Hot Rod Power Tour 2012! Mopars til the end!

[Dino]

Detroit is about 45 minutes east of me so I can at least start the tour there, join the rest up to Muskegon, which is NW Mi, and then depending on when the tour goes back down towards Illinois I can do a bit of that before turning east and going back home. 

[elacruze]

Since I haven't finished installing my stereo equipment, I emailed Kicker to see what they're going to offer on the tour, here was the response;

Casey Murphy ✆ cmurphy@kicker.com

Eric,
We plan do do several promotions during the stop at our facility. We have yet to solidify what those specials are and how we are going to promote them.
If you have Face Book, I am going to start a group page probably in February for the stop with all the details.

Thank You,

[1970Moparmann]

That's the one thing I haven't done to the car yet - stereo set up.  I wonder if Pioneer is going to do some cars also this year.  I'm going to see if I can try and enter a drawing.

[471_Magnum]

That's the one thing I haven't done to the car yet - stereo set up.  I wonder if Pioneer is going to do some cars also this year.  I'm going to see if I can try and enter a drawing.

Back in 2010 Pioneer contacted me several weeks prior to the start of the tour. At the time, the Challenger was radio delete. Unfortunately, I didn't want to face driving the first of the tour in silence, and I was leery about having anyone else do an install. E-body dashes are particularly difficult to do a clean, hack-free aftermarket install.  I ended up installing my own system ahead of time.

Installed a Custom Autosound system in the Road Runner last year, so I'm all set well in advance this time around.

[jwilk01]

Anybody book any hotels yet?  If you goto any travel site there are places to stay around the area of detroit, like brighton.  But if you goto the site they recommend you have to stay at someplace 30 miles away.  Just wondering what people were doing.

Later
Josh

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

Here's a heads up on where some of the MoPowered Tour guys are staying.

Red Roof Inn Detroit - St Clair Shores
31800 Little Mack Avenue,
Roseville, MI 48066 US
June 1st, 2012 - June 3rd, 2012

Shoreline Inn & Suites
750 Terrace Point Road,
Muskegon, MI 49440 US
June 3rd, 2012 - June 4th, 2012

Hawthorn Suites
101 Trade Center Drive,
Champaign, IL 61820 US
Monday June 4th, 2012 - Tuesday June 5th, 2012

Super 8
2 Gateway Drive,
Collinsville, IL 62234-6106 US
618-345-8008
Tuesday June 5th, 2012 - Wednesday June 6th, 2012


Econo Lodge Miami
900 East Steve Owens Blvd.
Miami, OK 74354
Wednesday June 6th, 2012 - Thursday June 7th, 2012

Fairfield Inn by Marriott Stillwater
418 East Hall of Fame Avenue,
Stillwater, OK 74076
Thursday June 7th, 2012 -  Friday June 8th, 2012

Super 8 Grand Prairie
402 East Palace Parkway
Grand Prairie, TX 75050 US
Friday June 8th, 2012 - Saturday June 9th, 2012


Also planning breakfast meeting spots and if you guys know of any cool places to go on the way.  Let us know!

Ryan

[471_Magnum]

At the moment, my reservations are as follows:
6/1-6/3 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Brighton, MI
6/3-6/4 Holiday Inn Muskegon-Harbor
6/4-6/5 Holiday Inn Urbana, IL
6/5-6/6 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fenton, MO
6/6-6/7 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Miami, OK
6/7-6/8 Residence Inn Stillwater, OK
6/8-6/9 Hilton Arlington, TX
6/9-6/10 Holiday Inn Select Downtown Memphis, TN or possibly somewhere in the St. Louis area if we decide to try to hit Monster Mopar Spring Fling

[jwilk01]

I too will be staying at Holiday inn express in Brighton.
then I will be in a Best western beacon inn, in grand haven, mi

See Ya there

In our group it will be
Me in a 1969 Charger R/T General Lee
My brother in a 1971 challenger r/t 440 six pack sassy grass green
friend 1968 Dodge Charger silver
Friend 1978 Lil red express
friend 1970 camaro z28 citrus green

[thedodgeboys]

That's the one thing I haven't done to the car yet - stereo set up.  I wonder if Pioneer is going to do some cars also this year.  I'm going to see if I can try and enter a drawing.

Back in 2010 Pioneer contacted me several weeks prior to the start of the tour. At the time, the Challenger was radio delete. Unfortunately, I didn't want to face driving the first of the tour in silence, and I was leery about having anyone else do an install. E-body dashes are particularly difficult to do a clean, hack-free aftermarket install.  I ended up installing my own system ahead of time.

Installed a Custom Autosound system in the Road Runner last year, so I'm all set well in advance this time around.

I was lucky enough to score one of the Pioneer installs on last years power tour  they were very accommodating on keeping my factory 8 track working and hiding the pioneer head unit. It sounds great and they did a great job on the install.

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

I too will be staying at Holiday inn express in Brighton.
then I will be in a Best western beacon inn, in grand haven, mi

See Ya there

In our group it will be
Me in a 1969 Charger R/T General Lee
My brother in a 1971 challenger r/t 440 six pack sassy grass green
friend 1968 Dodge Charger silver
Friend 1978 Lil red express
friend 1970 camaro z28 citrus green

Sounds like a good group of people.  You should join us for some of the MoPowered Tour.  There are some kick ass T-shirt and we just cruise together.  It is a blast.  Always finding unique and crazy good food stops.

sign up at MoPoweredTour@yahoo.com

And Pioneer is great, saw their installs on a few vehicles.

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

Well here we go............

Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is having a Happy and Healthy 2012!

The stops for the 2012 Hot Rod Power Tour have been fully released!

We're going to be rocking away doing the MoPowered Tour 2012! We have a great group of people leading it again.

Rob Wolf with Mopar Collectors Guide will be in attendance for part of the tour. http://www.moparcollectorsguide.com/

Dave Ferro with the Totally Auto crew will be ingrained in the Tour as usual. http://www.totallyautoinc.com/

Ryan Brutt will be there, doing the computer blogging thing, pictures and video! http://www.powertour2011.wordpress.com , http://www.powertour2010.wordpress.com

This year the Tour will be winding its way to Texas!

6/2 Detroit, MI - GM Proving Grounds in Milford, MI (This may or may not be the first day)
6/3 Muskegon, MI -Downtown
6/4 Champaign, IL -Assembly Hall, Univ. of IL
6/5 Madison, IL - Gateway Motorsports Park
6/6 Miami, OK - Buffalo Run Casino
6/7 Stillwater, OK - Kicker Corporate Complex
6/8 Arlington, TX - Quick trip Park
6/9 Arlington, TX -Quick trip Park (Long Haulers Only)

To join the MoPowered Tour, just email us the information below. Even if you signed up for last years Tour, please re-send all information.

YOUR NAME:
YEAR/MAKE/MODEL/COLOR OF YOUR MOPAR:
STOPS YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING:
CELL PHONE NUMBER FOR USE ON TOUR- (text capable):
EMAIL ADDRESS:
HOW MANY IN YOUR RIDE:
T-SHIRT SIZE PREFERRED:

mopoweredtour@yahoo.com

You can follow us at the addresses below this year! And there will be a MoPowered Tour phone that will text people in case anything changes during Tour.


Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/MoPoweredTour )

Twitter (https://twitter.com/Mopoweredtour )

Websites (http://www.mopoweredtour.com ) and (http://www.powertour2012.wordpress.com )

Lots of awesome things are in the works. If you know of anything on the route or any cool places to go. Let us know.

[4cruzin]

This is way cool!   Not only is the power tour starting in my backyard . . but starts on my birthday as well!   If I don't go somewhere tropical for my B-Day . . I will be there for the first leg of it anyways . . . .     If anyone needs any info about this area  . . . Milford/Brighton . . just let me know.   

[nvrbdn]

right now the vacation thing isnt workin out. so if i dont pull it off the gateway track is 3 miles from my work.i will just have to be at the track after work at 3, or cut out around noon.

[68bulit]

Ryan,
See you in Detroit. Near Joplin on Route 66, there is a restored 66 Drive Movie in Carthage(Mopar owner), Iggy's Chrome Diner, Baxter Springs has two diners that were on Diners, Drive In's and Dives. Also you can stop and see the original "TowMater" at the Four Women on the Route 66 Gas Station. You will also see a couple of familiar cars that traveled with you.
Rod
See pictures at these places:
"4th annual kansas mopar cruise pictures" on this forum, there are 5 pages of cars and sites.
http://ksmoparcruise.org/

[moparstuart]

Ryan,
See you in Detroit. Near Joplin on Route 66, there is a restored 66 Drive Movie in Carthage(Mopar owner), Iggy's Chrome Diner, Baxter Springs has two diners that were on Diners, Drive In's and Dives. Also you can stop and see the original "TowMater" at the Four Women on the Route 66 Gas Station. You will also see a couple of familiar cars that traveled with you.
Rod
See pictures at these places:
"4th annual kansas mopar cruise pictures" on this forum, there are 5 pages of cars and sites.
http://ksmoparcruise.org/

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,80947.0.html
also picture here on this site , great area we had a blast

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

Sorry I didn't respond earlier.  Been out of the state.

Send me any ideas you guys have.  You never know where we might turn up!

mopoweredtour@yahoo.com

Ryan

[68bulit]

On Saturday if you stop at Bakers in Milford there may be hundreds of cruises there. This is a weekly gathering stop for all makes and there is a monthly mopar group that also has a get together there. Look them up on the web and they post the car pics from the cruises.

[coxie1996]

was so excited to go this year, being 16 on june 12th 2012, my charger should be ready to go and have alot of fun with my friends on the trip.. until i found out it starts june 2nd  maybe just wait till next year

[nvrbdn]

was so excited to go this year, being 16 on june 12th 2012, my charger should be ready to go and have alot of fun with my friends on the trip.. until i found out it starts june 2nd  maybe just wait till next year

well then make sure you get to monster mopar june 8-10 if you dont make the power tour. also the tour will be at gateway on the 5th. so that will be a good chance to meet alot of the guys

[coxie1996]

was so excited to go this year, being 16 on june 12th 2012, my charger should be ready to go and have alot of fun with my friends on the trip.. until i found out it starts june 2nd  maybe just wait till next year

well then make sure you get to monster mopar june 8-10 if you dont make the power tour. also the tour will be at gateway on the 5th. so that will be a good chance to meet alot of the guys

weres it at? and i could possibly with my mom  only option lol

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

Also since a large majority of the Tour needs to head through St. Louis on their way home.  Any Mo-Powered Tour participants are allowed into Monster Mopar for FREE on Sunday.

[nvrbdn]

wow thats a good deal coxie go hwy 70 to exit 4 hwy 203 as soon as you get off the freeway your there. both events at the same place your 1 1/2 hours away right?

[coxie1996]

wow thats a good deal coxie go hwy 70 to exit 4 hwy 203 as soon as you get off the freeway your there. both events at the same place your 1 1/2 hours away right?

im in pittsfield so yeah around that and good deal!  but what town is it called?

[nvrbdn]

madison il. next to granite city and right before you cross the river to st. louis.

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

The problem is, if you long haul.  Even if you leave right after the ceremony on Saturday, there is no way to get to Monster Mopar on Saturday with any day light left.

The Post-MoPowered Tour plan is to head to Springfield, MO for Saturday night, then leave early Sunday to enjoy the rest of the day at Monster Mopar.

What do you guys think?