Each year the Super Summer Cruise car show in Branson, Missouri draws thousands of visitors. Whether you are interested in registering your car in the show, or just want to check out the amazing vehicles, you should check this event out. Of course, if you are not into cars, this is not the weekend to plan a Branson vacation. The streets will be packed with spectators, and local hotels are likely to be full to the brim with eager onlookers.
The 2010 Super Summer Cruise happens in early August, and features a number of popular events. The Midnight Cruise, made up of three miles of classic cars cruising through the Shepherd of the Hills Expressway and Highway 76, is one of the biggest features of the event. It happens right on the stroke of midnight on Saturday, and is a lot of fun.
Of course, that isn’t all there is to the Super Summer Cruise car show. There are daily events open, featuring Branson area entertainers, at the Shepherd of the Hills Pavilion Theatre. The Stars in Cars Event is another fun choice. Starting on Thursday, and occurring again on Friday and Saturday, the Vehicle Show and Shine draws in a lot of visitors. Saturday evening, the Best In Show Awards occur at the Pavilion Theatre, and afterward, drivers are briefed for the Midnight Cruise.
Those interested in registering their cars for the Super Summer Cruise can do so either by mail or online. Registering in advance on the Internet allows attendees to pay less then they would by mail or at the door – twenty-five dollars compared to thirty by mail, and forty dollars for late registrations. Multiple vehicles can be added to each registration when applying online, and only one payment is made – a new feature for this show.
Vehicles can be registered in a number of classes, including stock autos from 1900-1972 and 1973-2009, as well as street machines in various year categories, modified trucks and muscle cars. There is even a special category for Corvettes, as well as a special interest category for all those cars that do not quite fit in elsewhere.
Stock vehicles are those which have not been modified, including changes in drive train and engine not made for that car, increased horsepower, custom paint and decals, and any other modification which isn’t related to safety. Scores are accumulated in five categories: Exterior, Drive Train, Interior, Engine and Customization or Restoration. Twenty points are available in each category, with a bonus category, for Safety, Hazard and Emergency supplies, for a total of a hundred and ten possible points per vehicle.
Awards will be given for Best in Show, with two runner ups, and individual classes will each receive first, second, and third places. The top twenty cars based on over all score will receive a top twenty plaque. Special awards plaques are also given for best use of color, most unusual paint job, best work in progress, rattiest rat, most radical engine, best accessories, longest drive and best club participation, with additional peoples choice and owners choice awards presented.
Anyone who loves cars should be present at this great event. The Branson, Missouri Super Summer Cruise is one competition and cruise you should not miss. For mor information, visit their site at: http://www.supersummercruise.com.
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[...] Super Summer Cruise in Branson This Super Summer Cruise in Branson, Missouri is held at the Shepherd of the Hills Homestead and is one of the largest car shows in Branson featuring over 500 cars and plenty of cruising. This car show in Branson is famous for its Midnight Cruise which consists of 3 miles of classic cars lined up and cruising down Highway 76 and The Shepherd of the Hills Expressway. For more information, call: 800-653-6288 [...]
bring back the tire roasting contest and the tire burning we have been coming up here for 6 years and the first few were great and it has steadily went down hill due to the police BRING BACK the TIRE BURNING
weve been coming to the car show for a lot of years weve desided to make this year our last along with alot of our family members the cops are getting to far out of hand you can tell its a small town with barny five as cops they dont know how to handel that big of a crowd. there forgetting who and how much money that brings in and soon there will be no one there to enjoy all the nice cars i can tell alot of people stopped goin when you dont have to make reservations and still get in a motel for the weekend. hopefully things will change and people can go and have fun again.
We have been bringing our Classic Muscle cars and vintage hot rods for the last 5 years and we love the show. However the Local idiots, the diesels black smoking the entire crowd and young locals driving like idiots around our Custom cars is a big concern for us. The police could relax some there is no doubt but It has become a free for all for everyone who owns a car. The show is about the custom classics and they need to remember that. Close the street in the evening and let the car everyone came to see cruise alone. Im not a hater at all but I spent 70,000 and 6 years of my life building a car and Im not looking forward to getting a fender fixed so the guy in the 1992 honda can show how stupid he is….