The second best decision I made in 2020 was to attend Midwest Fest and because of all the fun I had, all the people I met, all of the cars I got to see but not having to deal with any issues....
I HAD to do it again. On September 24th, I made my faithful return to Indianapolis for another amazing weekend. And it was nothing short of amazing... ironically coming from a person who is a harsh judge of car shows.
MidwestFest weekend goes as follows: Friday is the block party, Saturday is the main event, Sunday is Stunt Sundays. On Friday night, I eventually found my way to Black Ink Indianapolis (yes the same Black Ink tattoo shop from Harlem and the owner opened up a location in Indiana). In my true introverted fashion, I didn't stay long. I think I stayed in Walmart longer, I'm just not a party person. I stayed long enough to see some cars and say hi to the hosts of the weekend's festivities- Shane and Cameron. Left early because I knew what I was in for and I needed to get a good night's rest.
Saturday was PERFECT. It wasn't nearly as hot as it was last year, clear blue skies, and everyone gathered at Silver Centre for another worthwhile show... even though there was no illegal burnout area this year (Indy PD was everywhere). From what I could tell, I think this year's show was bigger than MidwestFest4. The best part of all was that.... it was crowded. Definitely more show cars than cars in general admission and best of all, about half of the cars there this year were cars that I've never seen before. I can't even tell you what I saw. I just saw a lot of amazing cars.
Although the show is called "Midwest Fest" there were cars from Indiana (of course), Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio (you know... states that are considered to be in the Midwest). But then... cars from Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Texas, Georgia (more specifically Atlanta), Tennessee, and Florida showed up as well. And on top of that, no issues occurred this entire weekend.
Sunday was Stunt Sunday where Martin Luther King St turns into a massive block party... or a half a mile party. People show up and hang out while cars are parked on both sides of the street and they show off (hence the word Stunt in "Stunt Sunday") by driving up and down the street or if they're extremely skilled enough, they drift in the intersection. Major emphasis on extremely skilled. I've been to Dallas and Los Angeles where they have something similar to Indianapolis, but they will NEVER have anything like this in Atlanta. Everyone just came to have a good time and that's it.
I said what I said, Midwest Fest weekend was nothing short of amazing. To see the rest of the photos, check out Bernie's Midwest Fest show gallery and Midwest Fest finale: Stunt Sundays gallery. I can't wait to see how Cameron and Shane will pull off for Midwest Fest 6. I'm sorry Indianapolis, I gotta come back next year.
Sunday was Stunt Sunday where Martin Luther King St turns into a massive block party... or a half a mile party. People show up and hang out while cars are parked on both sides of the street and they show off (hence the word Stunt in "Stunt Sunday") by driving up and down the street or if they're extremely skilled enough, they drift in the intersection. Major emphasis on extremely skilled. I've been to Dallas and Los Angeles where they have something similar to Indianapolis, but they will NEVER have anything like this in Atlanta. Everyone just came to have a good time and that's it.
I said what I said, Midwest Fest weekend was nothing short of amazing. To see the rest of the photos, check out Bernie's Midwest Fest show gallery and Midwest Fest finale: Stunt Sundays gallery. I can't wait to see how Cameron and Shane will pull off for Midwest Fest 6. I'm sorry Indianapolis, I gotta come back next year.
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