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Rosarito
Beach
Is Key Sponsor of 2-Day
“
Golden
State
Classic” Race, July 12 & 13
ROSARITO
BEACH, BAJA CALIFORNIA--- As part of the outreach effort
of Rosarito, this quaint seaside community just thirty
miles south of downtown San Diego is for the first time
sponsoring a major racing event in Southern California.
The
Golden State Classic will be held at the famous Auto
Club Speedway (formerly the California Speedway) in
Fontana
,
California
this coming July 12 and 13.
"We
have a long history of great relations with the
U.S.
and its residents, and a strong Sister Cities program
with
Glendale
and
Huntington Park
," said Rosarito Beach Mayor Hugo Torres.
"We're always enthusiastic about bi-national
cooperation and events."
Rosarito
has more than one million visitors annually and over
14,000 expatriates, most from the
U.S.
, living
here. Under the leadership of Mayor Torres, the city
this year started a special Tourist Police Force and
ombudsman’s office to make visitors feel more welcome
and provide them with special attention.
“This
event is very important for our city, as it will allow
us to promote Rosarito with this target market,” said
Laura Wong, president of the Rosarito Beach Convention
& Visitors Bureau.
“It
is the beginning of a relationship that will lead us
into several activities between VARA and us, including a
vintage car show in this fall and maybe
races in our town in the future,” she
added.
The
Golden State Classic is being produced through VARA, the
Vintage Auto Racing Association and promises to be an
exciting weekend of racing entertainment and action.
The
event will feature the one hour Open Wheel Enduro for
formula race cars followed by American stock cars, the
Pro Truck series and of course VARA’s entire regular
vintage race classes. There will be a large variety of
cars racing and they will all combine to create the fun
and excitement race fans would expect for a top-notch
racing weekend.
Rosarito
will be represented by two cars branded “Team
Rosarito” by owner/driver Efrain Olivares. The public
is invited and there is free parking. For more
information go to www.vararacing.com
or call 800-280-VARA (8272).
Media
Contact:
Ron Raposa
ronraposa@hotmail.com
619-948-3740
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