A SLOWER TYPE OF SPEEDWAY FUN : CAR SHOW TO BE HELD AT EX-RACETRACK.Byline: Sherry Joe Crosby Daily News Staff Writer For the first time since races stopped at the Saugus Speedway 18 months ago, fans will be streaming through the gates today for a ``Cars, Oldies Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Oldies are typically from R&B, pop and rock music genres. and Goodies'' show, featuring car contests, go-cart races and entertainment. ``It's not NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. (the National Association for Stock Car Racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States and Great Britain held largely on oval rings of between approximately a quarter-mile and 2. ), but at least we're bringing cars back to the Speedway for a Saturday night event,'' said event coordinator Terri Burbank. ``We're looking forward to an event the whole family can enjoy. The Speedway has a long history involving cars, and this is an excellent way for families, young and old, to share in that history.'' Last year, the racetrack closed after a city-ordered engineering report found that the 6,000-seat wooden grandstand did not meet safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. and needed more than $500,000 in repairs. The grandstand has not been repaired, but organizers will use the track for the car show, expected to draw 500 vehicles and as many as 10,000 fans. The event will feature cars from popular movies and music videos, including the Corvette corvette, small warship, classed between a frigate and a sloop-of-war. Corvettes usually were flush-decked and carried fewer than 28 guns. They were widely employed in escorting convoys and attacking merchant ships during the great naval wars of the late 18th and in the coming film ``Barbie,'' a 1949 Mercury used in a video by singer Paula Abdul Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American multi-platinum selling Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer, television personality, jewelry designer, and Emmy Award-winning choreographer. and the 1969 Cadillac driven by actor Robert De Niro Noun 1. Robert De Niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) De Niro in the Martin Scorcese film ``Casino.'' The owner of the car judged best at the show will win $1,000, and visitors will be able to shop at booths of 200 vendors selling everything from car-shape cookies to baseball caps with automotive logos. ``We'll have everything and anything relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc cars,'' said Kevin Wachs, Speedway general manager. ``This is the place.'' Organizers decided to hold the car show after sponsoring one in February that attracted about 3,000 people despite a steady morning drizzle. ``That was highly successful,'' Wachs said. ``That clearly showed that interest is here in the valley for cars. Ever since that particular show we've been planning the next show.'' Saturday's show also will feature entertainment by the Daydreamers, who sing hits from the 1950s and '60s, and go-cart races by the Los Angeles Kart Club. Nonprofit organizations also will run a carwash and carnival games. The Budweiser Girls, for example, will run a carwash to benefit the United Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), sometimes known as United Cerebral Palsy Associations, is a network of affiliated groups in the United States which works to "advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities" (from UCP's mission statement), Foundation. Wachs hopes the car shows will lead to greater things for the racetrack. ``The Speedway is just sitting there,'' he said. ``It's a great facility. We want to do things like this all year round.'' The event will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Saugus Speedway. Admission is $4 for adults, free for children 12 and younger. For more information, call 259-3886. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color) Dean Bryant of Elegant Customs will be among exhibitors of classic automobiles at a show and carnival today at the Saugus Speedway. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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