What’s up everyone! The indoor show circuit is in full swing, and the excitement continues to build up to the outdoor season. A whole winter spent in the garage preparing for the special debut date is only months away from paying off! This year we will hit the road for the 2004 Gauge Magazine Lifestyle Tour to bring you some of the hottest event coverage and vehicle features to hit the web. So break out the wax and the dusters, we’re going to get this summer started off right!

This month I will be attending the Spring Fling Car Show, hosted by Vital Signs Car Club. The show will be held at the Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach, FL on the weekend of March 12-14. The show will be dead in the middle of Spring Break and is guaranteed to be one hell of a time! Come check out how the guys over at Vital Signs can fill up a show lot, for more information on this event visit vitalsigns.org

Appearing on the cover this month is Freelance Photographer Eric Stiles representing Immaculate Collection in his 1990 Ford Ranger. Could you have ever imagined that 8 years ago this one of kind Ranger was used to haul around Eric’s tools to build his Custom Homes? Well it’s true; he transformed his work truck into the impressive split personality paint scheme that held true to its name…Two Face!

To top off this month's cover we added the gorgeous March Gauge Girl Kimberly Whobrey. See how Kimberly seduces the camera in the streets of Indy on her Gauge Girl Feature! To see more, visit her site at Indianabeauty.com

Photographer Toby Mosholder stepped outside of our normal coverage to show us this radical display of the 4 Wheel Jamboree held in Indianapolis, IN. The event was held at the luxurious Indiana State Fairgrounds on the weekend of September 19-21, 2003. For more information on this years event, check out familyevents.com .

Next we spend a day with Photographer Smalls as he covers the Mazda Extreme Street. The event was held at the Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA on June 28th 2003. To catch up on the Extreme Street Tour, check out there site at mazdaextremestreet.com .

We traveled north to catch up with Photographer Eric Stiles at the Dub Super Series Show. The event was held at the Navy Pier in Chicago, IL on the weekend of June 28th 2003. For more information on Dub, check out Dubmagazine.com

Photographer John Jackson mounted up to take on the Southern Import Showdown this past summer. The event took place on June 21st 2003 in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum. Stay tuned for there upcoming show this year at southernimport.com

To break away from the retro rewind, Photographer John Jackson hooked up with his club members from Outkast Kustoms to host Heat in the Streets. The boys from Outkast made this 1st annual show one not to forget! The show was held at the Country Club Lanes West on September 6, 2003 in Burlington, NC. For more information and extended coverage check out outkastkustoms.com

Photographers Smalls and John Jackson teamed up to cover D.R.A.G fest 2003 in remembrance of the late Danny Rowe. The non for profit event was held at the Oconee County Middle School on November 8th 2003 in Watkinsville, GA. For extended coverage on this event, check out www.acrophobia.net .

We have another stunning line up of vehicle features for you this month. We start off with Darrel Poe Jr. representing Kollapsed Klearance in his 1991 Chevy S-10. They don’t call it “Shostopr” for nothing; this clean ass S-10 definitely turns some heads when it rolls in to the show. I was able to meet up with Darrel this past summer in Bristol, TN to pull off this extreme rocker layin feature!

Next up is Cody Brown representing Immaculate Collection in his 1996 Dodge Neon. This eye catching neon jumps off the chart with its killer audio setup and fiberglass speaker enclosure. Even though the monstrosity of Cody’s box that houses his 6 12? MTX Subs, he was still able to make a back seat. His Dodge Neon is the true meaning of a physical decibel reading.

As usual, if you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact me!

Until next month keep your heads up and at least one frame rail on the ground! Peace!
BIG WOOD
bigwood@gaugemagazine.com