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NEWS AND NOTES
Der Dutchman Thursday Cruise-In:
This week 316 plus cruisers celebrated the birthday of Wayne Nisly at the Der Dutchman Cruise-in in Plain City, Ohio. For those of you who may not know Wayne very well, he started the cruise-in back in May of 2012 and has been managing it every week since. Wayne turned 84 on Wednesday. Everyone gathered around the food shed at the end of the evening to sing Happy Birthday to him.
Instead of raffling off baked goods this week, everyone was treated to a cupcake and ice cream to celebrate Wayne's Birthday.
Autosmarts Cruise and Ride at Ten Pin Alley:
Dan "Boots" Longenette and the Auto Smarts Radio Cruise and Ride team made a stop at Ten Pin Alley in Hilliard, Ohio on Friday Evening. The show quickly filled up the parking lot with some cars having to park in between rows. All told the show registered 77 cars. Best of Show honors went to Chris Kramer and his 1970 Ford Torino GT.
To see more cars from the Ten Pin Alley Show, CLICK HERE.
Columbus Cars and Coffee at the City:
A wedding commitment Saturday afternoon limited my event choices for the day. I was bummed I couldn't make Heels and Wheels this year. It's always a fun and different show. Having the morning free, I decided to stop by Columbus Cars and Coffee at the City Apartments.
The nice weather Saturday morning brought out a nice mix of vehicles to the weekly cruise. I got the opportunity to see an all-electric Rivian pickup in person. Definitely not your father's pickup truck.
Here's a sampling of the other cars that stopped by CC&C Saturday morning:
Purple Door Car Show:
The Grove City Methodist Church's annual Purple Door Car Show set an attendance record on Saturday with 160 registered vehicles. The show presented "Top 40" awards along with 10 "Special" awards. Someone made the comment that out of 160 cars 140 of them were trophy worthy. Glad I wasn't involved with the judging.
Our good friend, Dale Pearce, and his 1950 Chevy 3100 pickup received the Best Chevy award.
The Best of Show award went to Hank Schreck with a 1970 Chevy Chevelle.
CLICK HERE for more vehicles from the Purple Door Car Show.
Poor Man's Nationals:
On Sunday, the Buckeye Rod Builders hosted the 42nd Annual Poor Man's Nationals at Pastime Park in Plain City, Ohio. If memory serves me correctly, the last time the show charged a registration fee and presented awards was in 2017. Since then the event has become a big cruise-in and swap meet.
I stopped by the Nationals on Sunday morning for about 90 minutes. I think the weather slowed the number of cars coming in early. Attendance was starting to pick up when I left at 11 AM. I have no doubt attendance surpassed the 200 mark by the time the event ended at 3 PM.
For more from the Poor Man's Nationals, CLICK HERE.
Auto Smarts Cruise and Ride at Moose Lodge 1427:
The Auto Smarts Radio Cruise and Ride crew hosted another show on Sunday at Moose Lodge 1427 in Westerville, Ohio. For Dan "Boots" Longenette, this was the third event he was involved with this weekend (Tin Pen Alley on Friday, Purple Door on Saturday, and Moose Lodge on Sunday).
The show registered 46 vehicles. Best of Show went to Dick Kleinhenz with a 1969 "Pro Street" Chevy Camaro.
A second show is scheduled at the Moose Lodge on October 2nd so mark your calendars.
To see the rest of the rides from the Moose Lodge 1427 show, CLICK HERE.
Other Area Shows:
- I heard Heels and Wheels at the Vanity Gentlemens Club in Columbus had a good turned out on Saturday with around 90 cars. I'm still bummed I missed it. Oh well, it was a lovely wedding.
- Dan Kirk and his 1969 Dodge Dart GT took Best of Show honors at the Pinecrest Car Show and Cruise-In at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Columbus on Saturday.
- Dale Pearce, Tom Stewart and Cadillac Mac made the trek down to Sabina, Ohio on Sunday for the Sabina Park Show. The show had 67 cars in attendance. Tom and Cadillac Mac received Top 25 awards and Dale got DJ's Choice. Best of Show went to a 1949 Cadillac.
Important Info about the Mechanicsburg First Responder's Car Show:
I received an email from Damon Reese this weekend. Damon is involved with the Mechanicsburg First Responder's Car Show scheduled for September 3rd. According to Damon, there's been some confusion that the Mechanicsburg Lions Club Show that took place on July 9th replaced the First Responder's Show. This is NOT the case. The First Responder's show to benefit police/fire and first responders is STILL scheduled for September 3. Please pass the word.
I want to once again thank Jeff Shankle, Dave Bratton, and Dale Pearce for their help preparing this week's report. They're a great team!
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Delaware Cruise Nite #1... Why Would You Have A One Hour Check in from 5-6.. Some People Have Real Jobs.. You Need To Fix This If Youre Going To Have #2.. Toral BS..
You're just now complaining about the first Delaware Cruise Night? The cruise is up to number five this month. I just looked at this month's Facebook post and there is no mention that everyone has to be ready to cruise by 7 PM.
Now if you want to hear my complaint, the cruise night organizers need to pick another Saturday night other than the third Saturday of the month. It conflicts with the Burger King show in Marysville. I think both events would have better attendance if the Cruise Night moved to either the second or fourth Saturday of the month.