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Published on 3 Comments on Upcoming Events (September 11 – 17)

For the first time this season, no new events have been added to the  Save the Dates Part Two page. I think all the shows and cruise-ins for the remainder of the season have finally been announced.

Quick Reminder: This Thursday Der Dutchman in Plain City, Ohio is trying to set a record of 300 cars at their cruise-in! If you're not doing anything that evening, bring your car out to Der Dutchman and be part of a record.

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Published on 14 Comments on USA Days Car Show: Second Week for Double Awards

For the second week in a row, several cars received double awards. This time it was at the Heart of Ohio USA Days Car Show in Centerburg, Ohio.

The show presented metal signs to the Top 100 cars along with four special awards.

Two of the special award winners also received Top 100 awards. As I've said many times before, giving cars multiple awards is a great way to kill future attendance at your show.

And speaking of attendance, the event on Sunday registered 250 vehicles.

That's down from 387 last year but not bad considering there was a discussion at last year's award presentation that the 2018 show might be the last. I know flyers for this year's show didn't appear until the middle of August, less than a month before the event.

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Published on 2 Comments on Upcoming Events (September 4 – 10)

Another big week of events. Some of the weekly and monthly events have started to drop-off the schedule as we approach the end of the season.

Believe it or not, I added five more events to the Save the Dates Part Two page this week.

Speaking of Save The Date, the Tuesday Night Cruise-In at the Hilton Polaris is planning an "End of Season Party" on September 24. Music from Michael Holmes, the DJ that recorded all the music played at the Wholly Joe Cruise-ins and who passed away last December, will be broadcast during the cruise-in. There will also be a cake to celebrate Larry Walters 70th Birthday. So come join the fun for one last cruise-in of the year at the Hilton.

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Published on 12 Comments on Labor Day Weekend: Two Car Shows and a Football Game

I managed to get two car shows and a football game in over Labor day weekend. I also got a little wet on Sunday.

Zucchinifest Car & Motorcycle Show

I started the weekend off with the Zucchinifest show on Friday evening at Fortress Obetz in Obetz, Ohio.

This was my first trip to the stadium. I failed to read the directions to the complex posted on the Festival's website and instead relied on Apple Maps to get me there. Big mistake! Apple maps insisted I enter the stadium from Williams Road, however, the Williams Road entrance was temporarily closed. The only way into the stadium was from the Alum Creek Drive entrance. Between Friday rush hour and holiday traffic, construction on I-71, and driving up and down Williams Road for 20 minutes, it took almost an hour to get to the stadium when it should have taken a little more than 30 minutes.

Once parked and my blood pressure back down to normal, Fortress Obetz turned out to be a pretty nice venue for a car show. The amusement rides and food vendors for the Zucchini Festival were setup in the parking lot outside the stadium while the car show took place inside around the main bleachers.

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Published on Leave a comment on Trophies from Performance Classic Car Show Still Awaiting Pick Up

A number of Top 100 winners from the Performance Classic Car Show, who may have left early because of the heat, have not picked up their trophy.

The list of winners can be found on the Performance Classic Car Show website.

If your name is on the list and you haven't picked up your award, please contact Jeff Brashares.

Show shirts are still available for $10 each. All proceeds from the sale of the shirt go to Impact 60 and the Arthritis Foundation charities.

Published on Leave a comment on Upcoming Events (August 28 to September 3)

After this weekend another month will be in the books for the 2019 season.

September promises to be another big month of events. I counted well over 60 shows and cruise-ins when you add in the ongoing events.

Labor Day weekend will see the Dublin Rotary, Ohio Masonic Home, and Deer Creek Marina host first-time car shows.

This Saturday also marks the start of Ohio State Football. Should be an interesting season with a new head coach and quarterback. Go Bucks!

Check out the Save the Dates Part Two page for a list of events through the end of the season.

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Published on Leave a comment on No Awards for 2000 and Newer Cars at Blendon Senior Center

On Saturday, I attended the Blendon Senior Center Car Show in Westerville, Ohio. This was my third time participating in the show. Last year I praised it for being one of the better, small shows in the area. It has the usual door prizes (this year it gave away two televisions) and 50/50 raffle. There's always a DJ spinning tunes and announcing door prize winners. Food is available in the senior center cafeteria for the cost of whatever you feel like donating. This year free root beer floats were added.

In the past, the show has presented 25 "Favorite" awards, a Best of Show and runner-up Best of Show. This year the organizers decided to change things up and divide the vehicles into categories based on model year. The categories were 1940's and older, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's and newer. There were four awards in each category, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st place runner-ups and an overall winner of each category.

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Published on 5 Comments on Upcoming Events (August 21 – 27)

A much lighter load of events this week.

There was a link on the Save the Dates Part Two page to an Oldride.com listing for the Parkinson's Car Show this Saturday . The link is no longer valid and I can't find any info about the show. If you know anything about this show, please send an email to hawk02@carshowtalk.com

A few more events have been added to the Save the Dates Part Two page. Check it out for a list of events through the end of the season.

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Published on 5 Comments on Founder’s Day, Jax Wax, and a Pig Out

Counting Der Dutchman, I did four events this weekend. I'm a little pressed for time this week so I'm going to use a little different format to report on each event.

Here we go:

Founder's Day Car Show 2019

Location: Downtown Marysville, Ohio

Date: Friday, 8-16-2019

Registered vehicles: 137

Awards: Five special; 10 Favorite

Comments: The car show, hosted by the Mid Ohio Cruisers, was part of the Bicentennial Celebration of the founding of the city of Marysville.

Part of east and west 5th Street (State Rt 36) and the surrounding roads through downtown were closed for the event.

I guesstimate a crowd of somewhere between 5 and 10 thousand people attended the event Friday evening.

The celebration included kids activities, zip-lining, vendors, food/beverages to purchase, and live music. McGuffey Lane was Friday's featured band.

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Published on Leave a comment on Upcoming Events (August 14 – 20)

This will be the busiest week of events for the entire season. If you can't find a show or cruise-in to do this week, you may want to see a doctor.

I've added six more events in September to the Save the Dates Part Two page. Check it out for a list of events through the end of the season.

I don't normally post events outside the Central Ohio area, however, I've been asked by the moderators of the Ohio Car Shows and Cruise In Facebook group to share One Last Ride for Charles "Chick" Williams with everyone. It's the group's biggest and most important event to date.

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