Perhaps just as interesting is the fact that Chrysler was also the major
sponsor of the HSR event during the Sebring 12-hour event last year
where it was announced that Chrysler, HSR and Steve Earle were already
planning the 1998 event. Hey, as long as the events happen and my entry
is accepted, I'm a happy guy...
*8o)
>Roger Garnett wrote:
>
> Hmm, this looks, er, interesting. Maybe I can drive to Coronado?
>
> ------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:33:43 -0700
> From: Rachel Wilkinson <rachelw@holidaybowl.com>
> Subject: New Vintage Car Race
>
> For Release: Immediately
> Date: August 12, 1997
> Contact: Bruce Binkowski
> Plymouth Holiday Bowl
> 619-283-5808
> Steven J. Earle
> General Racing, LTD.
> 805-686-9292
>
> CHRYSLER CLASSIC SPEED FESTIVAL DEBUTS NOVEMBER 22-23 IN CORONADO
>
> CORONADO--The inaugural Chrysler Classic Speed Festival is set to take place
> on November 22 and 23 at NAS North Island in Coronado. The Plymouth Holiday
> Bowl has teamed up with Chrysler Corporation and the founders of the
> Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca to bring a world-class
> historic car race to the San Diego area.
>
> Patterned after Laguna Seca, the Chrysler Classic will allow racing fans to
> get up close and experience the atmosphere and excitement of classic car
> competition. Featuring 150 of the world's top vintage race cars, the
> Chrysler Classic will be run on a 1.5 mile course directly adjacent to the
> runways where the Navy's finest fighter pilots train.
>
> The event will be produced by General Racing, Ltd., under the direction of
> Steven J. Earle, who founded and has produced the Monterey Historic
> Automobile Races since 1974. Laguna Seca is widely recognized as the
> foremost vintage car race in the U.S.
>
> The selection process used to determine the participants at Laguna Seca also
> will be employed at the Chrysler Classic. Qualification is based on the
> historic significance of the car and its certified authenticity to ensure
> that each car runs as it was originally intended, without the benefit of
> improved technologies.
>
> "The addition of the Chrysler Classic to the Holiday Bowl's year long
> festival of events seemed a natural progression with the relationship the
> Bowl already has with Chrysler Corporation," said 1997 Plymouth Holiday
> Bowl President Hal Brown. "It also keeps with the Holiday Bowl's mission of
> generating tourism and economic benefit for all of San Diego County."
>
> Advance purchase admission to the event will be $10 per day, $15 for both
> days, free for children under 12 and there will be a military discount.
>
> The Chrysler Classic is a presentation of the Plymouth Holiday Bowl, a San
> Diego non-profit community benefit organization that annually produces one
> of the Nation's premier post season college football games and related
> festival of events.
>
> For more information or tickets call the Holiday Bowl offices at 283-5808.
>
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