This month's winner is Eric Grassman.For his troubles, he'll receive enough Mothers car cleaning goodies to satisfy the most anal, white-glove-wearing, concourse-cruising flock of showcar weenies anywhere. Mothers' new FX Line of car care products is among the most sophisticated, state-of-the-art wheel cleaners and waxes available today.
Eric will receive:* FX SynWax * FX Tire Shine* FX Wheel Cleaner* FX Spray Wax
Mods: Mopar stage one blow-off valve, Forward Motion WGA, K&N drop-in filter, Magnacore 8.5mm spark plug wires, DC Sports 3-inch cat-back exhaust with 4-inch tips, NGK Iridium spark plugs, Hotchkis powering springs, sway bars, and front and rear strut-tower braces, Tokico Illumina shocks, 5Zigen 17x7.5-inch gloss black FN01R-Cs, Michelin Pilot Sport 225/45R-17 tires and Carbon by Design splitter, eyelids and lettering.
Eric says: " Running 17 lbs boost netted me 266/288 torque and horsepower to the wheels-enough power to spank a few rice rockets and still get 22mpg."
Submit pictures of your car to "The Street" and if we pick yours as the ride of the month, we'll send you a boxful of Mothers car care products. Or maybe a pile of smashed slalom pylons.
Just give us what we need. First, send high-resolution images (1200x1600 pixels minimum). Make sure your individual file size weighs between 400 and 500kb.
Second, we need information: performance mods as well as the year, make and model of your car. Don't forget your full name and location. And provide us contact information-an e-mail address and phone number. Tell us why your car rules and don't be afraid to be long-winded; we love to edit. Prizes shipped within continental United States only. No P.O. boxes.
* Mail electronic submissions to sccnews@primedia.com. Alternatively, you can send a CD or prints via snail mail to:Sport Compact CarAttn: Reader's Ride2400 Katella Ave., 11th FloorAnaheim, CA 92806
SmokeBurnout of the MonthOwner: Will ParksLocation: memphis, TNWill says: "Here's my '04 Scion xB doing a burnout at Nopi Memphis this year. I was in a runoff with an older Mustang GT that somehow won."We say: Who says you can't do a burn-out in a lunchbox?
Gotmail?OK, wise-ass, so you need some space to vent. Here it is. Direct letters to the editor to sccnews@primedia.com and we'll do our best to come up with a snide response. Or completely ignore you. But hey, at least you've got a voice.
Long GoodbyesAs a longtime SCC reader, I can say that we are truly loosing a hero with the departure of Josh Jacquot. I was ecstatic last year when he took the then-faltering pages of SCC back in the right direction and have been amazed at the fantastic changes he made. What makes Josh is a hero is what he alluded to in his "Last Column." It seems working for SCC was, to him, not really a job and therefore, he could devote to it a level of passion normally unseen in the "work place." I too share this passion for all things automotive and love wrenching on and diagnosing cars. I can't see myself doing anything that doesn't involve the automotive industry. Without cars, work would just be, well, too much work. Thanks Josh for all the laughs, tips for fighting tickets, and tongue knots trying to pronounce your name while bench-racing with buddies.Joel KallgrenMt. Vernon, WA