Back in 2013 I decided to give out an award called the Young Blood Award at the KKOA Leadsled Spectacular. The photo above was an in progress shot of the award being built. Thanks to my friends at Sign House in Salina, KS for building that kool award! So in early 2014 I announced that the award was to be renamed the New Blood Award and I would be giving away not one but two at the 2014 KKOA Leadsled Spectacular, one for a people’s choice that was to be voted on by the public and one that I picked. Then we had a party at the Paramount Bar on Saturday of the KKOA weekend to give the awards away and have some fun!
Now it’s time for the 2015 New Blood Award announcement!
Like in 2014 I’ll be giving away two separate $500 cash prizes! Again one will be a people’s choice voted on here on the site, and the other will be Royboy’s choice. Entry starts today and closes June 14, 2015 at midnight. To be eligible you must be under 35 and be bringing a car to the event for the first time.
So who is eligible for this award?
Okay here’s the scoop. I want this award to help encourage new cars and car owners to come to the KKOA Leadsled Spectacular. So the eligible vehicles have to be new to the KKOA Leadslead Spectacular, never shown at one before in it’s current condition. I want to encourage younger owners to attend so the owner must be under 35 years of age. The Leadsled Spectacular is not the Muscle Car Spectacular, it’s not the Street Rod Spectacular, it’s not the C10 Chevy pickup Spectacular. This show is supposed to be about kustoms and old school hot rods, notice I did not say rat rods. Nope, this award will only go to cars that have the basic look and feel that you’d find in the little pages type magazines of 1963 and older. So with the exception of something like a 65 Riviera which is widely considered to be a factory kustom the the car generally needs to be a 63 or older body style done in a style that approximates what it could have been done like in 1963 or before.
What’s that mean?
No weird-crap-for-the-sake-of-shock-value ratty cars. No muscle cars. No street rods with digital dashes. No Billet Wheels. No Independent front suspension on fenderless cars. Get the idea? If you have a question, let me know here and I’ll try to help you.
How do you enter?
Basically to enter you need to send in some information below. Those that meet my criteria will be entered in the contest. Registration for the contest starts March 30, 2015 and ends June 14th, 2015.
How do you win?
Like I said, there will be 2 prizes given out. The first one will be selected by the fans on royboyproductions.com All of the entered cars will be featured on one page and fans will be able to vote on that page of the site. Simply put, the most votes between June 15, 2015 and July 14, 2015 will win. More on this to come later. The second way to win is by MY choice. Royboy’s contest, Royboy’s choice on the winner. I’ll pick the car that I think deserves the cash prize and then I’ll look the car over at the show to pick a final winner.
Is this an official part of the KKOA?
Nope. I just like that they throw a pretty good show in my hometown and I want to support the show and get new blood involved in the show.
Does the car have to show up at the show to win?
Yes. You must show up and be a registered entrant of the KKOA Leadsled Spectacular in order to win. The internet voting will be recorded so that if the first place winner is a no show, the 2nd place winner can take home the prize. The point of this is to get more people to show up!
Where’s all of the legal mumbo jumbo?
I hope that we can all act like adults and treat this as what it’s meant to be, a fun way to attract a younger crowd to join the legendary builders that attend the KKOA show in Salina. If you need a lawyer for this deal, you’ve missed the damn point of it all. That being said, the rules are subject to change as I see fit to try to keep it fair and fun for everyone involved.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me here and I will do my best to de-confuse you :).
This contest is in no way affiliated with the KKOA or the Paramount Bar, it is wholly a product of Royboy Productions.
The New Blood Award is sponsored by these AWESOME folks:
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Stray Kat Kustoms Car Shows- Stray Kat 500 May 1-3, 2015 in Dewey, OK & Starliner Sept. 11-12, 2015 in Wichita, KS
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Marysville AutoFest Car Show– June 6th, 2015 in Marysville, KS
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Jeff “Mongo” Wendt
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Sinners & Saints Tattoo Shop – Wichita, KS
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Artist Todd C. Jones
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Blue Line Remodeling – Salina, KS
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Auto Artistry – Russell, KS
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Calvins Customs & Hot Rod Repair – Salina,KS
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Deville’s Barbershop – Wichita, KS
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FastLane Rod Shop – Donahue, IA
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South Industrial Street Rods – Salina, KS
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Queen City Riot – Springfield, MO – June 6th
See you at a show,
Royboy
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