Lowriders and Lambos
Another week has come and gone and another exciting weekend of capturing moments has passed. This past weekend was no different. With this being Memorial day weekend it was a long one. Friday was rained out which caused a lot of events to cancel. Saturday was perfect weather for car meets which I went to a few. Sunday was entirely thunderstorms which caused a bunch of events to be canceled or rescheduled. Luckily for some of us Sunday cleared up later in the day, I took full advantage and went to a meet. All in all it was an exciting weekend for activities.
Saturday I started the day off hanging out with some friends and helping with a shoot they were on capturing how they capture content with a new rig they have. We filmed a camera car taking roller photos of one of the 916 media Camera cars. Using a BMW M3 to shoot roller photos is a perfect camera car. we met up with some other friends and shot their cars as well including a Porsche and a Audi.
After the shoot most of us went over to check out the Euro Car meet in Barrington. There was a huge turnout for the meet tons of Porsches, Lambos, BMWs and more in attendance. A few cars caught my eye while there including a beat up Volkswagen Bettle, and a old Audi Coupe GT. The two cars that stole the show would be the Porsche 918 Spyder and the Lamborghini STO both beautiful and incredible vehicles. The meet was great no issues all positive vibes and tons of cars. The community was out in full force fostering great connections and even better conversation.
After I left the Euro meet I went to Glennview to Chicago Auto Pros north side location. They host a monthly meet that alternates between their two locations and it always attracts a crowd. It’s nice to get out and check out their shops and the work they do. They are known for their car detailing along with their wraps, They also do window tints, and Paintless dent repair. The meet was nice but its hard to park at the Glennview location the layout is tricky but they made it work. They had a taco vendor and free drinks on site which was really cool and much appreciated. There was a beautiful Camaro rustomod in attendance that I couldn’t take my eye off of.
I went and had a late lunch after the Chicago Autopros meet before heading to the StayILL meet in Geneva at Rookies bar and Grill. The meet was last min pushed a day early due to the incoming weather expected for Sunday. I myself didn’t even know that there was a meet. I went and there was still a decent turnout even with it being pushed a day early. I saw a great mix of cars including a really nice Green NSX and a Big tire Big Turbo Mustang with a Chute. This was a great day for meets no issues no drama and all vibes. me and my friends took some photos and hung out and even grabbed some food at Rookies as well. after eating and as the meet winded down we snuck in a photoshoot with the sunset.
Sunday was a crazy day weather wise, It thunder-stormed most of the morning and most people just stayed home expecting not to be able to get out and do some fun car related things. Then an unexpected thing occurred the skies cleared and the sun came out and it was nice outside again. I hit up a friend who was at a Lowrider car show that was held at the Stevenson Convention center and asked if the show promoters were still planning on doing the Hop competition. Once I got the all clear I made my way over to Carmina’s resturant in Elgin to check out the hop competition. It was a slow start but almost all at once everyone showed up and they got the party started. I saw some really cool lowriders including a Cheech and Chong inspired ride and the Mini truck that won its class at the Car show. The hoppers got to hopping and surprisingly only 1 car broke a part and all competitors got to jump.
All in all this was a great weekend even with the weather messing with all the plans we had in place. Luckily the two car shows I was supposed to shoot at are both going to still happen. Auto Infinity Performance and repair charity car show is going on this Sunday 6/2/24 from 12-5 in Wonderlake, IL. Ill be there supporting the Charity along with some of my friends, come check out the show and get free photos from me at the event. The other show I was supposed to shoot this past weekend was Supercar Sunday from Chicago Autoclub West. That event has been rescheduled for 6/30/24 at the Hyatt Lodge in Oak Brook from 10-3pm. You Definitely don’t want to miss that show there is always a huge turnout and tons of cool super cars to check out, plus that show also benefits charity as well. I’ll be there covering the event come say hi and get some photos by me as well.
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