Not so No Name Sunday
So… I don’t think many of you readers have heard about me offering a limited edition calendar for 2026 in a few days.
Doesn’t really matter though: I’ll tell you about it anyways.
I’ll just blame the company making these for the blurry preview, the rest of the sneak peeks will hit different though, trust me.
This very anti-dementia product was created in cooperation with the local tuning club of my city: No Name Sunday.
To be honest, I don’t know why they call it that anymore because their reputation has spread way beyond the Zwickau city borders by now.
They gather every month on a sunday to celebrate car culture in general, no matter the brand, style or financial questionability of a project, bringing a chill vibe to the scene to be enjoyed by everyone, even whole families.
Sure, everyone suffers from the fact that we have crazy standards when it comes to modify road-going cars, but that doesn’t stop us from having a good time there. Sometimes I don’t even go there for pictures, but just to enjoy time with everyone present and exchange about upcoming financial mistakes and other things better kept under the radar of the wives at home fiercly guarding the bank account.
Just like our little Nismo Micra on the right of the picture above. Why does it have this badge you ask?
Well, just think about what Nismo stands for.
If racing pedigree just popped into your mind, then you’re damn right, this little set of elephant rollerblades packs a bloodthirsty SR20 swap under the hood, paired with some of the stickiest tires you can legally get in Germany. If you wouldn’t want to try this little gem out on a track, I would suggest you find a psychiatrist.
Same goes for a certain blue econobox Ford Focus:
The owner claims to not have a performance suspension that makes this car sit low, but that it is his bodyweight, but everyone knows that it’s just a trick to fool people into racing it.
One could argue that he has additional downforce judging by that sticker about the suspension, but that only makes matters worse for the other contestant if you think about it.
However, there’s also the group of people, who just turn up and enjoy mutual interests, displayed by this happy family of multiple generations of BMWs.
Last but not least let’s talk about truly massive financial mistakes such as these two fellas:
Let’s start with the red Evo… the poblem in this case is not just the price for the car itself, but also the truckloads of gold the owner had to use to get every add-on part street-legalized.
You can get a rough approximation by simply taking the price of the car and the parts and double it. And I’m talking about the pricetag the car had straight out of the factory.
Moving on to the mystery Alfa in the bottom picture: It’s an Alfa Romeo 75.
Let me just summarize everything that makes this car a pain: transaxle gearbox in the back, brake discs in the rear are directly mounted to this very gearbox and the italians apparently thought it’s a good idea to use a standard prop shaft instead of a torque tube.
The result: the owner has to change it every 200 kilometers or roughly 125 miles.
That’s on top of the 30.000€ he already spent on restoring it.
All in all we might be limited in terms of tuning in Germany, but we’re doing a pretty good job at abusing loopholes in the street laws.
I’m very thankful to have the opportunity to work together with the hosts and other lunatics (in good ways) making No Name Sunday the event to rule them all in my area.
Oh and make sure to set a reminder for 21st december 1pm to not miss the very limited edition calendars I will be selling ;D
