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PUTNAM — The town’s annual Main Street Car Cruise will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 12.
This is the sixth year for the Main Street Car Cruise, the area’s fastest growing car cruise. More than 2,000 cars are expected to be on display in downtown Putnam. Main Street, Livery Street, Union Square and a portion of Kennedy Drive will be blocked to traffic and filled with show cars. Cars will also be on display at Rotary Park.
This year’s show features motorcycle stuntman Luke Emmons in the municipal parking lot on Kennedy Drive with shows at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
A special area to show motorcycles will also be available at the municipal parking lot. The Holeshot Drag Racing Association will join the Main Street Car Cruise this year with 100-foot holeshot drag racing – open to everyone and starting at 10:30 a.m. in the parking lot behind the former Hale Mill on Pomfret Street with foot traffic access across from WINY. Rolling burnouts will also be held at the same location starting at 2:30 p.m.
Steve Magnante from Barrett Jackson Auctions will make a personal appearance from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration for the Main Street Car Cruise begins at 8 a.m. Admission is free for spectators, show cars and motorcycles and the first 1,000 cars will receive a dash plaque. Rain date for the Main Street Car Cruise is Aug. 19.