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News from the IRCO
Dirt Track Heroes Car Show
Media Contact: Brett Deyo - 845.728.2781 or
Deyo99H@aol.com
For Immediate Release/March 4, 2010
Over 200 Racing Personalities Expected To
Attend IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Show At Phillipsburg
Mall
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The stars of
regional motorsports will be well represented at
the IRCO Community Federal Credit Union Dirt Track
Heroes Show. Very well represented, to be exact.
Approximately 200 auto racing stars
of the past, present and future will congregate at
the Phillipsburg Mall during the March 7-13 third
edition of the IRCO-sponsored Dirt Track Heroes
Show.
Over 100 racing vehicles,
current-day and restored, fill the mall - located
on Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, N.J. - as auto
racing becomes the focus of attention starting
this Sunday (March 7).
Among the personalities scheduled
to appear at the show are Carl "Fuzzy" Van Horn,
Billy Pauch Sr. and Jr., David Van Horn Jr., Jerry
Higbie Jr., Tighe Scott, Ray Liss, Sammy Beavers,
Bing Metz, Carl Collis, Freddy Adam, Gary Gollub,
Willie Osmun and many more.
Steve Pados of the CarQuest
Gasoline Alley TV/Radio show has worked tirelessy
to line up guests for the show.
A complete listing of attendees has
been posted on the show Web site:
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com.
The listing will be updated throughout the week.
Attendees of the show will be treated to a wide
cross-section of race vehicles including big- and
small-block Modifieds, Sportsman, Micro-Sprints,
vintage and restored cars, Micro-Stocks, ARDC
Midgets, dirt and pavement Late Models and much
more.
New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway, the half-mile oval
co-owned by Fred Vahlsing and Bill Miscoski and
managed by Danny Serrano will be well represented
at the show. NES competitors Gary, Mike and Clay
Butler, Mike Hendershot and Willie Osmum are among
those planning to attend.
Several race facilities throughout the region will
be represented including Big Diamond (Pa.)
Raceway, Grandview (Pa.) Speedway, Hamlin (Pa.)
Speedway, Kutztown (Pa.) Fairgrounds Speedway,
Borger's (Pa.) Speedway and West End Quarter
Midgets.
Among the vendors and exhibitors will be the
America on Wheels Museum, Snyder Video, Reading
Plastic Fabricators, MoTorsport Video Productions
along with an expansive display for J&L Speed
Supplies.
The recently-formed Flemington (N.J.) Speedway
Historical Society will have a large presence at
the show with Vintage Cars and a salute to the
Late Model division at the famed Garden State
facility. A Flemington Late Model Reunion is
scheduled for for Sat., March 13 at noon.
A former Flemington pace truck will be part of the
display, along with plenty of memorabilia from
"The Square."
The Flemington Speedway Historical Society will be
recruiting new members during the show. For
further information, contact Bill Hanna via e-mail
at
flemspdwyrhs@verizon.net.
Honoring the 40th anniversary of the speedway's
1970 Season Opener, the Harmony (N.J.) Speedway
Historical Society will be on hand at the IRCO
Dirt Track Heroes Show. Photos, race results and
articles from the 1970 opener - won by Ray Neary -
will be displayed, along with a number of restored
cars.
Through the efforts of noted racing photographer
Henry Wilt, Dorney Park (Pa.) Speedway will be
saluted at the show. Anchoring the Dorney Park
diaplay will be pictures, vintage sheet metal,
collectibles, T-shirts, trophies, driver's suits
and more. On March 13, former Dorney Park drivers
Dave Cicon, George Wambold, Mike Garris and Russ
Frantz will be available for autographs at 2 p.m.
Other drivers could be added to the autograph
session.
For further information on the Dorney Park
tribute, contact Henry Wilt by e-mail at
cameradude@entermail.net.
The Reading (Pa.) Fairgrounds Racing Historical
Society is expected to have a presence at the show
to honor the history of the famed Berks County
track.
The Pados brothers of the CARQUEST Gasoline Alley
Show return to host the nightly events and
interviews. Several guest announcers will be on
hand during the weeklong event, adding to the
festivities.
The CARQUEST Gasoline Alley Show will open the
show with a three-hour taping on Sun., March 7.
The show will air on March 8.
The IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Car Show will again
produce its own souvenir T-shirt and program book.
Race teams looking to register for the event
should log on to the show Web site at
www.bdmotorsportsmedia.com.
The show flyer and entry form is located on the
main page. Teams and their sponsors will receive
mainstream exposure from the thousands visiting
the mall each day. A nominal entry fee of $25
covers insurance for the week.
The third edition of the IRCO Community Federal
Credit Union Dirt Track Heroes Car Show is a joint
effort between event originator Bob Miller and
Brett Deyo.
IRCO Community Federal Credit has been the lead
sponsor of the Dirt Track Heroes event since its
inception in 2008. To find out more on IRCO, visit
the company's Web site at
www.ircocu.com
or contact Greg Collins via e-mail at
gcollins@ircocu.com.
IRCO is holding a coloring contest in conjunction
with the IRCO Dirt Track Heroes Show. It is open
to all children ages 10 and under. One first
place winner will be chosen in each age category
(4 & under; 5-6; 7-8; 9-10).
Contestants can enter by going to
www.ircocu.com
to print the coloring page and information sheet,
or by stopping by IRCO's office at 450 Hillcrest
Boulevard in Phillipsburg (across from
Phillipsburg High School).
The completed coloring page and information sheet
can be dropped off at either IRCO's office or at
the Phillipsburg Mall's management office.
Entries can also be mailed to IRCO at 450
Hillcrest Blvd., Phillipsburg, NJ 08865. Entries
will be displayed in the mall during the week of
the show. The deadline for entries is March 13.
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