 What’s
up everyone! The month of May
has drug through and has definitely
left its mark on the Gauge Magazine
Lifestyle Tour.
A month full of state-to-state
hauling to catch the true lifestyle
excitement couldn’t get any sweeter.
Year after year the atmosphere in May
always seems to set the tone for the
rest of the outdoor season. Enthusiasts
from all over the world are always striving
to better the sport by unveiling some
of the hottest vehicles to cruise the
streets! The creativity and originality
has set an extreme aura around this
awesome artwork that the majority of
us call a hobby. To keep you in touch
with all the hype, we’ve captured
all the jaw dropping vehicles
and hot ladies to make
sure you don’t miss a beat!
On
the cover this month we present Matt
Trout representing Scared
of Heightz in his “Suicide
Solution” 1990
Chevy Blazer. In the 6 ½
years it took to construct this one
of a kind Blazer the reward of completion
is enough to leave you speechless.
Its Cali Style paint scheme
and fully functional right
hand driven features are
only a handful of modifications that
were in Matt’s bag of tricks
during the construction of this masterpiece.
A full round of Suicide doors
and a custom coffin interior,
we leave you with the finest SUICIDE
SOLUTION!
We
topped off Matt’s ride with
the stunning June Gauge Girl
Nina McCollom. I had the
chance to meet up with Nina this past
month at Showfest
in Greenville, MS at the Gauge Magazine
booth. Come check out the gorgeous
Nina tease you in her seductive Gauge
Girl Layout.
We start off this months show coverage
in Greenville, MS
for Showfest held
at the Washington County Fairgrounds.
The ever popular event filled the
streets of Greenville on the weekend
of May 15-16 2004.
The event pulled in a record crowd
and raised the largest donation ever
to benefit the Mississippi
Fire Fighters Burn Center.
Once again the crew of Assorted
Miniatures proved its
point on how to fill up a show field,
by pulling in one impressive collection
of custom vehicles. For more information
on next year’s event, contact
the staff at http://www.clubassorted.com
I
had the pleasure of covering the Y
Teens Fishers Car and Truck Show hosted
by Lowered Horizons. The
event was held in Fishers,
IN at the local YMCA
on April 17th 2004.
The weather broke just in time to
corral up some of the hottest vehicles
from the Indy Scene. For the schedule
of upcoming events held by Lowered
Horizons check out http://www.Loweredhorizons.com.
Next
up the Gauge staff and I packed up
for a trip to Columbus, OH
for the Import Life Tour.
The event was held at the Columbus
Convention Center on April
10th 2004. The staff with
Impulse Productions laid
out an impressive display of the Tuner
Lifestyle, and insured it with a national
tour throughout the US. For more information
on future events, check out http://www.importlifetour.com.
We
catch up with Freelance Photographer
Matt Willoughby at the Properly
Grounded and Stylin’ Concepts
Cruise In. The event was
held in Independence, OH
at Stylin’ Concepts
on June 22 2003.
For more information on events held
by Properly Grounded check out http://www.properlygrounded.com.
We have another
stunning line up of feature vehicles
for you. I had the chance to hook
up with Matt Long
representing Relaxed Atmosphere
in his 2002 GMC Envoy
at the ITB show in
Indy this past summer. Matt and crew
at KUSTOMWERKS
built this immaculate ride to help
promote their skills and craftsmanship
at the SEMA show
in Las Vegas in November 0f 2002.
Matt is no stranger for building eye-catching
custom vehicles - be on the lookout
for his next creation.
Freelance
Photographer Michael McGill had
the chance to meet Ron Alligood
representing Relaxed Atmosphere
in his 1997 Ford F-150.
Amazingly enough this smooth piece
has entered the paint booth 4
different times for a face lift and
5 new sets of shoes before
he had the perfect fit for this clean-ass
ride!
Last
but not least, I caught up with Jeff
Lippard in his 1993
Toyota Pick up at the Mini
Nationals at the Bristol Motor Speedway
this past July. The help and strong
support from his father, brother,
and friends helped to create Jeff’s
dream in 3 years.
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Gauge
Magazine
Lifestyle Tour:
This
month we start off the Gauge
Magazine Lifestyle Tour with
Photographer John Jackson hooking
up with the crew at Drop
Jaw Mag for The
Big Show. The event will
be held at the Virginia Motorsports
Park in Petersburg, VA on the weekend
of June 4-6 2004. For more
information or directions, check out
www.dropjawmag.com.
The
following Tuesday Donnie Babb and
I hook up with David Figg
from Special Events to cruise
the Big Wood project
across the Midwest on the Hot
Rod Magazine Power Tour.
Last year this event had over 1000
hard core enthusiast cruising across
the country. For more information
on the 2004 Hot Rod Magazine
Power Tour check out www.hotrod.com
or www.familyevents.com
Next
we hook up again with photographer
John Jackson for Hot
Import Nights. The event
will be held in Charlotte,
NC at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart
on June 12th 2004. For more
information on registration, or upcoming
events check out www.hotimportnights.com
Running
a full schedule Photographer
John Jackson makes another
trip to catch up with the guys over
at East Coast Minis
for their annual event. The event
will be held in Salisbury,
MD at the Wicomico Civic Center.
Many major publications will be on
hand capturing the event coverage
and lifestyle. For more information
on this event, check out www.eastcoastminis.com
To
wrap up the June Tour, I
will be heading down for some southern
hospitality in Biloxi, MS
for Scrapin’ the Coast.
The huge success of last year's event
in Gulfport, MS means more space was
a huge requirement for the 2004 event.
This year the venue will be on
the beach at the Mississippi Coast
Coliseum on the weekend of
June 26-27 2004 for
this 2nd annual event. For directions
or information on registration, check
out www.scrapinthecoast.com
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