VICTORIA AUTO RACING HALL OF FAMEPRESS RELEASE: FEBRUARY 11, 2011The Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame, the first formed in Canada to be solely dedicated to highlight the sport of Auto Racing, is celebrating our 27th Anniversary in 2011.The special ceremony will be held on Saturday afternoon, March 5th, 2011. It will be held at the Station House Pub basement reception room, 737 Goldstream Avenue, Victoria, B. C. It is a large area which will have a superb seating arrangement for allthat attend. Doors will open at 1:00 PM with the formal ceremonies commencing at2:30 PM. Admission will only be $20.00. This will provide everyone with lightrefreshments being served following the ceremonies. There will also be popular beverages available throughout the day plus other interesting activities. Everyone will also be given a free souvenirprogramme and also an $18.00 ticket to a special racing event which will be occurring at Western Speedway that everyone will really enjoy. It will be the WILROC Sprint Lites, Stock Cars and the Old Timers (OTRA) who will be competing for the Haslam Memorial Hall of Fame race trophy. The Hall of Fame Museum will also be open at no charge for everyone as well so that they can come in and enjoy all the historical displays and memorabilia on site.This year for the first time in our 27 years of existence, the names of the 2011 Inductees are now released in advance. The 3 will be honoured and join the 74 previously inducted persons in the Hall. In addition, there will be 3 Pioneer Award recipients introduced who will be added to the 64 previous selections in the Hall of Fame as well. The 2011 Inductees are: Ross Rockett; David Smith; and Bert Sweeting. The Pioneer recipients areDebbie Cooper; Skip Crawford; & Gus Stanfield.Also this year, there is a special Press Conference planned prior to the event on Wednesday, March 2nd. It will occur at 1:00 PM at the Station House Pub as well. Also, there will be over 20 of the past Hall of Fame Inductees there as well as the ones beinginducted on the following Saturday at the Hall of Fame function. All members of themedia contacts have been notified and hopefully a lot of them will attend. There willalso be some snack food available too.The Motor Racing heritage on Vancouver Island dates back prior to the 1920s. It is rich in historical significance and the Hall of Fame Committee is extremely proud to be ableto highlight the noteworthy personalities of the past on Vancouver Island and showcasethe various significant accomplishments that have occurred.Everyone is invited to attend this years event. As always, it allows members of the Auto Racing Fraternity, their fans, friends and everyone interested in learning about the sport to come together and remember past happenings, renew old acquaintances, meet new ones, look at all the memorabilia on display and generally enjoy the get together.For any additional information, please contact Ross Rockett at 250-652-1303 or any ofthe Hall of Fame Committee members as listed on the website.(victoriaautoracinghalloffame.com).
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