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NEWS AND NOTES
Thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday caused less than-normal attendance at many shows scheduled for those days. The Capital City Corvette Club made the wise move to reschedule its show from Saturday to Sunday.
Der Dutchman Cruise-In:
Ninety-degree temperatures and the threat of storms kept attendance down at last Thursday's cruise-in. Only 128 cars were in attendance. However, there were two unique vehicles out of that 128.
The first was a Tesla Cybertruck with a gloss black wrap.
The other unique car was a 1999 Cobra-Crown Vic built by Roush Industries. The car was commissioned by Ford and built for the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving.
Only 18 Cobra-Crown Vics were built in 1999 and are numbered 1 to 19 skipping 13. The Cobra-Crown Vic at Der Dutchman on Thursday was number 11.
It's amazing to see what shows up each week at the cruise-in even when the weather is less than ideal.
Hosanna Church Car Show:
The Hosanna Church in Pataskala, Ohio hosted its 11th annual car show on Friday evening.
Thanks to the weather attendance was down this year. Only 32 cars were registered.
Dale Pearce and his 1950 Chevy 3100 pickup received the People's Choice Award.
Jim Bickel's 1968 Plymouth GTX was chosen Best of Show.
Crossroads Car, Truck, & Bike Shows at Chubby Hawaiian Grill and West Church Social:
For the second weekend in a row, Frank Russell and the Crossroads Events team hosted car shows on Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday the team was back at the Chubby Hawaiian Grill in Baltimore, Ohio.
Kenny G. and his 2016 Dodge Charger Hellcat received the Veteran Owned Vehicle Award.
The Best of Show Award went to John Huber with a 1968 Ford Mustang Mach 1.
On Sunday, the Crossroads team was back at West Church Social in Newark, Ohio. Thirty-one trophies were presented at the end of the show.
The Veteran Owned Award went to Don Marcum and his 1956 Ford Crown Victoria.
The 1966 Chevy Nova belonging to Danny Simms was chosen Best of Show.
The Crossroad Events' next shows will be on Sunday, August 11th at the Lewis Center Wings & Rings.
Vettes, Rods, & Classics Charity Car Show at Creekside:
The Capital City Corvette Club made the right decision on Friday to postpone its 22nd Annual Vettes, Rods & Classics Charity Car Show from Saturday to Sunday. With no rain in the forecast, the club registered 230 cars at the Creekside venue in Gahanna, Ohio.
Registration was $15 and included one door prize ticket. If you bought 50/50 tickets as you entered the show, you received 10 tickets for $5. If you bought them at the registration table, you only received six tickets for $5. All the proceeds from the show go to support Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Speaking of the 50/50. The winning half was $440. Our good friend, Dale Pearce, had the winning ticket and generously donated all of it back to Nationwide Children's Hospital. What a kind gesture on the part of Dale.
As in past years, the band Reelin' In the Years provided "Live" entertainment from 3 to 5 o'clock. They're a great-sounding band and one perfect for a car show.
The cool thing about Vettes, Rods, & Classics is the Corvettes are in their class and judged against each other, and the same for the rods and classics. At the end of the show, there are two Best of Shows, one for the Corvettes and one for the
Rods and Classics.
This is a points-judged show. If your car is clean and presents well, you have a great chance of receiving a high point total.
There were more than 80 awards presented at the end of the show. The Rods and Classics received Award of Excellence plaques plus a Best of Show chosen from the class. Each generation of Corvette had three Award of Excellence winners along with a Best in Class. Just like the Rods and Classics, there was an overall Best in Show selected from the Corvettes.
Besides the awards of excellence and Best of Show awards, there was also a selection of Specialty and Sponsor Awards that all cars competed for. These awards started with the Mayor's Choice.
1937 Studebaker Coupe Express - Owner: Kurt Finton
1971 Oldsmobile - Owner: Frank Caputo
1972 Corvette - Owner: Mike Lloyd
2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8 - Owners: Jack & Peggy Bame
1970 Corvette - Owner: Bill Lenhart
1958 Dodge D-100 Sweptside Pickup - Owner: Rod Scott
1967 Corvette - Owners: Terry & Jayme Duris
1950 Chevy 3100 Pickup - Owner: Dale Pearce
1968 Chevy Camaro - Owner: Mark Mowery
1969 AMC Rebel - Owner: Nick Burr
1934 Ford - Owner: Kevin Cerrito
1959 Chevy Apache Pickup - Owners: Jason & Debbie Blankenship
1971 Chevy K5 Blazer - Owner: Mike Lowe
2023 Chrysler 300 C SRT - Owner: Shane Fairbanks
1967 VW Karmann Ghia - Owner: Mark Richmond
1955 Chevy 3100 Pickup - Owner: Ted Wierzbicki
2024 Ford Mustang GT Premium - Owner: Mike O'Callaghan
The Club Participation Award went to the Street Elite Corvette Club which had 13 members participate in the Show.
BEST OF SHOW AWARDS:
RODS & CLASSICS:
The 1954 Chevy 3100 Pickup of Barb and Pat Jackson received Best of Show for the Rods and Classics. This is the second Vettes, Rods, & Classics Best of Show award for the Jacksons. Their truck received the award in 2022.
CORVETTES:
This year's Best of Show for the Corvettes went to Jeff Irwin's 1963 Corvette Grand Sport Race Car. Jeff's Corvette received a perfect score.
Final Thoughts: With the help of a great venue, a great band, and fantastic cars, the Capital City Corvette Club put on another fun and organized charity car show. Rumor has it the club was a little short on judges but still managed to get every car judged and awards presented on time. Congratulations to the Capital City Corvette Club.
Hartford County Fair Car, Truck, & Bike Show:
The Disciples of Rust along with Shaun "Big Dawg" Sanders and the C-Town Cruisers joined together to host the Hartford County Car, Truck, & Bike Show in Croton, Ohio on Sunday.
The show had 122 cars in attendance. Forty-plus trophies were presented at the end of the show.
The Best Truck Award went to Lee Bird with a 1972 Dodge C100 pickup. Patrick Shaw's 1931 Ford Model A received the Best Rat Rod Award. Another 1931 Ford Model A this one belonging to David Bigler was selected Best of Show.
Other Area Shows:
- The Roundtown Cruisers' Summer Cruise Night had between 40 and 50 cars in attendance Friday evening in Circleville, Ohio.
- Thanks to the rain on Saturday the Marengo Christian Church Son Shine Car Show only registered 17 cars. Best of Show went to Steve and Nancy Kidwell with their 1965 Pontiac GTO.
- On Saturday, members of the Old Goats Car Club traveled to Jackson, Ohio to participate in the 27th Annual Wheels of Steel Car Show which was part of the 31st Annual Pig Iron Days Festival. This was another points-judged show with no overall Best of Show Award. The Top awards went to Charlie Seymour's 1967 Chevy Nova SS which received the Best GM award.
Ancil Cross received the Best Chrysler Award with his 1971 Dodge Demon and also the Best Ford Award with his 1966 Mustang.
Old Goats Car Club members Dave Hiles, Doug Mullin, and Chad Herrick came home with top picks in their respective classes.
- Dave -1951 -1999
- Doug - Veterans class
- Chad - 2000-current
Following the Wheels of Steel Show, the group traveled to Nelsonville, Ohio for the Adventure Pro Outdoors Classic Cruise-In. Unfortunately, rain kept registration to 31 cars. Steve and Angela Boyer and their 1967 Camaro SS took home The Best in Show honors.
Chad Herrick came home with a top pick with his 2018 Dodge Charger Daytona 392.
That's it for the News and Notes this week.
A big thanks to this week's contributors:
- Dale Pearce
- Chad Herrick
- Dave Bratton
- Schon Crouse
- Frank Russell
Stay safe and stay cool this week. Hope to see you out there cruising.