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Originally Posted by karve
Thanks for sharing info and pics!  I've always wanted to do the Power Tour but reading some of your posts I question if it's really worth it... Would you do it again? |
This was my 8th Power Tour (not always the full Long Haul though), and if you like cars, you will love the Power Tour. Yes, sometimes parking in the venue can take a while (it was the best this year of any I have done), and the weather can't be controlled, but it is a rolling, 7 day, 7 city car show! If you don't see a hundred cars a day that you love, you don't really like cars. Best of all, you see many of them on the road... my favorite memory of a car on the road was a 67 Chevelle gasser that merged onto the highway in front of us.
Hanging out with Power Tour people at the hotels is another highlight. I met a guy from Virginia who was on the Tour with a 1966 Corvette that he has owned since 1973. It has 4:56 gears and the original 4 speed! That is hard core, but he did the whole route.
You also get a chance to drag race and autocross as well as free dyno testing. My kids got autographs from John and Courtney Force and in the past have seen Richard Petty, Ken Lingenfelter, Vic Edelbrock and others.
Definitely a must try for any car guy in my opinion.