Event Coverage Goodguys, Des Moines Ia. Heartland Natl's Friday pic's

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I've been to Des Moines Good Guys a few time over the last 15 or so years and this picture just Freakn' KILLED ME!! Everytime it was hotter than HELL. God I've still got tears in my eyes! LOL

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Are you kidding me! A Lincoln Zephyr WOODIE! Damn I'm really sorry I missed the show. Please post some pictures.

 

Skeeter? I bought my Roadster from a guy in Sioux City. Never heard of him going by that nickname. Maybe the guy I bought it from got it from Skeeter? Would be cool to find out a little history ...

 

I have had the good fortune to talk to Skeeter a couple of times. Gotta love that guy and his passion for the sport.

 

Hemi, Roadkillontheweb, Henryj429, Thanks for the pic's. Some very cool shots. Thanks to everyone else for your comments, remember lets keep the focus on the cars from here on out. Gary

 

i had a great time there ! was so hot on fri after setting up the camper i never ventured down the hill to the show ! went to oliver bros garage for a bit who were gracious enough to have us and hung in the ac for a bit ! bull came by the camper later that night for a few beers and to visit and took full advantage of the dog pool lol ! sat was a little cooler and had a great day , missed the meet ant greet but ran into master of none, malcom, and plowboy 13 , sun was perfect weather and saw bob k ! great weekend and always goes by too fast ! lots of nice cars

 

I frankly would like to see this fairgrounds you guys talk about. I was in MN and knew I was around 5 hours away for our annual family reunion. Maybe I can swing down there next year? Be worth it to pick on Kirk in person

 

It's a great place, Trent!
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=State...91&sspn=50.915708,107.841797&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A

 

Thanks, you'll have to show me where to powerpark so I can win some trophies

Looks as nice as St Paul and Springfield Mo.

 

I'd have to say St Paul Mn. and Springfield Mo.are 2 of the nicest fairgrounds around. Des Moines Ia. is very much the same only a little smaller. Gary

 

I'd say the Minnesota fairgrounds is larger and probably a bit nicer than Iowa's, but the Springfield fairgrounds is definitely not as nice or large as Des Moines. When I've been to the Springfield swap meet before the HAMB Drags, it seemed like lots of parking lot and only a little tree-lined grass.

The two events (shows) I mostly look forward to every year are BTTF's and DSM Goodguys. But I do really look forward to that swap in Springfield if I get to go to the HAMB Drags that year.

 

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I like the Iowa fairgrounds...I appriciate ALL cars IF tastefully done. Ive seen every year of car done like "The Fonz" likes them, if you know what I mean. I guess the reason Des Moines has become overcrowded, is the fact that SO MANY people like it. If you like it, go, if you dont, stay home. Isnt it that way with everything? Personally, most guys I knew growing up as a young gun in my 20s were too good for us kids then, and now that they are getting up in the years and membership is in the toilet at NSRA, they need ANYBODY they can get to stay afloat. What go's around, comes around.........another good reason not to burn bridges behind yourself!

 

I have COMPLAINTS!!!!

First it was hot as balls on friday....probably cuz your getting bought out by the chinese

Second, the closer I got to Des Moines the more noise my buick made and then when I got to the show, it blew up! you greedy bastards didn't even have any knock-b-gone for sale in the building, which was so cold it made my nipples hard and put a dent in my t-shirt.

My efforts to take up a collection to buy the 4 wheel drive mustang for Jason Childress (former gravedigger driver and owner of Gateway Classic Mustang) and have him crush previously mentioned buick with it were thwarted.

And to top it all off I had to ride in Jason's mustang and do a hundred donuts on the autocross course. I'm still picking rubber chunks out of my ears.

It was so lame.......and if you're still riding with Rodger tell him it's always a spiky hair contest.

 

The fairgrounds is the best on our schedule.

I like being picked on in person!

 

I am soooo sorry. A full refund will be sent from "the Chinese".

 

Ha! raff out roud

 

Now that's some good stuff there !!!

 

Yackety Schmackety... Here's more lameness from the road:

 

I really enjoy the heartland nationals everyyear. but the cruzing sucks. It is a real nice place for a cruize but you need to be able to move more than 5 ft at a time. There is a lot of room up on the hill at the Iowa State Fairgrounds but no one ever goes up there like it was haunted or something. I went up there when I first got there on sat. there was a pair of 32 3 win. at the top under the windmill but not really anything else. Maybe they should do a 2 shows a year thing. like scotsdale or del mar and do an early cars show and then an everything show. or some other variation of years but its getting to be pretty big for those grounds in one weekend.

 

Hemi, where is the old garage in the second picture? .....looks super cool.

 

That's "A Summer Place" It's north of INDY. It is one of the stops that HROTY participants get to go to. Oh, and its some dudes back yard and the diner is functional.....mmmmm burgers and fries.

 

i cruised the back side of the grounds everytime we wanted to head back up to the campgrounds ! indeed theres quite a bit of room not used ! got a kick out of the newly placed sign we went by every time called breeders hill ! told the old lady we should abide , she just laughed and rolled her eyes

 

I heard thru the grapevine the Goodguys Iowa show will be at the race track in 2012. Hate to see that

 

That same rumor was going around last year. I highly doubt there's any truth to it... again.

 

Yeah, after 20 years at what is likely the best venue Goodguys has I really don't see them leaving.

 

at the end of the day on sunday they they made an announcement over the loud speaker that the rumors the show would be moving were not true and that they would be back for many years to come. that could always change but I'd say that at least for 2012 it will stay at the fairgrounds

 

After Hot Rod Power Tour there is no way I would go if they moved it out there. There is no shade, and it took a half hour of standing in line to get food, and half the stuff they were out of.

 

You heard wrong. It's that simple.

 

Well said.