It’s always hot in Louisville at the NSRA Nats which is held at the Kentucky Fairgrounds and this week was no different. My partner, Honest Mike Goodman and our Head-Honest-Show guy, Honest Louis took our Honest Charley gooseneck trailer up on Monday so they could have plenty of time to set up for this important event. Since Coker Tire’s spot is next door, the Honest boys had the trailer and the carpet set so Todd (flipflop) Harless, Jess (alias Jay) Hoodenpyle, Bruce (The Terminator) Snyder, and Jim (he really should be back attending to export sales) Hildebrand mosied up to Lewavulle Wed AM. I hung in at Chattavegas until Thursday morning. I have to admit that I didn’t practise what I preach… No not about not speeding or something stupid like that….I drove modern! Coulda and shoulda drove a hot rod or collector car but..

Got to Luavull mid morning. Aint gonna tell you when I left n when I got there but I set records! The convention center is all tore up with construction. They added about 25 percent to the display hall area. It’s cooler inside! Saw my friend Vernon Walker of NSRA and Walker Radiator fame right away. He does a great job. Good guy too. Saw SEMA leader, Nate Shelton. Now I’ve done it…I went and started and now I will offend those friends I saw and don’t mention them. To you guys: sorry I love ya, but I aint naming you all.

I finally made to the Coker Tire and Honest Charley booth after being stopped to gab and "shake n howdy" a dozen or so times. Here’s a picture of both displays. Both looked spectactulous. Just made up a new word! I know the Coker Tire guys set records for Thursday sales and with number of people Honest had in their booth, we kicked butt there too! Watch out Speedy Bill!! Also saw my buddy Debbie Lewis, she owns the Hot Rod n Restoration Show in Indianapolis. Check it out. If you are in the business, you gotta go.

Back to Lewieville Streetrod Nats. It was so dang hot Thursday outside you could have set a baby-moon on the ground n fried an egg! I spent some time with Keith Crain and Dutch Mandel of Autoweek/Crain Communications fame. Its nice to know that those guys are real car guys and enjoy hot rod shows.

Jess n Jim taught a Seminar on tars (Corky speak for tires, pneumaticos, covers, reifen, casings). How convenient! You know… high tech paint is cool, but so is primer’d cars. Expensive leather upholstery is tops but sometimes nothing beats a Mexican blanket over foam. But Tires!

Its all about the tires! Don’t forget it. There will be a test later!

Am typin this qwerty style on my crackberry as I drive home from LooAvullle. (Did you catch how many different spellings in this one Blog post?) Hard to do on the freeway, while its rainin and drivin w your knee. Don’t try it. Now its rainin too hard. Later..

From the Nats,

Corky