August 21st was the biggest day for the city and illmotion. We had the opportunity to set up one of the best car shows Calgary has ever seen thanks to Rhys from Revwerks and all the local shops that sponsored and attended the event.
On behalf of the illmotion crew, I want to thank everybody that participated in entering their cars, coming out to check out the cars, and making it such a successful event for us. We want to try and push this participation into next year, so over this long winter, we hope that everybody is still working on their cars and doing what they love to do!
On Sunday, September 11th 2011, the illmotion crew got the whips shined up and ready to show at MADD Canada‘s “Quarry Park & Polish 2011” auto show event. AMEC, Quarry Park, & Cardel Homes hosted the event to provide more awareness of impaired driving by supporting MADD Canada and the many victims affected by driving under the influence.
With awesome weather (for most of the show anyways) the event brought a very eclectic group of makes and models. Everything from hot rods & classics, domestics, imports, one-off custom builds and even an awesome display of luxury & exotic vehicles were on hand to support MADD Canada and their efforts.
What the crew loves most about this show is appreciation everybody has for each other’s vehicles but more importantly, the impact a community can make on making people aware of impaired driving and it’s consequences.
Shout out to AMEC, Quarry Park, & Cardel Homes for hosting an amazing gathering of vehicles and supporting a great cause, MADD Canada. We cannot wait until next year to kick it with some friends and familiar faces, and of course meeting some new ones.
Last one in my set. With that said, I just want to give one last thanks to everybody who came out and made this a huge success – especially for the scene we have in Calgary. I’ve heard comments about this being the best show Calgary has ever put on, with some super quality rides that many of us have never seen before.
I really think shows like this start giving people that little push again to keep doing what makes this scene so awesome. Look forward to next year!!
Continuing on with coverage of Sunday School 2011…this time around we have some video footage and it should give you a little taste of what went down on Sunday!
I just want to say thanks to our two hardest workers of the day – Diana and Sheree. Mad props to them for manning the table ALL day with no breaks and with a smile on their faces despite the heat.
And our sick DJ’s – Myles Bigornia and JT Rebalbos playing sick beats all day!
Sunday School has come and gone and I’ve never said this before – but school was awesome.
Thanks to EVERYBODY that came out to show support and stand around in the blazing 30 degree weather toughing it out. This event would have been nothing without all of you. As with Ryan’s post below – our great sponsors brought out a whole different game and gave some sick prizes with tons of winners!
I’ll be breaking the pictures up into a few parts due to the huge amount of cars that attended. With a combination of over 200 cars, 400 people. blazing sun, it’s tough to get every single car. I tried my best. I apologize if I didn’t get your ride!
We’ll have tons of crazy event coverage up soon but in the meantime we’d like to thank everyone for coming out and supporting our show. When we first started planning the event we were figuring we’d get decent support. But none of us imagined we’d get the support or turnout that we did. For this we thank everyone!
Also we’d like to give a shoutout to all the local shops and sponsors that really helped make this event happen! Their sites are linked below, check them out!
We are a little over 5 days away from one of the biggest shows that has ever been put together in Calgary. With cars coming from surrounding cities of all makes and models, many of the biggest automotive shops around sponsoring over $4000 in prizes, and a nice view of the Calgary skyline, this is going to be one show you won’t want to miss! Entertainment from two of Calgary’s sickest DJ’s, new illmotion swag being released, good company, and (what looks to be) wicked weather – this is the best way to end the season.
Spectating and parking is free. Every registrant will receive illmotion goodies as well as a single entry into the draw, additional tickets will be available for purchase and spectators can get in on the prizes too and it all goes to a great cuase, SEVA Canada – a charitable eye care organization.
A few rules for the day that you’ll want to keep in mind: – Please arrive on time. With over 200 cars coming to show, we want to make this quick and painless for everybody. Roll-in will be from 12:00 – 12:30. This leaves us sufficient time to place and park nicely. – Arrive with your crew – that way you can figure out who parks where in your area. – Any garbage from food/items that is brought onto the premises is to be placed in the trash. We want to keep this clean! – As expected, we want everybody to be on their best behavior. Burnouts, revving and any uncalled for behavior will get you kicked out. It’s a show, not a track. – Those registered for the show – please stay until the end of the draw. Afterwards, everyone can roll out.
Before you know it, Summer will draw to a close. But before we start storing our cars away or prepare for the winter and all that non-sense, we have some exciting news to share with y’all.
Mark your calendars, because on August 21st, 2011 illmotion is proud to present Sunday School: Show & Shine 101 @ the Max Bell Centre Parking Lot.
In collaboration with Revwerks and sponsors from heavy hitters like 1st Gear Auto, Autodream, Beyond.ca, Black Label, Calgary Auto Spa, Compact Tuning Lab, Concept-1, Garage Box Auto Innovations, Lithium Autosport, Jordan Lotoski, Matrix Motorsports, RCTS, Speedoptions, StausOne Autoworks, Urban X and VEX Performance this is one show & shine you do not want to miss out on! With a number of shops participating at Sunday School: Show & Shine 101, you know there’s going to be some door prizes and contests you’ll want to get in on!
Get your whips looking their best as this is illmotion’s very first annual show & shine and we want everybody to come out, support the scene and have a good time. Class is definitely in session!
To secure your spot at Sunday School: Show & Shine 101 we encourage you all to pre-register your whips HERE. Registration is $5.00 with proceeds going to SEVA Canada.
Pre-registrants will receive a free decal & lanyard and will be entered into a draw for some top notch prizes. Tickets will also be available for spectators to participate in this draw.
Spectating is FREE but we will also accept any donations to SEVA Canada and their efforts to provide those in need with the gift of sight.
We hope to see you all there!
Note: For registrants participating in Sunday School: Show & Shine 101 please be aware that roll-in is from 12:00PM to 1:00PM
