Spectators, Parties and Guest Booth Cars, Syracuse and Pacific Northwest Nats make for a summer of Hot Rods and Customs.
Summer shows are always the most well attended, and some of the most fun! Spectre had a full-on summer roadtrip in July, starting on the east coast at the Dupont Syracuse Nationals and ending up at the Goodguys Pacific Northwest Nats in Puyallup, WA.
The Syracuse show was one of the best we’ve had all year. Besides all the great cars, (and there were some beauties), this show had an unbelievable amount of spectators, including many of our Northern neighbors. We were happy to get to a chance to talk to Canadian enthusiasts as well as New Yorkers. More spectators mean more chances for us to interact and we had tons of interesting conversations about filters, intakes and other Spectre products.
One of the highlights of the show included a manufacturer’s party where all the exhibitors got to hang out and talk about the show over food and games. There was lots to talk about, from Rat Rods to a diamond covered Cadillac. Really! All the emblems were encrusted with precious gems! It was a funny contrast with the Rat Rod awards, which were made from scrap metal parts and looked like something you’d find in a junkyard.
From the heat of the east we headed for the cool air of Puyallup, WA. The Goodguys Pacific Northwest Nationals is one of the few big car shows in the area, so the crowds were unbelievable! Where the Syracuse show had lots of spectators, the Puyallup Nats was almost all participants.
We saw some very unique cars and several builds done with Spectre intakes and filters. A customer who had made his own Spectre intake using some of our universal kit components came out and parked in our booth for the weekend. He had been parked around the corner from us and Mike and Guy had spotted the car. After chatting a bit, we invited Roger Phillips and his wife Nina to join us for the remainder of the weekend. There’s no better advertising than all these enthusiasts with Spectre products on their cars!
We’ll have updates from August events coming up and then it’s back to the track for some serious autocrossing this Fall. The next six Goodguys shows are at Super Speedways and there should be some great competition!
