RAACE Foundation, Steve and Stevie Smith and Charity Auction Set for Motorsports 2008
Atlantic City, NJ — The RAACE Foundation (Race Against Abuse of Children Everywhere) will be a big part of the Motorsports 2008 Race Car Show Presented by VP Racing Fuels. The three day show, offering something for everybody in motorsports, is set for January 18th thru January 20th at the huge Atlantic City, NJ Convention Center.
Sprint car racer Stevie Smith along with his car owner father Steve Smith, a legend in Central Pennsylvania sprint car racing, will have their familiar RAACE Foundation yellow and purple sprint car and hauler on display.
Stevie Smith was a winner several times this past season as he competed in a true “Outlaw” schedule of sprint car racing events throughout the nation.
The RAACE Foundation has been chosen as the charity that will benefit from the annual auction presented at the show. Ron Hubscher, who worked with the Burn Foundation and Racing For Smiles in their auction efforts at the show in the past, will be putting together the auction and is working on a strong list of auction items.
In addition to being a part of the three day Motorsports 2008 show Stevie Smith will be participating in the Gambler’s Classic Indoor Auto Racing events taking place at the nearby Boardwalk Hall on Friday and Saturday nights, January 18th and 19th. Smith will be at the wheel of a race car owned by noted car builder Lou Cicconi.
Joining the RAACE Foundation display will be celebrity custom bike builder Doug Keim of Creative Cycles (Wall, NJ). They will be promoting the 3rd Annual Rally for RAACE to be held on August 17th, 2008.
Trump Plaza, a sponsor of the Gambler’s Classic at the Boardwalk Hall, is inviting fans to visit on January 18th from 10 pm until 2 am and again on Saturday, January 19th from 3 pm to 11 pm.
Fans visiting the Trump Plaza and listening to the sounds of Trump Plaza’s DJ will have the opportunity to sign up for a Trump One Card and have a chance to win a GPS system.
The Motorsports 2008 Race Car Show presented by VP Racing Fuels offers something for just about everyone with close to 300,000 square feet of the Convention Center being devoted to everything motorsports. Attendees will have the opportunity to collect autographs from some of the top names in the sport. More than 200 motorsports vehicles will be on display with more than 600 exhibit spaces devoted to everything from race car equipment to racing collectibles.
More than 20 FREE seminars will be presented during the three day show covering subjects from sponsorship to race car setups.
In addition to the Motorsports 2008 show Len Sammons Productions will be presenting two nights of indoor auto racing events featuring three quarter midgets/600cc sprints, slingshots and champ karts at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. The racing action will take place on Friday night, January 18th and Saturday night, January 19th making Atlantic City the place to be for all auto racing fans.
Information on tickets, show exhibit space, hotel rooms and more is available at www.aarn.com or telephone 609.888.3618.
Sources: Ernie Saxton/Motorsports 2008 PR