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Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 #1599485 03/28/14 01:56 AM 03/28/14 01:56 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,884 S.E. South Dakota ! bigdad OP Still Posting A Lot
bigdad OP Still Posting A Lot Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,884 S.E. South Dakota !	Looks like we are going to try to mark this off the bucket list this year http://www.visitbgky.com/events/detail/holley-nhra-national-hot-rod-reunion/ Anyone that has been, or is local .. Tips, advice , suggestions .. much appreciated

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: bigdad] #1599486 03/28/14 02:33 AM 03/28/14 02:33 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,133 A Red State SNK-EYZ I Live Here
SNK-EYZ I Live Here Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,133 A Red State	I was at Clay Kossuths house a few days ago and we were talking about what races/event each of us were going to this year. Clay and his wife Rosie both race NSS (his car is Max Attack and hers is Lady Max) He said that their favorite event every year is the Hot Rod Reunion at Bowling Green. Rosie won a Wally there in 2012. From what he said I'd love to go but I don't think it will fit in the budget this year. Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: bigdad] #1599487 03/28/14 03:44 AM 03/28/14 03:44 AM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 13,189 aZLiViN J J_BODY I Live Here
J_BODY I Live Here J Joined: May 2003 Posts: 13,189 aZLiViN	Average high 86* Average rainfall june 4.13" Sounds like one hot humid sob to me!! ....of course you are used to that action!

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: bigdad] #1599488 03/28/14 10:42 AM 03/28/14 10:42 AM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 31 KY J jeffs67 member
jeffs67 member J Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 31 KY	Have attended for last several years as a racer. Already in for this year too. Good crowds and lot of racers and show cars. Be ready for lots of walking or you can rent a golf cart at the event. Bring your camera and sunscreen for sure. Quit a few Mopars are usually there. Better get your motel room booked as they always sell out early. Most of the big motels and eating places are on or just off Scottsville Road about 15 minutes from the track. Get to the track early as the line gets long quick to get in. Good info on NHRA website in the museum section.

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: bigdad] #1599489 03/28/14 11:19 AM 03/28/14 11:19 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,565 tennessee P pushbutton pro stock
pushbutton pro stock P Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,565 tennessee	Nice place. Old school covered grandstands. Usually lots of NSS cars and Gassers. 1/4 mile track. Pits run the full length of the track and shutdown so it is lots of walking unless you have a golf cart etc.Car show fun field on the tower end of track. Swap meet usually slim on Mopar stuff. Trees for shade in parts of the car show swap area. I just go as a spectator and always have a good time. It is usually hot and humid. Hat, sun screen and ear plugs advised for the grandstand. Come on down don't think you will be sorry.

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: bigdad] #1599490 03/28/14 07:56 PM 03/28/14 07:56 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 170 ohio B bigblockrik member
bigblockrik member B Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 170 ohio	The camp grounds are nice too.you can get a pass for your golf cart and travel back and forth as you need.Then when the sun goes down the burnouts start in the back of the campground.Last year they towed the nova funny car of jungle jims and cackled it jungle pam was there too.There were a couple of old feds in the camp area they would do the same right at dark.We go down for the whole week and take the motor home and my old street rod down.Hopefully i will get my sweptline done and have it there.We wouldnt miss it everone needs to go at least once and see it.

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: bigblockrik] #1599491 03/28/14 08:06 PM 03/28/14 08:06 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	The HRR at Beech Bend is a great show, expect it to be HOT and HUMID. There are tons of nice race cars there, I never venture over to look at the poodles though. As mentioned not much Mopar stuff at the swap meet. They usually have some cool old race cars set up in the circle track. Bowling Green is a cool town, W. KY University is there as is the National Corvette Museum. Did I mention that it will probably be HOT?

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: justinp61] #1599492 03/28/14 11:02 PM 03/28/14 11:02 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,601 ky H headhunter master
headhunter master H Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,601 ky	i will be there sat I cant get off of work thurs or fri

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: headhunter] #1599493 03/29/14 12:05 AM 03/29/14 12:05 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,151 Fancy Farm Ky W wyoming top fuel
wyoming top fuel W Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,151 Fancy Farm Ky	I plan on going, any race at Bowling Green is a good one as far as Im concerned, I plan on being a "local" there sometime this summer. Went the the HRR last year had a good time. Beech Bend is one of the places I grew to love drag racing back about 40 years ago.

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: wyoming] #1599494 03/29/14 01:18 AM 03/29/14 01:18 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,020 Pangaea B5 Bee master
B5 Bee master Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,020 Pangaea	Every year I hope to make it but never do. I'd like to bring my '67 Belvedere (it's been sidelined for years with a spun bearing) and show it to the original owner, track owner Dallas Jones. He hasn't seen it since he sold it in 1969 after blowing the clutch. Maybe next year.

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: B5 Bee] #1599495 03/29/14 01:37 AM 03/29/14 01:37 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,544 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy Rhinodart Rhinotruck
Rhinodart Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,544 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	Been going since '05, will never miss it, EVER! Besides, I get to push nostalgia dragsters... 8092703-june212011042.JPG (51 downloads) The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: Rhinodart] #1599496 03/29/14 06:42 AM 03/29/14 06:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,852 KENTUCKY 69CHARGERMD master
69CHARGERMD master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,852 KENTUCKY	See ya'll there,,,,great track,,,,would like to meet big dad and Wyoming.

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: 69CHARGERMD] #1599497 03/29/14 12:18 PM 03/29/14 12:18 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,835 MI, usa dvw master
dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,835 MI, usa	I really wanted to go last year. Didn't get my license in time. A few notes from some who competed. I scheduled my days wrong. Starts Thursday and ended Saturday. Entry is $100, motor home is an additional $65, crew passes are $65. Tech was said to be strict with no margin for error, make sure you have everything lined up. I should add the track is a great venue. Doug Last edited by dvw; 03/29/14 10:01 PM.

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: dvw] #1599498 03/29/14 12:32 PM 03/29/14 12:32 PM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,537 hiding in illinois S slax69gts pro stock
slax69gts pro stock S Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,537 hiding in illinois	definitely one of my must do events each year now. sensory overload. i hope we get to camp there again this year. great night life. remember this is a thursday, friday and saturday show. if you can go only one day make it saturday and plan on staying until after dark.

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: slax69gts] #1599499 03/29/14 04:55 PM 03/29/14 04:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,852 KENTUCKY 69CHARGERMD master
69CHARGERMD master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,852 KENTUCKY	Last time I went the Tech portion was very laid back. They just checked the usual stuff, ( helmet, jacket, shut off, etc ) they weren't crawling all over the car. Might vary with the ET a particular car runs' DVW ( congrats on the car write-up, well deserved ) If my car hasn't sold by then, I will bring it and run it.

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: 69CHARGERMD] #1599500 03/29/14 05:53 PM 03/29/14 05:53 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	That place is a cool old track.. is that amusement park still a working park... I liked that it had a drifting track as well... cool place right next to a river... we started and finished there on Drag Week this past year

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1599501 03/29/14 08:57 PM 03/29/14 08:57 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	Quote: That place is a cool old track.. is that amusement park still a working park... I liked that it had a drifting track as well... cool place right next to a river... we started and finished there on Drag Week this past year Yep the amusement park is still in operation. The wooden roller coaster was built five or six years ago, they have a nice water park also.

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: justinp61] #1599502 03/29/14 09:00 PM 03/29/14 09:00 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: Quote: That place is a cool old track.. is that amusement park still a working park... I liked that it had a drifting track as well... cool place right next to a river... we started and finished there on Drag Week this past year Yep the amusement park is still in operation. The wooden roller coaster was built five or six years ago, they have a nice water park also. Cool... it wasnt open either time we were there on DW

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: bigdad] #1599503 03/30/14 12:14 PM 03/30/14 12:14 PM
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 877 ky 68roadrunner super stock
68roadrunner super stock Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 877 ky	any body that has any questions or needs anything im only about 120 miles from there here to help if i can

Re: Hot Rod reunion ,Bowling Green, KY 6-12 / 6-14 [Re: bigdad] #1599504 03/30/14 02:18 PM 03/30/14 02:18 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 370 Northeast Georgia 47hudson enthusiast
47hudson enthusiast Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 370 Northeast Georgia	I count down the days every year. My all time favorite race! Dad was the first racer registered this year and I was number two. We get there and wait for them to open the gates. Look for the Hudson's on the fence near the et boards and we'll have a beer. Get there early if you want a good pit.

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