OK,IT'S STILL TOO COLD TO VENTURE FAR FROM THE FIREPLACE AND I'M EXTREMELY SICK OF SHOVELING SNOW.THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES THIS WINTER BEARABLE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING RODDING SEASON.I AM PLANNING MY CALENDER FOR 2001 AND HAVE MY USUALL FAVORITES ON THE LIST,BUT STILL WANT TO DO TWO OR THREE MORE.HOPE TO HEAR FROM MANY OF YOU OUT THERE AS TO WHERE YOU GO AND WHY YOU ENJOY IT SO MUCH.PERHAPS FROM THIS EVERYONE WILL GET SOMEWHAT OF AN IDEA OF WHO'S GOING WHERE AND PERHAPS WE CAN HOOK UP WITH EACH OTHER IN PERSON.SORRY ABOUT THE RAMBLEING BUT I THINK MY BRAIN HAS FROSTBITE FROM SCOOPING THE DRIVE FOR THE 99TH TIME.HEY!,IT'S ALREADY THE SECOND DAY OF WINTER!!!HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY!!!

WHOOOPS!! ALMOST FORGOT TO INCLUDE MY FAVORITE!IF I COULD ATTEND ONLY ONE EVENT,IT WOULD BE "BACK TO THE 50'S".GREAT CARS,DELICIOUS FOOD,SUPER LOCATION,LOTS OF VENDORS AND MOST OF ALL MANY,MANY FRIENDS MAKE IT THE BEST!!HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE!!

OK, I'll bite. I always enjoy NHRA in Springfield, MO in the spring. Good vendors, good shade, not too small, not too big, lots of nice rods. Mostly it's close to home for me and in a normally cool time of the year. Sometimes it's rainy, but that's what chamois are for.

bjb

My all-time favorite has to be at the last points race at Coos Bay International Dragway, Coos Bay, Ore. Winning that bracket race after 5 rounds of .520 reaction times with a final round .501 and a .002 package. Not to bad for my 1st full season after a 10 year break.

Okay I'll bite......and we still have snow on the ground in Atlanta!!!! Another few days and it'll be gone, hopefully.

I have two favorite events for two entirely differing reasons. The first is the Indy Goodguys, and yes I'm biased because it's my home town. The cars, the drags, the fried catfish, mom's home cooking for a few days.....nothing like awsome cars, awsome drags, the smell of fuel and rubber, the feel of that beer and the Indian sun fries your face, homemade greenbeans and ham and a familiar to sleep in.

My second is a close and maybe equal is "Shades of the Past" in Pigeon Forge. The show is only 50% of the ambiance with just to die for cars and lots of friendly people with the vending area decent as well. There is literally 8,000 cars on the streets of Pigeon Forge at night cruising and sitting in all the lots to be drouled over. We get our favorite spot on the street/sidewalk and sip peach moonshine watching all the cars and people go by, walk the lots till you drop, then go to the cabin up on the mountain to the quiet of the woods. .......well you get the idea! Simply relaxing as it gets. Get up the next morn and start all over.

Steve Jack
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SOUTHEASTERN GOODGUYS REP

"Shades of the Past", Pigeon Forge, Tenn. in September. The show and vendors are great, but the best part (to me) is the continious crusing up and down the main drag. Three lanes going each way. Cruisers use the far right lane. Chairs and spectators lined up for probably 2-3 miles on both side. Hmmmm, makes me want to go pack the ole '32 now.
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'32 Ford Sedan Man

Haven't been to too many "big" events, but my favorites, in no particular order, are:
MSRA Back to the Fifties (attended once, in 1993 and want to return)
NSRA Spokane NW Nats (easy 500 mile one-way drive for us)
Customs Northwest "Unfinished Nationals" Had a blast there in '99. Really cool event if you like primer. :-)
Foothills SRA "Fun Run", any year. Our club hosts it and we're able to draw cars from as far away as southern California every year. Nice small (125-150 cars) event with a lot of bang for your buck.

I think the one out-of-town event we want to try and hit in 2001 is Dago's Fun Run in Coeur d'Alene Idaho, sometime in September. From what I've heard it sounds like a lot of fun.

btw...are we supposed to park our rods for the winter?? I have sooooo much fun driving my '48 in the snow every day. :-)

Alan
http://www.nucleus.com/~agingles

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Street Rodder & Hot Wheels collector