irritating being out with people who are constantly fucking off and ruining everything that we have tried to do. You MIGHT see me at parking lots hanging out, just because I like to get to know more people...but you ever notice that once the cruising starts a lot of us leave the pack....ever wonder why all the "cool" cars that are highly modded don't stay with you guys? I think the answer is obvious.

[bluejays]

i was talking to a buddy earlier about this as i am sure a lot of you have. well i realized we aren't the only town/area that has this problem. you go to any other descent size city and they have the "rice" problem also. where i see us proceding other areas is we have noticed the problem and are trying to change it to better the scene. none of the other scenes i know of are attempting to improve there scene like we are. i think we are headed in the right direction.

[Guest]

i havent read one post in this whole thread simpley becuase the ppl that cruz are going to say they are right andthat they dont do anythign wrong.
the anti-dumbpeople are going to say other im with the anti-dumbpeople on this. yes i have done dumb shit and what not but when 10 stock cars get togather to drive around it gets kinda boring and kinda make u look like a loser in my opinon.

PS.. i have no idea if this has anything to do with anything and sry if this makes me look dumb

[Guest]

again, I will request being specific with the green mustang comments, the last thing I want is someone messing with my classic because of the "green Mustang" comments, you never know who is gonna read mid thread and come after me and my classic, not trying to be a dick, just protecting my investment

[camzaro28]

ur good man
i believe they are talking about the FNF vert, shane

[Guest]

I know, just bein safe

[btleier]

Man lots of long posts I've replied to tonight, but like alot of others it made me think back to when I first got into the scene. My first car was a 1991 Honda Accord EX, auto, 4 door. Not exactly the greatest platform to start with, but it was what I had when i was younger until I could afford to upgrade. What I learned from that car was so much different then the way we learn now how to swap motors, and actually knowing the answers to questions people ask. Those were when you realized you just had a valid appreciate for cars, and wanted to meet more people that enjoyed cars as much as you did. You wanted to see what people were doing, and find out what you needed to do some of the same things, and to do things different. I started in the scene in Minot with Troy, GSR, Mike, etc..... as these are the only people I know from Minot that frequent the boards here. Sometimes I just wish times could go back to the way they were. When you could take a 1995 Civic Si hatch with intake, header, exhaust, out to race, and be one of the fastest imports in town. Now things are some competitive and unrealistic. But one thing that hasn't changed over the years is that I still love cars, and I want to see things progress not take steps backwards.

[Jim]

I saw fast and the furious four years ago when it came out... lets see that would have made me 15.

Common admit it! I bought a blitz kit becuase I wanted to be like the eclipse in the fast and the furious, and I had blacked out windows and green street glow to be like the civics in there too...

I'm the definition of the fast and furious generation

[94NDTA]

Jim wrote:
I saw fast and the furious four years ago when it came out... lets see that would have made me 15.

Common admit it! I bought a blitz kit becuase I wanted to be like the eclipse in the fast and the furious, and I had blacked out windows and green street glow to be like the civics in there too...

I'm the definition of the fast and furious generation
I remember when it first came out. Cops would sit outside the movie theater and tag people speeding off or doing burnouts.

[PSiedTSi]

94NDTA wrote:
I remember when it first came out. Cops would sit outside the movie theater and tag people speeding off or doing burnouts.

YES!! my friends dad is the manager of century 10....that was funny shit

[btleier]

I remember the first time I went to it.... I'd never seen so many geo metros do burnouts in my life.

[hondagirl17]

spoolude wrote:
but when 10 stock cars get togather to drive around it gets kinda boring and kinda make u look like a loser in my opinon.

it takes money to get a nice car, so just because you have a stock car doesn't mean your a loser. I have a stock car right now but I am also currenty saving up some money to actually do something to my car. I do realize it's just your opinion but I just just don't see how having a stock car make us a loser. and maybe I'm just understanding your comment wrong I dunno.. just my opinion!

anyways... I do agree with what you guys had to do. That was some stupid thinking on their part and it does make our scene look bad when these things happen. Something had to be done and props to you guys for doing that.

[amicheze]

Jim wrote:
I saw fast and the furious four years ago when it came out... lets see that would have made me 15.

Common admit it! I bought a blitz kit becuase I wanted to be like the eclipse in the fast and the furious, and I had blacked out windows and green street glow to be like the civics in there too...

I'm the definition of the fast and furious generation

yes! e-high five

[CivicEX7777777]

I want to apologize 4 everything that I have done or have been associated with. The kid who was with me at Taco Bell that night is Tylor, he has no car he used to be a friend of mine we grew up together.....neways a lot changes over time and I dont even talk to him nemore. I would also like to apologize for driving dumb those days are over for me. As for being a ricer, i like it I have always loved Altezzas since I first saw them and my neons I like them too, I know a lot of peeps dont but I like them and Im doing stuff to my car to make me happier with it not other people (not tryin to sound like a jerk) Anyways I would appreciate greatly if I was offered a second chance with you all I love my car, cars in general and I realize I made some mistakes and am admitting to them and askin for a fresh start......It would be appreciated, also I do want to make my car faster, I just dont know much about it suggestions would be helpful, Im thinkin bout orderin a Cobra Engine for 4500 in like a year or 2 or else supercharge the v6 I dunno, like you all said Im a "ricer" I can hook up neons and put tail lights in....I do want to learn more though. Neways I want to apologize one more time, and mynova I dont know y you dislike me so much, I have no problem with you...for whatever I did I apologize
Thanks,
Shane-2000 Mustang