roddingandracing
I've always liked automotive caricatures ("CARtoons") and a few years ago, I purchased a couple of designs (right) from Wayne Sadler (CARTOONS 'R' WAYNE) and I used them on a couple of previous pages ("RODDING", "RACING"). I recently ran across them and decided to "revamp" my website a little and repost them.
We had show coverage planned for Sunday in Pasadena so I hadn't planned on covering this show in Baytown on Saturday. They held a show the previous weekend in Kingwood and a truck showed up that I wanted to see. The truck was a no show but what did show up made the trip worth it.
March is halfway over and we still have three shows scheduled to cover (right). As busy as March was/is, check out our April schedule below. There's eight shows in five weekends; two (Saturday, Sunday) the final two weekends and two (Friday, Saturday) the third weekend. I haven't even started looking at June!
According to the internet, "THE FINAL SHOOT-OUT '23" (left) on April 1 will be just that, the final event held at HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK (HRP) in nearby Baytown. The Houston area staple since 1988, will be shutting its gates for good to make room for a business park. I've been attending drag races all over Texas for over 50 years and that scenario is very familiar. HRP was home of the NHRA Spring Nationals with the last event held April of last year. Earlier this year, an ON-D-GAS "Shoot-Out" was scheduled but got rained out. Hopefully we can make this event since it's the track's last. Media credentials have been requested.
Big news for 2023 is the relocation of the TEXAS WAKE N SCRAPE from Huntsville north of Houston to nearby Missouri City. Event is scheduled on August 18-20 at the Missouri City Community Center. From my house in Pearland, mileage to the event dropped from 90 miles one way to only 15!
I was wondering when was the last time we covered the WAKE N SCRAPE so I went into my files and it was back in 2017. Above I've posted a few images from both the 2017 and 2016 events.
It's been a while since I've posted anything from the Mecum Auctions but I just came across this wild vehicle that will be crossing the auction block at the Mecum Auction down here in Houston on April 13-15. It's listed as a 1934 BUICK DRAGSTER SHOW CAR and is powered by a highly modified 454 Chevy engine. I have never seen this vehicle before anywhere.
RETRO STYLE SOLAR PICKUP TRUCK GARDEN DECORATION (PLANTER)
Saw this nice looking "garden decoration" on my Facebook Page. As you can see, it makes a really nice-looking planter. As you can also see, it comes in three different colors (blue, green, red). Item sells for $39.99 and if you buy two, you
get the third one free. There's also a small solar panel on the roof of the truck that automatically powers the headlights when the sun goes down. Item measures 12" x 7" x 7" and is available at STBLISS.COM.
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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Posted a couple more images of my son (right) enjoying (?) himself. The photo with the late George Barris standing in front of the Munster Koach I've posted before. Took this at the Houston Autorama. Ran across the Indy Car image recently that was taken at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum while we were following the Hot Rod Power Tour.
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2018 NHRA
HOT ROD REUNION
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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.
You Don't Stop Having Fun When You Get Old,.....
.....You Get Old When You Stop Having Fun!
IT'S WEIRD BEING THE SAME AGE AS OLD PEOPLE!
