One Day, Two Shows

June 5, 2021 — This was the first day of what would become a 5-day heat wave with temperatures of 90 degrees and over, near record-breaking for this early in the season in New Hampshire. The Goffstown Rotary show, canceled last year for the first time in its history because of the pandemic, had an impressive turnout of cars and spectators. The pandemic was in decline, new cases were the lowest since the beginning more than a year ago, vaccinations were up and restrictions were being lifted, especially in the Northeast.

In spite of the high turnout, there were many cars I had seen and photographed before, some many times. I took pictures of the few I found exceptional and passed over most of those that can be found elsewhere on my site. I came away with less than 40 photos, hoping for a better score at my second show of the day in Loudon.

Muscle at the Museum, an annual show presented by NH Muscle Cars and hosted by North East Motor Sports Museum, larger than the Goffstown show, featured "funny cars," basically drag racers covered with brightly painted and decorated car bodies. Winners of a raffle were invited to sit behind the wheel of one of these cars and rev the engine to an ear-splitting roar.

The funny cars were unusual and photogenic, and I got a brief video of the engine revving, but other than that, like Goffstown, there were many cars I had seen before, and the heat and humidity were becoming oppressive, causing me and many others to cut our visit short and escape to our air conditioned cars for a cooling drive home, which hopefully for many would also have A/C.

I ended up with fewer pictures from the two shows than I normally take at a single event, but you can view the few I got at Goffstown at this link:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/goffstown2021/

The Muscle at the Museum photos and a video are at this link:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/muscleatmuseum/