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IRCO DIRT TRACK HEROES CAR SHOW
FLEMINGTON SPEEDWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PREPARING FOR LARGE PRESENTATION AT 4TH ANNUAL IRCO CREDIT UNION DIRT TRACK HEROES CAR SHOW MARCH 6 TO MARCH 12
The 4th Annual IRCO Credit Union Dirt Track Heroes Car Show presented by the NAPA Auto Parts of the Delaware Valley is fast approaching. The week long event will open on Sunday, March 6 and continue through Saturday, March 12 at the Phillipsburg Mall located on Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, NJ. One of the highlights of this grand off season event will be the strong presence of the Flemington Speedway Historical Society. Now in its' second year of existence, the organization has received a warm welcome by the racing fraternity that remembers the many great moments that the famous Hunterdon County "square" provided for over eighty-five years up to its/ closing in the year 2000.
Through the efforts of the Dirt Track Heroes Show organizer Bob Miller, a vacant has been provided for this year's display and event coordinator Wyatt Jacobus and Vice President Mark Harrington have been busy obtaining much memorabilia so that the society can provide a “mini-museum” in its week-long display at the mall.
Included will be a large display of racing programs, photos, and other track related items as well as a large display of race car related parts, including sheet metal, hoods, and driver used items. The society will also be offering membership for fans interested in joining as well as bringing some vintage stock cars for display in the mall. Plans are also underway to bring some Flemington legends to the mall for appearances and future announcements will be forthcoming upon confirmation from drivers. Working in conjunction with Steve and Ed Pados, many of the Flemington stars and legends will be among the more then three-hundred racing celebrities that have agreed to be interviewed during the week long show.
A highlight of the event will be the appearance of the legendary former two-time NASCAR Sportsman Champion "The Flyin Dairy Farmer" Bill Wimble on the Friday of the show. Wimble, who in conjunction with author Lew Boyd at Coastal 181 tells the journey of his storied life in his bestselling book "I'll Never Be Last Again", will be signing and selling the books at the event from 4 PM until 9 PM on the special edition of the show and along with him will be another of the legends of racing as the "Kutztown Komet" Freddy Adam will be co-anchoring the day with his "Life and Times of the Kutztown Komet, Freddy Adam" book that was released in November. Adam will have his books for sale and signing as these two masters of racing converge together at the Phillipsburg Mall stage area.
A special group of legendary racing stars and racing friends will join the pair as Carl "Fuzzy" Van Horn, Gerald Chamberlain, Ronnie Dunstan, Bill Decoster, Tommy Hager, Tighe Scott, Sammy Beavers and Red Coffin will sign autographs and trade numerous fun stories regarding the "Golden Age of Racing" as we remembered it best. With the recently finished Mo Pagni owned and re-crafted USAC Silver Crown race car that was built in the mid 80's serving as the backdrop for this special edition event, the atmosphere of the Mall will be abuzz with these legendary stars of auto racing on hand. The show will continue throughout the evening hours as Ken Brenn Sr, Jimmy Maguire, Hank Rogers and many others from the open wheel ranks of the URC, ARDC, TSRS and Grandview, Big Diamond, Bridgeport Speedways and the Reading Fairgrounds Legends such as Tommy Long, Bobby Braxton, Alan Carter, Bobby Eppiheimer, Curt Weller and many more join in for a star studded evening of racing fun and good times.
The race cars are on display for various reasons. The restored race cars represent the past or as many race fans refer to as the "Golden Era" of racing. While some of the cars in attendance are original works, some of the race cars are replicars, re-created to look much like the racers the legendary drivers drove to glory at one of the many speedways that hosted the events. Those great cars and the saved memories gain much more impact when the fans have the opportunity to chat with many of the drivers who will be making special appearances during the week long event. All historical racing groups including Reading, Flemington, Harmony, Dorney Park and Nazareth will have their memorabilia on display and their scrapbooks open for the fans to take another long look at the glory years of racing and possibly find a picture or two they want to purchase as a keepsake of past glory or racing exploits.
Current day race cars are displayed by race teams to gain for their sponsors additional exposure and create an interest for mall walkers to visit a race track in their area. New cars are displayed for similar reasons, and to also show the new and changing technology of the race cars. You can visit the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show and on any given night, meet the drivers who pilot these four wheel high powered race cars. Many race tracks participate in this event as a way to distribute their schedules for the coming season and meet and greet their loyal fans and hopefully, make some new fans to attend their racing events.
Entries continue to be accepted to display in the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Show. More information is available by calling: 443-513-4456 or you may complete the entry form located on the home page of the: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com web site. Follow the simple instructions posted on the web site to register. Space is available for race cars of all divisions, vendors and race tracks as well.
For the fourth consecutive year, CARQUEST Gasoline Alley and the Pados Brothers will host the nightly events and interviews along with some guest announcers. Bobby Stull, Joel Murns, Justin Beltrame, Pete Wortman, Nick Leach and Earl Krause have already signed on to play a part in the event. The taping of the show will be on Sunday, March 6th for a two hour span that will be aired the following evening through WALN at: www.walncableradio.com In 2010, 368 drivers, owners, racing legends and track promoters were interviewed or featured during the nightly activities.
The IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show will again offer a great keepsake event souvenir program book and shirt. The Phillipsburg Mall is open Sunday 11 AM to 6 PM; Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 9 PM.
IRCO Community Federal Credit Union remains the lead show sponsor since the event first opened in 2008. More information on IRCO is available at the company's web site at: http://www.ircocu.com/ or please contact Greg Collins via e-mail at: gcollins@ircocu.com
For IRCO Dirt Track Heroes information, contact show organizers Bob and Donna Miller by phone at 443.513.4456, via e-mail at TOTH98@aol.com or on the web: http://www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com/.
2011 Fourth Annual IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show
Presented by NAPA Auto Parts of the Delaware Valley
Schedule of Events
Sunday- March 6 - (Starting at Noon) - IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show Opening Ceremony (Stage) - Mo Pagni's Outten Used Car Center Presents - All Tracks and Driver Autograph Session: Highlighting Nazareth And Nazareth National Speedways with Reading, Harmony, Orange County, Hatfield, Dorney Park, Langhorne, Trenton, Flemington, East Windsor, Sanatoga, Moc-A-Tek, Allentown Fairgrounds, Stroudsburg, Mahoning, Mountain
Taping of CARQUEST Gasoline Alley TV Show ……..
Monday- March 7 - (6 PM) – Smith Fabrications presents Saluting Stage One Modifieds, ATQMRA, Borger’s Speedway, Kutztown Speedway, Shellhamers Speedway, Snydersville Raceway, X-Cel 600 Modifieds, Oreville Karts, Marsh Creek and the Friends of Hinchliffe Stadium
Tuesday- March 8 - (6 PM) EZ Release Pro Shop Presents Saluting the “Stars of Tomorrow” featuring Quarter Midget Clubs: Oaklane, Blue Mountain, Lehigh Valley, West End Raceway, Keystone, Phoenixville, South Jersey and Garden State Quarter Midget Clubs
Wednesday- March 9 - (6 PM) - EZ Release Pro Shop Presents New Egypt Speedway and Wall Stadium Night - Saluting the Legends of the East Windsor Speedway - Invite to the Garden State Vintage Racing Club Meet Nick & Pete from New Egypt Speedway
Thursday- March 10 - (6 PM) – Mo Pagni's Outten Used Car Center Presents-Hamlin Speedway, Accord Speedway and Orange County Fair Speedway Night with Salute to the Legends of the Moc-A-Tek Speedway……Invite to Speedway Photographers
Friday - March 11 - (4 p.m.) - EZ Release Pro Shop Presents Bill Wimble and Freddy Adam Book Signings with star panel of driving legends joining them......Salute to Thunder on the Hill Series, Grandview Speedway, Big Diamond Raceway, ARDC Midgets, URC, TSRS Sprints plus the Legends of the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway
Saturday - March 12 - (Noon) - Vertical Telephone Systems Presents Flemington Speedway and Flemington Speedway Racing Historical Society. Harmony Speedway and Historical Society
All drivers invited to return for fan-fest and Autograph Session
Saturday - March 12 - (2:30 PM) - Dorney Park and Mahoning Speedways Tribute & Autograph Session organized by Henry Wilt
Napa of the Delaware Valley includes store locations in: Stewartsville, Easton, Nazareth, Hackettstown, Flemington and Clinton.
Special event sponsors include: Smith Fabrications, EZ Release Pro Shop, Vertical Telephone Communications and Choice Hotels
Visit Caffe Europa in the Phillipsburg Mall located between Bon Ton and Sears. Eat In or Take Out. Orders taken at: 908 387 9787
Trivia Questions all week presented by Gaetano'sItalian Restaurant located in Bath, Pennsylvania at the Southmore Golf Course
Mall Hours: Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. -
*Schedule subject to change
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