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October 26, 2010
Hot Rod Power Tour 2011
By Ryan Brutt
HemiPwr70
Hot Rod Magazine just announced the route for 2011. I am already registered and have hotels booked. Hope to see you guys out there!
2011 Hot Rod Power Tour Dates and Locations:
Saturday, June 4 – Cocoa Beach, FL at Port Canavaral
Sunday, June 5 – Adel/Valdosta, GA at South Georgia Motorsports Park
Monday, June 6 – Montgomery, AL at Montgomery Motorsports Park
Tuesday, June 7 – Nashville, TN at LP Field
Wednesday, June 8 – Indianapolis, IN at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Thursday, June 9 – Muskegon, MI at Downtown
Friday, June 10 – Detroit, MI at Metropolitan Beach
Saturday, June 11 – Detroit, MI (Long Hauler Awards – TBD)
June 3, 2010
The Hot Rod Power Tour 2010 is Less Than a Week Away
By Ryan Brutt
HemiPwr70
Well there is less than one week until Power Tour 2010. I spent today cleaning up the interior of the Challenger, conditioning the leather, vacuuming the carpets, etc. I also added the hood stripe and the extension side stripes on the Challenger. That should make it a little different then the other 99% of Challengers on the Tour. I also picked up a new Atlas as my last one got ruined. I hate GPS. Check out the Hot Rod Power Tour directions.
Also to get the most up to date information on the Tour, please follow them on their twitter site. And Chip Foose will be at the first stop in Newton, IA. I’m a big personal fan and can not wait to see him in person, even if I do just get his autograph.
I came up with a little idea, I’m going to have a balloon attached to my car. Something easy to see and noticeable. I don’t know what it will be, but when I find it I will post it up here and let you know.
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March 17, 2010
Photo of the Day
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Today’s photo of the day is an awesome shot of all the first-gen Camaros on the 2004 Hot Rod Power Tour. You’re looking at 12 ’67s, 14 ’68s and 22 ’69s all lined up at Gateway International Speedway. The photo was supposed to be used for a poster for Hot Rod Magazine, but it never happened, and then the photo got lost for a few years. Luckily, it resurfaced in a recent office move, and now you can download the full size wallpaper image at HotRod.com.
Keep those photo of the day PMs and e-mails coming!
October 20, 2009
2010 Hot Rod Power Tour
By Ryan Brutt
HemiPwr70
Hot Rod Magazine just annouced the dates and route for the 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour:
Saturday June 5, Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA
Sunday June 6, Springfield, IL
Monday June 7, Du Quoin, IL
Tuesday June 8, Bowling Green, KY
Wednesday June 9, Chattanooga, TN
Thursday June 10, Birmingham, AL
Friday June 11, Mobile, AL
I’ve already got my hotel rooms reserved and I signed up online for the Power Tour at familyevents.com. See you all out there!
June 8, 2009
Power Tour Day Two: Gettin' Rollin'
By Chris Allen
Motorfanatics
We woke up today to even more rain. Great. Cold and rainy, we made our way to Alliant Energy Center and as I mentioned yesterday, the weather did not deter ANYONE from making it out. Once the rain let up, we walked around and checked out some of the other participants including a gorgeous Buick Riviera, a dialed in Cuda, and ANOTHER Pacer. That makes three friggen Pacer’s on the Power Tour…but ours became the first to drag race today!
Are You Participating in the Hot Rod Power Tour?
Gotadime
There’s been a whole lot of discussion about the HRPT going around these CarDomain halls and I myself am no exception. I registered The Fang Stang several months ago and we’ll be making our way to Somerset, KY this Thursday. Somerset holds the Somernites Cruise every month, in which the entire town shuts down for the 1,000+ cars that cruise in and enjoy the weekend of festivities, all in a friendly and car loving atmosphere. Now that they’ve become a stop on the Hot Rod Power Tour, Somerset is expected to fill up with over 3,000 cars in their biggest show in history and I literally can’t wait to be a part of this amazing event. So, are you participating in the HRPT? If so, make sure that you meet up with The Fang Stang and I in Somerset! Expect a full write-up about the event next weekend.
June 6, 2009
Power Tour Day 1: Madison Wisconsin
By Chris Allen
Motorfanatics
Today was day 1 on the 2009 Hot Rod Power Tour. A wet, cold, rainy day 1. Yesterday, I putted through an hour and a half of warm beautiful LA traffic to make it to LAX on time to make my flight to Chicago where my dad was picking me up in the Pacer. Upon waking up this morning, it was a complete 180 from LA, rainy and cold, but I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in the world.
Read more after the jump!
June 5, 2009
Power Tour 2009: Day -1
By Ryan Brutt
HemiPwr70
Getting up today it dawned on me that today I leave for the Hot Rod Power Tour. I had everything ready sitting at the front door, so all I would have to do is grab the bags and get out of here. I made a list of things to bring, especially with camera gear, laptop, cloths, tools, cooler. It all adds up fast, and almost fills the Caprice’s massive trunk.
Saying goodbye to home, I headed to work for the day. Arriving at Car Guy Garage, the place was abuzz. Everyone was excited for me, Jim, President of the company and Tim, the Vice-President were both getting everything in line for me leaving. Jim is a computer genius and had all the “geek” gadgets ready for me. Camera, laptop, website setup, FTP access for this blog to post video (test later). Continue reading after the jump!
June 17, 2008
Day Six: Heading South
By Ryan Brutt
AKA HemiPwr70
Day six was like no other. Everything was going well. That’s where the trouble started. I had heard from a friend that Wisconsin had been hit hard by storms the night below. At first it didn’t click that my family’s camper and pier are might be in danger.
So I just cruised along the Mississippi River with a few friends. It was an absolutely amazing day. Sun was out, weather wasn’t too hot, and I had a Mopar party to get to. Continue reading…
June 16, 2008
Day Five: The Road Taken With Mopars
By Ryan Brutt
AKA HemiPwr70
The day started with sadness. The storms we had just slept through had killed some Boy Scouts miles away. And it didn’t look good for us as the clouds looked very bad.
But we persevered and headed out west to pick up Hwy 69 North. We pulled onto 69 and at that same time our friends were there. The group drove north heading to Jewell, IA with rain sprinkling here and there.
About two miles outside of Jewell there was a shop with a bunch of Mopars. We drove past fairly quickly and then all of a sudden came to a stop. Apparently the breakfast in Jewell was such a hit they didn’t have room for everyone. So the backup just got bigger and bigger. Continue reading…
