Long before there was a Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, there was the Fonz, Richie Cunningham, the real Elvis Presley, Doo Wop music and the most unbelievable cars on the planet. Saturday night at the Big Boy Drive-In Restaurant was the original Blue Suede Cruise. Life couldn’t be any better. Think back to those wonderful nights backed into a parking spot, eating a hamburger off a window tray and sucking down a Coke. If you only knew then that the original muscle cars and the ones with the frenched headlights, no door handles and hood louvers cruising past you all night long would still be cruising and be at the Wanda, AkzoNobel "Blue Suede Cruise" at Summit Motorsports Park you could have planned ahead for a lot less money. Those were the days of the firsts. Your first car, your first speeding ticket, your first date and your first………….we’ll leave it at that.
Today there may be no more firsts but the memories are alive and well as Summit Motorsports Park. The Fonz, Cunninghams and Elvis are all gone but the cars and Doo-Wop live on. For the ones with a bit of grey in what hair may be left the Blue Suede Cruise will bring back the greatest times of your lives and for your kids and grandkids it will leave them green with envy looking at what they missed.
Well, we have a secret for all of you below forty. You haven’t missed it yet. Come to the Summit this summer and wrap yourselves in thousands of candy-colored Hot Rods, Customs, Classics, Muscle Cars & Trick Trucks. As a special treat they don’t just sit there. There are unlimited Fun-Runs down the Summit Motorsports Park quarter-mile dragstrip. This is a don’t miss event. We’ll be there, how about you?
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For those of you that have never attended the Wanda, AkzoNobel Blue Suede Cruise let me tell you what your entry buys you at Summit Motorsports Park. Here’s the 30-second tour: Thousands of Hot Rods & Classics on display, Fun Runs all day long on the ¼ mile, Vendors & Exhibitors all over the place, a swap meet, a car corral, the very popular Atomic Age Bazaar and the always packed Women’s World. For entertainment there is the Saturday Night Concert, huge fireworks, flame throwing and the gorgeous Neon Parade of Lights.If you and your family enjoy going to the local cruise-in events you will go nuts at this one. It is by far the Largest Street Rod Event in the Midwest! You deserve it and so does your Hot Rod.
It’s a weekend in Paradise and you are invited.
What is there to do at Summit Motorsports Park after I’ve seen all the cars in the Wanda, AkzoNobel Blue Suede Cruise? You wouldn’t believe how many times we’ve been asked that very question over the years. My answer has always been “This must be your first time here!”
The Blue Suede Cruise is a little bit like a 3-ring circus. There’s always something going on and there’s always something for every member of the family.
There’s the Manufacturers Midway with just about anything your heart desires to turn your Pinto into one of those fire breathing monsters you have spent the day taking pictures of. By the way, should you really happen to have a Pinto, don’t miss the twenty or so brand new looking ones on display.The Swap Meet is designed for those that need that special Widget or Trungeon Bearing for their 1953 Nash Rambler. Most of the collectable stuff you see for sale is high-demand got to have mechanical parts to keep the love of your life on the road.
The Car Corral will accommodate those that want to sell their rolling stock and those who want to buy it. The Wanda, AkzoNobel Blue Suede Cruise at Summit Motorsports Park is a must if you need to pay off the house or if the kids have finally left the nest and there’s room in the driveway for that bright yellow and chrome love of your life that you know will really make the neighbors hate you. I know, you just can’t wait.The Atomic Age Bazaar features all kinds of things from the days of Duck and Cover. The what? OK, try this explanation then. Way back when, the country was afraid of Atomic warfare and for some reason they made really silly things like chrome legs on kitchen tables, weird shaped furniture and pictures by some guy that couldn’t paint a straight line if he had to. They also had real cool hood ornaments, great gas pumps and signs you would sell the kid’s Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle for. What do you mean the little woman won’t come with you? Tell her it’s a Deco display. She will beat you to the car.
Why? Because they deserve a day off too!Who says there’s nothing for the gentler sex to do at Summit Motorsports Park while attending the Wanda, AkzoNobel Blue Suede Cruise? There’s plenty to do, like push the car, watch the kids, push the car, get lunch ready and of course push the car.
There just might be one other little thing to do that I have been told not to make a big deal out of by a lot of the male racers. It will make the ladies very happy and their ‘other half’ very poor. That’s right Ladies, they said it would never be back, it couldn’t come back, it shouldn’t be back……Well, IT’S BACK and it’s bigger than ever.It’s the sensational Summit Motorsports Park Women’s World and it’s going to be a bigger Excellent Adventure than ever before. The tent is huge, the entertainment is you and the vendors are to die for. We have compiled a partial promissory list of who’s going to be there. There’s Jewelry, lots of jewelry – Bling-Bling-Bling and everything that goes with it. How about some Mary Kay and the Pampered Chef just down the block from huge lipstick booths and beautiful home-made candles? Don’t miss the wood working displays and all the craft booths. With everything that’s going on for the entire family there’s no reason not to attend the Wanda, AkzoNobel Blue Suede Cruise at Summit Motorsports Park. If you are interested in a booth call Bobbie at 419-668-5555.
Look who’s coming to Summit Motorsports Park and the Blue Suede Cruise Saturday night, July 21 at 8pm. The wild and crazy heroes of real rock ‘n roll, Phil Dirt & the Dozers, will explode on stage for what’s being billed as the greatest sounds of the past in the world today.Come travel back to a time when life was simple, the world a bit smaller and poodle skirts, saddle shoes and the corner drug store were all a part of life. There’s only one way to time travel to the days of Rock ‘n Roll and that’s at a Phil Dirt & the Dozers world class rock concert. The most popular vintage rock and roll show in the nation will help you recapture those wonderful days!With their musical talent, high energy and contagious sense of humor, Phil Dirt & the Dozers will transport you to another time and place. Sit back and listen to the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean and the Platters’ Only You. The Phil Dirt Time Machine also stops in the '70's, where you'll experience some of their greatest hits including those from the Doobie Brothers, Grand Funk Railroad, The Eagles and even the O'Jays.The concert takes place Saturday evening at 8pm, followed by a neon parade, flame throwing contest and firework show!
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Primitive Family CampingCamping for tents, pop-up, tent or folding camping trailers and Truck Campers located in the northern Summit side along Wilson's fenceline. No generators will be permitted. Camping spaces are approximately 20' X 50' each. The campground location is subject to change dependent upon weather and ground conditions. 2012 RV and Motorhome-non-electric sites are located mid pits on the Budweiser side of the facility. Parking in RV/Motorhome requires that your vehicle be classified as as one of the following, Class A, B or C Motorhome, Travel Trailers, Fifth Wheel, Sport Utility Trailer, Truck Camper. No Tents or Pop-Up trailers. Upon purchase of a camp ground site, campers will be provided with a list of rules and regulations. All person(s) staying in one of our camping locations are required to have a weekend admission ticket.List of Area Lodging
2012 Wanda, AkzoNobel BLUE SUEDE CRUISE GUIDELINES
