September
September 9-11
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Midnight Fantasies' 14th annual Lakefront Tour at the Civic Center will showcase nearly 500 vehicles. The event includes a car crush, night cruise, hopping contest, bikini contest, and much more. More than 100 classes will be available to compete in, and 400 awards and cash prizes will be given out for the finest vehicles. For more information, contact: Roger or Jamie Miller, Dept. TR, (337) 478-0550, (337) 562-2698.
September 15-18
Summit Station, Pennsylvania
Performance presents Keystone Madness located at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds. This will be a truck and van show with truck-in' games, live entertainment, a nite-lite show and sound off, and many more activities, including a stocked pond. For more information, contact: keystone@performanceinc.org, www.performance.org.
September 17-18
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta, Georgia'05 NOPI Nationals
This is the 19th annual NOPI Nationals Motorsports Supershow, now the largest in the world. A crowd in excess of 90,000 will be on hand to view the contests and the more than 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. Check out www.nopinationals.com for more info.
September 23-25
Deep Creek Lake, Maryland
Bill Dixon presents the Strut Your Stuff Show 'n' Shine at the Garret County Fairgrounds. Open to all makes and models, there will be Best of Show awards, regular classes, and special class awards given out. The show will also feature a tattoo competition, a scavenger hunt, a swimsuit contest, and a flea market. For more information, contact: Bill Dixon, (240) 580-0937, www.strutyourstuffshow.com.
October
October 1
Huntington, Indiana
The Ed "Big Daddy" Roth Memorial Show will be held at the Hier's Park Fairgrounds. This show will be open to all makes and models and will have many awards, including specialty awards. Entertainment includes a feature model contest, a die-cast and collectible show, and much more. For more information, contact: Dept. TR, (260) 622-6820, kroozincalendar@onlyinternet.net, www.webspawner.com.
October 1-2
Huntington, Indiana
Fast Eddie's Midwest Truck and Lowrider Jam, the Original Moon Pie Run for 2005, will be open to trucks, euros, customs, classics and many more. This year, the event will take place in Hier's Park, and registration will begin Saturday at 8 a.m. and go until noon. With a truck and car model competition, 100 different awards will be given out to different types of classes. Entertainment for the day will include a bikini contest, a neon contest, a sound-off, and muffler rapping. For more information, contact: Fast Eddie, Dept. TR, P.O. Box 126, Bluffon, IN 46714, (260) 622-6820, kroozincalendar@onlyinternet.net, www.webspawner.com.
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