Waylon Gardner was a big winner in the Power Wheels Demolition Derby in the 6V heat. The event was part of the fun during the Gunslinger Car Show & Route 66 Festival held in Holbrook.
Waylon Gardner was a big winner in the Power Wheels Demolition Derby in the 6V heat. The event was part of the fun during the Gunslinger Car Show & Route 66 Festival held in Holbrook. Photo by Kyle Gardner
The boys tried but they couldn’t out-do Rylie Patterson (center) who won the top spot for the pie eating competition in her age group.
Some of the prettiest girls in Holbrook competed in the Little Miss Route 66 Pageant. Taking the crown in the Tiny Miss competition was Charisma Collins (left). In the Little Miss competition, Brooklynn Pino (center) took the crown and in the Junior Miss competition Olivia Pino (right) took the crown.
The Hot Wheels competition brought in some serious competitors who took home some fun prizes.
Young Robyn Meeks shows off a wind chime made in the Salvage Studio hosted by Grow Arizona Workforce Network.
Kids took the job seriously, competing the Power Wheels Demolition Derby during Saturday’s Route 66 Festival with three heats and lots of local support.
The festival opened with a sweet rendition of Star-Spangled Banner sung by the talented Kathleen Dobell.
A creative group of teens helped at The Salvage Studio, taking discarded bottles, cups and cans at the festival and helping kids turn them into art.
Show cars and bikes lined Historic Route 66 (Hopi Drive) in Holbrook for the Gunslinger Car Show.
These modified street rods were impressive works of art for visitors to enjoy during the car show.
The Gunslinger Car Show was a gearheads dream, with hot rods, luxury cars and modified vehicles to impress visitors.
Native American dancers entertained the crowd at Holbrook’s annual festival.

Holbrook’s annual Gunslinger Car Show and Route 66 Festival was held last weekend with a lot of great activities, food and fun. The weekend started with a demolition derby and burnout at the Navajo County Fairgrounds and opened the next day at Gillespie Park, with the Gunslinger Car Show featuring some of the coolest rides seen on Route 66 lined up along the historic route. There were food and merchandise vendors, games and entertainment for everyone, especially the kids.

A Power Wheels Demo Derby was a big hit with the kids and for those not behind the wheel, the Hot Wheel races were also held. Grow Arizona’s Salvage Studio had crafts made from recycled trash and there was also a cornhole competition, a pie eating contest, a chili competition and more.

Some of the prettiest girls in Holbrook competed in the Little Miss Route 66 Pageant. Taking the crown in the Tiny Miss competition was Charisma Collins, with fellow contestants Rosemary Pahi, Eliana Dehart and Gema Clayton. In the Little Miss competition, Brooklynn Pino took the crown with fellow contestants including Kathleen Dobell, Cara Bordeaux, and Annalisa Martinez. In the Junior Miss competition Olivia Pino took the crown and fellow contestants included Addalynn Gurule and Courtanna Gurule.

Competitors in the Power Wheels competition included Waylon Gardner, Liam Dominguez and Ximera in the 6V heat. In the 12V heat it was Justin Kurtz, Ellyson Hovey, Taygan Lavender, Grayson Garcia, Francisco Ochoa and Taylor Mann. In the 12V heat competitors were Justin Kurtz, Niko Garcia, Frankie DoBell, Jim Mitchell, Royce Heredia, Zayd Cox-Robinson, Ellyson Hovey and Cruz Mondragon.

This event was hosted by the City of Holbrook and citizen volunteers.