About this Event
Bring the car you’ve been working on. Or just bring the family and come look at everybody else’s.
Gears for Gaudio is a drop-in car and truck show on Saturday, October 17, from noon to 6 PM at Blue Ridge Community Church in Forest. Classics, muscle, trucks, Jeeps, imports, customs, bikes, and plenty of projects that aren’t finished yet. Live music all afternoon, food trucks, bounce houses for the kids, and awards in every class.
Admission is $10. Kids 12 and under get in free.
Why we do this
Cash Gaudio was 19. He never missed a car show in Lynchburg, and his dad went to a lot of them with him. He was killed in 2024.
Six months later, a few hundred people filled a parking lot in Lynchburg for the first Gears for Gaudio. His family didn’t know if anyone would come. People kept rolling in all day.
Every dollar from this show funds scholarships for Central Virginia student-athletes with a heart for God and their community. Thirteen Live Like Cash Gaudio Scholars so far.
Schedule
10:00 AM — Show vehicle roll-in opens
12:00 PM — Gates open
Afternoon — Live music, food trucks, kids area
4:30 PM — Voting closes
5:15 PM — Awards
6:00 PM — That’s a wrap
Awards
Sponsored by Mabry Automotive.
Top honors: Best in Show · People’s Choice · The Cash Gaudio Award, chosen by Cash’s family for the car and owner that best reflect how he loved cars and people
Best in class: Classic · Muscle · Truck · Jeep & Off-Road · Import · Modified & Custom · Motorcycle
Special: Best Paint · Best Work in Progress · Kids’ Choice
Every spectator gets voting tickets at the gate and drops them in the bag at the car they like best. People’s Choice is decided by whoever shows up.
Bringing a car?
Vehicle registration is $20 and includes the driver’s admission. Every registered vehicle is judged.
Register at livelikecash.org/events/gears-for-gaudio/car-registration
Roll-in opens at 10 AM. Bring a chair and your detail kit. House rules: no burnouts or revving, follow the parking crew in and out, and remember we’re on church property.
Vendors and volunteers
Vendor space is free this year, and we’re still taking applications: livelikecash.org/events/gears-for-gaudio/vendors
Volunteers are welcome for setup, parking, check-in, and teardown. Service hours can be verified for students: livelikecash.org/events/gears-for-gaudio/volunteer
Event venue & nearby stays
Blue Ridge Community Church, New London Campus, 2361 New London Road, Forest, United States
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