MADISON - THE MOVIE - TO BE SHOWN GOLD CUP WEEKEND
Join us on Saturday night July 11th as we watch Madison the movie on a 9 by 12 foot Jumbotron in Waterworks Park!
Madison is loosely based on the town of Madison's home-town Gold Cup win in 1971. For more information about the movie see the Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206113/
The show will begin about Dusk ... feel free to bring your blankets and/or lawn chairs. Pop, beer, water and popcorn will be available and you can bring your own per our usual cooler rules (14" max, no carry-in alcohol or glass).
The viewing is absolutely free for everyone! Parking is also free for holders of -any- 2009 Gold Cup parking pass or stub, for all others it's just $5.
Discounted Tickets Now Available!
Even though you may be going through hard times, you and your family can still enjoy good times, thanks to our Family Five Bucks ticket package available to out of work families with demonstration of unemployment. We’ll provide you up to four general admission tickets, good for an entire weekend of hydroplane racing excitement for $5 each. Just visit the Gold Cup Ticket office July 7 through race weekend with your proof of unemployment and we’ll provide you with the discounted tickets including Canada.
America’s Heroes Get In Free
If you’re an active member of our armed forces, the 2009 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Detroit Gold Cup family wants to show its appreciation. Simply bring your military id to the Gold Cup Ticket office during race weekend and we’ll provide you with a general admission ticket free of charge.
Get Yours Now!
No coupons to cut out, no need to remember coupons before you leave the house or office, and no points to keep track of. The VIP Savings Club card is in your wallet or purse all the time!
As a VIP Savings Club member you will be entitled to receive great discounts through all our corporate partners including 20% off tickets to the 2009 Chrysler Jeep Superstore Detroit APBA Gold Cup.
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The historic 100th running
of the Gold Cup is
July 10 - 12, 2009!
The APBA Gold Cup is among the most prestigious of motorsport trophies. The event covers a large area on the Detroit River, so
there are many different viewing areas and we offer various ticket plans. Come and join us for a casual picnic or an exciting
view from the water's edge.
To learn more about the event's history, visit the Gold Cup History section of our web site!
For additional information,
please call (586) 774 - 0980
We would like to say
"Thank You"
to 3 companies that graciously donated to our Rescue Team.
Thanks for your support!
Roar of the Hydros Book
Roar of the Hydros" the latest book by Steve Garey. A wonderful look at the first 100 years of Gold Cup and Unlimited racing, with a foreword by Steve David.
Take a time traveler's journey and read about the greatest drivers, boats and races, from the days of Gar Wood through the modern turbine era of the 21st century. 187 pages loaded with pictures, stories, races, and the colorful personalities that brought this era to life. Order yours today! Send $24.95, plus $3.00 shipping and handling to:
Stephen Garey, P.O. Box 989, Mt. Clemens, MI 48046
Hydroplane Racing in Detroit 1946-2008
David D. Williams, Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Director, has been driving unlimited
hydroplanes since 1993. This is his seventh book on the subject of hydroplane
racing, and it was published in June, 2009 by Arcadia Publishing.
How close did George Stratton really get to the seawall in Detroit in 2000? How high
did the E-lam go when JW blew over in front of the DYC in 2005? What did the Gale
Jet boat look like and was there really a Miss Pepsi III?
For the answer to these and many more questions, pick up a copy of David Williams'
newest book Hydroplane Racing in Detroit 1946 - 2008. At 128 pages with over 220
rare and exciting photos, this book is a bargain for only $21.99.
Hydroplane Racing in Detroit 1946 - 2008, is David's fourth book for Arcadia
Publishing and details the post war racing in the Motor City. Williams combed the
photo collection of Doug Dossin, Bill Osborne, Sandy Ross and the Hydroplane Museum
to find dozens of rare, old photos that had never been published before, to
illustrated his carefully researched history of racing in the Motor City.
The book is available now on the Hydroplane Museum
website as well as Amazon.com and local book
stores in the Detroit area.
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