It was better than we ever imagined, the weather has been great and the people fantastic. Early this morning we met at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, us and about 350 cars listened to the drivers meeting and checked out the cars. As we left the speedway everyone was cheering us on and watching the cars barrel past and onto I-80.
It never stopped every overpass, every small city and at every gas station the locals cheered us on, waived and in Kaokuk, Iowa they really rolled out the red carpet. I think everyone from that city was on Main street and they handed out water at stop lights and even invited us to stop for sandwiches. It was truly Midwest hospitality at its best.
As we drove and got closer to Springfield, Illinois today's stop more and more cars joined the cruise. We saw rat rods, muscle cars, junkers, 4x4's and lots of people enjoying the day and their cars.
We rolled into Springfield a little late again, too late for registration and were forced to park a few blocks from the true downtown action. That will not happen again tomorrow, the bonspeed boys will be in the center of the cruise and at the Mother's semi. Watch for our tweets and get live updates!
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