Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Shake the Status Quo at Spring Carlisle


CARLISLE, PA – Spring Carlisle, April 25-29 at the Carlisle PA Fairgrounds, kick starts the 2012 Carlisle Events season with many activities familiar to those who have attended since the event’s inception in 1977. The five-day festivities will feature the ever-popular swap meet, car corral and a two-day auto auction presented by Auctions America by RM. Spring Carlisle once again puts the focus on a one-of-a-kind shopping experience with unmatched camaraderie by those in attendance and the chance to interact with co- owner and co-founder Bill Miller as part of his annual “fire side chat.”


They’ll compete, not only against one another, but against the clock and the watchful eye of the judges. Further, the winning team at Spring Carlisle will advance to the finals at SEMA, October 30-November 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada where additional scholarship dollars will be available. In 2011, the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow and its partners doled out over 1 million dollars to the participants; the future of the automotive industry.


As part of Spring Carlisle, car nuts


In addition to an atmosphere annually enjoyed by more than 100,000 like- minded people, Carlisle Events is introducing a new aspect to the weekend in the form of the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow. The Hot Rodders of Tomorrow program is not new to Carlisle, as it was held in 2011 as part of the GM Nationals; however, the event has been moved to Spring Carlisle to better accommodate the schedules and availability of students and instructors.


The competition


itself is open to high school aged tech students and is industry supported, providing each student with scholarship money simply for participating. Students are tasked to tear down and reassemble a small block engine.


Once again in 2012, spectators


will be able to see firsthand the latest and greatest products in the automotive restoration industry by visiting the Automotive Restoration


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will travel from all parts of the world and walk the 150-acre facility to buy, sell and trade with total confidence. The grounds themselves feature 8,100 vending and car corral spaces, a majority of which will be sold out well before the April 25 start date. To better work with those hoping to obtain a car corral or vending space, Carlisle Events implements a recycling program, allowing a vacant space to be re-allocated with a new vendor or seller on a first come, first served basis. In conjunction with the recycling of vending spaces, hopeful sellers may also come on grounds as part of the Sunday-only Junk-in-the-Trunk vending opportunity. For that day only for just $25, spaces will be issued, based on availability, at 7 a.m.


Market Organization (ARMO) tent in front of the stage at the grandstand. ARMO manufacturers attend events


at Carlisle because they know it’s the ideal place to share their new product offerings with legions of automotive hobbyists and restoration enthusiasts all at once.


Carlisle Events, host of 10 annual collector car, truck and motorcycle events, attracts more than half a million people to its 150-acre facility in Carlisle, Pennsylvania each year. Included in the annual events schedule are two huge automotive swap meets and auctions –Spring and Fall – and individual specialty shows featuring Corvettes, Fords, GMs, Chryslers, trucks, motorcycles, imports and kit cars, and tuner and modern customs. Founded in 1974 by friends Bill Miller and Chip Miller, the “Cars at Carlisle” shows attract automotive enthusiasts from around the world. Information about Carlisle Events and Carlisle Auctions is available to consumers via the Internet at www.CarlisleEvents.com and www.CarlisleAuctions.com


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