Horrible car cruising summer until.....

This summer has just not been a good summer for cruising.  It has rained every weekend.  We've even been chased home from a car cruise because of a storm that was approaching.  The last time we made it to a car cruise had been the All Ford Nationals in Carlisle in the beginning of June.  Until this past weekend.

Last weekend we surprised our son with a trip to the Pittsburgh International Race Complex.  They had a drifting demo going on.  And he loves drifting.  He had a great time & the set up there was fabulous.  The Pittsburgh International Race Complex is a great place & they have a lot of different things going on.  I'll have to blog about them later because there is a lot to do there.  But after this trip there, are son has now decided that he wants to take up kart racing.  Guess we'll go back to let him ride the karts there.

This weekend we actually made it to two car cruises in one day.  It was beautiful, no rain in sight, finally.  We took the Saleen Mustang & the Viper, which was the first time the Viper had been out to a car cruise this summer.  The first car cruise we went to was a local one, right down the street from us.  It was held at the Monaca Turner's & benefitted the gymnastics team there.  There was a nice turn out of cars, but not a lot.  The prices for food & drink was excellent.  Very inexpensive & the food was pretty good.  They had the kitchen open & placed inside to eat.   We stayed at that cruise for about two hours before we packed up & headed to the Robinson Quaker Steak & Lube car cruise.  We've been trying to get to that one for the past couple of weeks, but they keep cancelling because of the weather.

Just one pet peeve, when driving along, why do people feel the need to tailgate my Saleen Mustang?  I really can't stand when anyone tailgates me when I drive any car, but especially my Saleen Mustang.  Just don't get it..... Now back to the cruises.....We made it to the car cruise at Quaker Steak.  When we first got there, there was not a lot of cars.  But they did start to come as the day progressed.  One thing I do like at this car cruise is that they rope off an area where the cruise cars are to be parked.  Doesn't mean everyone always listens to this, but the majority of the people do.  It was just so nice to be able to be out at a car cruise & looking at cars.  Hopefully as the summer goes on, more & more weekends will be nice & more cars will come out. 

Next weekend, our Saleen Mustang & my dad's Saleen Mustang will be going to the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix.  The Marque of the year is the Mustang.  Spending this week shining up the Saleen.  Come on out to Schenely Park this coming weekend & check out all the great cars that are sure to be there.

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Memorial Day Weekend

We finally made it to our first car cruise of the season.  Unfortunately this Memorial Day weekend was one of the coldest in recent memory.  But it was sunny & no rain in the forecast so we took the Saleen up to Quaker Steak & Lube in Cranberry for the cruise.  We got there early & there was not a lot of cars there yet.  I think that the colder weather kept a lot of the cars at home.

There were some nice cars there, but even as the day progressed, there still was not a lot of cars showing up.  So we didn't stay too long, but we do plan on going back as they usually have nice cruises there.  The cruise in Cranberry takes place every Saturday starting at 5pm.  And they give you a discount on their food there which is an added bonus, especially if you are in the mood for wings.

Then on Memorial Day, the Viper was in our local Memorial Day parade.  Friends of ours asked us if their daughter, who was the Poppy Princess, could ride in the Viper & wave to the crowd.  We were more than happy to help out.  So the Viper got cleaned up & ready for its Memorial Day parade.  And it was a huge success.  Lots of people loved seeing a little Poppy Princess in an awesome car waving to the crowd. 

The rest of the weekend was spent washing & waxing the Saleen Mustang, getting it ready for the All-Ford Nationals in Carlisle.  That will be taking place on June 7-9.  Really looking forward to heading there.  The biggest reason is Steve Saleen will be there.  Can't wait to meet him!  Hoping to have him sign our car under the hood since his signature along with Parnelli Jones is on our dashboard.  But I will tell you all about that weekend after it happens.

I wish that the weather would have been better for some more car fun, but it happens.  We will be back out & about with the cars this weekend so look for another blog about the fun we have this coming weekend. 

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Back to Quaker Steak Car Cruise

Several years ago, before we had kids the local Quaker Steak & Lube had car cruises every Sunday night.  Once some kids started to get rowdy, they shut down the car cruise.  We were disappointed because it was a huge cruise & lots of fun.  Well, just found out that they started back up again every Sunday night.  So we decided to head up there to check it out.

The weather all weekend had been calling for rain every day. So we kept the cars in Friday night & all day Saturday.  It never rained.  So we decided to take a chance & head out to the car cruise on Sunday evening.  It ended up being a beautilful night.  Some dark clouds came, but it never rained.  Perfect night.  Not too hot, but yet hot enough.  But we think that the dark clouds & the threat of rain kept a lot of cars away.  But one nice thing that Quaker Steak does is gives you a coupon for 10% off their food in their restaurant.  So a little while after arriving, we went to eat.  Then back out to enjoy the cars & the company of other people who love cars as much as we do.

Many people when walking past our Mustang think that it's just a Boss 302.  Nope, it's not just a Boss 302.  It's a special edition Saleen.  Steve Saleen & Parnelli Jones designed it after Parnelli Jone's Boss 302 that he raced.  There are only 500 of these cars.  And the funny thing is that there are 4, including ours, in the Pittsburgh area. 

 We are really glad that this car cruise started back up again.  And I think that we'll be back some Sunday soon. 

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