The next stop on the 2003 PPG/Street Rodder Road Tour was the NSRA Nationals East in York, Pennsylvania. The largest of the NSRA regional events, the Nats East is the premiere street rod event on the east coast. This year's turnout was again huge with 5,124 rods registered.
The three-day event started out on Friday with street rods covering the grounds from early morning until late in the evening. Rain on Saturday kept some of the spectators away, but the rodders took the opportunity to do some shopping in the three gigantic exhibit buildings that held over two hundred vendors.
Sunday's weather was back to sunny and the event wound up on a high note as everyone in attendance celebrated thirty years of rod run fun east coast style. Get the entire coverage in the November '03 issue of Street Rodder.
Road Tour pilot Jerry Dixey now points the Road Tour roadster west and heads to the Rocky Mountain Nationals in Pueblo, Colorado in two weeks. Stay tuned for all the updates at www.streetrodderweb.com
The road to York and the NSRA...
The road to York and the NSRA Nationals East took the roadster and Road Tour pilot Jerry Dixey across I-80 in Pennsylvania from his home in Northeast Ohio.
The kickoff party on Thursday...
The kickoff party on Thursday evening is always a big affair. Street rods started pulling into the headquarters Holiday Inn parking lot early in the afternoon.
The York Fairgrounds was wall-to-wall...
The York Fairgrounds was wall-to-wall street rods from early Friday morning until Sunday afternoon. This year's count was 5,124 registered participants.
This year the Nationals East...
This year the Nationals East celebrated its 30th year of street rod fun. There were special ceremonies on Friday and these folks were honored for being in attendance at the first Nationals East back in 1974.
Friday evening the fun continued...
Friday evening the fun continued at the fairgrounds well into the evening. A live band entertained the crowd as cars cruised the grounds.
After the event, the Road...
After the event, the Road Tour roadster was pointed west on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The next event takes the Road Tour to Pueblo, Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Nationals.