April 27, 2006

Also Available at:
http://www.rodandpiston.com/Tune-Up/4-27-06_newsletter.asp

Summer is well on it's way, time to start cruising!
Time to get those winter restoration projects done and head out cruising. What happened to the March issue of the Tune-Up? The answer is, Joe and John have been a little busy getting our camaros ready to cruise. Plans for the WNYCarClubs.com Super Cruise are going well, but this time year is always busy for RodandPiston and especially this year with John and his wife expecting a little Cruiser of their own in June. The sun and the cars are coming out and this is a great time of year knowing that we have a summer full of cruising right ahead of us. We hope you enjoy this issue packed with 2 months worth of information almost as much as you love your cars.

In this Issue...

1.) 4th Annual WNYCarClubs.com Super Cruise - Sunday July 9, 2006
2.) Pre-register for the WNYCarClubs.com Super Cruise and what to expect
3.) Food Bank of WNY Motorcycle Run, Chopper Show & Benefit Party - Saturday April 29, 2006
4.) Photographed Events for March & April 2006
5.) Upcoming Events for May 2006 and Add your Events
6.) Widget Woes, what are you doing Yahoo?
7.) What's New with RodandPiston.com?
8.) Tune Up Classifieds: 1986 Suzuki Intruder, Fisher Snow Plow
9.) Increase visibility and traffic for your Event Listing with Banners

Complete and current show information can be found at:
http://www.wnycarclubs.com/wnyccshow06.asp

Current Sponsors Include:
Advance Auto Parts - www.advanceautoparts.com
Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel - www.senecaniagaracasino.com
Fuccillo Chevrolet - 2000 Alvin Road - Grand Island - 716-773-7505
Fuccillo Toyota - 1974 Alvin Road - Grand Island - 716-773-7505
Sound Choice Audio & Performance - www.scapusa.com - 716-775-3333
MAC's Antique Auto Parts - www.macsautoparts.com
D'Youville College - www.dyc.edu
Knight Industrial Supplies - www.kis-inc.com
Specialty Motorcar Center - www.specialtymotorcar.com/
Corvettes of Buffalo - www.corvettesofbuffalo.com
Cyberspokes.com - www.cyberspokes.com
Paddock Chevrolet - www.paddockchevrolet.com

If you are interested in sponsorship, vendor opportunities, or have any questions, please contact us at show06@wnycarclubs.com.

Time is running out if you want to be a sponsor (contact us ASAP), our flyers will be going to press next week.

2.) Pre-register for the WNYCarClubs.com Super Cruise and what to expect.

New for 2006 one of the only shows in WNY with Portable Dyno Runs:
- Elite Mobile Dyno will be bringing a portable dyno to run your cars, trucks, or motorcycles on.
- Run your vehicle or don't bother running your mouth!

Saturday April 29, 2006
"The 6th Annual Food Bank of WNY - Motorcycle Run, Chopper Show and Benefit Party"
Mark your calendar, save the date, get the day off work if you have to. Good people, cool music, hot bikes, and a GREAT TIME. EVERYONE is welcome... bikes, cars, or your own two feet! This is a TOTAL BENEFIT for The Food Bank of WNY. Food, drink, 50/50, Raffle Prizes, and more. You won't want to miss this event! This is one of the BEST PARTIES OF THE YEAR! The last Saturday in April. Check-in at noon - Spider Grove 1822 Davis Road (NY-240) at Behm Rd. West Falls, NY (just 2 miles outside of Orchard Park).  Then a short scenic bike run to the 2pm-7pm Benefit Party at The Lodge 2090 Bowen Road - Elma, NY 14059. Live music by The Bar King Spiders!, Cyberspokes County Choppers Show", FREE BUFFET, and cash bar. FREE ADMISSION with two or more non-perishable food item donations! Rain, Snow or Shine. If you can't make it for the run, please join us at The Lodge for the Benefit Party! For more info call 716-649-0797 or www.cyberspokes.com .

With these latest additions our total now is 87,104 Images from 600 Events Online


• 4/23/06: 2006 New York International Auto Show
  
  
  
• 4/13/06: 2006 Advance Auto Cape Coral Cruise Night
  
  
  
• 4/6/06: 2006 Advance Auto Cape Coral Cruise Night
  
  
  
• 3/5/05: 2006 Detroit Autorama
  
  
  
• 5/22/05: 2005 Carlisle Modified Madness at State College PA
  
  
  
• 3/25/06: 2006 Mopars at the Strip in Las Vegas
  
  
  
• 3/19/06: 2006 World of Wheels Buffalo Show
  
  
  
• 3/11/06: 2006 Funkmaster Flex Custom Car & Bike Show Toronto ON
  
  
  
• 3/11/06: 2006 Performance World Car & Truck Show Toronto ON
  
  
  
• 3/3/06: 2006 13th Annual Cavalcade of Cars
  
  
  
• 3/1/06: 2006 Daytona International Speedway Tour
  
  

The complete listing of shows can be found at:
http://www.rodandpiston.com/shows.asp

The complete listing of cruise nights can be found at:
http://www.rodandpiston.com/cruise.asp

A few of the local (and not-as-local) shows coming up in May:

Street Machines Spring Dust Off
5/5/2006-5/7/2006 - Rochester, NY USA

Rods and Customs Swap Meet
5/7/2006 - Williamsville, NY USA

10th Annual CycleFest
5/13/2006 - Auburn, IN USA

Smyrna Rotary Club Charity Car Show and Rod Run
5/13/2006 - Smyrna, De USA

Tubby's 1st Annual Swap Meet
5/13/2006 - Angola, NY USA

Fairgrounds Gaming Super Cruise
5/16/2006 - Hamburg, NY USA

Dunkirk 06
5/19/2006-5/21/2006 - Dunkirk, NY USA

Dog Days of May
5/19/2006 - Angola, NY USA

Bushkill, PA Car Show
5/20/2006 - Bushkill, PA USA

Lake Placid Festival of Cars
5/20/2006-5/21/2006 - Lake Placid, NY USA

Gowanda Pioneer Days Car Cruise
5/21/2006 - Gowanda, NY USA

Pep Boys Classic Cruise '06
5/21/2006 - Blasdell, NY USA

Olcott Beach
5/21/2006 - Olcott Beach, NY USA

Mustang Run
5/27/2006 - Casselman, On Canada

The Caz 12th Annual Car Show
5/27/2006 - Buffalo, NY USA

Cruisin for Kids Car Show
5/28/2006 - Mendon, NY USA

Klassy Kar Sales Open House
5/28/2006 - Akron, NY USA

Marine Corp Cruise In
5/28/2006 - Sheridan, NY USA

If you are holding an event, you can now add it to our automated events listing.

Submit your car show(s) at this link:
http://www.rodandpiston.com/submission/addevent.asp

Submit your cruise night(s) at this link:
http://www.rodandpiston.com/submission/addcruise.as

You can also host your show flyer in PDF, Word, or JPG image format along with you listing. Hosting for the entire season is only $20.00. Contact us for details: http://www.rodandpiston.com/contact.asp

Last Tune-Up we introduced the RodandPiston.com Widget
http://www.widgetgallery.com/view.php?widget=38807

Since that time Yahoo updated it's widget engine to 3.1 and then to 3.1.1. If you upgraded to 3.1 and were using our widget, you would have had problems with it not running. Shortly after Yahoo implemented fixes in their widget engine and released version 3.1.1, which is fully compatible with the RodandPiston.com Widget. Upgrade to 3.1.1 if you haven't already and you should be trouble free.

* Remember in order to run our widget you'll have to have the Yahoo Widget Engine installed first. http://widgets.yahoo.com/

Our widget is still in a Beta version and not all the features are fully functional yet, but feel free to download it and try it out. You can follow the development progress as new versions develops in the forum topic: http://www.rodandpiston.com/db/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=932

Shows/Events Section Updates - http://www.rodandpiston.com/shows.asp
- Beta version with embedded Google Maps Removed (Google's mapping API was too buggy)
- 216 Events currently listed for 2006

New Section - RodandPiston.com Girls
- In 2005 we made a calendar in conjunction with 103.3 The Edge. Due to popular demand, we have posted the images from the photo sessions online for all to see. Also in the gallery is the Girls of SEMA form 2004 and 2005.
http://www.rodandpiston.com/girls.asp. We are also currently looking for more female models and prop cars for photo sessions for the web site and possibly another calendar project with 103.3 The Edge.

Forums & Classifieds
- Total Members: 852
- 9905 Posts in 1185 Topics.
- The forums are starting to pick up some activity. Sell your car, talk about a show, or make fun of politicians. Check them out at: http://www.rodandpiston.com/db/

RodandPiston.com Nears 1 Million Pageview Mark!
- We are over 960,000 pageviews now and should reach 1 Million by the end of this the ninth month of RodandPiston.com's existence.

• 1986 Suzuki Intruder 1400 for sale - 1800 miles!
  
  
  
  Selling a SUPER low mileage 1986 Suzuki Intruder 1400 motorcycle. It has around 1800 ORIGINAL miles on it. It is in immaculate condition. It has been locally driven and garage kept. The owner is asking $3500 or best offer. More details, pictures, and contact information can be found at:
  http://www.rodandpiston.com/db/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=696
  
  Summer weather is coming and this would be a perfect bike to enjoy the nice warm nights.

• Fisher Minute Mount Snow Plow for sale - Be prepared next winter - $750.00 or Best Offer
  
  
  
  Fisher Snow Plow and electronics for sale - $750.00
  http://www.rodandpiston.com/db/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1196
  
  Be prepared for winter 2006/2007.

Would you like your vehicle classified mentioned in the next Tune-Up?
Contact us for pricing: http://www.rodandpiston.com/contact.asp

Clubs and Event Organizers:

Starting as low as $35 for one month's 125x125 pixel banner advertisement, you can make sure your event gets noticed. 468x60 banners are also available. Banner's can be linked to your event listing on RodandPiston.com or to your own event web site. For complete pricing and details see: http://www.rodandpiston.com/advertise.asp

Here are a few event banners currently running on RodandPiston.com

* Banner advertisements can be purchased to promote your business as well, not just for event promotion.

Is your club or event looking for Dash Plaques, Awards, or Trophies? Photo-Action can help
Full color magnetic dash plaques and award plaques are now available locally. If you were at the WNYCarClubs.com, Time Traveler's Olcott Beach, Tri-Five show and many others, you probably have seen them. Some samples can be seen at:
http://www.wnycarclubs.com/dashplaques.asp
 
For pricing and information contact: info@photo-action.com

Want to know what's going on with 2 wheels instead of 4. Check out our friends at http://www.cyberspokes.com for a listing of local biker events. Cyberspace for Biker

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