This event was spearheaded by Dead Ends out of Atlanta area. They wanted to start an annual event early in the season within a 4 hour +/- drive to get everyone's juices flowing after cabin fever. Carolina Coffin Cruisers and Cemetery Knights (WV) also organized. There were attendees from KY, WV, VA, NC, SC, and GA.
Not all rides are stock. Not as gore-tastic as some PCS members preconceived notions may have been either. And yes, a couple FDs attended. Host hotel was perfect. So much so in fact that, rather than move city around as originally planned, Asheville may become the spot for subsequent meets. Show location will be different. Weekend may change and an additional day may be added.
Even given deplorable weather conditions 24 coaches made the trek. 23 of those were driven. Very respectable for an initial meet. Everyone seemed to agree that between last minute weather related cancellations and better advertising next year, twice that amount is quite feasible.
Friday night I managed to ride shotgun for dinner in Darrell Lindsay's heavily chopped '79 Superior. Hearing comments cruising downtown was priceless.
PCS site members Josh Horton and Thomas Green provide an idea of what rear seating after 9.5" has been removed looks like.
Mellow Mushroom is the bomb.
Post-dinner meet and greet back at the hotel.
Although there were trophies, actual classes were not determined until seeing what showed up. Those ended up being: pre-'70, '70-'79, '80-'89, '90s-up, and People's Choice. Smaller awards were handed out included Hard Luck (Josh Horton) and Furthest Traveled (304 miles from WV).
Knowing coaches fairly well, I was asked to judge and doing so was an honor. Different criteria had to be utilized than a PCS meet given variety of coaches. Took a couple rain soaked hours for 3 judges to scrutinize details. Condition and consistency were major factors. For two classes that had very close competition, we factored rarity and turned to flaws for more separation.
And now captures from Saturday's show. Darrell's '79 took People's Choice.
Ryan Rick's Eureka came close to taking '80s trophy.
Not all rides are stock. Not as gore-tastic as some PCS members preconceived notions may have been either. And yes, a couple FDs attended. Host hotel was perfect. So much so in fact that, rather than move city around as originally planned, Asheville may become the spot for subsequent meets. Show location will be different. Weekend may change and an additional day may be added.
Even given deplorable weather conditions 24 coaches made the trek. 23 of those were driven. Very respectable for an initial meet. Everyone seemed to agree that between last minute weather related cancellations and better advertising next year, twice that amount is quite feasible.
Friday night I managed to ride shotgun for dinner in Darrell Lindsay's heavily chopped '79 Superior. Hearing comments cruising downtown was priceless.
PCS site members Josh Horton and Thomas Green provide an idea of what rear seating after 9.5" has been removed looks like.
Mellow Mushroom is the bomb.
Post-dinner meet and greet back at the hotel.
Although there were trophies, actual classes were not determined until seeing what showed up. Those ended up being: pre-'70, '70-'79, '80-'89, '90s-up, and People's Choice. Smaller awards were handed out included Hard Luck (Josh Horton) and Furthest Traveled (304 miles from WV).
Knowing coaches fairly well, I was asked to judge and doing so was an honor. Different criteria had to be utilized than a PCS meet given variety of coaches. Took a couple rain soaked hours for 3 judges to scrutinize details. Condition and consistency were major factors. For two classes that had very close competition, we factored rarity and turned to flaws for more separation.
And now captures from Saturday's show. Darrell's '79 took People's Choice.
Ryan Rick's Eureka came close to taking '80s trophy.
