What’s up everyone! There is nothing better than pulling up to a show in the middle of Spring Break in Panama City Beach. Waking up to the sound of waves crashing on to the beach, is always reassuring than hearing snow plows in the mornings scraping the streets. Michael McGill, freelance photographer Smalls, and I attended the Spring Fling show, hosted by Vitals Signs in Panama City Beach this past month. The coverage of the Spring Fling Car & Truck show will appear in the May issue next Month, which will be a for sure not to miss!

We did bring home a little surprise to let everyone in on how our adventure turned out. While we were in Florida, a beach scene cover for this month was a must. We hooked up with the gorgeous Bucci Twins from the beautiful Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

As good as it sounds, being at Spring Break in Florida, and with “The Twins”, our country is at war. We’ve had numerous e-mails and letters from troops stationed through out many countries. They’ve been sending their appreciation for one of the few things that keeps them motivated and focused on their jobs, as being Americans fighting for our country and waiting to return home safely.

For this months cover, we wanted to bring a patriotic theme for all our viewers. We discussed settings and outfits to set off “The Twins” with the aggressive 2002 Flame Red Dodge Ram owned by Dennis Phillips with Relaxed Atmosphere. We decided that nothing was better than having “The Twins” on the sandy beaches sporting the best wardrobe, The American Flag. If you need reminded of what a true American is, let Shawna and Jennifer refresh your memory.

As if “The Twins” weren’t enough to keep it hot in here, maybe this fine selection of vehicles can get the fix you’re looking for. Mitchell White debuted his clean ass 1998 Honda Civic at the Spring Fling Show this past month, to pull out this stunning feature. Charlie Hutchinson is representing his club Exclusive Styles this month, with his immaculate cherry red 1994 Chevy S-10. Ed Bader shows us his creative use of the finest kolors that House of Kolor has to offer on his 1995 Chevy Impala.

We’ve gathered another fine selection of shows to bring you for the new exciting season. Freelance Photographer Eric Stiles had the pleasure of attending the Chicago World of Wheels that was held at the Cobo Hall this past January 31-February 2 2003. Freelance Photographer Richie D hooked up with the guys from Paradise Dreamz to cover their Winter Heat show that was held in Charlotte, NC on November 16 & 17 2002.

I took advantage of a full tour from Rob and his crew down at
C & R Racing Performance, when we attended their cruise in on September 19th 2002 in Indianapolis, IN. We also attended the 1st Annual Cruise in at the CWB Accessories in Plainfield, IN on the same weekend, to watch Big Mike fill the show lot up with a variety of custom vehicles. Make sure to check out these awesome events in this month’s issue.

We are currently putting together a Gauge Team Freelance, which is a program designed to allow you, our readers, to be more involved with how Gauge Magazine tics. Gauge Magazine has always prided ourselves on being for the auto enthusiast by the auto enthusiast, therefore we want die hard photographers/enthusiasts to show off their skills and give them the opportunity to have their work published in a world renowned magazine. Gauge’s 2003 Show Tour Schedule is starting to get jammed packed and we would like to bring the readers as much coverage as possible, please if you are interested in participating on Team Freelance or have any questions contact me at Bigwood@GaugeMagazine.com.

For all our troops stationed throughout the world, this one is for you! We all support you here at Gauge and please make it home safely. As usual if you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact me at bigwood@gaugemagazine.com, until next month keep your heads up and at least one frame rail on the ground! Peace!

BIG WOOD
bigwood@gaugemagazine.com