SEMA Hall of Fame Exhibit Opening

Media Preview: Wed., July 2, 3 p.m., Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, Pomona Fairplex

CONTACT: Bill Groak, PCGCampbell, 310/224-4941, bgroak@pcgcampbell.com
Della Domingo, SEMA, 909/396-0289, ext. 130, dellad@sema.org

WHEN: Wed., July 2: 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. (media preview, reception and ribbon-cutting ceremony)

WHAT: Opening of a new, permanent exhibit at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California, honoring the 125-plus members of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Hall of Fame. The exhibit opens Wed., July 2 during the Museum’s monthly Prolong® Cruise Night celebration which will be themed “SEMA Night” for the evening.

Highlights of the new exhibit include:
– A touch-screen system where visitors can single out SEMA Hall of Famer and learn about his or her background. SEMA Hall of Famers include NHRA Founder Wally Parks, Zora Arkus-Duntov, Vic Edelbrock and Linda Vaughn.
– Interactive John Force 2007 Ford Mustang Funny Car body which visitors can sit in and take it for a simulated ride through the history of SEMA.

ALSO: The Museum’s monthly Prolong® Twilight Cruise Night takes place later that afternoon from 4 p.m.-7, p.m. featuring hundreds of colorful hot rods, street rods, muscle cars and classics. A true Southern California family-fun event.

WHERE: Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by the Automobile Club of So. Calif.
1101 W. McKinley Ave., Bldg. 3A
Pomona, Calif. 91768
909/622-8562

PHOTO OPPS: New SEMA Hall of Fame display, plus John Force 2007 interactive Mustang Funny Car

INTERVIEWS:  Chris Kersting, SEMA president & CEO; various SEMA Hall of Famers, Tony Thacker (executive director of the Parks Museum), Greg Sharp (curator of the Parks Museum)

RSVP: Della Domingo, SEMA, 909/396-0289, ext. 130; dellad@sema.org