Wings & Wheels Car Show

Saturday, October 17, 2009

The 16th Annual Wings and Wheels Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show will be held at the Museum of Aviation on Saturday, October 11, 2008. Visitors will see a collection of over 250 vintage, classic and customized cars, trucks and motorcycles, worth a combined total of over $7 million. The annual show benefits the Museum of Aviation, one of the largest education-focused aviation museums in the United States. The show is free to the public from 9 am-5 pm.

Vehicle entrants will compete for over 100 trophies in 47 different classes and have free chances to win door prizes and cash giveaways. Vehicle entrants will get free entry blanks for th $500 cash giveaway - twenty entrants will win $25 cash prize drawings during the day. Special trophies will include five "Best in Show" winners, Best Paint, Interior and Engine awards, a Commander's Choice Trophy, and a Master Builders Award. "Wings and Wheels is the largest one-day public attended event we have at the Museum each year with approximately 8,000 spectators," said Bob Dubiel, Museum Director of Marketing. "It's fun for the whole family with monster truck rides, oldies DJ Tommy Landrum, the Southern Flare Cloggers, plastic model and radio controlled aircraft models on display, kiddie car races, a rock climbing wall and open aircraft. Spectators can also win prizes and bid on items in a silent auction. A 50/50 drawing will be held with a guaranteed winner's share of $500.

Registration

Vehicle registration for Wings and Wheels is $20 prior to October 3rd and $25 after that. Active duty, active Reserve or National Guard Military members receive a $5 discount at registration. Vehicles "For Sale" may enter a non-competitive "Car Corral" for $10. Registration is available on two websites: www.museumofaviation.org or www.wingsandwheelscarshow.com.

Kiddie Car Races

Children ages 3-8 also get into the fun at Wings and Wheels with Kiddie Car Races held in the Freedom Park Picnic Area between 10 am- 12 noon. The Wal-Mart stores in Warner Robins sponsor the event by providing battery operated cars for kids to ride in. For $5 wach child receives a chance to race down the simulated runway in the picnic area and receive a winner's certificate and a bag of gifts following the race. Advance reservation are not required. For more information contact Bob Dubiel at the Museum of Aviation at (478) 923-6600 or email bdubiel@museumofaviation.org.

Poker Fun Run

A Poker Fun Run will be held the night before on Friday, October 10. Registration is held at the Museum between 6 pm-6:45 pm. Any type vehicle can participate and more than one player can ride in a vehicle. Each player buys as many "hands" as desired for $10 each and goes to several merchants in Warner Robins to draw a card. The fun run ends at Hooters and Steak and Shake at Margie Drive near Watson Blvd where a DJ provides music and prizes are handed out. The best 5-card hand wins $75, second best $50 and third best $25. Additional door prizes are presented and a 50/50 cash drawing is also held. The event usually draws over 100 entrants.