StormFront
May 26th, 2013, 12:47
another May has almost come and gone which means ZdayZ! for those who haven't seen anything about it before, ZdayZ is a 3 day festival for everything Z, G, and GTR related set on the backdrop of some of the most beautiful parts of the country in the far west mountains of North Carolina near the Tennessee boarder. ZdayZ is known for it's great driving roads during the day and it's should-be-illegal levels of partying in the evenings. this year was the best yet that i've been to thus far. there were well over 700 registered participants. tens of thousands of dollars worth of giveaways. there was even a 5K/10K run/walk event for charity. it's one of the big events i look forward to every year and i already can't wait for next year! now, on to the pictures...
friday's album: ZdayZ '13 - Friday 5/17/13 - JPMcG Photography (http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Friday-51713/29591828_QvCh5c)
saturday's album: ZdayZ '13 - Saturday 5/18/13 - JPMcG Photography (http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Saturday-51813/29605373_Jf3CPT)
friday fav's:
1. the 10K'ers seemed to be more enthusiastic about the walking part than the running part
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Friday-51713/i-rGcWNpQ/0/XL/IMG_4906-XL.jpg
2. the morning light provided some great colors
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Friday-51713/i-CB5vVgV/0/XL/IMG_4942-XL.jpg
3. Nissan brought out a Juke-R for ZdayZ this year, the first time it'd been shown publicly in the US
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Friday-51713/i-ZrC8DpS/0/XL/IMG_4989-XL.jpg
4. my good friend Andy asked me for this one shot on the dam before we left and I thought it turned out pretty good
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Friday-51713/i-G7V2zBb/0/XL/IMG_5143-XL.jpg
saturday fav's:
5. it was raining saturday morning when we were doing the car show pictures but we worked through it. this poor Z had the misfortune of a biker coming across their lane after losing control and hitting the front of their car. luckily no one was hurt (except maybe the biker's pride)
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Saturday-51813/i-wVgrvGp/0/XL/IMG_5187-XL.jpg
6. Russ and Jon@Z1 enjoying a quick "pull this over there" drive in the Juke-R
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Saturday-51813/i-MP8Xd3m/0/XL/IMG_5252-XL.jpg
7. DAMNFOTO!
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Saturday-51813/i-QdTnrNt/0/XL/IMG_5417-XL.jpg
8. in the exhaust competition, if you lose traction, you are disqualified. nick decided that since he's got over 1000whp from his twin turbo LS2 powered 350z, why not go out in style?
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Saturday-51813/i-rRHkcJN/0/XL/IMG_5576-XL.jpg
thanks for looking, be sure to check out the albums. there's a lot more to see from ZdayZ. although it's a car event, it's really about the people. this year really proved that for me in a lot of ways.
friday's album: ZdayZ '13 - Friday 5/17/13 - JPMcG Photography (http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Friday-51713/29591828_QvCh5c)
saturday's album: ZdayZ '13 - Saturday 5/18/13 - JPMcG Photography (http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Saturday-51813/29605373_Jf3CPT)
friday fav's:
1. the 10K'ers seemed to be more enthusiastic about the walking part than the running part
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Friday-51713/i-rGcWNpQ/0/XL/IMG_4906-XL.jpg
2. the morning light provided some great colors
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Friday-51713/i-CB5vVgV/0/XL/IMG_4942-XL.jpg
3. Nissan brought out a Juke-R for ZdayZ this year, the first time it'd been shown publicly in the US
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Friday-51713/i-ZrC8DpS/0/XL/IMG_4989-XL.jpg
4. my good friend Andy asked me for this one shot on the dam before we left and I thought it turned out pretty good
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Friday-51713/i-G7V2zBb/0/XL/IMG_5143-XL.jpg
saturday fav's:
5. it was raining saturday morning when we were doing the car show pictures but we worked through it. this poor Z had the misfortune of a biker coming across their lane after losing control and hitting the front of their car. luckily no one was hurt (except maybe the biker's pride)
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Saturday-51813/i-wVgrvGp/0/XL/IMG_5187-XL.jpg
6. Russ and Jon@Z1 enjoying a quick "pull this over there" drive in the Juke-R
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Saturday-51813/i-MP8Xd3m/0/XL/IMG_5252-XL.jpg
7. DAMNFOTO!
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Saturday-51813/i-QdTnrNt/0/XL/IMG_5417-XL.jpg
8. in the exhaust competition, if you lose traction, you are disqualified. nick decided that since he's got over 1000whp from his twin turbo LS2 powered 350z, why not go out in style?
http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/ZdayZ-13-Saturday-51813/i-rRHkcJN/0/XL/IMG_5576-XL.jpg
thanks for looking, be sure to check out the albums. there's a lot more to see from ZdayZ. although it's a car event, it's really about the people. this year really proved that for me in a lot of ways.