Hot Rod Power Tour roll call

[cobrajet69]

The advantage of leaving a day early for each night is you have the choice of rooms at the next location, plus you have time to clean your ride and you get good parking at the venue but you miss the stops and road touring with other cars and to me, that's what it's all about. If you book early enough, rooms aren't an issue either.

When we went on the long haul, the morning meetings (call "Safety Meetings" then) were maditory and that's when you got a stamp on your card. I liked the meetings and often they had good info that wasn't given out on the blogs.

Also, the BAD thing about doing a long haul that doesn't end up in your home town, is the drive back home, after you've been driving for days in the heat. REALLY best to be able to drive out to the start and end up home - if you want to wait 10 years or so. lol


David

[Butch]

I had breakfast with a couple from Illinois Friday morning and we talked about the drivers meetings and he said they had done the long haul 3 or 4 times and went to a total of one meeting. If there are no route changes, no real urgency to attend. Plus, what from what I witnessed this year, the organization was just not there.

[KBScobravert]

The route changes every year. Hot Rod Magazine has been doing this for about 18 years and it gets bigger each year. In fact, some believe it's gotten too big to be well organized. Last year's Power Tour began in Cocoa Beach, Florida and ended in Detroit. This year's Tour began in Detroit and ended up here. Next year will begin in Arlington and word is, it will go through Memphis, Little Rock, Chattanooga, and end in Charlotte, NC. That has not been confirmed yet, but we should know by next week. I'm for anything that takes us through the Great Smoky Mountains.

Each leg of the tour is roughly 300 miles, give or take. There is a venue set up in advance where everyone meets at the end of the day. There are vendors present with swag for the long haulers. There are give aways on the main stage each day. There are drivers meeting every morning but I don't think that is a MUST do. Bottom line, you'll do 7 cities in 7 days. Might be a tad overkill, but the wife and I are doing the long haul next year. If we get tired of it, we can always turn around and head for home.

I think the majority do not attend the drivers meeting but get right on the road instead. Our group did the meeting and the exact route and got to Covercraft in time to watch everyone leave for Arlington. We had to make a short trip to the hardware store and were back on the road. Again we took the exact route and got to Arlington again, in time for everyone to leave. All be it we got stuck in traffic on 35 a few times but still.

In my opinion they shut the venues down too early for you to enjoy the route and the destinations at the same time.

Next year, DiAnn and I are gonna go as far as we can with asperations to Long Haul it. Skipping drivers meetings after day 1 though.

[CJ]

The route changes every year. Hot Rod Magazine has been doing this for about 18 years and it gets bigger each year. In fact, some believe it's gotten too big to be well organized. Last year's Power Tour began in Cocoa Beach, Florida and ended in Detroit. This year's Tour began in Detroit and ended up here. Next year will begin in Arlington and word is, it will go through Memphis, Little Rock, Chattanooga, and end in Charlotte, NC. That has not been confirmed yet, but we should know by next week. I'm for anything that takes us through the Great Smoky Mountains.

Each leg of the tour is roughly 300 miles, give or take. There is a venue set up in advance where everyone meets at the end of the day. There are vendors present with swag for the long haulers. There are give aways on the main stage each day. There are drivers meeting every morning but I don't think that is a MUST do. Bottom line, you'll do 7 cities in 7 days. Might be a tad overkill, but the wife and I are doing the long haul next year. If we get tired of it, we can always turn around and head for home.

Sounds good to me, I think I might do it next year.

[Butch]

Someone explain the power tour to me. I guess it changes every year?

The route changes every year. Hot Rod Magazine has been doing this for about 18 years and it gets bigger each year. In fact, some believe it's gotten too big to be well organized. Last year's Power Tour began in Cocoa Beach, Florida and ended in Detroit. This year's Tour began in Detroit and ended up here. Next year will begin in Arlington and word is, it will go through Memphis, Little Rock, Chattanooga, and end in Charlotte, NC. That has not been confirmed yet, but we should know by next week. I'm for anything that takes us through the Great Smoky Mountains.

Each leg of the tour is roughly 300 miles, give or take. There is a venue set up in advance where everyone meets at the end of the day. There are vendors present with swag for the long haulers. There are give aways on the main stage each day. There are drivers meeting every morning but I don't think that is a MUST do. Bottom line, you'll do 7 cities in 7 days. Might be a tad overkill, but the wife and I are doing the long haul next year. If we get tired of it, we can always turn around and head for home.

[hawaii5.0]

Just saw a Chevelle with IL plates up here at the Omni.

I saw that car as well in Arlington at KFC off Green Oaks.

[03trubluGT]

Is this a Austin Healey meets a Cobra?



http://Davisimaging.zenfolio.com/p278395978/eab155cb

I think the guy said that it was a 1960 AC Bristol. It was the company that Shelby would later partner with.

[03trubluGT]

Someone explain the power tour to me. I guess it changes every year?

I'm sure there are better ones out there to explain, but I think it starts at one locale with a show and/or drag races.

They then travel a predetermined course of about 150 miles and have a show/spend the night. This repeats itself for about 6-7 days and ends with another car show.

http://www.hotrod.com/2012/powertour/

[CJ]

Someone explain the power tour to me. I guess it changes every year?

[KBScobravert]

I can't wait to get my DVD. There are several that will be my new wall paper.

Plans for next year's tour already in the making.

[Z06killinsbf]

Is this a Austin Healey meets a Cobra?

http://Davisimaging.zenfolio.com/p278395978/eab155cb

[Butch]

And now, just to prove we were in Stillwater....
Notice the BBQ Grill in the back, after his second burnout, it fell over

[Butch]

Another

This is one is about 4 minutes so you can fast forward if you need to, but it has some cool cars.

[Butch]

Stillwater

This is the last burnout before the cops put the kabosh on the evening's fun.

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