Big car shows this weekend
If you’re chasing builds, Bartle Hall in Kansas City is hosting World of Wheels this weekend — a hot-rod and custom-show staple with classics, customs and builder competitions (kmbc.com). Calgary is running its own World of Wheels with live competitions and appearances by automotive personalities at the same time, and Europe’s Lugo MotorShow is staging two days of drift demos, kartcross racing and DJ sets — lots of hands-on displays to scout ( ).
The Kansas City stop is being held as the 66th annual edition and runs March 20–22 with public hours Friday 3:00–9:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., and Sunday 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (kcconvention.com) Judging at the Kansas City show this year will include entries vying for the Ridler Award and the Legend Cup, and on-site autograph wristbands will be issued at the stage. (kcconvention.com) (Ticketing at the gate lists general admission in the mid-$20s with discount tickets available at O’Reilly Auto Parts.) (autorama.com) Calgary’s edition is the 58th annual event at the BMO Centre, scheduled March 27–29, and features timed contests such as the Battle of the Techs engine-build and a Classic Performance Muscle Car Shootout with finals set for Saturday evening. (autorama.com) (The celebrity lineup includes the Rust Brothers plus personalities from Street Outlaws like AZN and Farmtruck.) (curiocity.com) Event pricing and hours for Calgary are published as $28 general admission and $8 for kids 6–12, with show hours Friday 3:00–9:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., and Sunday 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., and organizers note discount tickets at Auto Value Auto Parts. (curiocity.com) (autorama.com) MotorShow Lugo runs March 21–22 at the Pazo de Feiras e Congresos de Lugo and publishes a timed programme that includes drift exhibitions at midday and late afternoon, kartcross demos in the early evening, and a Saturday night “Drift Nocturno.” (pfclugo.com) Organizer SacEvents is selling advance tickets starting around €7, and the Lugo programme also lists simulators, live DJ sets on-site and a Sunday live performance by Paulo Martinho as part of the show’s entertainment lineup. (woutick.com) (pfclugo.com)
