Detroit Autorama Indy Road Rockets Hunnert car Gas City/ Fairmount, Indiana; nobody on here ever talks about this show but it is by far my favorite. Three day event over two small towns. Fairmount is the home town of James Dean and they draw more kustom mercs than you'll see anywhere else in the country. Some gold chainer stuff and some muscle car stuff but there is thousands of cars and two pretty good swaps. Excellent people make it a ton-O-fun and you get to cruise all over the fairgrounds. cut and paste to check some pics at www.JamesDeanDucktailRun.com http://www.myspace.com/jamesdeanducktailrun
Hell on Wheels 2009! Nostalgia style Drag Racing and exposition drags National Trail Raceway Date: TBA check the websites frequently for details as they become available: www.roaddevils.com www.nationaltrailraceway.com
Well stated Flashback Bill, Last year we came the the Jalopy Showdown Drags for just a few hours. This year I'm bringin' some stuff to flea and maybe I'll stay over Sat nite and do the coupe hour drive home on Sunday. Smokey
greaserama o9 is labor day weekend sat and sunday , with movies at night, and bands all day , also has lilly's greasy gallery ,an art show in a tractor semi trailer , this year we had right at 700 cars keeps getting bigger each year
WOW i can't believe that Viva hasnt even been on one persons list , has that show got'n that bad ? For me the ONE show I will be at next year is the Lonestar, one way or anouther I'll be there !
Here are the shows I try to never miss, in no order.... Hot Rod Reunion LA Roadster show Primer Nat's Dragfest Grand National Roadster show Back to the beach
Being a West Coaster... GNRS LARS(swapmeet and parking area) SoCal Open House Both Mooneyes shows Primer Nats(Kiwi Kevs BBQ,of course!) Billetproof Lonestar Round-up Ink-n-Iron(just cause it's fun) Hotrod Revolution These are the ones i'm gonna try to attend next year...
how about Blackie's show - it is his last one this year - and supposedly some of the best winners of the past will be there......... anyone have info?
VIVA LAS VEGAS - 12TH ANNIVERSARY. Shifters car show. Easter weekend 2009. *****ALSO***** Grand National Roadster Show - January 23-25 . Sacramento Autorama show - February 6-8 .
2009 Minneapolis Messaround- For a small show it's becoming one of the best... Don't miss it... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=290663&highlight=messaround&showall=1
There are some definately good shows already posted. I would reccomend Day of the Drags at Academy Speedway in Temple TX. Little strip in the country with wooden bleachers, lots of pre 64 cars, vendors, dragsters. Small town feel but a hell of a good time. Its put on by the Kontinentals on Oct 18th &19th.
Jalopy Showdown in Latimore U.S. 30 Reunion, York PA Saturday, Beaver Springs Dragway Sunday Funny Car Reunion, Englishtown N.J. Philidelphia Modifiers, Atco N.J. Hell on Wheels, National Trails Dragway, Ohio Jalopy Showdown Drags, Beaver Springs Notice a pattern here? We would rather be at a track than standing in a hot ass parking lot!
Dewey Lonestart round up Salina KKOA Ft. Scott HAMB drags ( not really but a "gotta do") (any of Mickys deals)
CHRR is now the only must see for me. I go to others, but nothing compares. It's simply the best combination of friends, traditional venue, traditional rods, nitro, racing, hotrod history, swap meet treasures and pretty women I've ever seen. Famoso is magic, every time I go there I feel I'm 18 again (until I look in a mirror). Last year I drove down with my brother in his windlowless Model A, the first car event we've attended together in years, and it was an experience I'll never forget.
Bakersfield CHRR is definitly at the top of my list. have missed only one Goodguys Western nationals in Pleasanton in 22(?) years. people that are too cool to go to this show are really missing something. Billetproof Antioch. Santa Maria if I can afford it. Vultures Asphalt invitational - Newark Strangers BBQ - San Jose Road Zombies
3rd Annual SCRAP DRIVE, traditional show/swap hosted by the Tin Butchers in Belevidere, Illinois, June 13th, 2009. a growing show, sure to be even better in 09. ...check out the HAMB calendar.
OK HERES MY LIST ALL THE BIG SHOWS I WENT TO THIS YEAR LATIMORE SPEEDWAY IN PA CAMPED OUT AWESOME SHOW NSRA YORK PA 3 DAY SHOW HOTEL GOOD SHOW THE ROAD ROCKET RUMBLE 4 DAY SHOW IN PARKING LOT AWESOME RUMBLERS SHOW BROOKLYN GREAT SHOW GOOD GUYS POCONO RACEWAY REALLY GOOD HUNNERT CAR PILE UP THE BEST SHOW 0F THE FREAKING YEAR RAINBECK NY SAY NO MORE SO IT LOOK LIKE i MIGHT GO TO ALL OF THEM NEXT YEAR ANY REAL CRUISERS FOR NEXT YEAR WANT TO GO
For 2009: LONESTAR ROUNDUP HUNNERT MESSAROUND HAMB DRAGS BTT 50'S it should be a fun and expensive year.
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