The Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show continues to bring you exciting events within the show. Creating more opportunities for networking while having a good time, please take a look at the special events we have planned for you this year!
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Grand Opening Breakfast
2010 New Product Showcase/Innovation Awards
Industry Reception
Grand Opening Breakfast
Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation
Friday, March 12, 8:30 a.m.
Sagamore Ballroom, Convention Center
(Doors open at 8:00 a.m. and the breakfast will commence at 8:30 a.m. sharp)
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The Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show is proud to announce Jack Roush, Chairman ROUSH Enterprises, Inc. and CEO/Co-Owner Roush Fenway Racing as the 2010 recipient of the Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors the true pioneers and ultimate icons of the industry. Join us as we honor Jack Roush at this year’s Grand Opening Breakfast.
Jack Roush has always been interested in finding out how and why things work. If there was anything mechanical in the house, he would take it apart to see how it worked and then reassemble it. He was fascinated with engines and was determined to become an innovator.
Born in Covington, Kentucky in 1942, Roush was raised in Manchester, Ohio, a town of 2,500 people. He attended Berea College and received a mathematics degree with a minor in physics in 1964. He was recruited by Ford Motor Company that year and moved to Detroit to work on the processing of car assembling and tooling. He then went on to obtain a Master’s degree in scientific mathematics from Eastern Michigan University in 1970, which he felt was needed in order to move into the engine research and development area.
While working for Ford, Roush was drawn to the company’s extensive motorsports activities. Always the organizer, he soon surrounded himself with others who shared his enthusiasm for going fast in a drag race car. Roush joined a group called The Fastbacks in 1966.
Working for Ford provided steady income, but security and professional accomplishments were no substitute for going faster than the last time, and faster than anybody else at the racetrack. Roush left Ford in May of 1969 and began buying his own equipment to improve the racing performance of The Fastbacks. It was not long before he was doing development work for other teams.
Roush worked at Chrysler as an engineer for one year before leaving in 1970 to start his own engineering business. The Fastbacks disbanded that year, so Roush began his next venture into racing by forming a partnership with Wayne Gapp. For the next five years, the duo attracted national attention by winning events and one championship each in NHRA, IHRA and AHRA with their Pro Stock racer.
Roush also spent some time teaching in between his racing ventures. He taught mathematics, physics and a variety of automotive subjects at Monroe Community College in Monroe, Michigan in 1971 and 1972.
Roush was involved exclusively in drag racing until 1978 and advanced in power classes to the NHRA Pro Stock division. He also managed to find time to provide engines for race teams in other sports, such as the Pike’s Peak Hill Climb and various powerboat and oval track series.
Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show Innovation Awards
Friday, March 12, 8:30 a.m.
Sagamore Ballroom, Convention Center
NEW! Come see which companies will be introducing the hottest products for 2010 at the Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show! Manufacturers entering products into the New Products Showcase will be eligible for the-all new Hotrod & Restoration Innovation Awards.
All products entered into the Showcase will be on display in the center of the exhibit hall and will be judged by a team of independent experts. These awards will be presented during the Friday morning Grand Opening Breakfast.
Don’t miss out on the chance to see which companies win an Innovation Award in the following hot product categories:
- Engine Components
- Transmission & Drivetrain
- Paint & Body
- Interior
- Electrical & Electronic Components
- Shop Tools & Equipment
Industry Reception
Friday, March 12, 5:00 p.m.
Sagamore Ballrooom, Convention Center
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Whether you’re planning to relax and mingle with your friends or take part in one of the evening’s exciting activities, join us in the Sagamore Ballroom directly following the first day of the Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show for some hot rod fun! Food, drinks, music and much more to come!
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