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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by sleepymax
i will complain,since yall need to hear the bad.I thought when i would show up,i would see an event with mad vendor tents,some locals selling parts,maybe some members selling used parts.ALOT more cars,MUSIC blasting and tons of stuff like shirts,key chains,schedules or EVEN sum bootleggers selling ****.NOTHING like that.It was way to calm
im sorry you was so disappointed .....but this was a maxima meet .......,not NOPI or HOT IMPORT NIGHTS
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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Few things that I have to say is that yes. Most Maxima owners are f****in cheap. I see it at almost every meet and on the forums on a daily basis. They expect to be spoon-fed information and when you do help them out, they ask for more. No appreciation whatsoever. The Meet and Greet was good. Everyone was parked up and just hung out. Regardless of Corey being late, people had fun. Traffic is a b****. I remember when I drove down to Maryland for Maxus 2009. My anticipated 4 hour drive from NYC turned into an 8 hour drive thanks to traffic. For the track, people don't see to understand that $20 per person is reasonable. Most people were under the impression that it was $20 per car. I was under that impression as well but then I found out it wasn't when I got there. Still, not a big deal. The organizers sacrificed their own time and money to set this up. For the people complaining about the entrance fee.....$20 is cheap compared to what others clubs have been charged at other events. The Car Show was most definitely disorganized. The cars should have been separated by gens. This would have made it easier to judge them and would've kept everything more organized. The Midnight Run wasn't too bad. Funny how everyone was scared of cops. We didn't have cop trouble and the reason why everyone got split up was because of the traffic before the toll booths. One member actually blocked off one side of one of the toll lane to let the rest of the caravan pass but unfortunately, taxis and other people who were desperate to jump in no matter what to go through the booth. Everyone knew that the caravan would get split up. This is due to taxi cabs, and traffic lights. Everyone knew what the end meet up spot would be just in case we got lost. The scenic cruise was "interesting." I tried to help the caravan leader as much as I could. It really sounds funny how one member needed gas. The logical thing to do would have been to fill up before we left. the caravan leader took a wrong turn and did everything he could to fix it. I was probably the third car behind the caravan leader and when he had to make a U-turn through a gas station, I went ahead and blocked off traffic to let everyone make their U-turn. BIG MISTAKE! I ended up being last and then misled by people who did not follow the caravan but instead made a turn into a gas station where everyone ended up. I regret blocking off traffic to let everyone pass. I was expecting everyone to follow the caravan leader but of course people don't feel the need to stay behind the leader. Even throughout the caravan, we found people in another lane for no reason. The caravan was in the left lane and some idiot felt the need to get in the right lane. People actually followed him so we end up in two lines. This was right before the left lane merged away from the rest of the road so we had people try to dash back into the left lane which is dangerous. People didn't know how to stay in a line. I had to contact the caravan leader to tell him the address of the gas station that we all had ended up at. I also tried to have people get organized within the gas station before the gas station owner decided to kick us out. I totally understand how the organizers must have felt. It was way too overwhelming. People wanted to do their own thing when they should have followed and listened to other people. Also, when the caravan pulled over to make sure everyone was here, some people felt the need to get back on the road which led the people behind them to follow them and cause confusion. IMO worst caravan ever but this was due to some of the people in the caravan, not the caravan leader. The BBQ wasn't too bad. Food was OK for the price. I think the BBQ parking should have been by gens as well. I will say that Maxus 2009 > Maxus 2010. The turnout was horrible. Also needed more people to help out and faciliate everything. Regardless, the organizers worked with what they had, which wasn't much and did a good job IMO. People just didn't cooperate. It's also sad that NYCMaximas had a weak presence there.

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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by datdude20
im sorry you was so disappointed .....but this was a maxima meet .......,not NOPI or HOT IMPORT NIGHTS
I know kid,but we couldve done that ourselves.Am sure theres mad people that wouldve like to bump sum old ****.I know we have guys that sell bootleg **** too,ATLEAST BUMP UR music.Ohwells
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by perkman87
OMG what a Lip *****!!! lol
ahhhhahahah lol.

i had to throw it in there man!! just for fun since this thread is full of heat.

thanks again for maxus
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by sleepymax
I got there aorund 1430/1500 and the guys with radios said park it anywhere aslong as u not staging.So,i parked where the trailers were.Am telling u,them cats didnt want us there.Maybe if we were driving mustangs or chevy they would treat us diff.The track scene was nice though.That did do it for me.Watching the blue and silver 5th gen,oh and the burgundy 5h gen too.They did their ****.Seen that 5th gen take down the boosted 350Z was nice
Especially since he has a non boosted Maxima!
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Redmax
Especially since he has a non boosted Maxima!
Dude,he was playing with everyone,till that 350Z showed up.Wish someone had filmed that...Sucks for that Z and shop owners
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by datdude20
But another thing i wanna tackle REDMAX is when u mentioned inviting G's and Z's. I was with that idea 100% but people were crying about that. They were saying things like " THIS IS A MAXIMA MEET NOT A NISSAN MEET" or " ITS GONNA BE MORE 350z' and G35's than MAXIMAS"....wtf....
I was one of those people, and now that the event is over, I feel really, really bad about that. Since I didn't race or show, my day was spent just wandering around... which got old extremely fast given the low attendance and loose organization. As things turned out, if attendance were say doubled by other Nissans and Infiniti's, it would have actually spiced things up. Damn.

Redmax, I apologize. Turns out I was protecting completely unrealistic expectations. (Sad)
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by sleepymax
Dude,he was playing with everyone,till that 350Z showed up.Wish someone had filmed that...Sucks for that Z and shop owners
was it jaypee?
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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I had a blast....the people were great, and I wish there was a bigger turnout, but that's not your fault. I also would have loved to see some z and g35's there, but also not you fault.

My only complaints came at the show....nobody judging cared to see mod lists and failed to properly class cars, and basically had no clue what they were looking at...I mean a boosted heavily modified 5th gen placed second in lightly modified....that's insane. Another guy we were with was told he had a factory exterior when he had a fully molded R34 kit on his 4th gen...it was just a mess.

I didn't attend the midnight run because I wasnt to sure about it, and went into the city on Sunday so I missed the bbq, so I can't comment on that.

One thing I wish, is that if you guys needed help, you would have asked.
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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I have to give Corey credit because in reality its not all his fault. We're all human. Yes there were some mistakes but I can only imagine how much $$ went into this prior to it taking place. I remember working with Corey till like 3-4AM on somethings for Maxus.

He ain't have to do this $shiiit. It could've been worse or not even happened at all. Overall I had a good time and it was better than being at home doing the usual. All the people from Philly and DMV I met were all cool peeps. Despite poor presence from local Maximas... its not as bad it sounds. Alot of us had a great time!!

Also thanks to ChinoX and DanNy for their hard work.
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 05:47 PM
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was it jaypee?
Yup.
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 05:55 PM
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i had a good time.. trust me, i DEFINITELY would have raced if i could have.. but i did so much damn racing previously, that i gave myself a valve knock and now i need to preserve my engine as long as possible! not to mention severe power loss which probably would have put me somewhere in the 17s.. i have no complaints, and i thought it went fine.. the disorganization in the car show was just funny.. nothing to b*tch about though.. people make mistakes, it's all good.. oh, and i LOVED the music selection, lol.. i pulled in and they were bangin the o'jays, i was like hell yeah! lol
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Redmax
As for the car show, all cars in the car show were parked on the left. Cars on the right were racing, cars that were just spectating were in the back. Big C parked all of the cars and did a good job. Some of the cars got mixed in later because people did what they wanted to do and not follow instructions.
I know me and the group of cars I was with was told to just go and park the car and throw the papers in the windshield so the judges knew you were in the show.

Like I said before I had a blast this weekend getting together with everyone. I thought Bazookas was a nice spot and I got a free hat with my $1.50 draft
I planned on doing the cruise and BBQ but my plans changed last min, so I can't comment on that. The judging was my only gripe for the weekend, not enough to ruin it or keep me away from another event if you were to put one on.

Thanks for putting this event on!
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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Few things that I have to say is that yes. Most Maxima owners are f****in cheap. I see it at almost every meet and on the forums on a daily basis. They expect to be spoon-fed information and when you do help them out, they ask for more. No appreciation whatsoever. The Meet and Greet was good. Everyone was parked up and just hung out. Regardless of Corey being late, people had fun. Traffic is a b****. I remember when I drove down to Maryland for Maxus 2009. My anticipated 4 hour drive from NYC turned into an 8 hour drive thanks to traffic. For the track, people don't see to understand that $20 per person is reasonable. Most people were under the impression that it was $20 per car. I was under that impression as well but then I found out it wasn't when I got there. Still, not a big deal. The organizers sacrificed their own time and money to set this up. For the people complaining about the entrance fee.....$20 is cheap compared to what others clubs have been charged at other events. The Car Show was most definitely disorganized. The cars should have been separated by gens. This would have made it easier to judge them and would've kept everything more organized. The Midnight Run wasn't too bad. Funny how everyone was scared of cops. We didn't have cop trouble and the reason why everyone got split up was because of the traffic before the toll booths. One member actually blocked off one side of one of the toll lane to let the rest of the caravan pass but unfortunately, taxis and other people who were desperate to jump in no matter what to go through the booth. Everyone knew that the caravan would get split up. This is due to taxi cabs, and traffic lights. Everyone knew what the end meet up spot would be just in case we got lost. The scenic cruise was "interesting." I tried to help the caravan leader as much as I could. It really sounds funny how one member needed gas. The logical thing to do would have been to fill up before we left. the caravan leader took a wrong turn and did everything he could to fix it. I was probably the third car behind the caravan leader and when he had to make a U-turn through a gas station, I went ahead and blocked off traffic to let everyone make their U-turn. BIG MISTAKE! I ended up being last and then misled by people who did not follow the caravan but instead made a turn into a gas station where everyone ended up. I regret blocking off traffic to let everyone pass. I was expecting everyone to follow the caravan leader but of course people don't feel the need to stay behind the leader. Even throughout the caravan, we found people in another lane for no reason. The caravan was in the left lane and some idiot felt the need to get in the right lane. People actually followed him so we end up in two lines. This was right before the left lane merged away from the rest of the road so we had people try to dash back into the left lane which is dangerous. People didn't know how to stay in a line. I had to contact the caravan leader to tell him the address of the gas station that we all had ended up at. I also tried to have people get organized within the gas station before the gas station owner decided to kick us out. I totally understand how the organizers must have felt. It was way too overwhelming. People wanted to do their own thing when they should have followed and listened to other people. Also, when the caravan pulled over to make sure everyone was here, some people felt the need to get back on the road which led the people behind them to follow them and cause confusion. IMO worst caravan ever but this was due to some of the people in the caravan, not the caravan leader. The BBQ wasn't too bad. Food was OK for the price. I think the BBQ parking should have been by gens as well. I will say that Maxus 2009 > Maxus 2010. The turnout was horrible. Also needed more people to help out and faciliate everything. Regardless, the organizers worked with what they had, which wasn't much and did a good job IMO. People just didn't cooperate. It's also sad that NYCMaximas had a weak presence there.
im definately not reading all of this
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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i say redline max say eff all this and dont do another maxus.. ill be the first one on that wagon... just keep it local and if bammas wanna come then they can but im sure the locals can host and have a bigger turnout if we want... eff everybody fo real, thats how i feel... ppl are really ungreatful, i just feel like more time is spent complaining and crap rather than socializing and getting to know ppl, (rochester did a great job of moving around)... what made maxus terrible for me was everyboidy in it... lil stuck up cry babies fo real fo real... (oh yea and the no show of the locals)
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Redmax
First of all, I must say that Maxus is an event to bring the people of Maxima.org together to have a good time, and to meet the people that they spoke to, and met through the org. I have been a member of the org since its inception and thought that I would do something nice for you guys in doing Maxus again this year. Doing Maxus has no benefits for me. I closed the doors of RedlineMax years ago because of the ungratefulness and uncouthness of some of the members on the org, however I enjoy the things that I do on a regular basis with DCMAX members and others on a regular basis, and the fact that I did 90% of Maxus 2009 and enjoyed it, hence the opportunity to make Maxus grow and become one of the biggest Nissan events in the country was my goal. To begin you guys must first understand that in the marketing arena, YOU ARE ****! Sponsors don’t want to do anything for you, companies don’t want to create product for you, and distributors don’t want to stock product for you. Why, because you don’t buy, you complain if you do, they see you as cheap, and you don’t bring the numbers that most other major clubs do., ie the Z clubs, Honda forums, Supra forums, there is no cohesiveness here. MY goal in this throughout the years has been that with the number of members that Maxima.org does actually have, was to make the Maximas a true player in the market. Maxus 2010 was all about just that. Bring MAXUS to the Largest Nissan market in the country and show a force in size that would allow anyone who threw Maxus ever again be able to get sponsors and a location easier and make this an event that the other clubs would recognize and want to be a part of. This would benefit everyone from the org you would get more members, which means more modding, which means more part availability, more sponsorship opportunities. However you guys did just what the market, including most maxima specific vendors, thought you would do in the first place. You didn’t show, you complained about everything, you didn’t want to spend money, should I continue……
I will go through the entire weekend from my point of view.
Understandable that the number of Maxima owners that modify their cars and are enthusiasts is limited, but it shouldn't mean there should be a sub-par event hosted. So your event didn't turn out as planned, but now the community is at fault? You can't think it went as good as it should've been as you were handing out trophies on a stage at Maxus09 as opposed to a table with a tablecloth held by duct tape for Maxus10.


Originally Posted by Redmax
The Meet and Greet

The meet and greet is exactly that. It’s the time when everyone who is coming to the event meet at a specific place so that they can meet and hang out, the night before the main event, whether it was a drag event or track event (Dallas) or whatever. Yes I was late to the meet and greet but I sat in traffic for 7 hrs Instead of the 3 that it should have taken to get there., but no matter what I made sure that I had a Maxus staff member or 2 there for people to talk to if they wanted. My job was to get you a venue that you could all do as the thing said, MEET and GREET. The place was a nice sports bar that half of you decided that you would rather not walk away from your cars in the parking lot and have a good time in the bar itself. Even the bar management complained that they had made concessions for you guys and spent money on you that evening and no one came inside. People for some reason were waiting on me? WHY? Was I supposed to hold your hands and walk you inside so you could meet, hang out with your friendly org members? So the way it sits now, if I were to call that bar again to do something for you guys, the answer would be NO! Thanks! There was a complaint about the fact that there wasn’t meet and greet info posted earlier. You know why? We had a place from January called V-17 , look them up that place is hot!, however that place wanted 600. Just for a room for us to sit, and their racing was 25. Per person. In the end I had to cancel them and find a different location because sponsorship support was VERY low and I had to worry about losing the money out of my own pocket, if and when you guys didn’t show or participate. I am so glad I didn’t pick that place because just that would have happened.
Meet and Greet info was posted, and it was noted much earlier than needed but still somewhat inaccurate. It would be pretty easy to get a google map image of where the restaurant was located and where to park posted on the forums and the website. The problem was the info the next day was unclear. The pamphlets should've arrived both in the parking lot AND inside Bazookas for distribution by 7 PM. If the website posted everything ahead of time and in FULL detail, there almost wouldn't be a need for a pamphlet. A box of name tags, a few markers, and the organizers in the lot and/or the entrance to Bazookas could've gone a long way for helping meeting and greeting. You also can't be so angry that a bunch of car enthusiasts want to be near the cars rather than eating/drinking.


Originally Posted by Redmax
The Track
Then another dumb azz has the nerve to write on the org that its bad business practice to tell people how much you spent and so you should essentially let them run over you to let them in for the price they want. F- U! again I did this for your dumb azz this wasn’t a business venture.
http://forums.maxima.org/7617622-post244.html

Well, I'm assuming here you're referring to me here but lets keep it civil, okay? So please enlighten me what the purpose of telling people how much you spent is? The reason I say this is because people almost receive this as like they owe you at that point.

If people really didn't want to attend this event, you would be out of the money anyways. Plain and simple. The whole challenge to hosting the event is to market it properly. If the site was done in time and with proper information, if the logo didn't look "ghetto", if there weren't doubts about the event at all, then you would not only have a solid event, but potentially make profit from it. I literally bought a Maxus 2010 decal from erty67 because he is a stand up guy and he tried to make the logo look good. I bought it, literally held it up to my rear windshield under my Maxus09 decal and realized it ruins it. It's on the back of my phone until I'm sick of it. I called the T-shirt claim as well. I was sad I didn't get to buy the usual 3 like last year.

I don't think there would be a contributing member against you making money from it but as long as we got our moneys worth. Once you make the stir of a big, well marketed event happening, the sponsors will follow as they want the exposure as well. Compare the list of Maxus09 to 2010.


Originally Posted by Redmax
The Car Show
I apologize completely for the car show. I had it totally organized with the categories and even the score sheets for the judges to score and turn in so that they could easily judge each car and have justification as to why they chose each car. They decided to do things their own way and F’ed up the entire thing. I asked them right before the awards presentation if they had all the choices together and they told me yes. I had no clue they F’ed up that bad. This looked bad on me, the organizer. So I truly apologize.

In the end, remember guys MAXUS is an event for Maxima.org members, not for anyone else. When I asked you guys to invite others, you told me no. So we left it with just our Maxima specific people but now I read on another forum that I don’t know how to promote an event, for real? That just means that the translation of what Maxus is and what it was supposed to be about has totally been lost. This event could only be what it is if you guys show up. This is YOUR Meet!! Otherwise I would have done an all out Nissan event and we would have had 5 times the number of cars, and instead of losing thousands of dollars to try and do something good for the Maxima.org community, I would have made a ton of money. So as you ***** and moan, figure out how you’re going to do it next year . Even though this one in my book is a somewhat failure because you guys didn’t show, I still organized the 2 largest Maxus Events ever. Lifes Short, Play hard or sit on your hands and b!tch, either way im going to enjoy mine!!
I personally met most of you guys, and no one is saying you're bad people, but the ball was dropped several times. Just getting my car into the show, it was apparent. Driving into the lot, it was apparent. Watching the judges, it was apparent. If anyone got the award ceremony on video, it's apparent. I skipped the BBQ based solely on my experience on Saturday.

Venues alone don't make a show. I was a bit hasty in my first post on that link I copied and pasted, but I am still upset about wasting my money and time. To mention some positive things, the hotels were great and the rates were very reasonable. I love Maxima events, always have, and I contributed as much as I could on the Maxus 09 committee. I don't say these things to be a d!ck, but to provide criticism that I hope is welcome. If I didn't have such fun on the drive to and from as well as at the hotel/parking lots meeting really nice people/org members, I'd be much more upset.
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I personally met most of you guys, and no one is saying you're bad people, but the ball was dropped several times. Just getting my car into the show, it was apparent. Driving into the lot, it was apparent. Watching the judges, it was apparent. If anyone got the award ceremony on video, it's apparent. I skipped the BBQ based solely on my experience on Saturday.

Venues alone don't make a show. I was a bit hasty in my first post on that link I copied and pasted, but I am still upset about wasting my money and time. To mention some positive things, the hotels were great and the rates were very reasonable. I love Maxima events, always have, and I contributed as much as I could on the Maxus 09 committee. I don't say these things to be a d!ck, but to provide criticism that I hope is welcome. If I didn't have such fun on the drive to and from as well as at the hotel/parking lots meeting really nice people/org members, I'd be much more upset.
i never met you, or i dont think i did, id say dont ever go to maxus again fo real if thats how salty you are if one even doesnt go your way... i can understand if redmax said, o.k ppl the only way for a maxus to be possible is if everybody pitch in $50, no there was none of that, its a success in the fact that multiple ppl met up in NJ, you are also crying about some small shyt, this was not a sponsored car show like nopi or hot import nights where there was 6 figures invested in doing some kinda show, enjoy the ******* time out you had... i just dont get how nobody had the ***** to say this to the dudes face, clearly yall are E-thugs... if it was me i'd tell yall to **** off and suck my you know what as maxima.org is damn near part of the reason why my shop was shut down and here i am trying to save this place but this is what i get... if you want something done right, do it yourself... please plan the next maxus, somebody... all i saw was a group of ppl standing in a parking lot then drive behind each other, maxus was a failure due to lack of character, and i may sound like im on his ***** but credit to rochester, kingjames and his wifey, chubby indian guy with the SE-R and an extreeeeeemely few others for actually doing what maxus was all about, meeting new ppl and socializing with ppl you dont really know ( i also blame myself for not socializing as much) dude i could said **** the hotels and ishy tracks as i couldve paid $20 here in MD and got better times, i knew the dyno was low but just for the heck of support i paid $45 to dyno so thats $30 to race (in which i knew i wasnt going to get any PB) and $45 to dyno (in which i knew i wasnt going to get the correct numbers), so in all i spent $75 to be in that track yet im not complainig, and most people probebly make more $$$ than i do annualy

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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Grand_hustle17
i never met you, or i dont think i did, id say dont ever go to maxus again fo real if thats how salty you are if one even doesnt go your way... i can understand if redmax said, o.k ppl the only way for a maxus to be possible is if everybody pitch in $50, no there was none of that, its a success in the fact that multiple ppl met up, you are also crying about some small shyt, this was not a sponsored car show like nopi or hot import nights where there was 6 figures invested in doing some kinda show, enjoy the ******* time out you had... i just dont get how nobody had the ***** to say this to the dudes face, clearly yall are E-thugs... if it was me i'd tell yall to **** off and suck my you know what as maxima.org is damn near part of the reason why my shop was shut down and here i am trying to save this place but this is what i get... if you want something done well, do it yourself... please plan the next maxus, somebody... all i saw was a group of ppl standing in a parking lot the ride behind each other, maxus was a failure due to lack of character, and i may sound like im on his ***** but credit to rochester, kingjames and his wifey, chubby indian guy and an extreeeeeemely few others for actually doing what maxus was all about... meeting new ppl and socializing with ppl you dont really know...

Wow grand_hustle, serious words when I clearly insulted you.

I had justification to everything I said about the event. I'm not speaking on behalf of someone else, only my experience. And read some of these other comments, I'm not the only one. I met Corey, I met DanNY, and a few of the judges. Nice people, courteous, etc... But there were problems with the hosted events. You're shoving words in my ... keyboard and I never said that stuff. I met several org members (including some that you mentioned) and had a great time, but the organization of the events left a bad taste. Sorry if I'm not blind or expect more. Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't you at 09? I coulda swore I saw your car there. Compare a little, as these events should progress towards the better, especially when organized by some of the same people.

And I'm no e-thug. I don't type like one nor act like one, because I did speak with Corey the day of the track event the same way I speak on the forums. With respect. Go learn how to type before trying to insult me.
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im speaking to you a tad but moreso in general, yes i was at maxus 09, but the reason why 09 was better than 2010 was mostly because of the turnout, nothing the planners have control of... the NYC guys who were talking ish about us DCmaxima was a no show, they were at a BBQ for some 240sx that is held every year... makes no sense, but its the ppl to be blamed, the other crap is minor and can be over looked...
price of track
food taste at track
trophy cermony
judging at the track.. it was all minor as at the end of the day everybody got they respective trophy, or a trophy non the less... i thought the purple maxima (yonstar) wouldve gottn one but he's not even complaining, saw him today and he cared more about the jug of orange juice he had vs all this BS
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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look at the big picture, did you have fun??? why let these minor incidents ruin the fun.. i personally liked maxus10 the same way i liked maxus09
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 08:38 PM
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what you guys have to understand is that the track you went to in Maryland was the 3rd best ranked track in the country IIRC... if you expected better from some track off in the backwoods then im sorry and i apologize on the tracks behalf... its bigger at MIR and hosts more Major events... Pinks, nopi's, battle of the imports (nationwide event) Import vs Domestics (nationwide event) ect ect ect... its like going to malibu and had a blast then going to montana and expecting the exact samething... its apples to oranges to me... i wasnt expecting the track to be as good as ours so my expectations wasnt as high, i just cared moreso about supporting max.org...
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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The turnout is one thing, but the planners could've helped drive "sales" towards the turnout.
09 had similar turnout to 2010, maybe a little less this year but definitely more people racing including Jime and Aaron's insane 3rd gen.
Food was relative to the venue.
Trophy ceremony was embarrassing. I'm sorry I can't even defend it. Wrong trophies being handed out, wrong classes, judges saying "skip that one", etc...
How would you like to be judged in the wrong class for your 5th gen? Just saying it's not fair after you've spent days, weeks, months planning for Maxus 2010, the yearly Maxima event you hope to be close to.

I had fun, every hour other than Saturday's event and being stuck in traffic on the GW bridge. The latter being our fault for not taking the Tappan Zee.
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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I didn't go this year for various reasons but I have to say people need to step up and help the organizer. Also the people hosting should ask for volunteers if need be.

Both in '05 & '06 Maxus events had major some issues but we worked through them and both years worked out great. In '05 Matt blew his motor on the track, but we helped him tow his car and Blehmco stuff from Houston to Dallas; which is a 4 hour drive all highways!

Even worse in '06 Trophy Nissan dropped the whole BBQ and main event the night before Maxus was supposed to happen! Again we had to scramble to get the food and Matt had trophies made in time for the show. I clearly recall being very hungover going into a local Walmart with two other org members and helping Matt's wife buy a ton of food/drinks for the BBQ. The lot was still reserved for us and the event went on just fine. At the end the whole smashing of the crap trophies and sending it to Trophy Nissan with a signed thank you letter was epic.

Sadly every year the people who setup these events lose money so I think whoever gets it next year should expect to be out at least a couple grand. Is it fair? No. But it is the reality of this forum, we are not driving high end cars and have a very poor aftermarket. It has been 10 years and it hasn't gotten any better. When people make more money they get a better car and move on from the org.

As far as the cost of the event, having to pay $75 dollars isn't all that bad considering you had a 1/4 mile track rented out. Trying the spending $250~$450 per event plus another $100~$200 per day for hotel, food, and fuel that I spend when doing road course driver's events.

I was actually going to suggest on that Friday morning people could of gone to Monticello as there was an open drivers event going on. Its about 90 minutes North of NYC and a very nice/very fast new road course with some long a$$ straights. However the fee was $370 per person so I didn't bother talking about it to much.

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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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im definately not reading all of this
Ummm nobody said you had to.
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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It is what you make it to be, and I heard ppl bashing and sulking around but personally I had fun and enjoyed the experience. Next one IMHO should invite other nissans to attract sponsors because obviously due to the amount of FLAKING there isn't any other way to spread costs.
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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Sorry the turn out wasn't what everyone hoped for Redmax.. I tried making it, but my "broke" VE friend "had no money" and I was stuck finishing my head gasket, desperately trying to make it, but ran out of time Hopefully you will give us North Easterners another shot in the future.

Whats the average 4th and 5th gen Maxima owners age? Something like 18-25? I assume thats the majority that signed up for Maxus? So what did you expect? You don't see things like this with the Supra forum for example because the majority of the owners aren't 18-25. Also to own those cars is not cheap which is why they are not cheap.
Old Jun 28, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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I thought the prices were exceptionally reasonable, its 55 bucks by me in wisconsin for a driver and 15 for spectators, so that was a win win for me. Overall this was another great event, i was glad i could make it, Jason Proctor came through again and helped me big time with all my questions.

the dyno: even though they scratched the **** out of my bumper i found out my A/F was off, Hp #'s were off about 20hp but whatever.

the track: I had no problems with.

overall redlinemaxx thanks for putting on the show, i hope i'll have somewhere to go next year!
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 04:41 AM
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hey redmax can you see this? u know what dude im thankful you took the time to try and put this event on...but none of the people there are stupid...we all figured out everything...you were trying to make money...theres no way u paid 5k for that ****hole track...the track had no sponsors...whens the last time you saw a track with no sponsors!?? and u paid 5k?!!!! new england dragway is an NHRA sponsored track and ive seen them rent out events there for 2.5k. so stop bull****ting dude...you showed up super late to the meet and greet, ur wife or whoever...ignorantly put shirts and boxes on my car...i should make you pay for my trunk to be painted...and you told us a price at the meet and greet but it changed upon arriving at the track...also...the woman at the gate made me pay to race when i told her multiple times i wanted to enter the car show...not race...AAAAND when we spoke in person at the track, you said there was already over 100 cars inside....lets add that to the list of lies...you...and chinox should be embarassed
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 04:50 AM
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i apologize for being a jerk but u gotta see where im coming from...honestly...i had an AMAZING weekend with my northeast family and i met some great people from all over....great photoshoots....fun at the hotels...and especially at the White Castle with over 40 maxima peeps...n im glad i went....but the above post....is just my view...it just all comes down to bad planning...the planning should have been complete by late may early june...red max should have taken a trip down there...seen all the venues...and made sure everything was kosher. that would've been the professional way
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by showdown
hey redmax can you see this? u know what dude im thankful you took the time to try and put this event on...but none of the people there are stupid...we all figured out everything...you were trying to make money...theres no way u paid 5k for that ****hole track...the track had no sponsors...whens the last time you saw a track with no sponsors!?? and u paid 5k?!!!! new england dragway is an NHRA sponsored track and ive seen them rent out events there for 2.5k. so stop bull****ting dude...you showed up super late to the meet and greet, ur wife or whoever...ignorantly put shirts and boxes on my car...i should make you pay for my trunk to be painted...and you told us a price at the meet and greet but it changed upon arriving at the track...also...the woman at the gate made me pay to race when i told her multiple times i wanted to enter the car show...not race...AAAAND when we spoke in person at the track, you said there was already over 100 cars inside....lets add that to the list of lies...you...and chinox should be embarassed
Well the price for the track is right on point. How do I know? I personally know the manager from Island Dragway and thats what they usually charge. You can even call and find out yourself. 5K is the going rate and is very cheap compared to trying to rent out English town etc..

Just wanted to clarify that. Yes some track can rent it out to you for $2,500 but only for a few hours, NOT THE WHOLE DAY.
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 05:58 AM
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IMO i had a good time , Hot As Hell ...But had a good time , i seen some old friends and met some new friends(grandhustle) boy Uck u mean ...LOL, and other hand i think C's did a good job its not his fault people bail on him lastmin ,hes only one person ... and im very disappointed in my nycm fam BIG TIME its everybody got all hype and then gave a BS excuse y they couldnt make it , this wasnt plan in a month people u had damn near a whole yr to take off work change ya schedule or whatever u had to do to attend , its just crazy to me if the dude with the black and white 5th can come all the way from $ucki* wisconsin , y couldnt ya'll drive and hour to the event ? (very disappointed) , i hope this isnt the last maxus tho that would be real heartbreakin if it is...
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by showdown
hey redmax can you see this? u know what dude im thankful you took the time to try and put this event on...but none of the people there are stupid...we all figured out everything...you were trying to make money...theres no way u paid 5k for that ****hole track...the track had no sponsors...whens the last time you saw a track with no sponsors!?? and u paid 5k?!!!! new england dragway is an NHRA sponsored track and ive seen them rent out events there for 2.5k. so stop bull****ting dude...you showed up super late to the meet and greet, ur wife or whoever...ignorantly put shirts and boxes on my car...i should make you pay for my trunk to be painted...and you told us a price at the meet and greet but it changed upon arriving at the track...also...the woman at the gate made me pay to race when i told her multiple times i wanted to enter the car show...not race...AAAAND when we spoke in person at the track, you said there was already over 100 cars inside....lets add that to the list of lies...you...and chinox should be embarassed
if you looked down the track at all at either of the boards at the end of the 1/4 you'd see PC Richard & Sons and JNH Signs...You should be embarassed for expressing your opinions like a little baby.
I'm glad you have a general idea of what it costs to rent out a track. You organize Maxus next year man, you plan how many people are going to show up...you figure out how much to charge per vehicle, and if it's less than $35 to race all day long, you get a handshake from me. To me it sounds like all you people wanna do is complain.
If he put a box on your car and scratched the trunk, he's a car enthusiast as well and i'm sure he will attempt to cover whatever damage he caused. Take some pictures, send it to him. I bet you never even said anything to him at the time right? you just waited to pop on here and complain with everyone else????
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Staticxout2
I thought the prices were exceptionally reasonable, its 55 bucks by me in wisconsin for a driver and 15 for spectators, so that was a win win for me. Overall this was another great event, i was glad i could make it, Jason Proctor came through again and helped me big time with all my questions.

the dyno: even though they scratched the **** out of my bumper i found out my A/F was off, Hp #'s were off about 20hp but whatever.

the track: I had no problems with.

overall redlinemaxx thanks for putting on the show, i hope i'll have somewhere to go next year!
I definitely want to commend you for coming all the way out here when you could have been doing something else. It's sad that we couldn't get more people over here that would only have to travel hundreds of miles less than you. Very nice 5th you have there.
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by GOLD00GXE5SPD
if you looked down the track at all at either of the boards at the end of the 1/4 you'd see PC Richard & Sons and JNH Signs...You should be embarassed for expressing your opinions like a little baby.
I'm glad you have a general idea of what it costs to rent out a track. You organize Maxus next year man, you plan how many people are going to show up...you figure out how much to charge per vehicle, and if it's less than $35 to race all day long, you get a handshake from me. To me it sounds like all you people wanna do is complain.
If he put a box on your car and scratched the trunk, he's a car enthusiast as well and i'm sure he will attempt to cover whatever damage he caused. Take some pictures, send it to him. I bet you never even said anything to him at the time right? you just waited to pop on here and complain with everyone else????
I'm sorry but if that is all the signs that were there, that was pathetic. I didn't run my car (in fear of breaking something 300+ miles from home) and I did not see any sponsor signs at ALL. I saw one NHRA sign near the lights and that was it.

Also, where were the signs on the main road leading to the dragway? I didn't see one sign and our group pulled over 3 times on "Island Road" and were wondering if we were going down the right street. Hell, there was a dirt bridge that we had to cross with NO signs saying "Island Dragway Ahead" or anything of that nature.

I'm not trying to defend anyone or say anything to **** people off, I am just saying what I saw.
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 06:14 AM
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PLEASE STOP THE STUPID BICKERING!! PLEASE ACT LIKE ADULTS HERE!!

You guys sound like a bunch of women that missed the big sale at neiman marcus.

you had a good time...great
you had a bad time...we're sorry...maybe there's a next one or you can run the next maxus.

showdown...did you talk to the track to find out it wasn't $5K? did you rent out the track previously and know it's not $5K? if not then please please be quiet.
did you asked the woman to remove the box off your car?!!? if not you have NOTHING to complaing about here.
if someone backed into your car are you going to wait 3 days later and complain to the forum on line? NO you will ask the driver right there and then to compensate you. GROW UP!

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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 06:20 AM
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From the feedback coming from the MA guys...i think the next maxus should be up in MA. so i want to see you guys do better.

any takers?
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 06:34 AM
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I'm with Grand_hustle17 on this one. I say keep it in Dmv where a majority if not all the people have respect and are grateful that maximas are even getting noticed. If they wanna come the will. If not oh well. Look how great Maxus 09 was. If not Maxus, start up RCP again
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 06:35 AM
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Solid response. MA would be a terrible location for a Maxus, it's a given. Not to mention, the west coast / midwest guys have been out of it for two years now so it wouldn't be fair. But clearly "getting back" at us in this area is more important. Especially when this thread was made by Redmax himself ranting off and titled "post all of your complaints here".
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 06:42 AM
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My final thoughts:

I invite anyone who has a complaint to (first) shut the **** up and (second) plan Maxus 2011.

I had nooooooo idea how much work and energy is required in planning such an event.

It was my birthday weekend so I really just wanted to sit back and let everyone else handle the planning and coordinating. Nevertheless, Corey needed my help numerous times so I happily agreed to help. I saw how difficult things were becoming so I couldn't just sit back and watch Maxus fail and make things even more difficult for Corey.

Car show
Judging the car show was really stressful, difficult, and exhausting. It was stressful because it was difficult to judge all the cars and pick out trophy winners when SO MANY of you had cars that qualified for a trophy. Also, it was exhausting because I was going back and forth looking at each car OVER and OVER again to make sure we actually picked the BEST cars. At the end of the day I had to jump in my car with the AC blasted because my legs couldn't take walking anymore and my girlfriend already had a crazy sunburn. Many of you witnessed me driving up and down the car show repeatedly for an hour and a half looking at each car over and over again.

I also have to say wtf is up with the cars with the turbo kits, clean cars, and custom paint that were NOT in the car show!?!?! We WANTED to give you people a trophy so bad but we couldn't because you weren't in the car show for whatever reason.

Scenic Cruise
I was not supposed to lead the scenic cruise. I did not want to lead the scenic cruise. I had no idea what the planned route was and I was unfamiliar with the places we were going to. Nevertheless, I stepped up to lead the cruise after Corey had to go get the park permit because Dan had unforeseen circumstances which prevented him from coming to the cruise.

The caravan went perfect up until some ****ing douchebag was retarded enough to NOT PUT GAS IN HIS CAR BEFORE COMING TO THE CRUISE. In addition, there were people who didn't have money left for tolls. WTF!? You should be ready for all that before even coming along. It is not my responsibility. Regardless I was a nice guy and decided to avoid tolls and stop at a gas station.

Avoiding tolls was the biggest mistake because we went through local streets so it was hard keeping everyone together. REGARDLESS I STILL KEPT PEOPLE TOGETHER! When I decided to stop at a gas station that's when people got away from the caravan but thanks to Mitesh (nismomaxgtr) we were able to regroup.

When we arrived to the 2nd parking lot and left to come back I was actually trying to gain everyone special entry to a restricted area of the park where there is a big circle where we could park and take AMAZING EXCLUSIVE photos of our cars with the statue of liberty smack in the background. When I got back to the parking lot after speaking to park police I arrived to a group of ungrateful ****heads who were ready to leave!

TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE GOING TO LEAVE I GIVE YOU A BIG HUGE **** YOU.

Midnight Run
To the guy who thought he knew of a shortcut and led the caravan behind him elsewhere: what were you thinking?!?

Final Thoughts and Thank yous
I still had a blast. The midnight run was the best part in my opinion.

Even though it was hard as hell I would still help out next year because I ****ing love Maxus and because I am a hardcore Maxima enthusiast. I told my girl I wouldn't help out next year but I'm not going to let a bunch of ungrateful, rude people put me down.

Mitesh: Thank you so much. You are seriously the ****ing man and a loyal trust-worthy NYC Maximas member. Without your help with the caravan that got lost I don't know what would've happened. I'm truly grateful.

Guy with 4th gen that led us to Woodbridge: I forgot your alias but THANK YOU.

Corey: Thank you for letting me be a part of this. It was a great experience regardless of anything else. Also, THANK YOU for organizing Maxus 2010. I am grateful.

Chino: Thank you for sticking by my side until all the trophies were handed out and thank you for the website.

Cattman: It was great meeting you! Thanks for coming you are definitely a loyal Maxus attendee Also, thank you for sponsoring.

Police of NY and NJ: Thank you for not ever having to deal with you throughout Maxus. We never want to see you at any Maxus No offense.

The guy with no gas: BE READY NEXT TIME.
Old Jun 29, 2010 | 06:50 AM
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My final thoughts:

I invite anyone who has a complaint to (first) shut the **** up and (second) plan Maxus 2011.
I wont STFU, because this thread was made to complain. Its in the f'in title.

And if MA were a reasonable place to host Maxus, then yes, I'm sure that more people from MA would try to make such an event happen, but its not feasable.

Originally Posted by SwEEt_tOOtH
I had nooooooo idea how much work and energy is required in planning such an event.

It was my birthday weekend so I really just wanted to sit back and let everyone else handle the planning and coordinating. Nevertheless, Corey needed my help numerous times so I happily agreed to help. I saw how difficult things were becoming so I couldn't just sit back and watch Maxus fail and make things even more difficult for Corey.

Car show
Judging the car show was really stressful, difficult, and exhausting. It was stressful because it was difficult to judge all the cars and pick out trophy winners when SO MANY of you had cars that qualified for a trophy. Also, it was exhausting because I was going back and forth looking at each car OVER and OVER again to make sure we actually picked the BEST cars. At the end of the day I had to jump in my car with the AC blasted because my legs couldn't take walking anymore and my girlfriend already had a crazy sunburn. Many of you witnessed me driving up and down the car show repeatedly for an hour and a half looking at each car over and over again.

I also have to say wtf is up with the cars with the turbo kits, clean cars, and custom paint that were NOT in the car show!?!?! We WANTED to give you people a trophy so bad but we couldn't because you weren't in the car show for whatever reason.
I'm sorry to hear that you had such a hard time doing the car show but people paid $20 to have their car judged. And this means in the correct class. I can't stress this enough.

And showing us your "notes" which was full of scribbles doesn't justify anything. You had several hours to get your **** together, and I am sorry but that is an awful excuse.

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