Downtown Hutchinson Rod Run

Thursday, October 4, 2012 An Advertising Supplement • The Hutchinson News

The Hutchinson News • An Advertising Supplement Thursday, October 4, 2012


Friday, October 5th, Hutchinson residents will be treated to aparade of several hundred beautiful hot rods, custom rods,street rods, muscle cars, classic and antique cars and trucks,

motorcycles, and exotic vehicles as they make their way from theDowntown Hutchinson Rod Run & Classic Car Show on the City-WideCruise. The cars will travel north on Main Street to 30th, right on 30thto Lorraine, right on Lorraine to17th, right on 17th to Severance, lefton Severance to 11th, right on 11th to Main Street and left on Mainback downtown on the cruise, a very popular part of the annual carshow event. The cruise will begin from downtown at 6:00 pm.

In past years, residents who live on streets along the cruise route,have dragged their lawn chairs to the curb and waved the cars on asthey passed by. Residents not on the cruise route who wish to see theparade can load the kids and neighbors in the car and drive to a loca-tion where they can park and watch the parade.

Of course, everyone is invited to come to downtown Hutchinson earlyin the afternoon Friday to walk Main Street from Third to Avenue Band check out the show cars, watch the vendor demonstrations andgrab a cold drink and something to eat for Happy Hour from one of thelocal restaurants or from one of the two Rod Run Food Courts. TheFood Courts, located at Avenue A Park and at DCI Park at 2nd andMain, will offer delicious barbecued ribs, grilled chicken, funnel cakeand lots of other tasty treats.

Prior to the City Cruise, the Kansas Highway Patrol will offer a“Rollover Demonstration” on Avenue A between Walnut and Mainfrom 3:00 – 6:30 pm. Downtown is a great place to watch the CityCruise start off, as they head north on Main. At 7:00 pm, after thecruise, those show cars who choose to, may take part in a BurnoutShow on Avenue A between Walnut and Main. Bleacher seating willbe available for those who want to watch the show.

The 5th Annual Downtown Hutchinson Rod Run & Classic CarShow certainly will give residents and visitors to Hutchinson a reasonto say, “TGIF!


Rod Run Vendors will be set up along Main Street with interesting dis-plays and demonstrations of what they do and the products they sell.Some of them are:

Scentsy Products – sells fragrance warmers for the home. Pick your scent!Bontrager Powder Coating – offers sandblasting and powder coating servic-es to both the general public, and commercial and industrial businesses.Things will look like new again!Premium Auto Restoration of Derby – see samples of their work in autobody restoration and pin striping. You’ll be amazed!Metro Auto – be sure to see their demonstration of a tear down, inspectionand rebuild of an alternator at 2:00 pm on Saturday. Impressive!X-press yourself t’s – will screen-print a custom t-shirt for anyone from theirmany pattern choices. Express yourself indeed!Kansas Street Rods – come by to see the high quality auto body restorationwork done by KSR first hand. They will be surrounded with 8 vehicles - sam-ples of their work. Wow!Amsoil – offers a complete line of engine lubrication to businesses & individu-als, as well as products for drive trains, gears, and fuel lines. They now offer aline of organic fertilizers. Come by and hear all about it!Kansas Kustoms – don’t miss the amazing examples of their work in autorestoration and street rod services at their booth. You love these cars!Bulldog Custom Chrome – can custom chrome anything. Come by the boothand see their demonstrations on Friday and Saturday at 1:00, 3:00 and 5:00pm and Sunday at 11:00 am and 12:30 pm. You won’t believe your eyes!Napa – this auto parts store has a tool for every job. Just ask them!Lowen Color Graphics – ever wondered how a car/van/truck can become a

moving billboard? Watch the magic happen as one of Lowen’s Certified 3MPreferred graphic installers wraps a vehicle in front of your eyes at 11:00 am& 1:30 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Great Plains Motorsports – Come by and see some of the many productsthey specialize in such as Yamaha, Wood Pellet Grills, Suzuki, Scooters,Polaris, Motorcycles, Honda, Exmark, Big Dog Mowers, Atvs and more. Whatfun!Red Rock Auto Center – specializes in auto repair and tire and fuel needs.Find out how to get there before you run out of gas!Stutzman Refuse - Are you confused about the new refuse sorting system?Come to their booth and they will explain it to you. You can’t miss them –they’re the ones with the great big truck!Ward Chiropractic - If your back hurts, or for that matter, any other bodypart, Ward Chiropractic can recommend a treatment for you. Go by, feel bet-ter!

If you want to take home a souvenir of the 5th Annual Downtown HutchinsonRod Run and Classic Car Show, stop by one of our souvenir booths – atMcVay’s Garage, 16 E. Avenue A or at First and Main Street. There are great

looking t-shirts with the event logo on the back depicting last year’s Best ofShow winning car and the Mayor’s Choice award winning car. You will also findRod Run logo embroidered ball caps and this year’s dash plaques. Shirts are priced at$10, caps are $10 and dash plaques years 2008 through 2012 are $1.

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King Midas Appears on RodRun Stage


Rod Run organizers have planned a packed weekend for participants and vis-itors alike. There is a full schedule of events going on all three days.

Downtown Hutchinson restaurants are prepared to feed the hungry crowds thatcome to the annual car show. Whether you come early or stay late, the restaurantsand the vendors at the two Food Courts – in Avenue A Park and DCI Park, will be openand ready to serve you. Many will provide take-out meals so that you can join friendsin one of the special shady seating areas to enjoy a meal. Those areas are in Avenue APark at Avenue A and Main, DCI Park at Second and Main, and at Sherman andMain.

If you come early, Cool Beans, Allie’s Deli, and Fraese’s will have breakfast readyfor you. Eileen from the Sampler will offer sweet breakfast treats at her vendor spaceon the corner of Sherman and Main along with fresh hot coffee. Speaking of coffee, theMaui Wowie booth at Avenue A and Main is back with special hot Hawaiian coffeesand cool fruit smoothies.

For lunch and dinner, you can choose from Danny Boy’s BBQ, Jillian’s Italian Grill& Wine Bar, Sushi Miso, Carl’s Bar and Deli, Fraese Old Fashioned Soda Fountain, orthe Anchor Inn for Mexican food. Cool Beans and Inspired! are also open for lunchwith soup, salad and sandwiches.

Rod Run vendors located in Avenue A park will offer delicious BBQ pork & hot linksfrom Jackson Meats, Papa John’s Pizza, cotton candy, popcorn, sno cones, soft drinks,beer and water.

Vendors located in DCI Park will offer hamburgers, hot dogs, funnel cake, caramelapples, nachos, deep fried corn, deep fried oreos, soft drinks, beer and water.Organizers of the event will have a restaurant map and sample restaurant menusposted at Registration in McVay’s Garage at 16 E. Avenue A.

Come to the Rod Run car show and come hungry!

It’s always a great event when King Midas and the Muflers take the stage to playoldies, songs of the 50s, 60s, and 70s - Rock and Roll music! They’re a happyband who always plays songs that were popular, songs that people like and

remember, songs that allow people to sing along.This group of seven accomplished musicians, considered by many fans as “a true pil-

lar of Midwest music history,” will entertain Downtown Hutchinson Rod Run &Classic Car Show visitors on Saturday, October 6, 2012 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on theRod Run Stage at First & Main Street. This music will be piped through the four 15-ft. tall speakers set in each intersection downtown so that everyone will hear the music

as they walk through the Event District andadmire the hundreds of show cars parked fromThird to Avenue B.

King Midas was organized in 1965, as a four-piece group, and was originally named KingMidas & the Muflers. In 1966, the group becamean eight-piece show band, performing in a six-state area, billed as the King Of The Show Bands.The group released two records in the late 1960’s,“Get Down With It” & “Mellow Midnight.” Theywere recently inducted to the Kansas Rock & RollHall of Fame.

Everyone is invited to this free performance.Downtown restaurants will be open for dinnerduring the performance as will the two Rod RunFood Courts - at Avenue A Park or at DCI Park,so come, stay awhile and enjoy the evening!

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Hot Rods and Art…Who would’a thought? It all started with cats in thewindows of the Downtown Hutchinson Rod Run van – art created byCalifornia artist Don Roth. The paintings are a true “labor of love” for

the artist, which were done with his beloved cat “Mr. Leo” by his side. Mr. Leoactually was the inspiration for the “Kool Kat” series.

Each of his paintings is highly detailed, nostalgic, and whimsical, painstaking-ly executed in Acrylic paint in an extremely precise technique often incorporatingan airbrush, which, unlike other “cat art” gives these magnificent images the lookof an actual photograph.

Mr. Roth has sent ten of his famous original cat paintings for display and saleduring the Rod Run event. If you’re an art collector or a cat fancier, you won’t wantto miss these clever paintings of Kool Kat, Kahuna Cat, Kitty Kanoe and Salmontoo and others from his Kool Cat Kollection. Come downtown to see these workson display and for sale October 5, 6, and 7 at Nicholaus Jewelry & Design, 119 S.Main Street, or go to the Kool-Kat website, Kool-Kats.com.

The works on display will include: “Gondola Romance,” signed & numbered, Giclee on canvas, limited edition

print, 30” x 30,” framed to 34 ½”x 34 ½”. “Kool-Kat Snow Boarder,” original acrylic on canvas, 24” x 30”, framed to 30”

x 35 ¾”.

“Kool-Kat Kombo,” original acrylic on canvas, 16” x 20”, framed to 17 ½” x 21 ½”. “Kool-Kat,” original acrylic on canvas, 24” x 30”, framed to 32 ½” x 38 ½”. “Feline Farming,” original acrylic on canvas, 30” x 30”, framed to 36” x 36”. “Underwater Romance”, original acrylic on canvas, 24” x 30”, framed to 29 ½”

x 35 ½” “Kitty Kanoe and Salmon Too,” original acrylic on canvas, 18” x 24,” framed

to 23 ½” x 29 ½”. “Kool-Kat Surfer,” original acrylic on canvas, 30” x 30,” framed to 33 ¾” x 33 ¾”. “Touring Tabby,” signed & numbered, embossed Seriolithograph limited edi-

tion print, 16” x 20,” framed to 24 ½’ x 30”. “Kool-Kat Snow Boarder,” signed & numbered, embossed Seriolithograph

limited edition print, 16” x 20,” framed to 24 ½” x 30”.

Kool Kat and Touring Tabby are two of the many pieces of art for sale at this year’s DowntownRod Run


WyoTech is a division of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. oneof the largest post-secondary education companies inNorth America. With six campuses located through-

out the United States, WyoTech offers degree and diploma programs in the fields ofautomotive, diesel, collision refinishing, motorcycle marine technology, as well asskilled trades. In addition, WyoTech offers advanced training programs in appliedservice management; advanced diesel; light duty diesel; advanced automotive diagnos-tics; street rod and custom fabrication; motorsports chasses fabrication; high perform-ance power trains; and trim and upholstery technology.

Throughout its 46 year history, WyoTech has kept its instructors abreast of the lat-est techniques, added new equipment as needed and updated curriculum as changesoccurred in the industry. “Moving into the future” is not simply a slogan at WyoTech–It’s a commitment.

Thirty-one Classifications of Cars to be JudgedOn Saturday, beginning at 1:00 pm the judges will begin judging the registered

vehicles in three categories. They are: Category 1 – Paint and overall car finish, exterior body, bright work and lamps and

wheels and tiresCategory 2 – Undercarriage, engine compartment, and engine accessoriesCategory 3 – Top, headliner, side curtains, interior and upholstery and trunk com-

partment Vehicles will be registered in one of 31 classifications.

Cars to be judged by professionals from WYOTECHWyoTech will provide two instructors and four students or past students as judges

of the vehicles registered at Rod Run this year


MEETING ONE OF OUR GOALSSince the very first Downtown Hutchinson Rod Run in 2008, the board of directors

of the 50l(c)3 corporation, Hutchinson Rod Run, Inc., has sought a program to focus onand support that would help develop some new “gear heads” in the community.According to event organizer Jerry Regier, “I think we’ve found it!”

THE HUTCHINSON CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL ACADEMYThe Automotive Technology and Collision Repair Technology programs are among

those that are a part of a merger between Hutchinson Public Schools/HutchinsonCareer and Technical Educational Academy and Hutchinson Community College.

Automotive Technology I & II are designed to teach the necessary knowledge andskills in the field of auto technology to students interested in being employed as anautomotive technician.

Collision Repair Technology I & II are designed to teach students the basic skills ofthe collision repair trade.

Both classes are open to eleventh and twelfth grade students from Hutchinson HighSchool, as well as to those from Hutchinson Community College. Each course carries16 credit hours toward a Hutchinson Community College degree.

OUR DONATIONAccording to Jim Gruver, president of Hutchinson Rod Run, Inc., and owner of

Cabinet Connections in downtown Hutchinson, two Class of 2013 students ofHutchinson High School who participate in the Hutchinson Career & TechnicalEducation Academy (HCTEA) will each receive $250.00 in scholarship money to enablethem to continue their study in Automotive Technology or Collision Repair Technologyas freshmen at Hutchinson Community College in 2013. The scholarships will beadministered by the HCTEA.

Hutchinson Rod Run, Inc. will also donate $500.00 to the HCTEA to help defray theexpenses of their students traveling to Kansas City, MO. for the 49th Annual NationalLeadership & Skills Conference, a showcase of career and technical education stu-

dents, in June 2013. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industryworking together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. The mission of SkillsUSAis to help its members become world-class workers, leaders and responsible Americancitizens.

At the conference the students will have an opportunity to attend educational ses-sions which may include professional development, legislative updates, occupationaland technical career trends and program overviews. The SkillsUSA Championshipswill allow outstanding career and technical education students – all state contest win-ners – to compete hands-on in 94 different trades, technical and leadership fields.Students from the Hutchinson Career and Technical Academy qualified in four areasfor nationals last yearand brought home anumber of awards.

Students from theAutomotive Technologyand Collision RepairTechnology classes atHCTEA will be on handat the Rod Run event thisOctober to help organiz-ers with traffic flow andparking coordination.

A check will be present-ed to the HutchinsonCareer & TechnicalEducation Academy’sDirector, David Pattersonat the Awards Ceremonyin Memorial Hall onSunday, October 7.

Car Show will benefit Hutchinson Career & TechnicalEducation Academy Students

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