The Dover Rod Run was one heck of an event!
...and it was not all Hot Rods.

EVERYTHING WAS FREE!

I had never been there before...
Imagine the huge parking lot at USF where meets are held.
Imagine it packed with Hot Rods and cars, trucks and dune buggies of all kinds.
Imagine the whole area under trees with shade and lots of green grass.

There were four 6-foot long gas powered grills cooking hamburgers,
polish sausages, and hot dogs that were passed out in two food serving lines.

The cold drink trailer was 8 feet by 16 feet and had 15 iced down
very large coolers.

The laid back Blue Grass music was quite a change from the WFLZ-type music
that is heard at the import meets.

In the import car class there were five VW's and one humble Honda.
I can claim first place for "Best Honda"......... an easy win for me.......

From there I went to Plant City's Bike Fest. There were about 3,000
motorcycles according to the cops, 83 of which entered the bike show. The Rock
and Roll bands were Recoil and Jaded.

Those folks held a Bikers Dog Look-alike
contest, and a Daisy Dukes contest. along with the custom bike show.
In the South Parking lot was a motorcycle
stunt and thrill show that did three performances during the night.
When the show broke up there was one heck of an after party held at Cowboys
Steak House until who knows what hour.....

This was great folks. Wish you could have been there.-Bob