Car enthusiasts help raise funds at new event
The Courthouse Illumination Project presented the Power-House Cruise on Main Saturday evening Aug. 24 to support the holiday illumination project at the Coshocton County Courthouse. The afternoon and evening event featured vendors, food trucks, a car show and live music in the artPARK.
Mary Beck administrator for Coshocton board of commissioners said, “This is pretty exciting. It’s going to be a great night for attendance and the light show tonight won’t be like the one at Christmas. It will be specifically for this event and very unique.”
Doug Schoenauer with the Power-House Cruise team was helping to get the cars registered, lined up on Main Street and ready for the turn and burn. “Different staff members looked at other communities for some different things to try,” he said. “People here traveled to different areas in other parts of the state for the burn outs and we thought it would be a different and exciting event for our community. So we have a pretty good crowd.” A variety of classic cars, trucks and vans entered the competition Saturday evening.
In a burnout, the wheels of the car will spin at a high frequency, causing a large amount of smoke. The car will stay static until you pop the clutch, letting it spring into motion. Burnouts began in drag racing, where tires must be heated to obtain the optimum traction on the racing surface. Plus it just looks cool.
The band Obsidian Eyes was warming up the crowd by playing their complete new album at the artPARK on Main. “Obsidian Eyes hasn’t played in Coshocton for a while,” Anne Cornell from the Pomerene Center for the Arts. “They are here and we are so happy to present them. They are playing their complete new album. We also have a beer garden here at the park to make sure nobody goes thirsty. We are contributing to this event as the Pomerene Center.”
Blake Prince brought his 1971 C10 Chevy pick up to enter in the burn out. He bought the truck when he was 14 years old.
“I mowed a lot of yards to put parts on it,” he said. “Me and my dad restored it and family and friends helped build it. I’ve had it for quite a while and plan on keeping it. I wanted to see the other cars and see the burn out. I’ve done plenty of burnouts. You lock your breaks up, hit the gas and burn your tires for the thrill I guess.”
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