Beloit Autorama 2012

Every year, Beloit, a small town in Wisconsin, hosts the "world's largest one-day car show":  The Beloit Autorama.  The show is held in a park right next to the Rock River and it's a real treat to attend.  Over 1250 cars are shown, and when the weather's good, the car show fans come out in droves.  We've actually missed the past two years due to rain, but this year it was sunny and 75...perfect.  TRIKE TRIP!!  We needed to get out of the construction zone with its dust and destruction, so we drove around Wisconsin killing bugs on Saturday afternoon and spent the night in Beloit.  The Holiday Inn Express is made for motorcyclers:  when we got there, they handed us a beer.

You can tell you're in Wisconsin when all the motorcycles are Harleys.  Here's Gordon, parking in the Garden of Harleys:

It pays to get there fairly early to watch the show cars arrive.  Some people arrive when the show opens, set up a chair, and sit there until the parade finishes before they walk around.

 



Preservation Park, right next to the river, is a beautiful setting for the event.

This is really a big show and takes up the whole park.  The giant crane in the middle of the area is for the sound system.  Fifties and Sixties music blasts out all day, occasionally overridden by the announcer who's found lost cellphones and lost parents.

Three faces of evil:  Sad face, Sleepy face, and Happy face...

 

Gordon found a 507-cubic inch V8 trike.  Good thing it wasn't for sale!

A good time was had by all.  We walked around until we were worn out, then rode home and handed ourselves a beer.  Now we're back to the dust and destruction!