BERKS-SCHUYLKILL OIL HEAT ASSN. NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF RACING LEGENDS REUNION AND CAR SHOW

News from the 28th Annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show

Media Contact: Brett Deyo - 845.728.2781 or Deyo99H@aol.com

For Immediate Release/December 7, 2012

Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Association Joins 28th Annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show as Title Sponsor; Show Set For Fairgrounds Square Mall Feb. 24-March 2, 2013

READING, PA - A 28-year tradition in Berks County boasts a new marketing partner for 2013.

The Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Association has signed on as title sponsor of the 28th annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show set for Feb. 24-March 2, 2013 at the Fairgrounds Square Mall on 5th Street Highway in Muhlenberg Township, Pa.

The weeklong, free-to-the-public show takes place in the shopping center on the site of the former Reading Fairgrounds Speedway, the famed 'Home of Champions' which hosted its final stock car race in June 1979.

The Racing Legends Reunion is a showcase of auto racing in Berks County and beyond, featuring current-day race cars of all varieties, restored/vintage cars, interviews with drivers, autograph sessions, speedway displays, vendors and daily activities highlighted by the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway Reunion held on Friday night of the show (March 1). The show is open during mall hours.

The show will now be known as the Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Association Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show.

The Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Association (BSOHA) exists to promote and educate current and prospective heating oil customers as to the benefits of oil heat. BSOHA members are local oil companies and associate businesses that service the oil heat industry.

These local companies provide a wide range of products and services to enhance their customers' satisfaction, as well as a dedication to serving the needs of the public and oil heat industry alike. To learn more about The Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Association log onto: www.bsoha.org.

“BSOHA is extremely pleased to serve as the title sponsor of the Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show. The Reading Fairgrounds was an integral part of the make-up of the Reading area for a long time. Through motorsports the Fairgrounds was able to build an identity with the community, a lot like the members of the Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Association do with their customers and communities alike,” BSOHA President Kevin Steele said.

“The show has grown over the years and is very family oriented event. We at BSOHA thought it would be a natural fit for us to get involved.”

Registration for the 28th annual Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Association Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show is now open at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com. The car entry fee is $25 to cover the cost of insurance. Entries will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

All entries received prior to January 15 will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gas card. The gas card drawing will take place in the BD Motorsports Media display at Motorsports 2013, to be held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pa., Jan. 18-20, 2013.

The show is open to all types of vehicles: dirt Modifieds, Sportsman, asphalt Modifieds, Late Models, Roadrunners, Street Stocks, ARDC Midgets, Sprint Cars, SpeedSTRs, Micro-Sprints, XCel 600 Modifieds, Slingshots, Quarter Midgets, go-karts and more.

Of course, there will be a robust display of Vintage and Restored Cars providing a glimpse into auto racing's past. The Reading Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society will coordinate its annual display to remember racing at the Reading Fairgrounds.

The annual Reading Fairgrounds Speedway Reunion is planned for Friday evening March 1. This year, the Friday festivities will be joined by recognition of current-day car owners.

Drivers from the past, present and future will be available for autographs during the anticipated event. There will be driver interviews and other activities on stage in the mall's Center Court.

Vendors will be on hand at the show with collectibles and other novelties on sale. There will be show apparel and a program book available during the week.

Show awards - highlighted by the fourth presentation of the Don Marks Memorial Contribution to Motorsports Award - will be handed out at the BASH Racing Awards Party on Friday, March 1. There will be divisional awards and an overall, fan-voted, Best of Show handed out at the BASH. Details of the BASH will be released in the near future.

The Don Marks Memorial Contribution to Motorsports Award was first handed out in 2010 to honor the memory of late Grandview Speedway and Area Auto Racing News photographer Marks, who passed away in 2008. Previous award recipients include Bob Greene of Pioneer Pole Buildings (2012), car owner, fabricator and former racer Dennis ‘Chico’ Bailey (2011) and Area Auto Racing News publisher/promoter Len Sammons (2010).

Speedways and sanctioning bodies will be on hand to divulge plans on their upcoming season and distribute schedules and information. Space can be reserved by contacting Brett Deyo at 845.728.2781 or Deyo99H@aol.com.

Mall hours are Sunday (11 a.m.-5 p.m.) and Monday-Saturday (10 a.m.-9 p.m.). Show set-up begins on Saturday, Feb. 23 (after mall hours) and cars must be removed from the mall on Saturday, March 2 (after mall hours).

To learn more about the 28th annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show, visit www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com or www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com. Brett Deyo can be contacted by phone at 845.728.2781 or via e-mail at Deyo99H@aol.com.

Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media is in the late stages of a five-year agreement to purchase the Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show from founders Bob and Donna Miller. The Millers annually promote the NAPA Auto Parts Dirt Track Heroes Car Show at the Phillipsburg Mall in Phillipsburg, N.J. The 2013 dates will be announced shortly for that growing event.