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12th Annual Bodee’s Racer’s Auction & Trade Show Fast
Approaching!
SEDALIA, MO (January 21) - Nearly everyone involved with the excitement of
racing goes through withdrawals during the off-season. Although there are a
few opportunities for race enthusiasts to get their racing fix during the
winter months, nothing equals the camaraderie of mingling with fellow
members of the race community. This and so much more may be accomplished at
the 12th Annual Bodee’s Racer’s Auction and Trade Show at the Mathewson
Center, on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri. This year’s
event is on Saturday and Sunday, January 30/31, beginning at 8 a.m. daily.
Admission is just ten dollars. Everyone attending the auction and trade show
will find something to their liking. Various tracks and race organizations
will have schedules and rules available, vendors will offer a wide range of
products and catalogs, and drivers will have the opportunity to register for
the 2010 race season with tracks and organizations. Most importantly,
bidders will participate with confidence in the auction to acquire all
needed parts for the coming race season.
“The auction is the largest in the entire state of Missouri and one of the
biggest in the Midwest” stated event organizer Jason Bodenhamer, who is
known throughout the racing community simply as Bodee. Not only has Bodee
kept busy with preparing for the auction, he is also gearing up to be a
first-time race promoter. Recently, it was announced he will co-promote the
newly reopened Missouri State Fair Speedway. “Coupled with the reopening of
the ‘Historic Half Mile’ and the early auction and trade show response, I
believe this year’s event is shaping up to be the biggest in the twelve-year
history” stated Bodenhamer. “Lot numbers have already exceeded 1,700 and
will be cut off at 2,000. Although the economy has been and remains on the
minds of nearly everyone, last year’s auction was a big success and I expect
nothing less this year. A large range of buyers and sellers will make their
way to the event from as far south as Shreveport, Louisiana to as far north
as Minnesota. I want to assure auction bidders they can bid with confidence
because there is a guarantee placed on parts, something that is unique at
our auction verse similar auctions,” stated Bodenhamer.
Saturday events feature a special 100-lot section of strictly brand-new race
merchandise from G&G Speed Shop’s closeout sale. A Dirt Track Chassis
Seminar presented by champion late model driver Al Purkey follows the
auction in the Mathewson Center from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Admission for the
seminar is $50, which will be collected at the door. Participants will
receive an informational booklet covering Late Models, Modifieds, and Street
Stocks as well as chassis theories and designs. Payment may be rendered in
advance by sending payment and driver information to Bodee’s, 680 NW M Cty
Rd, Centerview, MO 64019. Following the seminar Saturday evening, the
celebration continues at Sedalia City Limits with live entertainment.
Complete motors, a large inventory of parts and accessories, consign rolling
race cars, and race trailers await the bidders. Special consignments from
large dirt late model race teams include those of Gary Gorby of Caney,
Kansas; Al Purkey of Coffeyville, Kansas; and Jack’s Engine and Machine of
Eerie, Kansas. As of press time, vendors included Chase Race Decals,
Milestone Marketing, Speed Custom & Performance, Alliance Motorsports,
RaceMart, FastShafts, Studio 25 Race Helmets, Scotty Roberts Race Decals and
AMSOIL Race Products. Additionally, personnel from various speedways and
race organizations including LA Raceway, Central Missouri Speedway, Lucas
Oil Speedway, ULMA, and MLRA will be on hand. The Missouri State Fair
Speedway booth will feature decals, mugs, steins, shirts, hats, and the
track’s general competition rules, car class rules, and tentative schedule.
Attendees will also get a first glimpse of the huge 2010 Missouri State Fair
Speedway track champion trophies.
Consignment check-in and vendor booth setup takes place on January 28/29
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Auction terms of sale include Cash, Visa, Master Card,
Cashier Checks, and Bank Letters of Credit. Personal checks are not
accepted. For additional information, to rent booth space, or obtain lot
numbers, call Bodee at (816) 230-8322 or (816) 522-8343. Booth space and lot
numbers are in limited supply and offered on a first come, first served
basis, reserve your spot today before it is too late! See you in Sedalia!
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