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Published on 2 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 The link is no longer valid and I can't find any info about the show.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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Published on Leave a comment on Weekend Report: Two Cruise-ins, Two Judged Shows

I managed to do two cruise-ins and two "judged" shows this week.

The first cruise-in was, of course, Der Dutchman on Thursday evening.

The threat of severe weather kept attendance down this week. Still, the cruise-in managed to register 80 vehicles. Ten of the 80 were first-timers.

The Ford Falcon was the unofficial "featured" car this week.

Wayne held the raffle drawing for cookies, pies, cakes, and gift card an hour early because radar showed rain on the way to Plain City. Fortunately for the cruise-in, the rain went south and east of the restaurant.

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Published on 2 Comments on Upcoming Events (August 7 – 13)

Here are the events in Central Ohio for this week. It's another busy Saturday.

I'm still adding events 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 Leave a comment on My Camaro Places Best in Class for C7 Corvettes at Creekside

The awards presentation at Saturday's Vettes, Rods & Classics show at Creekside in Gahanna, Ohio took a surprising twist when my Camaro was announced as the Best in Class winner for C7 Corvettes 2017 - 2019.

While my car and C7 Corvette Z06 do share the same engine, I doubt many would get the two cars confused.

I suspect my car was accidentally entered into the computer as a Corvette during registration. Someone saw the "Z" on my registration card and thought Corvette Z06 instead of Camaro ZL1.

Anyway, the Capital City Corvette Club handled the error with grace and presented my car with an Award of Excellence plaque. I just feel bad that someone with a very nice 2017-2019 C7 Corvette didn't receive an award.

Aside from the award mix-up, the 5th Annual Vettes, Rods, and Classics show continued to carry on the tradition as one of the best car shows in Central Ohio.

This year the Capital City Corvette Club got the city of Gahanna to agree to close the streets in the Creekside district an hour early - 11 AM instead of 12 Noon. The hour change appears to have made the initial rush of vehicles into the show area a lot smoother than it had been in previous years. I overheard two participants discussing how smooth the parking was this year. I arrived around 11:30 AM and lucked into a "Premo" parking spot at the corner of Mill Street and Ogden Aly.

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Published on 2 Comments on Upcoming Events (July 31 – August 6)

This week will see another month of events completed for 2019. Now we hit the "meat and potatoes" portion of the season. I count no less than 54 events for August not counting the ongoing Events. It will be a busy month.

Believe it or not, I'm still adding events 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 4 Comments on Weekly Report (Cruise-Ins Benefit from Cooler Weather)

After one of the hottest weekends on record, a cool front finally pushed through last Monday bringing more seasonable temperatures and less humidity. The net result of the weather change was some nice attendance numbers this week at the local cruise-ins

Tuesday Night Cruise-In at the Hilton Polaris

After a slow start, the Tuesday Night Cruise-In at the Hilton Polaris had over 70 cars show up.

The mode of operation for this cruise-ins seems to be for everyone to show up after 6:30 PM. Prior to 6:30 there were maybe 4-5 cars in the parking lot. I think rush hour traffic has something to do with the late start.

Here are some of the cars that made it out to the cruise-in:

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Published on 2 Comments on Upcoming Events (July 24 – 30)

There's a large smorgasbord of events to choose from this weekend.

It's my understanding the Poor Man's Nationals will be more of a free cruise-in this year rather than a registration and "judged" show.

Still adding events 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 20 Comments on Week In Review (Goodyguys to Burger ​King)

Despite moving my father from skilled nursing to assisted living and the hottest weather so far this year, I managed to somehow attend four events this week and was a spectator at a fifth.

Goodguys PPG Nationals All American Sunday

I started the week at the Goodguys PPG Nationals All American Sunday. This event has been on my radar for the past several years. I've always had a reasonable excuse not to attend until this year.

For those that may not know, Goodguys All American Sunday is open to ALL YEARS of American made and powered automobiles. Owning a late model car this was obviously my only option to participate in the Goodguys event.

Being a first-time participant, I wasn't sure what to expect. I spoke with several people prior to Sunday and consensus was to arrive no later than 8 AM. I went a step further and got there before 7:30 AM. Knowing what I know now, I could have arrived by 9 AM and been fine.

I exited I-71 at 17th avenue. The lanes for entry of show cars into the event and for registration were well marked. Non-member cost to register for the day was $40. I got talked into joining Goodguys as a Silver member for an additional $5. As a Silver member, I can pre-register next year at a discount.

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