There were two competitors in each of the two car dancing classes. First up in the Street Car Dance was Cristal Bisel's '87 Chevy Monte Carlo, which danced to a technical routine and covered all of the required moves. The Monte Carlo earned 23 points with the help of Augie Gomez, who had the car doing all of the right moves. Tejano Marco Lujan looked a little rusty as his '87 Mazda scored 18 points, good for Second Place but not enough to qualify for Vegas.
The Radical Car Dance began with a performance by Joe Casillas and his '84 Cutlass, which scored 12 points. We know that Joe felt like he wasn't going to win with that score. Next up was Ron Eggers with "Voodoo," his '93 Nissan Pathfinder. Ron started off strong and had the crowd going when the truck came down hard after a 4-foot pancake and blew out two tires simultaneously while also blowing out the circuitry in the switchbox. This pretty much stopped Ron from finishing his routine, and after a 10-point deduction, he only scored nine points for the moves that he had already performed. He could've won but instead had to settle for Second Place.
With Phoenix being only the second stop of the Tour, we're sure that there will be many more surprises to come. We're looking forward to the next Tour Hop (in Tampa, Florida) and we hope to catch you at an upcoming Tour stop. Peace.