Somernites PowerCruise attractions slated
Kentucky—Holley Performance Products, the industry leader in performance fuel systems, announced Friday its shortlist of attractions for this month’s Somernites Power Cruise. The July power cruise is scheduled to cover four states before heading here at Somerset, Kentucky. The caravan will then meet up with over 1,000 other cars who regularly converge on the historic city square one weekend per month throughout the summer. The tour legs will be leaving the morning of July 28 from Nashville, Knoxville, Cincinnati, and Louisville. Specific locations and times can be found at the official Holley Somernites website.
From Somerset the caravan will travel to Corbin and make a stop at the Cumberland Falls, where the group will link up with the Power Cruise group coming from Knoxville and cruise back to Somerset in a caravan of classic cars and trucks.
“The Somernites Cruise has become a huge attraction over the last few years in our home state of Kentucky”, said Holley marketing director Bill Tichenor. “It really is a national type event drawing cars from all over the east coast, but it still has that small town appeal. Everyone just cruises the strip and hangs out together talking about cars. You’ll see everything from street rods, to muscle cars to slammed trucks. It’s just about car enthusiasts enjoying cars. We’re really proud of the folks over in Somerset. They’ve done it right and we’ve decided to join in,” added Tichenor.
Somernites Cruise organizers expect a record breaking day in July due to the popularity growth of the caravan. Last year, they have expanded the cruise area to an additional location at The Center for Rural Development, where cruise participants were treated to the same relaxed atmosphere and music as downtown while they enjoy entertainment and special attractions slated at the event.
“Mustang Alley” had been a big hit in the May Power Cruise, with well over 200 ’stangs of all models, colors and styles staking their claim to the special area that organizers have set aside each month for their featured makes and models. For the June 23 power cruise, organizers are calling out on all Mopar Fans to step up and show the Blue Oval folks what true loyalty is. June is “Mopar Mania” month, organizers said, and the June power cruise will have a huge area set aside just for Mopars.
All Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth owners, together with all Mopar Clubs are invited. “Last month, the Blue Oval crowd swamped the show with over 200 of their ponycars. We think the Mopar crowd simply won’t stand for that and we want you to turn out in big numbers to show everyone just which manufacturer has the most dedicated and fanatical car owners! We know you don’t have to worry about being “snake-bitten” when you are leaving them in your dust! So whether you own a new Charger or Viper, a classic Roadrunner or one of those nasty ‘Cuda’s or Challengers, we want to see you and your car at the June show proudly displayed in the “Mopar Mania” area.”
Holley Performance Products will give away Weiand intakes, Hooker Headers, NOS Nitrous, Earl’s Plumbing, Lunati Cams and FlowTech Exhaust for eac of their performance divisions. Holley, which has been in the industry for a century now, powers every NASCAR Nextel Cup team and every NHRA Pro–Stock champion. The Holley line includes performance fuel pumps, fuel injection, intake manifolds, cylinder heads and engine dress-up products for street performance, race and marine applications.