OutRock Car Show – May 18th Review

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The first OutRock Car Show and Concert Series event presented by the Rocky Mountain Car Club on Sunday, May 18th, 2014 was a huge success! Over 150 cars entered the show, and another 40+ cars came out to check out the event for the following months or just drove by and wanted to see what was happening. A rough estimate of the spectators who showed up over the course of the day is over 10,000. Proceeds from all four OutRock Car Shows will go to the Morgan Adams Foundation for childhood cancer research.

The vehicles that showed up were from all years, makes, models, and types. Everything from huge military wreckers, to vintage cars, sports cars, exotics, modified cars, and trucks made a splash at the show. The military vehicles were a big hit and one of them actually won 3rd place in the truck category. All registrants who came in before 10am received a free pancake breakfast from Chris Cakes. Door prizes were given away every half-hour until the 2pm awards ceremony. Thank you to the guys and gals from Fatal Creations Car Club who helped put on this show!

Here is a list of all the event winners:

Vintage Class
1st Place: Carl Rust – 1949 Chevrolet Stake
2nd Place: Penelope Allen – 1933 Dodge D.P Convertible
3rd Place: Tanner Kimberlin – 1952 Hudson Hornet

Muscle Class
1st Place: James Axtell – 1968 Hemi Dart
2nd Place: Jeff Root – Factory Five Mk1 Cobra
3rd Place: Glenn Cobb – 1968 Ford Fastback Mustang

Sports Car Class
1st Place: Matt VanDoeselaar – 1997 Dodge Viper GTS
2nd Place: Bob Gloyd – 1976 Triumph TR6
3rd Place: Walt Beerman – 1972 MGB

New Millennium Class
1st Place: Todd Hucko – 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
2nd Place: Joseph Polai – 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
3rd Place: Lee Lettig – 2007 Volkswagen EOS

Exotic Class
1st Place: Bob Duxbury – 2004 K1 Attack
2nd Place: Lisa Poggas – 1969 Jaguar XKE
3rd Place: Chuck Goldsmith – 1985 Alpha Romeo GTV6

Modified Class
1st Place: Gerry Fitzpatrick – 1932 Ford Roadster
2nd Place: Rob Trujillo – 1932 Ford Coupe
3rd Place: Eddie from Fatal Creations Car Club – 2004 Lexus 300is

Truck Class
1st Place: Dennis Frederick – 1957 Willys Jeep
2nd Place: Chance Nace – 1932 Ford Truck
3rd Place: Phil Curry – 1989 BMY/Harsco Military Wrecker

Extra Awards
Most Likely to Get a Speeding Ticket: William Arcamuzi – 2005 Ford Mustang Mongoose
Best Daily Driver: Lee Lettig – 2007 Volkswagen EOS
Best Paint: Eddie from Fatal Creations Car Club – 2004 Lexus 300is
Best Chrome: David Mertz – 2004 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible

Elevation Auto Cars & Coffee Saturday, April 19th Review

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Elevation Motors and Elevation Auto Spa put on their first monthly cars & coffee event at the LeMay Car Museum building near 8th Ave and Simms in Lakewood. They will have a cars & coffee every third Saturday of the month with free coffee and doughnuts. The museum and Elevation Motors has some incredible cars to see in the building in addition to the great show cars.

The weather was not looking too good early in the day, but gradually got nicer throughout the morning. We estimate approximately 75 cars came through at various times during the time of the show. Some of the cars included Ferrari, Porsche, Audi (several – including R8), Corvette, Pantera, Buick GNX, Camaro, Aston Martin, Lotus, Mustang, Lamborghini, Nissan GT-R, Viper, Acura NSX, and several older muscle cars of various makes and models. Throw in the great selection of cars inside, and the show was well worth the visit.

We look forward to visiting the event next month.

1st Annual Emich VW Track Day Review

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Emich Volkswagen held its 1st annual track day at High Plains Raceway on Sunday, April 20th. The weather was amazing for this Easter event. Nearly 50 cars/drivers came out for an entire day of private lapping. Plus, there was another 60 guests and spectators who hung out, had fun, and got some great ride-alongs in the Emich VW Jetta GLI World Challenge race car, some great VWs, and some rides in the GO 4 IT Racing School Corvette C7 Stingray. Glenn and his staff at HPR were great as usual. Emich plans on making this an annual event, so look for another day next spring.

Visit Emich VW for more information

Denver Auto Show 2014 Review

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The 2014 Denver Auto Show is under way. The show opened last night to the public and runs through the weekend. The show started-off with the charity preview party on Tuesday night. Without knowing the total number of people in attendance, we can say it was a very large crowd. The attendance has gone up consistently over the past few years. There was a fashion show, great food and drinks, and the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press presented the Rocky Mountain Car, Truck, and SUV of the Year. The car of the year is the 2014 Lexus IS250/350. The truck of the year is the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado. The SUV of the year is the 2014 Jeep Cherokee. Also, John Elway was on-hand as an honorary chair of the event.

The show opened to the public last night. The selection of cars and number of manufacturers is impressive. Some of the newest vehicles include the 2015 Ford Mustang, the 2015 Chevy Silverado High Country, the 2015 VW GTI, the Nissan GT-R NISMO edition, and the latest from many other brands. Some foreign highlights are the new Jaguar F-Type Coupe, the Lamborghini Aventador, several examples from Ferrari, Maserati, Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Lotus, Aston Martin, Bentley, Subaru, Audi, Toyota, Kia, Hyundai, Mazda, Nissan, Volkswagen, Land Rover, and Fiat. Although the foreign vehicles seemed to outnumber the Americans, there are some great examples from Chevy, GMC, Cadillac, Buick, Ford, Lincoln, Dodge, Chrysler, RAM, Tesla, and even the MV-1.

Overall, this was a great show and we are looking forward to next year.

Cars & Coffee April 5th 2014 Review

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Another great day at Cars & Coffee. Probably well over 200 cars again. Nice weather had several people bring some nice cars out to play! It was great to see a bunch of the regulars mixed in with a healthy dose of newcomers.

The biggest topic of the day from nearly everyone we talked to was the serious lack of space at this venue. We watched many many cars circle around for a long time to try and find a parking spot. With the school next door having soccer games, parking was at a premium. WE NEED TO FIND A BIGGER LOCATION FOR THIS EVENT!

The selection of cars was amazing! Porches galore, at least 8 Ferraris, several Corvettes (3 C7 Stingrays), Lots of Subaru, Mitsubishi, Audi, Mercedes, classics, muscle, vintage, and even two DeLoreans made the show. Plus we saw the guys from Audizine, TFLCar.com, Purifoy Chevrolet, Boulder Nissan, Morgan Cars, Oxotic Drive, and more, out and about having a great time.

Looking forward to the May 3rd event! Hopefully the discussion about a move will happen by then.

Lincoln College of Technology March 29th Show Review

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The 3rd Annual Lincoln College of Technology Hot Rod Show turned out to be a really good show. The weather was a bit cool in the morning, by quickly warmed up to be a really nice day for a car show. We saw over 150 cars, trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, and yes, even a mini van on display. The cars were parked both inside the building and outside. Food, kids activities, and several vendor booth were all available.

Overall, it was a great show for this early in the car show season! We got to talk with many friends we have not seen since the end of the season last year.

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4th of July Car Show at Westminster Fireworks Show

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The City of Westminster has teamed-up with the Rocky Mountain Car Club to put on a car show at the 4th of July Fireworks Show at the Westminster City Park / Rec Center. The show will be held on the grass field right next to all the fun activities. The city does a great job organizing the event. There will be a concert, food trucks, and fun activities for the whole family. Come out and watch the fireworks! This show averages over 10,000 people at the park waiting for the show to start!

We expect to have 40-50 cars at the event along with some great local companies to display their goods and services. The preliminary schedule of events is: 4pm-5pm: the cars park in the designated area. 5pm: all cars must be in place. 5pm-9:15pm: car show, concert, and family activities. 9:15pm-9:35pm: Fireworks show. 10pm: leave (need to stay in place until majority of crowd leaves).

This is the first time the City has allowed cars on the grass at this event. We will have registration available by April 30th as the limited number of spots will fill up fast!

We are also going to allow approx. 10 local businesses to have a display booth at this event. Again, space very limited!

OutRock Car Show and Concert Series at Outlets at Castle Rock

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The OutRock Car Show and Concert Series at Outlets at Castle Rock is a go!
With 200 show cars and OVER 10,000 spectators each month makes this the show series of the year. This year the show is FREE to register a vehicle and all registrants will get a FREE pancake breakfast from Chris’ Cakes!. The shows are at the Outlets of Castle Rock in Douglas County, in the east parking lot along I-25 and right under the 40 foot LED sign. We have a DJ, pancake breakfast, tons of trophies, and door prizes every hour. This year we have teamed-up with the Morgan Adams Foundation as our designated charity. A portion of the proceeds will go to this incredible organization that funds children’s cancer research. Each show will feature several local car clubs. The show on July 19th is a night show with a concert!

Dates:
Sunday, May 18th 10am – 4pm
Sunday, June 29th 10am – 4pm Presented by Sill-Terhar Motors
Saturday, July 19th 3pm – 9pm Presented by Sill-Terhar Motors (Night show and Concert!)
7pm – 9pm Concert Presented by Douglas County Diesel and Castle Rock Auto Repair
Sunday, August 17th 10am – 4pm Presented by Michael’s Auto Body

VISIT OUTROCKCARSHOW.COM for more information and to register!

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Picture from last year’s show

Corvettes & Coffee at Purifoy Chevrolet

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March 8th – CORVETTES & COFFEE 9am-12pm in the incredible indoor Corvette showroom at Purifoy Chevrolet: Custom P-Series Corvette Reveal! This is the first custom C7 Stingray done by Purifoy. Also featuring an All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast with a $5.00 donation to our local Oddfellows Club

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Picture from the December 2013 Corvettes and Coffee