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And coke FYI I cant control the PD or People 100% that’s just how it is so like I said don’t blame me man the day gos on the meets go one its not a big deal I think your taking it personal
Just Meet there will be others hey your welcome to mine I don’t mind the opinion you have but like you said and I say ITS JUST A OPINION
And once again its not my fault if you feel BPD or any other city PD got strict all of a sudden dont fool yourself to pick the blame
Just Meet there will be others hey your welcome to mine I don’t mind the opinion you have but like you said and I say ITS JUST A OPINION
And once again its not my fault if you feel BPD or any other city PD got strict all of a sudden dont fool yourself to pick the blame
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by loading... »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
I've lived in Burbank for a while now, and trust me they've never been as strict with imports as they are now. I never got bothered with my gsr swapped Da even w/ exhaust, now a couple years later, and these meets giving a bad rep to imports in Burbank, cops have been bothering me with my rsx. Luckily i havn't got any tickets * knock on wood* but i've been pulled over recently all of a sudden, when i never had problems before. It's not necessarily YOUR fault, but just keep these riced out meets out of Burbank so we can drive in peace here, and not get our **** jacked, thanks! I lost $350 bucks off my front lip that someone jacked from me, after all these years, now all of a sudden(well recently) cops and thieves are getting bad here. </TD></TR></TABLE>
like i said i was just talking about that to a phaze 2 member
IF theives want it they will get it
and theives are everywhere
if this was true every city with a meet would be a hot spot for theives but like i said there everywhere cant blame it on a meet
and personaly in burbank you have to lay low with any modified car even before the meets i knew that
I've lived in Burbank for a while now, and trust me they've never been as strict with imports as they are now. I never got bothered with my gsr swapped Da even w/ exhaust, now a couple years later, and these meets giving a bad rep to imports in Burbank, cops have been bothering me with my rsx. Luckily i havn't got any tickets * knock on wood* but i've been pulled over recently all of a sudden, when i never had problems before. It's not necessarily YOUR fault, but just keep these riced out meets out of Burbank so we can drive in peace here, and not get our **** jacked, thanks! I lost $350 bucks off my front lip that someone jacked from me, after all these years, now all of a sudden(well recently) cops and thieves are getting bad here. </TD></TR></TABLE>
like i said i was just talking about that to a phaze 2 member
IF theives want it they will get it
and theives are everywhere
if this was true every city with a meet would be a hot spot for theives but like i said there everywhere cant blame it on a meet
and personaly in burbank you have to lay low with any modified car even before the meets i knew that
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crazybluecivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
like i said i was just talking about that to a phaze 2 member
IF theives want it they will get it
and theives are everywhere
if this was true every city with a meet would be a hot spot for theives but like i said there everywhere cant blame it on a meet
and personaly in burbank you have to lay low with any modified car even before the meets i knew that</TD></TR></TABLE>
nope, it was never this bad until recently, coincidently after these meets were causing issues with the cops. yes burbank has always been a *strict* city police wise, but they never bothered me, ever, until now, wonder why? These meets gave us a bad impression, like it or not, giving the cops reason to check up on the import scene more because we have caused issues in the past, i.e, this meet.
yes thieves are everywhere, i agree, BUT i never had any issues, until now once again. can't say it's really the meets fault but why all of a sudden...anyways [freak] thieves, learn to work for your own ****.
like i said i was just talking about that to a phaze 2 member
IF theives want it they will get it
and theives are everywhere
if this was true every city with a meet would be a hot spot for theives but like i said there everywhere cant blame it on a meet
and personaly in burbank you have to lay low with any modified car even before the meets i knew that</TD></TR></TABLE>
nope, it was never this bad until recently, coincidently after these meets were causing issues with the cops. yes burbank has always been a *strict* city police wise, but they never bothered me, ever, until now, wonder why? These meets gave us a bad impression, like it or not, giving the cops reason to check up on the import scene more because we have caused issues in the past, i.e, this meet.
yes thieves are everywhere, i agree, BUT i never had any issues, until now once again. can't say it's really the meets fault but why all of a sudden...anyways [freak] thieves, learn to work for your own ****.
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anyways off topic i dont need to defend myself cops happen thats CALI
This is to everyone who attended Tuner Tuesdays
First off on the meet of 03/25 L.A.P.Ds finest had to Trip for no reason and kick everyone out and harass them
Now I called the owner of the business that gave me the OK to meet in this lot he said that he’s sorry “he thought it would be ok” But LAPD had another idea of our meet ( cant get anything ok’d by LAPD )
So im sorry to say Tuner Tuesday is cancelled Do to LAPD and Other little reasons
Ill tell you what didn’t help ( Ricers / Young High school kids showing off / and people just dicking around )
But we had a nice turnout minus the BAD APPLES nice cars I want to thank Honda-tech Supporters , Team Hybrid , Team Gen-x , Phaze 2 , High End , Autotransmute , Socal Civ, and many others that I left out and cant remember there names
Now as of future Meets/shows I will not be hosting any anytime soon until I get a spot on total Lock DOWN cause im sick of this happening and im SORRY for this happening but thank you all who came out and kept the scene alive and understand me when I say I couldn’t stop LAPD at that point I WILL HOST A MEET LATER ON MAYBE STARTING IN MID SUMMER
And I am recruiting Meet/Show junkies to help me host and keep the scene alive and smart ( security etc etc ) e-mail me @ insane_extreme_promoters@yahoo.com
So as I said sry and thank you if you have any question fill free to ask
This is to everyone who attended Tuner Tuesdays
First off on the meet of 03/25 L.A.P.Ds finest had to Trip for no reason and kick everyone out and harass them
Now I called the owner of the business that gave me the OK to meet in this lot he said that he’s sorry “he thought it would be ok” But LAPD had another idea of our meet ( cant get anything ok’d by LAPD )
So im sorry to say Tuner Tuesday is cancelled Do to LAPD and Other little reasons
Ill tell you what didn’t help ( Ricers / Young High school kids showing off / and people just dicking around )
But we had a nice turnout minus the BAD APPLES nice cars I want to thank Honda-tech Supporters , Team Hybrid , Team Gen-x , Phaze 2 , High End , Autotransmute , Socal Civ, and many others that I left out and cant remember there names
Now as of future Meets/shows I will not be hosting any anytime soon until I get a spot on total Lock DOWN cause im sick of this happening and im SORRY for this happening but thank you all who came out and kept the scene alive and understand me when I say I couldn’t stop LAPD at that point I WILL HOST A MEET LATER ON MAYBE STARTING IN MID SUMMER
And I am recruiting Meet/Show junkies to help me host and keep the scene alive and smart ( security etc etc ) e-mail me @ insane_extreme_promoters@yahoo.com
So as I said sry and thank you if you have any question fill free to ask
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Burbank has always been a car enthusiast town. bobs big boy proves that. every Friday, a TON of modified cars show up, it's been going on for years. and they know the young crowd around here is more into the import scene.
blaming you for having a meet is not what I'm doing, but you have to realize that the way your going about trying to have a meet is all wrong....
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/2229217
this is a fine example of a good organized meet. we know everyone who's gonna show up. they listed their names above. were not spamming it on every damn forum, and i guarantee, no [freak]ing thieves will be there. and if ANY sketchy people show up. you better believe they will be made to leave.
My homie who you were speaking to from phaze 2 completely agrees with me.
****, anyone from phaze2 agrees with me
in Burbank i drove around for 3 years in a boosted dc5 with no car, and carbon fiber all over the place. and never once did i get pulled over for a modified car.
from DA's to EK's to DC's all types of cars i've owned, never been sweated. until these last few months.
but like i said. not your complete fault be cause you can't control people, but you can help by organizing a lot better, and not spamming it just to get a huge crowd.
blaming you for having a meet is not what I'm doing, but you have to realize that the way your going about trying to have a meet is all wrong....
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/2229217
this is a fine example of a good organized meet. we know everyone who's gonna show up. they listed their names above. were not spamming it on every damn forum, and i guarantee, no [freak]ing thieves will be there. and if ANY sketchy people show up. you better believe they will be made to leave.
My homie who you were speaking to from phaze 2 completely agrees with me.
****, anyone from phaze2 agrees with me
in Burbank i drove around for 3 years in a boosted dc5 with no car, and carbon fiber all over the place. and never once did i get pulled over for a modified car.
from DA's to EK's to DC's all types of cars i've owned, never been sweated. until these last few months.
but like i said. not your complete fault be cause you can't control people, but you can help by organizing a lot better, and not spamming it just to get a huge crowd.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crazybluecivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">And coke FYI I cant control the PD or People 100% that’s just how it is so like I said don’t blame me man the day gos on the meets go one its not a big deal I think your taking it personal
Just Meet there will be others hey your welcome to mine I don’t mind the opinion you have but like you said and I say ITS JUST A OPINION
And once again its not my fault if you feel BPD or any other city PD got strict all of a sudden dont fool yourself to pick the blame</TD></TR></TABLE>
understand can't I what saying are you?
Please edit this.
He is taking it personal because it PERSONALLY affects him.
Just Meet there will be others hey your welcome to mine I don’t mind the opinion you have but like you said and I say ITS JUST A OPINION
And once again its not my fault if you feel BPD or any other city PD got strict all of a sudden dont fool yourself to pick the blame</TD></TR></TABLE>
understand can't I what saying are you?
Please edit this.
He is taking it personal because it PERSONALLY affects him.
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i see you point but you must see mine this whole argument is dumb
plain and simple we cant control PD or people
and yes i will put together a fully organized meet
but for the mean time why cant we have a good once every 2 weeks meet nothing wrong with that either
no need to fight if you dont like my meets dont come and dont flame no need for it
plain and simple we cant control PD or people
and yes i will put together a fully organized meet
but for the mean time why cant we have a good once every 2 weeks meet nothing wrong with that either
no need to fight if you dont like my meets dont come and dont flame no need for it
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dont say i didnt tell you soo, this **** was dooomed from the begining
AND you know if its a good spot/meet when we "support ur meet" but any spots ur thinkin of ITS BEEN DONE AND ALL THE OG GUYS that use to come out to these meets KNOW better when u throw it at a certain spot!!!!!
BURBANK SPOT- EMPIRE CENTER IS A BURN we all know that
GLENDALE- HELLL I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO IN THERE RIGHT MIND WOULD [freak]ING DRIVE THERE FIXED UP CAR IN THAT TOWN,
Eagle rock plaza theres so much traffic that goes into that place now that **** is not gonna be allowed anymore, hell we THREW MEETS THERE BE4 AND IT WAS KOO THAT WAS WHEN THAT **** WAS DEAD AND HAD NO STORES IN IT, AND DONT THINK OOOO WIL THROW IT ON THE TARGET SIDE LOL
EAGLE ROCK STARBUCKS, LOL dont even try it there when that lot first opened up we use to throw meets there (first times ive meet coke in a can) and ive known him for about 5-6 years now and GET THAT **** PACKED, now theres jamaba jucie cold stones, Quiznos, open so ur **** out of luck,
EAGLE ROCK SUPER A PLAZA ,HELL we even tried to move it down the street at SUPER A parking lot down the street when they got tired of us at Starbucks and turning off the lights in the parking lot after 10 LOL, AND GUESS what THEY KICKED US OUT OF THE SUPER A PARKING LOT TOO, CAUSE IT GOT TO PACKED,
i can go on and on
Porter ranch is a burn
plummer and corbin k-mart is a burn
hell we even tried it at Camp1320 and SOMEONE MANAGED TO [freak] THAT **** UP AND IT WAS ON A LOT WHERE THE PERSON WHO WAS THROWING THE MEET HAD A PLACE OF BUSINESSS
[freak] THROW THAT **** AT SUPER AUTOBACHS U SHOULDNT HAVE A PROBLEM THERE!!!
dont say i didnt tell you soo, this **** was dooomed from the begining
AND you know if its a good spot/meet when we "support ur meet" but any spots ur thinkin of ITS BEEN DONE AND ALL THE OG GUYS that use to come out to these meets KNOW better when u throw it at a certain spot!!!!!
BURBANK SPOT- EMPIRE CENTER IS A BURN we all know that
GLENDALE- HELLL I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO IN THERE RIGHT MIND WOULD [freak]ING DRIVE THERE FIXED UP CAR IN THAT TOWN,
Eagle rock plaza theres so much traffic that goes into that place now that **** is not gonna be allowed anymore, hell we THREW MEETS THERE BE4 AND IT WAS KOO THAT WAS WHEN THAT **** WAS DEAD AND HAD NO STORES IN IT, AND DONT THINK OOOO WIL THROW IT ON THE TARGET SIDE LOL
EAGLE ROCK STARBUCKS, LOL dont even try it there when that lot first opened up we use to throw meets there (first times ive meet coke in a can) and ive known him for about 5-6 years now and GET THAT **** PACKED, now theres jamaba jucie cold stones, Quiznos, open so ur **** out of luck,
EAGLE ROCK SUPER A PLAZA ,HELL we even tried to move it down the street at SUPER A parking lot down the street when they got tired of us at Starbucks and turning off the lights in the parking lot after 10 LOL, AND GUESS what THEY KICKED US OUT OF THE SUPER A PARKING LOT TOO, CAUSE IT GOT TO PACKED,
i can go on and on
Porter ranch is a burn
plummer and corbin k-mart is a burn
hell we even tried it at Camp1320 and SOMEONE MANAGED TO [freak] THAT **** UP AND IT WAS ON A LOT WHERE THE PERSON WHO WAS THROWING THE MEET HAD A PLACE OF BUSINESSS
[freak] THROW THAT **** AT SUPER AUTOBACHS U SHOULDNT HAVE A PROBLEM THERE!!!
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lol i totally agree with coke.
it waas just a matter of time before they broke up "tuner tuesdays" lol. 1st meet when i went home i saw sooo many bike cops just waiting to give ticket.
and super autobachs would be a good spot just alittle far.
it waas just a matter of time before they broke up "tuner tuesdays" lol. 1st meet when i went home i saw sooo many bike cops just waiting to give ticket.
and super autobachs would be a good spot just alittle far.
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cant really have a succesful meet with cars coming in the hundreds. the meets that really last the longest are the small meets. if u wnt something good u mite as well make it once a month...look at the in-n-out meet that me and the friend made. still going on. not the biggest crowd but its still fun meeting with other people and just kicking it with the homie
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the subaru meet at Empire Center has been going on for years on Fridays and to this day is still happening with no cops bothering them. This is because they're a small group and know exactly who is going to show up. They all drive the same car and have nothing to prove.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by donut. »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">heard this meet sucked **** lol</TD></TR></TABLE>
ahah just had to lol in class for that one. Anyway.
Mikey is right man, the spots have been burn since Tara Reid was a virgen bro!!Right now is proberly the worse time to host a meet, with the cops patroling more due to soo many shootings in the city. I highly suggest people lay low from meets for a while.
To all you ricer noobs, remove your "i love jdm sticker" and go home playas, streets aint made for you
ahah just had to lol in class for that one. Anyway.
Mikey is right man, the spots have been burn since Tara Reid was a virgen bro!!Right now is proberly the worse time to host a meet, with the cops patroling more due to soo many shootings in the city. I highly suggest people lay low from meets for a while.
To all you ricer noobs, remove your "i love jdm sticker" and go home playas, streets aint made for you
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agreed... the meets ain't what it used to be. I attended this meet tuesday night and i can honestly say i sat in my daily bucket laughing. Sheriffs and Cops eating at Pat N Oscars. knew it was gonna be a burn and had SHADY written all over it. I was there for a good 10 mins. Got my coffee and left.
Burbank and Glendale take the same classes that Torrance PD about car modification. And this comes out of family friends who are cops.
When G2ic burbank meet days/eagle rock g2ic days happened it was small and organized. Volcano Tea House happpened every friday nights in Redondo Beach.. and that was a Questoyz spot. Little parking there and we kicked it from the afternoon till after closing. Upper Tea House was popping as well till it was wrecked by drifting fools. And im talking about these meets cause they happened years back.
If your car is fast take it to the track. If you can drift take it to the track. Your system bumps take it to a show. Get my point
crazybluecivic good attempt on trying to hold down a meet. But for some it ain't even worth trying to organize one. One a year maybe. Can't give 5-0 any reason to get you pulled over anymore.
I see Noobs and Youngsters do all the same **** over and over. Bandwagon jumpers and trend jockers again.
Burbank and Glendale take the same classes that Torrance PD about car modification. And this comes out of family friends who are cops.
When G2ic burbank meet days/eagle rock g2ic days happened it was small and organized. Volcano Tea House happpened every friday nights in Redondo Beach.. and that was a Questoyz spot. Little parking there and we kicked it from the afternoon till after closing. Upper Tea House was popping as well till it was wrecked by drifting fools. And im talking about these meets cause they happened years back.
If your car is fast take it to the track. If you can drift take it to the track. Your system bumps take it to a show. Get my point
crazybluecivic good attempt on trying to hold down a meet. But for some it ain't even worth trying to organize one. One a year maybe. Can't give 5-0 any reason to get you pulled over anymore.
I see Noobs and Youngsters do all the same **** over and over. Bandwagon jumpers and trend jockers again.
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Out of everything here... Super Autobacs is probably the best place for a meet if you don't want cops to get involved.. If you visit their site they even have a section where you can email them and tell them you wanna do a meet there and it'd be cool.
I went to alot of meets @ Autobacs before all the weekly/ bi-weekly meets died.
It died due to people no longer showing up, not because of cops and harassment.
Although, there are alot of shady people going to those meets and people aren't too friendly.
I went to alot of meets @ Autobacs before all the weekly/ bi-weekly meets died.
It died due to people no longer showing up, not because of cops and harassment.
Although, there are alot of shady people going to those meets and people aren't too friendly.
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Well I got to throw in my .02, I lived in Burbank for the past 3 years and I just moved up to Nor Cal and let me tell you way way way before crazyblue's meets were going on I was getting brutally harassed by BPD. They will make anything up to pull you over. One time when I got pulled over for my exhaust I just asked, how come Harley's never get pulled over for their exhaust it's 10 times louder than mine.... Cop says oh that's because they have different laws.... hmmmm really.... A noise violation is a noise violation whether it be a car, a truck, a harley, hell even if it's coming from your home, it's still a noise violation.
Not trying to be an a-hole just telling you guys how it was for me, I am soooo glad to be out of Burbank. Be safe out there guys and good luck with the meets.
Not trying to be an a-hole just telling you guys how it was for me, I am soooo glad to be out of Burbank. Be safe out there guys and good luck with the meets.
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yea if you are gonna hold a meet with that many cars, you are asking for trouble I guess in a way because of the simple fact that you would need many people to be able to control the people who are coming in and out. You can control who comes in, but you can't control what they do on the outside to attract attention and get things broken up.
What are the laws on hood popping anyway? My friend says that only CHP can pop hoods, but I have a feeling that is
What are the laws on hood popping anyway? My friend says that only CHP can pop hoods, but I have a feeling that is
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harley's and motorcycles can have loud exhausts because they're harder to see so they make them easier to hear.
you have the right to refuse to pop your hood. they need a warrant i believe. but if you refuse, you're just asking for it.
Modified by donut. at 7:53 AM 3/28/2008
you have the right to refuse to pop your hood. they need a warrant i believe. but if you refuse, you're just asking for it.
Modified by donut. at 7:53 AM 3/28/2008
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by donut. »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">harley's and motorcycles can have loud exhausts because they're harder to see so they make them easier to hear.
you have the right to refuse to pop your hood. they need a warrant i believe. but if you refuse, you're just asking for it.
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I guess I will tell them if they can figure out how to pop it without force then they can check it out lol because I don't have a cable release anymore.
you have the right to refuse to pop your hood. they need a warrant i believe. but if you refuse, you're just asking for it.
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I guess I will tell them if they can figure out how to pop it without force then they can check it out lol because I don't have a cable release anymore.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by donut. »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if they really want to see whats under your hood, they will. meaning they will impound your **** lol</TD></TR></TABLE>
lmfao, I need to get this thing swapped through the ref! hahaha
lmfao, I need to get this thing swapped through the ref! hahaha