As for the double standard thing, sounds like that has nothing to do with me but with the people on the board having split decisions.
As for what rice is and what you guys consider rice, how can a car that's set up like many welll respected JDM Tuner cars be a rice car.... Look at not only Top Fuel, but J's Racing, Esprit, C West and many others over there. Basically bad ass purpose built cars and most of which have a GT roof wing.
I'd think a kit with 16 scoops, widebody, draggin on the ground, etc... etc... that's about 16 seconds in the 1/4. Personally I think rice is someone who spends all their money on a car trying to make a car look fast when it's not. Mine just so happens to have a nasty turbo kit, forged motor, suspension, cage, race seats, and has enough sack to back up whatever I wanna put on it with authority. I think it's funny in the gayest way what your definition of rice is and or what rice has seemingly evolved into. No where on my car does it say Type R or SIR or Powered by Honda covering the whole car, or shaved door handles, bondo, Z3 fenders, led windshield washers, F&F graphics down the side of the car, underbody or interior neon, etc... That's my definition of rice... Basically the APC isle at Pep Boys covers it. Personally I think those of you with a double standard as well as those of you who think my car is rice should go buy a Hyper Rev magazine then an APC and Toucan catalog and do some comparisons. I laugh at the riceboys and hate the ricer parts but IMO there is nothing rice at all on this car. Everything on it has a purpose baring the headlights which i may bail on. And while we're being honest, I think it's so funny that 90% of you are clones. Most of you rock the same parts as everyone else here (knock off of JDM tuner parts) on your cars and determine that, that and only that is cool. Why would you all wanna do CTR lips, CTR grill insert, spoon or Mugen knock offs (or another dark wheel) and maybe a CTR wing and think you're JDM or your cool. And yes my car is a clone of the JDM Tuner cars, but hell I'm just trying to be unique compared to all the cars i'm gonna park with in a lot.
On a side note, my friend is from japan and comes here for school. He said in Japan everyone loves the USDM stuff we call rice cause they think we're cool.