Gatherings / Open House / Car Shows

3SX Performance is happy to open its doors to the region's owners and enthusiasts. This page is a great place to get an idea of what it's like to meet other Stealth and 3000GT owners and see products that are offered and installed. You can see pictures here or stop by and visit the shop in person.

3S National Gathering 2010 -- 9th Annual! June 22-27, 2010 - 3SX is again stepping up big! We are the 3S NATIONAL GATHERING TITLE SPONSOR!! We hope to represent well in the events, but are proud to continue to support the 3000GT/Stealth community! We are looking forward to seeing all our old friends from gatherings gone by as well as making new ones.

Eric's HUGE gallery of 2300+ pictures is posted here! Steve, Eric, Daniel, and Sam from 3SX once again had a great time at the NG this year!  Eric took home Second in class in Autocross (losing to a FWD TT car) and First in class in Drag Racing! Sam stepped up big time and OWNED the kitchen to save the Saturday Night Banquet!  Check out the gallery for over 2300 pictures from the event!

SEMA 2009 - 3SX wasn't a vendor at SEMA, but Steve and Eric attended and got to meet some of our vendors, source some potential new ones, and check out the extravaganza that is SEMA. Gallery is if pictures Eric took while there in Vegas.

3SX and Street Wise Drift 2009 for Charlotte Area - 3SX is the lead sponsor of the local area Street Wise Drift series of events in the Charlotte area. These events feature drift racing - both learning/testing as well as eliminations and points standings competition! There's also a full car show at each event with judging and trophies in several categories, and even an SPL soundoff competition! Check out the link for the next even and we hope to see you there! You can stop in our booth/tent and chat with some of the 3SX guys, check out some of the 3SX cars, and see what we are all about!

3S National Gathering 2009 -- BACK in Memphis TN - 8th Annual! June 16-21, 2009 - This year is a big one for 3SX - we've stepped up to be the 3S NATIONAL GATHERING TITLE SPONSOR!! We hope to represent well in the events, but are proud to continue to support the 3000GT/Stealth community! We are looking forward to seeing all our old friends from gatherings gone by as well as making new ones.

Eric's massive gallery of pictures from NG2009 is posted!

3SX represented well in the events as Chris Hill took home FIRST place in the AWD Unlimited Drag Racing, besting every other car out there in ANY class! And Eric Bowden took home the TOP honors by winning the BEST ALL-ROUND 3S for NG09!

October 17-19, 2008 - Charlotte Gathering 2008 - 9th Annual! - The time has come again! One ofthe SouthEast's largest gatherings. We had over 50 cars last year, of many makes and models, running on the dyno! This year is no exception! Join us for a great time with old friends and make some new ones!

Charlotte NC Metro Area Mini-Meets. - Not quite a gathering, but more of drinks/dinner and hang out with local owners & enthusiasts. Meet up with local folks in the Charlotte area at a restaurant and hang out. shoot the breeze, have a few laughs, a few drinks, a little dinner, whatever suits your fancy! Details on the linked page.

Carolina 3S Myrtle Beach Gathering Sept 12 - 14, 2008 - Get ready for a relaxing weekend at the beach!! Past the "peak season" things should be a little less crowded, but suit up for some fun in the sun!

Hot Import Nights 2008 - 3SX at HIN in Charlotte - 3SX had a booth again at this year's Hot Import Nights. Team 3SX won the Spark Plug Challenge at the end of the evening. And Eric took pleny of pictures.

National Gathering 2008 in Memphis TN - 7th Annual! - Steve and Eric represented well at the 3S National Gathering in Memphis this year with Steve taking home the trophy in the AWD Drags and Eric taking home the trophies in FWD Drags and FWD Auto Cross. TONS of pics from Eric.

September 7-9, 2007 - Charlotte Gathering 2007 - 8th Annual! - What a great time! Had quite a few cars, bowling was a blast, and everyone had a good time. Pictures are posted!

March 17, 2007 - Grand Opening II Open House - AWD Dyno & Service Facility. - We hosted a grand opening / open house to feature our brand new AWD Dyno and Service Facility!! The new service facility has been going for a while now and our new SuperFlow AWD Dyno is in the ground and full operational!! Everyone had a great time! Check out the details and pictures!

September 29 - October 1, 2006 - Charlotte Gathering & Open House. We're holding our SEVENTH annual Charlotte Gathering and 3SX Open House & Cookout! Check out the page for details and get signed up! We'll see soon!

September 9-11, 2005 - Charlotte Gathering & Open House. Time again for our fall Charlotte Gathering and Open House & Cookout!

July 20-24, 2005: 3S National Gathering. 3SX attended the 3S National Gathering in St Joseph, Michigan! We took a couple cars as well as some parts for sale. We are proud to again have sponsored the Car Show portion of the event!

June 24-26, 2005: Blue Ridge Gathering 2005. Pigeon Forge, TN, HERE WE COME!! We'll be taking the whole CREW this year! Should be yet another fun and relaxing weekend, chillin out on the main strip, making a run up the Dragon and back, maybe a little draggin' at 411, who knows!

The WHOLE 3SX CREW will be heading out from the shop on Friday sometime between 10 and 12. I'm figuring closer to NOON by the time we get on the road. So if you want to caravan over with us (couple VR4's, Stealth, Starion, WRX, Accord) then be here that morning or meet us along the way. We'll be taking I-85 south to 321 north to I-40 west (321 hits I-40 in Hickory). Should be a fun trip!

August 27-29, 2004: Charlotte Gathering 2004. It was another great weekend in Charlotte with LOTS of people and cars, drawing people from both 3Si and the StarQuest club! We got to meet lots of new people, see lots of new cars, and hang out and have a relaxing good time through the weekend.

July 14 - 18, 2004: The 3S National Gathering 2004. July 14 - 18, 2004 - Indianapolis, IN: Despite the fact that we've now changed enough tires to qualify for a NASCAR pit crew (getting there and back was an adventure!), 3SX attended this year's 3S National Gathering and it was a great turnout! We got to meet lots of old friends, finally put faces to voices, and meet lots of new people throughout the weekend. We are proud to have sponsored the Car Show event and thank everyone for such a great turnout!

 Eric loaded his pictures from the trip - 600 in full tumbnailed gallery format.

Thank you for your support!!!

May 14-16, 2004: East Coast Gathering 2004. 3SX was a sponsor for this year's TENTH Annual East Coast Gathering, and Eric of course was the organizer. Over 100 cars and nearly 200 people attended this year. Check out the hundreds of pictures of the great times had by all!

November 21-23, 2003: Charlotte Gathering 2003. We had a great time this year! Over 40 cars and more than 50 people made it the best Charlotte Gathering yet! Pictures are posted!

September 12-14, 2003: Blue Ridge Gathering 2003. We made the trek over to Tennessee for the Blue Ridge Gathering again this year. Had a great time seeing old friends again and making some new ones. Got to run the Dragon again. :-)

July 9-12, 2003: 3S National Gathering 2003. 3SX was armed with cars, trucks, and products this year for the trip to St. Louis, MO, and the second annual 3S National Gathering! Though the weekend was not without vehicular dilemmas, as good time was had by all!

September 6-8, 2002: Charlotte Gathering & Cookout. Once again, 3SX will be hosting the Charlotte Gathering and Cookout in September. Come hang out, drive cars, buy new toys for your cars ;-) and have a relaxing great time! More details will be coming soon!

August 8-11, 2002: 3Si National Gathering. 3SX packed the Paddy Wagon full of goodies and headed up to Elkhart, IN, for the first ever National Gathering. Unfortunately none of the cars were trip-ready, but we still had a great time and met lots of people! Eric posted pictures from the weekend.

July 2 - 10 2002: 3SX Nationwide Tour by Eric Bowden. Eric made a round-the-country trip to pick up a couple cars on the west coast that we bought. The 9-day 6600 mile trip went up and across the northern corrridor to Seattle, down to San Jose, and back across to Charlotte. In typical Eric style, he took a ton of pictures. Check out his grand tour around the USA.

January 19, 2002: "Grand Opening" House. Our first open house was a great success with about 15 cars showing up from a half dozen states! New products were shown off, installed, and tested. Recent rebuilds were seen for the first time. And a great time was had by all in attendance. Some pictures have been loaded so you can see what it's all about.

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