Joel and I brought our Ultimas to Iron Gate for their huge Cartoberfest event. Hundreds of beautiful cars showed up. The attendees voted for their favorite cars in the various categories and my car won "Best Super/Hyper Car". I honestly didn't think we had a chance with all of the cars that were there...but the people spoke.

Took home some hardware from the annual Spirit of America car show in Orland Park. The trophy is made of several welded car parts. Weighs probably 20 lbs. It’s very cool! The award was given by the car club that runs it…"Rat Racing". It was the “Club Favorite” award. That’s a very nice honor considering the club is a bunch of talented car builders. Most of them had really nice vintage muscle cars.

This was a great show run by the Lyons High School Auto Club. One of the students and their teacher. A student made all of the trophies on a CNC plasma cutting table. Saw a few friends I was hoping would be there and won Best Supercar.

Every Wed over the summer, two of Lemont's downtown streets for several blocks + a parking lot full of cars participate in a car show. They shut the streets down. Tons of cars and people. The sponsor for June 2025's event was Matt's Barbecue. The owner walked the show to see all of the cars and choose his favorite. Mid-way through the show, he came over and asked me if the Ultima was my car…and then congratulated me on winning. Super nice guy and great BBQ (I had the pulled pork tonight). I received a trophy and a $100 gift card that can be used at any Lemont business. Apparently at the last show of the season, the winners from all previous shows this year have reserved spots and the audience picks the best of the year.

My buddy Jaime came out and took a bunch of great photos. He entered one photo into the "52 Frames" weekly challenge (Week 30) and was awarded a "Top 52" finisher of over 2,700 photos!
@jaimetakespix on IG and 52 Frames (Week 30)