By Teri Vance
Engines will be revving across Carson City this weekend as three car shows and a motorcycle competition roll into town. Mills Park will host the bulk of the shows on Saturday — Rockabilly Riot, T-Buckets and the Carson City Motor Officer Challenge.
“There will be music, dancing, guys and girls with tattoos, hair slicked back,” said Paul Sampson, promoter for Rockabilly Riot. “There will be killer motorcycles and cool car games. A real party atmosphere.”
An additional show, the Karson Kruzers Run What Cha Brung, will be in Fuji Park.
The show will feature 55 different classes of vehicles.
“It’s got a little bit of everything,” said Loretta Marcin, president of Karson Kruzers. “There’s something for everyone.”
Cars from all the shows will join together for a massive Gearhead Cruise from College Parkway to the Nevada State Railroad Museum, 2180 S. Carson St., at 6 p.m. Saturday.
“It’s going to be a heck of a weekend for the public,” said Mary Ann Dixon, an organizer for the T-Buckets show. “Although the genres are different, the love of cars is universal.”
More than 120 Model-T Fords from across the country as well as New Zealand and Japan will converge as part of the National T-Bucket Alliance.
Rockabilly Riot will feature about 600 rat rods — custom built hot rods made in the most inexpensive, often unfinished-looking manner.
The Battle Born Harley Pin-Up Contest with Goldie Golden will be 7 p.m. Satruday at the Pony Express Pavilion. The winner gets $1,000.
Sampson said the outlaw culture permeates the pin-up contest as well, attracting a variety of women.
“They don’t have to look like typical models,” Sampson said. “The winners come in all sizes and all different looks.”
For a complete list of events, go to www.renorockabillyriot.com.
This year’s Motor Officer Challenge, the Iron Horse Challenge, will see officers from across the country completing a three-day training, which includes obstacle and slow-ride challenges.
Run What Cha Brung will kick off 6-8 p.m. Friday with a show-n-shine in the parking lot of Max Casino, 900 S. Carson St. Registration will be available during that time. A disc jockey will play 7-10 p.m.
All makes and models will be on display during the free Run What Cha Brung show 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Fuji Park, 601 Old Clear Creek Road.
