MOONEYES USA Xmas
Party Report
Hi !This is Goshu from MOONGARAGE. My Trip report this time is
MOONEYES XMAS PARTY at TOYOTA Speedway in IRWINDALE, California.
It was unbelievable weather for Southern California, as Weather
channel TV said more than heavy rain but Storm And so it was a
pouring rain with gusty winds but to my surprise was even in this
storm, in pitch dark at 4:30am, Line of Hot Rod and customs, venders
and bikes were already there in front of gate, waiting for it
to open.
More arrived with roof less, wiper less and even some with
out glass, which all can not be an easy task in dark, cold and
wet from rain blowing side ways. It was like taking a hard core
training program in Japan, but some one said very positive word
?g No over heat today!?h True that less over heat than last year
as we saw them popping all over the place while waiting in line.
Even though storm weather was on forecast from beginning of the
week, on the day before at MOON EYES USA So many calls were received
for asking ?gis X-MAS Party on??h ?gRain or Shine?h was our answer
and everyone replied ?gOK!?h. It was ?gOK!?h for ?gwe will go?h,
everyone wondered till last minutes for how it will turn out in
this storm, Even though storm means no show up for Swap meet and
events, overwhelming number of 40 bikes, 600cars and 20 more drag
race car showed up hoping rain will clear up.
Meanwhile inside show space, Old School Drag race Grand dads were
chilling, sipping coffee sitting on camp chairs set inside box
trailer with small drag star. They were cool taking coffee in
show space just like they probably do in home garage and even
had their hands up and said ?gHi !!?h?c Many more came on open
trailers, 60s Gasser style NOVA, early MUSTANG, 68 CAMARO and
so on, All youngsters with out box trailer were packed under the
Easy ups For BBQ!!! ?gLook at pin-strip on Nova, X-mas Party style!!!?h
very nice!, I felt all Drag race guys were looking very forward
to this day!.
In to the vender booth alley at Hippy Killer Garage, Kutty & Jemie
showed up with show bikes and items, ?g I think people will talk
about it, ?g I was there! So many cars, people and venders showed
up in storming rain, got soaked to my knees and Pin-up Girls were
great dancing in front of Bands playing.?h Venders filled at least
8 rows, great turn out in heavy storm as this, Crew from Loser
Machine, Aaron and Andrew from Salinas Boys, Matt & Dean from
DicE Magazine, Sonny from Road Dog Kustom, Dan Collins from Old
Gold Garage, Keith Weesner, Max Grandy, Jack Rudy, Pizz, Tom Foster
and more from Beatniks Car Club, Famous Fonzi with friends, More
all time old school from SOCAL Speed shop with Pete Chapporis,
Rat Fink ED ROTH booth with Ilene, Clay Smith, Gene Winfields
and more. Pin-Stripers showed up from Japan with NASH, Mr.G, Ghost,
Dirty K and Our Wildman Ishii, and of course more pin-striper
from US like famous HotRod , Jimmy C and much more, It was super
whelming to see all extreme turn out for heavy Storm from famous
to locals.
Finally the dark morning was lit in morning light, it was time
to take pictures of cars and I looked around as wondering what
to wear to walk out in rain and realized there were show bikes
and show cars Out in rain and it made no fear to walk out in rain
as so many people were soaked! So I stepped out in rain with No
rain gear, just to find more wet people riding motorcycle around
and Pin-Up Girls posing in front of Show cars and Camera man from
US and various countries were taking photos. Even though it was
still heavy Storm, show space was heating up, then someone lit
up the flame thrower and that Exhaust sounds begun to get louder
and more thrower joined and there it was a who is the loudest?
Contest for Flame throwers, soon it turned to A Burn out contests,
STORKS CC, 2 SHOE BOX made big pillars of Smoke and more smokes
filled inside cars. My expectation for people might go home after
Lunch was not happening much, instead more people and cars showed
up, I tried to count and I had up to 600 cars then realized more
and more were coming while I was still counting. Oh well, it was
impossible to know the exact number but as Mr. Pete Chaporis from
SOCAL said while I met him looking around in side show space,
?g Yeah, don?ft worry You got enough cars in here to call it great
turn out for storm?h
Mean while back to the stage was Hot Rod Trio and Dynotones, it
was amazing to see how popular they are, filling up with people
in front of stage tent and I took a look from Drag strip stands
which look like this!!
After great live music, it was turn for the Art auction with Mr.
Jack Rudy on MC, People bit in pouring rain and some unexpected
high bit went to Ghost, Bikini Dolls and Wet Xmas Party Rat Fink
conversion Fat Fink which Jack Rudy himself was drawing till just
before the Auction.
And Best comes Last, famous Pin Up Girls Contest!!! The Best Pin
Up Girl was chosen by all guys making noise and stage was surrounded
by guys getting over excited in rain and best calls were too loud
to tell the difference, vote was done twice to make the best Pin
Up Girl, of course guys were happy to see Pin up Girls do twice?g
it was worse it coming in Storm and Rain!?h.
So this years MOONEYES X-MAS Party was over with no accident in
Heavy Rain Storm.
Many true fan who showed up to take part in keeping the genuine
car culture of Southern California, To show our gratitude to great
support from all Venders, Car show entrant and Drag race entrant,
We have decided to have make up for Wet 2009 X-Mas Party and We
will have ?g MOONEYES SUMMER?h On Sunday 18th July 2010, 9am to
6pm at TOYOTA SPEED WAY in IRWINDALE, This Make up will be hosted
in Open house season of summer and that will be just amazing number
of people Cars and bikes. Please join us again in Summer! Great
occasion for that summer vacation to fly to LA!!!
Translated by Goshu
