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Inaugural
Woodward
Dream
Show
will
bring
celebration
of
automobiles
to M1
Concourse
● M1
Concourse
announces
tickets
on sale
for
inaugural
Woodward
Dream
Show in
August
● A
three-day
event,
based
around
the
annual
Woodward
Dream
Cruise,
is
scheduled
for Aug.
19-21
PONTIAC,
MI –
Tickets
are now
on sale
for the
inaugural
Woodward
Dream
Show,
the
first of
three
prominent
automotive
events
coming
later
this
year to
M1
Concourse,
the
premier
garage
and
racetrack
facility
located
just off
Woodward
Avenue
in
Pontiac.
The
Woodward
Dream
Show is
designed
to give
the
audience
a view
of only
the best
hot
rods,
muscle
cars,
race
cars and
cruisers.
The show
features
a juried
show and
competition,
with
food,
fashion,
and
design
elements
incorporated
in the
three-day
weekend.
The
Woodward
Dream
Show is
a
ticketed
event
scheduled
for Aug.
19-21,
in
conjunction
with the
annual
Woodward
Dream
Cruise
activities
that
take
place
all
along
Woodward
Ave. in
the
suburbs
north of
Detroit.
“We’re
not
trying
to take
anything
away
from the
Woodward
Dream
Cruise,
which is
already
a great
event in
this
area. We
see our
Dream
Show as
an
enhancement
of the
overall
Dream
Cruise
experience,”
said
Dave
Sherman
of M1
Concourse.
“When
you’re
out on
Woodward
you’re
going to
sit
there
and see
some
great
cars,
but
you’ll
see them
for
10-15
seconds
as they
drive
by.
Here,
you’ll
have a
chance
to see
many of
the best
cars
that
you’ll
see out
on
Woodward,
but
you’ll
get to
spend
time
with
them,
see them
up
close,
and talk
to the
owners
in a way
that you
would
never
have
been
able to
before.”
“It
is a
ticketed
event,
but that
ticket
provides
you not
only
with the
chance
to be up
close
with
some
incredible
automobiles,
but it
also
includes
your
parking,
food,
beverage
and
spirits,
all for
one
price.”
The
Woodward
Dream
Show
kicks
off at 8
a.m. on
Thursday,
Aug. 19
with
Cruisin’
M1
Circuit
day.
It’s a
chance
to see
your
dream
cars
cruise
the
1.5-mile
road
course
at M1
for a
driving
exhibition.
The 60
invited
cars are
some of
the most
iconic
performance
cars
ever
created,
defining
the
past,
present,
and
future
of
performance
and
motoring.
The
spectacle
includes
everything
from a
1963
Chevrolet
Corvette
Z06 to
numerous
Muscle
Cars,
Customs,
Low
Riders,
and a
large
group of
1932
Deuce
Coupes
and High
Boys.
Friday
features
a
significant
hot rod,
custom,
muscle
and
cruiser
show
with
winners
picked
by their
peers in
each of
the 20
classes.
Fans
will be
able to
see 50
invited
significant
cars
that
helped
shape
Woodward
Cruisin’
and
American
car
culture.
All of
the cars
will be
on
display
in the
arena,
where
one can
get up
close,
take
pictures,
and meet
the
owners.
Saturday
will
have the
Cruisin’
The
Concourse
Show. M1
has
invited
20 local
car
clubs to
each
bring
100 of
the best
of the
best of
their
members’
cars to
allow
ticket
buyers
to spend
time
with
1,000
premier
cars
that
will be
on
display.
The
87-acre
M1
Concourse
will be
the hub
for all
car club
enthusiasts
and
Woodward
Dream
Cruisers
to
display
their
cars and
watch
the
cruise.
This
will be
an
opportunity
to get
up close
and
personal
with the
best-of-the-best
cars
that
shaped
Detroit
and
Woodward
Avenue.
In
addition
to the
1,000
car club
vehicles,
all of
the cars
that
participated
in
Thursday’s
Cruisin’
M1
Circuit
and
Friday’s
Woodward
Dream
Show
will all
be on
display.
All the
cars
will be
on
display
in the
arena,
where
enthusiasts
can get
up
close,
take
pictures,
and meet
the
owners.
Admission
tickets
all
weekend
also
allow
consumers
access
to the
Taste of
Woodward,
where
they are
treated
to
elevated
food,
beverage,
wine,
and
spirits
while
viewing
some of
the most
iconic
cars
built.
Each day
one will
find a
range of
menu
options
to
choose
from, be
it
traditional
Woodward
fare
(think
world-class
burgers,
dogs and
coneys .
. .) to
the
unanticipated
and out
of the
ordinary.
You will
be
immersed
in the
scents,
tastes,
libations
and
ambiance
that
defines
the
world of
Woodward
summer
cruising.
There
will
also be
special,
after-hours
ticketed
events
on
Thursday
and
Friday
for
those
who want
to
enhance
their
Woodward
experience
further.
Thursday
evening
features
“Rev Up
the
Grille,”
a chance
to join
teams,
owners
and
drivers
gathering
to enjoy
Detroit’s
best BBQ
in an
elevated
culinary
experience.
Friday
night is
“Cars &
Cigars,”
a
lifestyle
event
where
one can
experience
and
admire
up close
some of
the best
hot
rods,
muscle
cars,
customs
and
cruisers
of the
past,
present,
and
future
on
display
- while
enjoying
an
evening
of
premium
cigars,
food,
and
spirits.
Ticket
packages
for each
day, all
weekend
and
special
evening
events
are on
sale now
at
www.woodwarddreamshow.com.
Prices
range
from
$100 per
day to a
special
$275 VIP
three-day
pass.
“You
will get
a chance
to see
the best
of the
best
when it
comes to
cars
that
come to
Woodward,
but
you’ll
get to
see them
up close
all in
one
place at
one
time,”
said Tim
Hartge
of M1
Concourse.
“And you
get
everything
you want
from
that
experience…
the best
cars,
great
food and
beverages,
and a
place to
park…
all for
one
great
price. “
Corporate
hospitality
and
sponsorships
are
available.
For
information
on the
event,
visit
www.WoodwardDreamShow.com.
The
Woodward
Dream
Show is
the
first of
two
major
automotive
enthusiast
events
coming
to the
M1
Concourse
this
year.
The
American
Speed
Festival,
a
celebration
of
automotive
excellence
of the
past,
present
and
future,
arrives
at M1
Sept.
30-Oct.
3.
Tickets
are also
on sale
for that
event at
www.americanspeedfestival.com.
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