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silver63c10
05-07-2012, 07:25 PM
Join us Saturday June 9th for a day of cool rides, great music, giveaways, & more, all for a great cause!

For you guys doing Power Tour, this can help ease your transition back into normal life on the way back home :D

- 50 mile cruise through some of North Texas best driving roads (Sherman is an hour north of Dallas)
- $20 donation to enter
- Open to all makes of classic & custom cars & trucks, all motorcycles
- Registration 8-11am at Miday Mall in Sherman, cars leave out at 11:45
- After-party with live music & giveaways from 2-4 at Loose Wheels, Texas in Denison

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About the Event
This past December, Matthew Romig lost his battle with an extremely rare form of leukemia. To celebrate his life, his giving spirit, and his love for cars, join us as we cruise across North Texas and raise money to help fund cancer research through the V Foundation.

Win a Chevy 350 engine!
We will be raffling off this freshly built, 300+ horsepower Chevy 350 built by Acme Auto Parts (http://www.acmeautopartsonline.com/) in Sherman. Features:

- EnginePro 2.02/1.60 heads
- 10.3:1 Hypereutectic Pistons
- Comp Cams Extreme Energy 268 cam
- Professional Products Crosswind intake with Edeldbrock 750 carburetor

Hear it run on our test stand at the event!
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Raffle tickets are available now at Acme Auto Parts; 219 E. Pecan in Sherman, TX 75092, and will be available at the event. Cruise participants will also receive one free entry into the drawing with their entry donation.

Special Participants only raffle
Cruise participants will also get an entry in an exclusive drawing for a ride-along with the Richard Petty Driving Experience.

Live Music & After Party at Loose Wheels
After the cruise, enjoy live music from The Honky Tonk Kings and a full menu of hot bar-b-que and cold drinks at Loose Wheels, Texas.

All proceeds benefit the V Foundation
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, formed by ESPN and Jim Valvano in 1993, has awarded more than $90 million to more than 100 facilities nationwide and proudly awards 100% of direct donations and net event proceeds to cancer research. All proceeds from this event will go to the foundation.

To learn more about the foundation or to make a donation, please visit http://www.jimmyv.org

More information
Visit http://www.facebook.com/51rodrun for updates on giveaways & more.

You can contact me via PM here, or at [email protected] or 903.893.8121 with any questions.

Thanks for taking a minute to check us out, we hope to see you there!

silver63c10
05-22-2012, 11:41 PM
A little update, we've had another fantastic raffle item donated - for you guys with land to take care of, we've got a 50 gallon Ranch King Sprayer from Remcor Sprayers!

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This bad boy sprays up to a 30 foot swath, has a Pistol grip hand gun with 25' hose, and is powered by a Kohler Gas Engine driving a 4 Roller Hy Pro Pump. This is a $1,670 value, and someone is going to win it by purchasing a $10 raffle ticket! Check out all the specs at http://www.remcorsprayers.com

Highlights of some other items we've had donated for our raffles:

3M buffing compound and pad kit from Auto Color Specialists in Sherman, valued at over $200
Gift pack from the Frisco RoughRiders Baseball team
2 Fishing trips for 2 with Striper Master and Buckley Striper Guide Service on Lake Texoma
A 4-Ticket pack from the Texas Rangers for any Sunday-Thursday Game

..and they're still rolling in!