For the 3rd weekend in a row I’ve been walking around a car show in the rain. Most of the midwest has needed the moisture for years, so it’s welcome, just a bit much! For years I’ve been trying to get down to Springfield for the NSRA Mid-America Street Rod Nationals, the first time I was sidetracked by the relief efforts in Joplin after the devastating tornado. I couldn’t very well drive through Joplin to get to the car show when they needed so much help. This year thankfully it was just a bit of rain.
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Sunday we came back to LP Field for the final day of the 2015 Goodguys Nashville Nationals. We saw a handful of cars, watched some more autocross and then it was time to get on the road for the 740 miles to home. Round trip for the weekend was 1497 miles for a total of 9,639 miles driven in 2015 so far. It’s been a great time, and I hope you’re enjoying it too.
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The 2015 Goodguys Nashville Nationals was the first time I’d gotten to spend time in Nashville. 14 years ago I blew through on the way to and from Daytona Beach, so I was happy to get some time to spend in the city. I immediately found I liked Nashville. I had some great food, spent time with some awesome people and I got to check out this car show.
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After waiting out the rain having breakfast we made our way to the show and as you could see yesterday in part 1, the 2015 Goodguys Nashville Nationals was wet on Saturday Morning! Around noon it finally dried up a bit and as you can see through the photos people started to wipe off the cars and the pavement started to dry up. Later in the day I was able to get some shots of the Autocross action as well.
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With 4 different events, this was another busy weekend where I had choices to make. I chose to head to the event that was the furthest away, the 2015 GoodGuys Nashville Nationals at LP Field in Nashville. Leading up to the event the weather was again going to be a factor, nothing new this year, but concerning since it’s about 745 miles from my home to LP Field. During the week I nervously checked the forecast and day by day it jumped up and down, but all of them said the same thing. It was probably going to be wet.
Around noon on Friday I took off from the day job and hit the road. Just before midnight I rolled into the hotel parking lot in Nashville, I was wiped out. Fast forward to Saturday morning, just as the week before it was raining when I woke up but this time the radar showed that once it moved through there wasn’t much of anything to follow. Time to head to the show!
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As we arrived at the stadium I see that the the folks in Tennessee didn’t care about the rain nearly as much as the folks did in Texas for the Spring Lonestar Nationals. There were people and cars everywhere. Since the rain was still coming down it was time for a short detour into Nashville’s downtown area to grab a bite and wait out the worst of the rain. Soon we was back at LP Field and get some coverage of the event for you folks to enjoy!
My dad has 2 of these Cameo pickups from Chevrolet, I’m not sure why they chose to do the bed sides in fiberglas but the trucks sure look cool.
A little wet patina for you.
Here the rain had picked back up and you can see it in the shots.
I’m a big fan of 58 Chevys and this one is pretty dang cool.
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Once the rain stopped and I was working my way around the park, I spotted a couple of amazing rides. The 36 Ford I showed at the end of yesterday’s coverage and this Willys were 2 of them.
I told myself that in 2015 I would do my best to hit shows that I’ve never attended before. The 2015 Yellow Brick Road Car Show was one of the shows that was recommended to me. 2014 saw the show with about 400 rides from western Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico, sounded like the perfect opportunity to see new-to-me cars, meet new people and hopefully introduce new people to royboyproductions.com.
As you can see from the photo above, Mother Nature had other plans. The strong storms that the Midwest had been seeing for a few days were forecasted to show up again on Saturday all across Kansas, including Liberal in the southwest corner. Late Friday afternoon I looked at the forecast and decided that it looked like I could have a clear morning in Liberal or a rainy one in KC. So I packed up after work and drove 4 hours out to Liberal, KS and got a room.
I hope you’ve enjoyed the coverage of the 2015 Stray Kat 500. I also hope that if you have a traditionally inspired rod or kustom that you’d like to join the fun next year. As you can see from the photos, the show is not exclusively traditional cars, but it is what I like the best of course. 🙂 Officially the count was right around 600 this year, not too shabby considering there were two other events that have now started happening on the same weekend. There were still cars from a bunch of different states and we all had a great time.
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I’m almost sad to type this, after this there will only be one more post on the 2015 Stray Kat 500. To have such a great time, and to be moving on to the next event so quickly almost doesn’t seem fair. I’d bore you if I stretch it out any more but I just don’t want this week to end, it’s hard enough leaving Dewey, watching all of my friends go their separate ways yet again. Covering the event on my site allows me to re-live the weekend a bit longer. You folks are awesome and I’m so very blessed to have you in my life.
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The 2015 Stray Kat 500 was my 5th trip to the event and it just keeps getting better each time. This is not a show that you go to if you’re expecting to see a spectacle. This is a laid back event much more akin to a family cookout where everyone brings their rides.
The 500 is one of my favorite weekends every year. I can’t even really describe why. The people are a major part of it, the cars are a bonus but being surrounded by the best people on the planet for a weekend is what it’s all about.
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Saturday morning I was already reeling at how fast the weekend was going. After enjoying a little bit of moonshine and a lot of great stories with friends from all over the midwest I hit the show by 8am on Saturday. I set the GoPro up to take a photo every 30 seconds, I’m going to work through those photos and get a video put together for everyone ASAP.
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The 2015 Stray Kat 500 is in the books! Dang, that was a great weekend! I left my home Thursday at 6:15 after getting off of work, headed for Derby, KS for Jack’s house. Jack’s 51 Ford Shoebox is pictured above on our drive to Bartlesville, OK on Friday morning. We joined up with a few guys for a 6 car caravan for the 2 hour drive, it was a lot more enjoyable than rolling solo all the way back from Austin a couple of weeks ago. A HUGE Thanks! goes out to Soft Strip of Wichita, KS for sponsoring this week’s coverage, their support makes it possible to do this!
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Once again I call on the help of a friend when I can’t be everywhere at once. This week JD from JD’s Collectibles was the lucky devil. He went to the 2015 Texas Thaw last week at the Northstar Dragway in Denton, TX and was kind enough to share his photos with me to share with you!
The drags at the 2015 Throttle Jockeys Car Show and Drags ARE A BLAST! It’s no BS, line up and run when the flags fly drag racing. It’s no nonsense, it’s the way that drag racing was meant to be in my opinion. The crowd was pretty big for such a small community and the entire time that I was there the cars were lined up 10 rows deep, I’ll hazard a guess that people were having a good time.
Two of my favorites of the 2015 Throttle Jockeys Car Show and Drags were these roadsters owned a father and son from the Hutchinson area. The 33 on the left recently got fenders, changing the look of the car completely. Both cars are powered by hopped up flatties and sound oh so good.
Being that I’m so close to home to where the 2015 Throttle Jockeys Car Show and Drags went down I saw a bunch of friends of course. The Chrysler above belongs to a buddy of mine from Hutchinson. The entire morning was spent BSing with friends and some family hanging out in the great small town atmosphere.
Last year I made the trek over to Herington, KS to the Throttle Jockeys Car Show and Drags for the first time. Herington is only about 40 miles from my house so a bit of a shorter drive for the Galaxie than the 635 each way last weekend. The Throttle Jockeys car club puts on a nice show in the business district of Herington with drag racing for anyone involved in the show in the afternoon. Like many areas of Kansas, Herington has a nearby WWII air base that still exists. It’s still in use today as the Herington Municipal Airport, but one leg of the triangle shaped runways now has a short drag strip set up. Look for drag pics later in the week, we’ll start with the car show part of the event.
Saturday morning after a little miscalculation on how far my gas gauge goes (I was 1 mile from the gas station, so so so close). I got into the 2015 Lonestar Roundup late and it was PACKED one of the biggest car counts I’ve ever seen at the Lonestar Roundup. There were too many people to talk to and too many cars to see. I didn’t make it into the indoor vendor area all day, missed out on seeing a bunch of my friends that were vending and still didn’t get everything shot that I wanted to see.
The 2015 Lonestar Roundup coverage is brought to by my friends at Owens Salvage in Wellington, TX. Bob has 65 acres with tons of cars that have the parts you need for your next project. Find them on Facebook here or on their website here
The weekend was not without incident. Mercury Charlie had a horrible accident leaving the show in the rain. He is in the hospital now and will be on the mend for awhile but things are looking good for a recovery. The car he was in did not fair so well. In the end, oh well, cars can be recreated, there’s only one of each of us. Please keep Charlie and his friends & family in your thoughts and prayers. If you can spare a few dollars to help him out please consider donating to this GoFundMe campaign set up to help him cover expenses in this trying situation. Get well soon Charlie!
I really love the integration of the Oldsmobile grille in this shoebox.
Still on Friday’s coverage! After watching the Mini Bike races and taking FAR too many shots I finished up the west parking lot of the event. Later Friday evening after the rain that started just as I left the facility I went over to Top Notch (yeah the drive in burger joint from Dazed & Confused) and watched my buddies Pushrod perform. This was the first performance of the band that I was able to see after the tragic loss of my friend DaddyO last year. The band sounded great, we had some emotional moments as a group thinking about DaddyO, but it was amazing seeing my friends again.
The 2015 Lonestar Roundup coverage is brought to by my friends at Owens Salvage in Wellington, TX. Bob has 65 acres with tons of cars that have the parts you need for your next project. Find them on Facebook here or on their website here
The weekend was not without incident. Mercury Charlie had a horrible accident leaving the show in the rain. He is in the hospital now and will be on the mend for awhile but things are looking good for a recovery. The car he was in did not fair so well. In the end, oh well, cars can be recreated, there’s only one of each of us. Please keep Charlie and his friends & family in your thoughts and prayers. If you can spare a few dollars to help him out please consider donating to this GoFundMe campaign set up to help him cover expenses in this trying situation. Get well soon Charlie!
Okay, back to the cars, more mini bike racing action later. The 2015 Lonestar Roundup might have been the biggest yet, the weather forecast may have kept a few folks away, but the people that showed up had a great time.
The 2015 Lonestar Roundup coverage is brought to by my friends at Owens Salvage in Wellington, TX. Bob has 65 acres with tons of cars that have the parts you need for your next project. Find them on Facebook here or on their website here
The weekend was not without incident. Mercury Charlie had a horrible accident leaving the show in the rain. He is in the hospital now and will be on the mend for awhile but things are looking good for a recovery. The car he was in did not fair so well. In the end, oh well, cars can be recreated, there’s only one of each of us. Please keep Charlie and his friends & family in your thoughts and prayers. If you can spare a few dollars to help him out please consider donating to this GoFundMe campaign set up to help him cover expenses in this trying situation. Get well soon Charlie!
Today for part 2 we continue with Friday’s coverage. The image above is of the new Model A by Ricky Bobby’s Rod Shop. The Lonestar Roundup is one of those shows where I know far too many people to get through it efficiently. Most of my day was spent talking with friends and not shooting enough photos, somehow I still ended up back at the hotel with over 1000 images of the day. About half were shot during the mini bike races, most of those were deleted because they weren’t anything special. Stay tuned for the ones that made the cut!
The 2015 Lonestar Roundup coverage is brought to by my friends at Owens Salvage in Wellington, TX. Bob has 65 acres with tons of cars that have the parts you need for your next project. Find them on Facebook here or on their website here
The afternoon was not without incident however. Mercury Charlie had a horrible accident leaving the show in the rain. He is in the hospital now and will be on the mend for awhile but things are looking good for a recovery. The car he was in did not fair so well. In the end, oh well, cars can be recreated, there’s only one of each of us. Please keep Charlie and his friends & family in your thoughts and prayers. If you can spare a few dollars to help him out please consider donating to this GoFundMe campaign set up to help him cover expenses in this trying situation. Get well soon Charlie!
I’ve been attending the Lonestar Roundup since 2011 and I have a better time each succeeding year. This year I drove my Galaxie down for the 2nd time in the 3 years that I’ve taken the car to the show. I was honored when I got an email a week ago that my car was chosen to be in the featured area of the show, so Wednesday evening I headed out for Texas after the day job. By 1:30 am I was rolling into Van Alstyne, TX to stay with my friends Jeff & Verna. They are awesome enough to always have a spare room for me to bunk in, as many of my north Texas friends have offered. By 7:30 we were rolling south to meet up with some other friends on the drive to Austin.
The 2015 Lonestar Roundup coverage is brought to by my friends at Owens Salvage in Wellington, TX. Bob has 65 acres with tons of cars that have the parts you need for your next project. Find them on Facebook here or on their website here.
Since I needed something to post today anyways I decided to stop at the Meatheads BBQ on the way to Austin yesterday! The Meatheads CC puts on this killer BBQ with amazing food and live music on the Thursday before the Lonestar Roundup each year. The party has turned in to one of THE places to be for the Roundup trip each year. Held kind of in the middle of nowhere outside of Taylor, TX this event is always a great way to star the weekend when rolling down I-35 towards Austin.
Unfortunately for me, the weather didn’t work out for my trip down to Oklahoma City for the 2015 NSRA Southwestern Nationals. Lucky for me and you, Travis Miller of Two Tall Okie’s Signs And Such was there on Friday before the rain came and got some shots for everyone to enjoy. I did make it to OKC on Saturday but it was too late, the storms had hit town and there was nobody over at the show. So I went over to Shoebox Central to hang out with Chris there for a bit, I’ll share that story tomorrow and then on Wednesday share some photos of the progress that my buddy Jeff Myers is making on a killer 1957 Ford kustom that he’s building. Enjoy Travis Miller’s photos!
As I was driving by MOKAN Dragway on the way to Ryno’s Friday night I checked in on Facebook, something I do just out of habit nearly every trip by the track. I’m a nerd, I get it. When I got to Ryno’s he told me there was an event planned for the next day. So I changed up my plans to get back over to the track mid afternoon so I could catch some of the action.
Corey Conyers of Crown Custom is the man responsible for the build of this beautiful dragster. He is too busy fabricating kool stuff to have time to build a website so instead if you click on the photo it will take you to the Shop Visit I did at his place. His contact info is on that page. ANYTHING you need fabbed or metal shaped, this man can do. Click the image above to get his contact info!
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