STATISTICS AND LETTERS

Run to the Sun - 2001

STATISTICS

We thought you might enjoy looking at some of the information we collected about our Run.

Total entries were 874
There were 287 new participants

476 cars registered on Wednesday
217 cars registered on Thursday
127 cars registered on Friday
54 cars registered on Saturday

139 different car clubs were represented by 494 entrants. Over The Hill Gang from San Bernardino, CA won the Club Participation Award with 54 cars entered.

Entrants this year were from 17 states and 2 Canadian provinces. In addition to the entries from every corner of Arizona and California, there were also cars from Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The Great White North was represented by cars from Alberta and Ontario. Our long distance winners (there were two) drove their cars 2475 miles from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Talk about variety! There were 28 different makes of 1959 and older cars and trucks entered. As in the past, Ford was the make of choice with 496 of them on display. The Fords represented almost every year from 1915 to 1959. Chevrolet was a distant second with 249 cars. The most popular cars were 1932 Fords with 79 entered. Second most popular cars were 1957 Chevrolets and 1940 Fords, and there were 39 of each at the show. The complete list is:

LETTERS OF APPRECIATION

Following are some of the letters we have received by mail and E-mail about the 2001 Run. If you attended, we welcome your comments too.

To all Relics & Rods Members,

Another year and Run to the Sun has gone.  And it was a success as far as we're concerned.  As usual, we had a great time from the Wednesday kick off to the awards being handed out.  It was a great place to have the kick off and the evening was perfect temperature.  We couldn't believe the number of cars that were there.  The quality of cars this year is a reflection of the quality of the event. The amount of effort your club puts into the show makes it one of our favorites.  The food at the banquet (we went Friday night) was excellent.  Its amazing how many people you fed and how smooth it went.  We had seven cars and 14 people, and everyone had fun.  Again we would like to thank the Relics & Rods Members for making this a fun and enjoyable show.  We're already looking forward to next year.

George Manolis
Riverbend Rodders

Thanks everyone,

Again I had the best time, and you couldn't have asked for any better weather. I enjoyed the fashion show a lot. I was one of the silly ladies dressed for the occasion, (hats and gloves). Our group is already planning on something new to surprise you all at the next show. I know you have already begun your planning too. Thanks for the FUN.

Lynda Kane
Riverside, CA

WE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH FUN WE HAD AT YOUR RUN. SEEMS  LIKE EVERY YEAR YOU OUT DO YOURSELVES. FROM THE KICKOFF PARTY TO THE PARADE. THE CARS WERE HIGH QUALITY AND THE PARTICIPANTS WERE VERY FRIENDLY. THE SHOW WAS VERY WELL ORGANIZED AND WE ENJOYED THE FIVE DAYS TREMENDOUSLY. MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE RED SHIRTS AND YOUR CLUB FOR A WONDERFUL TIME.

JUAN & JOANNE CONTRERAS

Thank You. This was the first year we had our car there. We had a lot of fun and met a lot of friendly  people there. It was a great show!!

Alex Cornett

Thank you Relics & Rods for another great run.

We have been coming to your event for the last ten years and have always had a wonderful time. We always tell our friends about your event and encourage them to come also.  

We have been coming to the river and Lake Havasu since the late 60's, but our participation in Run to the Sun finally made us take a harder look at the area and resulted in the purchase of our second home in Lake Havasu City.

We look forward to next year's run!

Marvin & Jeri Batten
Santa Clarita, CA

Thanks from the Arizona Classic Thunderbird Club.  We had a great time

Jerry Bestland

Well here we are back in Canada after our big adventure across the USA. This was quite an experience for us, traveling across the country in our street rod. We had never done this before. We had a great time everywhere, but especially enjoyed our visit to Lake Havasu City, and participating in the Run to the Sun.

It was so exciting for us to win the award for our class, something we weren't expecting as there were so many great cars to choose from. Our Kachina has a very special place in our home and is a very treasured award.

We would like to thank all the members of your club for everything they did to make us feel welcome in Lake Havasu City.  Everyone was so friendly and helpful to us. We cannot say enough about our American friends. You are all very special people. Thank you again for everything.

Take care and God Bless

Gary & Barbara Rhynold
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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