Last weekend I decided to buy yet another Honda for the collection. This time it's a 2000 Honda S2000 with a fresh 39,000 miles on it. I purchased it with running A Stock in mind, however, I believe I will be using it primarily for weekend cruising and track days. As summer rolls in, I will be sure to document many upgrades to both cars!

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I purchased this new little project in December, without really having any particular plans for it. It's a one owner 1994 Acura Integra RS that has been kept completely original. I even bought it from the same Acura dealership it was originally sold from! Stay tuned for more updates and progress. Please see the vehicle details page for all of the specifics.

Over the weekend, Chris Adams and I traveled to Atlanta for the last Subaru Challenge event of the year. This special autocross, hosted by Subaru of America, is one of the many exclusive events offered towards Subaru owners. A total of 99 racers made it to Turner Field on Saturday morning for some beautiful fall weather, albeit a bit cold.

A look at just a portion of the competing field on Saturday morning. The vast majority of Subarus present were 02-07 Imprezas.

The Turner Field parking lot is massive, and plays host to over a dozen autocrosses every year. That little blue wall in the background is actually about 25 feet tall!

Chris Adams' Street Modified WRX, getting ready for battle as the sun rises. Rather than taking by D-stock WRX as well, we decided it would be easier and cheaper to consolidate with one car.

Hundreds of spectators made their way to watch the event. Participants were representing Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and of course - Kentucky.

At the end of the event, the top 16 finishers in the PAX index moved on to the Subaru "Super Star Challenge" to determine bragging rights for the best driver of the day. I considered each of these cars to be nearly fully prepared for their respective classes. Many of them had raced at SCCA Nationals just a few months prior.

In retrospect, Chris and I would have stood a better chance at placing well in PAX by bringing my DS WRX. However, we still managed to run some of the faster times of the day. Chris had one cone on his fastest run, but that run's scratch time would have been the 15th quickest Raw time. Despite having an under-prepared SM car, I feel that we were able to post some pretty impressive times.

The FTD (Fastest Time of the Day) was posted by this heavily modified SM WRX. It finished a solid five seconds ahead of my best time. Dozens of other cars were equally well prepared for their particular classes. It goes to show that it is hard to really prove your skills without being fully prepared for whatever class you choose. Next year, I will place a strong emphasis on class preparation, no matter where I end up.

In the end, this was an extremely fun weekend that I hope to repeat next year. Subaru of America definitely puts on a great show for their Subaru Challenges, and I won't think twice about traveling even further next year.

As always, check the video section for my quickest run.

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Final results - 6th of 24 (SM)
Raw results - 26 of 99
PAX results - 34 of 99

Chris Adams
Final results - 8th of 24 (SM)
Raw results - 31 of 99
PAX results - 41 of 99

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the SEMA convention in Las Vegas for a few business-related tasks. Since this was my first time attending, I had quite a bit to see and experience. Despite all of that, I still managed to snap a few pictures of some things that stood out to me.

This was the wheel section of Mackin's booth. We spent awhile here talking about some of the new wheel offerings from Rays and what we can expect to be getting over the next year or so. Having to wait three or more months for wheels definitely sucks, but these guys are really awesome to deal with.

This was Greddy's new 07 350Z, showcasing their new twin turbo kit for the VQ35HR, as well as some cool new Gracer/Grex bits. It was also sporting some prototype Gram Lights wheels that will debut next year.

This is the second Subaru 22B STi that has been officially imported and registered in the US. Considered among many to be the "holy grail" of Subarus, it was very nice of Subaru to bring this gem out.

The famous RS*R drift S2000. It's always nice to see such publicized cars like this in person. It was amazing to see that it can look so clean in person, despite being abused in every video of it you'll ever see.

Here is Tanner Foust's Forumla D drifting 350Z. Another awesome car to see in person, and looking good as always. AEM was another booth that we spent a significant time at discussing new products.

The all-new 08 S2000 Club Racer. This was my first time seeing one of these in person, and the look of it has really grown on me. I'm anxious to see how all of the aero and suspension tuning effects its' already awesome track and autocross capabilities.

That's all for now. As I mentioned, I spent most of the time running around to see as much as I could, which left little time for pictures. I would recommend that all car enthusiasts try their best to go at least once. There is something for everybody!