Post by vintagetorque on Mar 16, 2010 1:03:30 GMT -6
Hey - here is the press release for the Vintage Torque Fest that will be coming up May 1.
This is taking place 12 miles west of Dubuque, at the Farley Speedway.
Vintage Torque Fest - Not Your Typical Hot Rod Show
May 1, 2010 - Hot Rods on the Dirt Track and Kustoms inside
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Torque Fest - A Hot Rod Show that Does It In The Dirt
Vintage Torque Fest
May 1, 2010
Farley Speedway
Farley, Iowa
Hot rods and dirt tracks don't typically go together, but Torque Fest in Farley IA is a different kind of car show.
This show will allow drivers to actually take their hot rods, trucks, mini bikes, go karts, beaters, cruisers, or kustom cars on the dirt track.
This may sound crazy to many hot rod enthusiasts who spend hours waxing and polishing the chrome on their $50,000 rides, but this show celebrates a
different breed of car owners – those who are not afraid to actually drive their cars.
Torque Fest promoter John Wells says, "There are car shows all over the country every weekend and they all are the same kind of setup.
Drive in to a parking lot, get out your lawn chairs, sit down and stare at your bumper for 7 hours." And this is exactly why Dennis Gage from My Classic Car will be onsite filming an upcoming episode for Speed Channel. The crew will arrive on Friday and be at the show all day on Saturday capturing the excitement of the show to broadcast in the fall of 2010.
Wells says the payoff some car owners are hoping for is some type of award. This show is different in a lot of ways.
First off, there are no trophies. He puts it this way: "If you want a trophy, go to trophy.com and purchase one there.
At this show, driving is the reward. The Bottom line is that trophies are awards given by people, and awards are simply opinions of who likes what car
and who doesn't like another car. As I said before, the joy of actually driving is the reward at Torque Fest.
Bottom line, if you love cars - this is the show for you to attend.”
While Torque Fest itself will not be giving any awards, Wells welcomes car clubs that want to give out their own awards.
“Undoubtedly, some of the car clubs that will be here, like Los Punk Rods from Kansas City or The Cheaters from Milwaukee, will bring some club awards
to give out to the rides they like best, but Torque Fest will not have any kind of ISCA-type judging."
The main thing that differentiates Torque Fest from others is driving on the dirt track. In fact, there are only two other shows in the world
that allow cars to hit the dirt like this. One is outside London, England -the Hot Rod Hay Ride, and the other is the Jalopy Showdown in Pennsylvania.
Since most car owners in the Midwest are not able to take their hot rods to the East coast, Wells decided to start Vintage Torque Fest.
The show welcomes all types of cars, but only pre-'65 cars will be allowed in to the show. The entry requirements also include no billet and no digital gauges.
For those who do have those type of cars, there is special parking out front so the Chevelles and Mustangs don't have to park next to the family Caravans
or Toyota Camrys.
Chuck Richardson, a volunteer for the show, says he knows a lot of people who are coming but who don’t meet the entry requirements.
“In fact, I plan on bringing my ’65 Corvette, and it doesn’t meet the entry requirements. But I want to have it there because I know
how much fun this is going to be.”
The show will feature some high end kustom cars that would have been seen on the car show circuit back in the late ’50s or early ’60s.
Some of the cars that were on the actual circuit there will be featured in the indoor exhibition. One of the most famous kustom cars ever built will be
represented in the indoor Kustom Round Up. Jack Walker will bring his 1950 Hirohata Mercury as well as The Blue Danube. Also inside will be the Roswell Rod,
inspired by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and an actual Ed Roth trike - the Asphalt Angel. In addition to indoor car viewing, there will be live bands, vendors with merchandise that appeals directly to the
hot rod crowd, a model contest and a kustom kulture art show.
Friday night will have a cruise for any cars that want to show up. This will start at 5 p.m. and start at the Speedway and head over to the Field of Dreams,
about 15 miles from the track. This cruise will be shot on video to be included in the DVD that will be available for sale at some point after the show.
Anyone that pre-registers gets a free copy of this DVD.
Musical entertainment will also be provided. The Afterdarks will be playing for free on Friday night at the pre-party.
The free show should start around 9 p.m. Camping will be available onsite for those that wish to stay for the entire weekend.
So for those who want to come out and see the band play live and then walk back to the camping area, there should be no problems.
But if you are wanting to sleep in on Saturday morning, that may be a problem. The sounds of hot rods revving up their engines will most likely
be starting about 7 a.m.
Setup for the indoor area will take place on Friday and Saturday morning, but many who are wanting to be first in line for the laps on the track will be
lining up early to get their chance at getting the cars dirty. Throughout the day, live bands will be there at the show to wake up anyone else who was able
to sleep through the rumbles of exhausts.
Surf Zombies will start things off at 11 am. This is a surf band based in Iowa City that has a very loyal following.
Around 1 p.m., all the way from Kansas City, The BleachBloodz will hit the stage and bring their high-energy rock to make people get up and move on the dance
floor. This is a young band influenced by the garage rock scene from the 1960s. After this, Bucket House Hooligans bring the Midwest punk rock scene to
Torque Fest around 3 p.m.
Following the bands at around 5 p.m. the club awards and auction to help benefit helpinghannahsheart.org will take place. The Federation of Horsepower from
Kansas City will finish off the night with their hard edged rock. The hot rods will be allowed to run as long as they want,
but the show officially ends at nightfall.
"I know this is going to be an amazing event and I am sure there are going to be a lot more surprises that will be announced."
Set your calendars: May 1, 2010, is going to be the kickoff to the annual hot rod season. Get those winter projects cleaned up because
if the rides are not running, then drivers can't hit the dirt track.
Details of Vintage Torque Fest:
April 30 - May 1
Farley Speedway, Farley, Iowa
Spectators $5
www.vintagetorquefest.com
May 1, 2010 - Hot Rods on the Dirt Track and Kustoms inside!
This is taking place 12 miles west of Dubuque, at the Farley Speedway.
Vintage Torque Fest - Not Your Typical Hot Rod Show
May 1, 2010 - Hot Rods on the Dirt Track and Kustoms inside
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Torque Fest - A Hot Rod Show that Does It In The Dirt
Vintage Torque Fest
May 1, 2010
Farley Speedway
Farley, Iowa
Hot rods and dirt tracks don't typically go together, but Torque Fest in Farley IA is a different kind of car show.
This show will allow drivers to actually take their hot rods, trucks, mini bikes, go karts, beaters, cruisers, or kustom cars on the dirt track.
This may sound crazy to many hot rod enthusiasts who spend hours waxing and polishing the chrome on their $50,000 rides, but this show celebrates a
different breed of car owners – those who are not afraid to actually drive their cars.
Torque Fest promoter John Wells says, "There are car shows all over the country every weekend and they all are the same kind of setup.
Drive in to a parking lot, get out your lawn chairs, sit down and stare at your bumper for 7 hours." And this is exactly why Dennis Gage from My Classic Car will be onsite filming an upcoming episode for Speed Channel. The crew will arrive on Friday and be at the show all day on Saturday capturing the excitement of the show to broadcast in the fall of 2010.
Wells says the payoff some car owners are hoping for is some type of award. This show is different in a lot of ways.
First off, there are no trophies. He puts it this way: "If you want a trophy, go to trophy.com and purchase one there.
At this show, driving is the reward. The Bottom line is that trophies are awards given by people, and awards are simply opinions of who likes what car
and who doesn't like another car. As I said before, the joy of actually driving is the reward at Torque Fest.
Bottom line, if you love cars - this is the show for you to attend.”
While Torque Fest itself will not be giving any awards, Wells welcomes car clubs that want to give out their own awards.
“Undoubtedly, some of the car clubs that will be here, like Los Punk Rods from Kansas City or The Cheaters from Milwaukee, will bring some club awards
to give out to the rides they like best, but Torque Fest will not have any kind of ISCA-type judging."
The main thing that differentiates Torque Fest from others is driving on the dirt track. In fact, there are only two other shows in the world
that allow cars to hit the dirt like this. One is outside London, England -the Hot Rod Hay Ride, and the other is the Jalopy Showdown in Pennsylvania.
Since most car owners in the Midwest are not able to take their hot rods to the East coast, Wells decided to start Vintage Torque Fest.
The show welcomes all types of cars, but only pre-'65 cars will be allowed in to the show. The entry requirements also include no billet and no digital gauges.
For those who do have those type of cars, there is special parking out front so the Chevelles and Mustangs don't have to park next to the family Caravans
or Toyota Camrys.
Chuck Richardson, a volunteer for the show, says he knows a lot of people who are coming but who don’t meet the entry requirements.
“In fact, I plan on bringing my ’65 Corvette, and it doesn’t meet the entry requirements. But I want to have it there because I know
how much fun this is going to be.”
The show will feature some high end kustom cars that would have been seen on the car show circuit back in the late ’50s or early ’60s.
Some of the cars that were on the actual circuit there will be featured in the indoor exhibition. One of the most famous kustom cars ever built will be
represented in the indoor Kustom Round Up. Jack Walker will bring his 1950 Hirohata Mercury as well as The Blue Danube. Also inside will be the Roswell Rod,
inspired by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and an actual Ed Roth trike - the Asphalt Angel. In addition to indoor car viewing, there will be live bands, vendors with merchandise that appeals directly to the
hot rod crowd, a model contest and a kustom kulture art show.
Friday night will have a cruise for any cars that want to show up. This will start at 5 p.m. and start at the Speedway and head over to the Field of Dreams,
about 15 miles from the track. This cruise will be shot on video to be included in the DVD that will be available for sale at some point after the show.
Anyone that pre-registers gets a free copy of this DVD.
Musical entertainment will also be provided. The Afterdarks will be playing for free on Friday night at the pre-party.
The free show should start around 9 p.m. Camping will be available onsite for those that wish to stay for the entire weekend.
So for those who want to come out and see the band play live and then walk back to the camping area, there should be no problems.
But if you are wanting to sleep in on Saturday morning, that may be a problem. The sounds of hot rods revving up their engines will most likely
be starting about 7 a.m.
Setup for the indoor area will take place on Friday and Saturday morning, but many who are wanting to be first in line for the laps on the track will be
lining up early to get their chance at getting the cars dirty. Throughout the day, live bands will be there at the show to wake up anyone else who was able
to sleep through the rumbles of exhausts.
Surf Zombies will start things off at 11 am. This is a surf band based in Iowa City that has a very loyal following.
Around 1 p.m., all the way from Kansas City, The BleachBloodz will hit the stage and bring their high-energy rock to make people get up and move on the dance
floor. This is a young band influenced by the garage rock scene from the 1960s. After this, Bucket House Hooligans bring the Midwest punk rock scene to
Torque Fest around 3 p.m.
Following the bands at around 5 p.m. the club awards and auction to help benefit helpinghannahsheart.org will take place. The Federation of Horsepower from
Kansas City will finish off the night with their hard edged rock. The hot rods will be allowed to run as long as they want,
but the show officially ends at nightfall.
"I know this is going to be an amazing event and I am sure there are going to be a lot more surprises that will be announced."
Set your calendars: May 1, 2010, is going to be the kickoff to the annual hot rod season. Get those winter projects cleaned up because
if the rides are not running, then drivers can't hit the dirt track.
Details of Vintage Torque Fest:
April 30 - May 1
Farley Speedway, Farley, Iowa
Spectators $5
www.vintagetorquefest.com
May 1, 2010 - Hot Rods on the Dirt Track and Kustoms inside!
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