OHIO CAMARO ENTHUSIASTS/OWNERS REPORT HERE

[Arachnyd]

Doesnt sound like anyones going to cruise in east in amelia. If someone is, call me or text me at 617-BUMBLEB and I'll head out. Just give me some notice because its almost an hour drive!

[IROCanSS]

Where? I'd go for sure.

[Arachnyd]

Congrats to Mike and Jason who won some big 'ol trophies for their greatness!!!

And wow was there a lot of hate from the older car owners... but it was a good time! too bad for anyone who missed it!!

[gahammerle]

Congrats! What category were the wins?

[rachykells]

Congrats again guys! Good to see some Gen 5's racking up some hardware!!

I won a trophy today myself, in autox, but I don't count it as a "win" since I was the only car racing in STU. lol! Was a good day though-- got my buddy with an S2000 into autox and made good friends with a guy from WC who runs a killer red Trans Am. Good learning experience today!!

Totally forgot about the show until I saw 3 Gen 5's on 275E, then I realized the show was going to be over soon and I probably wouldn't have made it in time.

I hope some people will hit up the Hubert car show next Sat. I'll definitely be making an appearance and would love to see some of those award-winning Camaros!

[IROCanSS]

Bee- ya, I hate that new car hate

Gordy- best F-ing car in existence.

Rach- what's going on next weekend in Hubert? And WTF is Hubert? I may go. Not much planned for the long weekend.

[IROCanSS]

Bee- next time we're rockin the 80's machines!

[gahammerle]

Hubert is my employer. They are hosting a Cruise-in for a Cure on Saturday from 11-4. Raising money for American Cancer Society. Costs $15 to exhibit, awards handed out at 4.

9555 Dry Fork RD
Harrison, OH 45030

[heinzd01]

Originally Posted by gahammerle

Heinz, do you have any snapshots of it from back when you first got it? I think that would add some nice character to the board.

Thanks! I can see adding a pic of the rear. I'll see what I can fit in.

Originally Posted by BumblebeeAmigo

It certainly works compared to what I’ve seen at most shows for guys that do them themselves, so I think its spot on… I think you should feel free to go with it!

however since you asked for it, here are my thoughts:


From a “whats shared perspective”
-photo selection is good, although I’d sneak in a WIP picture of the back, maybe at the expense of the upper right. The upper right two could easily be swopped for something else simply because of the fact that that’s what your car looks like now, and so people see your actual car. If you don’t want a WIP picture of the back, then even a current picture of the back, or the opposite of the middle right?

Information wise:
Infos good, although I personally like when people have the tiny section that personalizes it… like where you say when and why you bought it, when, how and why you restored it, and any personal details. May not be appropriate for the specific car shows your going to, but I like it.

From a design perspective:
Of course if you did the whole thing on a computer I’d have a lot of recommendations, but since this is done with hard copy, it’s a little more difficult.

Are those pictures printed out on blue backboard? If so, I’d cut them out more so that the blue shows behind all of them… or put white on the backdrop so white shows through everywhere. Id also align the photos on the left to have equal spacing as those on the right.

if you went with a digital design I’d fade the images into eachother and fill a full border, or do a solid black border around each one with an interior fade, and then maybe a halo of your car behind the listed statistics. Color wise I’d probably stick to the colors of the car… Black, silver, maybe orange (engine block)- or in other words I’d scrap the blue.

Bee - Thanks for the comments!

Note this was a ROUGH design with quickly cutout pictures taped on. The blue you are seeing is the protective film on the plexiglass panels the final design will fit between. I know I needed to resize and better fit all the pictures. I was thinking of using black pinstriping to separate the pictures.

After I posted the draft pic, I had thought about putting a background image behind the text to make it more interesting. I was leaning towards using the pic from the upper right.


I like the idea of adding personal info.

[gahammerle]

Originally Posted by heinzd01

Thanks! I can see adding a pic of the rear. I'll see what I can fit in.

Going back and reading what I typed, it didn't come out right. I didn't mean a shot of the back, I meant a pic from back in the 80s when you first got it. Maybe if you have a shot that includes something that would identify the era like big hair or something.

[heinzd01]

Originally Posted by gahammerle

Going back and reading what I typed, it didn't come out right. I didn't mean a shot of the back, I meant a pic from back in the 80s when you first got it. Maybe if you have a shot that includes something that would identify the era like big hair or something.

Sorry, I guess my reading comprehension sucks. Maybe it was Bumblebee suggesting a pic of the rear.

I don't have many pictures from years ago.

Here is a picture from my early days of owning the car. It shows the fiberglass L88 hood, American Racing CP-200 wheels, white letter tires and rear end jacked up with air shocks. I could see adding this pic to the display though the resolution sucks.


This picture is good except it has some good looking skinny guy blocking the front of the car.


This picture shows some summer fashions from 1986.


This picture shows the Z-28 that ended up in 2nd place because of me. (This was before my car was restored.)


I don't have a pic from when I had long hair, mustache and beard.

[Jaylin]

Congrats on the win guys! Wish I could have made it. I know someone that could have won too if he would have opened his darn hood!!!

My students saw those trophies and now want to get into it! haha We'll bring em' up right!

[masterwinning]

Call for a TriState GM Performance Association Meeting. After talking with Lisa and Zach this evening, it may be time for a brain storming meeting. I saw this Friday we do a dinner and planning meeting. That will have given us all about a week to play with it and we can provide Brooks some feedback. Also I would like to talk about possible events next year.

I am okay with meeting at the Bcreek cruise in again and going out to dinner from there, or we can meet in the Wilmington Area to allow the southern folk to join us or head down to the West Chester area. This would also be open to those who haven't been part of this project yet but want to find out more and or get involved.

I am open to ideas of where to meet, lets just figure it out and make it happen. I would like to go public by the Mid Ohio Race as it would be a great promotional event.

[Jaylin]

Hey Kyle I'm definitely down for meeting again soon and agree that we should get things rolling for next year. I have a meeting for my cheerleading girls and parents this Friday so I'd be unable to attend or at least until probably 8 which is getting kind of late. Hope I can join in and help though so keep us posted on what ya'll decide! Hope you're havin' a great week!