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It's time to cruise!
Plans shaping up for the seventh annual Cruisin'
Downriver June 24.
By Gary Gosselin, Heritage Newspapers Southgate
Planning has begun in earnest for the seventh
annual Cruisin’Downriver, slated for June 24.
The cruise will continue its route down Fort Street
through Lincoln Park, Wyandotte, Southgate and Riverview, where an
estimated 500,000 car nuts are expected to converge to celebrate the art
on wheels.
New this year is a voluntary advance registration
to cruisers for $20. Those who choose to register in advance will
receive a T-shirt, a dash plaque compliments of event title sponsor Auto
Alliance International, a window placard and various other items.
To register in advance, call Sandy Mull
at1-734-284-6000, ext. 29, or e mail
sandy@swccc.org.
There is no fee to attend the cruise, which is
presented by The News-Herald Newspapers and the Southern Wayne County
Regional Chamber.
Auto Alliance marks its third straight year as
title sponsor, while AT&T, Co-Op Services Credit Union, Crystal Gardens
and Robert Bosch Corp. also have signed up to sponsor this year’s event.
Other sponsorships still are available by
contacting the chamber, Mull said.
Cruisers will see a new event logo this year, and
only the car in the logo will change every year.
In addition, the official T-shirt will change, with
only the logo on the front, with all sponsors’ logos —except WOMC-FM,
the official radio station of the cruise — on the back. The station logo
will continue to be on the sleeve of the T-shirt.
As usual, The News-Herald will publish a special
Cruisin’ section again this year, and will provide tire-to-tire coverage
of planning and upcoming events.
This year, the Mayors’ Opening Drive will begin in
Lincoln Park at 10 a.m. and end in Riverview. Mull said the chamber’s
third annual Cruise Kickoff Party will be June 22 at Crystal Gardens.
More information will be available soon.
Preferred access to the cruise route is the
Southfield Freeway, but other access will be permitted.
Each city on the route will enforce a strict code
of conduct to ensure public safety. Speeding, drag racing, hole shots or
laying rubber will not be tolerated. Violators will be ticketed and
removed from the cruise.
Unless otherwise marked, the two curb lanes of
northbound and southbound Fort Street will be designated for the cruise.
Fort Street will remain open for other traffic, and
the traffic signals will remain operational and must be observed by all.
For more information on the cruise, visit
www.cruisindownriver.com.
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