![]() Saturday morning is always chaos and mayhem, and we certainly underestimated the enthusiasm – there were cars lined up before we even started setting up headquarters! By 8 am, the command center at Dairy Queen was assembled and staffed, most of the cars were parked, and it became clear that this is the kind of car event we love to attend… Friendly, laid-back, welcoming and pressure-free! Speaking of Dairy Queen, we need to give a huge shout-out to Debbie Pettit and her staff for sharing their parking / seating area (and keeping everyone fed and hydrated throughout the day)! BIG thanks to the staff and owners at Cruisers for giving us a place to hang out! Lots of familiar faces and new people we hadn’t yet met, all gathered at Cruisers to pick up their registration packets, enjoy dinner and drinks, and catch up on the past year’s projects. This makes things run smoothly when everyone rolls into town – because face it, who wants to deal with registration hassles after being on the road all day? No chance of that this year. Since our cars are display-only (not judged), we like to bring as many as possible to encourage others to get their projects to the show! Fortunately, all made the trip with no issues, and our team had plenty of time to relax, have lunch, wipe down the cars, and get paperwork together for the Meet and Greet at Cruisers on Route 66.īecky spends a ton of time before the event preparing the registration packets, goodie bags, t-shirt, awards, and raffle prizes. Rollout was scheduled for 9am Friday morning, to allow us plenty of time to get up the hill with the car hauler… Four cars on the trailer, and four more rolling with drivers (the 510 was a last-minute scratch due to fuel delivery issues). Feedback was great, and we’re stoked to have her in the Datsun Ranch fleet. Sometimes it happens, sometimes we fail – but this year, Becky’s 1979 210 (B310) made its debut after some serious setbacks and last-minute scares! For those who don’t know, it’s a carbon-copy of her first car, so it’s got some sentimental meaning (and it’s a rust-free AZ car since new). Final tally was 109 registrations, a 10% increase over our next-highest year… and this year, the quality and diversity of entrants was spectacular! I mean, outside of Japan, where ELSE are you going to get up close and personal with TWO Kenmeri Skylines, an AutoZam, a RHD ’63 Bluebird, an original Scarab Z, a Cappuccino, a Corolla FX-GT, a perfect first-year Q45, a Patrol ute, and an SS Bluebird all in ONE location?įor our part, I always like to debut a new build at the event, if only to keep myself motivated. 100% of the registration, t-shirt sales and other revenue from the show goes straight to RSK to support the work they do, and we’re proud to partner with them.Īfter a couple years of Covid-affected car events, it was nice to see everyone enthusiastic to get back to normal, and registrations were rolling in before we even had the site updated completely. Their work is invaluable to anyone trying to navigate the system and their advocacy is critical to parents and caregivers. Raising Special Kids is an Arizona charitable organization that provides support, information and individual assistance to families of kids with special needs. We’ll cover that a little more later, but I want to make sure I mention WHY we host this event. This year was no exception, and we had a TON of friends and family on-site to make things run smoothly. Helpers and friends are usually in town for a few days before and after to assist with setup, and to review and reflect on the event afterwards… what went well, what could have been done better, and what we need to change. If you have any questions or are having any difficulties with our templates, please contact us! Also feel free to leave feedback and your creations in our reviews.Preparation for the Route 66 JDM Classic begins each year almost before we’re finished packing up from the previous year. Not to be resold or redistributed as any type of digital download. *You will not receive any physical items, this is for a digital download -all photos are examples of what you could create on your own. High-resolution graphics with transparent background.All in SVG format (with PNG transparent files). ![]()
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