By SALINA POST
Jerry Titus and his wife DeVona have made it to Salina for the 43rd annual Leadsled Spectacular, which opens on Thursday with the Sundown Cruise through downtown Salina.
The parade will start at 7:30 p.m. at Oakdale Park and will end at Santa Fe Avenue and Elm Street.
If you can't make it downtown, you can watch a recording of the Kustom Kemps of America (KKOA) Sundown Cruise on Salina Post on Friday.
The World's oldest and biggest custom car and truck event, the Leadsled Spectacular will continue from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday in Salina's Oakdale Park.
The event will include show cars, trucks, drag machines, vintage bicycles, vendors, two working Kustom Bodyshops, automotive swappers, and custom rodding vendors, according to information from KKOA. Additionally, there will be a meet and greet event with CHIPS television star Erik Estrada.
Estrada came to fame 45 years ago by acting as a California Highway Patrol officer, and today, he's working in law enforcement in real life.
According to KKOA Organizer Jerry Titus, Estrada is a "superfine" guy who digs Kool cars and central Kansas. Titus said Estrada can't wait to get to Salina.
At 10 a.m. on Friday, KKOA will have a Kustom Auction at Oakdale Park.
As part of the entertainment for this year's KKOA, the number one Elvis Tribute artist and singer in the world, Victor Trevino Jr. will be performing Friday night starting at 8 p.m. at the Stiefel Theatre.
Watch registered Leadsled Spectacular entries race an eighth of a mile against whoever rolls up beside them during the Run-What'ya-Brung drag races are scheduled for 4 p.m. to dusk Friday at the Berkley Family Recreational Area, 841 Markley Road.
Other events in Oakdale Park include two beauty contests, a Vintage Bicycle Spoke-tacular, and a Model Car and Pedal Car Spectacular.
KKOA SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
