Super Cruise

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful folks who helped make the annual HotKarz Super Cruise the success that it was. Several hundred people participated, and 108 vehicles received votes. That's a lot of participation.

Lest we forget, we should all make it a point to thank the cruise-in hosts that make the cruise-ins possible. The Super Cruise covered 15 different cruise locations, from Sanford and Shapleigh to the south, to Auburn and Lisbon Falls to the north.

And a special thanks to the Standish Kiwanis Club and Two Trails Fabulous '50's Diner for providing the venue for HotKarz to present the Super Cruise Awards.

For those who missed it, the winners were (from 1st to 6th):

1st Place - James & Connie Peacock, Dresden ME
2nd Place - Richard Levesque, Sebattus ME
3rd Place - Preacher Joe Malozzi, Lewiston ME
4th Place - Ralph & Ulla Stowell, Standish ME
5th Place - Charles Scribner, Falmouth ME
6th Place - Frank Burroughs, someplace "up north"

We congratulate the winners - it was no easy task, with so much participation.

But be on your toes next year - it may not be so easy. Now that folks know about it, there is apt to be more participation. And we may cover a wider geographical area (we already cover two or three counties). And we may hold balloting at all the cruises we attend each week for 12 weeks, which would nearly quadruple the number of votes cast. And the trophies will not only be larger, but also more plentiful - we expect to award the TOP TEN. We are considering ten trophies, all quite large and beautiful, all exactly the same, to be awarded to the TOP TEN Cruise Vehicles, which would be determined by the number of votes each vehicle receives. Let me know if you like (or don't like) that format. And the owner of any vehicle that earns at least 5 votes would also receive a free HotKarz t-shirt.

So, here's to next year. Assuming Maine does not get washed into the Atlantic before then, what with all the rain :o)