SHREVEPORT, LA (03.01.2021) – The last weekend of February saw 3 well attended consumer events. The Lone Star Throwdown (LST) in Conroe, TX, KICKER ArenaCross in Tampa FL and Jeepin’ With Judd in Bartow FL drew strong crowds to the outdoor events. All three events benefited from warm weather.
The Lone Star Throwdown celebrated the events 10th anniversary with over 2000 vehicles pre-registered for the event at the Lone Star Expo Center in Conroe, TX. Event organizers anticipated attendance to be 15,000. For the 6th straight year KICKER was a title sponsor. Company COVID-19 restrictions limited KICKER’s onsite presents. However there were plenty of vehicles Livin’Loud with KICKER gear on site.
James Halter, Stereo and Video Center, made the trip from Tyler to Conroe for LST. James, and daughter Katelyn, made the trip a Father Daughter Day with the down and back 300 mile trip. Along with family time Halter wanted to see the cool rides and installs for future work at Stereo and Video Center.
“There were definitely a lot of cool cars. Main thing was just alot of people and it seemed busier than last year. Could be people wanted to be out again with some many shows cancelled. The sun came out and it was humid but it was a great show. There were a lot of KICKER banners around and I missed seeing the KICKER XRV this year. We are a longtime KICKER dealer and are excited about the new products this year” Halter related to 12volt News. 12volt News eyeballs saw a post that James and Katelyn would attend LST. James supplied info above and Katelyn was a staff photographer sending very cool images from the event.
An crowd shot highlighting Mike Barcia’s ‘No Compromise Dually’ at the event was the first image Katelyn sent for this article. Barcia traveled from Florida to show his award winning ride to the large LST crowd.
The KICKER ArenaCross at the East Bay Race Park in Tampa was a 2-day event on the outdoor track. Maddog_Media handled onsite setup and KICKER activities at the event. Lorin Morrell offered “The Saturday Pro Racing was super with a good crowd under the sunny sky. We had a number of KICKER Lifestyle products set up under the tent that really opened eye and ears. In addition, when attendees took a seat in the KICKER Side by Side they understood Livin’Loud! The racing on the track Sunday was also great. Seeing riders flying under the finish structure brought a lot of cheers from the crowd.”
The Tampa KICKER ArenaCross event featured Rounds 7 and 8 on the 2021 schedule.
The Jeepin’ With Judd event in Bartow FL is a non-profit charity event to raise funds for the Polk Sheriff’s Charities INC. The family friendly event featured bounce houses for children, food truck and vendors. There were raffles and great prizes offered too.
DS18 was on site as an event sponsor and had a major presence on the grounds that included over 4000 Jeeps. “DS18 was standing loud as always. We had several DS18 tents set up with 18 Jeeps under those tents.In addition we counted 10 more DS18 equipped Jeeps in other vendors booths. DS18 offers so many Jeep specific products and the Jeepin’ With Judd” event was a great place to show them to Jeep owners and enthusiasts” DS18’s Aaron Zook stated.
It was terrific to get a sense that spring with bring outdoor events and consumer excitement to the 12volt marketplace.
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