Highlights of 2008

[Gonad]

As 2008 comes to an end, post some of your highlights or fond memories of 2008. I realize some of mine are corny and weird but these are the things I remember most:

• Heath Ledger’s death :hs:

• New computer (1.4ghz Athlon -> C2Q)

• T3 SR setup @ 18psi (building, driving, tuning) :bowdown:

• First time weekend psuedo-camping (trailering) turned out to be a horrible experience :ugh:

• Birth of my niece :love:

• Getting laid off (after almost 4yrs)

• Bouncing back and getting an even better job :wiggle:

• (Finally) buying a daily driver - 2001 Sentra

• US Presidential election - nothing had me more captivated than this

So what’s to come in 2009? Hopefully more success in life and finances. Looking forward to good times ahead.

[Theo23]

-Meeting my gf early on in the year, which has changed my life drasticaly.

-Winning the CSCS Drifting Championship

-Hiking the West Coast Trail in BC with my gf(75km in 5 days… with everything on our backs)

Very much looking forward to `09

[kapetajr]

• getting promoted at work? $$$$$$$$:cool:

• getting apple certified and another pay rise.

• having spent a lot more time with family than i have in previous years.

EDIT:

Hope 2009 is even better

[nitescream]

Year of 2008

• Going to Calgary for the first time to see my girl!

• My best friend had her baby boy

• Getting my first aid

• Not getting any HTA tickets

• Piloting the Cessena 172

• Working track staff at DMCC

• Bing’s Meet (my first one)

• Meeting a bunch of kool 240 owners

• Another year of life!

Year of 2009

• Be boosted in time for bings meet

• Finally get my pilots licences (no more slacking on this been 3 years over due)

• Finish College

• Attend more track days for GRIP!!!

• No HTA tickets

• Pay somebody here $10 so i can see the moved stuff GEEZZZ!

• Completed the Black-Bird

[duckJAI]

-being a dad for the 3rd year

-starting GBtires

-finally having a taste of turbo

-being able to tandem with the 3 top Ontario DMCC drifters AND keep up! GBtires Drift Day in September

-selling the s14 and leaving the drift scene for an undetermined amount of time (I will definitely get back into it bigger and badder)

[Sky14]

fixing my fucked up car
and making 500whrp

getting back into school

[bing]

• first year as a father
• big promotion at work
• got the COO’s old office
• Flew to BC, Alberta, Halifax, Montreal for work
• bought a SR Kouki S14
• moved into new house
• $9k driveway
• Major financial investment into my businesses
• Half dozen new products from bings.ca
• SEMA / NACE
• Engine fire at Dunnville
• Crash at CSCS
• Bing meet of course
• Onyx Syndicate holds 10+ track days
• Watkins Glen Grand Prix
• TNC acquisition
• Spent tens of thousands of dollars on car shit again, CCW’s, New SR, other random shit—

2009…

• Planning on taking my son to Europe
• Renting race car and ripping the Nurburgring
• Another big raise and big moves in the office
• New partnerships with DMCC drivers
• New products from Bings.ca
• Race like hell in the S13
• Turn the S14 into a ill daily driver

[GetARide]

jdm

[Martino]

2008 has been huge for me, and i’d like to thank everyone currently involved with my year.

• Bought my first 240.
• Joined the scene
• Advanced in my Sales job at Best Buy
• Did my ghetto Two-Tone paint job
• Became very good friends, with quite the true group of guys
• Attended my FIRST track day, privately with S1DC @ Dunnville
• Became obsessed with drifting
• Attended many other track days there after
• Decided to go KA-T
• Did that ^^
• Hydro locked the dual cam
• Got a job with PAS Mag
• Went through a KA swap
• Bought a GTS-T clip, and swapped in the RB20
• Had, and are still having some Party-Hardy partying parties lol
• Quit Best Buy

Hopefully, all stays well, friends stay true, our goal’s live, we live our goals, and we succeed in life.

Mike

[Hacknik]

Highlights of 08

-On jan 1st, woke up with the biggest hangover EVER
-Worked at Nissan for a co-op placement, then was hired over the summer
-Saw the GT-R when it first came to Ontario with the (made in japan) tags still on it
-Death of Bernie Mac
-Got a bj from my little sisters babysitter (shes like 25, and actually pretty hot)
-Learned how to drive manual
-Got high (first time ftw)
-Bought my first WORKING s13

• Went drifting for the first time
  -and lastly I finished highschool
  -Failed my last years resolution, didint get laid LOL

For 2009, I can’t hope for things to happen. I just plan on working hard, and focusing on what is important. Also making time for everything and everyone important to me.

Actually… I look forward to attending Bings meet next year(hopefully).

… and getting laid LOL

Cheers

[rogerthat240]

Highlights of 08
-Grandpa passed away recently
-I finished my stage 1 rebuild of my car it kicks ass, but then i had a minor 5km/hr curbing in the parking lot lmao
-I worked my butt off whole year, tomorrow is my last day and I’m starting a new job which is better God willing yay
-Finished my certifications
-Bought yet another car
-Overall good year no complaints.

[Fobwall]

Highlights of 2008:

• My 240 project is pretty much done
• MTD did pretty well (Met a lot of good people)
• Got my Co-op placement at HP
• Learned to skate for the first time in my life
• Played Ice Hockey for the first time
• First time going to a Leafs game
• First time going to a Team Canada game
• Bought myself an EG Civic
• Meeting my GF
• Having people from SON come over to my house to fight me

[Bibby]

• got to bring my S13 to the track
• first year driving rwd car on the track
• won 2nd place at cscs’s time attack in street rwd class
• met my gf
• moved out to a very nice condo
• got a very nice yorkie
• work hasnt been that good, but im still standing

hope 2009 will be a crazy year for me, make more money, spend more time with my gf, have my S13 go fast, tune faster, hoping to get 300hp

[purposebuilt]

-sold my s13
-bought a clean s14
-barack obama winning the presidency

• went to my homeland to see my mom
• got a promotion
  -got a raise
  -GF spoiled me with a xbox and ps3
  -got a bonus from work
• actually saved money and currently debt free…
• finally met my brothers and sisters and their kids

[Nate_Drake]

• bought my first 240 s13
• bings meet (was awesome)
• started building my car
• me and my GF 6 year anni
• moved up in my apprenticeship
• next year should be better need to pick up a new DD in 09

[2fourti_jordi]

-completed the collision repairs and repainted my s14

• did bodywork on a few killer cars
• Finally got the job ive been waitng for. (high-end car restoration)
• Moved in with my GF into a Stellar place
• GF and I 5yrs
• GF Graduated and is now a Full time RMT
• I will be Graduated in 2 months!
• Best friends Baby was born.
• the list goes on…

Cheers and good luck to you all in 09.
hope i can make it out to more meets even if it means driving 4 hrs

cheers to 2008!!
jord

[TorontoGT-R33]

2008

• Working in Europe!
• Traveled to just about every major city in Europe.
• Making good $$$
• Having a good time in Europe.
• Driving some awesome cars out here.
• Getting laid a lot!
• Bought two land turtles! (Turbo and NOS)

2009

• Come home
• Have my house (in Etobicoke) fully paid off by end of year with the money Im making here.
• Do some more modifications to my 240sx.
• Buy my mom an E class Mercedes Benz.
• Buy a stretch limo and become partners with my friend Rob who owns a stretch limousine company. (“A” Celebrity Limousines).
• Quit smoking.
• Lose more weight
• Meet the right girl that I can finaly settle down with, get married and make babies! (get married and make babies will not be in 2009 lol).
• Get a speeding ticket! (It’s the only thing on this list that is guaranteed to happen lol).

[Wongger]

-Bought my first 240
-Met my lovely GF
-Raise in my job
-Accepted to university

[rogerthat240]

lol i have a gut feeling you will get a speeding ticket when you come back to canada, it’s just unavoidable. That’s how I got mine after being abroad lmao… you just get too used to speed haha…

[Lucidsnow]

bought MINTEST and registered new s14 april 2008
1995 s14 swap parts from rip white car LE conversion
-5lug swap
-5speed swap /diff
-brake swap
-full suspension swap
-full black interior swap
-power folding mirrors
-sound system swap

~brought it to track 4 times. ka power was a blast. got better at drifting. blew front hubs nov 01 2008

bought a MINT s13 october 2008
-5lug swap
-change rear swaybar
-added sound system
-put stock rear interior back in and s14 cloth fronts
-krown oil spray/ diy black spray/ rust module installed.

~ shoes
bought 17 pair of shoes from begining of this year upto boxing day.