Readers' Rides: this is the place where we make dreams come true. How? Well, you send us photos, we pick what we like and the dopest ride gets a prize. Not sure if your car's good enough? You'll never find out unless you try. Send us a few pictures via email at readersrides@superstreetonline.com or the U.S. Postal Service by sending a letter to: Super Street, c/o Readers' Rides, 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Our new staffer, Terence, is also on hand to give you a few pointers on how to make your car stand out, even if you're not a seasoned pro like he is.
This month's winner, Joel Aguilera, wins a set of Raze RS1 wheels (www.raze.com) for building this ultra slick S2K.
Ride Of The Month
Joel Aguilera
Rocks a '00 Honda S2000
See it rolling Somewhere in the U.S.
Peep the Full J's Racing Type S Bodykit, Mugen carbon-fiber hardtop, J's Racing Type V carbon-fiber hood, House of Kolor Kameleon paint (Red to Gold), 18" Diamond Black Volk SF Challenge Rims, J's Racing carbon-fiber intake, J's Racing S2000 SPL Exhaust Manifold, J's Racing FX Titan 60RS single outlet, Wilwood 6 piston BBK Buddy Club Racing Spec coiloversjoel says, "Please accept my car for consideration for Readers' Rides. Thanks for looking."we say great start; props for keeping the exterior clean and graphics-free to let the paint job do the talking for you.
Just The Tip
Turn Down The Lights
If you read last month's tip for getting your ride featured here in Super Street, you'll know that using a tripod is important for getting steady images. This month, we're here to tell you that photographing your car in low light makes for much better looking images. We often receive photos of black, navy or other dark colored cars, many having been recently polished and generally looking sharp. The problem is, many of the submissions were taken on a sunny day or, even worse, with an on-camera flash. Now we can see all the swirl marks on the paint, harsh reflections and hotspots on the car. What would be better is to wait until an hour or two before sunset, grab the tripod you should've gotten (or have), use the camera's self-timer and compose the photo of your wonderful ride. Your paintjob should look ultra smooth, the colors will have nice gradients, and the sky won't be the usual washed out blue, but a nice deep blue-orange-pink from the sun.
So be patient, wait for the sun to get lower in the sky and send in a high quality digital photo of your car with the minimum dimensions of 1500x1000 pixels (that's 1.5 megapixels) to readersrides@superstreetonline.com. If you've got stamps to spare, you can also mail in photo prints to: Super Street, Attn: Readers' Rides, 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048. May the best photo of the best car win.