Green Classification Added to Carlisle Shows

Carlisle Events is going green in 2009, by introducing a green classification for the showfield participants. Carlisle Events hopes to encourage enthusiasts of green and high-mileage vehicles to show off their passion for green machines. The green classification was created to give a home to green vehicles utilizing new fuel efficient technologies including hydrogen fuel cell, electric, gas-electric hybrids, biodiesel and clean diesel vehicles. Awards will be given to the top three vehicles registered in the green class at Carlisle.

Carlisle Events hopes to build upon the green classification by teaming up with automotive manufacturers, colleges and universities and new technology developers to utilize the select shows as an educational platform to showcase new products and models to the over half a million automotive enthusiasts from around the world who travel to the Carlisle, PA Fairgrounds each year. An educational platform that Carlisle Events has successfully used in past years to introduce green technology to the masses has been seminars that take place during events. It is the goal of Carlisle Events to build upon their current seminar schedule with presentations and roundtables discussions that cover building, buying, customizing and maintaining fuel efficient cars and trucks.

Carlisle Import/Kit-Replicar Nationals this year runs May15-17. For more information, visit www.carlisleevents.com or call (717) 243-7855.

The Kit Car Builder crew will be there for the Carlisle Import-Kit/Replicar Nationals, so stop by our booth and say "hi".

And the Award Goes To...

As is customary at car shows, awards are given; this year at the Knott's Berry Farm Fun Under the Sun car show, there were many strong contenders. However, only one car can receive the Kit Car Builder Magazine's Editor's Choice Award.

This year the Editor's Choice Award went to this Porsche Type 1, a faithful recreation of Porsche's original car, built by Thunder Ranch and being offered by Vintage Replicar (www.vintagereplicar.com). It will initially be available as a turnkey.

Jim Youngs, Editor or Kit Car Builder magazine presented the award to Mark Gomez, owner of Vintage Replicar, at the awards ceremony at show's end.

For the full story about the car as well as Knott's show coverage, check out upcoming issues of Kit Car Builder magazine.

Carlisle Import/Kit-Replicar Nationals

The Carlisle Import/Kit-Replicar Nationals is an event that showcases and celebrates a wide variety of vehicles; everything from European classics to Japanese sportscars will be displayed, judged and raced throughout the weekend of May 15-17 at the Carlisle, PA Fairgrounds.

Coupled with the Carlisle Import Nationals is the largest kit car gathering in the U.S. This year’s special guest for the Kit-Replicar event will once again be Bruce Meyers, father of the modern day dune buggy. Meyers made his Carlisle debut at the 2008 event and was such a hit that the Carlisle Team insisted he come back for 2009. Meyers has a long history with dune buggies, dating back to the original water-pumpers of Southern California. Meyers took it upon himself to re-design the crude, heavy vehicles into the lightweight version that we are accustomed to today. After being featured on the cover of national automotive magazines like Hot Rod and Car and Driver, The Meyers Manx popularity took off around the world. Over the years, Meyers produced over 7,000 kits stemming from the Manx. He and his wife Winnie hope to make the East Coast debut of his final version of the classic buggy, the Manx Kick-Out at the Carlisle show.

In addition to welcoming back Meyers, the 2009 Carlisle Kit/Replicar Nationals will grow with an increased participation from the Speedster Owners Group. Enthusiasts of 356 replicas plan on making Carlisle the home for their annual gathering again this year, which means the Cobra replicas might just have to watch their backs. For more information, visit CarlisleEvents.com or call (717) 243-7855.

For more car shows, check out the calendar in the latest Kit Car Builder issue or check our Web site. Stop by and see us at the show!