I had a blast as usual! That being said I can see both sides of the issue that I've been hearing. ALOT of people come to see the burnouts on Main street! I like to participate also. I do think it's ridiculous when some people do one every hundred feet or so though. On the other side I can see the HUGE potential for a disaster! I seemed to notice less of the older classics this year. Maybe due to all the burnouts in years past. I wouldn't want the rock chips on my classic that had a high dollar show car paint job. My Nova doesn't fit that description so I'm not as worried about that. I heard several complaints about having to stop at the stoplights also. Surely there is a happy medium that the powers that be can come to. I've always said that it is good to see the whole town come out and "let it all hang out" for one night! I didn't get that feeling last Sat. night though.

Mike has anyone been seriously injured in the past?

Thanks for posting this topic!


Monte

I was glad to have a car for the cruise this year. Monte does some one need to git hurt before changes need to be made? The burnouts are one of the things people come out for each year but I thank it keeps some of the nicer cars and trucks from coming.To make it better someone needs to go to some of the bigger cruises and see what they do and and dont do.I herd more complants about the police racing up and down main trying to stop people from doing burnouts and also if the side roads are blocked why do you half to stop at the red lights? I do know Vernon has stoped the burnouts and there car count has gone up every year scence.

Terry

I had a great time this year just as I have had in the past. Sure, the burnouts were great but I was always watching for the people around me to get stupid and think they know how to do one or even someone that does know how have a mechanical failure! This year I felt much more secure out there. I wasn't worried the whole time someone would end up hitting me. I think it went off well and we are lucky to have such an event here in Altus!

Thanks for all the hard work!

Chris

I didnt make it this year. I have heard the complaints about not being able to do burnouts. I dont care for all the noise and smoke from all the burnouts. I would rather come see the cars and the people enjoying the cars, not abunch of idiots doing burnouts next to kids and priceless cars. worrying about getting run over by them or getting hit by parts that they lose off their vehicles. The events should be more about people enjoying their cars. Do the burnouts at the burnout contest. One thing I would like to see more of is women flashing their ta tas.

the burn outs didn't affect me at all. I was fine without them. Yes it is pretty cool to see alot of the cars do them but in return I get tired of the kid doing a peg leg burn out every 50 feet in a stock vehicle. I guess the more I think about it I like it better with out the burn outs. Several times I have been behind someone doing one and get covered with smoke or rubber or just road grime. If you wanna see a burn out go to the burn out contest. I know for a fact that alot of the older guys with nice street rods or muscle cars don't cruise them becase of all the idiots doing burn out. It was also nice to cruise without  someone yelling at me every 50 feet to do a burn out.

with all that said I do think the people putting this on deserve a huge pat on the back. I know from my involvement in other car shows and 4x4 events and my wife and I involvement with the pagents that this kinda stuff takes alot of work and it is all volunteer work. I alos think that it is great that this is all pretty much free. Free car show, free parking, you can bring your own food and coolers and grills. So if your just out to watch you can spend your whole day down town and not spend a dime. you can't got to OKC or Dallas or Amarillo and do that. They want to charge you $5.00 to park a mile away, then they charge to go in the show, if they let you bring a cooler they will most likely charge you for that too.

I think it is a good event and we will continue to support it with or with out burn outs. It was a little confusing knowing which lights to stop at, I would have like to have been better informed of the before hand. To the people that want to complain about it, volunteer to be on a comitee to help or something.

I thought is was great until about 8ish when it became way to over crowded maybe a limit on the 2nd part of the criuse.

This was the first one I actually participated in and also hung out on the sidewalk some watching cars. It was fun but after about 30 mins watching didn't really pay too much attention to the cruising and more on conversation, that can be a flaw of mine, hehe. As a first time participant I really don't get the controlled intersection deal letting you leave but can't enter back into the cruise except the on the ends. Thats why I parked. I thought a short, to the point set of rules could have been handed out at the registration table explaining things would be nice. Some burnouts would have been cool, but understand the dilema with this issue, some folks just get carried away. As with most things a few ruin it for the majority. All in all outstanding effort on everyones part and hope this keeps growing. It would be nice to get a swap meet going with this also.   
cya next year, Panda