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Vintage and modern race car show Saturday
For nearly 20 years, late October has become synonymous with a vintage and modern race car show in Rushville.
What began 17 years ago as a radio show with local racing personalities, hosted by then local radio DJ Scott Murray, has since evolved into a local tradition.
This year a hog roast dinner will be held Friday from 6 to 8 p.m., prior to Saturday’s show. The cost of the meal is $6 for adults and $4 for children 10 years old and younger
This year’s show again will be held in the RushShelby Energy Community Building at the Rush County Fairgrounds.
The doors will be open from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Saturday, with a wide array of vintage race cars, TQ midgets and Sprint cars on hand.
Visitors will also have a chance to meet race car drivers and team owners.
This is a chance for the racing community to give back to the fans and at the same time allow fans an up-close look at racing history.
For a number of years Rushville has been called the “Home of the TQ Midgets.” The local fairgrounds plays host to a number of annual races, most notably on Memorial Day Weekend, during fair week, the last weekend in June and again on the July 4 weekend.
The work involved with continuing the fan appreciation tradition was picked up by a number of county residents and former racers, most notably Ray Leisure and Russ Hankins.
With the passing of Leisure following last year’s show others have taken it upon themselves to keep the local tradition alive, even expanding it as previously noted.
The annual show offers the average fan a close look at what is usually seen from behind a fence and barriers.
During the relaxed forum drivers can frequently be heard swapping old stories among themselves and interacting with their fans.
Fans will have the opportunity Saturday to rub elbows with drivers from the past and present. Fans will also be able to see the progression of race cars from yesterday to today.
In the past, the show has featured a reverse engine car, a Gaylen Fox-Grant King Sprint car and a V-8 flathead engine in a midget car.
During the 2007 show a dragster was on display.
As an added bonus, former Indy driver and Midget racer Mel Kenyon was among those on hand. This year’s show is expected to be bigger and better than previous events.
Proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to the Injured Drivers Fund, which is used to help offset medical expenses of drivers injured while racing in the state.
Drawings for door prizes will be held throughout the day. Admission is free to the public.
Frank Denzler can be contacted at (765) 932-2222 ext. 106 or via e-mail at frank.denzler@rushvillerepublican.com. To add a comment to this story visit our Web site at www.rushvillerepublican.com.
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