How to build a SEMA car in 20 days: Batlground Diary

[Johny5]

i'll give you guys this, they do look better than the last ones for sure

[Toycoma]

those wheels scream mustang........... the wheels that were on the car all season looked better. o well. my car looks like crap so i really can't talk.

[Brian]

This car screams USA drifting!

[mlmsilvias14]

Love the paint, don't mind the stickers, but would somebody tell Konig to sift through a drift tengoku or option mag for better looking wheels and rear wheel drive offsets!! Possitive face taper is the ugliest thing ever invented!

[Tracy]

We welded in the extra bar.

It's not an Origin kit.

No one was making it a big deal at SEMA, we were just happy for the opportunity.

Hate fest 2010. Is it really necessary? My mom taught me that if I didn't have anything nice to say, to not say anything at all. Remember, we are all playing the same game...trying to get to the same place. I think it's a shame that your focus is on the wheels and the stickers...not the craftsmanship. I'd love to see you pick that apart. I guess you are entitled to your opinion. So have at it Par for the course in "USA drifting", I guess.

[gigglesnirt]

We welded in the extra bar.

It's not an Origin kit.

No one was making it a big deal at SEMA, we were just happy for the opportunity.

Hate fest 2010. Is it really necessary? My mom taught me that if I didn't have anything nice to say, to not say anything at all. Remember, we are all playing the same game...trying to get to the same place. I think it's a shame that your focus is on the wheels and the stickers...not the craftsmanship. I'd love to see you pick that apart. I guess you are entitled to your opinion. So have at it Par for the course in "USA drifting", I guess.

i think your giving this place too much credit, the stickers bodykit and wheels are the first thing people will notice here.

[Driftin180sx]

I have a few more pics i will post in a little bit~

[Driftin180sx]

This car screams USA drifting!

IT IS USA DRIFTING

[mlmsilvias14]

We welded in the extra bar.

It's not an Origin kit.

No one was making it a big deal at SEMA, we were just happy for the opportunity.

Hate fest 2010. Is it really necessary? My mom taught me that if I didn't have anything nice to say, to not say anything at all. Remember, we are all playing the same game...trying to get to the same place. I think it's a shame that your focus is on the wheels and the stickers...not the craftsmanship. I'd love to see you pick that apart. I guess you are entitled to your opinion. So have at it Par for the course in "USA drifting", I guess.

Word on the craftsmanship! You guys did a top notch job on that, from the artwork on the valve cover to the clean *Censored**Censored**Censored* engine bay with all the details covered. You guys definately did your home work on the craftsmanship aspect of the build and showcased your talents very well. This is and was a huge marketing opportunity for you guys regardless of the wheels. I would just like to see Konig make some better, more appealing wheels . . . they have the capability so why not! jmo

[Toycoma]

This is and was a huge marketing opportunity for you guys regardless of the wheels. I would just like to see Konig make some better, more appealing wheels . . . they have the capability so why not! jmo

i think that would be just about everyones opinion as well.

[soultron]

This car screams USA drifting!

don't you drift a mercury topaz?

[Tracy]

Konig has been really good to us. They are an amazingly down to Earth company. We will stand by them 'til the end. Show cars have been their market up until now. That's where their bread and butter is. They took a chance on us when no one else wanted us and it was greatly needed at the time and very much appreciated. Now it's our turn to return the favor. We're not willing to compromise our character and loyalty to a company over everyone else's opinion on the wheels. We happen to like them. Sorry we don't just jump on bandwagon's and we stick to what we like and what we feel is right....despite the constant bashing. We just aren't fickle like that...although it seems to be the thing to do in this industry.

Konig is slowly listening to our ideas and I'm positive they will come along nicely once they see a demand in a different market. We are going to keep trying to get them there. Konig is a big and old company. There is a long line of people that make the decisions. I have faith in them and I love them....so NAH

[Toycoma]

Konig has been really good to us. They are an amazingly down to Earth company. We will stand by them 'til the end. Show cars have been their market up until now. That's where their bread and butter is. They took a chance on us when no one else wanted us and it was greatly needed at the time and very much appreciated. Now it's our turn to return the favor. We're not willing to compromise our character and loyalty to a company over everyone else's opinion on the wheels. We happen to like them. Sorry we don't just jump on bandwagon's and we stick to what we like and what we feel is right....despite the constant bashing. We just aren't fickle like that...although it seems to be the thing to do in this industry.

Konig is slowly listening to our ideas and I'm positive they will come along nicely once they see a demand in a different market. We are going to keep trying to get them there. Konig is a big and old company. There is a long line of people that make the decisions. I have faith in them and I love them....so NAH

Yeah, well it doesn't matter what you think of the rims. It is what the consumer thinks, aka all of us who buy rims. The style you two ran all year fit the look of a drift carand an import/tuner car a lot better then those. As sponsored drivers, you have an obligation to push back to your sponsors because in the end, it is in their best instrest to try and get the best product they have into their sponsored drivers hands or cars.

[Tracy]

Yeah, well it doesn't matter what you think of the rims. It is what the consumer thinks, aka all of us who buy rims. The style you two ran all year fit the look of a drift carand an import/tuner car a lot better then those. As sponsored drivers, you have an obligation to push back to your sponsors because in the end, it is in their best instrest to try and get the best product they have into their sponsored drivers hands or cars.

I'm pretty sure I said "Konig is slowly listening to our ideas and I'm positive they will come along nicely once they see a demand in a different market. We are going to keep trying to get them there. Konig is a big and old company. There is a long line of people that make the decisions." In other words, they are getting feedback from us and taking it into consideration (they are also reading this thread and others we have made). You can't expect a change overnight. Just because I choose to not enter the bash fest with you doesn't mean we don't give feedback.

BTW, Drifting.com doesn't rule the world...although I will admit it is pretty clicky There are plenty of people on other forums and in person who have said they like the wheels (and that's not to say that there hasn't also been negative feedback).

FYI, as I think I already mentioned...we will be running another style of wheel next year offered by Konig. They only got 1 display model in for SEMA since they are a brand new style, so we ended up with these.

[andysapp]