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Lets Play Tag!

How many times have you been driving down the road and seen the rear hatch handle of a 04-06 Scion xB hanging off, taped up , glued on , rigged in crazy ways to stay on??? I saw six alone today in my little corner of the world! Brevard County FL .The factory handle has serious design flaws and just snaps off in your hand randomly and without warning! Replacing it with another factory handle will not solve your problem....but I can!  If you do not already know, Scionpro Inc, manufactures the xB hatch handle that does not break. It is fully re-engineered , is a full replacement to your existing handle , comes with all mounting hardware!, and a full one year Warranty! To top that off I make it in Brilliant Chrome, Stylish Brushed Aluminum Look , Modern Carbon Fiber Look, All The Factory Paint Match Colors, Primer Ready to paint for custom paint jobs or economy price and now ALL the RS series colors as well. So to make things FUN, I have come up with the TAG a xB Game! All you need to do is email me steve@scionpro.com with your mailing address and I will send you for FREE a set of 20 cards to TAG other Scion xB owners that have a broken handle. You will receive a coupon worth TEN DOLLARS towards any purchase on the Scionpro.com site including the xB Hatch Handle! Everyone wins!,  you have helped a fellow Scion owner out of misery and pocketed a nice discount for yourself. If you have just purchased a hatch handle, game cards and a ten dollar coupon towards your next purchase will be included in your package. I thank you in advance for your participation in the TAG A SCION XB Hatch Handle Game! NOW GET OUT THERE AND TAG SOME xB's!!! FORGETABOUDIT!

FRIENDS: Never ask for food.
ITALIAN FRIENDS: Always bring the food..

FRIENDS: Will say 'hello'.
ITALIAN FRIENDS: Will give you a big hug and a kiss.

FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
ITALIAN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mom and Dad.

FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry.
ITALIAN FRIENDS: Cry with you.

FRIENDS: Will eat at your dinner table and leave.
ITALIAN FRIENDS: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just being together.

FRIENDS: Know a few things about you.
ITALIAN FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
ITALIAN FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowd's back-ends that left you.

FRIENDS: Will knock on your door.
ITALIAN FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, 'I'm home!

FRIENDS: Will visit you in the hospital when you're sick
ITALIAN FRIENDS: Will cut your grass and clean your house then come spend the night with you in the hospital.

FRIENDS: Are for a while.
ITALIAN FRIENDS: Are for life.

FRIENDS: Might ignore this.
ITALIAN FRIENDS will forward this to their ITALIAN friends and those who wish they were ITALIAN...

An Italian walked into a bank in New York City and asked for the loan officer.
He told the loan officer that he was going to Italy on business for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000 and that he was not a depositor of the bank.
The bank officer told him that the bank would need some form of security for the loan, so the Italian handed over the keys to a new Ferrari.
The car was parked on the street in front of the bank.
The Italian produced the title and everything checked out.
The loan officer agreed to hold the car as collateral for the loan and apologized for having to charge 12% interest.
Later, the bank's president and its officers all enjoyed a good laugh at the Italian for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral for a $5,000 loan.
Then the employee of the bank then drove the Ferrari into the bank's underground garage and parked it.
Two weeks later, the Italian returned, repaid the $5,000 and the interest of $23.07.
The loan officer said, 'Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled.
While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire.
What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?'

The Italian replied: 'Minga! Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for only $23.07 and expect it to be there when I return?'

Ah, the Italians... Bada Bing!

If you have read my bio you know that I was born and raised in Brooklyn NY. As a child my father had businesses in Manhatten. We often stopped at the construction sight to just sit on the wood pilings and have a Sabarett hot dog and a yoohoo while watching these two grand towers be constructed. It was an amazing sight to see and is forever in my memory. Later in life the restaurant Windows on the World played a key role in my fathers business dealings as guests from over seas were often brought there. It was one of my most favorite times as the adults ate and discussed business I just stared out over the lights of the city in wonderment. Moving forward as a young adult I worked at 11 Broadway in a brokerage while going to college at Fordham University. This is just around the corner in the shadow of the Towers and mere steps to where I often ate my lunch and studied. In 1991 I left NY and moved to FL. 

On Sept 11th I was at a training class in Lakeland Fl for Toyota Motor Corp. My phone rang it was my brother telling me a plane had hit one of the towers...no urgency in his voice. But then it rang again he said brother you need to come home "we are being attacked its a war! the other Tower was hit too" Several other calls my Mom, my Dad, My brother again......this time his voice wavered I knew something was seriously wrong " its gone bro its all gone! I said what do you mean? he said its gone the Towers both came down they collapsed they are all gone! everything all the people its just dust...... As long as I live I never want to hear that tone of terror from anyone. Although at the time my family were not directly effected I knew that somehow we all would be would be as I knew many of my/our friends and some relatives worked in and or very close to the Towers. Unfortunately it turned out to be true. At the time there was no Facebook or Myspace there was classmates.com. and phone directories . Many people reached out there and the contacts came....then the experiences and horror...there are too many experiences relayed to me to write them all ....fiends that made it out from the 17th floor Tower One , a cousin of a dear friend who was one of the first responders perished gallantly only 21 a fire fighter, another childhood friend spared by being late on the BQE...lost 27 members of his staff at Windows on the World, another friend who tragically lost her baby brother, a relative that inadvertently called in sick that day that would have been there....each one set with me very harshly but my family had been spared in comparison to the people that have directly lost a loved one, a brother, a sister a mom, a dad, a grandparent, cousin, aunt, uncle....their lives were inexorably changed on that day, our country was changed, it has effected everyone directly or indirectly. I cannot imagine the immensity of it all for those directly involved. I felt helpless... All I could do was write this poem that I have kept private, read every Sept 11th, said my prayers for all the souls lost and lives changed. This day for some is private for others public, some have had their lives hindered, others have grown stronger, some are stuck some have moved on, some have parlayed it to help others....it is a very individual thing. This poem is not titled, it is on a simple piece of scrap paper stuffed in my desk, it says 4:22 pm on it , has some scratched out lines, it is tear stained, it is fraught with despair and the want for vengence. It may be terrible, it may be great but its mine and how I handle this day. I will be in my backyard under the oak in my prayer spot and I will read this poem aloud as I have done every year. On this tenth anniversary and with an avenue to share I thinks it is time for others to read my poem and hope in my heart that it helps one of you out there that have yet to find solace:

   Oh Flag of Ours Standing Proud and Tall

Laughingly in the Face of it All

Our Cause You Stand To Unite

To Let The World Know Our Plight

Listening To Our Cries of Pain and Despair

You Gently Disperse Them into the Air

   An Eagle Soars High and Above

A Tear in its Eye For Those We Love

A Piercing Cry Into the Abyss

Releasing Those Soles We Will Forever Miss

Justice and Peace in its Claws Grasp

Those Who Have Crossed Him Will Soon Feel His Wrath.

By

Stephen Saporito

4:22 pm Sept 11th

I hope this makes a difference to someone out there. Dare 2B Different!

Do Dogs Go To HEAVEN?

Heaven and Earth all are one

Pets and Humans traverse when all is done

To the Heavens our Pets ascend

Loyal, Faithful and Loving to the end

When on Earth they are ours to Love

In the Heavens they watch from Above

They Play, Protect, and Toil

Wether in Heaven or on Earth's soil

Do not Lament or Despair

Of your Love They are Aware

And when your Time comes to Pass

Your Pet has not forgotten Their final Task

To guide you to the Golden Gates

For it is there Tails Wagging They AWAIT.

Wow! what a show Asylum 2011 in Eureka Spings was a blast! Thank you Scikos for having Scionpro as a sponsor and guest at this event. Everything was absolutely perfect! The hotel, the town, the weather , the show , the parade!! whooo hooo was all awesome. If you missed this one dont miss it next year. The GRAND PUBA, Rob Wintercorn, was the consumate show host. He, his family, and Scikotics team had everything prepped to perfection including a 1 am welcome committee! for me and Tim! lol. The hotel was perfect for the show since it had a convention center with lounge, rest rooms, air conditioning to cool off, refreshments,massive parking lot,  and conference room for TROPHIES! AND RAFFLES. The town and hotel were also fantastic.The hotel is nesteld into the rolling hills and featured a great restaurant with killer breakfast...oooh and the fried Ozarks chicken was awesome too! They have an amazing  pool with waterfall and pergola  shaded areas, miniature golf, a jacuzzi and you could just  walk to all the shops you would need.  Everywhere you went in town the people were happy to see us, thanked us for the business, and commented on how pleasantly different the Scion owners were from other car clubs and motorcylcists that frequent that township. DARE 2B DIFFERENT! yeah baby! We rocked that town and they invited us back!

I am very thankful to have the support and friendship of everyone I came into contact with at the show. The cars this year were amazing....judging I know was tuff...that's why I didnt do it! lol so hard to pick . Every Scion model was represented from xA/xD to xB1 & xB2 as well as tC1 and tC2! Some people traveled tremendous distances to be there....Patrick C. from Atlanta , Alyssa E from Orlando, Tommie M aka Stitch from Cali , Chris A from Cali and one gentleman that traveled 2200 miles from Oregon! Arkansa Sciko chapter rolled in high and tight in formation with military precision Bada Bing Forgetaboudit! There were over 200 cars easy! Once the sun went down the parties began. It was the ultimate in tailgating as we had the whole lot to ourselves away from the hotel and could play that music! run those lights and show off in grand style. Sat night everyone lined up for the police escorted parade through town. I had the priveledge of riding with Rob Wintercorn in his flame thowing RS1 xB! We did not have the crwods we expoected but hey it was fun and everyone got to run thier lights! Back at the hotel after the parade the Glowoff was in full swing capping off another flawless day of fun.

Lastly the prizes! CONGRATUALTIONS TO CHARLES STARK OF MO WINNER OF THE AIRLIFT/SCIONPRO COMPLETE AIR RIDE KIT FOR HIS XB1 AND DUSTIN KRUGER WINNER OF MY VERY OWN DARE 2B DIFFERENT! COIL OVERS FOR HIS tC 1. Other prizes included a full Fujita intake system , Centerfuge programming from Chris Patterson/aka nighhawk, and stereo equipment from Steven North. A whole host of other goodies were given away by Scion Corp and Chris Rado!

Asylum 2011 a great success! See you next year in Eureka Springs!

Congrats to Jason Nyte! and his Scionpro.com sponsored xGangster body kit!

Jason was one of the few select Scion owners to participate in Scion United. The xGangster body kits unique looks combined with Jason's excellent paint and overall themed skills earned him a place in the public eye.
That is one bad to the bone Gen 2 xB! Thank you for representing Scionpro.com!

Scionpro's own Dare 2B Different Motorwerks LLC
introduces the xGangster Body Kit!

My Great Grandfather, Louis Langston, ( formerly Louis Solomon, the name was changed to hide from the Germans in WWII) was one of the inventors of the "Autoglide Transmitter" better know as the Automatic Transmission. No one in the family had recalled this nor had documentation of this until my grandfather, Peter Andriopoulos had passed on. While sorting his belongings my mother, Melody, came across a large storage tub which proved to be a treasure trove of family history on my mothers side. In it were the original love letters and Western Union telegraphs from my grandfather Peter to my grandmother Reina while he was stationed in Normandy France, she in London. He was a Greek immigrant to the US at the age of nine. He had fought for the US army at the battle of Normandy and my grandmother was a Royal British Army fire fighter. After the war they had married,remained in England for several years raising my mother before returning to the US. Other items included an NCO rule book describing the rules of social engagement in the club between men and women right down to hem length of skirts and distance between dancing partners! Among the treasure of personal items were this article from the London Journal January ,23rd, 1953 titled And Safer Driving --Plus Economy describing the invention of the Autoglide Transmitter. Along with this was a B&W photo of my Great Grandfather with his arm over his fabulous invention.We always knew he was an inventor as my mother recalls Harmony House (on the historic register today in Salisbury England) was a precarious place of wires, antennas and contraptions. Louis was and avid short wave radio operator now called HAM radio. He also invented the aerator in your faucets. (stolen by a US patent officer in 1905) so....unfortunately, inventors of great things rarely benefit from it. As the story goes it seems that GM copied the design and filed for a US patent as the English patent did not protect it here in the US. In 1954 or so GM introduced the first "Hydromatic Transmission" it too was three speeds and history was made. As you can see this is proof positive that what I do, create and design for your Scions is in my genes....and I love every minute of it. Thanks to my Great Grandpa Louis. Click the image to the right to view a full size image of the article.

Now that's what I'm talking about: tuners, polishing their rides in the rain! It just did not matter.

What a showing - over three hundred Scions present in the first annual southeast event.  Wow! We were able to meet a lot of great people like Cheryl and Dianne from Scion-Dynasty with a large showing.  Tctunerz was there as well, doing a radical body build up on a TC live in the rain!

If you want to make your TC fast - not Honda fast, I'm talking Porsche fast, yeah your eyes are working fine, I said Porshe fast - check out the Scion Speed/JAMSCO race engineering team for your need for speeeed!!!!

Thanks to Mike Kennedy and his hard working well coordinated team for making it all possible.  SCIONPRO.COM was proud to attend this event, and look forward to contributing to future events as we grow to meet our future clients needs.

FORGETABOUDIT!

P.S. Enjoy the pics below, all from Exposed.

In today's day and age being politically correct has become the rule. It would be totally against the grain to label a group of people with one bold description but you know what? Scion has succeeded in going against the grain. As a matter of fact my personal trademark is Dare 2-B Different, so here it goes....Scion owners as a whole are MODEST! There I said it. Webster defines modest as 1) Freedom from conceit or vanity. 2)Propriety in dress speech or conduct. Where does this come from you may ask? Personal experience. In going to shows, talking to Scion owners in person and online through my website (scionpro.com) I have found this group from coast to coast to be extremely modest about themselves, their cars and the shops that build some fabulous rides. Scion is as much about the people as it is about the cars.

Erica Mata of Elegance Customz of Houston Texas is one such person. I received an e-mail about a month ago asking to post a picture of the Elegance Customz xB. When I opened the file my eyes fell out of my head! This car was absolutely stunning and the photography was of professional quality. Of course I will post this car on my site I responded. Well that was not enough, I wanted to know more about Erica and the shop that built the car. It took some coercion to finally receive a MODEST response "ok... well this is my description to the Scion" (see bottom for complete stats) Following the stats "about the shop...still a home based but pretty much everybody knows about because of recommendations and also through car shows".  In conclusion "This is a real small business that we started of car and truck accessories and a small car club of only 5 cars so far...." Considering the stats on this car Erica should be touting this car all over. I have no doubt that Elegance Customz will be a force to reckon with in the Scion customization arena. (Click here to see more pics.) This is a commonplace response from people that are making a huge impact on automotive culture.

Looking at the second part of the definition of MODEST I like the word conduct. Have you ever noticed that if you are driving a Scion that other Scion owners will wave at you or flash the head lights? Scion has created a unity among people that own these cars. Recently at Scion Invasion in Hollywood I witnessed complete and total modesty in how the cars were displayed and how openly others appreciated as well as complemented their fellow competitors. This is not such a common thing in other automotive gatherings. Even the people with custom music systems were courteous in not overshadowing others with excessively loud playing. Sharing and consideration was everywhere. I had a great time and met some very interesting people with a variety of personalization concepts. Am I looking through rose colored glasses? I sure hope not. This train has just barely pulled out of the station!

FORGETABOUDIT!

Scion Steve.

Scion and Southeast Toyota have decided to create this fabulously fun competition to bring awareness to the Scion brand, highlight factory TRD, TMS, and SET parts as well as the ability to personalize your Scion.

The entire event is creating a buzz as team Scionpro's and Team Club Joe's build our cars in secrecy. We have been given an allotment for factory parts as well as 5000 cash for outside vendor parts/labor as well as free reign to get as much free stuff as possible to make these cars stellar.

Both cars will be revealed at the Miami International Car show on Oct 23rd and then will tour the country for your vote! At the end of the tour both cars will be auctioned off to benefit several charities. So please join both teams on Facebook in the fun and excitement as we taunt each other with our projects... there are even spies involved! Bada Bing.... Forgetaboudit!

Exposed 6.0: Ahoy!

Approximately 750+ people attended with 350+ Scions on display this past Saturday. Based on participant feedback, Exposed 6.0 was “the best owners’ event in SET history.” Please know that this event is the result of *Sue Swanson*, *Bob Duffin*, *Steve Swann* and *Doug Kleve* putting in some serious long hours - along with their heart and soul - to not just making Exposed 6.0 special, but an event that was truly remarkable. Special thanks to *Kathleen Kishi-Phillips* for visiting from TMS and providing invaluable support. And "thank you" to the participants for making Exposed such a unique and enjoyable "family re-union" annual event!

We even had a *Honda Civic Club* crash our party. Why? Because they got caught-up in the online buzz! I invited the club of about 10 members to join me for lunch. They couldn’t believe how we roll! I think we made some converts out of them! The truth is we had many *FIRST TIMERS*… people who have never attended an Exposed event – and they were simply blown away by the location, the family-friendly atmosphere, the variety of insane cars, the activities, Chris Rado and of course Captain Jack Sparrow. Unfortunately we couldn’t get the Bounty Pirate Ship into the Sarasota Bay – she draws 13 feet and the bay is only 7 feet deep. (We considered dredging!) Instead we kidnapped Jack and forced him to board the Bounty in St. Petersburg on Sunday. We somehow managed to get the Black Pearl up on the dock with the Bounty and Captain Jack for a photo op to boot. How could we pass that up?Check back shortly for the full video of all the action! ARRRRG! me maties!

Article by Michael Kennedy

Holly macaroni can da boys at Central Florida Scion throw a car Show!
Just pullin in was exciting! All da cars were lined up being greeted by a team of people making registration a breeeeze. Dare was all kinds of cars....Scions (over 50 in all) Suv's, trucks, Vipers, Vettes, Mustangs, Acuras, Hondas and more.

My favorites to mention a few included a group of old school Datsuns and Toyotas from da 70's and early 80's ,a pair of RX-8's and a 3Z of HIN quality, and da best of all da Shrek mobile given da finga! AAA Ohhh! FORGETABOUDIT!

Dat boy knows how to trow some attitiude. Da Scarface xB was also a tuff one to beat. Scion Evolution had da best club turn out and display wit over 20 Scions struttin dare stuff. Now da Central Fla Boyz even had a hot dawg vendor given out drinks and dawgs all night long for free! Da radio station 95.3 was beltin out da Latin tunes wit people dancin all over.

Cakes was given out candy to all da kids and takin lots of pictures wit da fans and da Scionpro Taxi. It all ended wit the award give away and guess what? Da Scionpro Taxi won da BEST OF SHOW Scion Xb, howdaya like dat! Cakes and me were thrilled....we could barely fit da thing in the car it was so huge! We had a blast. Check us out at da next show!

FORGETABOUDIT!

Scion Steve.

Da fun stuff

Talkin about last minute preparations Scion Steve and Cakes almost didnt make it to da show! Da boyz at Audio Specialties and Dolphin Graphix(William & Joeseph) worked dare buts off installing and wiring up da new seats for da Taxi till 9;30 pm Friday night. Poor Joes wife even stood by and watched with da patience of a saint. You see they were wiring up the electro luminescent lighting tubes that were stitched into the seat to make them light up like a limo! Bada Bing! It looks amazin! Anyway we made it to da show 6am in da mornin and ended up sleapin in da truck till da setup crew showed. We pulled in da Taxi and set it up. We also brought the all new Scion Mobility Cruiser. Its an XB wit a ramp and an automatic hatch! Howdoya like dat! We were surrounded by a whole crew of bad boy and girl Scions especially da major award winning Tc next to us. Then the pictures started and da filming...so much excitement and dis is jus da beginnin!

Da cars just kept comin...hundreds of dem. Scion corporate had tons of activities and famous people too like Chris Rado! Wow! does dat boy ride in style or should I say stylz. He had several seriously customized Scions wit him as did Scion Motors. Dare was an X-Box game room, henna tattoo artists,DJ's, dance competitions, swag bags,food and drinks, and lots of free give aways at the end of da day.Cakes couldnt resist da henna tattoos and had both her hand done! Dese boyz at S.E.T. know how to trow a party!

Cakes took a ton of pics for yous guys to see! Competion was stiff. The customization is gettin better and better at every show. In the middle of da day we got to see how not to do nitrous when dare was a Bada Boom! Every one went runnin. Sad thing to see a fellow Scionite wit a car in flames...on da bright side no one was injured. Then some guyzs pulled in wit a trailer queen and boy was she HOT! Dis XB was smokin wit its custom paint job and radical stereo sytem. I aint never heeeard a system soooo clear! Diablo doors, blingin wheels she was the winner hands down! Congratulations guys! Da Scion Taxi didnt do so bad herself winnin Best in Class XB!

Another show another win ! Da Scionpro Taxi is four for four now. Scion Steve and Cakes appreciate your support and votes. As we grow we hope that you all come wit us. Dis Scion thing is just a baby!

FORGETABOUDIT!

Scion Steve.

I was woke up da odda day by da phone ringin of da hook! It was Mike Kennedy... you know da top Scion district manager for Southeast Toyota...he was so excited. He says hey you know your in MODIFIED MAG May edition...I said I had no idea! So I get my tail down to da local 7-11 and pick up a copy and bada bing dare I was under Scion Exposed 2.0 bagged scions...hey and you know we drop it low wit Easystreet digital air ride. Then the phone kept ringin one after da other. It was just a cameo shot but I'm happy to be there..Thanks guys at Modified...Maybe next time they'll wanta do a whole article on da Scionpro Taxi wit Cakes and Scion Steve. Don't worry aboudit fans we're workin on it! Guilermo of One Off Rides is gonna do a whole dash designed by me and a few odder tings you know...its top secret...lasers, holograms ..dats all I can say forgetaboutit! Anyway go pick up a copy of Modified. these guys do it up right!

FORGETABOUDIT!

Scion Steve.

Several e-mails have been sent to me recently offering help with my grammar especially in the descriptions area of Da Shop. It is amazing to me that some people do not realize the satire in the language used. It is specifically designed, written, and spelled the way the words would phonetically sound from a Brooklynite. Accents from Brooklyn, Queens, New Jersey, and Long Island all differ slightly and even from neighborhood to neighborhood.To someone not from the area they all may sound the same but most are at least familiar with the stereotypes from T.V. and the movies. So when I received this e-mail from a friend about the Italian-American Goomba language I thought it would be appropriate to put it up on the site. It may shed some light on where I am coming from with this whole Scionpro site as well as explore a part of my heritage in an amuzing fashion.

This site is all designed for fun and entertainment. Sit back, read this article, laugh a little and please do not get offended by some of its less desirable or colorful Italian words. In udder werds yous guys gotta lighten up out dare!

Italiano Misa Understooda

A bus stops and two Italian men get on. They sit down and engage in an animated conversation. The lady sitting behind them ignores them at first, but her attention is galvanized when she hears one of the men say the following:

"Emma come first. Den I come. Den two asses come together. I come once-a-more. Two asses, they come together again. I come again and pee twice. Then I come one lasta time."

"You foul-mouthed sex obsessed swine," retorted the lady indignantly. "In this country we don't speak aloud in pubic places about our sex lives.

"Hey, coola down lady," said the man. "Who talkin' abouta sexa? I'm a justa tellin' my frienda how to spella 'Mississippi'."

FORGETABOUDIT!

Scion Steve.

Scionpro.com hit the NOPI Nationals in Georgia 2006 like a ton-a-bricks! We showed up with the Stainless Steel tC, the Scionpro Funky Disco Taxi, the His Son xB owned by Pastor Matt sponsored by Scionpro and the Mad Sciontist Clint Gamache of Scion Dynasty with his Scionpro sponsored RS 3.0. The weather was perfect. The cars were hot and people were out in force. The only thing wrong was that there were not enough SCIONS. There was a sea of Hondas and only 80 to 100 Scions tops, if that. Where is everybody? Scion should have dominated this event in the South!

At least I can say that the cars that did show up were all high and tight. Mods everywhere ... clean unique themes, paint, engine upgrades, wheels and stereo's. This is what Scion is about!

Mike Kennedy and Tom Beddia of Southeast Scion hosted a group of Scion Leads and Managers from the top performing Scion stores in the region at NOPI...thankfully, I was one of them by the skin of my teeth. After our meeting it was like Christmas! They hooked us up with Scionman Logo safari style shirts and hats to keep us cool at the show. Laptop bags and Scion Spin # 3 discs were also in the mix....not to mention the great meal and drinks on the house....oh and the hotel too! These boys know how to roll! Thanks to Michelle Dunaj for the excellent accommodations and fantastic direction cards to get us safely to and from the track.When we arrived at the show we were introduced to Chris Rado! and were able to take a bunch of photo's with him...Thanks Chris! I have never met a more personable celebrity completey untouched by his fame. He checked out all our cars, played video games, gave some good pointers, threw out a few good jokes and just thrilled the crowd. If you can't tell I was really excited at this show.You have got to be there to feel the electricity in the air!

Back at the Funky Disco Taxi and the Stainless tC we were swamped with curious on lookers checking out the newly designed dress up parts. They were absolutely blinding in the sun. The 90 Degree doors on the Scionpro Taxi were also a big hit.These are prototypes, however, the production slimline hinges will be available in approximately 30-45 days. We will take pre-orders next week. Flying high these hinges are solid, smooth, fully adjustable, and put the door clean out of the way! Thanks to William at 1OFFRIDES.com in Orlando for hooking up the Taxi with the doors and new stereo from Cadence. Completely hand fabricated and smooth as ice...this system can rock the house! He even fabricated an Art Deco styled disco ball mount utilizing a vcr motor with a speed regulator! Lighted from the frosted plexi plate the soft glow shimmers off of the disco ball! This piece reflects Williams amazing talent in creating pieces that look original to the design of the car.

On Sunday, we met up with Auto Week photographer Wesley Hunt of Hunt photography for an exclusive shoot at an old mill that was built in 1888. Cakes dawned on her best Taxi costumes and had a blast.This place was teaming with history and lent itself well to the industrial theme of the Scionpro website. Look for these photos on Scionpro.com next week. Our trip home was smooth and free of traffic. The following day we received the news from one of our sponsored rides Martin/Stainless tC prototype........pre 8am......Steve... Steve.. you up yet? ....you won! I said what? You won man you did it! congrats! So the icing on the cake to a great weekend. The Scionpro Funky disco Taxi gets its most coveted award to date NOPI Nationals 2006 1st place Street Division xB! Thanks to our fans, supporters, and sponsored rides that joined us at NOPI.

FORGETABOUDIT!

Scion Steve.

Wow! the Scionpro.com sponsored rides are hitting the show circuit this year like a ton of bricks! This photo is courtesy of Eugene Mendiola at the first H.I.N show of the year. Eugene's tC is sporting the all new and ultra hot Scionpro complete Scion tC stainless steel engine bay kit that we just introduced to the market. Eugene is the first to have this exclusive kit other than the proto-type tC . Eugene designed the hood etching himself! Talk about class and style. The artist at ACC was floored by this design and went to work on it right away. Three weeks later the results as you can see are stunning. Thank you for the representation of Scionpro products. Look out show circuit here comes Eugene a fierce competitor with grace and style!

Wow this was a big win but I held off until the photos were posted on HIN. I had no intentions of participating in this show but Scion Corporate in Cali had a snafu and no cars in their booth. At their request only 12 hours before the show my team at 1OFFRIDES got the Taxi together, flat bedded it to the show and set up for me in the Scion Corporate booth. I got there an hour after the show started. All the craziness paid off as Debbie and I had a great time and a very unexpected Hottest Mild Scion Win! Thank you to Scion Corporate fro the invite,Mike Kennedy at S.E.T. and William at 1OFFRIDES/Orlando.