Recapping: 2010 V-103 Car and Bike Show

I know I'm late on this one because as I was going through my photos, my computer felt a little ill, so I had to take him to the doctor. Free plug, if you have a Mac and live in the Atlanta area, take it to Onyx Consulting (Free Plug since they did a great job on my Mac)

Thank god, this year was different. Since I've been living in Atlanta, I've attended the shows. I didn't attend in 07, because I didn't know what V-103 was. '08 I attended as general admission with a camera. '09 I went in with Yung Joc and Swagg Team, which changed the perspective and made it worth it, and then there was the event that was several days ago.

What made 2010 different was that there were CARS there. My past issues with this show that it was suppose to be a car show, but it lacked cars. 15 cars and 6 bikes doesn't make a car show. More people hit the stage, especially last year, then there were cars. There were more guys in Swagg Team then there were cars. But it wasn't suppose to be a Swagg Team concert.

This year actually had cars, and more than what I can count on my fingers and toes. And the venders were actually automotive related all though there were a few venders to cater to those who don't know a thing about cars and they were just there to be seen.

Also what stood out was instead of it being a two day fiasco, they jammed it into one day. And it was extra crowded. There were some car enthusiasts there, but the majority of the people were just there to see Rick Ross perform. And for $15, you can't come close to seeing Rick Ross, Roscoe Dash, Young Joc, Gorilla Zoe, Fat Joe, and more hit the stage.

My pet peeve was the crowd. Badly built chicks who got in my way of taking photos. Girls jumping in the show cars and taking photos, pretending the car is theirs, along with the photos reaching their 103 friends on Facebook. But alas, leave it to Club Onyx to bring out...



Some girls handing out fliers to the club.

Fortunately, the cars that were there, I've seen before and plan on seeing again. Vehicles like this VW Beetle, This Crown Victoria, This Surburban that won best Custom SUV, This Stylemaster, This Avalanche , and the famous King Kong Donk.

Here's some new photos and the car that set my very soul on fire...



Now I really liked this Camero. Although they could have transfered the theme to the interior as well...



See what I mean. They had the colors, but they could have thrown the argyle or the logos in there.



This is how I was looking when I saw all those BBCs (Badly Built Chicks) well, minus the UNC hat, the horns, etc.

Block of Block Entertainment (You know the label that's though Bad Boy where Gorilla Zoe is signed to) bought his Donk-A-Saurus, along with some models...





Told you Gorilla Zoe came.



I've seen this Magnum about 2 years ago, and it's still holding up strong and they've done a lot to it since the last show I've seen it.



Monica brought her Porsche Panamera.

Finally, the car that made me angry. There was a Car from Tennessee painted Louis Vuitton brown, with a Louis Vuitton trunk, Louis Vuitton Interior, with Louis Vuitton Rims, along with faux Louis Vuitton duffle bags in the trunk and on the back seat. I love Louie as much as the next girl, however... and this rule applies to every customized car that has wording.



Please make sure that the shop that does the interior has mastered spelling. I mean seriously: there's computers, the internet, cell phones that have spell check, and there's still dictionaries. How can you not spell signature correctly??? You mean to tell me that no one in the shop could pick up on the misspelling???

To finish seeing the rest of the photos, head to the 2010 V-103 Car and Bike Show Gallery at BeTrueATL.com

Tiny and Monica Better Stop By Their Neighborhood Porsche Dealership...

So after less than a year in production, all of the Porsche Panameras have been recalled. It's not as serious as Toyota's recalls, but it's still serious.

Porsche said all 11,300 Panameras would be brought to the mechanic due to faulty seatbelt mounts...

Hey Tiny, if you want to boost the power of your Panamera, something new has come out. Hennessey has come out with a performance package which consists of bigger turbochargers and intercoolers, sport exhaust system, high performance air intake system and some software upgrades for the engine’s ECU.



That previous sentence just meant that once the package is installed onto the car, it bumps the performance form the standard 500 horsepower up to a 800 horsepower.

Please note that if you go for this, I am not held responsible for all potential speeding tickets. Thank you, and good night...

P.S. 2010 is the year of the Automotive Recalls. When GMC has them, then I'll be scared.

The Latest Thing Tiny and Monica Have In Common...

Within about 60 days, these two were able to receive the newest vehicle out of the Porsche family. Monica's came from her cousin, Polow Da Don, record producer and Tiny's came from T.I. and because it's truth, not here say, that's why Bernie's posting it.

They both have the Porsche Panamera, which is a four door premium midsize luxury car.

The MSRP for each model goes as follows, The Panamera S starts at $89,800, The Panamera 4S starts at $93,800, and The Panamera Turbo starts at $132,600.

Because I heard numbers for both, I believe that they have two different models. Monica's is in the ballpark of $110,000 (Panamera 4S), while Tiny's is in a different ballpark of $150,000 (Panamera Turbo).

I'll do the specs of the Panamera 4S and the Panamera Turbo.

Let's start with the 4S:

(Photo from Monica's Twitter)

4.4L V8 Engine with 400 horsepower with All Wheel Drive
Wheelbase is 115 inches, the car comes with 18 inch wheels, but Monica is bumping hers up to 22 inches
Length of the vehicle is 196 inches (Is it me, or is it very long. It's like an SUV, but it's not. A little smaller than Monica's previous vehicle, the R-Class Mercedes)
Height is 55.8 inches with the Width being 76 inches.
0-60: 4.8 Seconds with the top speed being 175 mph

(Photo from Monica's Twitter)

Now, Tiny's Panamera Turbo is a little different. I kind of figured that she would have the Turbo for that all their vehicles seem to have heavy engines.

Tiny has a Navy Blue one, but obviously this isn't it. I wasn't a fan of the photos that were out there, that's why I'm not posting them.

The Panamera Turbo's Specs has everything that the 4S has, but...

4.8L V8 Engine with 500 horsepower with All Wheel Drive
Wheelbase is still 115 inches, but the car comes with 19 inch wheels, and I'm sure that Tiny will not keep it stock.
Length, Height, and Width is still the same.
0-60 on the other hand is 4.0 seconds with the top speed being 188 mph.



It's okay on gas: 16 city and 24 on the highway. You gotta post about the gas because after that one summer (2008) when Atlanta had the gas shortage. Spending $5 a gallon after driving about 20 miles just to get gas is not fun.

I don't know what upgrades each of them have, so that's why I was working with the exterior and the engine specs.

I do remember when the pilot of Monica's Show, Still Standing, was on TV and there was one scene where she had to get some sneakers to Rocko and there was traffic. Monica did the unthinkable and drove on the sidewalk in a Mercedes S550 in Atlanta. Maybe it's good that she didn't get the Turbo one. I'm still looking for the video online.

Either way, I will be reaching out to both for interviews about the vehicles and original photography by me...