Top 21 Car Show - Burnsville - May 23rd, O'Reilly Auto Parts - FREE Admission

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WHAT: Top 21 Car Show
WHERE: O'Reilly Auto Parts (Burnsville)
WHEN: Saturday May 23rd
TIME: 10am to 3pm
ADMISSION: FREE

Some of you have attended our shows in the past. You don't have to drive a trailer queen to fit in. All muscle, modern and classic, are welcome and encouraged to attend. This may be the only show we do this year so please show your support and spread the word.

O'Reilly reps will pick the Top 21 rides. We will raffle prizes for participants AND spectators. Miss Car Craft 2008, Chrissy Wood, will be onsite to spice things up. The girls from Hooters in Burnsville will be there too. Dynomax Power to the Wheels finalist Mark Gjavenis will be onsite with his 1233hp to the rear wheels 65 Chevelle. Nick Sinclair from SinclairHotRods will be on-site with "Hot Rod" art and t-shirts. Don't worry about bringing food, Black Dawg Grille is located right next door and they have great food.

Black Dawg Grille will have Happy Hour Specials with 241's all day long, Big Dawg Bloody Mary's (breakfast in a glass!!) will not be on 241's but are worth every penny. Breakfast Buffet, All You Can Eat!! Adults $6.99 Kids $3.99. Open early just for the show at 9am!!

O'Reilly Auto Parts
3150 Highway 13
Burnsville, MN 55337
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SPONSORS:

O'Reilly Auto Parts (Burnsville)


Dick's Hot Rod Shop (Lakeville)


Black Dawg Grille (Burnsville)


Hooters (Burnsville)


SinclairHotRods (Northfield)



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Photo Slideshow from our 2005 Show



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Miss Car Craft 2008 - Chrissy Wood



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UPDATE 4/26:
Hooters in Burnsville has stepped up to sponsor the event with gift certificates and t-shirts. They will also be sending a couple girls down to entertain us. Black Dawg Bar & Grille is working on sponsorship money for awards. They will be open early to accommodate the show with food and drink specials. Miss Car Craft 2008, Chrissy Wood, is a confirmed go for the show. She will be selling signed posters and may pose for participant photos. Dynomax Power to the Wheels finalist Mark Gjavenis will be onsite with his 1233hp to the rear wheels 65 Chevelle. Top 21 awards will be special edition plaques designed by Nick Sinclair for this show.

I am looking for help with the show. Got some ideas on what you can bring to the party, let me know.

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UPDATE 5/14:
Added Dick's Hot Rod Shop in Lakeville as a sponsor. Thanks Dick!

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UPDATE 5/18:
Added front t-shirt design by Nick Sinclair. Thanks Nick!

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UPDATE 5/20:
Miss Car Craft Chrissy Wood will be on-site from Noon to 3pm. Hooters girls will be on-site with sample wings. Top 21 winners will receive a custom plaque and show shirt, both designed by Nick Sinclair, along with an O'Reilly hat. Raffle prizes will include four $25 gift certificates to Hooters, twenty-one Top 21 shirts, fifteen O'Reilly shirts, four MSRA shirts, 20 O'Reilly hats and more. Half the money raised with the raffle will go to the grand prize raffle winner.

Black Dawg Grille will have Happy Hour Specials with 241's all day long, Big Dawg Bloody Mary's (breakfast in a glass!!) will not be on 241's but are worth every penny. Breakfast Buffet, All You Can Eat!! Adults $6.99 Kids $3.99. Open early just for the show at 9am!!

[mnhotrod]

Writing this to say thanks to everyone that came out and made this one of the best shows of 2009. We started the day with early morning shows that gave way to clouds at around 9am and sunny skys around 11am. The turnout was great with 171 registered cars and hundreds of spectators who overflowed into the Menards lot next door. We easily had over 200 cars as many did not register. Black Dawg Grille was short staffed with only two girls to serve the bar and dining area and one cook. We had some complaints on wait time and service but I want to commend the staff for their hard work. The Hooters girls arrived at 1pm with 50 hot wings and free beer coupons to pass out to participants and spectators. Ashley and Maya also posed for photos and helped with raffle prizes. Miss Car Craft 2008, Chrissy Wood, arrived at 1pm to smooze with the crowd. She signed posters for about and hour then walked the show posing for photos. Raffle drawings started at 11:30 and went all day with as many as twenty winners every 21 minutes to clear the crowded prize table. We started the awards ceremony by giving away the raffle grand prize of $202. O'Reilly reps chose the Top 21 winners. Each received a Top 21 8x10 plaque and Top 21 t-shirt. After the ceremony, participants headed for their cars and we went from 175 cars to 15 cars within 15 minutes.

Before closing I want to point out that we pulled off a big show with just 8 volunteers and a budget of $650. We received a lot of positive feedback and look forward to doing one again next year. Thanks again for coming out for a good time with us. Please make sure to mention the show to our sponsors next time you see them.

AWARDS & PRIZES: Dan Hopkins with O'Reilly Auto Parts and Tom Conquergood with O'Reilly Motorsports really came though with prizes (see award and prize lists below). Kim Clemens donated swag from the MSRA that included long sleeve denim shirts, sweetshirts, t-shirts and a fleece pull-over. Bill Clausen stepped up with some Autowalk t-shirts. Clint Dominick donated four Hooters $25 Gift Certificates and 50 hot wings.

AWARDS:
(21) Top 21 8x10 Plaques with Top 21 T-Shirts

RAFFLE PRIZES:
(01) Grand Prize $202
(25) Top 21 T-Shirts
(04) Hooters $25 Gift Certificates
(12) MSRA hoodies, dress shirts, sweatshirts & t-shirts
(35) O'Reilly Event T-Shirts
(50) O'Reilly Event Hats
(02) O'Reilly Banners
(03) Autoswalk T-Shirts

SPECIALS THANKS
Steve Benson - Event Coordinator
Rick Clemens - SetUp / Registration / Prizes
Marty Northrup - SetUp / Registration / Raffle
Kim Clemens - Registration
Stephanie Northrup - Registration
Chris Benson - Raffle
Matt Harmon - Raffle
Lindsay Ellison - Raffle
Dan Hopkins - O'Reilly District Manager
Dick Clemmer - Dicks Hot Rod Shop
Minta Lubecke - Black Dawg Grille General Manager
Clint - Hooters General Manager
Ashley - Hooters Girl
Maya - Hooters Girl
Chrissy Wood - Miss Car Craft 2008

PHOTOS:

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Taylor Shull took a lot of photos at the show. Taylor has been taking photos of local events in the area and may be starting a business. Check out his blog at Checkerboard Photography. Thanks Taylor!

UPDATE: Taylor - Love the first shot that shows wide angle of all the cars in the lot. Please change the settings so we can see full resolution photos on Flickr.