Bench Racing Weekend

The 7th Annual Bench Racing Weekend hosted by Junior Dreyer and Jack Martin will take place on March 22 and 23, 2002. This year's event will be held at the Holiday Inn Select at The Pyramids. Located on Indy's north side at I-465 and Michigan Road.
Activities will begin on Friday at 4:00 pm with an informal gathering in the Hotel Lobby and the Bench Racing Hospitality Room to socialize with friends of auto racing. The festivities continue with a grand tour of nearby auto racing shops on Saturday morning.
Beginning at Noon, the hotel meeting rooms will be open for an exhibit of race cars, photographs, memorabilia, racing films and time to just sit, visit and “bench race” the sport of auto racing.
A social hour and dinner, followed by an intriguing and hilarious presentation by former racing great Lloyd Ruby, will be featured Saturday evening. Dinner tickets are $35.
The Holiday Inn Select is offering special daily room rate of $85 plus tax for the event. Call the hotel direct at 317-822-9790 no later than Wednesday February 27. Be sure to tell them you are with “The Bench Racing Weekenders”. For more information contact Jack Martin, 6760 E. County Road 800 N., Brownsburg, IN 46112 or call 317-852-0431.

Milwaukee Show

The next scale auto, hobby and toy swap meet will be held on March 17, 2002. The location of the events is Serb Hall at 5101 W. Oklahoma in Milwaukee, Wis. The hours of the show is 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Admission is $5.00. Also available is a preview admission at 7:30 AM for $20.00. For additional show information or to be placed on their mailing list, write to: Unique Events, W241 N8938 Penn Lane, Sussex, WI. 53089 or call Jim Welytok at 262-246-7171 after 4:00 PM. E-mail to: unievents@aol.com

Hillsdale Illinois Show

A model car and toy show is scheduled to be held on March 24, 2002 at the Hillsdale Holiday Inn. The Holiday Inn is located at 4400 Frontage Road, Hillsdale, IL.
The show will feature model cars, diecast vehicles, slot cars, racing collectibles, vintage toys and more. The hours of the show is 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Admission is $5.00. Also available is a preview admission at 7:30 am for $20.00.
For additional show information or to be placed on their mailing list, write to: Unique Events, same info as Milwaukee show above.

Oldtimers Reunion at Columbus

The 4th Annual Columbus Speedway/25th Street Raceway Oldtimers Reunion will be held Saturday February 23 at the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds in Columbus, Indiana. The old racing movies, Vintage race car displays, food and fun will start at Noon and run until 8:00 pm.
These are the home tracks of Pat O'Connor and Larry Crockett and the scrapbooks, pictures and bench racing are great. Vendor tables are $10.00. For more info contact: Jerry Castor at 812-346-3181 or Dave Norris at 812-372-6177.