News from the 28th annual
Berks-Schuylkill Oil Association Racing Legends Reunion & Car
Show
Attachment: Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show Doug
Hoffman Tribute Shirt Back
For Immediate Release/Feb. 9,
2013
BASH Racing Awards Party Friday,
March 1 a Highlight of 28th annual Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Racing Legends
Reunion & Car Show; 2013 Event Apparel Honors Memory of Late Doug
Hoffman
READING, PA - The BASH Racing Awards
Party returns as a highlight of the Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Association Racing
Legends Reunion & Car Show.
The 28th annual event returns to
the Fairgrounds Square Mall for a weeklong showcase of auto racing on the former
site of the famed Reading Fairgrounds Speedway on 5th Street Highway in
Muhlenberg Township, Pa. The show kicks off Sunday, Feb. 24 and runs through
Saturday, March 2 and is open, free to the public, during mall
hours.
Each year, race enthusiasts in the
area mark their calendars for the BASH Racing Awards Party. This year's edition
is set for Friday, March 1 at 9 p.m. (after the show closes) at the Temple Fire
Company of Temple, Pa. (4963 Kutztown Road Temple, PA 19560).
The BASH is a fun night out for
fans of auto racing: get out and party with the racing community! Gary Silverman of Gary Silverman Productions
shows highlights from past and present, including memorable moments from the
most recent Pennsylvania 358-Modified season.
Show awards are distributed,
including the prestigious Don Marks Memorial Contribution to Motorsports Award.
The Don Marks Memorial Contribution
to Motorsports Award was first handed out in 2010 to honor the memory of late
Grandview (Pa.) 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).
The overall 'Best of Show'
recognition for vehicles on display at the mall will be decided by a fan vote
for the third consecutive year. The ballot can be found in the official Racing
Legends Reunion & Car Show program book on sale at the
show.
A number of divisional awards will
be distributed as well, including Best Modified, Best Sportsman, Best Open
Wheel, Best Late Model, Best Micro-Sprint, Best Restored Car, Best Quarter
Midget and Best Go-Kart. Media members visiting the show vote on the divisional
awards. The Sportsman classification is new for ’13.
The entertaining T.J. Fitzpatrick,
known as 'TJ the DJ' has come on board to provide music for dancing at the BASH.
Snacks are provided, along with
soda, at the BASH. There will be a cash bar. BASH tickets are just $10 and can
be purchased at the door or at the apparel/program stand each night of the
show.
2013 Racing Legends Reunion &
Car Show apparel, designed by Bob Hilbert Sportswear, is a 'must-have' for the
racing community. The shirt honors the racing career of dirt and pavement driver
Doug Hoffman, who passed away unexpectedly on Christmas Eve 2012. Not only was
Hoffman one of the Northeast's greatest drivers of all time, he also proved his
meddle as a promoter at Mahoning Valley (Pa.) Speedway and Bridgeport (N.J.)
Speedway.
The shirt features 10 of Hoffman's
most memorable cars from his career ranging from his very first pavement Late
Model for Dorney Park (Pa.) Speedway to the car he drove to his final victory:
Sal DeBruno’s South Jersey Overhead Door No. 0.
Shirt pricing is set at $20 (tee
shirts), $22 (long-sleeve) and $30 (hoodies/sweatshirts). Sizes 3XL and up ad $3
extra for tee shirts, long-sleeve shirts and
hoodies/sweatshirts.
Another area hero who passed away,
the great 'Kutztown Komet' Freddy Adam, will be remembered with a photo tribute
in the event program.
During the week, celebrity/driver
bartending is planned for the Applebee's adjacent to the mall on Monday, Tuesday
and Thursday evenings beginning at 9 p.m. Drivers confirmed to participate will
be announced in the near future.
Registration for the event is
ongoing online at www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com and www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com. All types of vehicles are
welcome and space is reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a
$25 per vehicle entry fee to cover insurance.
Among the types of vehicles already
entered into the show include big-block and small-block Modifieds, ARDC Midgets,
SpeedSTRs, Street Stocks, Sportsman Modifieds, Late Models and Super Late
Models, Vintage Cars, go-karts, Slingshots, XCel 600 Modifieds, Micro-Sprints
and much more.
The Reading Fairgrounds Speedway
Racing Historical Society plans to assemble a vast display honoring the 'Home of
Champions' which hosted its final event in June 1979 with restored race cars,
memorabilia and items on sale.
Vendors will be present selling
merchandise, collectibles, photos, videos and other novelties.
A large contingent of speedways and
sanctioning bodies has made plans to be present at the Racing Legends Reunion to
distribute news and information for the approaching 2013 season including
Grandview Speedway/Thunder on the Hill Racing Series, Bridgeport Speedway, New
Egypt (N.J.) Speedway, JeffreyHogueRealtor.com Action Track at the Kutztown
(Pa.) Fairgrounds, American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC), United Racing Company
(URC), BD Motorsports Media/Friesen-Deyo Promotions, LANCO's Clyde Martin
Memorial (Pa.) Speedway, the Montgomery County Quarter Midget Racing Club and
more.
A first-time show marketing
partner, 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.
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., set for March 10-16.
28th annual Berks-Schuylkill Oil
Heat Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show Tentative
Schedule
Sunday, Feb. 24 - 28th annual Opening
Day
Monday, Feb. 25 (7 p.m.) - Open Wheel
Night: Meet the stars of URC, ARDC and SpeedSTR racing plus a salute to
Kutztown's Action Track USA - DRIVER BARTENDING AT APPLEBEE'S TO
FOLLOW
Tuesday, Feb. 26 (7 p.m.) - Small Car
Night hosted by Barry Angstadt - DRIVER BARTENDING AT APPLEBEE'S TO
FOLLOW
Wednesday, Feb. 27 (7 p.m.) -
Sportsman, Crate Sportsman, Late Model & Roadrunner/Street Stock
Spotlight
Thursday, Feb. 28 (7 p.m.) - Modified
Madness Night: big-block and small-block Modified stars and recognition of
Pennsylvania & New Jersey Modified racing at Grandview, Big Diamond, New
Egypt and Bridgeport! DRIVER BARTENDING AT APPLEBEE'S TO
FOLLOW
Friday, March 1 (7 p.m.) - Annual
Reading Fairgrounds Speedway Reunion & Tribute to Car Owners Past &
Present
Friday, March 1 (9 p.m.) - BASH RACING
AWARDS PARTY at Temple Fire Company (Tickets are $10) - Show awards presented,
cash bar, racing movies from GSP Video, music for dancing by TJ the DJ &
more
Saturday, March 2 - 28th annual Curtain
Closer (Let's go racing!)
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