June 26, 2008

Take a road trip to Washtucna’s Classic Auto Show

A full day of top-notch vehicles, trap shooting, breakfast, a catered smokehouse barbecue meal and live music are on tap at the Third Annual Washtucna Classic Auto Show this Saturday, June 28, at the high school football field.

Headlining the day’s activities is a top racing car owned by Craig Smith, who was raised in Odessa and lives in Warden.

He currently flies turbine powered cropdusters and Lear passenger jets through his business, Jet Air Entertainment, according to his Web site at http://craigsmithmotorsports.com.

Nitro Cat, a top fuel dragster owned by Smith, was scheduled to appear but is unable to attend due to preparations for the next race in Seattle.

A round of trap shooting at the Washtucna Gun Club is available for one and all starting at 9 a.m. and continuing until 4 p.m.

A breakfast served by the Washtucna Volunteer Firefighters will jumpstart the day starting at 7 a.m. and continuing until the auto show begins at 10 a.m.

Later in the day, a wide variety of food including taco salads, barbecue and slices of pie will tempt the palates of show goers.

Cars, trucks and motorcycles will fill the football field before the show opens. Registration is at 8:30 a.m., and cost is $10 per vehicle.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a multitude of prizes are planned in various categories.

Top vehicles in several categories – such as pre-1950 truck, 1950-1975 truck, pre-1950 car, 1950-1975 car, truck/jeep/4x4, motorcycle, best foreign, daily driver and modified hotrod – will receive due recognition at 3 p.m.

Event organizers plan to have representatives of the authentic CruZin’ Magazine – not Cruzin’ Times, which appeared at the 2007 show and was identified in a Better Business Bureau alert issued in October 2007 – at the show taking photographs. The 20-year-old publication sent about 80 magazines for organizers to share with the crowd at the show.

Revolution Motors of Spokane is scheduled to appear with a motor display and two motorcycles while Spokane Falls Insurance will have information available about collector car insurance.

Caricatures and vibrant artwork will return as Ritzville artists Jim and Cheri Lisk set up on the grass during the auto show.

New for this year’s show is a booth hosted by United Data Security, which is providing free shredding of personal documents.

Drawings are planned throughout the day, including a creeper from Ritzville Parts House, a wall clock from Legacy Ford and a wrist watch from McCurley Chevrolet.

A concessions stand, flea market, free swimming and live music at Sonny’s Tavern after the show round out the day’s activities.