3rd Annual New Jersey Vintage Grand Prix
and Family Festival
Friday thru Sunday - May 21st – 23rd, 2010
NJ Motorsports Park in Millville NJ
This will be the 3rd year for The New Jersey Vintage Grand Prix & Family Festival. This event is dedicated to raising monies and awareness for our "Wounded Warriors and Veterans". The excitement actually starts on Friday evening 6pm to 8pm when all the race cars and there drivers will be Police Escorted to Downtown Millville to participate in the 3rd Friday activities in the Arts District.
On Saturday morning, the activities will kick off with each Race Group's practice runs in the morning with many of these Vintage race car's seldom seen in "Race Mode" and ending around lunch time when all our "Wounded Warriors & Veterans" will arrive by "Honor Guard Escorts" provided by numerous Veterans-Focused Motorcycle Clubs such as Rolling Thunder, Legion Riders, Nam Knights, Warriors Watch, Riders of the Lamb, Christian Motorcycle Club and Women in the Wind. Once all the buses are present,the track will be cleared for a very special Parade Lap Salute. The Honor Escorts & buses will proceed out onto the track and then proceed around the entire 2.25 mile racetrack to receive a salute from all the spectators, race teams and safety workers.
This event includes many other activities, something for everyone in the family. There will be remote control car races, car shows, monster truck rides, continuous live entertainment stage with fabulous acts and a special Ice Cream Fluff contest. There will be a Boy Scout Encampment plus a huge Marketplace Village which will include Arts & Crafts, and plenty of Food Venders to tickle your taste buds!
The Saturday afternoon racing will be for qualifying. Sunday is Race Day. Starting with the morning practice sessions plus all the festival activities continue till noon when there will be a Ceremony saluting our "Future Soldiers". This ceremony will be to recognize those 2010 high school graduates and others that have enlisted in our Armed Forces. We need to show our support for there commitment to our nations security. After that ceremony and lunch, The Races Begin!!