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Garrett Jacobson Motorsports car show


Date: Nov 14th Sunday from 8am – 3pm

All domestic vehicles welcome: rods, classics, Muscle, Late model etc

This is a FREE Car show. No entry or registration is required. It is a grand opening of their new facility with car show, Tours of their Roush –Yates NASCAR sales and service facility and just a fun day to be had by all. Just show up and you’re in!

We're very pleased to announce that the pro who really knows motors and what makes them work, will help us kick off our first all-day open house by broadcasting his radio show live here in Northridge on Sunday morning, November 14, said GJM spokesperson Mark Garrett.

"Our friend Leon Kaplan has been a fixture on Los Angeles radio and television for almost 30 years now," Garrett explained. The 'Motorman' as he's known, is a living legend in both the automotive and radio business, 'fixing cars on the radio' and giving spot-on advice about everything engine-wise from just getting it running to making it into the fastest powerplant on your block. 'Leon really is a legend,'" Garrett explained.

"Many of our customers have grown up listening to him, they understand the kind of hero status that he has among motorists all over the country. We know that having him here at our engine development facility will be a lot of fun for his fans, but, as his weekly show on KABC790 always proves, his knowledge of 'all things motorized' will be also be hard at work really helping people with questions about their cars, boats, airplanes even their lawnmowers!"

Garrett-Jacobson is relatively new as a name in the high-performance engine field having opened for business only a few months ago in Northridge. The name is new, as is the incredible inventory of state-of-the-art engine building and testing equipment. But the personnel are a seasoned group of top professionals, each with their own long list of performance-proven credentials.

Lead by well-known designer/builder Gregg Jacobson, each brings a high level of expertise and long experience to the art and science of precision engine building. "Our staff of engineers, machinists, and builders represents our strong commitment to the task at hand," said Jacobson. "This business only succeeds under the most extreme challenges there are in motorsports, we're only as good as our end product and that has to be way better than just 'good'."

The three-hour (8AM - 11AM) live remote radio broadcast (KABC 790) will feature listener calls and introduce a number of special on-site and on-line guests. And, as he does every day of the year (on-air or not) Leon will take in-person motoring questions from fans.

Following the broadcast, the festivities will continue on in high gear with a high performance car show, shop tours, dyno pulls, refreshments, and special guest appearances until 'at least' 3PM.

Lancer Automotive, now run by Leon's son, Lance, has been a Los Angeles bastion of honest automotive service for well over 40 years. Located at 8151 West 3rd Street on the near west side of Los Angeles, the tidy shop is always busy and Kaplan is (almost) always there (except when he's flying his airplane or running his high-powered Hallett around Lake Arrowhead). A true and trusted LA institution: Both the man as well as the shop that he built.

Garrett-Jacobson Motorsports/Marine is located in Northridge, California at 19749 Bahama Street (818) 527-1279. For a complete list of services: www.garrettjacobsonmotorsports.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Doug Stokes stokescommunications@earthlink.net
(626) 391-3772