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Parma Heights, Ohio (20 January 2012) – NHRA and the Quarter Mile Foundation has released additional information regarding Don Garlits 80th Birthday Charity “Rat Roast” to be held Saturday, February 11, 2012 the Vineyard Ballroom at the Sheraton Inn – Fairplex in Pomona, Calif.
The gala, which will be a highlight of the 52d Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals, presented by Sure Start Batteries, the opening race weekend of the NHRA’s 2012 schedule.
Schedule
Reception (Cash bar) – 6 PM
Dinner – 7 PM
Roast program – 8 PM.
AUCTION: The event features both a silent and live auction of one-of-a-kind drag racing memorabilia. Smaller items will be in a silent auction, while larger items will be auctioned live by Bob Frey, who will be the night’s master of ceremonies. All items will be displayed during the reception, with silent auction bids placed at that time.
“Isky” joins panel!
Additionally, performance industry icon, and early Garlits sponsor, Ed Iskenderian has been added to the panel to put some “rub” on “Big Daddy.” “Isky” recognized Garlits’s performance and outspoken notoriety as highly useful during the “Cam Wars” advertising campaigns of the late 1950s and early 1960s, and made full use of Iskenderian Cams in Garlits’s wins as a major marketing weapon.
The Don Garlits 80th Birthday Charity “Rat Roast” is presented by the National Hot Rod Association to benefit the Quarter Mile Foundation.
TICKET INFORMATION: VIP Tables or persons paying by check, contact: Rachelle Litwin at NHRA at rlitwin@nhra.com or by calling (626) 250-2269; individual tickets can be purchased directly online at NHRA.com: https://tix.extremetix.com/Online/?siteID=2729&cartID=6d442b58-3b11-480d-90c3-333f503bd075&SalesRef=NHRATIX (secure link)
PHOTO CREDITS: NHRA