On a cold and windy Saturday morning, Cruisin’ Photography took the hour-long drive up to Porter and Chester in Chicopee, MA, for the Game Over Car Club Car Show. Sadly, two days of rain leading up the show took a toll on the number of vehicles that attended the event. The final figure was around 60.After being warmly greeted by club members Melvin, Charles and president Chris Wood, we went into the Porter and Chester parking lot to see who was there. As is the case recently, despite the small turnout early on, there were a lot of friendly faces greeting us with handshakes for me, and hugs for Kathy. Starting a day like that always gives us a buzz.
Visiting clubs in attendance included K.O.D., 1 Of A Kind, BDC Auto Team, Eastern Connections, Dreamz II Reality, Kustom Kreations, Expensive Limitz and Street Terminators.
A nice feature of the day was the opening of the Porter and Chester Automotive Tech workshop. Not only did this offer welcome respite from the cold wind, but it also gave a different setting for photographing the show cars located inside. This was where we found our friend Manny Rivera and his sweet white Mercedes Benz. Also located inside the workshop were several Cruisin’ Photography clients. Elvin Aldorado’s excellent New England Patriots-liveried Scion tC looked resplendent with his framed Digital Auto Art print on display under the hood. Robert Colon’s Scion xB is always a winner with Cruisin’, while Pete Mateo’s Lexus is a classy machine.
Several cars trickled into the event as the day progressed. One of these was the superb “Iron Man” Honda owned by Nino and Courtney. The Honda’s screaming yellow paint shone like a beacon under the workshop’s tungsten lights. After we took a few shots of the car, Courtney told us that she was also the president of Diamond Girlz MC (http://www.myspace.com/bostondiamondgirlz), an all-girl motorcycle club from Boston. Courtney was riding passenger in the Honda as, due to the weather, it was more comfortable than riding her hot-pink Kawasaki Ninja!
After some live music and sound off for several of the ICE-loaded vehicles it was time for the awards to be given out. The following list is not all of the trophies awarded:
Pete Mateo, Lexus, Park City Customs – Best Asian Luxury
Peter Pires, Chrysler Crossfire, Dreamz II Reality - Best Dodge
Jerry Zayas, Hyundai Elantra, Dreamz II Reality – Best Import, Other
Eddie Rodriguez, Mazda RX7, Kustom Kreations – Best Mazda
Elvin Aldorado, Scion tC, Kustom Kreations – Best Scion tC
Robert Colon, Scion xB, Kustom Kreations – Best Scion xB and Best Paint
Maria Zayas, VW Gti, Dreamz II Reality – Best VW,
Dariana, Dreamz II Reality – Best Honda Civic 95 down and Best Show Car Display
Dreamz II Reality - Most Represented Club
Street Terminators - Club Of The Day
Manny Rivera, Mercedes Benz, Kustom Kreations – Best Euro and Best Of Show
Despite the cold wind and smaller than expected attendance, Game Over put on a very enjoyable show. Congrats, guys, you warmed up a very cold day!
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