Event Coverage PHOTOS: Goodguys NORWALK Blue Suede Cruise. KUSTOMS were KING At This Event!!!!!!!

As you may or may not know, Goodguys put on the Blue Suede Cruise this year. (Before the whiners and conspiracy theory rodders get their dander up, the scoop is that the Baders were going to end the event. If they hadn't contacted Goodguys, the event would have gone away.) According to the previous promoters, the event DOUBLED in size this year. The only real changes were that "fun runs" weren't all day, but rather between 5pm and 8pm, because of the added LARGE nostalgia drag racing program. That program included FED Top Fuel and Top Fuel Funny Cars, who put on an INCREDIBLE show for the crowd.

Anyway, the turnout of cars was great even with Friday and Sunday's rain. Luckily the rain on Sunday only lasted until about 9:30 so the track could be dried and the drags run. I have to say that I was taken aback by the large number of great kustoms in attendance.

The $1 a pound ice cream was really good.

OK, ok, where are the pics, right?

Here's some of what I saw. More in the Gazette!

 

Ohio George was signing stuff

 

Roger gettin' some shots

 

looks like an awesome turn out. thanks for posting the pics for us to enjoy!

 

Why all the red x's in the last three posts...???

Looks good otherwise...

R-

 

great coverage, but where's the fonz

 

KIRK! ... Wow ... lots of nice cars ... and looks like a good turnout of FC's ... what happened to the Funny on the flatbed? ... Did Littleman make any passes? ... Thanks for posting.

 

Kirk, excellent photos as always. Did The Fonze have the weekend off?

 

nice job Kirk ! lots of great pics !

 

I was there. I took a few shots of things I liked...





This was in the cars for sale area

 

Great pictures!!!! Wish you could have made it to the Resurrectors BBQ after it was a good time. Thanks again for the pics.

 

Thanks. Nice representation of the show.
I was there Sat and Sun. Sure got vacant on Sunday. Many folks expected a Columbus Ohio event. This was a cruise event with drag racing.
Smaller and more manageable in some ways (able to see most of the cars.) Columbus doesn't have the ambience at the fairgrounds of racing engines roaring away while viewing the show cars. Granted racing is available away from Columbus but the Suede and the Norwalk track gives it a different feel. Seems like this event always gets some rain and that sucks.
Columbus certainly has WAY more vendors.
didn't like that this event competed with Fall Gasser Madness at Thompson but there's only so many dates on the calendar.
I'm ready for next year.

 

Thanks Kirk, great pictures, I had a great time. I'll be back to this show next year.

 

Great shots...thanks! This is a really kool idea

Other HAMBers can spot you in a crowd.

 

Me too. I ended up having to shoot pictures back at the party at the hotel. Next time.

 

thanks Kirk..
that's my buddy's Henry J in the wheelie shot.

1939fiat

 

Try to show him if you can. I shoed it to him, but just one the screen on the camera. He was itching to see it bigger.

 

I'll send him the link..thanks..
One of our club members was video taping also. he got in on video and still.

1939fiat

 

Great job Kirk. Saw my buddies 409 A sedan.

 

Fonz rules!!!!!!!

 

I am sorry to say that I did not make it....I would have looked up Kirk for sure......This show was not the same weekend as the Thompson gasser meet...Thats this weekend...my Truck sits and waits....I had it prepped to go to GoodGuys so its ready for Thompson....Hope the weather works out!........Fonzie has a great eye for greatness....Littleman

 

Great Pics.
Talked to the owner of this truck and his wife at Bonneville Speedweek on Tuesday he set a new record and said he was done running for the week and heading to Ohio? for the all fords drags. I could have the state and the event wrong I was pretty tired at time. He was a really cool guy.

 

I heart The Fonz!