August August 13-15 - Indianapolis, Indiana - The Annual Indy Truck Bash at the Indianapolis Raceway Park. Brought to you by Latest Craze, this show will feature minis, sport trucks, sport compacts, and lowriders. Prizes will be awarded for the drag fest and Miss ITB. For more information, contact: (317) 236-6515, www.familyevents.com.
August 21 - Auburn, Indiana - Fly-In Truck and Motorcycle Show held at the Dekalb County Airport. This show is open to all makes and models, and will be sponsored by War Birds. For more information, contact: Auburn Productions, P.O. Box 968, Auburn, IN 46706, (260) 348-2176, chrismoore@auburnproductions.com, www.auburnproductionsinc.com.
SeptemberSeptember 4-6 - Costa Mesa, California - Labor Day Cruise held at the Orange County Fairgrounds. This show is sponsored by the Orange County Cruisin' Association. For more information, contact: Orange County Fair Exposition Center, 100 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, (909) 928-4550, www.ocfair.com.
September 16-19 - Summit Station, Pennsylvania - Keystone Madness 2004 held at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds. Presented by Performance Incorporated, this show is for vans and trucks and will include fishing, live music, truck-in games, Mr. and Mrs. Madness, a van and truck show, a nite-lite show, a sound-off, heated showers and restrooms, and electric and water hookups. For more information, contact: Performance Inc., P.O. Box 815, Pottstown, PA 19464; Chas, (610) 469-0604, info@performanceinc.org.
September 17-18 - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin - Dash to the Dells 15 '48-'72 Ford F-100 Truck Show & Unofficial Panel Nationals held at the Copa Cabana Resort. This show will include a cruise and a show 'n' shine. There are special room rates for those registered by August 1. The top door prize is a complete Bruce Horkey hardwood bed and strips set. For more information, contact: Mike Connor, (608) 274-6257, mikeconnor@charter.net.
September 17-19 - Hampton, Georgia - NOPI Nationals Motorsports Supershow held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Now the largest in the world, there will be 7,000 show cars and trucks. The NOPI Nationals has seven show divisions with more than 300 classes and cash and prizes exceeding $100,000. For more information, contact: Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1500 Hwy. 19 & 41, Hampton, GA 30228, lisa@nopi.com, www.nopinationals.com.
September 25-26 - New Braunfels, Texas - Texas Extreme Truck Show held at the Texas Ski Ranch. The Extreme show will have a wakeboarding and motocross competition, bikini contest, an evening concert, and a freestyle motocross show. For more information, contact: Amber Pierce, amber.pierce@primedia.com.
OctoberOctober 1-3 - Tampa, Florida - 13th Annual Slamfest held the Florida State Fairgrounds. Entertainment will include a bikini contest, club games, a burnout competition, and thousands of dollars in giveaways and prizes, including cash to the best car and truck. For more information, contact: Mini Madness, (941) 366-9123, dragginchik@aol.com, onebadton@aol.com.
October 23-24 - Phoenix, Arizona - Truckin' Nationals at Firebird Raceway. There will be a tough-truck competition, top industry vendors, a show 'n' shine, a freestyle motocross show, and drag races. For more information, contact: Amber Pierce, amber.pierce@primedia.com.
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