Here is a flyer I made for the Great Lakes Labor day Weekender. It features a "Rat Rod" show.-- I was an intergral part in planning this music\tradititional/nostalgia race event, Last Year. Not this year, though. I am only putting the word out the traditional car show BECAUSE I weant it to be a success & lotsa FUN. Please go, Please read the poster, But please don't expect any answers because I had a hard enough time gettin any answers myself. Thanx for your time-----Oh yeah-KNUCKEL DRAGER will play-They KICK-ASS!--Nick http://onfinite.com/libraries/973700/aa1.jpg
Next year I hope you can get them to do a seperate event again like last year---it was small but I had a great time. Marcy
Woulda been nice if you called it a "Traditional Hot Rod Show" or something like that. The "rat rod" term ain't real popular with a lot of folks.
Ha hA hA...This year I was NOT invovled in the planning, unfortunately.-- Jus' look @ the flyer pertaining to this term..he he he It was the Great Lakes guys that used the term "r a t-r o d"
$50 man thats stiff just too show my car. Why so much? Im gonna be there but hell I may just leave my car at home.....
Ahh..well..I think so, But I THINK, from what my insider friend TOLD me...the 50$ is for a weekend pass, weekend camping, 1/8 mile pass & car show participation, and 4 live bands. LIKE I said I'm not involved--(this year). I'D SAY---Go Monday, with your "TRADITIONALLY-STYLED" ride. Hopefully they charge a one day rate. If not, if it is $50 (for one day) say.....YOU'RE FUCKING CRAZY!!! Dump the clutch and rip on outta there on yer way home. They'll get no money that way. In my opinion thy promote--- as they say "rat Rods" but seem to charge a gold-chainer price? We're ALL on a budget. That's why we have the cars we do. We make due with what we got.--DAMN, I really really wish I could answer these questions for you guys! I just hope to see this event succed and have the "loose"planning over-looked.---Go, if ya can, and bitch if you can too, so they know how to make it better next year.
Ahh Shit ...dunno kno for sure,,,good chance..$25, this is a MAJOR event, but like I say...I kno as much as u all. But more than likely 25 for spectator w/ pit pass
Boy, here we go again. Went last year in July and was told that Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick was going to be there. Well he never was there, in fact I talked to him a month later and he never knew any thing about it. What are they doing, just pulling people out of their ass just so they can get people in the gate?
I talked to the contact on the flyer. He told me that if you want to come on just monday the price is $30. You can enter your car in the show and when you get board you can race it 1/8th mile. Long pants are a must he said. Ill be there and be race ready!
Man, I'm soooooo glad there's no rats in my rod! Actually, I'm sure alot of people out there would consider my ride a Rat Rod[insert vomiting noise here]. That term was played out before it was ever uttered in my humble opinion. No offense to any of you Rat Rodders out there, of course... newstranger
That term is used WAY too much on any car from a "traditional rod" to a "nostalgic rod" to anything that has flat black paint! What I consider a "rat rod" is something that looks like its just been pulled out the barn, is very unsafe, doesnt get driven to shows further than 20 miles away, no windows, no seats, no floors, etc, etc and the list goes on. This is totally my opinion though and I'm not doggin any of those rods because I know there are some out there and I dig all cars no matter what they look like! Anyways enough of that but $50 for the weekend, $30 for one day, $25 just for a spectator? Shit!
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