Event Coverage Good times at Louisville in spite of a little rain and a whole hell of a lot of OT cars.cars

Those of you who cancelled plans to go to Louisville because of the forecast rain should not have been so hasty. While it rained some each day there were never any serious storms and more dry weather than not and the intermittent showers kept things a bit cooler, so there was plenty of time to check out the HAMB qualified cars and the swap meet and when it did rain a bit the inside exhibits of cars and vendors offer shelter to those afraid to get a little wet. Even though the forecast did call for rain me and my friend "Duck" left Knoxville for the 250 mile trip to Louisville on Thursday morning in our roadsters neither having a top, although we did carry motorcycle type rain suits if things got really bad. We got to the destination without precipitation or other problems. Our hotel was 30 miles from the fair grounds and we made the trip each day without getting wet all though on Thursday we pulled under the hotel canopy just as the rain began to fall. We also made it home on Sunday with only a brief shower dampening our spirits. All in all our 700 mile roadster adventure was great fun, I have always felt that real roadster pilots don't need tops and if the top is up then your driving a soft top coupe.
As many have complained the late model crap they let in these days a bummer but rather than bitch about or deride it I just ignore it and move onto the next HAMB qualified car. One thing that is impossible to ignore though is those damn electric scooters, I realize that some folks would not be able to participate if these were not allowed and that's understandable but when I see able bodied or just plain lazy people clogging up the aisles and pathways it just pisses me off. But like the OT cars I should just try to ignore them also. OK bitch session is over, here are a few of my photos from the 2022 NSRA Nationals

 

A few more notables

 

Great pics…thanks for sharing!

 

Thanks for sharing, great pictures

 

Thanks!

 

I agree with you about the scooters
Damn things were everywhere and 1/2 of them looked to be piloted by able bodied people of all ages

 

Great photos indeed. Only problem now is ya got me wanting to attend, thanks alot. Lol

 

Great shots, Gary. You picked all of the great ones to showcase for us. Also, you and your pal are now certified "Roadster Boys". And, long distance runners at that........Don.

 

I forgot to mention, this looks very promising.

 

Great photo's thanks

 

You’re right, the sedan in the background appears to have potential. Lol

 

Good pick of pictures, Thank you

 

Thanks Don I humbly accept your certification as a roadster boy, but I don't think a little 700 mile round trip qualifies as a long distance run I will reserve that classification for guys like my good friend Jim Barillaro who is returning from a 4000 mile round trip to Bonneville in a roadster with no top.

 

After talking with Steve and looking at issue 85 I truly believe Rodders Journal is back. As for the sedan in the background it belongs to Jack Troup and it is "badass" with no further work required.

 

Nice. Thanks for posting. And you are dead on about the scooters.

 

Thank you very much for sharing your photographs !

 

Another THANK YOU. Like the two car haulers.

Ben

 

Very Cool

 

Great pics!
Thanks for sharing.

 

Excellent! Thanks!

 

I'd like to borrow that Winnebago.

 

Great seeing the shot of Bobby Owens beautiful '32, it is a true masterpiece of a restoration. I saw it at the GNRS this past January and it is magnificent. Plus Bobby is a great guy and now a member of the LA Roadster Club.

 

Great pictures. Thanks.

 

All right. Good times Thanks for your efforts
Sharing makes it bigger and better for us.

 

Funtimes...Thanks for sharing the neat stuff @garage2small...sometimes you just have to face the diversity and it seems there is still a pull from the Yesteryear that keeps on keeping on...

 

Just like being there __ Thanks for the pics ! !

 

I enjoyed reading about your adventures!
I'm afraid that with modern automotive conveniences people have forgotten that traveling has always been a adventurous experience.

 

Good stuff. Thanks for the photos. Snowman ⛄️

 

Thank you. If you go to the nats and don't have fun, you might have your pulse checked. There's something for everybody.