Southern Nostalgia Festival and Night of Fire October 24-26, 2008 at SGMP

by Marvin T. Smith

South Georgia Motorsports Park presents the Southern Nostalgia Festival and Night of Fire October 24-26. This incredible event combines nostalgia drag racing, Vintage Thunder nostalgia circle track racing, a Saturday evening cackle event, a car and bike show with over 40 classes, and a swap meet into one fantastic weekend of family fun. Special guests for the event include Funny Car World Champion Shirl Greer with his restored funny car and NASCAR winternationals competition eliminator Bunky Bobo with his National Hot Rod Reunion memory lane award-winning Hemi Hurricane Willys. See Denny Fenstermakers’ restored Roger Gates California Top Fuel Dragster from the 60s. Bring the kids out for the Saturday Halloween costume contest, Halloween trailer decorating contest, and to meet Scooby Do. See front-engined dragsters, funny cars, altereds, and gassers battle on the drag strip, while vintage cars battle on the circle track. There will be a jet car and wheelstander exhibition.

Drag race classes include Top Fuel/Open Fuel ($3000 to winner), Funny Car (contact Wade Rich to participate), Super Eliminator ($2000 winner), Nostalgia Comp ($1000 winner) Gassers ($1000 winner), Nostalgia Open Comp ($1000 winner), Hot Rod Pro Eliminator 9.10 and faster 1/8 mile bracket ($800 winner), Street Rod Eliminator Bracket race 8.20 and slower ($500 winner), and Flat Head/Inline Eliminator ($500 winner). Full purse structure, schedule, and rules are posted at RaceSGMP.com. Funny Cars and exhibition cars should contact Wade Rich at (386) 209-4213 to enter.

This will be the biggest nostalgia race in the Deep South. BE THERE.