2008 Woodie Awards
SAE plans annual Pitt State car show
Matthew Knoche
Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: Campus Life
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PSU students will soon have a chance to bring their washed and waxed classic cars, or perhaps their brand new tuners, to the 8th annual Pittsburg State car show, to be held by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
The car show will be held Saturday, April 19, in Gorilla Village, with registration starting at 8 a.m.
At an awards presentation to be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, awards will be given to the first, second and third place winners in each category.
The categories include muscle car, classic hot rod, original, late model, and tuner.
Also this year, local rock station 99.1 will be covering the show from noon to 2 p.m.
Car nuts say they have various reasons for attending the show, from seeing something completely new to appreciating designs of old.
"I like the original cars that come, because with those you usually see something you never have before, or something extremely rare," said Deron Lundgren, junior in automotive technology and one of the students organizing the event.
"One of the best things about this show is being able to see all the different kind of cars that people bring, and all the hard work they have put into it," Lundgren said.
With 50 cars shown last year, SAE hopes to double that with 100 or more cars.
"My favorite class of car would have to be the late model because they are always so cool," said Brady Turley, junior in auto technology.
"My favorite part of the car show would have to be getting local car enthusiasts to our campus to see what we have to offer automotive-wise," said Trent Lindbloom, automotive service instructor. "I like to see the classic hot rods, because they were less technical."
Those wishing to participate in this year's car show should have their cars at Gorilla Village between 8 and 10 a.m. the day of the show, and should bring $10 for the registration fee.
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