ILLINOIS RACER’S AUCTION IS A WEEK AWAY!!!
By: Kevin Ramsell

Friday, December 28, 2007 (Loves Park, IL) – The new year will get an early green flag as Midwest Motorports Illinois Racer’s Auction and Trade Show will take place on Friday, January 4 and Saturday, January 5, 2008 at the Sportscore Indoor Sports Center in Loves Park, IL. This will be the first opportunity for the racing community to get together in 2008.

Billed as “Illinois’ Largest Racer’s Auction”, the two-day auction and trade show has become one of the more popular off-season events for the racing community as consigners will be looking at auctioning off their race cars and parts, along with a Trade Show featuring some of the latest chassis and parts as well as series/tours, and tracks preparing for the 2008 racing season.

Auction officials will start accepting consignments on Wednesday, January 2 from 4-8 p.m. and Thursday, January 3 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Those interested in selling their cars and/or parts are encouraged to register now by visiting the official auction site at www.midwestracersauction.com.

The auction sale will begin on Friday, January 4 with the doors opening at noon and the first item going up for bid at 1:00 p.m. The auction continues on Saturday, January 5 with the doors opening at 8:00 a.m. and the auction starting at 9:00 a.m.

The Sportscore Indoor Sports Center is located at 8800 E. Riverside Blvd in Loves Park, IL, just a mile east of Interstate 39/90. For more information, please visit their website at www.rockfordsportscore.com.

If you are interested in staying overnight, nearby hotels include: Days Inn (815) 282-9300, Holiday Inn Express (815) 654-4100, and Red Roof Inn (815) 398-9750.

To participate in the Trade Show, please contact Dave Noelke at (608) 786-3959 or e-mail him at auctiontrade@charter.net.

For any questions on the auction, please call the auction hotline at (815) 316-7841 or by e-mail at racersauction@yahoo.com.