Marquette, MI – June 16, 2018 – Marquette Township’s “Catch the Vision” Car Show and Cruise took over the Westwood Mall parking lot near Appleebee’s for year nine of the community car show. Township folk walked down each aisle to see all the classic cars, win some prizes, and have a great time. Major Discount was on the scene to tell you about all the excitement.
Listeners heard from numerous guests over the year while tuned into GTO 97.5! Everyone was eager to tell listeners about the day’s events. Today’s Car Show started around 11am as the Westwood Mall parking lot filled up with classic and modern vehicles. This year saw the return of a fan favorite, “Rev it Up”. All of the participants let loose and floored their gas pedals! The owner of the vehicle with the best “scream” won one of the numerous prizes that were given away during the afternoon.
Following “Rev It Up”, Mike from Crossroads Truck Repair set up his large wrecker as an anchor for vehicles during “The Burn Out”. One by one vehicles rolling into the spot and chained up their vehicles to the wrecker. Putting the pedal to the floor, each contestant, including the station’s own WRUP Van, spun their tires and let the smoke fill the air! Everyone had an impressive display but only one could be the winner of 2 brand new tires from Pomp’s Tire!
We put our grand prize to the test too
There were many fun door prizes donated by local businesses including Pomp’s Tire, Super One, and Great Lakes Radio! Spectators and participants enjoyed delicious brats from Smokehouse Glenn and Mama Russo’s and cooled off with some Willy Nilly’s Frozen Treats!
Find out more about Marquette Township by checking out their website, plus look for information on the 10th Annual “Catch the Vision” Car Show and Cruise! To see photos from last year, click here.
Special thanks to all of the participating sponsors: Marquette Charter Township, Great Lakes Radio, Westwood Mall, Applebee’s, Crossroad’s Truck Repair, Pomp’s Tire, Mama Russo’s, Smokehouse Glenn, New Attitudes Dance Studio, Willy Nilly’s Good and Chilly Frozen Treats, and Super One Foods of Marquette.
Listen to audio from the live broadcast below:
Now these are some REAL classics.
- Major Discount says hello from the Catch the Vision Car Show
- The Major is joined by one of the participants
- Come on down to the Applebee’s parking lot to see the classic cars
- Major Discount tells you why you should check out the Car Show
- The Major tells you about the trucks being used for the burnout competition
- Grab some food from Applebee’s while you’re looking at all the cool cars
- Major Discount talks with a Salvation Army representative
- The Major and Alex Baysore talk about some of their favorite cars at the event
- Major Discount says farewell from the Catch the Vision Car Show
Check out highlight from “The Burn Out”
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- Who doesn’t love seeing a classic Dodge.
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- What an impressive show.
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- We had lots of “Rev It Up” Participants!
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- What a gorgeous vehicle.
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- These old classics are in such good shape.
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- We saw vehicles from every era today.
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- The 9th Annual “Catch the Vision” Car Show & Cruise at the Westwood Mall.
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- Now these are some REAL classics.
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- We saw many modern vehicles too.
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- We needed a little bright color with the gray sky!
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- We put our grand prize to the test too
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- Don’t forget to register to win the Silverado Summer Giveaway.
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- Make sure to watch the WRUP video!
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- Chainin’ her up!
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- Big thanks to Crossroads Truck Repair for bringing out the big wrecker.
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- The winner won 2 new tires from Pomp’s.
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- This vehicle really smoked out the competition.
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- WRUP Van hooked up to the Crossroads Truck Repair wrecker.
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- The crowd loved “The Burn Out”!
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- Major Discount and Randy drawing 50/50 tickets.
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- We had a great turn out for the show.
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- Mark Johnson having a little fun with the wrecker.
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- Crossroads Truck Repair can fix all of the big trucks!
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- Thanks to Frei Chevrolet for donating the 2018 Silverado for the Silverado Summer Giveaway.
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- It’s the 2018 “Catch the Vision” Car Show and Cruise.
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- Thanks to Mark Johnson for some of the photos.
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- Burning those tires.
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- The WRUP van participated last year, but this year, we got way better results!
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- Now that is some smoke!
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- Major Discount and the WRUP Van.
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- Make sure to visit the 10th annual car show if you missed this one.
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- What a beauty.
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- Some much beauty at today’s car show.
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- Getting ready for “The Burn Out” with Crossroads Truck Repair and Major Discount.
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- Now that is a truck!
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- Some much beauty at today’s car show.
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- “Rev It Up” was a big hit.
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- Everyone loves an old VW Bug!
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- We had over 100 vehicles on the lot.
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- It was great to see people out enjoying some time with their community.
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- We had such a wide variety of vehicles.
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- Don’t miss the next township event, Community Day on August 4th.
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- People loved to see the cars.
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- This event is hosted by the Marquette Charter Township.
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- Thank you to everyone who participated in the car show.
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- Look at this beast!
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- We some some vehicles from past years, and some new ones!
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- What a great afternoon in the township.
