By Krystal Smalley
ksmalley@wbcowqel.com

Car enthusiasts will be getting double the amount of car show fun in Bucyrus this summer.

With the 2016 Graffiti Cruise already slated for June 11, gearheads will get a second chance to show off their wheels at the Superfly Auto-Con on July 31. The Superfly is a charity car show that has its roots in Akron.

Superfly coordinator Liam North attended Thursday’s Health and Safety Committee meeting to discuss plans for the upcoming car show, which will take place in downtown Bucyrus from noon until 9 p.m. that Sunday. One of the biggest differences from the Graffiti Cruise – other than the fact that proceeds will benefit a specific charity – is the fact that Superfly will charge admission for the fundraiser.

Registrants for the car show will pay a fee to attend and will have dash plaques in the cars. Spectators, however, will have to pay a $10 admission. North said they are looking into having pre-registration for spectators the Saturday before the show.

The charity car show will also feature a food truck that North has used for past car shows, but he said they would rather highlight downtown food vendors in order to keep the money local.

Council President Sis Love expressed concerns over people driving fast as they cruise along Sandusky Avenue, but North quickly assured her of the group’s policies.

“We actually go above and beyond to protect our home,” North explained. “The good thing about our group is that over the years it’s become self-policed. If someone is doing something idiotic, we make sure to tell them to knock it off.”

North added that those routinely involved with the Superfly Auto-Con know the rules set in place in order to keep coming back.

North and other Superfly members will be attending the Graffiti Cruise in order to get a better feel on how to host a car show along Sandusky Avenue.

“We would like to keep coming back, so whatever we have to do to make you happy,” North said. “We want to be one of the shows that keep going back to the same community for years and years and years.”

More information about the Superfly Auto-Con can be found on Facebook.

The Health and Safety Committee will be seeking legislation similar to the one they put in place for the Graffiti Cruise.

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The committee also recommended to allow a transfer of a liquor license from Susan Perry to John Wren for Wren’s Nest, 642 Woodlawn Ave.

Committee member Bill O’Rourke asked Law Director Rob Ratliff if Police Chief Dave Kopeke had any concerns about the transfer.

“Oddly enough, the Wren’s Nest isn’t the same kind of place it used to be,” Ratliff said. “We don’t have much crime there. The crowd is significantly older.”

The liquor transfer recommendation will go before the Bucyrus City Council for a vote.