All The Small Things

Nov 6, 2005 at 10:54 o\clock

Rod Run

by: Sassy1

Mood: Smiling
Listening to: Memories of loud engines!

Sorry about those last two entries folks, it did seem like a really good idea to blog drunk at the time...

Just arrived home from my very first, but definitely not my last, Rod Run. For the uninitiated, a Rod Run is where a whole heap of Hot Rods (and their owners!) come together for a celebration of everything retro, rock, and real metal. Fantastic.

There were Chevy's, Fords, Holdens, Studies, Mustangs, and much much more. Oh, and there was... FRANKIE J HOLDEN!!!!

It was awesome fun. The Run to Bright is held annually, and this was the 15th Anniversary Run. There were 500 odd entrants, plus any number of visitors coming to purve on the cars.

I don't know what I was expecting it to be like, but it far exceeded any ideas that I had had. The atmosphere was awesome, family fun from start to finish. There was no "That car sucks", it was all "Wow, look at that!". There was no bad language, there was no dangerous behaviour, there was just good clean fun. Burnouts, loud motors, shiny shiny chrome, and my personal favourite... Rat Rods.

Again, for the uninitiated...

This is a Hot Rod:

http://go.brightvic.com/brightrodrun/

This is a Rat Rod:

http://www.the-rumbler.com/ratday2k22.html

This one has nothing on the Rats that were at the Run though. There was one that I swear to God I thought that they had dropped off the back of a truck. Didn't look like it would run at all. Then they started it, and the noise!! Crikey Gee Willikers. LOUD. Just cool.

List of Highlights:

*Driving up, around and home.

*Picking up a very cool antique table with a bevelled glass top for $15.

*Losing the keys to my room... turns out Mr. C. had picked them up and had them in his pocket all day.

*Running into some old friends over dinner. One guy I went to school with, and Shane, who I grew up with. Making plans to catch up with them again soon. Miss. L. thought that they were both Hot. (Two boys obviously) and... (Not HHHOOOTTT HOT, but Hot, she was quite right.)

A fantastic weekend. Note to self: Book for next year!!!

Comments for this entry:

  1. quoteSponky wrote at Nov 7, 2005 at 03:02 o\clock:Um... I probably wouldn\'t buy my meat from a naked butcher.
  2. quoteSassy1 wrote at Nov 7, 2005 at 05:43 o\clock:Quite right Sponky... a number of people have pointed out the OH&S issues that arise from the lack of attire. I can only say that it was the end of the day, and they had everything packed up out the back. He\'d obviously been hosing out the back area, so perhaps he just didn\'t want to get wet?

    No. No excuse for being (semi) naked in a food prep area.

    The meat is awesome though!
  3. quoteSponky wrote at Nov 8, 2005 at 01:56 o\clock:\"The meat is awesome though!\"



    *Snicker* ;P
  4. quoteSassy1 wrote at Nov 8, 2005 at 13:45 o\clock:You dirty bugger LOL!!!

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