Recaps & News

Elysburg, PA – September 2015 marked the third annual Knoedown event at Knoebel’s Amusement Park. The show is put together by some friends of ours – and two huge names in the current car scene and clothing line community – Junkstyles x Lowlifestyle and CounterKultur. Both brands join together to organize one of the coolest weekends in our scene. This show is all about having fun with friends and family. While they do give out awards to recognize some of the most impressive builds on display, the guys behind the event stress that the competition aspect of this event is far from top priority.  Knoebels Amusement Park – the largest free admission park in the country – creates a unique atmosphere for the event and helps set the tone for fun. Car owners get ride tickets and a lunch pass included in their vehicle display space and spectators can also join in on the group lunch which is cookout style food served in a giant pavilion so the show-goers can enjoy each other’s company together. It’s a very cool premise for a show and a great alternative to the growing number of elitist “send pictures to get approved” style events that have been popping up all over the east coast over the past few years. We also love the event because our JunkStyles x LowLifeStyle buddies always save a great spot for our Ford Transit Connect Wagon mobile command center. We need that prime location so that we can blanket the showfield – which this year grew to right around 500 vehicles of all breeds – with our WiFi signal for the judging portion of the event. This year the format was switched up to a Top 20 overall with a handful of creative specialty style awards. The Top 20 trophies were in the form of beer growlers, while the specialty trophies were laser cut, engraved, and anodized one-off metal designs that were donated by the geniuses at IDF (Innovative Design and Fabrication) and LowJambs DropShop. While we see them needing to bump up to a Top 25 at least in the future, we have to admit these were some of the coolest trophies we’ve seen at an event yet. We simply cannot wait to see what the JSxLLS and CK guys have in store for next year’s Knoedown event – and the streets are talking, telling us that these two iconic brands may team up to do another event as well. Count us in!

Hampton, VA – As the summer heats up, we took a trip south to team up with B-Rad Hoffman and the Live-Wire-Media crew once again. This time it was all about hot rods and muscle – of the classic and modern variety at Langley Speedway. Langley has been host to plenty of NASCAR events in its day and is located near a NASA facility featuring a wind tunnel. But on this hot August weekend it was host to the Southern Fried Festival – which features the outdoor version of the VA Hot Rod & Custom Car Show as well as great live music and an official sanctioned BBQ competition. Cars, music, and bbq – what more could you ask for in a proper event?

Of course we had our Ford Transit Connect Wagon posted up on the midway – in the infield. While impressive show and race vehicles were on display on the famous short track. We’ve said this before, but its always a great time when you’re at a Live-Wire-Media event. This year has been a learning experience for us, and B-Rad has been a big help along the way. The competitors at his Hot Rod events are the true definition of southern hospitality… and they build some bad ass vehicles as well. We can’t wait to see what is in store for the event series in 2016.

York, PA – VagFair is easily one of our favorite events of the summer. We’ve known Cory Sterling, the man behind the mayhem, for a really long time. He’s worked his tail off to make this show a huge success. This year Volkswagen of America came out to show support – so you know he’s doing something right. We were able to park the bus – aka our Ford Transit Connect Mobile Command Center – in the JunkStyles x Lowlifestyle mega booth, right on the midway. It was the perfect location for us to blast some WiFi across the showfield for the judges.

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Carlisle, PA – Year number two operating the judging sessions for Carlisle’s Truck Nationals, and we’ve got no complaints. We love working with the crew at Carlisle Events several times a year. This event also gives us a unique opportunity to join forces with the Low Jambs Drop Shop crew. This year we had a huge tent booth display right on the showfield, where we had our Ford Transit Connect Battle Wagon on display along with some bad ass trucks. Low Jambs doesn’t just bring cool trucks for display though, they help out with the judging and spreading truck knowledge to us throughout the weekend. It’s pretty cool to be a part of a community where we can reach out to guys like this to operate a fun event.

As always, the fairgrounds was packed from end to end with all things truck related – ranging from laid out mini trucks all the way up to customized big rigs. For eJudged, it’s also pretty cool that this is one of the few events we attend during the year where we can see some wild van builds. We had a great time working with the Carlisle staff, the Low Jambs cast of characters, and with some of the competitors that we are now getting a chance to know from year to year. Looking forward to seeing what next year has in store!

Maybe next year, we’ll get in on the slip and slide action!

Oaks, PA – We’ve known the guys behind the Tuner Evolution events for years – since they got started to be specific. In recent years, the Tuner Evolution shows have filled a void that has been missing in the car scene. That’s why we make such a great combo, because the emergence of our app has also begun to help fill that void. With so many car meets happening and internet/social media fame becoming such a high priority, our scene had started to lose that sense of friendly competition. It seems that Instagram likes have replaced actual feedback and the stance movement has replaced actual real builds. But Jay Martinez and the rest of the Tuner Evolution crew work around the clock, year round to promote that real deal old school automotive lifestyle… and congrats to them on throwing yet another great event this past weekend in the suburbs of Philly.

We were pretty stoked to be given such a great placement for our Mobile Command Center activation, as we were able to post up right next to the stage. This allowed us to spread our WiFi coverage throughout all three halls of the venue – and it’s ensured that we’d have a few people swing by the booth to hang out during the bikini contest at the end of the night.

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Pomona, NY – We were pretty stoked when we were invited to come out to the Stadium Show that the guys at Clean Culture and AutoFest events were putting together. Their motto is that they throw bangers. And it is safe to say that this event was, indeed, a banger. The morning started off just as many other events have started off this year – with a torrential downpour – followed by insanely hot temperatures. But that didn’t hinder anyone’s day, as the parking lots surrounding the ballpark were quickly filled to capacity. We were there to represent our brand, help out with a small amount of awards for VIP vehicles, and to hang out with our good friends Aaron Vaccar and his dad Carl. The Vaccars, of course, operate the Auto Life Tour – and we were more than happy to post up in front of the big rig in their booth for the day.

Carlisle, PA – Each and every year we anticipate the spring for the arrival of the Performance & Style Show at the Carlisle Events Fairgrounds. Except this year they moved the event to mid-July so they could benefit from better weather, so we’d have to wait a little longer. Carlisle P&S is the flagship event for our brand, as we started out close to ten years ago judging the outdoor show field for the Carlisle staff. Since then we’ve learned a lot – and it was that experience that actually got us thinking that an app could really streamline the process. Fast forward back to July 18, 2015, and we arrive to the Carlisle Fairgrounds ironically to thunder, lightning, and torrential downpours. But not to worry as the weather made a quick recovery and before we knew it we were “enjoying” 100 degree heat! But the show must go on… and go on it did as nearly 600 cars made their way thru the “powered by eJudged” judging lanes. We had our Ford Transit Connect Wagon posted up near the main tent, under the Low Jambs Pavilion, supplying WiFi connection and serving as the backdrop to our activation. We also had our usual Carlisle cast of characters in attendance, a group of eJudged certified expert judges that we’ve been working with since the old car club days together.

Outdoor drive thru judging is not the only competition powered by eJudged at the event. The Top Flight competition is a series of elite awards that the Invitational “Indoor” display vehicles are eligible for. This year Carlisle added cash payouts for the big winners and ten Awards of Excellence, so it allowed the panel of five industry professionals to recognize more builders for their outstanding efforts. The panel of pros deliberated over their choices in a closed session to determine who would receive the top honors of the event. This is an aspect of the show that has been growing and evolving into quite a cool contest… and we’re proud to be able to have our brand be a part of it.

Holland, MI – We’ve been looking forward to the weekend of Euro Hangar ever since we added it to the schedule. We always like unique events with cool venues and a trip to Michigan would mean that we’d get to see some cool builds that we hadn’t seen before elsewhere. As a bonus our Ford Transit Connect Mobile Command Center would get a chance to rip around on its home streets of Michigan. We arrived into town Friday evening to the pre-meet downtown, where we were handed five Golden Tickets from Dustin and the rest of the staff. The Golden Tickets meant that we had the honor of choosing the five featured cars that would be on display, front and center at the show on Saturday. Our top five pics represented the best of the variety within the crowd.

Carlisle, PA – Carlisle Events is one of the mainstays of eJudged. The fairgrounds are local to us and we’ve been attending, participating, and helping with their events for years. Even before we established the eJudged technology. This past weekend was their GM Nationals event, and for the second year in a row we were asked to manage an elite portion of the show known as the Standard of Excellence competition. Only the serious competitors are included for this competition, which awards the Top 15 vehicles overall – including a variety of modern and classic muscle, as well as vintage cars that have either been restored or preserved. The Standard of Excellence competition recognizes the best of the best of all varieties on the GM showfield, and we were honored to have been asked to be a part of it. Torrential downpours throughout most of Saturday did hinder the competition a bit, but our staff was quick on their feet, as we transformed our giant 40 x 40 booth into a drive thru judging tent to keep the competitors and their vehicles safe and dry during the contest. Overall the weekend was a great success for both Carlisle Events and eJudged. We can’t wait for better weather and growth within this competition in years to come!

Ocean City, MD – Stop #2 on the Live-Wire-Media event schedule was an event that we have been attending for well over 10 years now, the OC Car Show. So far it’s been a wild and fun ride working with B-Rad and the LiveWire crew. We love to see the variety that turns up for their events. Earlier this spring we traveled to Virginia for their first 2015 event, which was mainly hot rods and classic builds. The OC Car Show, however, was heavy in the import and exotic scenes –  but there were still some impressive hot rods and classics in competition as well. The show was more than a variety of vehicles, there were several halls within the convention center with cars and insane mini trucks on display and entertainment on stages – and there was also an outdoor meet/show and shine going on all weekend. The Air Show was also happening over the boardwalk just a few blocks away so there was plenty to see and experience. We were lucky enough to have our eJudged branding flags flying above the main stage all weekend inside – while our Ford Transit Connect Mobile Command Center was on display outside blasting a WiFi signal across the showfield.

As an added bonus, we got the chance to be reunited with our close friends and fellow SEMA project builders, Aaron and his dad Carl Vaccar. The Vaccars host a nationwide extravaganza known as the Auto Life Tour. Their giant rig was posted up front and center outside, and they were generous enough to let us be a part of their booth – along with their Blood & Grease Clothing Ford Transit Connect. Two Transits that were picked up on the same day from Ford Headquarters and built over a few short weeks for the same SEMA show… back together again drawing attention from the spectators and enthusiasts at the show.