Event Coverage 2009 Goodguys DATES!!!!! No Whiners!

Whiners beware!

Here's the 2009 Goodguys event schedule!

I was just informed that THIS IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE.


2009

March 14 & 15 – Costa Mesa, CA (AutoCross)
3rd Meguiar’s Orange County Get-Together – All Years
2,000 Cars, 40,000 Attendees, 100 Exhibitors

March 28 & 29 - Pleasanton, CA
27th All American Get-Together – All Years
3,500 Cars, 75,000 Attendees, 200 Exhibitors

April 3, 4 & 5 - Del Mar, CA (AutoCross)
9th Del Mar Rod & Custom Nationals – thru ‘72
3,000 Cars, 70,000 Attendees, 250 Exhibitors

May 30 & 31 - Pleasanton, CA (AutoCross)
16th Summer Get-Together – All Years
3,000 Cars, 70,000 Attendees, 150 Exhibitors

June 5, 6 & 7 – Loveland, CO
12th DuPont Colorado Nationals – thru ‘72
2,500 Cars, 50,000 Attendees, 100 Exhibitors

June 12, 13 & 14 - Indianapolis, IN (Drag Racing)
21st Hot Rod Nationals – thru ‘72
5,500 Cars, 65,000 Attendees, 200 Exhibitors

June 26, 27 & 28 - Nashville, TN (AutoCross)
4th Nashville Nationals – thru ‘72
3,000 Cars, 55,000 Attendees, 100 Exhibitors

June 26, 27 & 28 - Rhinebeck, NY
18th East Coast Nationals – thru ‘72
2,000 Cars, 45,000 Attendees, 100 Exhibitors

July 3, 4 & 5 - Des Moines, IA (AutoCross)
18th 3M Heartland Nationals – thru ‘72
4,000 Cars, 70,000 Attendees, 200 Exhibitors

July 10, 11 & 12 - Columbus, OH (AutoCross)(Fri-Drags)
12th PPG Nationals – thru ‘72
7,000 Cars, 125,000 Attendees, 450 Exhibitors

July 24, 25 & 26 - Puyallup, WA (Fri-Drags)
22nd Pacific Northwest Nationals – thru ‘72
3,000 Cars, 50,000 Attendees, 150 Exhibitors

August 14, 15 & 16 - Spokane, WA
8th Great Northwest Nationals – thru ‘72
2,000 Cars, 25,000 Attendees, 75 Exhibitors

August 21, 22 & 23 - Pleasanton, CA
23rd Eagle-One West Coast Nationals – thru ‘57
3,500 cars, 95,000 Attendees, 350 Exhibitors

September 4, 5 & 6 – Kansas City, KS (AutoCross)
8th Mid-Western Nationals – thru ‘72
3,500 Cars, 55,000 Attendees, 150 Exhibitors

September 11, 12 & 13 - Norwalk, OH (Drag Racing)
8th DuPont Blue Suede Cruise – thru ‘72
2,000 Cars, 35,000 Attendees, 100 Exhibitors

September 18,19 & 20 - Joliet, IL(AutoCross)(Fri-Drags)
3rd PEAK Chicagoland Nationals – thru ‘72
3,000 Cars, 55,000 Attendees, 100 Exhibitors

September 25, 26 & 27 – Pocono, PA (AutoCross)
5th Great American Nationals – thru ‘72
3,000 Cars, 50,000 Attendees, 100 Exhibitors

October 2, 3 & 4 – Ft. Worth, TX (AutoCross)
17th Lone Star Nationals – thru ‘72
3,500 Cars, 60,000 Attendees, 150 Exhibitors

October 16, 17 & 18 – Bowling Green, KY (Drag Racing)
2nd Nostalgia Nationals – thru ‘72
2,500 Cars, 45,000 Attendees, 100 Exhibitors

October 30, 31 & November 1 – Charlotte, NC (AutoCross)
16th Southeastern Nationals – thru ‘72
3,500 Cars, 55,000 Attendees, 200 Exhibitors

November 14 & 15 – Pleasanton, CA
20th Autumn Get-Together – All Years
2,500 Cars, 65,000 Attendees, 150 Exhibitors

November 20, 21 & 22 - Scottsdale, AZ
12th Southwest Nationals – thru ‘72
3,000 Cars, 65,000 Attendees, 250 Exhibitors

 

Thanks Kirk!

 

Sah-weet! Looking forward to it.

 

no FL????

 

Hey, what part of no whiners don't you understand????

 

haha! ;-)

 

There wasn't on in 2008. Goodguys tried events in Florida for about 10 years, but with little or no success. Not to say that there won't be another in the future though.

 

Dates-shmates....

KIRK, the Scottsdale gig (home of the dustbowl car show) is AWESOME, don't get me wrong, the attendance seems bigger and bigger every year. So, what I'm going to ask for consideration will probably be dust in the wind, BUT! The show NEEEEEDS to be at the Arizona State fairgrounds. Much like the Puyallup deal. A MUCH more interesting venue, with HUGE space and HUGE parking. Buildings, old trees, walkways, large open areas, under the grandstand vendors area, hell, even a roundy round track, barns, stables, concessions row, and a SKYRIDE to take it all in. The state fairgrounds is also smack dab betwixt almost all of the HOT ROD shops in town! The season finale show would go from awesome to, (wait for it......) FRIGGIN' AWESOME!!!!!! (over use of the exclamation point very intentional)
If it were put up to a vote, I bet it would be the fairgrounds, the hallowed fairgrounds where Wallace and Ladmo held stage shows.....the Purple Palace....ahhhh yes.

Here's hoping the black Scottsdale city council helicopters don't start flying around my house with the blacked out SUVs in tow. Friends and family, if I come up missing, look to the east!

Now back to the regularly scheduled thread......

 

We plan to be at the Des Moines show again next year.

 

Looks like they pulled the cork on Atlanta also.

 

I have passed that suggestion on to them before and there was some logic as to why it's at WestWorld instead. I know they'd like to move it because WestWorld cost a FORTUNE to rent. I'll ask again.

 

That was a tough call. Those who went were hardcore and really dug it, but it just wasn't successful enough to even break even.

 

You'll just have to come to Billetproof Florida ;D

Billetproof Florida, March 21, 2009
Big Daddy Don Garlits Drag Racing Museum
13700 SW 16th Ave
Ocala, Florida, 34473

 

what about vegas ? we need a good show here BAAAADDD

 

Excellant...thanks, KIRK.

 

On pulling the plug on Atlanta:

That might have been due to it and Nashville being only two weeks apart.
They both draw from a lot of the same areas.

It also could've been the time of year. We went to the first one and had a great time but it was brutally hot. Might it have done better earlier in the spring?

 

Was there any truth to changing the Indy date or was that a reckless rumor, seems like attendence would grow, if they got away from the June rain out every year... Just curious, thanks.

 

Goodguys would like to change the date. The problem is getting it onto the track's and Goodguys schedule at another time.

It's been a topic of discussion at the office each of the five seasons I've been here, but it's hard to move.

 

Are there really 750 exhibitors in Spokane?

 

I aint bitching! Thanks for the heads up, we'll see ya there in Scottsdale

 

I think is supposed to be a 1. 150.

 

no Wayland, Mo gg's show????? thats bullshit!

hope to make it up to des moines next yr.....

 

Yup.Just like the past ones in Georgia,(Perry and Conyers).

 

I'd be willing to bet that Goodguys will go back at some point, but it would have to be on a smaller scale. The race track was just too expensive and huge for the show.

 

Autocross in Des Moines? Wild!

That means Highboy32 will show up for sure.

Where on the fairgrounds will it be held? Maybe in the cattle show ring?

 

i was thinkin about madisin, but there should be autocross or barrel raceing at the veryleast

 

Thanks for the info!

 

kirk, what show has the best weather? outside of california...

 

Funny (or sad) thing is that I've seen it rain at every one of them at least once.

 

I kinda know what you're looking for and what you are trying to avoid and in my opinion if you were trying to hit one in the spring/early summer it would be the Indy event. Yes, it does rain there sometimes BUT I have also been there when the weekend has just be spectacular temp wise and low humidity. With today's forecast you can look on the internet the morning you are suppose to leave and if the forecast looks shitty then just cancel. The events in July & Aug, in the places they are scheduled, for you would normally be too hot and humid.

If you are looking for ones in the fall you can't go wrong with KC, Norwalk, Joliet and Bowling Green. Lots of asphalt to roll around on. Bowling Green would probably be at the top of my list for you because there is a nice asphalt path that meanders thru where the cars park, with Joliet being at the bottom just because there's ALOT of gravel where the cars park.

Hope this helps.