NEW: MANY CAR PHOTOS HAVE BEEN ADDED BELOW THE PEDAL CAR RACES.
THE DR. GEORGE SHOW 2019 was held on Feb. 9 in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, CA. This was the 17th Annual Dr. George Show and about 1,000 cars filled the Tennis Garden.
BEST OF SHOW:
BEST OF SHOW – YOUNG GUNS
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THE FIRST ANNUAL DR. GEORGE SHOW PEDAL CAR RACES:
A determined group of 12 racers took to the lanes at the Dr. George Show on Saturday. The racers were divided into two groups of six which raced to the finish line. The top three racers in each round went on to the final round – only one could be victorious. Ford racing legend Allen Grant dropped the green flag and they were off.
The Tom’s Garage car was a winner in the first round.
The AAA car crossed the finish line first in the final round to take the overall win.
After the race all the cars gathered for the awards ceremony and post-race interviews.
Below are more photos of the pedal car races.
Again this year after presentation of the U.S. Flag by the Color Guard from the Twentynine Palms Marine Base, the Palm Springs Air Museum did a fly over with a C47-Dakota.
THE CARS :
Lindsay, Julie and David were taking in the sights when they stopped to look at this 1959 El Camino.
Bob Beck hosted Mecum Auction Commentator John Kraman in a car talk; and, also hosted another Car Talk with Peter Brock, designer of the 1963 Corvette and the Shelby Daytona Coupe, Allen Grant, former Shelby Employee and Driver of a World Champion Daytona and Jim McGee, F-1 & Indy Car Hall of Fame Crew Chief.
However, the cars were the Show and there were some spectacular cars in the Tennis Garden.
Besides cars there were motorcycles:
And rat rods:
and more cars:
And of course the unusual:
And Volkswagens:
And more cars:
And of course the Dr. George Show includes fire trucks.
The Dr. George Show, however, is about more than the cars. This event was started to honor Dr. Sebastian George a nationally prominent oncologist and co-founder of the Desert Cancer Foundation (DCF). Dr. George was killed in a traffic accident in 2002. The proceeds from this event go to the DCF to enable it to help cancer patients pay for their treatments when they lack funds to do so. Since its inception, the Dr. George show has raised over $847,000 for the DCF.
The 18th Dr. George Show will be held February 8, 2020.
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The Dr. George Show, which officially starts on Saturday Feb. 9, opened it’s gates today (Friday) to allow cars with reserved parking to enter. A mini-car show resulted from the cars that were being left overnight giving an advance look at some of the spectacular cars that will be in the show. Registration for the show, which is limited to 1,000 cars, is sold out. Tomorrow promises to be an eye-catching event. The venue for the event is the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Below is a sneak peak at the 2019 Dr. George Show:
There are numerous activities planned for tomorrow including a race. Twelve beautifully painted vehicles will face off and race for the trophy – and we’ll cover the action.
That’s right – pedal cars. The drivers will be little tykes but none-the-less determined to be victorious.
We always knew that the Dr. George Show attracted cars from both the U.S. and Canada – but now it seems the show’s reach covers all of the Americas. This license plate was affixed to a very unique rat rod.
We’ll have more coverage of the event posted on Monday night including the award winners. This year the awards include three Best of Show winners – one in the category Young Guns (for owners under 30), one in the category specialty cars, and one overall show winner.
