Massive Corvette Show coming to IMS
“When you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all” doesn’t apply to Corvettes. If you’re in Hendricks County on June 27 you’ll see why!
That’s when more than 1,000 Corvettes are scheduled to drive through Saturday night, as the Bloomington Gold Corvette Show celebrating its inaugural year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Guy Larsen, Bloomington Gold President, says it’s an exciting day for car loves of all kind!
Indianapolis is the car capital of the United States and we are elated to call this city the new home of Bloomington Gold.”
The Road Tour will begin at IMS at 6 p.m. and proceed west through Speedway on 16th Street and Crawfordsville Road and through Clermont before turning south on Raceway Road to U.S. 40. At that point, the Corvettes will go west through Plainfield on U.S. 40 to Cartersburg Road. Once on Cartersburg Road, the procession will travel north to Danville and make their way to the historic Hendricks County Courthouse.
On the return route, the cars will go south on Cartersburg Road, south on Miles Road, east on County Road 600 South/Hadley Road then north on Perry Road. The tour concludes at Metropolis Lifestyle Center where spectators will be able to view Corvettes from all seven generations and talk with their owners. Claddagh Irish Pub will be one of many businesses offering specials that evening at Metropolis.
Following are the approximate times for the Road Tour:
• 6:00 p.m. – First Corvette leaves IMS
• 6:05 p.m. – Clermont
• 6:20 p.m. – Plainfield
• 6:40 p.m. – Danville
• 6:55 p.m. – Metropolis Lifestyle Center
The three-day Bloomington Gold Corvette Show will take place June 25-27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Activities will include the Certification judging, for-sale corral, an autocross, parts swap meet, auto-related vendors and the 1965 Gold Collection. Bloomington Gold began in 1973 in Bloomington, IL, as a one-day show called the Bloomington Corvette Corral. The following year it expanded to two days and today it is the longest continuous-run Corvette show in the United States. The annual show is known for its authenticity of vintage Corvettes as factory built. Further, Bloomington Gold sets the benchmark for dedicated Corvette restorers and preservationists.
For more information, please go to www.bloomingtongold.com.