Jacksonville Car Culture events calendar
Caffeine and Octane – Coming up from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, at The Avenues mall’s south side at 10300 Southside Blvd.
An estimated 1,000-plus cars, trucks and more usually comes to Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville, an all makes, all models free show, with all parking spots first come/first serve. Cars should start arriving by 7 a.m. to the Southside Boulevard side of the shopping mall, the best way in through Malabar Boulevard.
As always, there is a Porsche section, and an exotics area, as well as hundreds of vintage and classic cars, muscle cars and so much more.
Official Caffeine and Octane merchandise is on sale at all Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville events.
Check out more at firstcoastcarculture.com.
Motorcycle Concours
22nd Annual Riding Into History Antique Motorcycle Concours: Motorcycle designer Paul Teutul Jr. is Grand Marshal for the annual Riding Into History concours on Saturday at World Golf Village, 1 World Golf Place in St. Augustine.
The Concours features 275 antique and vintage motorcycles, the theme this year “Those Beautiful Europeans.” Vendors, motorcycle clubs and food will also be on scene. This year’s Grand Marshal is Paul Teutul, Jr., formerly the chief designer and fabricator for the television series “American Choppers” and is now owner of Paul Jr. Designs.
On Friday, the Grand Marshal Tour Presented by Hagerty allows owners to ride their vintage bike through the back roads of historic Florida. The Grand Marshals Dinner is at 6 p.m. Friday at the World Golf Hall of Fame, at $80 per person. Jacksonville Car Culture’s Chris Brewer will interview Paul Teutul at the event. Then hundreds of classic and special interest motorcycles will be on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, around the lake at World Golf Village. There is no entry fee for qualified motorcycles at the concours, and registration closes at midnight, April 14. Admission is $15 per person for spectators. All donations go to K9s for Warriors.
Showgoers can buy a chance to own this 1984 BMW R100RT Last Edition motorcycle, with new tires, front brakes, filters, battery, Clearview Shields windscreen and Sargent saddle. Riding Into History is a non-profit organization, its primary charity K9s for Warriors, which provides service dogs for disabled veterans. Riding into History has donated more than $600,000 to local charities since its founding in 1999.
For more information go to RidingIntoHistory.org.
“Cruisin’ to the Creek” at Trout Creek Marina and Park
Sunny skies greeted the annual First Coast Car Council spring show last Saturday, with 200 cars on display.
Here’s just a few of the shining rides that showed up under the moss-covered trees at 6550 Florida 13 in Orangedale:
The show raised almost $7,000 to be added to the First Coast Car Council’s annual donation to the local Ronald McDonald House Charities for critically ill children and their families.
Now the Car Shows:
Paxon Revival Center Church 60th Anniversary Car Show: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at the church at 5461 Commonwealth Ave. Free.
Car Show and Concert For the Vet We Haven’t Met Yet: 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 30, at the Orange Park Mall at 1910 Wells Road. Show vehicle registration is $30. Proceeds benefit Operation Barnabas help for veteran homelessness and suicide.
Rumble at the Ranch – Hot Rod vs Rat Rod: May 5 through 7 at WW Motocross Park, 1439 Otis Road in Jacksonville. The event features burnout contests with a $1,500 purse, car show and other events.
12th Annual Rev It Up! Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, at Moosehaven, 1701 Park Ave. in Orange Park. Show vehicles are $20 pre-registered to May 1; $25 after.
Rev Out Cancer For Baby Jerrod Car Show and Fundraiser: 2 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, at Mission BBQ at 8440 Blanding Blvd. Show vehicle registration is $20, all proceeds going to the 7-month-old child who is dealing with cancer.
Waldo Community Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, at Waldo City Square at 14450 NE 148th St. Free to spectators and $25 per show vehicle.
Third annual Hot Rodz 4 Kids Car and Bike Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday May 28, at First United Methodist Church of Callahan, 449648 U.S. 301. Proceeds go to children’s medical, educational and nutritional needs.
The FIRM (Florida International Rally and Moto Park): Open Track Days held most weekends at the road course and rally course at 7266 Airport Road in Starke.
All the Cruise-ins
First Coast Car Council, Clay County Cruzers, Callahan Cruisers and Amelia Cruizers all hold regular weekend cruise-ins, so check their Facebook pages.
Caffeine and Octane Jacksonville: 8 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday at The Avenues Mall at 10300 Southside Blvd. Information: https://bit.ly/3gPRvVQ.
First Coast Car Council holds its new cruise-in from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every first Saturday at The Beaver Street Farmers Market, 1810 W. Beaver St. But its second Saturday cruise-in has been suspendedat the Medical & Merchants Center of Mandarin, 11701 San Jose Blvd.
Jacksonville Caffeine and Gasoline: 7 to 10 a.m. on every first Saturday at the Orange Park Mall at 1910 Wells Road in Orange Park.
Yulee Cars and Coffee: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 24, at the Sonic Drive-In at 463939 Florida 200 in Yulee.
The Part’s House/The Brothers Banter Podcast Cruise-in: The renamed White Brothers Auto Parts Cruise-in at the same time – 5 to 8 p.m. every second Friday at 405 Lane Ave. N.
Auto Legends Amelia Cars and Coffee: 9 a.m. to noon every second Saturday at Mocama Beer Company, 629 S. 8th St. in Fernandina Beach.
Clay County Cruzers’ events: 3 to 6 p.m. every first Saturday at Big Dawg Sports Restaurant, 1330 Blanding Blvd. The Cruzers’ other events: 5 p.m. every third Friday at Freddy’s Steakburgers at 386 Blanding Blvd.; 8 a.m. every fourth Saturday at Nicole’s Café, 2216 S. Mimosa Ave. in Middleburg; and 2 to 5 p.m. every fourth Saturday back at Gator’s Dockside Oakleaf, 316 Merchants Way, Jacksonville.
Johnny Angels: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every third Friday at Johnny Angels diner at 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S.
Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine monthly cruise-ins: St. Augustine Cruiser’s “Cruise In” from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday, and Cars and Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. this and every fourth Saturday, both at 4730 U.S. 1 S./Dixie Highway South in St Augustine.
Cruise Fruit Cove: 4 to 8 p.m. every third Saturday at the PDQ at 194 Florida 13 in Saint Johns, just south of Julington Creek.
Amelia Cruizers: 4 to 7 p.m. every third Saturday at Cold Stone Creamery, 808 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach.
Cars and Coffee Fleming Island: 8 a.m. every fourth Sunday of the month at 2310 Village Square Parkway, Fleming Island.
New cruise-in: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every fourth Saturday at the Rockin’ 50’s Eatery at 3501 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd. in St. Augustine.
New cruise-in: Show and Tell, 6 to 9 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Advance Auto Parts at 10014 Atlantic Blvd.
Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise: 4 p.m. every fourth Saturday between 8th and 17th streets at Main Street in Jacksonville’s Springfield community.
And finally…
Florida gets its first Formula 1 race on Sunday, May 8, on a temporary 5.41-mile Miami International Autodrome course in the Hard Rock Stadium complex in Miami Gardens. And Red Bull Racing decided to have some fun showing how it got driver Sergio Perez and his Red Bull
RB7 F1 car from the canyons of New York City to the Miami race track with an 11-minute video.
Sure it’s a bit silly, including the gator and parking ticket. But what happens after the gator is left behind is funny, and cool, with help from Red Bull athlete and professional wakeboarder/barefoot water-skier Parks Bonifay.
And the help Perez gets to navigate Miami traffic is priceless.
We even get some hot laps on the then-unfinished track.
According to the FIA, the Florida race joins its Texan counterpart in Austin to become the second U.S. race on the calendar, and the 11th different American venue to host a round of the Formula 1 world championship.