NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Cars from Don
Schumacher Racing and John Force Racing will be prominently displayed at two
leading tourism destinations across central Indiana leading up to Super Bowl
XLVI.
NFL fans that touchdown at the Indianapolis International
Airport will be greeted by the Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford driven by John
Force and the Auto Club Ford Mustang driven by Robert Hight. Both cars
competed in the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. One car will
be on display at Concourse A and the other at Concourse B and both will be
highly visible to those arriving into the city. The displays will feature
custom welcome signage and information about the ‘Big Go,’ the prestigious Mac
Tools U.S. Nationals, held at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis during Labor
Day weekend.
DSR and JFR cars will also be on display at the Super
Celebration Site at Metropolis Mall in Plainfield, Ind., located in Hendricks
County. Both the NAPA Funny Car driven by Ron Capps and the 2010 John
Force Castrol GTX 25th anniversary Ford Mustang will be a focal point of the
18,000 square foot Super Celebration Site display.
At the Super Celebration Site, fans will not only be able to
see the Funny Cars but also be able to race an IndyCar simulator and test their
football skills on the NFL Blitz video game. Metropolis Mall will
also house a replica Izod Indy Car featuring the decals of the Baltimore Ravens
as part of the Super Cars promotion. For more information on the Super Celebration
Site, visit www.TourHendricksCounty.com/SuperSite.
“Having the Super Bowl in Indianapolis is an enormous thrill
for all of us who live and work here,” said Mike Lewis, vice president of Don
Schumacher Racing based in Brownsburg. “Considering the culture of auto
racing in Indiana it only makes sense for industry leaders like Don Schumacher
Racing to become involved in Super Bowl activities. We hope NFL fans will want
to experience our brand of 320 MPH excitement at some of the 23 NHRA events
around the country.”
"Having my hot rods on display as part of the
Indianapolis Super Bowl events is great for the NHRA and my sponsors like
Castrol, Ford, Auto Club, Traxxas, Mac Tools and BrandSource. I put the John
Force Road Show together to spread the gospel of NHRA and you aren't going to
get a bigger crowd than Indianapolis this week,” said 15 time Full Throttle
Series Champion, John Force. “I played football growing up and to have my
Castrol GTX HIGH MILEAGE Ford Mustang Funny Car, my 25th anniversary Castrol
Funny Car and Robert Hight's Auto Club Ford Mustang on display at the airport
and the Metropolis Mall is pretty cool."
“When we first heard we would be a Super Celebration Site
and featuring a Super Car, we knew we had to showcase our own NHRA Super Cars
as part of the festivities,” said Jaime Bohler Smith, associate director for
the Hendricks County Convention and Visitors Bureau, the group overseeing the
site. “Our hope is that guests coming to see the big game, will come back and
join us for the Big Go (the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway)
right here in the motorsports capitol of the world,” she added.
The cars at the airport will be continuously on display and
those at Metropolis Mall will be on display from Feb. 2nd from 10 a.m. to 9
p.m. through Feb. 5th from noon to 4 p.m. Metropolis Mall is located on
the eastern edge of Hendricks County and just minutes from downtown Indianapolis.
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