CRA Family Fun Zone A Big Hit With Fans

Even though Mother Nature has only allowed the CRA Super Series to compete three times so far this 2008 race season, the CRA Family Fun Zone, which debuted this season, has proven to be a great hit with families attending the two events held so far this season. The CRA Family Fun Zone is a special place for fans attending the series events this season to spend some entertaining time with their family before the cars hit the track or during breaks in the on track action.

The CRA Family Fun Zone includes a #0 Brookside Motorsports CRA Super Series late model show car, that fans are able to get in and get their picture taken. There are also several family friendly games and lots of prizes that were given away to the kids and some of the adults as well, at the last series event at Baer Field Speedway over 70 children took part in the activities at the CRA Family Fun Zone.

The CRA Family Fun Zone has been a great success so far this season,” remarked Glenn Luckett, Director of the CRA Super Series. “We promoted the CRA Family Fun Zone in all our advertising and promotion for the Baer Field Speedway event, and I definitely think it made a difference in getting more families to come out for that show. I encourage all our event track promoters to include the CRA Family Fun Zone in their promotion of our events this season.”

Brookside Motorsports owners Shawn and Donna Matthuis are the creators of the CRA Family Fun Zone, they competed with the CRA Super Series for the first time in 2007 with son Sean Matthuis, who finished second in Rookie Of The Year points and eighth in overall series points. The family traveled from their New Lenox, Illinois home to compete with the series, and wanted a way to involve families more in the series racing events and provide some fun for the kids attending the races. Donna will manage the CRA Family Fun Zone along with several volunteers.

Sponsorship of the CRA Family Fun Zone has been provided by Kids Corner Radio (www.kidscorner.net ), Tyndale Publishers (www.tyndale.com ), Moody Radio (www.moodyradio.org ), and also by generous donations from several members of the CRA Super Series racing community including McGunegill Engine Performance and Schoenfeld Headers. Copies of Tyndale Publisher’s kids racing book by Chris Fabry, called Blind Spot, along with other great prizes will be given as families visit the fun zone.

More information on Brookside Motorsports and driver Sean Matthuis is available at www.brooksidemotorsports.com.