To our Cruzin family,
"Friends are the family we choose"
LANCE'S SECOND MEMORIAL SHOW NEXT YEAR WILL BE ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY THE 19TH AT MANATEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE 6305 State Road 70 Bradenton, FL 34203
This past Saturday we were at Hooter's in Sarasota. I did not know how that show was going to go after Hurricane Ian. 12 cars were there and 3 signed in. We went ahead and ended it at 7:00pm. Hopefully next month we will be back to normal.
Wednesday the 5th is our first time back at Ed's Tavern in Lakewood Ranch. That is always a great show! A lot of people are really excited for this show to start! Look forward to seeing you there.
Next Saturday the 8th we will be at Ideal Classic Cars in Venice from 9:00 - 1:00pm. That is always a
great show filled with beautiful cars. Hope to see you there!
Our new schedule of shows are listed for the beginning of the Fall below.
Ed's Tavern in Lakewood Ranch will be starting the first week of October.
We have Hunsader Farms listed for the last three Sundays of October. We love this one! The car show is actually part of Hunsader Festival itself. There are two entrances for the Farm. We use the entrance closest to SR70. Once you tell them that you are with the car show they will tell you to take a different route. You will not need to pay a parking fee nor an entrance fee due to being in the festival itself. You will drive towards the back and take a right. It will take you into the festival and we are next to the Food Vendors and the bathrooms! Perfect spot!
Normally, it is $10.00 each person, but we get in Free of charge. We have a great time!
Hope to see you there. You can come to one or all of the shows. Hope to see you there.
I also want to say "Thank You" especially to two very special people.
You two are amazing friends and helpers! Lance and I are so blessed to have you!
BILL SAYERS & JET ALBRITTON
LANCE
Fast forwarding through the years we come to 1996. Lance and I had decided that we were taking the family to Atlanta so that we could see the Olympic Games.
We stayed at my Grandparents house which was approximately 20 minutes away from downtown Atlanta.
We had an awesome time there! Of course we went to Underground Atlanta and "The Varsity," which is one of my favorite places to visit.
Going to the Olympic games was a very enjoyable and memorable family experience for our entire family.
On our way home we were traveling at 75 mph on I75. We were in the middle lane with cars on both sides of us. We were driving a 1994 Dodge Caravan. Our front passenger tire blew out! Lance was able to control the van and we were towed to a tire store, without any incidents.
When we got to the tire store, they informed us that the tires we had on our van were the Firestone tires that were in the news that had been causing a lot of blow outs, and killing a lot of people!
We could not figure out why that van did not flip when the tire blew.
We decided that God was not ready for us yet. More later...
I have been getting a lot of questions regarding Lance's life. People are wanting to know where he was born and where he grew up. They are also wanting to know how we met and how he started doing these car shows. I am going to answer all of those questions right here.
I am going to be writing a little biography on Lance's life and legacy. I am going to share all sorts of stories/memories that will continue each week. I am going to upload photos, etc.
To Be Continued...
FYI : In the event of bad weather on car show days I will send an Email blast and a Facebook post by 3:00pm if there is going to be a cancellation. If you do not hear from me the "Show will go on!" I am now the sole owner of "Cruzin To The Hop" car shows and if you want to stay in the "Know" here it from me.
We are in the process of working on the website to get it updated, so please be patient with me. I did manage to get the updated Schedule in there. "I'm making progress."
Keep on Cruizin!
Bye for now,
Gaye, Sean, Troy & Krista
We have come up with an idea to try. It came up in conversation that it would be nice to have a "FOR SALE" section in the email and a "LOOKING FOR" section. We could start with the cost being $20.00 minimum for running on four email blasts. ($5.00 each email.) You would send me pictures at [email protected] and you could either pay me at a show or mail me a check at my home. Payment would be made before posting. Here is our first one:
