Welcome to the Hot Rod Power Tour

By Ryan Brutt

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Hi guys. I blogged about the Hot Rod Power Tour last year for CarDomain, and I thought I’d do it again.

For this first post I thought I would go into some detail about what is going on, and what the plans are. First off, the Hot Rod Power Tour is a seven day, seven city adventure going from one point in the United States to another. This year it’s going from Madison, Wisconsin to Bristol, Tennessee.

About 2,000 car guys and gals get together and travel to each stop along the way. At every stop, there is another large show with local people joining in. Normally at each event, a different vendor does different things, from a cruise night, to autocross.

Last year I couldn’t get my 71 Challenger done in time, and I didn’t have the ability to do so again this year, so I decided to take the plunge and purchase my first new car, a 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic in B5 blue. That sadly hit the fan, and I’m now taking my 88 Caprice Classic Brougham with cop car engine and suspension.

Continue reading after the jump!

Over the next few days before the Tour, I’ll go through what I’m doing to prepare for the Tour, along with other people on the Tour. The goal of this blog is to show each day what has happened with pictures and anything else I can think of!

Saturday, June 6
Madison, WI
Alliant Energy Center

Sunday, June 7
Racine, WI
Downtown Lakefront

Monday, June 8
South Bend, IN
St. Joseph County Fairgrounds

Tuesday, June 9
Mt. Clemens, MI (Detroit)
Metro Beach Metropark

Wednesday, June 10
Dayton, OH
University of Dayton Arena

Thursday, June 11
Somerset, KY
The Center for Rural Development

Friday, June 12
Bristol, TN
Bristol Motor Speedway

Saturday, June 13 Bristol, TN
Bristol Motor Speedway (Awards)

Here’s the route we’re taking this year.