2015 Hot Rod Power Tour

[Gratefuldiver]

Dates and locations (except one) are posted. Price seems a bit more this year then previous years

http://www.hotrod.com/news/hot-rod-p...41210_37042807

What are the HOT ROD Power Tour dates and cities for 2015?
June 6 – Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wisconsin
June 7 – Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois
June 8 – Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Illinois (St. Louis)
June 9 – Memphis International Raceway, Memphis, Tennessee
June 10 – Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover / Birmingham, Alabama
June 11 - TBD
June 12 – Lamar Dixon Expo Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
June 13 – Lamar Dixon Expo Center – LONG HAULERS ONLY*
*Saturday, June 13th, is not open to the general public. The venue will only open for the Hot Rod Power Tour Long Hauler ceremony.

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[JLMounce]

I'd really love to attend one of these, but I just can't justify it living out West.

[CampbellshotrodsAZ]

^I'm in the same boat. I love a good road trip, but to have to do a roadtrip, to get to the roadtrip, then have another roadtrip to get back home to AZ is quite a strain for me financially and time-wise.

[WallaceMFG]

Please let there be a Power Tour on the West side of the country for once!

[hifi875]

not crazy about the venues because they are all repeats of stops in the past few years, but ill prolly do the whole thing for the 3rd year in a row. Wished it would of headed west, but everyone says no one would go. i say bs. they would.

[DesertFox]

^I'm in the same boat. I love a good road trip, but to have to do a roadtrip, to get to the roadtrip, then have another roadtrip to get back home to AZ is quite a strain for me financially and time-wise.

Its a strain for most people. Power Tour is on my bucket list, but probably not this year. To be honest, I have a hard time getting excited about a lot of those stops..
I have no idea why they think no one would show up to a west coast power tour...

[Reckn8]

To my Phoenix AZ friends. Power Tour is NEVER coming west. Yes, it's a long haul but when you get 2 guys in a car you can cover a lot of miles to get to the start and get home. It is a get car trip. I have broke down more times than I want to admit to but am still going again this year. Hopefully I won't hit a dear this year and can drive home!

[Gratefuldiver]

Ya these are all repeat stops. I figured it would be little different once family events or what ever they where called for the boot last year. The Dells was a mess!

If I had to guess I'd say they do the auto cross at gateway. The other venues seem a little small for it but who knows

[Evldoer]

After all the BS we had to deal with last year, I'm not doing the whole tour for 2015. All the repeat stops are getting old. I'm about seeing new scenery, not revisiting places I've been to in the last 3 years. The show at Champaign IL didn't impress me at all 3 years ago with all the cars scattered the way they were. And the stop in Madison IL (St Louis)? I hope things have calmed down some when the tour rolls into town come June!!
Hopefully the 2016 tour has some better venues. I'm with the guys that want to see the tour go WEST!!

[Gratefuldiver]

After all the BS we had to deal with last year, I'm not doing the whole tour for 2015. All the repeat stops are getting old. I'm about seeing new scenery, not revisiting places I've been to in the last 3 years. The show at Champaign IL didn't impress me at all 3 years ago with all the cars scattered the way they were. And the stop in Madison IL (St Louis)? I hope things have calmed down some when the tour rolls into town come June!! Hopefully the 2016 tour has some better venues. I'm with the guys that want to see the tour go WEST!!

Im assuming you are talking about the Ferguson thing. I cant see any of those protesters going to the race track, let alone 7 months from now. But who knows, you cant fix stupid.

[So Cal Camaro]

The locations this year are not interesting, same ol stuff...move off the same stops & areas, I'm with the others that want new scenery. This year I am hitting a smaller tour that is a group who I met on Power Tour, they are hitting some National Parks in September...check out Western Scenic Tour on their Facebook page

[FANTM58]

Thats one event im gonna make happen !
finish up my car this winter, and me and my 2 boys
will make the long haul from Denver, Co
thats the plan anyway !!!!

[Bryansgarage]

Totally awesome news on the 2015 HRPT. Is anyone interested in caravanning from either Toronto or Calgary? We have groups leaving from both points to start the tour. We are just starting to plan the trip so nothing is firm yet. If you have never done the Tour, it is fantastic, great people and a great time, well worth the effort.

[will69camaro]

I've been twice and hope this is my third long haul. It's about the cars and the people. I could care less about the stops. AZ isn't too bad a haul. I drove to FL to start one that ended on Detroit. Definitely have to go at least once!

I do wish it would go west though. They have cruising the coast on the south side and run through the hills on the easy side. West coast needs something besides all the good coastline scenery and weather!

[vintageracer]

The locations this year are not interesting, same ol stuff...move off the same stops & areas,

I certainly agree same ole stops.

Having said that it is very difficult just a find new venues that can accommodate a group this size AND that are available on consecutive days in June when the Tour traditionally happens. The logistics of putting together the tour are not easy particularly when everybody wants different "scenery" every year.

Maybe it is time to go West just once however I can see where the logistics and distance between venues would be a real problem. A 300 mile day on the tour is tough much less 350+ miles. Especially with 2000 cars, 2 lane roads, breakdowns, stops for lunch and activities along the road a 300 mile 5 hour drive easily turns into an 8+ hour drive and then you have very little time at the venue as the day there typically ends at about 6:00 PM.

After all the tour really is about the people and the cars not the venue. More miles each day means less time to interact with people, less time to see the cars and meet new friends. I am amazed they go as many miles as they do.

And yes I have "Long Hauled" many times!

[MarkM66]

Power-Tour got to big to have the more interesting stops like it use to. Now it has to be all big venues. The Gateway location is horrible for such an event IMO.

[GrabberGT]

I certainly agree same ole stops.

Having said that it is very difficult just a find new venues that can accommodate a group this size AND that are available on consecutive days in June when the Tour traditionally happens. The logistics of putting together the tour are not easy particularly when everybody wants different "scenery" every year.

Maybe it is time to go West just once however I can see where the logistics and distance between venues would be a real problem. A 300 mile day on the tour is tough much less 350+ miles. Especially with 2000 cars, 2 lane roads, breakdowns, stops for lunch and activities along the road a 300 mile 5 hour drive easily turns into an 8+ hour drive and then you have very little time at the venue as the day there typically ends at about 6:00 PM.

After all the tour really is about the people and the cars not the venue. More miles each day means less time to interact with people, less time to see the cars and meet new friends. I am amazed they go as many miles as they do.

And yes I have "Long Hauled" many times!

Just some thoughts:

Sounds like the heard could use some thinning out to me. Its too easy to put together a long hauler now days. If it were about the long hauler registrations for the event, then this might be acceptable. But being that its more about the draw of spectators and fresh daily entries for advertising, then you still have to rely on visiting highly populated areas. You go much further west of the Mississippi, and the population centers begin to spread out pretty quick.

Maybe they should stay where they are but cover more distance between venues with multiple check in stops along the way. This thins out the caravan and offers multiple places for spectators to come out and see the cars.

[blznnp]

Gonna be driving from Salt Lake City for this years power tour. This will be my first, so the scenery will be new to me. Excited to see how my car does over the 4100 miles or so.

[syborg tt]

I will be going again this year with my nephew. Mike & his son will also be going with us.


Can't wait !!!

[Gratefuldiver]

The Gateway location is horrible for such an event IMO.

Curious why you feel that way. It's pretty easy to get in and out. Of course I'm a little bias being that its my home track