{"id":10424,"date":"2010-06-16T21:37:07","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T04:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=10424"},"modified":"2010-08-07T10:49:37","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T17:49:37","slug":"myrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/myrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"MyRideisMe on the Hot Rod Power Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fmyrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F06%2FHot_Rod_on_the_Power_Tour.jpg&amp;description=MyRideisMe+on+the+Hot+Rod+Power+Tour\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[10424]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/myrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/myrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"MyRideisMe on the Hot Rod Power Tour\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/myrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=MyRideisMe on the Hot Rod Power Tour&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/myrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/myrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour\/\" data-text=\"MyRideisMe on the Hot Rod Power Tour\" data-desc=\"The Hot Rod Power Tour is one of those car events that you need to experience at least once in your lifetime. This seven day\/seven city driving tour changes location every year. The route for this year, the 16th annual, began in Newton, Iowa on June 5th and finished in Mobile, Alabama on June 11th.\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Power_Tour.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>The Hot Rod Power Tour is one of those car events that you need to experience at least once in your lifetime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Power_Tour.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10424]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10425 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Cool Hot Rod on the Power Tour\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Power_Tour.jpg\" alt=\"Cool Hot Rod coupe on the Power Tour\" width=\"531\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Power_Tour.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Power_Tour-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Power_Tour-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Power_Tour-400x602.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This seven day\/seven city driving tour changes location every year. The route for this year, the 16th annual, began in Newton, Iowa on June 5th and finished in Mobile, Alabama on June 11th.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Cadillac_at_Mid_America_Motorworks.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10424]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10426\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Cadillac at Mid America Motorworks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Cadillac_at_Mid_America_Motorworks.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac at Mid America Motorworks\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Cadillac_at_Mid_America_Motorworks.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Cadillac_at_Mid_America_Motorworks-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Cadillac_at_Mid_America_Motorworks-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Cadillac_at_Mid_America_Motorworks-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCaddy owned by &#8220;Kid Cadillac&#8221; who told us, &#8216;On the Power Tour this year the odo hit 45 thousand miles on this since I  finished her 3 1\/2 years ago. She still gets looks and wins trophies.  Don\u2019t be afraid to drive them!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Each leg of the tour averages around 200 miles. Often times during the Hot Rod Power Tour a sponsor will host a lunch stop. This year we had a great lunch provided by Mid America Motorworks at their facility in Effingham, Illinois. Their reproduction vintage gas station made for a great backdrop for photos.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pacer.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10424]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10427\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"A Hot Rod Pacer?\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pacer.jpg\" alt=\"A Hot Rod Pacer?\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pacer.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pacer-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pacer-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pacer-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t really need a souped up hot rod to run the Power Tour. As long as it runs and has four wheels it is welcome to ride. Each Hot Rod Power Tour sees more and more modern muscle like Camaro&#8217;s, Challenger&#8217;s, and Mustang&#8217;s. Rental cars are frowned upon and towed vehicles (trailer queens) will require you to have extremely thick skin to survive the ribbing from\u00a0 the other drivers.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Chip_Foose_and_Bubba_Harmon.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10424]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10428\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Chip Foose and Bubba Harmon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Chip_Foose_and_Bubba_Harmon.jpg\" alt=\"Chip Foose and Bubba Harmon\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Chip_Foose_and_Bubba_Harmon.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Chip_Foose_and_Bubba_Harmon-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Chip_Foose_and_Bubba_Harmon-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Chip_Foose_and_Bubba_Harmon-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Celebrities like to hang out with hot rodders. This year was no different. Sam Memmolo, Linda Vaughn, several spokes models, and even Chip Foose were on hand to chat and sign autographs. Chip Foose was working the MagnaFlow booth in Newton and I was lucky enough to chat with him for a few minutes. And yes, he is as nice as he appears to be on TV.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HRPT_Downtown_Springfield_IL.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10424]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10429\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"HRPT in Downtown Springfield, IL\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HRPT_Downtown_Springfield_IL.jpg\" alt=\"HRPT in Downtown Springfield, IL\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HRPT_Downtown_Springfield_IL.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HRPT_Downtown_Springfield_IL-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HRPT_Downtown_Springfield_IL-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HRPT_Downtown_Springfield_IL-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A couple major cities closed off their downtown areas in order to accommodate this year&#8217;s Hot Rod Power Tour. Both Springfield, Illinois and Mobile, Alabama blocked off streets and redirected traffic so that the thousands of hot rodders could park.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Highway.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10424]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10430\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Hot Rod on the Highway\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Highway.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Rod on the Highway\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Highway.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Highway-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Highway-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hot_Rod_on_the_Highway-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The thing that I really enjoy about the Hot Rod Power Tour is its emphasis on actually driving. This year&#8217;s 1307 miles of driving was mostly on back highways and avoided the interstates as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HRPT_at_the_USS_Alabama.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10424]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10431\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"HRPT at the USS Alabama\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HRPT_at_the_USS_Alabama.jpg\" alt=\"HRPT at the USS Alabama\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HRPT_at_the_USS_Alabama.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HRPT_at_the_USS_Alabama-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HRPT_at_the_USS_Alabama-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HRPT_at_the_USS_Alabama-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hot rodders that make the entire journey are known as \u201clong haulers\u201d. The Saturday morning after the Hot Rod Power Tour is set aside for all the long haulers to get together for a family photo. This year&#8217;s photo was taken on the USS Alabama. If it wasn&#8217;t for the blistering heat, the photo would have been the perfect ending to a perfect cruise.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Australian_Utes_on_HRPT.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10424]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10432\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Australian Utes on HRPT\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Australian_Utes_on_HRPT.jpg\" alt=\"Australian Utes on HRPT\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Australian_Utes_on_HRPT.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Australian_Utes_on_HRPT-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Australian_Utes_on_HRPT-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Australian_Utes_on_HRPT-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So were you there? And if not, why not? Too far? There were Aussies there with Utes and even a couple from South Africa. Keep checking Hot Rod Magazine for next year&#8217;s cities. Give the Power Tour a try and see how you like it!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fmyrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=MyRideisMe+on+the+Hot+Rod+Power+Tour\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/myrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/myrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"MyRideisMe on the Hot Rod Power Tour\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/myrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=MyRideisMe on the Hot Rod Power Tour&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/myrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/myrideisme-on-the-hot-rod-power-tour\/\" data-text=\"MyRideisMe on the Hot Rod Power Tour\" data-desc=\"The Hot Rod Power Tour is one of those car events that you need to experience at least once in your lifetime. This seven day\/seven city driving tour changes location every year. The route for this year, the 16th annual, began in Newton, Iowa on June 5th and finished in Mobile, Alabama on June 11th.\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email The Hot Rod Power Tour is one of those car events that you need to experience at least once in your lifetime. This seven day\/seven city driving tour changes location every year. 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