Gophers and Cheese

Wrapping up coverage from the 2025 Twin City Vans Good Times Truck-In in Albert Lea, MN.  After the cruise, R/C Van races were up next.  I built a foldable ramp and brought cones to help lay out the course.  It was a lot of fun.  Some people really sent it over the ramp leading to a lot of thrills & spills and at least one van had a wheel break completely off!

Yes, I have even more photos from Twin City Vans 48th Annual Good Times Truck-In to share.  Check out the mirror on the ceiling.  I didn't even notice it until I was reviewing the photos I took.  Some of these vans have so many details it's overwhelming.

More photos from Twin City Vans Good Times Truck-In 2025.  We resume coverage right in the middle of show & shine.

Coverage continues from the Twin City Vans 48th Annual Good Times Truck-In...

The 48th annual  Twin City Vans  Good Times Truck-In was held in Albert Lea, MN at the  Freeborn County Fairgrounds  June 6th and 7th.  I was there in my 1978 Dodge sporting my newly installed vintage Cal-Jammer wing.  I did not get my new windshield visor done in time so little pieces of blue painter's tape covered the holes where the old, broken one was riveted on.  I'm still hoping to get a new visor installed before the Nats.

I've only managed to make it to one bike night so far this year... I went to Forgotten Star  Bike night hosted by The Litas Twin Cities on June 3rd.  An appropriate blogpost for Father's Day... My son debuted the 1978 Honda Z50 we worked on together late last year that I finished up with custom painted wheels and fresh tires in the spring.  I had been sitting on various parts from a non-running Z50 since 2018 and the project was long overdue.  It's a one-of-a-kind 48V electric conversion using a mix of original & new Z50 parts and all sorts of custom & modified parts by yours truly.  The bars are by Zombie Performance .  After a couple of issues frying and melting electrical bits, I'm thrilled with the way it turned out and my son loves it.  The electric Z50 is quiet, fast, and has good range.  He and I ride around our neighborhood together all the time and he was pumped to ride it into bike night.  Unsurprisingly, quite a few people...