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All I can say is WOW! Yesterday I picked up my packet and goodie bag (2 full size bottles of detailer spray, a dozen stickers, 2 can coozies, a couple of key chains, pens, air gauge….)
Today I drove in at 10:30 to the Alliant Energy center. At that time it wasn’t that bad. Then the cars really started to really roll in. By noon they had run out of spaces to park the cars. I spoke with a person at the check-in tent and he said they were up to about 3500 cars! Crazy!
20 vendors that were passing out stickers, hats, t-shirts, posters, and different detailing products.
They also had a section where you could autocross your ride for free (see the videos below including a new camaro hitting it hard; I saw at least 15 new camaro’s; about 100 cars were doing the autocross) and a dyno for free…
The negatives were that they didn’t have enough porta johns (the lines were all 20-30 deep and the few trash cans they had out were all overflowing. Also they only had like 6 vendors selling food.
Tomorrow I load up the bug, with my wife, and head to Racine! Should be a hoot!
This car was even more bright in person
New Camaro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLSqWLBUYls
New Mustang:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhqYIrGZlLA
New Mopar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8qDqQZ4loUImpala (same as the one in the photo above):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA1wEN9zgQQ
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We were there most of the day also and WOW what an incredible example of cars from across the states and into Canada! This event was better than Goodguys as the cars covered every year, make and model ~ nothing was left out! We would’ve stayed longer but the weather was very unforgiving with the constant rain and COLD, bummer!
I agree with the bathrooms, someone really screwed up there, the garbage cans too. Not sure who was in charge, I imagine nothing like that will happen again, if they were smart they would’ve brought more portables in and picked the garbage up. We were hoping to take a cruise tonight in the Chevelle, but it’s cold and damp, not ideal cruising weather. Great to see so many cars at the hotels, cruising the beltline and interstate, we are lucky to have an event like this so close to home.
The autocross was great, thanks for sharing Ryan!
It was an amazing number of cars. Every variety was there. 3500+ cars, wow, I hope Good Guys hears about this response. I really like the idea of the Hot Rod Power Tour. Like has been siad there were a few issues with lack of portable toilets(I had trouble believing how few there were). More food vendors would of helped. Great video of the auto cross Ryan, they were great to watch. Interesting the variety of cars that were doing it.
It was a fun day. Glad I made it in there and yes, the weather sucked. Chased a lot of cars off to Hotels but oh well.
Ryan, with your permission, can I use some of your photos here for my personal blog?
Ryan,
Great set of photos!
I saw the “long hauler” out on the beltline makings its way towards the Alliant Energy Center. That hot rod will certainly turn your head.
Best of luck on your journey to Racine tomorrow.
half way there…. rolled into the energy center at 8:30 there were about 1500 cars parked bumper to bumper… We were about 3/4 back in the pack….
took about 45 mins before we could move from the start at 9.
It was a quick ride from the start to where 12 merges… then it was a parking lot for about 3 miles. then back to 45mph for a couple of miles and then then next 20 into Cambridge it was like 7MPH!!!! not Kidding.
Took us over 2 hours to get to WHite Water…
More later tonight…
A few went to the bride at 12/18 and Hwy. N this morning to see the Power Tour off… great seeing over 1000 cars cruising down the interstate! Lots of waves, thumbs up, flashing, etc. Great time!
Yep I was on that bride (bridge) with circletrack and her hubby, Saw Ryan go by..Lots of sweet rides..
I think I see the Rat Patrol in that last pic..
Made it back!
Made it to Great Lakes Dragaway at about 2PM. Watch couple of races (including one against a new Camaro and a New Challenger … the Camaro won with a speed of 108 and the Challenger at 101).
Then it was to Racine. The line of cars started about 1 mile out from the entrance… I followed a group of 8 cars a couple blocks over and we drove around the mile long line and into the Park. The vendors were on the Lake edge and the cars were parked on the grass and in the lots. Parked the Bug, took a couple of photos and then we were off to find a beer (I needed after taking 6 hours to go 100 miles….). Cans of Miller lite were only 2.50 (can’t beat that). We walked around and checked out the cars for a couple of hours and then drove back home.
On the way home I looked at the mileage I drove at 7 mph and it was about 6 miles…
On the way there in the morning the first gas station of the day was jammed packed full of cars.
Cambridge was packed full of cars and folks watching the cars drive on by. Towards the top of hill in Cambridge they were watering down the road for burnouts (there was always a cloud of smoke). A cop drove by it and didn’t even bat an eye…
If I was driving another leg I would leave about 10-15 minutes before the Bus and drive for an hour to a town and then park and sit to watch the cars roll on by.
Overall it was a fun day and I even ran into a couple of folks that came up to me and said, “hey you are the VW guy!”
Enjoy the pictures:
The Future of Nascar:
Great pics Ryan! Thank you for sharing this with us, the tour looks like a great time. We have several friends and club members that are going to do at least one more leg, can’t wait to see their pics and hear their stories too!
What a difference a day makes in the weather too, it was perfect this afternoon!
I forgot to mention the weather…. On the way to the Energy Center it was sprinkling a little. When I got to the energy center and parked it stopped raining. After that it didn’t rain a drop (which surprised me because at 7AM there was one heck of big storm coming in). In Racine the sun came out as we drove in.
Looks like an awesome time, I wish I would’ve been there with you to enjoy it!
My day consisted of having to drive a new camaro in the Mt Horeb Frolic parade, and watch the annual tough truck competition :blush:
Great pics Ryan and thank you for sharing. I wish I could have done at least the first leg this year. It looks like great time.
Live stream as they are driving down the road as i post this:
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