CAR SHOWS/CRUISE-INS

MONTHLY: SUNRIDERS MIATA CLUB OF TAMPA BAY; meets the third Tuesday of each month at Tucson’s Southwest Grill restaurant, 13563 Icot Blvd., Clearwater (just off of Ulmerton Road, between U.S. 19 and 49^th Street); meeting starts at 7 p.m.; tire kickin’ begins at 6:30 p.m.; the club promotes enjoyment of owning a Miata and welcomes new members; for more information, e-mail Club President Ralph Till at Rascal1843@aol.com, Club VP Mike Lloyd at Mike.Lloyd@asg.com or visit www.sunriders.com

MONTHLY: TAMPA BAY QUARTER MIDGET RACING ASSOCIATION; affiliated with Quarter Midgets of America, the youth racing group is for kids ages 5 to 16 years of age; members race specially designed cars ¼ the scale of a full adult midget racecar; two Sundays a month with gates opening at 9 a.m. and racing starts at 11:30 p.m.; Ambassador Racing School, 14840 Speedway Drive, Balm; free admission; visitors welcome; for more information, call QMRA President Chad Geary at (941) 737-0372 or e-mail ckgeary@verizon.net,  Secretary and Treasurer Debi Garcia at (813) 634-1076 or e-mail ambassador_r@yahoo.com or e-mail Publicity Director Kelli Geary at kellimarie02@verizon.net or visit www.tampabayqmra.com

MONTHLY: F-BODY INC. (a Camaro and Firebird enthusiast club that is focused more on quality than quantity); meets the second Saturday of every month from noon to 6 p.m. at Murray’s Speed and custom, 5801 S. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa; for information, visit www.flbodyinc.com

MONTHLY: AMVETS RIDERS BIKE CLUB; meets the third Saturday of every month at 9 a.m.; AMVETS Post 44, 318 Pauls Drive, Brandon; for more information, call Rick Karczeski at (813) 810-5001.

MONTHLY: BIKERS ASSOCIATION; meets the second Thursday of every month; dinner at 6 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7 p.m.; organized by the Goldwing Road Riders Association Chapter FL1-B; Golden Corral, 815 Providence Road, Brandon; for more information, call Jim Iverson at (813) 654-6332, e-mail jhiverson01@aol.com or visit www.fl1b.com

MONTHLY: LAKELAND HARLEY BIKE NIGHTS; held third Tuesday of the month; Lakeland Harley Davidson, 4202 Lakeland Hills Blvd., Lakeland (exit 33 on Interstate 4); from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; live music, great food, vendors, bike show, plenty of free parking; for more information, call (813) 671-2260 or visit www.hdlakeland.com

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MONTHLY: OLDSMAR FLEA MARKET CAR SHOW; held fourth Sunday of every month; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; hosted by Paul Figoni; Oldsmar Flea Market, corner of Hillsborough Avenue (State Road 584) and North Racetrack Road (1/4 mile south of Tampa Bay Downs); for more information, call the flea market at (813) 855-5306 - (813) 855-2587 or visit www.oldsmarfleamkt.com

MONTHLY: SMOKING CAR ROUND-UP & GOLDEN HORSESHOE CAR SHOW; fourth Saturday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Smokinest ride wins a $25 Smokin A’s gift certificate; 50/50 raffle; all makes and models invited, old or new; sponsored by and at Smokin A's BBQ, 3643 W Waters Ave. (corner of Dale Mabry Highway and Humphrey Street); for information, call (813) 933-7665 or visit www.smokinasbbq.com

MONTHLY: BEST OF THE BEST; first Saturday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; corner of Gunn Highway and Anderson Road, Tampa; $5 to register car; pre-1973 hot rods, street rods and classic cars; 6-foot trophy awarded along with top trophies; if awarded 6-foot trophy, you will be eligible for the 10-foot trophy at the end of the year; also held are children’s games, hula hoop contest, model car contest;  hosted by Ronnie Setser; for information and further details, call Ronnie Setser at (813) 879-1616, e-mail ssrods1@yahoo.com or visit www.ronniesetser.com

 MONTHLY: CARS AND COFFEE AT DUPONT REGISTRY; meets third Saturday of every month; 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.; exotic cars, Corvettes and custom rods; duPont Publishing Headquarters, 2051 Tech Drive, St. Petersburg; duPont Museum also is open for viewing; (http://maps.yahoo.com/dd#mvt=m&lat=2...g%2C%20Florida) for information, call Alan Morin at duPont at (727) 573-9339 or Jim Kill at Tampa Bay Vettes at (813) 695-2341.
 

MONTHLY: CRUISE-IN; third Saturday from 6 to 8:30 p.m.; Coney Island Hot Dog Drive Inn; organized by the Sunshine State Muscle Car Club (SSMCC); $1 drafts, 50/50, door prizes and trophy awarded; for information, call Frank at (352) 584-0828 or Blair at Coney Island at (352) 796-7174.

MONTHLY: SATURDAY NIGHT CRUISE CAR SHOW ON THE CIRCLE; second Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m.; downtown Sebring; organized by the Sebring Chamber of Commerce; for information, call (863) 385-4803 or e-mail rjklrj@aol.com

MONTHLY: LAKE COUNTRY CRUISE-IN SHOW; second Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.; Woody’s BBQ, 413 U.S. 29 N., Lake Placid; live DJ and free door prizes; for information, call (863) 699-1183.

MONTHLY: HOT ROD NIGHTS CRUISE-IN; third Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m.; Home Depot parking lot (2303 U.S. 27), Sebring; take a step back in time, listen to music from 1950s and 1960s while appreciating old cars; for information, call (863) 441-3086.

MONTHLY: CLASSIC CAR SHOW; second Friday from 6 to 9 p.m.; Woody’s Bar-B-Que, 203 W. Alexander St., Plant City; for information, call (813) 754-3229.

MONTHLY: CRUISE-IN; every first and fourth Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m.; Smokehouse BBQ & Grill, 9847 E. Adamo Drive, Tampa (behind Harley Davidson between U.S. 301 and Interstate 75); organized by Highrollers Car Club; for information, call Ed Cullins at (813) 294-7803.

 Photo Courtesy of Ronnie Setser (www.ronniesetser.com)

MONTHLY: CORVETTE CRUISERS OF SEBRING; first and third Mondays from 6:30 p.m.; Dairy Queen in front of Home Depot in Sebring; for information, call Ed at (813) 991-5271 or e-mail edsvette@gmail.com

MONTHLY: EXOTIC CAR SHOW; first Saturday of every month; 3 to 6 p.m.; Ponderosa Steakhouse parking lot, 1914 James L. Redman Parkway, Plant City; for more information, call (754) 1129.

MONTHLY: FRIDAY CRUISE-IN; first Friday of every month; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Biff Burger, 3939 49th St. N., St. Petersburg; trophies-plus-cash award, DJ, giveaways, contests for children, food and beverage; for information, call (727) 527-5297.

MONTHLY: PLANT CITY STRAWBERRY CLASSIC CAR SHOW; third Saturday of every month; 4 to 9 p.m.; McCall Park in historic downtown Plant City; free registration and admission; pre-1983 and older cars and trucks as well as antiques, hot rods, customs and classics; for information, call (813) 754-3707 or 1-800-760-2315 or visit www.plantcitygov.com

MONTHLY: ROAMIN' OLDIES CLASSIC CAR CLUB CRUISE-IN; first Thursday of every month; 6 to 9 p.m.; Cherry's, 6186 U.S. 41 N., Apollo Beach; free; classic, modern and specialty cars, live entertainment; for more information, call (813) 633-7966.

MONTHLY: DADE CITY CRUISE-IN; first Saturday of every month in historic downtown Dade city; organized by the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce; music, games, vendors, T-shirts and close to 300 cars; car clubs welcome; for information, call the chamber at (352) 567-3769 or visit www.dadecitychamber.org.

MONTHLY BIKE FEST; first Saturday of every month; presented by the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce, Longview RV Superstores, Bill Heard Chevrolet and Ferman Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep of Plant City; 5 to p.m.; historic Plant City; open to the public; more than eight classes of bike show; vendors, food, live music, 50/50 drawing; for more information, call (813) 754-3707 or visit www.plantcity.org

MONTHLY BROOKSVILLE BANDSHELL BASH AND CRUISE-IN; second Saturday of every month; presented by the Hernando County Fine Arts Council; 4 to 8 p.m.; downtown historic Brooksville (at Hernando Park and Band Shell, 205 E. Fort Dade Ave.); free; open show cruise-in, street rods, antiques, custom vehicles and motorcycles, crafts, food, music; for more information, call (352) 277-3451 or (352) 544-5430 or visit www.bandshellbash.com

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