MOTOR NEWS


Wheels editor

Saturday, August 16, 2008

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Scion car show and gathering of scioNRG, a nationwide Scion enthusiasts car club, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Joseph Airport Toyota Scion, 1180 W. National Road, Harrison Twp. Cookout.

Springfield Chrysler PT Cruiser BUS (Bellefontaine, Urbana, Springfield) groups, car show, 4 to 7 p.m., 208 E. Columbus Road, South Charleston. E-mail peiranom@aol.com. (937) 399-2479 or (937) 360-1551. www.ptcruiserbus.com.

15th annual Cruzin' the Park, 4 to 8 p.m., South Charleston Community Park, presented by American Legion Post 176, free. Pork chop dinners, 50/50 drawing, door prizes, music. Proceeds benefit American Legion scholarship fund.

Lebanon Ford Lincoln Mercury Cruise-in and Free Pig Roast,

1 to 5 p.m., 770 Columbus Ave., Lebanon. Canned food donation collected to eat at pig roast. (513) 932-1010.

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Hanover Twp. Classic Car Show, noon to 5 p.m., registration from 10 a.m. to noon, Hanover Twp. Memorial Park, Morman Road at Old Oxford Road, Butler County. Entertainment, food booths, children's activities, presentations, goodie bags, dash plaques. Awards at 4:30 p.m. (513) 896-9059.

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Burger King Cruise-in, 4 to 9 p.m., corner of Col. Glenn Hwy. (former Airway Road) and Woodman Drive, Dayton. (937) 475-1693.

First-time cruise-in sponsored by www.guylerbuick.com, 2 to 7 p.m., 3456 S. Dixie Hwy. and state Route 122, Franklin. Food provided by Bar-B-Q Junction. Dash plaques to first 100 vehicles, "Wild" Walley from 105.9 FM. (937) 746-2247 or 746-4811. www.guylerbuick.com.

Rick James Chevrolet's third annual Car-B-Q, a car and motorcycle cruise-in, rain or shine. Registration noon to 3:30 p.m. Awards 4 p.m., 8654 N. County Road 25A, Piqua. Donations accepted on behalf of the family of local hero Charles Ward. Free food noon to 2 p.m., live band The Token Tribe, 50/50 drawing, silent auction. 937) 773-6100. www.rickjameschevrolet.com.

Tremont City annual Labor Day Weekend Hog Roast and Car Show, 3 to 8 p.m., Main Street, Tremont City. Thirty-six awards at 7 p.m. DJ Dick "Hotdog" Ryman, food, prizes, available vendor space. (937) 605-6699.

Waffle House cruise-in, 4 to 8 p.m., Waffle House near Interstate 75 Exit 32, Middletown. Door prizes, DJ,

50-50 raffle. Cruise-in attendees will receive 10 percent off their Waffle House order. (513) 422-4766.

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Walneck's Motorcycle Swap Meet, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Clark County Fairgrounds, 4401 S. Charleston Pike, Springfield.

(937) 323-3090.

Riverside Community Festival Car and Bike Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Shellabarger Park. Registration $10 per vehicle. Top 40 trophies for cars and trucks and top 20 plaques for bikes and specialty awards. E-mail newimagecustoms@woh.rr.com.

(937) 270-7014. www.myspace.com/carshowinfo.

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MISCELLANEOUS

The BMW Ultimate Drive, Supporting Susan G. Komen for the Cure, will make two stops in Dayton at area BMW dealers. Twenty-five BMWs will be available for free test driving. BMW will donate $1 for every mile driven. The program has raised more than $11 million in its 11 years. BMW hopes to donate an additional $1 million this year. This year the drive will offer a sneak peek of the BMW X6 sports-activity coupe.

- Aug. 16, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Jake Sweeney BMW, 105 W. Kemper Road, Cincinnati. (513) 782-1122. www.jakesweeneybmw.com.

- Aug. 18, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., The BMW Store, 6131 Stewart Road, Cincinnati. (800) 651-4935. www.thebmwstore.com.

- Aug. 19, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., BMW of Dayton, 7124 Poe Ave., Butler Twp. Free refreshments all day. Renee Muse, deal processor for BMW of Dayton and five-year breast cancer, will be honored by the dealership. (937) 890-6200.

- Aug. 20, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Voss Village BMW, 620 state Route 725, Centerville. Dayton Dragons players will sign autographs. Heater and Gem will make appearances. Free pink chocolate-covered strawberries from Edible Arrangements in Beavercreek and Voss's Weenie Wagon featuring Chicago-style hot dogs will be there. (888) 444-0516.

Miamisburg Merchants Association Cruise the 'Burg cruise night, 4 to 9 p.m., Main Street at Market Square (enter at Ferry and Main streets). Free entertainment from MC Services Mobile DJ 5 to 8 p.m. (937) 672-1919. Remaining 2008 date is Sept. 27 — The Fries.

Old-Fashioned Downtown Saturday Night 2008, 4 to 9 p.m., Eaton. Special merchant hours, food, door prizes, top 10 bike awards sponsored by Heindl Engineering LLC, top 50 cars/trucks, live band. Entry fee $10; grand prize for entrants is rebuilt Chevy engine from Rodney Cobb Chevrolet and Carquest Autoparts and rebuilt Chevy transmission from Bob Davis Transmission. Event sponsored by Dayton Eaton Inc. and "Over the Hill" Gang. (937) 456-1933.

2nd annual Clearsprings Church Car and Truck Show, registration 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., awards at 2:30 p.m., 2201 Centerville Road (off U.S. Route 42 between Waynesville and Xenia), Spring Valley. Entry fee $8. Dash plaques for first 30 vehicles, food,

prizes. (937) 728-1055 or 371-5566.

AARP Driver Safety Program, designed especially for drivers age 50 and older, is holding classes. Pre-registration requested. $10 per person. Montgomery County (937) 299-1376. Hamilton (513) 867-1998 Ext. 349. Middletown (513) 423-1734. Wilmington (937) 655-2157.