Upcoming Car Show: 2010 NOPI/HIN Show, ATL Shawty...

Atlanta... I know ain't nothing else going on it Atlanta on July 31-August 1. Don't try to lie to me cause you know I'm on the radar. Don't act like you're going to the Braves game...

The third stop on the NOPI/HIN tour is at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in HAMPTON, GA. It is roughly one hour from the place where I park my 'Voy. Take I-75 to exit 235 and haul it down Tara Blvd for about 13 miles (Don't worry, there's plenty of fast food places and gas stations along the way).

Since I know we have some hard core car guys out there, and if you want to save money so that you can buy that extra bottle of tire shine, click on the banner, and when you order your tickets, type " BERNIENOPI" into the Promo Code area.

Don't thank me now, thank me by letting me interview you for this blog.

Jeffery's Jeep Grand Cherokee

If I see this painted on any vehicle, I will walk over and find the owner, hands down. If there were a record in my head, this would be the moment where you would hear the record scratching noise.



I'm still at the Dub Car Show in Englishtown, and I told you that there was a lot of hometown pride, and here's one of the vehicles that demonstrated that, even though Jeffery said that he was from Pennsylvania.





Let's take a look, shall we???













Listen to the video...



He said he did the graphics himself AND he doesn't have a shop. And that's the difference between people who do it for the love (like Jeffery) and those who do it for the almighty dollar.

Ridin Music: Rick Ross' "Teflon Don".

(Album Cover by Jonathan Mannion)

I really haven't done that many Ridin Musics, seeing how this isn't a music blog. I just use that section to show what I listen to when I'm in the 'Voy. But I will talk about the album I (along with a lot of other people) was most anxious to come out was Teflon Don.

Shockingly, the majority of the Ridin Musics have to do with Rick Ross, and ironically he's not on my "Top 5 Dead or Alive" (No offense William). But I can and will talk about this album.

Let's be real, 11 tracks, rather short, but at least there's no interludes, as well as he had plenty of company (guest features) on 10 out of 11 of the tracks. It's not a bad thing because unlike a lot of people who has a million guest features, at least they don't overshadow Ricky.

Of course I mentioned that I liked Super High, and I was about to post a page about B.M.F. (Blowin Money Fast) with featured Styles P of the LOX, but I decided to wait until the album came out to see if it lived up to the hype.

And it did... Very rarely can I find an album that I play all of the tracks, and this is one of those few albums. I will say this, even though there's more guest appearances (Jay-Z, Jadakiss, T.I., Styles, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, Puff, Gucci Mane, Kanye, Erykah Badu, Cee-Lo, Drake, Chrisette Michele, AND Raphael Saadiq) than there are tracks, this is Ricky Rozay's finest work.

There's no download cause I do recognize good work, I don't promote bull, and would rather people buy it. That's why I only highlight certain artists, despite whether or not if I photographed them. But click on the album cover and it'll take you to Amazon.com where you can listen to samples of every track and buy the album or song downloads. You're welcome.

Now if only Clifford can release King Uncaged...

P.S. I don't care what anyone says but Track 8: MC Hammer feat Gucci Mane is a strip club song.

Now Open to High Performance: Carlsson Improves the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet

Out of the hause (that's house in German) of Carlsson, they (Carlsson) have found a way to improve the Mercedes E-Class Convertible and call it their own...

(the Before photo is courtesy of fastestcar.com)
(The After photo is courtesy of www.carlsson.de)

The Mercedes Benz E-350 CDI now has 20% more power
Aerodynamic package gives a sporty look to the Cabrio
Cast or forged light metal wheels of up to 20 inches

"The new Cabriolet of the Mercedes-Benz E class has once again set the standards for traveling in elegance, with open canopy. The automobile manufacturer Carlsson has now lent to the open-top four-seater an extra dash of sportiness. With 20% more power, the new aerodynamic package and the fine interiors, Carlsson guarantees agile traveling of the highest level."

"The core piece of the sporty conversion is the additional ECU C-Tronic® DIESEL POWER. This plug-and-play solution enhances the performance of the V6-Diesel engine by more than 20 percent, from 231 hp (170 kW) to 280 hp (206 kW) as well as having an effect on the maximum torque. The ECU CD35 REVO for the Mercedes 350 CDI engines is delivered by Carlsson as a completely retrofittable solution inclusive of all materials for connections and montage, at a total price of just 1784 Euro ($2305 USD) inclusive of VAT."



"The right sound is ensured by the sport end mufflers with the two double-walled stainless steel end tubes, available for a total of 2319 Euro (A little under $3000 USD)."

"The extensive programme of Carlsson-light alloy wheels are and absolute highlight. Here the palette ranges from the classic sixteen spoke wheel 1/16 in 18 inches through the trendy double coloured design 1/5 REVO to the high end cast wheels 1/10 Ultra Light in 20 inches, which combine low weight with the highest load bearing capacity. Available as a complete wheel set with top brand tyres the packages start from 2712 Euro (A little over $3500 USD)."



More information about the extensive refining programs for Smart and Mercedes-Benz vehicles are available on the Internet at www.carlsson.de

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