PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Dream Machines is accepting vehicle preregistrations for an inaugural Volunteer Hospice Cruz-In, scheduled Thursday, July 16.
The event, showcasing hot rods, customs, classics and bikes, will be from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Puerto de Angeles Mexican restaurant at 940 E. First St., on the southwest corner of First and Washington streets.
Among the attractions will be five dragsters with fireoffs — an event hosted for the first time ever in Port Angeles, organizers said.
Vehicle admission is $20. Each of the first 100 vehicles registered will receive a goodie bag, a raffle ticket and admission for driver and passenger to the dragster fireoffs.
The spectator’s admission for the show and the dragsters will be $3. Children younger than 12 will be admitted free when accompanied by adults.
More than 80 raffle prizes — which include a Hot Rod Pedal Car, gift certificates and other items — are planned.
All proceeds from the show are to be donated to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County.
Eighteen award picks will be given out during the show.
Featured in the dragsters’ fireoffs will be Doss Clayton & King, “Kansas” John Wiebe, Jerry “The King” Ruth, Jerry King and 45 Bob Thomas.
Ruth earned three divisional funny car titles, eight divisional top fuel titles — seven in a row from 1968 to 1974 — as well as the Top Fuel World Title.
Ruth was the first driver to win both funny car and Top Fuel finals at the same event.
Major sponsors are All Metal Recycling, Ancient Auto, AutoZone, Don Love Trucking, Jim’s Pharmacy, Les Schwab Tires, Olympic Veterinary Clinic, Sound Community Bank, Steve Methner’s State Farm Insurance, Tall Cotton Care Home, The Hair School, Windermere Real Estate and Wolfley Law, P.S.
To register or for more information, call 360-461-9008 or email pmorris@wavecable.com.
