Welcome to NZ 2 USA
Tour Host: Graeme Percasky
2012: NHRA Drags - Hot August Nights - Bonneville
NZ$7,750 ~ be quick only 5 places left
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Thurs 26 July: Depart NZ for San Francisco
Fri 27 July: Your choice local sightseeing: Fishermans Wharf - Pier 39 - Greyline Tours - Ghirardelli Square etc..
Sat 28 July: NHRA Fram Autolite Nationals @ Sonoma - qualifying
Sun 29 July: NHRA Fram Autolite Nationals @ Sonoma - RACE DAY FINALS
Mon 30 July: Brizio's Street Rods - Sanderson Headers - Boat trip to Alcatraz Island
Tues 31 July: Fly to LA - Reids Rods - CW Moss - The Car & Truck Shop - The Block @ Orange
Wed 1 Aug: Claysmith Cams - Mooneyes - Limeworks - So-Cal Speedshop tour - NHRA Museum & twilight cruise
Thurs 2 Aug: Hollywood Hot Rods - Barris Kustoms - Hollywood Blvd & Manns Chinese Theater - Walk of the Stars - Vic Edelbrock's Private Collection - Peterson Auto Museum
Fri 3 Aug: Disneyland
Sat 4 Aug: Donut Derelicts - drive to Las Vegas - Peggy Sue's Diner - Victorville Route 66 Museum - Imperial Palace Auto Collection
Sun 5 Aug: Hoover Dam - explore 'the strip' - Premium Outlet Mall
Mon 6 Aug: NASCAR store - Shelby Cobra World HQ tour - Arlen Ness Choppers - The Gun Store
Tues 7 Aug: Drive to Reno
Wed 8 Aug: Hot August Nights - National Auto Museum
Thurs 9 Aug: Hot August Nights - Summit Speed Equipment
Fri 10 Aug: Hot August Nights - Swapmeet
Sat 11 Aug: Drive to Wendover
Sun 12 Aug: Bonneville for Speedweek - car show @ casino each evening
Mon 13 Aug: Bonneville for Speedweek - car show @ casino each evening
Tues 14 Aug: Bonneville for Speedweek - car show @ casino each evening
Wed 15 Aug: Drive to Bishop though Toiyabe National Forest
Thurs 16 Aug: Drive to Bakersfield through Inyo National Forest- Kiwi Konnection
Fri 17 Aug: Drive to LAX - fly home to NZ - cross the international date line
Sun 19 Aug: Arrive home in NZ
Click here for a copy of the 2012 Itinerary
Email Graeme for more info or to reserve your place:
Tour in September 2013
San Francisco, Ventura Hot Rod & Motorcycle Nationals
Las Vegas and LA Hot Rod Shops & Museums (20 days)
We'll fly into San Francisco and have a few days to visit Alcatraz, the US Naval display, you'll be able to eat crabs at the famous Fisherman's Wharf, and shop at the many stores along the waterfront. We'll go to Brizio's Hot Rods, Sanderson Headers and then we'll drive over the Golden Gate bridge to Petaluma where American Graffiti was filmed.
When we leave San Francisco we'll drive along the stunning Pacific Coastal Highway to San Simeon to take one of the tours through www.HEARST CASTLE.org.
We'll spend the night at Paso Robles before we head off for 2 days in Bakersfield where we'll catch up with Duane Jones at Kiwi Konnection. We'll visit Ironworks hot rods, the Army Surplus store, Harbor Freight Tools and the Boot Barn.
Then we'll head off to Ventura where we'll visit the National Hot Rod Supply store in the afternoon. We'll spend Saturday and Sunday at the Ventura Nationals Hot Rod & Motorcycle Show (formerly known as the Primer Nationals); this show includes 100s of traditional and kustom hot rods, choppers & bobbers, a vendors midway plus live bands.
We'll have a few days in fabulous Las Vegas; visiting the Hoover Dam, the Gun Store, Arlen Ness, Count's Kustoms and more. In the evenings you'll have freetime to explore the famous 'strip'.
Then we'll drive to LA and spend time visiting some famous hot rod shops; Barris Kustoms, Mooneyes, Claysmith Cams, Reids Rods, CW Moss, Chev Truck Shop, Circle City Rods, Whitewall Candy Store, Coast Airbrush, Peterson Auto Museum, Hollywood Hot Rods, Hollywood Blvd, Manns Chinese Theatre, Edelbrock Collection, Starlite Rod & Kustom, So-Cal Speed Shop, NHRA Museum, Limeworks plus more...
Go to our LINKS page to check out the websites of many of the places we visit on tour.
Email Graeme now to register your place on the September 2013 tour: