Event Coverage Royboy Productions at the Kansas City Goodguys

So it's a week late but here we go! My Labor Day weekend in Kansas City started off Friday morning when my uncle Paul (povertyflats) and I headed out from Gypsum for KC.

We stopped for lunch in Lawrence with BlacktopBuddha and his daughter at a great mexican joint, then it was off to the Kansas Speedway for the Goodguys show.

I wasn't going to enter... but logistics and the cost of entry for 3 days just convinced me to go full tilt, get the big boy package and let's see what Goodguys has to offer. The price was steep at $90 but it is very expensive to rent race tracks, produce magazines and the like, so I'm not complaining...much.

The cars weren't overflowing the speedway at any point during the weekend but it was 106 degrees when I finally emerged from the tunnel into the track's infield.

This ride isn't exactly H.A.M.B. friendly but take the skull off the radiator and paint it and I wouldn't mind taking it for a spin.




Love me a Rivi,



Can't go wrong with this beauty.


Here's my dad's 39 Chevy Truck, my Galaxie, Uncle Tom's 46, Rick's 57 Chevy and Robert's 56 all in a pretty little row.



Here's a better shot of Robert's 56, beautiful ride that's really well put together.



And Dad's 39



Some shoebox action for ya






Mmmmmmmmmmm Merc!

















That's it for now, time to head back to work. Click on any of the above pics to go to the entire gallery, The next post will finish out my Friday activities at the track and go into Saturday,

 

Great Pix, Travis !

The red Poncho with 8 lugs...equals "one clean machine" !

Jonnie

 

Nice pics. Are those stick-on port holes on that '32?

 

$90 to register for a Greedguys event, YGBSM? Thats the biggest rip off Meadors has come up with yet. NSRA Nats $30 to register and over 10,000 cars.

 

Thanks for the pictures.....

 

Wow, there's no grass growin under your feet. You really get around. Great pic's and good to see the Galaxie back on the road. Gary

 

OMG---you are a one man broken record----
no one cares if you hate Gary Meadors---take a hike!

 

Dude, I don't want or need any of your crap on this thread. You need to get a life, nobody wants your one man crusade against Goodguys. I can tell you just search daily for the phrase so that you can trash them, it's damn sad. I'll shut this thread down before I allow your childish posts to continue. Period.

The $90 covered a year subscription, a poster, a hat, entry into the show for 3 days at a NASCAR track, track time in my car (which I passed on), plus a year book and a Goodguys membership. I don't feel that it was a bad deal at all or else I could have just not paid it. I figured lets see what they got for this price and after a year I will decide if I was short changed or not.

 

I honestly don't know, I didn't get a good close look, but I sure hope not!

 

I enjoyed the road trip Trav---

 

Great pic's as always thanks Travis....

 

Part 2 of the KC Goodguys coverage continues on in the sweltering Friday heat. We had some records set this year for most days over 100 degrees since 1936 or something like that. My electric bill certainly shows that I was losing the battle on the heat front.



I see this car all over and I'm always glad to check it out.






Fell in love right here...




Gotta love this magical mystery Merc Wagon


Ok, so it's neither rod nor kustom but something about it tripped my kool circuit breaker.







Love the Cameo's thanks to Dad having a couple of them (that need some time in the resto shop)


Some may see the patina and call this a rat of sorts, call it what you want, it's one of my favorite combos to photograph at any show I see it at. The bike is just outstanding, the car is kool as hell and the trailer ain't bad either. Plus you throw in a kool guy that owns it and what more can ya really ask for?



Like I said before, love the Rivi's!!!




The lil wagon is too cute.


Another way kustom Merc.




Here's some of the Omaha contingent, good to see ya as always guys!









That's it for this update, part 3 will come later tonight. Elsewhere I'll start a thread for the Greaserama and the Starliner shows as well so keep an eye out for them!

Thanks for checking the shots out and all of the comments, see ya at a show,

Travis

 

Always enjoy traveling with ya!

Thanks Butch, good to see you this weekend at the Starliner, you guys sure brought some muscle to the show with your gassers! Will you be at the Rumble in Delano?

 

yes sir we will be there....

 

Nice shots Travis! I think the heat affected Robert, as he tryed to introduce me to someone as your uncle Jay! Ive seen him 2 or 3 times this summer and had just sat with him shooting the shit at the HAMB drags for 2 hours a couple weeks before this. I told him he must have an advanced case of "Oldtimers"! Im really glad the whole Gypsum bunch has taken me in as one of there own. The Scanlon brothers are all great people, and all their friends and other relation. If I could just get Gannon to not shy away from me, Id be in with all of them! LOL

 

Haha, well Rick's wife found out that all she had to do was get out of a Cup car and G is now her biggest fan, so it is possible to win the guy over.

 

Ill have to come up with something Travis!

 

Part 3!











Okay, I'd not seen one of these Aussie Ute's before but this was totally bitchin!

















Wish I had some more info on this one, looks like a cool ride.


The art on the trunk is too kool tooo


Diggin it!





More on this one from Sunday's shots but here's a teaser for now



I've been digging this truck for a few years, still haven't had a chance to catch up with the owners yet.


Pretty damn fine pick-em-up truck here folks




Not much commentary on this post, not my normal over-talkative self tonight haha.

That's it for part 3, See ya at at show!

Travis

 

a big smoky burnout will probably work!

 

That was my black '29 A fendered tudor on your 2nd post. That was its first public appearance since 1970. Thanks for the picture.

 

Very cool, you're welcome! Thanks for checking out the pics!

 

Nice car Tim

 

I know its not H.A.M.B. friendly, but any more pix of the Chevy ii ?

 

Kool! Thanks!

 

32 roadster might be Jason Smith of Hot Rod Garage Tulsa?

 

Thanks for the great pics Travis!

 

Part 4

This first one is just for my Dad, okay so I like it too.



Different truck but this was too kool to not share.





We all know this amazing truck!


















Had to grab one more shot as I rolled out of the show on Saturday.



Not 100% H.A.M.B. friendly by some standards, but that Ford Cammer motor is kool enough to share in my book.


I teased it before, here's some more of one clean clean ride.








That's it for my coverage of the 2011 KC Goodguys. I had a good time, got to hang with family and friends and got to see some cool cars that I wouldn't have otherwise seen. I'll start the Greaserama coverage before I sack out tonight, same weekend, same town, totally different vibe.

See ya at a show,

Travis

 

Nice job with the pictures. Looks like Gasserlouie & Co. were having fun!

 

Thanks again! I think having fun is part of being from Omaha & liking cars,everyone from Huskerland seems to have a good time at every show

 

Travis, this set up pix is just as neat as the rest ! Every car there, no matter what the style or make, was a Winner in its own way !!

BTW: Gotta admit that I'm partial to that '56 Merc in Pt. 3 ! A very kleen ride.

Jonnie