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-4/8/2008-
Riverside, California Police RAID Innocent Car Enthusiast Gathering.

Over 100 police officers from of nine different agencies in Riverside, California were sent to surround and raid an innocent gathering of automotive enthusiasts. As is common across the country, import enthusiasts met up in a closed shopping center parking lot Friday night to see friends, check out new mods (like Illstreet’s carbon fiber hoods) and swap stories. Around 11:00 pm, police were paid overtime to surround the group of enthusiasts and block all of the exits in an organized raid involving around fifty police cruisers. Officers then began a WARRANTLESS search and interrogation of the people involved and over 150 vehicles that were present.

As officers pointed out modifications to cars, they ignorantly asked questions like, “If you’re not into street racing, why would you need that?” They also asked why enthusiasts would want “more power going to their car” if they were not interested in racing other cars.

Police accused the owners of PARKED cars of being street racers and issued 98 citations for engine modifications, tinted windows, paperwork violations and lack of a front license plate. Those enthusiasts that just received citations were the lucky ones; twenty vehicles were confiscated and impounded.

Other than the police labeling the Canyon Crossing Shopping Center as a street racing hangout, the police offered absolutely no evidence that any street racing actually took place.

According to publicly available information, the CHP issued a total of over 100,000 “modified car” citations worth $10.5 million in 2004.

Evidently those numbers did not satisfy legislators because in 2005, the California Office of Traffic Safety gave Riverside Police $400,000 in federal and state gas tax revenue to establish “a regional task force to conduct enforcement operations targeting street racing, modified vehicle and speed contests (June 2007 Riverside Police Chief’s Report). Again in 2008 Riverside police received another $503,268 grant for selective enforcement against street racing.

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-4/1/2008-
Spartanburg Native and Owner of Carbon Fiber Hood Distributor Is 2008 SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year for South Carolina

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SBA SOUTH CAROLINA DISTRICT OFFICE

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Christopher Osborne, is the 2008 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Osborne is owner and CEO of Illstreet, the largest distributor of carbon fiber car hoods in the United States. He was nominated by Jill Burroughs, Director of the Clemson Regional Small Business Development Center, and Elaine Smith, owner of Benchmark Outsourcing Group. "Ever since I can remember, I've been trying to sell, trade or buy things," Osborne wrote in a paper for a class at Clemson University. After receiving his own computer in sixth grade, he developed his first successful Web site. By high school, he had combined his business acumen and love of computer code and - driven by his desire for expensive new car tires - started designing Web sites for businesses on a referral basis. In 2000, while he was still in high school, Osborne started a non-profit regional Web forum for the advancement of motor sports. In January 2004, as a freshman at Clemson University, he transformed the forum into Illstreet, a small Web-based company selling carbon fiber car hoods - a $39 million industry - and Wings West body kits. This past summer, Illstreet caught the attention of USA Today, which consulted Osborne for an article on the rising cost of carbon fiber; his comments ran in USA Today on June 6, 2007.

Illstreet continues to not only thrive, but also grow. Harkening back to Osborne's early entrepreneurial roots, Illstreet recently acquired a Web consulting company to engage a new customer market. Through Illstreet's new consulting sector, Osborne assists small businesses with Web site design and hosting services.

Osborne graduated with honors from Clemson in December 2007.

Christopher Osborne will be honored at the SBA South Carolina District Office's small business awards ceremony, part of the Salute to Small Business on Tuesday, April 1, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

All SBA programs and services are provided on a non-discriminatory basis.

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Welcome to illstreet's CF Hood Site!

I'd like to welcome you to illstreet. If you have any questions please feel free to call. We are happy to price match so if you think one of our prices may be wrong send us an email. With so many products, sometimes a few get forgotten. The illstreet RX-7 you have probably seen started as a '93 touring model and was purchased in 2003 for use as the illstreet car. The car is about to be back on the road with a new, bridgeported engine, 18 wheeler turbo, gigantic intercooler and of course a Kirk Racing roll cage. The goal for the car is approx. 550 hp.

Here are a few frequently asked questions about our products.

	Will this hood work with all of my oem accessories? Yes! Our carbon fiber hoods are specifically designed to be show-quality products. It will take little to NO MODIFICATION to bolt up your stock accessories such as windshield washer nozzles. Most installs take roughly twenty minutes and don't require the fenders to be realigned.
	Is Carbonfiberhoods.net an authorized ViS dealer? Yes! CarbonFiberHoods.Net is owned by Illstreet. Illstreet only sells the highest quality Carbon fiber hoods, Wings West Body Kits. All of our products are GENUINE and come with badges of authenticity.
	How will my hood be shipped? Your hood will be packed in two boxes, bubble wrapped and crated around the edges to prevent damage. It takes about 10 days for it to ship. The hood is then shipped out via BAX Global and it takes approximately 3-5 business days to reach you.
	When I try to checkout why does it say my credit card is declined? There are several common problems that cause your credit card to be declined. The most common source of trouble is the wrong billing address. We require that your billing address on our website match that of your credit card where you receive your statements. If this does not match, your card will be declined. These failed transactions often cause false charges on your account. These false charges will go away by themselves or you can have your bank remove the first duplicate charges. Another common error is you are trying to buy over the limit of the debit/credit card. You can call your bank to have them raise your limit temporarily. Finally, there may not be enough money in your account although we've found this is rarely the problem.