Bent Axles Car Club Car Show and BBQ July 20, 2013
Santa Maria, CaliforniaSaturday, July 20, 2013
The third weekend in July is always the Bent Axles Car Club of Santa Maria, CA.'s fantastic car show and BBQ.
This is a weekend show starting on Friday with a Strawberry Shortcake Social in the parking lot of the hotel. Saturday is the big show day held in Old Town Orcutt, CA. just down the road. The club members welcome you like a long lost relative and do their utmost to make your visit pleasant.
Another round of strawberry shortcake is served during the day. At the end of the day, car numbers are drawn for many prizes donated by the members as well as a 50/50. Sunday is a Poker Run to several destinations. Pep Boys was one of the sponsors and gave a nice discount if you needed any parts.
A tour of Aluma Tech was the highlight of the Poker Run. This is a large CNC machine shop with many top of the line machines for making Harley and Indian parts as well as lots of aircraft parts. The run culminated at a county park where the members cooked and served the best Santa Maria style Tri-Tip BBQ on the central coast. Of course, the generous Bent Axles had more prizes to give away as well as some special chance prizes like a fantastic pedal car, a hand made auto motif quilt and others prizes.
The weather was great all three days, in the 70 degree range. When the show was all over and we were leaving the park, all the members were lined up to wave goodbye and thank us for coming, just like seeing off family. ONE GREAT SHOW
- Sam Flowers
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