Motormania Show A Success on a Hot Day
Motormania Show A Success on a Hot Day Hardeeville, SC (September 3, 2002) The Inaugural Motormania Car, Truck, Motorcycle, Tractor and Racecar Show was held on Saturday, August 24th at the Hardeeville Motor Speedway in Hardeeville, South Carolina on one of the hottest days of the year with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees by the end of the show. Sixty-four entries and a couple hundred spectators turned out despite the extremely hot temperatures. Many proud owners displayed their vehicles around the 1/3 mile high-banked oval track. "The facility proved to be a great place to host these types of events and we look forward to hosting similar events in the future," said Todd Fisher from the Hardeeville Motor Speedway. "We see many things that we can improve on and we are excited about the potential that this event has. It can grow to become one of the largest of its kind in the Southeast in a few years." One thing that will be changed is the date. The next MotorMania show will be held in either April or May of next year. Another similar type show is already on the HMS schedule for Saturday, October 19, 2002 called Motorama I. It will be similar with the addition of a "used" boat, RV and motorcycle swap meet. "One thing that we intend to improve upon is the swap meet end of the show," said Fisher. "We were extremely disappointed in the small turnout of vendors and swap meet participants, however we will try to figure out how to find more for the Motorama show." For more details and a flyer about Motorama on October 19th, call (843) 784-RACE (7223) or visit www.hardeevillespeedway.com. Awards from MotorMania I (August 24, 2002) Cars (42 entries): 1. 1900 - 1949 Original 1st: John Meeks (Hardeeville, SC) - 1928 Ford Model A Roadster 2. 1900 - 1949 Street Rod (coupe) 1st: Richard Broussand (Pooler, GA) - 1933 Ford Coupe 2nd: Crawford Baker (Bluffton, SC) - 1940 Ford Coupe Deluxe 3rd: David Hughes (Hilton Head, SC) - 1930 Ford Roadster 3. 1900 - 1949 Street Rod (sedan) 1st: Delia Caskey (Ridgeland, SC) - 1931 Ford Tudor 4. 1950 - 1999 Modified 1st: Danny McSpadden (Port Wentworth, GA) - 1964 Ford Galaxie 2nd: Josh Hodges (Swainsboro, GA) - 1994 Chevrolet Caprice 5. 1950 - 1959 Original (No entries) 6. 1960 - 1965 Original 1st: Bill Warner (Pooler, GA) - 1963 7. 1966 - 1969 Original (No entries) 8. 1970 - 1972 Original 1st: Joseph Lankowski (Bluffton, SC) - 1971 Ford Torino 2nd: Joseph Lankowski (Bluffton, SC) - 1970 Ford Torino 9. 1973 - 2002 Original (No entries) 10. 1960 - 1974 Muscle Original (No entries) 11. 1960 - 1974 Muscle Modified 1st: Ronnie Baker (Guyton, GA) - 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle 2nd: Vince Penault (Richmond Hill, GA) - 1964 Ford Fairlane 12. 1955 - 1957 Chevy Original 1st: Bill Lockhart (Rincon, GA) - 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air 13. 1955 - 1957 Chevy Modified (No entries) 14. 1964 - 2002 Mustang Original 1st: Kevin Brabham (Hardeeville, SC) - 1999 Ford Mustang Cobra 2nd: Dennis Clark (Richmond Hill, GA) - 1997 Ford Mustang Mach 1 3rd: Stephanie Justice (Hilton Head, SC) - 1965 Ford Mustang 15. 1964 - 2002 Mustang Modified 1st: Paul Lehtma (Savannah, GA) - 1965 Ford Mustang 16. 1967 - 2002 Camaro/Firebird Original 1st: Barry Breadlen (Ridgeland, SC) - 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 17. 1967 - 2002 Camaro/Firebird Modified 1st: Alex Perry (Rincon, GA) - 1969 Chevrolet Camaro 2nd: Art Cornell (Hilton Head, SC) - 1967 Chevrolet Camaro 18. 1953 - 1968 Corvette/Thunderbird (All) 1st: Gene Underwood (Bluffton, SC) - 1964 Chevrolet Corvette 2nd: Edward Davis (Bluffton, SC) - 1966 Ford Thunderbird Convertible 19. 1969 - 2002 Corvette/Thunderbird (All) 1st: Dave Reed (Hilton Head, SC) - 2000 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2nd: Eddie Cook (Early Branch, SC) - 1980 Chevrolet Corvette 3rd: Martin Jones (Hardeeville, SC) - 1998 Chevrolet Corvette 20. T-buckets (No entries) 21. Special Interest (Cars) 1st: Edmundo Nusen (Bluffton, SC) - 2001 Ford Mustang Roush 22. Vehicle no longer manufactured 1st: Phil Henderson (Beaufort, SC) - 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS 2nd: Norm Campi (Lawrenceville, GA) - 1994 Chevrolet Caprice SS 3rd: Trey Jenkins (Savannah, GA) - 1996 Chevorlet Impala SS 23. Foreign Cars (All) 1st: Shirley Wagner (Hilton Head, SC) - 1972 VW Superbeetle 2nd: Troy Ramsey (Barnwell, SC) - 1992 Hyundai Elantra Trucks (7 entries): 24. 1900 - 1954 Trucks Original (No entries) 25. 1900 - 1954 Trucks Modified 1st: Mike Hall (Guyton, GA) - 1936 Chevrolet Truck 26. 1955 - 1972 Trucks Original (No entries) 27. 1955 - 1972 Trucks Modified (No entries) 28. 1973 - 2002 Trucks Original (No entries) 29. 1973 - 2002 Trucks Modified 1st: Joseph Terry Jr. (Varnville, SC) - 1994 Chevrolet 2-71 2nd: Bert Godley (Hampton, SC) - 1993 Ford F-150 3rd: Chris Terry (Varnville, SC) - 1998 Ford F-150 30. Mini Trucks (All) - No entries 31. Special Interest (Trucks) 1st: Patrick Coughlin, Jr. (Statesboro, GA) - 1948 Willys Overland Jeepster 2nd: Bill Templar (Hilton Head, SC) - 1950 Willys Overland Jeepster Motorcycles (8 entries): 32. 1900 - 1965 Motorcycles Domestic Original (No entries) 33. 1966 - 2002 Motorcycles Domestic Original 1st: Geoffrey Hobbs (Hilton Head, SC) - 1999 Honda Valkyrie 2nd: Danny McKenzie (Hardeeville, SC) - 2001 Harley Davidson Road King 3rd: Harvey Summers (Bluffton, SC) - 2001 Victory Polaris V92C 34. Foreign Original Motorcycles (All) 1st: David Haskin (Beaufort, SC) - 1998 Yamaha YZFR1 2nd: Jeremy Messerschmidt (Beaufort, SC) - 2001 Suzuki TL1000R 35. Custom Motorcycles (Foreign) 1st: Chris Collins (Bluffton, SC) - 2001 Suzuki Marauder 36. Custom Motorcycles (Domestic) 1st: David McGuire (Bluffton, SC) - 2002 Bourget Python 2nd: Mickey Rollings (Bluffton, SC) - 1999 Harley Davidson Custom Racecars (1 entry): 37. Closed Wheel (No entries) 38. Open Wheel / Legends Cars 1st: Wanda Sondles (Johns Island, SC) - 1934 Ford Coupe Legends Car Tractors (6 entries): Display Only - No awards Special Awards: Best of Show (Trailered) : Wanda Sondles (Johns Island, SC) - 1934 Ford Coupe Legends Race Car Best of Show (Non-Trailered): Richard Broussand (Pooler, GA) - 1933 Ford Coupe Best General Motors: Mike Hall (Guyton, GA) - 1936 Chevrolet Truck Best Ford: Edward Davis (Bluffton, SC) - 1966 Ford Thunderbird Convertible Best Mopar: No entries Best Motorcycle: Mickey Rollings (Bluffton, SC) - 1999 Harley Davidson Custom Longest Distance Traveled: Douglas Wood (Woodstock, GA) - 1995 Chevrolet Impala SS Under Restoration (1900-1950): Patrick Coughlin, Jr. (Statesboro, GA) - 1948 Willys Overland Jeepster Under Restoration (1950 - 2002): Vince Penault (Richmond Hill, GA) - 1964 Ford Fairlane $100.00 Award to the Club with the Largest Participation - SOGASS # # #