Street Meet Car Show Welcomes all Makes, Models
to Central Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO. – For the first time in its 17-year history, the Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals Car Show -- the largest open class car show in Central Missouri -- will welcome all makes, models and years of cars, trucks and motorcycles in one spectacular show, May 6-8 on the historic Bagnell Dam Strip in Lake Ozark.

The show is free for spectators and expected to attract more than 10,000 visitors and 700 street rods, customs, trucks, street machines, led sleds and motorcycles from all over the United States.

"We're excited to bring back the Street Meet this year, especially since we're opening up the show to vehicles from the Model T to the very newest models," says Trish Roberts, executive director of the Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. Adds Alan Sullivan, chairman of the Street Meet Nationals, "We think having all the cars in one location will allow car clubs to be together and add to the fun."

Why "Magic Dragon"? Sullivan explains, "'Magic Dragon' was a logo used to promote the Lake of the Ozarks because if you see the Lake from the air it looks like a dragon. The name was used for our very first car show and now it's our 'Golden Arches'!"

For participants, the Street Meet will offer a chance to display and earn honors for their prized vehicles. Entrants will be judged in a variety of show classes for domestic and import vehicles, along with choice and specialty awards such as best supercharged, best interior, best exterior, best paint/graphics, best ICE (In-Car Entertainment) and more. Show hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 6; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 7; and 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 8. Winners will be recognized at the awards ceremony at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 8.

Other activities will include a morning cruise featuring a 95-mile ride around the Lake of the Ozarks, the Dam Poker Run, an evening cruise on the Bagnell Dam Strip, swap meet and Shop Hop, door prize drawings, vendor booths and
live music from the 1950s and '60s playing into the night. For children, the Make-n-Take model activity will return; this year kids will assemble and take home a model 1970 Chevelle, free of charge.

Two Street Meet Extreme events also will be big attractions. For the "Auto Transformation" on Saturday and Sunday, two area businesses, Mister Detail and Super Lube, will transform a car from stock to show. In addition, the "Sound Competition" is sure to draw a crowd. "Guys put incredible sound systems in their cars and a db meter measures the decibels to see whose system is the loudest," Sullivan says. "Some even put about 12,000 pounds of concrete in their cars to keep the sound inside and boost the db's." He adds anyone with "a neat car and a good stereo" is welcome to come by and have his system professionally rated.

"With the Street Meet located in the historic Bagnell Dam district of the Lake, you really get the feel of 'American Graffiti' when you see all the cars, trucks and motorcycles from the past lining the strip," Roberts says. Sullivan notes, "There truly is something for everyone in the family to enjoy at this car show. We invite residents and visitors to come out and just have fun."

The registration fee for the Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals Car Show is $30 (after April 15). Those who register from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 5, may take advantage of special show discounts on lodging, attractions and
entertainment. The event is sponsored by the Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Missouri Eagle, Super Lube, Mister Detail, Custom Motorcycle Creations, Value Tire Center, Big Surf Water Park and Big Shot Amusement Park.

To register, or for more information, visit www.lakeareachamber.com or phone 573-964-1008 or 800-451-4117. And, visitors planning to cruise on in for the Street Meet can check out the Lake area's attractions, activities, dining and lodging by calling 1-800-FUN-LAKE or online at the Lake of the Ozarks Convention & Visitor Bureau's web site, www.funlake.com.

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