Gateway Car Show

on april 24th, 2009 we attended the gateway car show in gateway, arkansas.

we wasn't sure if it was gonna rain or shine. the morning looked rainy but the storm went around us and by the end of the day the sun shined through. thanks goodness the rain held off until that evening.

the turn out was very good. i think they set a record but i know for sure that there were more entries this year and last.

bob entered misty,

i entered the peppermint express,

ray entered the general (sporting a for sale sign) and

gary (who we saved a spot for) brought his mustang out (not to be judged but to still show).

we all had a great time at the show and it didn't take long for someone to make a offer on the general and he was sold. we hated to sell him but this year we learned that sometimes we have to do what we don't really want to, but there is a 67 camaro waiting in the winds to be restored.

when it was time for the awards we headed up to the dj booth and waited for them to announce the winners.

bob and ray both got a plaque for

TOP 25 Cars

and i got a plaque for

TOP 5 TRUCKS

and then the most exciting news of all happened.


a lady walked up to me and said i just wanted you to know that up until the last 10 minutes of the show you were the winner of the

BEST OF SHOW TROPHY!

then she said you were

"you only got beat by

1 POINT!"

i was so excited. i know that i probably should have been upset or sad but no i was so happy just knowing that the peppermint almost won her second best of show award in history and the first one of the season. the photo below was the car that beat me by 1 point.

the next show that she will be in is the biggest of the year. the magic dragon street meet nationals in lake ozark, missouri. just a note about last year the peppermint express did not place and it was the first show ever that she didn't receive any type of award, but the general won 1st place in all year model sedans. since the general did sell we will not be taking him with us this year but we will take the peppermint express, my yellow roadster golf cart, and cody's escalade.