Published: July 22, 2008 01:03 pm            

Car enthusiasts ready to cruise at speedway | Club's event raises money for charities

BY TED POTTS

TPOTTS@TRIBDEM.COM

Admirers of Corvettes – and a lot of other vehicles – will have a chance to view their favorites close up at the Flood City Corvette Club’s sixth annual cruise-in.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 17 at Jennerstown Speedway.

This will be the second consecutive cruise-in scheduled at the speedway. The event previously was held at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Richland Township.

Upgrading of the airport’s main runway, which began in 2007, forced the club to seek an alternate event site.

The show is open to antique vehicles, classics, motorcycles, trucks, street rods and special-interest vehicles as well as Corvettes.

Show-vehicle registration will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a $6 entrance fee. Participants should use the pit entrance and park their vehicles on the paved racetrack.

Dash plaques will be given to participants as long as the supply lasts, noted Allen Fox, show coordinator.

He emphasized that the cruise-in is a “shine and show” event and that there will be no judging or awarding of trophies.

Disc jockey Wayne Dull will provide music. “Crash dummies” Vince and Larry will distribute treats to children.

Weather permitting, those attending will have an opportunity to take a ride in a race-car simulator, Fox said.

Admission to the cruise-in is $3 for adults. Children 12 and younger will be admitted free, said Sue Heller, the club’s public relations spokeswoman. Free parking will be available.

Past cruise-ins have drawn more than 600 cars, including many from Maryland, Virginia and Ohio. Attendance has averaged between 2,000 and 3,000 people when the weather is good.

Much of the proceeds are donated to charity, Fox said.

The club has donated more than $10,000 to various organizations, among which have been the Women’s Help Center, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Special Olympics and Quecreek Mine Rescue Foundation.

This year, the club again plans to contribute to radio station 96 Key’s 12 Wishes of Christmas and the Salvation Army’s Bundle Up for Kids annual programs, Heller said.

The club has been in existence since 1973 and has more than 200 members, she said. It has been sponsored for the past several years by Watkins Chevrolet of Boswell.

Fox said it is not necessary to own a Corvette to be a club member.

“The club is open to anyone, just as long as they have a genuine interest in Corvettes,” he said.



‘Vettes galore

What: Sixth annual Flood City Corvette Club Cruise-In.

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 17.

Where: Jennerstown Speedway.

Purpose: Offers a noncompetitive show open to antique vehicles, classics, motorcycles, trucks, street rods, special-interest vehicles and Corvettes.

Admission: $3 for adults; free for children 12 and younger.

        

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