Hot Import Nights was everything you would expect it to be, as long as you're aware that the "Hot" describes the cars and models at the show and not the weather. The show was huge and absolutely packed. The main thing I noticed was that people have upped the ante and there are more and more sponsored cars that tour the country.
5 years ago this show would have been packed with Honda Civics and Acura Integras, with just about everything else being placed in an Other category. Now, the Lancer Evolution and the WRX (and its STI variant) have become the weapon of choice for those competitors that are more focused on performance. The showoff crowd, that tend to have flashy paint jobs and elaborate in car electronics, tend to use Scions. The show also featured many more of Nissan's S-chassis cars (cars sold around the world as the 180SX, 240SX, Silvia, etc.). I attribute the larger numbers of modified Nissans to the availability of the SR20DET engine, which was never available on a car sold in the USA.
