Originally Posted by
xjken
I have been checking some dates for a few of my favorite car shows for the coming season. There is a great show every summer in Rising Sun Indiana right on the banks of the Ohio River. This years show is on Sunday July 6th and it's right down the road from the Rising Star Casino. Rising Sun also sits on the Ohio River Scenic Byway which lends itself to some fine open road driving and along with the many back roads could make for a nice cruise to Madison Indiana 30 some miles down river.
So then I Googled Madison Indiana and found out that same weekend is the 63rd Madison Regatta. These are H1 Unlimited Hydroplane boat races, they also have a car show on Saturday and fireworks Saturday night. In addition to the Regatta and the car shows there is the already mentioned Rising Star Casino/Hotel and the Belterra Casino/Hotel half way between Madison and Rising Sun for the gamblers in the group.
So I am just throwing this out there as a possible weekend GTG. Here are a few web sites to check out.
shinerpridecarshow.com
Madison Regatta - You Gotta Regatta In Madison Indiana July 5-7 2013
Map
https://www.belterracasino.com/hotel/
Madison, IN - Official Website
Hotel | Rising Star Casino
My Dad used to take me to the boat races as a little kid 50 yrs ago. It has been going on for a long time, lol. I'm in for something like this, I have a friend who's brother owns a vineyard in Madison as well. Lwt me know if the Rising Sun car show is what you are all going to do, and I will look into what I can do for a vineyard run.