Another H1 Award For Detroit
Larry Lage won the H1 Award for the "Best National Print Coverage", and it turns out that he is a Detroit area reporter for the Associated Press. Our congratulations and thanks to Larry!
More DYC Fundraiser Info
Drivers, area musicians and VIPs from Detroit and Windsor are expected to attend the APBA Detroit Gold Cup fund-raiser dinner party and auction at the Detroit Yacht Club on April 27.
The Gold Cup races on the Detroit River will be July 13-15. Money from the fundraiser will go toward operating expenses of the event.
WJR Radio's Frank Beckmann, the voice of Michigan football, will act as master of ceremonies, while musical entertainment will be provided by Detroit-area recording artist Dal Bouey.
A title sponsor is still being sought for the races. Interested parties can contact the DRRA at 586-774-0980.
Tickets to the fundraiser, which is open to the public, can be purchased by calling (313) 824-2788 or (313) 824-2887. Ads may also be purchased for the fundraiser program starting with business card size ads up to a full page.
More details about the DYC Fundraiser are available in the PDF on our home page at http://www.gold-cup.com
Special Hotel Discounts For 2012
Book your hotel now. Gold Cup hotel discounts for 2012 are available at the DoubleTree Hotel, Dearborn for $88 plus tax and at the Westin Book Cadillac, Detroit for $129 plus tax.
Make sure you mention you are affiliated with the Detroit APBA Gold Cup races to get the special rate for our room block.
Dearborn, MI:
DoubleTree Hotel Dearborn
$88.00 per night plus tax
5801 Southfield Freeway
Detroit, MI 48228
Call: (313) 336-3340
Downtown Detroit:
Westin Book Cadillac
$129.00 per night plus tax
Call: (888) 627-7150
On-Board Video From The 2011 Gold Cup Final
Here's a video from the 2011 Gold Cup final, aboard the U-7 Valken.com boat:
http://vimeo.com/26308011
(The start of the race is at about 6:10 in the video)
There are many more videos in the Multimedia section at http://www.h1unlimited.com