{"id":38429,"date":"2026-08-20T14:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=38429"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:45:26","slug":"decatur-motorsports-fest-slated-august-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/decatur-motorsports-fest-slated-august-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Decatur Motorsports Fest slated August 27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Decatur Chamber&#8217;s 25th annual Motorsports Festival will be held Thursday, August 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event will be held as part of that night&#8217;s concert presented by The Bulldogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement was made at a city council meeting by Community Coordinator Jamie Gephart. Events such as these two must be taken to Gephart, who then brings them to council for its final approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registration begins at 3 p.m., she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Car-white-one.jpg?resize=640%2C369&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Car-white-one-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C590&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Car-white-one-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Car-white-one-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C442&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Car-white-one-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C884&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Car-white-one-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1179&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Car-white-one-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Car-white-one-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antique cars, show cars, race cars, street rods and motorcycles are expected. Recent motorsports festivals have drawn up to 150 vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They will be parked on Second St. downtown, from Monroe St. to Jefferson St. Two other streets, Madison and Court, will be used if needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By BOB SHRALUKA WZBD.com The Decatur Chamber&#8217;s 25th annual Motorsports Festival will be held Thursday, August 27. 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