2008 Baton Rouge Super Chevy Show - True Street Blasts

Cook me in Crisco and color me Cajun. Undoubtedly this Super Chevy show held at the Capitol Raceway just outside Baton Rouge was one of the largest show's we have seen in a long time. Maybe it was cabin fever or the need for speed, what ever the reason the first hints of spring woke masses of people to the sounds and smells of high octane burning engines. The lines to get into the raceway were literally a mile and a half in both directions. The state police showed up and even threatened to shut the show down due to the amount of people lined up down the highway trying to get in. Once inside the show, they were stacking them on top of each other trying to accommodate all who came.

The popular media networks would try to have us believe that Louisiana and has been reduced to third world status and the occupants are poverty stricken waifs. What we saw that weekend were large amounts of finely crafted Chevrolets and the largest turnout of True Street participants to date. That's right America, Louisiana has set the True Street record with over thirty vehicles running down the track! Could it be that the rest of us are powder puff princesses? Time will tell all we know is that down in Cajun country they wear the crown!

Southern hospitality is alive and well in Louisiana. It was Friday night and Jim Campisano and my self found ourselves enjoying warm fires and warmer food with new found friends. By the way the guy on the left sucking his gut in for the photo, that's Jim Campisano.	The next seven photos are all of true street vehicles, this shot is just a portion of the vehicles making their parade lap down the track. Obviously we can't show all thirty vehicles to page space, but we will try.	New Vettes...
...and older Vettes alike slugged it out in the true street class.	Even this odd rod RX-7 strutted its tail feathers in the True Street competition. Sadly he was packing lust a little too much punch and splintered his drive at the start of one of his runs. Better next time.	Trucks, trucks and more trucks! Haulin' hay and haulin' ayyyy.
There were about six to seven trucks running down the track as well.There were about six to seven trucks running down the track as well.	And these truck owners were not shy when it came to mashing the loud pedal and setting rubber on fire.	And the crowd goes wild! There was no room in the stands and it didn't seem to matter much.