Published: August 08, 2011

Media Credentials Now Available: The 14th Annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival, September 24 & 25

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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The time is now to fill out the forms for your media credential for this year's "Race at the Base," the 14th Annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival. The media credential application is now available online on the Fleet Week San Diego website at: http://www.fleetweeksandiego.org/events/sf-press.html.

The deadline for applications is September 9, 2011. For more details about media credentials, contact Elisabeth Handley at elisabethwrites@cox.net or (619) 997-0771.

    --  250 prestigious historic racecars divided into nine different race
        groups by make, age and horsepower race at high speed on a
        spectator-friendly 1.7-mile course constructed on the runways of Naval
        Air Station North Island.
    --  This year's marquee will celebrate the heritage of Chevrolet, in honor
        of its 100th Anniversary.  From the Corvette to the Camaro, Chevy has a
        rich race history thanks to the company's uniquely American ingenuity,
        invention and legend.
    --  Open paddock - allows fans to walk right up to the cars and interact
        with the drivers and crew.
    --  Car club exhibit featuring more than 1,200 vintage cars.
    --  Celebrate the Centennial of Naval Aviation, plus military static
        displays and ship tours.

WHEN: Saturday - Sunday, September 24-25, 2011

WHERE: Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, CA

COST: $25 one day and $35 for both days, in advance.Tickets will also be available at the venue ($35 one day and $45 for both days). Children 12 and under are FREE with paid adult admission. Active duty military and their direct dependents are FREE with ID.

About the San Diego Fleet Week Foundation

The Coronado Speed Festival is Fleet Week San Diego's pre-eminent event. The San Diego Fleet Week Foundation is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation. In addition to honoring the military services through the annual Fleet Week events, the Foundation's goals are to foster awareness of the contributions made by enlisted military personnel and their families, to enhance relationships between the civilian, business and military communities, to provide events that military personnel and their families can attend at little or no cost, and to raise funds for charitable efforts benefiting enlisted service members and their families.

For more information, or for a complete listing of all of the Fleet Week events, please visit www.fleetweeksandiego.org or you can find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fleetweeksd or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/fleetweeksd.

Contact: Elisabeth Handley

Phone: (619) 997-0771

Email: elisabethwrites@cox.net

SOURCE San Diego Fleet Week Foundation