haha... pics were taken awhile back for the HIN 2008 promo stuff and I wasn't there at the shoot..oh well, maybe next time..

 

Haha . . . sweet!

 

2 Door Street

5th Place - Erik de la Garza - Subaru WRX
4th Place - Pablo di Paula - Chevy Cobalt
3rd Place - Guz Orozco Honda - S2000
2nd Place - Ronnie Palencia - Nissan 350z

2 Door Mild

5th Place - Alex Mills - Nissan 350z
4th Place - John Nguyen - Honda S2000
3rd Place - Wayne Raqueno - Nissan 240sx
2nd Place - Marty Huynh - Infiniti G35

2 Door Wild

5th Place - Leo Aguilar - Acura Legend
4th Place - Wyatt Wolfe - Hyundai Tiburon
3rd Place - Colby Wilson - BMW M3
2nd Place - Huy Nguyen - Mazda RX7

4 Door Street

5th Place - Joshua Fiallo - Lexus IS300
4th Place - Chris Reno - Subaru WRX
3rd Place - Harley Tuble - Subaru WRX
2nd Place - Chris Proctor - Mazda Protégé

4 Door Mild

5th Place - Gary Morales - Nissan Sentra
4th Place - John Graven - Mitsubishi Galant
3rd Place - Jimmy Nguyen - Subaru WRX
2nd Place - Angela Albrecht - Subaru Legacy

4 Door Wild

5th Place x x
4th Place x x
3rd Place x x
2nd Place - Dick Wong - Oldsmobile Alero

Vehicle Make Competition:

Japenese Imports

Hottest Acura Mild - Steven Nguyen - Acura NSX
Hottest Acura Wild - Leo Aguilar - Acura Legend
Hottest Honda Mild - John Nguyen - Honda S2000
Hottest Honda Wild - Hiten Bhatpuria - Honda Civic
Hottest Nissan Mild - Alex Mills - Nissan 350z
Hottest Nissan Wild - Wayne Raqueno - Nissan 240sx
Hottest Infiniti Mild - Randy Riggs - Infiniti G35
Hottest Infiniti Wild - Dara Sodano - Infiniti G35
Hottest Mazda Mild - Alan West - Mazda RX7
Hottest Mazda Wild - Huy Nguyen - Mazda RX7
Hottest Mitsubishi Mild - John Graven - Mitsubishi Galant
Hottest Mitsubishi Wild - Juan Garcia - Mitsubishi Eclipse
Hottest Toyota Mild - Melissa Smith - Toyota Celica
Hottest Toyota Wild - Eric Munoz - Toyota MR-S
Hottest Scion Mild - Wayne Carter - Scion Xb
Hottest Scion Wild - Ryan Tsukiji - Scion Xa
Hottest Lexus Mild - Anis Virani - Lexus LS
Hottest Lexus Wild - x x
Hottest Subaru Mild - Jimmy Nguyen - Subaru WRX
Hottest Subaru Wild - Angela Albrecht - Subaru Legacy
Hottest Other Mild - William Stovall - Hyundai Tiburon
Hottest Other Wild - Wyatt Wolfe - Hyundai Tiburon

European Imports

Hottest Audi Mild - Luis Abecede - Audi A3
Hottest Audi Wild - Matt Chow - Audi A4
Hottest BMW Mild - Anthony Bui - BMW M3
Hottest BMW Wild - Colby Wilson - BMW M3
Hottest Mercedes - Linda Wacker - Mercedes CL
Hottest Volkswagen Mild - Michael Mendoza - VW Jetta
Hottest Volkswagen Wild - Robert **** - VW Golf
Hottest Other Euro - Alex Wacker - Porsche Cayman

Domestics

Hottest GM - Dick Wong - Oldsmobile Alero
Hottest GM Runner up - Pablo di Paula - Chevy Cobalt
Hottest Ford - Salhem Dreasden - Ford Mustang
Hottest Ford Runner up - Brent Hill - Ford Focus
Hottest Dodge - x x
Hottest Dodge Runner up - x x
Hottest Modern Muscle - Salhem Dreasden - Ford Mustang
Hottest Truck/Suv -
3rd Andrew Cameron - Chey Trailblazer
2nd Orlando Dominguez - Ford F-150
1st Viet Nguyen - Infiniti FX

Hottest Old School - VIP Modular/EVS Chevy Camaro

Performance Awards

JDM OEM

3rd Place - Rina Chum - Acura RSX
2nd Place - Roy Moncoda - Honda Civic
1st Place - Ryan Ho - Acura Integra

JDM Aftermarket

3rd Place - Alex Mills - Nissan 350z
2nd Place - Anis Virani - Lexus LS
1st Place - John Nguyen - Honda S2000

Hottest Performance Vehicle
Chris Johnson Toyota Supra

Hottest Engineered Vehicle
VIP Modular/EVS Chevy Camaro

Hottest Performance Themed
VIP Modular/EVS Chevy Camaro

Specialty Awards:

Hottest Undercarriage - Dara Sodano - Infiniti G35
Hottest Interior - Robert **** - VW Golf
Hottest Vinyl Graphics - John Nguyen - Honda S2000
Hottest Vinyl Graphics Runner up - Streetlights - Honda Civic
Hottest Engine (Visual) - VIP Modular/EVS - Chevy Camaro
Hottest Paint and Finish - Dara Sodano - Infiniti G35
Hottest Bodywork - Viet Nguyen - Infiniti FX
Hottest Female Ride - Dara Sodano - Infiniti G35

Audio/Video Awards:

Sound Presentation

3rd Place - Ryan Tsukiji - Scion Xa
2nd Place - Dara Sodano - Infiniti G35
1st Place - Robert **** - VW Golf

Hottest Ice - Robert **** - VW Golf
Hottest Theme - Angel Diaz - Toyota Corolla
Hottest Lighting Display - Luis Abecede - Audi A3

Club/Team Awards:

Hottest Team Participation - 16niss
Hottest Club/Team Representation - 2nd place Next Stage
Hottest Club/Team Representation - Team Ikon
Hottest Team Results - 16niss

Best of Show Mild - Randy Riggs - Infiniti G35
Best of Show Wild - Ryan Tsukiji - Scion Xa
Best of show Radical - Robert **** - VW Golf
Best of Show Performance - Dara Sodano - Infiniti G35

 

damn Dara took home quite a few.

 

yes she did...she showed up for roll-in late on Saturday

 

lord you guys drove all the way out there? wow wish i had free time like that.

way to rep so cali guys. sick sick!

 

Vroom vroom.

Cardomain pics fo the VQs.

 

awesome ... great pics guys ..great pics ... applause .. lol

 

Here's carandmodel.com coverage http://carandmodel.com/gallery/hin_n...texas_20080412

 

nice find viet

 

Sweet pics.

 

great find viet. they took alot of pics of my empty engine bay.