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So far the 2016 Lonestar Round Up trip has been a ton of fun. After work on Wednesday I hopped in the Galaxie and headed south. I stopped in Maize, KS and picked up a 34 Ford radiator that I’m delivering to someone at the Round Up and then pointed the Galaxie south again and hammered down. By 1:15 Thursday morning I got to my hotel and sacked out for a few hours. Starting the Thursday drive south of the traffic in the Dallas Fort Worth area is a huge boost to getting the day started right. After a stop at Magnolia Market in Waco to pick up some shirts and stuff I made it down to the Meatheads CC Pre Lonestar Round Up. Let me tell you about this BBQ, amazing food, great live music tons of cool cars and people… okay that was much easier to explain than I thought when I started the sentence. Anyways, enjoy the photos, make sure you say thanks to Speedway Motors for making this coverage possible by buying some stuff!

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My friend and mentor Doug Reed went to our friend Roger Linn’s house southwest of Wichita for his NSRA Appreciation Day last weekend and Doug was kind enough to share these photos with me to share with you.

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Since I didn’t have any big road trips to do this weekend I stayed close to home. The area vo-tech school was having their annual show, the Salina Tech Vehicle Extravagana was going on so I hopped in the car and headed on over to check it out.

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The SWMO Hot Rod Hundred continued from Hot Shoe Hot Rods on through some amazing roads to end up in Crane, MO for some kick butt BBQ and a bit of a hang out session for us all. It took a while for everyone to trickle in but it was a great impromptu car show once we all got there. The route from Mount Vernon to Crane was a bit of a circular one but that’s because the roads were amazing! There were times when it seemed like it wasn’t straight more than ¼ mile at a time, hills, valleys, curves and great views. This was one of the greatest drives I’ve ever driven in the Galaxie. Enjoy!

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Folks traveled from as close as a couple of miles to all the way from Massachusetts to be here. To be fair the couple from MA in the killer 302/AOD Maverick are on a bigger trip than the Hot Rod Hundred but they decided to come take part in the event and that is really cool! They won the Long Distance Award by a long shot and were a delight to talk to.

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Part 3 of the 2016 SWMO Hot Rod Hundred continues the parade out of the parking lot, with around 140 cars it was a long parade and the wind was a bit colder than I expected. Somewhere in here I had to fish the gloves out and warm my hands up so I could continue working the camera! Luckily for us the rain stayed away and the temp steadily rose all day long.

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As the parade of kool that was the Hot Rod Hundred rolled out of the Brookline Church of Christ parking lot I wondered where the CrossMembers were going to find a parking lot big enough for next year’s run. They just kept coming! Mostly vintage cars, some hot rods, even a roadster in the 34 degrees of the morning, a couple of kustoms, a bunch of street rods, some muscle cars, a miniature Freightliner, and some newer rides. There was a great group of various makes, models and build styles, and most importantly there were a ton of great people.

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As is usual for me, I missed the first Southwest Missouri Hot Rod Hundred. I made last year’s and made plans to be back for the 2016 edition. The Hot Rod Hundred is a 100 mile fun run put on by the CrossMembers CC and they do them all over the country! The Southwest Missouri HRH happens on the Saturday of Easter Weekend each year, some would think that would keep the attendee number down but this year was the biggest one yet with over 140 cars and about 300 people. We showed up a little later than I wanted to so it was basically time to start the driver’s meeting when we rolled up, no time to take parking lot shots, as soon as the meeting was over the cars started rolling out! Enjoy the photos there will be more all week long!

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I didn’t attend a show this weekend but I did go to the Riggs Fabrication & Restoration Shop Party last Saturday after the Goodguys Spring Lonestar Nationals in Fort Worth. Riggs’ shop is just a couple of miles south of the Texas Motor Speedway just off of I-35W. Here are some shots from my cell phone from that night.

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Day 5 of the 2016 Goodguys Spring Lonestar Nationals is all about the autocross! Action shots from the track throughout! Enjoy folks and thanks for following along with the coverage this week! I’ll be taking this weekend off from traveling so I can spend some time with loved ones, I hope you have a great week and I’ll be bringing Hot Rod Hundred photos to you in a week!

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Hidden in this post of the coverage from the 2016 Goodguys Spring Lonestar Nationals brought to you by Keystone Tape & Supply I have a couple shots of the 2o16 Ridler Winner! Enjoy! Tomorrow will be some shots from the Autocross!

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The first photo in this post of the 2016 Goodguys Spring Lonestar Nationals is of my buddy Larry Davidson’s wagon. It’s looking great in the new blue hue and scallops! Cars like this and owners like Larry are what make the miles worth it. Check out the snub nose right hand drive truck from New Zealand in the coverage below, definitely different!

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The parking lot in the infield of the Texas Motor Speedway was still wet, it hadn’t been long since the rain stopped when we got there. The cars were slowly trickling in, but that’s to be expected when the weather forecast was what it was. I hope you enjoy the photos, more will be coming all week long.

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The 6th Annual Goodguys Spring Lonestar Nationals took place at the Texas Motor Speedway over March 11-13, 2016. I’ve been attending this show for years, I’m lucky enough to have a bunch of North Texas friends and I take any chance that I get to hang out with them. The event has been plagued by threatening weather pretty much every time I’ve attended, this year was no different. The forecast was looking bleak as we rolled up to the event Saturday morning. The clouds were dense and low and the radar showed rain on the way. It never materialized at Texas Motor Speedway and we stayed dry all day long. Enjoy part 1 of the coverage and make sure to check back in each day for more!

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Thanks for checking out my Texas Thaw Coverage all week long, I had a great time at the show and when this post goes live on the site I’ll be back in Texas for the next event! Remember, if there’s a photo of your ride that you’d like a print of, I can make that happen, every photo purchase puts gas in my car so I can make it to another show. Enjoy!

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In Part 5 of the coverage of the 2016 Texas Thaw we finally fill the lanes and start some racing!

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In Part 4 of the 2016 Texas Thaw coverage we continue through the car show section of the event. Tons of great cars and people at the Thaw, the people make the 12 hours on the road worth it!

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Welcome to Part 3 of the Texas Thaw Coverage! Walking through the pits as the cars were still arriving it was great to see how many great cars were showing up! We had a couple of hours between the gates opening and the racing action starting, I spent most of that time walking the pits and finding friends old and new.

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For Part 2 of the 2016 Texas Thaw we are in the car show section of the show. When I went through that area the first time and shot these photos there were still a lot of people on the way to the show so in a day or two we’ll see the rest of the car show area. Enjoy!

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Welcome to Part 1 of the 2016 Texas Thaw coverage. The Texas Thaw went down at North Star Dragway outside of Denton, TX on March 5, 2016. The weather was amazing, the cars were awesome and the people as always were top notch. Great people make a great event.

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