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MAVTV to telecast 2014 International Drag Racing Hall of Fame banquet

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Ocala, Fla.  – The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing, home of the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, has announced the 24th annualInternational Drag Racing Hall of Fame presented by Lucas Oil induction banquet will be televised on the MAVTV cable channel. 

The first airing will be made on the network’s “Inside Drag Racing” program on Thursday, October 2 at 1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 12:30 PM Central, 11:30 AM Mountain and 10:30 AM Pacific. 

The program was recorded on March 13, 2014 at the Paramount Plaza Hotel & Suites in Gainesville, Fla.  The program will feature the introduction of the 2014 inductees – John Abbott, Al Bergler, Frank Hawley, Tom Hoover, Forrest Lucas and Warren Johnson, and Founder’s Award recipient Kenny Youngblood; and their acceptance speeches.  Master of Ceremonies, the popular Bob Frey, will provide his insightful, and often humorous, commentaries.

The program will re-air on Thursday October 2 and Saturday, October 4.  See below for all dates and airtimes.

 

DATE                                                   TIME    ­

 

October 2       1:30 PM Eastern, 12:30 PM Central, 11:30 AM Mountain, 10:30 AM   Pacific

 

October 2       6:30 PM Eastern, 5:30 PM Central, 4:30 PM Mountain, 3:30 PM Pacific

 

October 4       10:30 AM Eastern, 9:30 AM Central, 8:30 AM Mountain, 7:30 AM Pacific

 

October 4       1:30 PM Eastern, 12:30 PM Central, 11:30 AM Mountain, 10:30 AM Pacific

 

All times are Daylight Savings Time

 

 MAVTV is available on DISH and DIRECT TV satellite systems, as well as select cable systems.

 NOTE: The 2015 IDRHOF Banquet is coming up on March 12th…Mark your calendars, -reserve your seats now.  Contact Donna Garlits at the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing, 1-(877) 271-3278.

Quarter Mile Foundation plans for 2012 SEMA Show announced

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Parma Heights, Ohio (October 2, 2012) – The Quarter Mile Foundation announces it will once again have a prominent presence at the 2012 SEMA Show.  According to Traci Hrudka, the Foundation’s chairman, the Foundation has been positioned in the same location it occupied in 2011.

 

She commented, “Thanks to the continuing efforts on the Foundation’s behalf by SEMA and CONVEXX management, and in particular, Peter MacGillivray (SEMA Vice President, Events & Communications) and Chuck Schwartz (Chairman of CONVEXX), the Foundation will have the same excellent location in the Grand Concourse area of the Las Vegas Convention Center as it had last year.  Additionally, we have been provided a quiet room to conduct interviews with the pioneers of the industry and drag racing attending or participating in the show.

 

“The booth 10900 location is in a very high traffic, high visibility area between the North and Central Halls.  The location, between two major entrances to the North Hall as well as the high traffic hallway to the Cab Stand area, proved to be an excellent position to share our goals and accomplishments with show attendees and the other exhibitors. ”

The Foundation’s digital video interviews of industry and drag racing pioneers throughout the course of the show are a critical part of the show presence.  These first person narratives are at the core of the PROJECT 1320 documentary film series about the birth and growth of drag racing and the performance automotive aftermarket between the late 1940s to theend of the ’80s.

 

The Foundation has accumulated 178 pioneer interviews of with over 220 hours of footage. The interview process will continue in Atlanta, Ga. in October prior to the SEMA Show interviews. The pioneers to be interviewed will include:  Warren Johnson, Scotty Cannon, Skeeter Jourdan, Phil Bonner and Ricky Smith.

 

The Foundation’s activities for the 2012 show also include appearances by two well-known industry icons, Linda Vaughn and Kenny Youngblood.  Linda will be signing autographs while Kenny will be creating his remarkable race car artwork.

 

SCHEDULE

Linda Vaughn: 10:00 AM – Noon — Tuesday (10-30), Wednesday (10-31), Friday, (11-2)

Kenny Youngblood: 3:00 – 5:00 PM — Tuesday (10-30), Wednesday (10-31) Thursday, (11-1)