Southeast VW Event Planner 2009

March

7/8: BKC Dyno Day and Silver Dollar Showdown; Peachtree City and Reynolds, Ga

• K & L Motorsports presents Silver Dollar Showdown #8 held at Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, Ga (just two hours south of Atlanta)

• All VW Car show, Swap meet and Drag Racing.

• Also check out the BKC Dyno Day held in Peachtree City at Allspeed Imports on Sat March 7th.

• More information can be found at http://www.sevwa.com/events/silverdollar.htm

14: VW Racing; Lakeland Dragstrip Lakeland, FL

• Saturday Night TNT & Bracket Races

• Gates open at 4:00 - TNT until 7:30 ELIMINATIONS begin at 8:00

• Admission $10.00 - TNT $10.00 - Street Class $25.00 Tech = 100% Payback

• Pro/SPro Combo $30.00 = 100% Payback + 300.00

• Children 12 and under are FREE!

• this is just section for the VWs to race.

14/15: Lakeland VW Show & Swap Classic; Lakeland, Florida

• live Music, New & Used Parts Both Days, FREE Engine Giveaway, Great Food

• Check Out http://www.lakelandvwclassic.com/ For More Info Call 863-660-7731

15: Orlando Show-N-Shine 2009 ; Central Winds Park Winter Springs, FL

• Presented by Central Florida VW Club.

• From 9am to 4 pm

• All VW’s of any kind welcome. Over 150 trophies to be awarded. 35 plus show classes, Swap shop and vendors. Hot dogs and drinks available for $1.00 each. Easy access to the show.

• Plenty of parking. Spectators Free. Free T-Shirt and Dash Plaque for registering by March 2, 2009

• Central Winds Park 1000 E. State Rd 434 Winter Springs. FL

• Call 321-269-0236 or 407-721-2455 or visit http://www.centralfloridavwclub.org/

21: MS Gulf Coast Volkswagen Clubs 14th Annual Show; Biloxi, Mississippi

• 14th Annual Vw show for charity. 100% of the proceeds go to charity.

• Held at Edgewater Mall in Biloxi MS. from 9am til 3:30pm.

• Participant judging with top 20 awards, best of show and peoples choice.

• Music all day, 50/50 giveaway, door prizes all day and a silent auction with some pretty nice stuff.

• Swapmeet vendors welcome.

• Registration starts at 9am and preregistration before 14th of March is $10. $15. after the 14th and at the gate. Spectators are free.

• Check http://www.msgulfcoastvwclub.org/ or VWED@aol.com for show info.

28: 2nd Annual Auto Swap-A-Rama; Montgomery, AL

• the Vintage Volkswagen Assoc. 2nd annual Auto Swap-A-Rama at the same location as the VW Meltdown, so plan on loading up some VW stuff, or cars to trade, or just come hang out with us and shoot the breeze!!

• 8am-2pm

• Spaces are just $5 for each 10 x 12 lot you want to use!!

• The location is the State Farmer's Market COVERED area,so rain or shine!! Google map 1655 Federal Drive, Montgomery,AL. for a map.

• Contact Jeff Kyle at VINTAGE66VW@YAHOO.COM  http://www.vintagevw.net/ is our website
   

29: Show 'n Shine XXVI;  Mills Pond Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL

• click here FOR MORE INFO

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April

4: Cruise to the Battleship; Mobile, AL

• 10^th annual cruise to the battleship in mobile Alabama

• 10am to 3pm

• lots of gate prizes

• open to all Volkswagen owners

• not a show and shine but a gathering of vw drivers

• Call walt at 251-633-7138 or jay 251-645-3642 or e-mail dasbughaus@mchsi.com

5: SEVWA’s Fast Times at Farmington #11; Held at Farmington Dragway near Winston Salem, NC.

• $4000 given away in 3 Bracket Classes!
• Largest VW Swap meet in the Carolina's!
• All VW Car Show, Swap Meet and Drag Racing.
• For more information visit www.sevwa.com/events/thefarm.htm

25: Starlight Drive In Club Meet; Atlanta, Ga

• 5pm meet and enter the Drive-In, Tailgate, mix and mingle (talk shop) and then catch a couple movies.
• Cost for the movie is $7 per person and kids 3 to 9 are just a $1, under 3 is Free!!!
• link to the Starlight Drive-In site......http://www.starlightdrivein.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.home
• more info at this forum http://georgiadubs.forumotion.net/events-f3/club-wide-starlight-invasion-nite-t661.htm

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May

2-3: Circle Yer Wagens 29; Sevierville, TN

• location: SEVIER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

• TWO DAY ALL VW SHOW WITH HUGE SWAPMEET & RIVERBANK CAMPING IN THE SHOW AREA

• MORE INFO: http://www.avwa.com/ OR CALL (865) 654-8009

1-3: VW4LIFE/WILD WEEKEND; ST. PETERSBURG, FL

• Friday May 1st, Eurotreffen 3 ....DRAG racing/night event....Bradenton Motorsports Park drag strip...$15 entry gets you in the gate to enjoy the car show and watch the racing....$10 more and your on the 1/4 mile racing YOUR VW (or ANY Euro car) all nite long!...they have food vendors or bring yer own BBQ & cooler...oh yea track side camping is FREE as long as yer out by 8AM the next morning!

• Saturday May 2nd "Buses on the Pier 11"...NEW this year its just BUSES! around the pier!...ANYTHING type 2! anything else will park in SPA BAECHor day of show parking lot! Pier doesnt want people walking around the street looking @ the VWS

• So its either you PRE register your bus for $15 each and recieve a "Golden Ticket" which will guarantee your spot!...until 9AM-11AM ONLY!...after that it becomes VOID and I fill your spot with a bus that was on time!...everyspot will be filled!! and any Open spots will be made avalible day of show AFTER 11 AM-noon...then we shut the pier gates and you'll have to park @ the beach which will cost only $7....Spa beach is a city park and DOGS YES(on a leash), BBQ grills YES....NO VENDING OF ANY KIND ALLOWED (maybe next year)...check out all the cars and take the FREE trolley up to the pier and experience the "Bus Show"!... 1 of the largest ALL bus events on the east coast!

• While on the pier checkout food court and way cool shops and restaurants...feed the Pelicans or rent a bike and go downtown (can you say Dali museum!)...the whole pier experience is FREE to spectators and tourists...NO open fires on the Pier! (fire marshal rules)....RAIN OR SHINE!....come early stay late!

• VW tatoo contest,VW toy raffle & VW die-cast racing for $ an VW parts vendors....

• to pre-register your bus email Sven @ VWcadets@yahoo.com or call for more info @ 727-548-1459  SPACES ARE ALREADY FILLING UP!

• Sunday May 3rd VWs Over the Skyway 13!... WOW where has the time gone?.....This ALL VW convoy starts at a Publix parkinglot on SR64 about 1.5 miles east of I75(exit#220) and we will leave sharply @ noon!

• NEW this year we will break the convoy into 3 smaller groups with the 1st group leaving out the BUSES!...then 15 min or so out the gates will be the bugs(type 1)followed behind the type3s,things,trikes and anything else left....then last out will be the watercooled crowd...the sheer number of Volkswagens have grown to becoming a safety hazzard!...

• last years 250 or more VWs caused QUITE a scene! for 15 minutes or so we OWN that bridge!...VOLKSWAGENS as far as the eyes can see! NOW we will own it for 3xs as long right?....the convoy will end at the same place as last year BOYDHILL NATURE PRESERVE!...there you will be able to find TREES! & GRASS and several turn of the century local homes! Picnic or BBQ grills welcomed and coolers are a must!...NO DOGS OR ALCOHOL ALLOWED (leave fido @ home and keep it in a CUP!)

• the swapmeet is back ($25preregister $30day of show)...NEW parts vendors welcomed!....need more info visit http://www.airspace1.com/

• Boydhill is FREE to spectators opens @ 9AM-6PM convoy should start to arrive by 1pm....come-out & help keep the dream alive!...HOT VW magazine coverage

1-2: Cenla Bug Fest 2009; Pineville, Louisiana

• The Cenla Bust Fest 2009 at Buhlow Lake, Hwy 71 North

• All proceeds to benefit the Lions Club Children's Camp

• Friday night - Drive In Movie -Free hot dogs, drinks and popcorn!

• Saturday - VW Car Show - Experimental Aircraft Association Breakfast $5 all you can eat!

• Registration $10 advance, $15 Day of Show

• Swap meet, vendors, door prizes, raffle

• Free waterfront camping, electrical hookups and toilet facilities available.

• More Info: Call Wade McCrary 318-445-7432, cenla.vw@cenlavolksfolks.com
  http://www.cenlavolksfolks.com/
   

16: Charlotte Transporter Show # 6; Charlotte, NC

• Presented by The  Piedmont Transporter Owners

• gates open at 9am

• Free admission for spectators

• $5 to show, includes swap if you are in an AC type 2

• $10 to swap if you are not in an AirCooled type 2

• Restroom facilities will be available

• Located in Beautiful Downtown Charlotte at:
  601 S. Cedar St.
  Charlotte, NC 28202

• Rules: Please no skateboards, scooters, loud music, burnouts or booze on show grounds

• No large trailers

• Dogs are welcome so long as the dog is leashed at all times. Owners must remove all feces and ensure that the animal doesn't urinate on others peoples cars, parts and/or legs. Owners are heavily discouraged from bringing any aggressive dogs to the show.

• Directions:
  From I-85 North & South - take I-85 to I-77, and then.....
  From 77 NORTH - take exit 9C
  Circle around to exit 1A - (Freedom Drive)
  Take a right at the light onto Morehead Street
  Take a left at second light onto Cedar Street
  at the top of the hill on your right!!
  
  From 77 SOUTH - take exit 10A ( Morehead EXIT)
  Left at light onto Morehead Street
  Left onto S. Cedar Street
  at the top of the hill on your right!!

• For more info contact (704) 425-5576 or charlottetransportershow@gmail.com

24: Bug Out #65; Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas, VA

•   HUGE CAR SHOW, DRAG RACING, SLALOM, DEALER DISPLAYS, SWAP MEET

• FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO http://www.bugouts.com/

30: Y U Bugg'N 2009; Griffin, Ga

• Time: 9am-3pm

• Cost: $1 to get in / $5 to show your car / $5 to vend

• Where: Kiwanis Fairgrounds, 1025 S Hill St, Griffin, GA 30224

• Spectator Voting, Top Twenty Awards, Downhill Race Challenge, Camping available after the show

• See this forum for more info http://georgiadubs.forumotion.net/events-f3/y-u-bugg-n-2009-t679.htm

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JUNE

5-7: STEVENSON BUG BLAST; STEVENSON AL

• TOP 20 SHOW CARS, TOP 5 CAMPSITES, ENGINE SOUND OFF, ALL VW CRUISE AND PARADE, RAIL BUGGY DEMO, LAWN MOWER RACING, LAKESIDE CAMPING AND MUCH MORE.

• CONTACT TED JONES @ 423-718-7911 AND CHECK OUT OUR SITE http://www.stevensonbugblast.com/

14: Northern Challenge #4; Radford, VA

• K & L Motorsports present Northern Challenge #4 / Motormile Dragway in Radford, VA

• Special BIG MONEY event for Drag Racers! Check the website or call for more details!

• All VW Car Show, Swap meet and Drag Racing.

• This event is part of the SEVWA Points Series.

• For more information go to www.sevwa.com/events/motormile.htm or call 229-896-4957 / 919-616-1039

 

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July

10-12: Kubel Treffen Kentucky; Bardstown, Kentucky

• BIG THING SHOW. 75 attended in 2008. Great turn out for our 1st year. Bardstown, KY, Quality Inn.

• Friday, July 10th: Evening Reception
  Saturday, July 11th: Show and awards during the day, dinner that night
  Sunday, July 12th: Thing driving tour till noon

• Questions, call Tee Watkins @ 502-507-8267 or Ron Domeck @ 502-964-3905

• Web site will be updated in near future. http://kubeltreffeneast.homestead.com/KTE2002.html

11: Charleston VW Drag Night; Greeleyville, SC

• Come visit the low country of Charleston SC and join us for a day and night of VW drag racing and a car show. We will have a minimum of 2 classes of racing (Super Pro and Pro) with a guaranteed purse (Super Pro $500/$300 / Pro $300/$150) and free t-shirts for the first 30 registered racers. The car show will not be judged and there will be no fee to park your car in the show area. Camping will be allowed at the track. Time trials will begin at 2 pm with eliminations beginning at 6 pm. Midway Drag strip will be the host track and is located 12 miles off of I-95 near Manning SC. Sunday the 12th will be the rain date at the same location. Admission is $15 and entry fee for the race will be $25 Super Pro and $20 Pro.

• For more information http://www.vwdragnight.com/ OR contact Scott at blacktreegroup@gmail.com or 843-557-0785

25: 8th Annual VW Meltdown; Montgomery, AL

• Presented by The Vintage Volkswagen Association and VintageVW.Net

• Show hours are 8 am to 4 pm

• Located at 1655 Federal Dr.,the Alabama State Farmer's Market is next to the Coliseum and State Fairgrounds and a Hardee's is on the corner!

• here will be Vendors and Swap spaces, Games for the Kids and best of all, COVERED PARKING for show vehicles! So Rain or Shine be there!

• To be sure you get a space under the roof, you need to pre-register by emailing w_dykes@att.net We take Paypal or checks.

• If you are staying over, check out hotels near I-85 exit 6.Everything is close by!

• After the Meltdown, we will cruise into Montgomery for a local Cruise-In Nite at Flip's Grill at the corner of Vaughn and Taylor Rds. We had a big turnout of VWs there in years past. It is open to all makes of vehicles.

• Email VINTAGE66VW@YAHOO.COM for more info on events or check out our site at http://www.vintagevw.net/
  Jeff Kyle cell 205-369-5850 fax 334-361-8426

25/26: Knox Volks SummerJam; KNOXVILLE, TN

• Knoxville Expo Center
• Air-Cooled and Water-Cooled Volkswagen Show and Swapmeet
• INDOOR/OUTDOOR VOLKSWAGEN SHOW
• CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
• HOSTED BY THE KNOX VOLKS MOTOR CLUB

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August

22: Bug Blast 09; Tannehill State Park McCalla, AL

• Hosted by Central Alabama VW Club

• More details can be found at http://www.centralalvwclub.com

23: Big Bug Shootout #5; Greensboro, NC

• K & L Motorsports presents Big Bug Shootout #5 Held at Piedmont Dragway near
  Greensboro, NC.

• All VW Car Show, Swap meet and Drag Racing.

• This event is part of the SEVWA Points Series.

• For more information go to www.sevwa.com/events/bigbugshootout.htm or call 229-896-4957 / 919-616-1039

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