The 2016 Transmission Technology Summer Car Show &Fitness Expo will be presented 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday on the grass ball field at Kona’s Old Airport Park.
The 2016 Transmission Technology Summer Car Show &Fitness Expo will be presented 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday on the grass ball field at Kona’s Old Airport Park.
Trophies will be awarded in 12 judged vehicle classes: hot rods, classics, muscle cars, Volkswagens, Asian imports, Euro imports, 4x4s, low riders, sports cars, mud trucks, motorcycles and race cars. More than 200 cars, trucks and motorcycles are expected to be in competition.
All proceeds from participant entry fees will go to Teach for America, a national teacher corps of recent college graduates who commit two years to teach and effect change in underresourced urban and rural public schools on the Big Island and throughout the country.
The Fitness Expo will be presented on the main stage at noon and feature International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness award-winner Donna McGinn, and local champions Danny DeJesus and Gerald Saragosa.
Also featured will be two Zumba sessions, a tug of war between Big Island firefighters and police and the thunder of taiko drums. A huge bounce castle will be available free for the keiki all day.
And more than 40 vendors will offer a variety of food, treats, beverages, local crafts and products.
The event is free to the public; donations to the Hawaii Island Food Basket are encouraged. Those making donations, cash or nonperishable foods, will receive lucky drawing tickets for giveaways.
For more show information and an event map, visit TransTechHawaii.com.