FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE---THANK YOU
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
PREPARED BY: STEVE PADOS
IRCO DIRT TRACK HEROES CAR SHOW
February 14, 2014
IRCO RETURNS TO SPONSOR 7TH ANNUAL DIRT TRACK HEROES CAR SHOW, WEEK LONG EVENT TO TAKE PLACE MARCH 2 – 8TH AT PHILLIPSBURG MALL
The fervent task of putting together a great show, while time consuming, is a passion from the heart and a labor of love for the many people who come together to make such a great event happen. That great event is the 7th Annual Dirt Track Heroes Car Show, taking place at the Phillipsburg Mall, opening on Sunday, March 2nd and running through Saturday, March 8.
With the recent naming of legendary race car owner Ken Brenn Sr. as the Grand Marshal for the upcoming event. more additions to the show are taking place on a daily basis. Another major addition for the event came together over the past month as the Phillipsburg, New Jersey based IRCO Community Federal Credit Union will once again raise their banner as the main event sponsor for the Seventh Annual IRCO Dirt Track Heroes show. In announci ng the position of IRCO to the marquis position, IRCO President/CEO Jackie Frey stated, "The IRCO Community Federal Credit Union is pleased to continue its relationship with the popular Dirt Track Heroes Show.
Our sponsorship of the show for the past seven years has afforded IRCO an excellent opportunity to increase our brand awareness and display the various financial products and services we offer to our local community". Mrs. Frey further added, "We are proud to once again work with Bob Miller and his staff in bringing to the Phillipsburg Mall this very successful show that celebrates racing's rich and storied history in our area as well as displaying today's cars and drivers". IRCO Vice President Greg Collins has been an integral part of the show since its inception and will continue in his capacity to be hands on at the event to assist with the show and to answer any questions the Mall goers and racing fans have regarding the many services of IRCO.
The IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show is set to return to the Phillipsburg Mall in 2014 with opening day set for Sunday, March 2nd The show encompasses the majority of the local short track scene and will continue through Saturday night, March 8th. The Phillipsburg Mall, located on Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, NJ, has proven to be a popular setting for this special event and the show will once again offer a broad variety of new and vintage race cars, racing memorabilia, collectibles and photos on display throughout the Mall for the duration of the show.
The Tri-State area surrounding the Phillipsburg Mall in Phillipsburg, New Jersey enjoyed a wealth of great raceways dating back to World War II days and followed into the 50's years and beyond, and with that one of the great racers of the day, local racing ace Carl "Fuzzy' Van Horn cast his dreams, hopes and dollars in the local region not far from the Mall site and began building a dirt track fashioned after the old Pitman-Alcyon Speedway that was closed somewhere around 1960. Van Horn opened the Harmony Speedway in 1963 and then budding racing great Sammy Beavers captured the initial grand opening night event. While the speedway never enjoyed the success Van Horn envisioned, the legacy of the Harmony race track and the many more speedways in the Tri-State area that hosted racing events, brings each of us to the Seventh Annual IRCO Community Federal Credit Union Dirt Track Heroes Car Show to rekindle memories of the great racing each of the great race tracks in the area brought to the racing fans.
The restored race cars represent racing's past or what many race fans refer to as the "Golden Era" of auto racing. Either way, the spirit of the event itself takes the great fan base of the event back to a time when they could hop into their family jitney and travel less than a half hour to witness the excitement of a night at the races. 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 racing events. Those great cars and the preserved memories gain far 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 many 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 from past glory or racing exploits.
Current day race cars are displayed by race teams to gain for themselves and their sponsors additional exposure and create an interest for mall walkers to visit a race track in their immediate area. The cars are displayed to also exhibit the new and changing technology of the race cars and with the many restored race cars on site, depicts the evolution of the many eras of racing ingenuity. The fans can visit the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show and on any given night, meet the guys and gal drivers who pilot these four-wheel high-powered race cars. Many race tracks participate in this event as a way to distribute their yearly racing schedules for the upcoming season and to meet and greet their loyal fans and hopefully make some new fans to attend racing events at their respective facilities. The show remains free to the public as it has been since first landing at the Phillipsburg Mall seven years ago.
Hall of Fame modified driver Carl Van Horn will be at the Mall on select nights to sign autographs and to talk about the many successful seasons he spent behind the wheel of a high powered Modified and will add his own stories regarding the Harmony Speedway, a speedway he built for racing in 1963. The URC Sprint Group and the ARDC Mi dget Club will have representation at the event and the TSRS and CRSA 305 sprint clubs are expected to be on hand for the show. All speedways have been invited to take part in the event to talk about their plans for their facilities in 2014. Hamlin Speedway has been designated for two evenings in 2014 with the Open Wheeled classes sharing a night with New Egypt Speedway as well as being on hand the following evening with the Slingshot and Stage One Modified classes.
Entries are now accepted to display at the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Show. More information is available by calling: 443-513-4456. Space is available for race cars of all divisions, show cars, hot rods, vendors and race tracks as well.
In the previous events, cars that were on display included big and small block Modifieds, Sportsman, Micro-Sprints, ARDC Midgets, URC Sprints, Late Models, go-karts, quarter midgets and a broad variety of vintage and restored race cars. New Egypt, Grandview, Big Diamond, Bridgeport, Hamlin, Action Track, Borger's and Snydersville will again be among the many speedways involved with the 2013 show. The week-long event will set aside one evening to salute the "Stars of Tomorrow" with a special night set aside for the budding young racing talents competing with the many quarter midget clubs in the area and this night has proven to be one of the highlights of the week as many will be giving their first ever interviews to a sizable crowd. A new addition to the new schedule in 2014 is the opportunity to give the true and loyal racing fans a chance to speak about their fond memories in racing with the "Racing Fans Memories/Open Forum" that will take place from Monday through Thursday of the event from 4:30 until 6 PM
For the seventh consecutive year, former Gasoline Alley show hosts Ed and Steve Pados will host the nightly events and interviews along with guest announcers. Longtime- announcer Bobby Stull and former Lake Mocatek co-announcer Justin Beltrame have already signed on to play a major part in the show. Sunday, March 2nd will kick-off the festivities for the week long event at 1 PM. The 2013 edition of the event saw close to 300 interviews highlight the Mall show with drivers, owners, track owners, media and sponsors all taking part in the programming.
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 show sponsor and has supported the event since the it first opened in 2008. More information on IRCO is available at the company's web site at: www.ircocu.com or please contact Greg Collins via e-mail at: gcollins@ircocu.com
Seventh Annual IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show
2014 Schedule of Events
Sunday- March 2 - (Starting at 1:00) - Dirt Track Heroes Car Show Opening Ceremony with Driver Interviews and Autograph Session: Highlighting Nazareth And Nazareth National Speedways with Reading, Harmony, Orange County, Hatfield, Dorney Park, Flemington, East Windsor, Moc-A-Tek and Hinchliffe Stadium
Monday- March 3 – (4:30) Racing Fans Memories/Open Forum
Monday- March 3 – (4:30) Racing Fans Memories/Open Forum
(6:30 PM) – Saluting Action Track USA, SpeedSTRS, Mountain Speedway, ATQMRA, Borger’s Speedway, Shellhamers Speedway, Snydersville Raceway, X-Cel 600 Modifieds, Oreville Karts
Tuesday- March 4 – (4:30) Racing Fans Memories/Open Forum
(6:30 PM)- Saluting the “Stars of Tomorrow” featuring all Quarter Midget Clubs: Oaklane, Blue Mou ntain, Lehigh Valley, West End Raceway, Keystone, Phoenixville, South Jersey and Garden State Quarter Midget Clubs
Wednesday- March 5 – (4:30) Racing Fans Memories/Open Forum
(6:30 PM) – -Saluting Hamlin Speedway Open Wheel Divisions, New Egypt and Wall Stadium and the Legends of the East Windsor Speedway - Invitation to the Garden State Vintage Racing Club
Thursday- March 6- (4:30) Racing Fans Memories/Open Forum
(6:30 PM) – Saluting Hamlin Speedway Slingshot Divisions and Stage One Modifieds, Bridgeport Speedway, Mahoning Speedway, Accord Speedway and Orange County Fair Speedway
Friday - March 7 – (Tentative) 1st Show (4 p.m.) – Special Edition “The Legends of Racing” with many Legendary stars from Nazareth, Reading and Flemington expected to participate
2nd Show (6:30 PM) Salute to Thunder on the Hill Racing Series, Grandview Speedway, Big Diamond Speedway, ARDC Midgets, URC, TSRS and CRSA Sprint Cars
Saturday - March 8 - (1 PM) –- Tribute to the racing Brenn Family-Flemington Speedway & Flemington Speedway Historical Society. Harmony Speedway and Nazareth Speedways
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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