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The highlight of Stavos' and I's trip to NAIAS 2008 was easily the whale car from Mazda. It was called something else, but whale car is the more appropriate name. Runnerups included the Avenger Stormtrooper, Bumblebee (disappointingly he did not transform and shake hands), the autonomous vehicle (with emergency stop buttons), the whale race car, a few hot chicks and a 32" rim equipped car. We tried driving a crazy chinese car with no windows, and Stavos got to taste the good life before filling up indoors. We also had a run-in with the Russian mafia coat-check, who told jokes without smiling and made cryptic threats about the safety of our jackets, but sadly did not think to get a single photo with them. As with every year since 2002, the event itself was not nearly as fun as the shenanigans played out on unsuspecting event goers, including the attempted simulation donuts at State Farm insurace, putting Stavos on the "do not insure" list, and confrontation with a die-hard NASCAR fan who raged after we beat him at his own game.