With thousands of hot rods invading Oklahoma City streets for the Southwest Street Rod Nationals, your automotive enthusiast genes may have perked up. If shining paint, glittering chrome and brushed aluminum wheels get your motor running, this is your time of year. You can find car shows, cruises, poker runs, and races taking place every weekend all across Oklahoma.
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The second annual Duncan High School Soccer Booster Club Car Show will take place April 12 at the Stephens County Fairgrounds. This indoor event will feature many makes and models of cars and trucks, including imports, domestics, muscle cars and sports cars. You'll even find a generous helping of motorcycles and lowriders. With concessions on site and live bands performing, there is plenty of good stuff for your eyes, ears and stomach. Admission is free, and the event will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call (580) 467-5245 or (580) 467-5757.
On April 18-19, Catch the Fever Music Festivals will present Bikelahoma at its campgrounds near Pryor. Attractions will include the Globe of Death, the Wall of Death, Speed for Hire, a tractor pull, Angie Land and the Flaunt Girls Burlesque Show. Touting itself as a motorcycle festival along the lines of that in Sturgis, S.D., Bikelahoma has numerous bands scheduled to perform including Jackyl, Kentucky Head Hunters, Bang Tango and at least a dozen more. The site features more than 4,000 campsites, on-site parking, bathroom facilities and a convenience store. Parking and camping during Bikelahoma will be free to the public. For more information, go online to www.bikelahoma.com or www.feverfest.com.
Need a little racing action? The State Fair Speedway in Oklahoma City has what you need with races every Friday night. Super sprints, championship sprints, pro-stocks, factory stocks and USA modifieds compete. Tickets for regular Friday night shows are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors and students, $2 for children and free for children younger than 5. Gates open at 5 p.m., and racing begins at 7:30 p.m. On April 18 and July 11, the State Fair Speedway will host a demolition derby, with destructiveness sure to satisfy young and old alike. For more information, call 948-6796 or go online to www.statefairspeedway. com.
Racers and race fans also should check out Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Noble. With Test & Tune and Grudge racing from 6 p.m. to midnight Fridays, you can race your ride all evening for just $15. Tickets for Friday night spectators are $8. Saturday racing begins at 4 p.m., with spectator tickets costing $10.50. On May 2, Thunder Valley Raceway Park will present the Pro Street Shoot Outs. For more information, call 872-3429 or go online to www.okthunder.com.
If those sound a little too loud or wild, then check out Cruisin' the Chisholm Trail in Duncan on April 19. With a car cruise, poker run, kids car show, hamburger feed and Johnny Cooper concert, this event is sure to please. A custom bike will be given away during the event. The show begins at 9:30 a.m., and the cruise and poker run start at 12:30 p.m. The hamburger feed will start at 4:15 p.m., and the Johnny Cooper concert will begin at 6 p.m. For more information, call (580) 252-8696 or go online to www.mainstreetduncan.com
On May 2-3, the Rock and Rumble Car Show and Cruise will be at the Jackson County Courthouse in Altus. The show will begin at 8 p.m. May 2 with an open cruise and live outdoor entertainment. On May 3, viewing begins at 8 a.m., and a burnout contest is at 10 a.m. Bring your earplugs for the "sound off” stereo competition at 11 a.m., then turn your attention to the live outdoor entertainment beginning at noon. With plenty of vendors and more than 400 vehicles expected to be in attendance, this is one car show you won't want to miss. For more information, call Main Street Altus at (580) 482-2277.
If you are looking for something a little different, check out the Tulsa ArtCar Weekend on May 15-18 in Tulsa. Stimulate your visual senses at the most unusual car show in Oklahoma, held in conjunction with Blue Dome Arts Festival. Enjoy a parade of vehicles that have been transformed into works of art. Featuring vehicles you won't see anywhere else, ArtCar Weekend brings in mobile creations from artists from across the United States. For a schedule of events and times, go online to www.livingarts.org or call (918) 585-1234. Admission is free. There will be creative activities for the kids.
The Woodward Rodders Rod Run and Car Show will be May 24-25. This 26th annual event features two days of fun and games for all ages. Attractions include a burnout competition, cruise, poker run, vendors and more than 300 vehicles. For more information, call (580) 334-2165.
On June 6-8, El Reno will be the location of "A Small Town Weekend on Route 66.” With a concert Friday night, children's games, festival foods, classic car show, live entertainment, hot wheel races and a legal Route 66 burnout, this event has it all. A block party kicks things off at 6 p.m. June 6. Hot Wheels races are at 9 a.m. June 7, with the burnout to follow at noon. The open car show will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 8 in Adams Park. Admission is free. For more information call (405) 262-3876.
No matter your interest, you're sure to find some outstanding automotive events throughout the state. To find even more car shows, cruises, poker runs and races, call an Oklahoma travel counselor at (800) 652-6552 or go online www.TravelOK.com.
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