2010 AMSOIL Street Rodder Road Tour First Glance

AMSOIL has once again signed on as title sponsor for the 2010 Street Rodder Road Tour presented by Street Rodder Magazine. It's an event that takes street rod enthusiasts around the country to various destinations in a series of tour legs. Each year a custom-built street rod leads the way. This year a ’27 Roadster Pickup built by Zane Cullen and crew at Cotati Speed Shop will have the honors, with Jerry Dixie leading the pack of impressive street rods in the Roadster. Each year the AMSOIL Street Rodder Road Tour inevitably captures the attention of every city it travels through, and has seen tremendous growth and success in the years since it began.

Over the Christmas holidays AMSOIL received an invitation to visit the Santa Rosa facility where the '27 Roadster is being assembled. Though everything is under wraps till you see it first in Street Rodder magazine, Cullen and crew do awesome work, as these other photos here attest.

Along the way exclusive visits to street rod shops, manufacturing facilities and some amazing car collections fill in the miles on the road. And once more, the Road Tourians will visit the AMSOIL Center, this time in mid-August on their way to Bonneville.

If you or someone you know is a fellow street rod enthusiast, it’s definitely worth your while to try to make it on one of these tours. It’s the trip of a lifetime that won’t soon be forgotten…or as most who participate say, "a trip that won’t ever be forgotten."

The 2010 AMSOIL Street Rodder Road Tour schedule is as follows:

The Cruise to Ocean City Tour: May 15-23
Charlotte, NC to Cruisin’ Ocean City, MD

The Speed King Tour: May 28-June 6
MSRA Mid-America Nationals in Springfield, MO to NSRA East Coast Nationals in York, PA

The Vintage Air Tour: June 19-27
Vintage Air in San Antonio, TX to NSRA Rocky Mountain Nationals in Pueblo, CO

The Factory Five Racing Tour: July 11-18
Factory Five Racing in Wareham, MA to Syracuse Nationals in Syracuse, NY

The Intercity Lines Tour: July 30-August 8
Street Rodder Magazine in Orange County, CA to NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, KY

The Dynamat Tour: August 8-16
NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, KY to Bonneville Speed Week in Wendover, UT

The Canadian Classic Cars Tour: September 10-19
NSRA Nationals North in Kalamazoo, MI to NSRA Northeast Nationals in Burlington, VT

The Sherm’s Plating Tour: October 9-17
Sherm’s Plating in Sacramento, CA to the NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield, CA

2009 AMSOIL Street Rodder Road Tour Schedule Announced

As previously noted, AMSOIL has partnered with Street Rodder Magazine as Jerry Dixie and his crew of Street Rod enthusiasts embark on their annual cross-country tour. Beginning in May, the AMSOIL Street Rodder Road Tour will begin in Chattanooga, TN and end in October at the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield, CA. Tour dates are listed here with more details yet to come. As tour routes take shape, maybe you can pitch your lawn chairs along the route and give a wave as they stroll past.

Here's the first broadbrush outline so you can get your bearings on where we'll be.

May 9 – May 17
Coker Tire Tour
Coker Tire, Chattanooga, TN to Cruisin’ Ocean City, Maryland

Kicking off the tour with a car show and charity auction, this marks the beginning of the adventure. The ultimate destination of this leg is Cruisin’ Ocean City, where the beach town will be host to street rods, muscle cars and customs.

June 13 – 21

Vintage Air Tour

Vintage Air, San Antonio, Texas to the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion, Bowling Green, Kentucky

The Vintage Air Tour is one of the biggest of the season, and the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, KY has proven to be worthy of many return trips.

June 19 – 28

The AMSOIL Tour

NHRA Hot Rod Reunion, Bowling Green, Kentucky to St Ignace, Mich. Car Show

Stopping at our very own home in Superior, the Tour is welcomed with a party at the AMSOIL Center before heading off to the famous St. Ignace Car Show in St. Ignace, MI.

July 12 - 19

Merrill-Lynch Jones Group Tour

Woody's Hot Rodz, Bright, Indiana to Syracuse, NY

Woody’s Hot Rodz built the Chevy Roadster for this years’ tour. Next is Youngstown, OH for a reception at the Quaker Steak and Lube. A visit to the Classic Automobila showroom, a drive through Pennsylvania, and then it’s off to Syracuse, NY.

August 6 - 15

40th NSRA Street Rod Nationals, Louisville, Kentucky to Bonneville Speed Week, Wendover, Utah

Starting at the NSRA Street Road Nationals event in Louisville, the Tour will spend the weekend here before heading next to Wendover, UT for Bonneville Speed Week.

Sept 11 – 20

Gear Star Transmission Tour

NSRA Nationals North Kalamazoo, MI to NSRA Northeast Nationals, Burlington, VT

The NSRA Nationals North is the next stop in Kalamazoo, MI, and promises to be a huge event again this year. From there it is off to Akron, OH for a party at Gear Star Transmission.

Sept 26 – Oct 4

San Diego, CA to NSRA Golden State Nationals, Sacramento, CA

A cruise kicks off this leg of the tour, and a number of stops will be made at famous locations in Los Angeles. From there, the Tour heads north to the NSRA Golden State Nationals event in Sacramento while making stops at some of the biggest private car collections in the country.

Oct 10 – 18

NHRA Museum Tour

Seattle, WA to California Hot Rod Reunion, Bakersfield, CAStarting at Art Morrison Enterprises, the NHRA Museum Tour kicks off with a party in Fife, WA. From there it is down to see the sights through Washington, Oregon and the redwoods of Northern California. The tour will wrap up at the final event, the NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield, CA.

AMSOIL Becomes Title Sponsor of the AMSOIL Street Rodder Road Tour

Once again, AMSOIL has partnered with Street Rodder Magazine, having signed on for the next 3 years as the Title Sponsor of the AMSOIL Street Rodder Road Tour. Jerry Dixie will once again lead the tour, only this time in a 1952 Chevy Hardtop. Built by Woody’s Hot Rodz out of Bright, Indiana, the 2009 Road Tour car is built to showcase the quality of parts developed within the street rod market. With added features such as climate controlled heat and air conditioning, this car will be built to endure the entire trip of over 20,000 miles across the country.

The Street Rodder Road Tour started in 1996, with a new car build each year. Street rod enthusiasts gather at different stops along the tour, some of which are fortunate enough to make all the rounds. Events are held in each city the tour stops in, resulting in good times and great memories. Spectators everywhere watch as groups of anywhere from 10 vehicles to larger groups around 70 travel the country. The Tour is indeed a sight to behold as it moves from city to city, and AMSOIL is proud to be a title sponsor of this unique adventure.

As tour dates and details are finalized they will be announced here at the AMSOIL Promotions Blog or visit http://www.streetrodderweb.com/

AMSOIL Shines at "Back to the Fifties"

There were cars galore at the 35th annual MN Street Rodder Association's Back to the Fifties event in St. Paul this past weekend. The gathering was the endpoint in Street Rodder's Road Tour which passed through Superior, WI last week.

AMSOIL CFO John Hosler described the scene like this: "At the show you can see everything from pristine frame off restored trailer queens to down & dirty rat rods – from survivors to drivers to brands which have unfortunately gone away like Auburn, Studebaker, Oldsmobile, Willys, Henry J., Hudson, Simpson, Packard, etc. – sedans to rags to woodies. They were all there, 11,693 of them in fact." More than 60,000 people per day came to pay homage to these vintage cars and the memories they foster.

It was a special delight to have Jo Coddington on hand for the duration, a classic car enthusiast in her own right. Jo rode in Jerry Dixey's lead car for the part of leg three of the Road Tour and was delighted to see so many familiar faces and enthusiastic youth getting introduced to the rodder scene.

For those car collectors whose rides don’t fit into MSRA there is the Minnesota Street Machine Association (MSMA) featuring muscle cars and cars of the 60s & beyond in conjunction with Car Craft magazine another sizable show at State Fairgrounds in July.

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More Road Tour Scenes

Along with lots of smiling faces there were many cameras on hand Wednesday night, and far too many pictures to share here, but for those who missed, you can see we had quite an outing when the Street Rodder Road Tour rolled in. Thanks again to all who made this such a great success.

The following morning, the Road Tourians, as they call themselves, gathered in front of the product center for coffee and doughnuts before heading south. What follows is the morning line-up, a Wisconsin scene from "on the road again" and Jo Coddington in the front seat of Jerry Dixey's lead car at Culver's where we gathered in Vadnais Heights for a late lunch.

It's a Happening!

The AMSOIL sponsored 2008 PPG Street Rodder Road Tour slipped into town tonight, and whoa, were there cars to see or what! The word on the street was that the street rodders were a-comin' and that local car clubs were busy with spit and polish for the shindig. The AMSOIL Center parking lot became a full fledged car show.

In case you missed it, here are some images to give you a taste of tonight's spice. The festivities began at 5:30 for those who were in the road tour. The public had been invited from 6:30 - 8:00 but a lot of folks got here early to put their pride and joy into the choicest spots on the asphalt. Like more than two hours early! And a good thing, too, because there were more than 400 cars on hand, along with countless rodder fans checking things out.

A lot of old timers had flashbacks looking at the cool cars from a 1927 Model T to some rather hip muscle cars, rat rods, and everything in between. It was a full color spectrum and a spectacle rolled into one.

Add to the mix an absolutely perfect day, cloudless sky and sunshine, a little Fifties rock 'n roll, and celebrities like Jo Coddington and Jerry Dixey. A pinch of sass and local media coverage made it a kick. If you got to be part of it, we're glad you were here. Thanks to all who helped make it happen.

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