PROLONG RENEWS NHRA MOTORSPORTS MUSEUM SPONSORSHIP OF TWILIGHT CRUISES

UTV Weekly | April 6, 2013

POMONA, Calif. – For fans of drag racing, the history of the sport is as colorful as the cars and the people who served as the high-powered building blocks for today’s National Hot Rodding Association (NHRA). For the seventh consecutive year, Prolong(r) Super Lubricants will partner with the famous Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California, to continue their sponsorship of the Prolong Twilight Cruises.

These very popular street rod, hot rod and muscle car gatherings, which originally started in 1999, take place from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month from April to December. The Prolong Twilight Cruises are held in the NHRA Museum parking lot at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif., and offer spectators a great opportunity to see hot rods, street rods and muscle cars from multiple generations.

Twilight Cruise festivities include music, food vendors, raffle prizes and more. Raffle prizes include entries in the special end-of-the-year Grand Prize Drawing featuring a California Hot Rod Reunion Weekend Getaway Package, an Auto Club NHRA Finals Weekend Package and a Smith-Miller Union 76/Mobil Gasoline Tanker Collector Truck. All proceeds benefit the museum, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization.

Admission to the 2013 Prolong Twilight Cruise is free. Car owners may be awarded one of several “Celebrity Picks” at each Cruise. Vehicles chosen by celebrity judges will be invited to the famous Auto Club Raceway at Pomona during an NHRA National Event to participate in the Museum’s Hot Rod Junction(r).

New for the 2013 season
Gale Banks Engineering and Prolong have partnered with the museum to offer Twilight Tech Talks in conjunction with the Cruise Nights. The Tech Talks are a series of monthly educational automotive seminars with industry leaders. The first topics will be “Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow – How Does an Engine Really Work,” about the basics of four-cycle engine operation on April 3, and “Air Superiority – The Importance of Air Density,” about open air intake systems on May 1. Tech Talks are free and open to all Cruise Night guests. The Twilight Tech Talks are held in Wally’s Garage, inside the museum. Seminars start at 6 p.m. For more information about Tech Talks, contact the museum at 909.622.2133.

The 2013 Prolong Twilight Cruise Dates are:
* April 3
* May 1
* June 5 (Ladies Night)
* July 3
* August 7
* No cruise in September due to the Los Angeles County Fair
* October 2
* November 6
* December 4 (annual Toy Drive – bring an unwrapped toy for less fortunate kids of the Pomona Valley)

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is located at the Fairplex in Pomona, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Bldg. 3A, Pomona, Calif. 91768. For more information, call 909/622-2133 or visit museum.nhra.com.

In addition to sponsoring the cruises, select Prolong products are utilized in the care of the collection of historic automobiles and motorcycles inside the NHRA Motorsports Museum.

The 28,500-square-foot Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is located on the grounds of the historic Los Angeles County Fairplex and celebrates the impact of motorsports on our culture. Neighboring the historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the Museum collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets the vehicles, stories and artifacts that represent America’s affection for, and the influence of, automotive speed and style in all its forms. Cruise participants and spectators are encouraged to tour the world-famous museum and discover an incredible assortment of vehicles and displays that chronicle the growth and popularity of NHRA drag racing. Admission into the museum is free after 3 p.m.

Prolong Super Lubricants, a brand of GoldenWest Lubricants, Inc., produces a wide range of chemicals and car care products, including engine, fuel and transmission additives; chassis and wheel lubricants; vinyl and leather protectants. Its Anti-Friction Metal Treatment(tm) (AFMT) advanced technology treats and modifies the surface of metal to reduce metal wear, heat and friction. For more information, visit www.prolong.com, or contact Prolong at 1937 Mount Vernon Ave., Pomona, Calif., 91768; phone: 800.540.LUBE (5823); fax: 800.966.LUBE (5823).