News from the 27th Annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show
Media Contact: Brett Deyo - Deyo99H@aol.com or 845.728.2781
For Immediate Release/Feb. 5, 2012
Party Time: Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show BASH Party Friday, Feb. 24 at Temple Fire Company; Annual Don Marks Memorial Contribution to Motorsports Award Presentation Planned
READING, PA - Let the party begin.
On Friday night, Feb. 24, the popular BASH Awards Party returns to the Temple (Pa.) Fire Company as part of the 27th annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show at the Fairgrounds Square Mall located nearby on 5th Street Highway in Muhlenberg Township. The Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show kicks off Sun., Feb. 19 and runs through Sat., Feb. 25.
The BASH Awards party is often the most memorable event of the weeklong race car show for attendees! The BASH begins at 9 p.m. - after the activities end at the mall - and provides a Friday night fun destination to present show awards, enjoy some bench racing, beverages, snacks, racing films and music for dancing.
The highlight award of the BASH is the Don Marks Memorial Contribution to Motorsports Award, which will be handed out for the third time. Marks was a longtime photographer for Area Auto Racing News and served as the official track photographer for Grandview (Pa.) Speedway for more than a quarter century. An active Eastern Motorsport Press Association member, Marks passed away suddenly prior to the start of the 2008 season.
Annually, the Don Marks award is presented to an individual who has contributed greatly to the sport - media member, sponsor, promoter, driver, car owner, etc.
Previous Don Marks Award winners are former racer/car owner/fabricator Dennis "Chico" Bailey (2011) and Area Auto Racing News publisher/editor Len Sammons (2010).
S&W Awards of Lindley, N.Y., has signed on as a show supporter and will produce eye-catching hardware for the BASH.
The 'Best of Show' award will be decided by show attendees via a ballot printed in the program book. Attending media members decide the remaining divisional awards: Best Modified, Best Late Model, Best Open Wheel, Best Restored Car, Best Micro-Sprint, Best Small Car, Best Go-Kart and Best Quarter Midget.
Racing films at the BASH are provided by GSP Video's Gary Silverman, the official videographer of the PA 358-Modified circuit at Big Diamond and Grandview. 'Jammin' Jimmy Payne of Lebanon, Pa. - a former racer - serves as the DJ for the second straight year.
Tickets are $10 each and will be available at the apparel/program stand during the mall show and at the door for the BASH.
The Temple Fire Company is located at 4963 Kutztown Road Temple, PA 19560.
The Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show offers FREE admission and an opportunity to showcase auto racing, its participants and sponsors to the general public. The show is open to all racers, speedways, clubs and sanctions. All types of racing vehicles, ranging from Quarter Midgets to Sportsman, Late Models, big- and small-block Modifieds, SCCA cars, Micro-Sprints, Slingshots, XCel 600 Modifieds and more will be on display.
Vendors will be on hand selling racing collectibles and novelties, while the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway Racing Historical Society draws up memories of a speedway that will never be forgotten.
Each night of the show will feature a theme: Open Wheel Excitement featuring ARDC, URC, TSRS and more (Mon., Feb. 20), Modified Madness showcasing the stars of the region's big- and small-block Modified ranks (Tues., Feb. 21), Sportsman/Late Model Showcase (Wed., Feb. 22) and Small Car Spotlight (Thurs., Feb. 23).
On Friday night (Feb. 24), the annual 'Home of Champions' Reading Fairgrounds Speedway Reunion is joined by a Grandview Speedway 50th Anniversary celebration at center court beginning at 7 p.m. Dave Kelly, the winner of the historic final event at the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway, will return north from his home in Florida to participate in Friday's festivities.
A number of past heroes from the Reading Fairgrounds and key figures from the history of Grandview Speedway will be recognized at the show. To participate in the Grandview 50-year celebration, contact Donna Miller by e-mail at TOTH98@aol.com or via phone: 443.513.4456.
The final day of the show - Sat., Feb. 25 - is reserved as a 'Family Fun Day' and showcase of the future stars in racing: go-karts, Quarter Midgets and more.
Mike Feltenberger, publisher of Strapped In magazine and host of the Strapped In television show, will organize alley model racing during the show. Contact Feltenberger at STARTERONE@aol.com for details.
Bob Hilbert Sportswear of Boyertown, Pa., will produce eye-catching show apparel to be sold during the week.
To register for the 27th annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show, contact Brett Deyo by phone at 845.728.2781 or via e-mail: Deyo99H@aol.com. A registration form is posted on www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com.
27th Annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show Schedule
Sun., Feb. 19 - Opening Day
Mon., Feb. 20 - 7 p.m. - Open Wheel Excitement
Tues., Feb. 21 - 7 p.m. - Modified Madness
Wed., Feb. 22 - 7 p.m. - Sportsman/Late Model Showcase
Thurs., Feb. 23 - 7 p.m. - Small Car Spotlight
Fri., Feb. 24 - 6:30 p.m. - Reading Fairgrounds Speedway Reunion & Grandview Speedway 50th Anniversary Celebration
Fri., Feb. 24 - 9 p.m. - BASH Awards Party at Temple Fire Company, Tickets $10
Sat., Feb. 25 - Family Fun Day!
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