Orangeville Lions
Autofest 2012

The Orangeville Lions put on their 2nd Annual Autofest this past Saturday (May 12th). This is an indoor, outdoor Show and Shine with a flea market and aftermarket dealers.

There was also an auction put on by Wheels in Motion that looked like it had consignments coming until the very day of the event.

This year was much better than last year. Last year's inaugural year was almost a washout with the rain that day. Attendance for this year was pretty good for the second year.

This show has the space to grow. Keep an eye on it for the future. BTW, the food line moved great! Please, Lions, tell others how you worked it!!

1932 Ford Pickup owned by Bruce Morris

1967 Chevy II owned by George Schutz

Keeping the Law Jim George II brought his 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook Police Car

Brass Rad Ford Model T. This was inside and had no sign. It may have been part of the Auction

Fiat Topolino Hot Rod, they were just leaving as I caught up to them.

Hemmings Motor News Great Race
June 23rd to July 1st

Great Race

Great Race

Tuesday morning, 7:30 AM, the 25th, teams will depart for the morning stage to the lunch stop at Zurakowski Park, Downtown Barrys Bay. Teams are scheduled to arrive about 11:30 AM

The afternoon stage will take teams to the Hazeldean Mall in Kanata. Arrival time is about 4:30 PM. The Hazeldean Mall is a centre of cruise night activity in the Ottawa area, so expect a cruise night!

Overnighting in Kanata, the rally departs Wednesday morning at 8 AM for the morning stage and lunch in Kingston's Confederation Park. Teams are expected around the noon hour.

From here the rally departs for the border and their overnighter at the Watertown NY Fairgrounds. Arrivals expected starting at 4:30 PM. The Antique Boat Museum, Clayton, New York is the pit stop in this rally. I can see this economically as everything is cheaper to fix in the States. :o)

Those are the Canadian waypoints on this year's Hemmings Motor News Great Race. The start, finish and south of the lakes stages of the rally are not far over the border.

Great Race

The Great Race starts in Traverse City Michigan the morning of Saturday June 23rd. Starting ceremony begins at 9:30 AM on Front St., downtown. The first day's lunch is at St. Ignace and the overnight stop is Sault Ste. Marie Michigan.

After the Canadian stages the Great Race departs Watertown New York, it travels to Fairport and Buffalo New York on Thursday June 28th, then to Franklin Pennsylvania and Warren Ohio on Friday June 29th. June 30th the rally travels to Mansfield and Findlay Ohio.

The last day, July 1st, the rally departs Findlay Ohio for the lunch stop at the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum in Ypsilanti Michigan, then completes the last stages and ends at the Henry Ford and Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan.

The main site for the Great Race is: http://www.greatrace.com/. Details can be found at this site and a link to their Facebook site. There may be more information available as time goes on.

Great Race

I don't have details on the stages. I may not have the opportunity to see details, as they probably will come out only before staging starts.

Get out and enjoy this event if you can. I hope to catch it north of Barrie on one of those great back roads then downtown at Heritage Park.

Sponsorship Ho!

Earlier this week I received my first ever event submission (see posting below)! It came with responsibility.

That responsibility was to get the other half of this site operational, the income side. And now it is up and running!

Sponsorship details

My First Event Submission

Earlier this week I received my first ever event submission! I did not have to search through numerous websites to get this one. It came to me!

Thanks to John for finding me, and submitting this event.

You too can inform me of a car event.

John sent me information on his event in an e-mail and I typed up the listing you see above. It is very basic because I don't have the time to make up an extravegant notice.

You can send me an internet address I can link back to for event information.

You can send me a PDF or a scan of an event flyer I can load at this site.

Event notices are free!

Have Fun!

Great Race Returns to Canada

http://www.greatrace.com 1941 Ford Coupe Driven by Tom Lindsey and Janice Haggard Great Race 2011

This year the round the Lower Great Lakes Route will take the race along Hwy 17 from Sault Ste. Marie to Sudbury, south on Hwy 69 and 400 to Barrie. The route then takes them east to Ottawa. The last day (in Ontario), the route turns south to Kingston, crossing to Clayton NY for an overnight stop.

http://www.greatrace.com

From the Great Race website, "The Great Race is an antique, vintage, and collector car competitive controlled-speed endurance road rally on public highways. It is not a test of top speed. It is a test of a driver/navigator team’s ability to follow precise course instructions and the car’s (and team’s) ability to endure on a cross-country trip. The course instructions require the competing teams to drive at or below the posted speed limits at all times".

This is a great opportunity for those across the Nickle Belt, Georgian Bay, Kawarthas, and Eastern Ontario to see a great rolling car show or get up close and personal at the lunch or overnight stops.

The schedule may change. Keep an eye on http://www.greatrace.com/ for any new information and updates. This site also has a wealth of blogs, and information.

Check out:
Great Race Website
Great Race Facebook Site
Sault Ste. Marie MI Tourism Site
Elliot Lake Standard
Sudbury Star
Elliot Lake Standard
Perry Sound Chamber of Commerce
Tourism Barrie
Barry's Bay This Week
Kanata Cruise in for CHEO
Watertown Daily Times

Have Fun!

I guess I should poke out my head

Events listings have been coming out since January, I have been doing my best to keep up with them. March is here, which will only accelerate the pace of event listing.

I am here and still listing.

Send me stuff and I will post it!

D.W.

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Happy New Year!

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