The Indiana State Fairgrounds once again played host to this year's Indianapolis Lowrider Tour stop, which was put on with the help of sponsors Quaker State, Rockford Fosgate, Fuze Energia Postiva, Harley-Davidson and CCE Hydraulics. With more than 400 entrants at the all-indoor event, this year's Indy event was the biggest lowrider show to hit the Midwest in a while and a complete success.
The Indy show began as most of our shows do with the gates opening up at 11 a.m. and a steady flow of spectators entering the venue. The more than 9,000 people in attendance had a multitude of things to see and do--from vendor's row, which had booths for everyone, to the show cars that rolled in from all points on the map. Most of these cars were from the Midwest, but a few came in from as far away as Los Angeles, California, and Miami, Florida.
Rolling deep to the Indy show was Uce C.C., whose members had the center row in one of the halls, and Rollerz Only C.C., which would not be outdone with their many fine rides. Other show cars rolling into Indy included a custom '63 Chevy Impala dubbed the "Sportster," as it featured a custom redesigned roof line.Individuals C.C. was another club making their presence felt in Indy with a few cars sporting impressive hydraulics setups that rival the ones in Japan. The guys from Westside Lowriders C.C. also put it down with some of the most technical hard-lines done to date. Members of Majestics C.C. of the Midwest also did their thing and made Indy almost feel like an L.A. show with several cars set up as show hoppers and ready to take it to the streets.
The big talk of the show was the first battle between the East and West. This was the first time that the two top cars went head to head since last year's Super Show and everyone wanted to know how these vehicles, both sporting minor changes, would do. The result was a win for the East as Bowtie South's "Certified Gangster" of Miami squeezed out a victory over Alejandro Vega's "Orgullo Mexicano" from Uce C.C. of Southern California.
As for live entertainment, comedian K.J. Carlton opened up for The Franchise and headliner David Banner, who rocked the crowd. David brought energy to his performance of songs like "Tear It Up" and "Like A Pimp." The concert was followed by another world famous Bikini Contest, which featured the chicas of Babes Cabaret shaking their stuff for the crowd.When the last of the bikini babes had cleared the stage, it was all over for this year's very successful Indy event, with the exception, of course, of the presentation of the trophies for the day's Sweepstakes winners. Check the winner's list to see just who were the big dogs in Indy.