Big thanks to Thomas Connell, Chris Fiore, V2Lab and The Urban Sniper for the snaps!

Here are some of our favs!

Old School Rules and Corolla Car Club Love!

Check out the rest of the pics here or at the SR Photos link at the top of the page!

Best of Show // Emanuel B // Subaru
1st Toyota // Michael H // 2002 Camry
2nd Toyota // Eric R // Corolla
3rd Toyota // Chris S // Matrix
1st Scion // Brook Z // Scion tC
2nd Scion // Mike W // Scion xB
3rd Scion // Christian D // Scion xB
1st Lexus // Eric N // SC300
2nd Lexus // Nikolas T // SC300
1st Old School Toyota // Doug T // 84 Corolla
2nd Old School Toyota // Willie V // 81 Corolla
3rd Old School Toyota // Frank S // 86 Camry
Toyota Truck // Amy C // X Runner
1st Other Makes // Jesus V // Charger
2nd Other Makes // Justin G // Evo VIII
3rd Other Makes // Zoltan H // 240 sx
1st Old School Other // Jason G // 85 Jetta
2nd Old School Other // Rob F // 88 RX-7
3rd Old School Other // Michael W // 88 CRX
Best Female // Brook Z // Scion tC
Best xB // Jay A
Best xB2 // Nate W
Best tC // Trevor W
Best xA // Ronna L
Best xD // Matthew G
Best Corolla 86 Older // Ian A
Best Corolla 87 Newer // Pedro M
Best Celica // Michael A
Best Supra // Frank T
Best MR2 // Mark and Yvonne B
Cleanest Ride // Landon B // Tiburon
Best Engine // Donnie K // MR2
Best Exterior // Cristobal S // 04 Matrix
Best Interior // Michael H
Best VIP // Shea M
Best JDM // Carlos G // RHD CRX
Best Stance // Adam P // (MM Stancy)

Sibling Rivalry, the enthusiast event with a swagger all its own, returns on 11.12.11. Over 500 cars and 1000 people elevated SR to legit status last year, so don’t miss out this year!

Scikotics and SRC Presents
Sibling Rivalry 7
Toyota Scion Lexus Enthusiast Event

Free Event
Free Food
Open to the Public / All Makes
www.SiblingRivalryShow.com
info@SiblingRivalryShow.com
www.facebook.com/SiblingRivalryShow

Saturday 11.12.11
Roll in // 5pm
Show // 7pm-11pm

Location //
Privately owned parking garage
116 N. Pearl Street Jacksonville, Fl. 32202
(Corner of Clay and Forsyth)

Entertainment //
Music by DJ Junbugg and DJ Jaylom
Jacksonville Jaguars Drum Line
Entertainment Hosted by D.A.R.Y.L, of the N Word, Performance Following
Bboy Battle

Over 35 Trophies //
Best of Show // Best Toyota 1-3 // Best Scion 1-3 // Best Lexus 1-2 // Best Old School Toyota Pre 1990 1-3 // Best Female Ride // Best JDM // Best VIP // Cleanest Ride Presented by Invisible Glass // Model Specific Categories – Best MR2, Supra, Celica, Corolla 1986 and Older, Corolla 1987 and Newer, xB, xB2, xD, xA, tC // Best of Categories – Engine, Exterior, Interior, Toyota Truck // Best Other Makes 1-3 // Best Other Makes Old School Pre 1990 1-3 // Best Stance

Host Hotels //
Homewood Suites
201 Kings Ave
Jacksonville, Fl
$99 Includes breakfast and garage parking
904.396.6888
“Sibling Rivalry Group”

Comfort Suites
8277 Western Way Circle
Jacksonville, Fl 32256
$59.99 Single $64.99 Double Includes breakfast
904.737.4477
“Scion Car Show”

Scikotics and SRC Presents
Sibling Rivalry 7
Toyota Scion Lexus Enthusiast Event

Free Event
Free Food
Open to the Public / All Makes

www.SiblingRivalryShow.com
info@SiblingRivalryShow.com
www.facebook.com/SiblingRivalryShow

Saturday 11.12.11
Roll in // 5pm
Show // 7pm-11pm

Location //
Privately owned parking garage
116 N. Pearl Street Jacksonville, Fl. 32202
(Corner of Clay and Forsyth)

Entertainment //
Music by DJ Junbugg and DJ Jaylom
Jacksonville Jaguars Drum Line
Entertainment Hosted by D.A.R.Y.L, of the N Word, Performance Following
Bboy Battle

Over 35 Trophies //
Best of Show // Best Toyota 1-3 // Best Scion 1-3 // Best Lexus 1-2 // Best Old School Toyota Pre 1990 1-3 // Best Female Ride // Best JDM // Best VIP // Cleanest Ride Presented by Invisible Glass // Model Specific Categories – Best MR2, Supra, Celica, Corolla 1986 and Older, Corolla 1987 and Newer, xB, xB2, xD, xA, tC // Best of Categories – Engine, Exterior, Interior, Toyota Truck //  Best Other Makes 1-3 // Best Other Makes Old School Pre 1990 1-3 // Best Stance

Host Hotels //
Homewood Suites
201 Kings Ave
Jacksonville, Fl
$99 Includes breakfast and garage parking
904.396.6888
“Sibling Rivalry Group”

Comfort Suites
8277 Western Way Circle
Jacksonville, Fl 32256
$59.99 Single $64.99 Double Includes breakfast
904.737.4477
“Scion Car Show”

Every once in a while, when the stars align and the sun and moon are in the right posistion, good things occur. That is precisely what happened to resident SR Graphic Artist and Lowfive owner Dan aka Doughboy. After having a few conversations with the gang over at Fatlace and Slammed Society, it was decided to do a small feature on his whip! Pictures provided by…yours truly!

Doughboy has put extensive work in to his xB. Being a 2008 RS Edition didnt stop his need to alter almost every aspect of the already factory modified vehicle. After rendering quite a few concept drawings a la Chip Foose style (seriously lol) the final concept was decided upon and work began.

A mod that took some thought and fabrication were the 2011 Scion xB front and rear bumpers that were affixed to the 2008 body and the pre production Rado Edition Lip kit that was promptly molded to them, 2011 xB tailights and head lights were also added to complete the conversion. Easy Street airride with a digital controller was the suspension of choice and the xB now sits on MMR HR4 19*8 wheels with a +35 off set for that perfect flush stance.

Inside, no corners were cut.  The digital air ride controller is molded into the sueded headliner. Painted pillars and 5 axis leather seats add an air of luxury to the xB. In the back a custom speaker box that shows off the paint matched air tank and holds the subs and amps takes up the entire trunk area. On each side of the speaker, a siganture angry doughboy is etched in to frosted plexiglass and lit up from behind.

Overall, this is one clean ass Scion and has already taken several best of show and best of class trophies home.

Check out the pics over at Slammed Society!

-Corey

Welcome to what is going to be a future periodical on Formula One.  We’re going to be focusing on this sport because it is unique amongst all other forms of motorsport.  Instead of typical regulations which determine exactly what you must have, Formula One (F1) is a sport based on the absence of.  While there are few uniform rules such as: number of cylinders, rev limit, number of wheels and more recently acceptable aero work, what you will find is rules that are open to interpretation as illustrated by last years ‘double diffuser’ row.  To give you the best mental image, consider the typical shape of a two door sports car.  You have now defined that area, while F1 regulations focus on the negative area around the car.

So what does this mean?  Teams which create one of a kind machines from exotic materials and pioneering manufacturing technics.  Amazing machines, so different yet so close which only amplifies the significance of time.  Winning is winning, be it a quarter mile at a time or 1/1000th of a second as measured in F1.

Let’s move on then, what are we expecting exactly in this coming 2011 season of F1?  There are three notable main factors – New adjustable rear wing, Pirrelli is the new tire manufacturer and Kinetic Energy Recovery systems (KER’s) are back from 2009.

The F1 Teams Association (FOTA) was created to produce agreements outside F1’s governing body, Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), for a gentlemen’s agreement to better sport.  The FOTA is made up of all teams: Ferrari, McLaren, Williams, Force India, Lotus, Renault, RedBull, Toro Rosso, Sauber, Virgin, Mercedes and HRT*.  The emphasis amongst the teams over the past decade has been agreements with a focus on over-taking maneuvers.  As seen in the past F1 cars are capable of speeds in excess of 200+ mph on straights, speeds typically not found on circuit or street courses.  At this level of competition the margins become simply too small at these extremes.  In 2010 we saw the introduction of adjustable front wings; logically the next step is an adjustable rear wing.  The idea proposes that being able to adjust the wing to a slimmer profile when coming to a straight will provide less drag and ultimately a higher top speed.  Though we have one major issue here, everyone has it.

With the exit of Bridgestone at the end of 2010 all teams will have new compounds to figure out from Pirrelli.  Pirrelli was last seen in the sport back in 1991, though has history back to the 1950’s.  Understanding how the rubber works on the ground is possibly the largest key element to a fast car.  A car that aerodynamically is fast in a straight line may not be fast through a turn as it has not created sufficient heat in the tires.  Conversely, a car that adds too much down force may have better traction in corners but at the price of worn out tires and a lower top speed.  You are probably saying to yourself, ‘that may be true, but not every course has the same number of turns and straights’ and you would be correct.  This is a season long balancing act by the teams with many more factors such as surface abrasiveness, weather and an ‘option’ or softer compound tire at every race in which all teams are required to at least one compound change.  Still, bottom line is that if you cannot get the car to work well and find a balance, it doesn’t matter how many tricks you have as someone will be faster.

First introduced in 2009, the KERs systems allow teams the ability to use stored energy under braking for reapplication to the tune of 80~ horsepower through an electric motor for a given boost of power lasting 6.7 seconds total per lap.  The intent was for F1 teams to showcase their engineering ability through new technology and create over-taking maneuvers.  In last year’s 2010 season the FOTA decided to halt the use of KERs for development and safety reasons.  The teams held to the gentlemen’s agreement though for 2011 all teams are ready to have the option back on the table.  Two systems have been developed for storing the charge – battery and flywheel.  The first is obvious, when a charge is built it is stored chemically in a battery as we all know, the other is WilliamsF1’s unique flywheel design recently used by the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid.  Only the teams with the biggest pocket book will have these available at first or at all through the season.  The other notable issue is that any driver using KERs to try and pass a KERs equipped car in front will still have to contend with the fact they as well can use their KERs boost.  Once again we see a good offensive strategy being deployed as a defensive move.  Not all things are good about KERs, it is complicated and reliability is not guaranteed, shifts the weight balance and finally adds a weight penalty compared to any non-KERs equipped car.

This season will shape up to be one of the most exciting ever, not only do we have 5 World Champions starting on the grid, drivers will be tasked to handle a Nintendo controller of variables while pulling 5 G’s in a turn.  Gone are the days of traction control and other driver aid systems, so some might argue that we have removed the pure driver factor but I’d rather say we are enhancing it.  With the future, new technologies and ways of going faster are inevitable such as McLaren’s MP4-26’s odd U-shaped sidepods or Renaults R31 front mounted exhaust system, change is going to happen so we must embrace it.   The fastest driver and more than ever the most innovative team will put their stamp on the 2011 season and I’m proud to see F1 taking on such future technologies.  Now, if only we could get them to bring back refueling and add one more unknown variable, it would truly shape up to be chaotic.

C.W.

Everyone knows that Jacksonville is playing host to the latest Exposed event on 2.12.11. What people are learning is there is also a FREE Pre-Meet up on 2.11.11 at Automotive Lift Rentals, USA!

Located at 6006 Richard St in Jacksonville, Fl the pre Exposed meet up is generating a lot of buzz as THE spot to be the night prior to exposed. Yours truly will be there snapping pics and its shaping up to be a large meet (heh, large meet…cd). So make sure you come join us around 7pm and bring your Scion homies so good times can be had by all. Post up any comments or questions you may have!