Upcoming Truck Shows & Events - Happenings - November 2004

September
September 4-6 - Costa Mesa, California - The Labor Day Cruise held at the Orange County Fairgrounds will be brought to you 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, presented by Performance Inc., will be a show for vans and trucks. Activities will include fishing, live music, truck-in games, Mr. and Mrs. Madness, a van and truck show, a nite-lite show and sound-off competition, 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 - The Dash to the Dells 15 '48-'72 Ford F-100 Truck Show & Unofficial Panel Nationals held at the Copa Cabana Resort 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 - The NOPI Nationals Motorsports Supershow will be held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. This is the 18th Annual NOPI Nationals Motorsports Supershow, now the largest in the world, featuring 7,000 show cars and trucks on display. The NOPI Nationals will have seven show divisions with more than 300 classes, including 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 - The Texas Extreme Truck Show will be held at the Texas Ski Ranch. The Extreme show will have a wakeboarding and motocross competition, and for more entertainment, there will be a bikini contest, an evening concert, and a freestyle motocross show. For more information, contact: Amber Pierce, amber.pierce@primedia.com.

October
October 1-3 - Tampa, Florida - The 13th Annual Slamfest, presented by Mini Madness, will be held once again at the Florida State Fairgrounds. The 2003 show featured more than 1,500 custom vehicles and 10,000 spectators, so expect even more this year. Entertainment will include a bikini contest, club games, a burnout competition, and thousands of dollars in giveaways and prizes, including cash to the best truck and car of show. For more information, contact: Mini Madness, (941) 366-9123, dragginchik@aol.com, onebadton@aol.com.

October 23-24 - Phoenix, Arizona - The Truckin' Nationals held at Firebird Raceway will include a tough truck competition, top industry vendors, a show 'n' shine, a monster truck exhibition, a freestyle motocross show, and drag races. For more information, contact: Amber Pierce, amber.pierce@primedia.com.

Editor's Note: You can have your upcoming event listed in Truckin' magazine's Happenings column free of charge. Send the event information (date, place, and most importantly, a telephone contact) at least six months in advance of the event date to: Truckin' magazine, Happenings, 2100 E. Howell Ave., Ste. 209, Anaheim, CA 92806.