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2015 HOT ROD POWER TOUR

CAR SHOW COVERAGE

SHOWPLACE CLASSICS

BAYOU CITY CUP SERIES XII

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CLASSIC AMERICAN

CRUISE 2026 & Road Tour

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WINTER

CRUISE

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My brother has covered the CLASSIC AMERICAN CRUISE (above) before, but this was my first time. I have a couple of good friends and ex-coworkers that participate and they've been telling me how good the turnouts are and they weren't lying! I also want to apologize if your vehicle isn't on here. I took close to 600 pictures, and I wasn't able to get them all on here.

Bonus images from the ANIMEVERSE Houston event.

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A quick post. Drove the 65 miles from Pearland to Conroe on Thursday to check out "Move-In/Set-Up" Day of the LONE STAR THROWDOWN. I've posted a few images below. Event runs today (Friday) until Sunday. We'll be back on Saturday to get complete coverage.

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When Covid shut everything down back in 2020, I decided to join several Facebook Groups to share my thousands and thousands (50+ years!) of rodding and racing pictures. Last year, I joined three more groups; Novas, Corvette Drag Cars and Altered Dragsters. When you post a picture, you never know what the response will be. I've gotten less than ten likes, and I've gotten over a thousand. My latest post on the Nova group (left) has gotten over 1,800 likes, 41 comments and has been shared 171 times, all in the past week! I took the picture at a car show in Ocean City (MD) back in 2019. We had planned on going back in 2020, but Covid had other plans.

I mentioned above that I post my old images on several Facebook Groups and on occasion, they use them as their Cover Photo. Check out our picture of the BIGFOOT Monster Truck that they used a while back (left). We stopped at the BIGFOOT shop in Missouri one year when we followed the Hot Rod Power Tour hoping to get Bob Chandler's autograph, but he wasn't in.

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Quick update on my current builds. All three are old kits (1/32 scale) and were already built when I bought them on Ebay. I of course took them apart to build my own versions. The Chevy Monster Truck had a broken

driveshaft (easy fix), missing rear bumper (still looking) and was very, very dirty. All that's left is a couple of decals that I've ordered. The ZZ Top "Eliminator" '33 Ford had a broken exhaust tip (again, easy fix) but was missing the ZZ Top side graphics. I found a seller on Ebay that makes the decals in all sizes (1/18, 1/24, 1/32, 1/64). He's based in the UK so I'm still waiting on those. To the Chevy van, I've added wheel flares and a Corvette rear wing. I'm still working on how to get the paint scheme that I want. More updates soon.

I wasn't sure if I wanted any of the new CAR TUNED Lowrider Series, but my brother picked up a couple for me and these things are incredible, especially in such a small scale (1/64). Check out the entire series above and a few shots of the '57 Chevy below.

Since I didn't cover any car shows in 2020 and very few in 2021, I decided to join several private and public Facebook Groups to share my old pictures, some going back 50 years! Below are the latest images I shared.

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Before heading out to cover the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green (KY) back in 2018, I made some prints of a handful of pictures that I had taken of "Big Daddy" Don Garlits. He had made surprise appearances in the past so I was hoping that he would show and I could get the pictures

autographed. As you can see above and right, he did and so did I. My old images, now autographed, were taken years ago at Alamo Dragway in San Antonio and Green Valley Race City in Fort Worth (top row). Both bottom images were taken at Eastex Dragway in Porter just north of Houston. Now as far as the political bumper sticker above, Garlits ran for Congress in Florida back in 1994.

After a couple of years with a two-door 1962 Chevy Bel Air which I wish I still had, I bought my first brand new vehicle; a 1972 Datsun pickup (left). Once I got used to working the manual shift, I slapped on some big-meat Goodyears on Ansen wheels. It got plenty of attention

whenever I picked up my younger siblings at Junior High and High School.

Check out my admission ticket from Houston International Speedway (above). Not sure of the year but only $3.00, it had to be from quite a while back.

Right after the Pandemic shut everything down, I joined several Private Facebook Groups to share my old images. As I share, usually 8-16 per week, I also post them further above. Before the Pandemic, I

also had a "RACING" page where I posted my old racing images. I've decided to post a condensed version of that page below. What I'm trying to show is the variety of motorsports that I frequented back then and as you can see, it was quite a few!

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8 - Rear Engine Top Fuel Dragsters Aug 15, 21

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4 - Green Valley Raceway Drag Strip May 12, 21

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2 - ALAMO DRAGWAY SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS May 24, 20

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Yes, all the images above were taken by me over the years but this image was not. It's the only image I've ever seen posted that actually has me on it!

That's me on the right side (w/beard) leaning on the trailer at Eastex Dragway when Don Garlits was there.

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Although I never use my camera's motor-drive feature, I do get lucky enough sometimes to get an action sequence.

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GREEN VALLEY RACEWAY HISTORICAL AREA

Several years ago, I received an email from someone on the North Richland Hills (TX) City Council concerning a Green Valley Race City Historical site that was in the planning stages. They were asking permission to use several

of the images that I had taken at the track back in the '80s. I of course told them that it wouldn't be a problem. Below are the latest images of the site that were posted on a Green Valley Race City Facebook Page.

A quick check of the three information boards that are already put up (top, right) shows eleven of my images! I posted those images below and I hope I can make it up one day to check it out. (On the right image, you can see some of the original track that's still there)

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It was a lot more fun to be 20 in the '70s than to be 70 in the '20s!

Time is precious,

Don't waste it.

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2018 NHRA

HOT ROD REUNION

Before heading to the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion in 2018 (Bowling Green, Ky), I decided to make some enlargements of images I had taken over the years including some of "Big Daddy" Don Garlits and Tom "the Mongoose" McEwen in hopes of getting them autographed. They had both showed up in previous years so I decided to give it a shot. As you can see above (left) and below, Garlits did show up and I was able to get some of my personal images signed. Not sure if he had planned on showing up or not but sadly, McEwen passed away three days prior at the age of 81.

All the images above were taken at Texas tracks that I frequented when I was a lot younger. Left to right...Alamo Dragway in San Antonio, Green Valley Race City in Fort Worth and the final two were taken here (Houston) at Eastex Dragway in Porter. The tracks have been closed for years.