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GTO Man wrote:Were you able to locate one of these?
Yeah, for the project in question I located an intake from a 66 365hp 327 that my Holley carb bolts right up to without an adapter.
Yeah, I went to that show last year and it was the best show I went to all year. The arboretum is a great place with plenty of shade.
circletrack wrote:We normally attend the show in Blanchardville, it’s a beautiful drive in the morning. It’s been so darn hot the last few years though and not enjoyable, especially since they do awards late in the day and it’s even later when you get home… we’ll have to see what the week brings. We’ve been to the Ballweg show before also, it’s a nice one.I know what you mean, it does make for a long day on a Sunday. And I only live 10 miles from Blanchardville!
I will not be attending Blanchardville this year either. Saturday night I will be banging my head with Firehouse and Slaughter at the Mississippi Moon Bar in Dubuque, IA & staying the night at the hotel across the street. Im taking my Buick so I can attend a car show down there on Sunday!
Luxuryliners wrote:Both are good choices, I attended each last year…lone rock was a first annual then. I was considering making the trip down to Stockton on thursday, i believe you have been there…is it worth the drive?Yeah, I went to Stockton on July 4 a couple years ago. It was a good show and its not really that far away for us. I would probably go there, but I want to stay close to home as my best friend is home this week.
Weather permitting, Thursday I make a trip to Lone Rock to check out the July 4th gig. July 7, if Im feeling good after the batchelor party for my BFF the night before, I may make a trip to viroqua as sounds like a good show too.
D.Dawg wrote:Was the Oregon SummerFest show judged or a participant pick show? How many cars/trucks were there?It was a judged show, but I question a couple of the vehicles that won awards over others. Im also not sure what the criteria was for points. Not sure what the total car count was, but I dont think there was 100 cars in attendance. I may be wrong so dont quote me on it…
Bigbluetruck wrote:Just need to get a few things off my chest then I`m outta here.It seems that lately a few select people have been accusing me of having a poor attitude when it comes to car shows,saying I complain and criticize shows that did not go so well for me.Like I`ve always said and still say,as long as everything is on the up and up and done fairly I have no problems with any show.Am I a trophy hound looking to win a cheap plastic prize? I guess I am,why else do I work so hard to get my truck ready for a show,why do I pay to enter a show when I could just show up,tell the organizers I don`t want to compete,i just want to be with other car people,not pay to register and enjoy the day.A lot of you say winning is not important,if that’s the case then stop paying the fees,show up and enjoy the show.I was recently told by a regular contributer to this site that I am a laughing stock in most peoples eyes and not really welcome at car shows and people talk about me behind my back,but treat me like a friend when we are face to face.Maybe that’s true,maybe it`s not.I don`t really care.My only problem with these friends are a lot of them say “hey I read what was posted and I saw you got banned from the sight for a while and I think you got wronged” yet I have yet to see anyone post anything to back me up.From now on I`m doing my own thing and not worry or care what others think.I believe I do have a few genuine friends at shows and you know who you are.The rest of you do you`re thing and I`ll do mine.I guess being a competitor and having a winning attitude is a bad thing when it comes to car shows and if that’s how most of you feel than I feel sorry for you.What flavor of cake would you like at your pity party?
You bring it on yourself. Its well documented here if a show screws you over and you dont go home with hardware, youre going to bash it. If youre a fierce competitor, thats fine, no one cares. There is a lot of people who compete to win at shows, you are no different from them. Others could give a rats ass if they win an award or not. I’ll let you in on a secret – After I won my very first award, I became extremely competitive for many years. I built and bought nice cars. Then one day my attitude changed, and I mellowed out. If I get a trophy, great. If not, Im not coming home and slitting my wrists.
Im not sure why I bite into your bait, but I do like to argue with people. Do I make jokes about you? Sure do. You supply me with lots of ammo! You arent the only one (Hi Princess, you miss me?), Its in good fun. You have to be able to take it if youre dishing it out. You earned your “vacation.” You pick fights and have run off good members on this board. You, not anyone else.
Ok, I may have pissed off the Goodguys rep and he doesnt post anymore, but I busted him with his tounge in cheek comments. My neighbor who thinks I am a Daddys boy was going to quit posting here, he just signed up with a different account name. It is what it is, Ive made a few friends and enemies from the internet. You like making enemies because it drives you. Thats the difference between you and a good looking, confident, passionate love machine like myself :whistle:
I ended up going out to Waterloo with a buddy instead… How you Madison people drive that beltline on a daily basis is beyond me. I sat and moved 10 mph and it took me 45 min to go from Verona rd to John Nolen Dr.
Bigbluetruck wrote:Thought it was a very nice show, need to keep the dogs away. Had one piss on my tire while the owner just stood there and watched.Said something to the guy and he came back with ” it`s just a tire” It`s not just a tire it`s my tire and you should have a little respect for other peoples property. Got the truck out yesterday to clean it up for sat. and noticed it was covered with a fine layer of tree sap.Was fairly easy to clean but was not looking to spend most of the day getting it ready for this weekend. Will be at Deerfield sat. and Albany on sun. Looking forward to a couple of ice cold and cheap beers. Hopefully the judges can tally up the score sheets a little better than last year.As much as it pains me to agree with you, I do. I am not a fan of dogs wandering at shows unless they are a service dog, which have been trained properly. Letting your dog drop a deuce and not pick it up is also tasteless, though there is something about a pet owner picking up a pile of poop that makes me laugh uncontrolably!
FWIW, My dog is strategically trained to fertilize the field adjacent to the yard.
Apparently there is some distaste in the Monroe show. I was talking with a buddy yesterday and he said theres a lot of sore feelings over the Spectators Choice and the Judges Choice awards. Spectators Choice went to the hillrod who called my car rusty, he had a 69 Charger there. I looked at it, it was a driver quality car with a long way to go. Spectators picked it, nothing else one can really say about that.
The judges choice went to a 66 Galaxie that also won a class award. I was quite suprised (as was the owner of the car) that he won the award. I think the Judges choice is there version of Best of Show, cant confirm that though. That car also needs a lot of work. Other participants felt like the judges overlooked lots of time and hard work that was put into other cars nicer than this Galaxie, which may hurt there attendance in the following years.
I personally dont give a rat sass about who wins, as long as all vehicles are judged equally without bias, which doesnt always happen at shows due to brand loyalty or friendships. When watching the awards, I personally felt Scott Sphars’ GT350 was taking a big trophy home…
