This year marked the 6th year for the world famous Woodward DreamCruise. Through a lot of careful planning with both Pontiac Motor Division and the City of Pontiac, the Woodward GTO Tigers were able to reserve 200 spaces in Pontiac for GTOs. With our area pre-sold nearly a month before, we wished we could have had even more spaces. This fantastic event was a wonderful tie in to our GTO Classic Weekend. It went over so well that several of the local newspapers and one major TV station included the special display in their publications and live telecasts.

The Woodward DreamCruise is a yearly event that attracts people from all over the world. This year it was estimated that over 1.5 million people attended the event, and 30-40,000 classic or modified vehicles. The cruise strip runs from 8 Mile Road (the Detroit border) all the way to the city of Pontiac, which is about 15 miles. Considering the fact that Woodward is four lanes wide, this makes for a huge cruise area. Watching the roadside crowds is somewhat exciting, and viewing the cool GM, Ford and Chrysler displays and large billboards gives a hint of Detroit Autoshow presence.

Originally set up as a cruise that would take you from city to city collecting plaques, the event is now so large, trying to accomplish this task would be nearly impossible. In the areas between 9 Mile and 16 Mile, traffic is typically stopped during the actual day of the cruise (though on the northern end where we were it was clear sailing). Many out-of-towners cruised throughout the weeknights when traffic was lighter.

As for the GTO crowd, it seemed like everyone had a fantastic time. GTOs were coming and going all day. Where else could you see a blown GTO doing a gigantic burnout in public and get pulled over by the police only to get off with a warning. Believe it or not, this same wild-man ended up winning the Best of Show award the next day!