The Mustangs at the Mansion national Mustang show is right around the corner and we wish to thank all 500 plus registrants who will be attending our event.
We would like to take this opportunity to update everyone on some important aspects of our upcoming show.
We will offer EARLY REGISTRATION on Thursday, September the 2nd at the Biltmore estate from 1-6pm. The gates will close at 5:45pm (it is a 2 mile drive to registration once you are on property, thus the gate will have to shut down at 5:45 so early registration can end at 6pm on the 2nd of September). We will reopen for registration on Friday, September the 3rd starting at 7:30am. No vehicles will be permitted to enter the Biltmore property before 7:30am!!!
You will be receiving in the mail sometime in July, a map of the Biltmore estate, a letter with any new updates and a special rear view mirror tag to identify you as a participant for the event. PLEASE place this tag on your rear view mirror of either you Mustang (if driving the Mustang onto the property) or on your tow vehicle is towing your Mustang onto the property. This tag MUST remain on the vehicle that you will be using to drive onto the estate during the show. IF, you have need for another tag, you may acquire one at the Blue Ridge Mustang Club of Asheville's location on the main show field. Please remember to have this tag on your rear view mirror at ALL TIMES. This will help us in keeping the traffic flowing as smoothly as possible and to readily identify you as a participant of the show.
On Friday, September the 3rd, traffic in Biltmore Village (which is located in front of the estate entrance) can become very congested as the road is a main artery leading to not only the Biltmore, but to downtown Asheville. We are working closely with local law enforcement to provide traffic control as you exit from I-40 and proceed towards the Biltmore estate. The entrance to the estate is just over a mile from I-40. PLEASE try to stay in the left lane leading to the estate at all times! This will insure traffic flow DIRECTLY to the estate entrance. Please note that the peak times for congestion at the entrance to the Biltmore will be from 7-9am, 11:30-1:30 and 4:30-6:30pm. As this is a holiday weekend, the Biltmore will have more than the usual amount of visitors and when you add to the mix 1500 people for a Mustang show, there will be SOME DELAYS entering the estate, so please be patient and we will do our best to get you into the estate as quickly as possible!
On SATURDAY, September the 4th, REGISTRATION WILL END AT 10:30AM. If you need to get classified and registered on Saturday, please arrive as early as possible. There will be a substantial number of vehicles reentering the estate on Saturday and not just Mustangs. There will be spectators, registered vehicles, volunteers, Biltmore staff and regular daytime Biltmore visitors converging onto the estate. So, if you did not register on Friday, we strongly suggest that you arrive on Saturday as early as possible to get registered. Judging will begin at 12 noon on Saturday!!!
PLEASE NOTE THIS SCHEDULE FOR OUR NATIONAL EVENT
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2010: EARLY REGISTRATION 1-6pm on the Biltmore estate. Gate will close at 5:45pm. There will be NO hotel transportation provided FROM the estate on Thursday the 2nd.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 2nd, 2010: VENDOR SET UP 9am-5pm.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 2010: REGISTRATION OPENS AT 7:30AM and closes at 5:30PM. Gates will close at 5PM. Bus transportation to hotels will begin at 4:30pm and run until 6:00pm.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th, 2010: REGISTRATION OPENS AT 7:30AM and CLOSES at 10:30AM. Bus transportation FROM host hotels to Biltmore estate (if you left your Mustang at show site and do not have a tow vehicle or another form of transportation) begins at 7am and will run until 9:00am. Depending on traffic, it can take up to 15 min. from the Doubletree and the Sleep Inn to the show site and up to 20 min. from the Marriott Residence Inn and Brookstone Lodge to the main show site so PLEASE schedule your morning to be on the buses between 7 and 9am. LAST BUS DEPARTS FROM THE HOTELS AT 9AM!!!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th, 2020: JUDGES MEETING. Judges meeting will start at 10:15am at the Lioncrest Conference Center, located 1.2 miles from the main show site. Shuttle buses will begin transportation to the facility beginning at 9:30am and will run until 10:00am. All judges, assistant judges, scribes and anyone who is interested in judging is welcome at this meeting.
Upon conclusion of the meeting at 12noon. You will be shuttled back to the main show site for judging.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th, 2010: GATES OPEN AT 7:30AM. Bus transportation to the estate will begin at 7AM and end at 10AM. THERE WILL BE NO BUS TRANSPORTATION BACK TO THE HOTELS AFTER THE AWARDS CEREMONY ON SUNDAY, SO PLEASE BE PREPARED TO HAVE YOUR TRANSPORTATION IN LINE TO AND FROM THE ESTATE ON SUNDAY.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th, 2010: AWARDS CEREMONY. Lunch (on your own) will be served beginning at 12noon. Lunch will be served until 1:30pm and the awards ceremony is 'expected' to begin at 2:00 in the afternoon. Transportation from the show sites will be provided beginning at 11:30am and run until 1:00 PLEASE be aware that the last shuttle will depart the two show sites for the awards ceremony at or about 12:45 The location for the awards ceremony is a bit OVER A MILE from the main show site and is 1/2 mile from the other show site so PLEASE be sure to utilize the shuttles for your transportation to the awards ceremony as this is the ONLY method of transportation that will be permitted to enter the awards ceremony area!
Upon completion of the awards ceremony, shuttle service will be provided to return you to the show sites so you may retrieve your Mustang. Those who need to obtain their tow vehicles or their tow vehicle and trailers will also have shuttle service to the trailer and tow vehicle locations.
As we continue our very extensive planning for this event, times are subject to change and we will do everything possible to inform you of those changes prior to the event. Schedules for ALL activities, both on and off the Biltmore estate will be included in your registration packet. This is one of those times that you REALLY DO NEED TO READ YOUR REGISTRATION PACKET INFORMATION!!!
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES:
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER,3RD, 2010: The Sauce Boss, dinner and concert. Tickets are $40 per person and include dinner and a blues concert by one of the most exciting and unique blues artists in the country. Imagine a rollicking night of blues and a special 'desert' of gumbo served after his concert cooked on stage by the Sauce Boss himself! The venue for the dinner and concert overlooks the Biltmore house and will provide a unique after hours private event for those of you who have tickets to this incredible event!
Dinner begins serving at 7:00pm and the concert will begin at 8:30pm. This event is sponsored by KICKER AUDIO and NATIONAL PARTS DEPOT.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 4th, 2010: The Pink Flamingo's, dinner and show. Tickets are $30 per person and include a 'lighter fare' dinner prior to the show. Anyone who is familiar with the Pink Flamingos knows that they are an exciting, audience interactive Las Vegas entertainment group. The venue for this event also overlooks the Biltmore house and provides a most unique setting for this private after hours event!
Dinner begins serving at 7:00Ppm and the concert will begin at 8:30pm. This event is sponsored by SMS and Steve Saleen.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 4TH, 2010: JUDGES MEETING. The judges meeting will begin at 10:15am. Judges, assistant judges and scribes will need to board the shuttle buses between 9:30 and 10:00am (location for shuttle buses will be included in your registration packet). The judges meeting will be at the Lioncrest conference center which is 1.2 miles from the main show site. At the conclusion of the judges meeting, the shuttles will bring the judges back to the main show sites to begin judging. |
