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Events Coverage
2008 Ford Events Schedule
By AFM Member: Denne Craddock (EagleAutosports)
Feb 10, 2008, 10 Feb 2008 21:22:00
2008 promises to be another banner year for Mustang events and while the season is yet to begin, here is a short list of events already scheduled for 2008.
January 12-13, Silver Springs, FL
14th annual Ford and Mustang Roundup at Silver Springs, hosted by
National Parts Depot and co-sponsored by Mustang Monthly and Mustang
& Fords magazines.
Free registration to first 1,000
pre-registered cars by January 1, which includes two passes to Silver
Springs. People's Choice judging, Mustang Monthly Pony Trails cruise to
Cedar Key on Friday, January 11.
Info: Stacy Gunn (352) 861-8701 (ext. 4208); sgunn@npdlink.com
February 23 & 24, Monticello, IA
39th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Rod & Custom Car Show located at the Monticello Berndes Center at 766 North Maple Street.
All makes and models welcome cash prizes and trophies.
Info: Tome Muller, 853 Southhaven Dr., Monticello, IA 52310; 319/465-5119; www.rodandcustomcarshow.com
March 1-2. Orlando, FL
Fun Ford Weekend Spring Break Shootout at Orlando Speed World Dragway.
All-Ford drag racing, car show, manufacturers' midway, and swap meet.
Info: American Autosports Productions, P.O. Box 911, Denham Springs, LA 70727; 225/664-0996; www.funfordevents.com
March 2, Woodhaven, MI
Motor City Region of the Shelby American Automobile Club's annual all-Ford winter swap meet at Gorno Ford.
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Info: 734/956-1636; www.saac-mcr.net
March 6-9, Bradenton, FL
7th Annual NMRA Spring Ford Nationals presented by Nitto Tire & Steeda Autosports at Bradenton Motorsports Park
Info: www.nmraracing.com
March 8-9, Kershaw, SC
SCMC on Track hosted by the SVT Cobra Mustang Club at Carolina Motorsports Park.
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM. $330 registration fee ($290 before February 23). Drive your Mustang, Cobra, or Ford with in car instruction.
Info: Tony Sorrentino at 803/371-0725, mrmach@comporium.net; www.svtcobraclub.com
March 22, Rockingham NC
SCMC/MGW Drag Day at the Rock, hosted by the SVT Cobra Mustang Club at Rockingham Dragway.
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. $50 registration fee ($40 before March 10). Bracket race, trophies, prizes, car show, and more.
Info: Tony Sorrentino at 803/371-0725, mrmach@comporium.net; www.svtcobraclub.com
March 28-30, Pensacola, FL
Gulf Coast National Mustang and All Ford Show, sponsored by the Gulf Coast Regional Mustang Club
30th anniversary show
Info: Donnie Carlisle (251) 961-1411; Carlisle@gulftel.com; www.gcrmc.com
April 3-6, Concord, NC
2008 Charlotte Auto Fair presented by the Hornets Nest Region of the
AACA at Lowe's Motor Speedway just outside of Charlotte, NC.
Car show and swap meet
Info: www.charlotte-autofair.com
April 4-6, Reynolds, GA
8th Annual NMRA Ford Nationals presented by Bassani Xhaust at Silver Dollar Raceway
Info: www.nmraracing.com
April 5, Polk City, FL
Eleventh Annual Mustangs & Mustangs... Legends Havin' Fun presented
by Imperial Mustangs of Polk County and located at Fantasy of Flight -
located off I-4, Exit #44 - Polk City, Florida
A portion of
the proceeds will be donated to VISTE of Lakeland, FL. Show hours 10:00
A.M. To 4:00 P.M. Two (2) FREE passes to Fantasy of Flight, Goodie
Bags/Dash Plaques to first 250 Pre-Registered.
Info: Pat Rego pats7up@aol.com 863-665-2322 between 8 AM - 5 PM, 863-838-6817 6 PM - 10 PM; Fantasy of Flight 863-984-3500
April 5, Stone Mountain, GA
4th Annual Cool Car Festival presented by YearOne and Stone Mountain
Park in the Yellow Daisy Parking Lot at Stone Mountain Park.
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Car show, dyno, and midway.
Info: www.coolcarfest.com
April 5-6, Columbus, OH
Columbus Spring Swap, all Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury swap meet at the Ohio Exposition Center, I-71 and 17th Ave.
Four buildings filled with Ford-only parts and cars, new and used from all of the U.S. Over 1,470 indoor vendor spaces.
Info: Richard (614) 855-4750; www.springswap.com
April 10-13, Commerce, GA
Peach State Fun Ford Weekend Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
All-Ford drag racing, car show, manufacturers' midway, and swap meet.
Info: American Autosports Productions, P.O. Box 911, Denham Springs, LA 70727; 225/664-0996; www.funfordevents.com
April 19, Woodbridge, VA
National Capital Region Mustang Club Mustang & Ford show at Cowles
Ford in Woodbridge VA sponsored by NCRMC and Cowles Ford
20 show classes
Info: John 703-878-0006; Allen @ 703-590-2651; www.ncrmc.org
April 26th, Concord, NC
FOAC Spring Fling held at Roush/Fenway Racing, 4600 Roush Place, Concord NC.
All Ford Powered/Bodied Vehicles. $15 pre-registration before 3/29/08,
$20 after. Plastic model car show $5 per car, Pedal car/wagon show $5
per car/wagon, Vendor spots $25, BBQ $12 per person, Roush-Fenway shop
tours 11:00am & 1:00pm $5, BBQ and awards at Concord Aviation 2
p.m. Live auction, silent auction, raffle prizes, 50/50 drawing.
Info: Carol Barker, mabarker@carolina.rr.com, www.foacarolinas.com/events.html
April 27, Butler, NJ
Garden State Region Mustang Club's Blue Oval Over Butler All Ford Show
at the Route 23 Automall to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Over 20 judged classes for Ford-powered vehicles only.
Info: Mike 201/933-6915, joeyt57@yahoo.com; mladeliberto@att.net; www.gsrmc.org
May 2-4, Baytown, TX
Texas Thunder Fun Ford Weekend Nationals at Houston Raceway Park.
All-Ford drag racing, car show, manufacturers' midway, and swap meet.
Info: American Autosports Productions, P.O. Box 911, Denham Springs, LA 70727; 225/664-0996; www.funfordevents.com
May 2-18, Florida/Georgia
Weird Pony Drive, an American Pony Drive event based on the book, Weird
Florida, by Charlie Carlson. Starts in Marianna, Florida, and ends in
Savannah, Georgia, with explorations of interesting places and
happenings from Florida's history. Points of interest include homes of
Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, Daytona Speedway, St Augustine, Ybor City
in Tampa, Florida Caverns, Apalachicola Bay, Sebring Speedway, and
Kennedy Space Center. Also a visit to the National Parts Depot museum
and cruise night at Old Town in Kissimmee on May 10.
Info: www.ponydrive.us
May 3, Buford, GA
SCMC/Mall of Georgia's All Ford Show, hosted by the SVT Cobra Mustang Club at Mall of Georgia Ford.
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. $20.00 registration fee. Open to all Mustangs and Fords.
Info: Bill Dangerfield at dawghaus@northstate.net; 336/889-3851; www.svtcobraclub.com
May 16-18, Braselton, GA
YearOne Experience located at the company's Braselton, Georgia headquarters and at Road Atlanta.
Car Show, autocross, Skip Barber Racing School hot laps, and more.
Info: www.yearone.com
May 18, Cudahy, WI
Wisconsin Early Mustangers 26th Annual All Ford Show & Swap at Ewald's Venus Ford, 2727 E. Layton Ave.
Show runs from 8 AM to 3 PM, rain or shine.
Info: Tom Miller at 414/764-6726; Dawn Raduechel at treasure65@hotmail.com; www.wemustangers.com
May 16-18, Nashville, IN
31st Annual Indiana SAAC Shelby Spring Fling at Brown County State Park, Nashville, Indiana
Indiana SAAC with cooperating regions of SAAC: IL, KY, MI, MO, OH, TN,
WI & Midwest Tigers East/Alpines East. Fri: Pony Trails, Welcoming
Bash. Sat: Car Show, Picnic, Banquet, Awards Program. Sun: Road Rallye.
Includes Cobras, Shelbys, Tigers, Bosses, Mach 1's, Saleens, Roushes,
Steedas, all Mustangs, and Hi-po Ford vehicles.
Info: Joyce Yates, 4005 Lower Schooner Road, Nashville, IN 47448; 812-988-7146; jcyates@indiana.edu; www.indianasaac.com
May 23-25, Belle Rose, LA
Cajun Fun Ford Weekend Nationals at No Problem Raceway.
All-Ford drag racing, car show, manufacturers' midway, and swap meet.
Info: American Autosports Productions, P.O. Box 911, Denham Springs, LA 70727; 225/664-0996; www.funfordevents.com
May 24-25, Richland, WA
Pacific Northwest Mustang Club's 28th annual Spring Show and Shine.
Main show on Sunday, with other events on Saturday. Forty classes for all makes, mostly Mustangs.
Info: Chris Wollam, 509/627-0761; cwollam@charter.net; pnwmc.org
May 30-June 1, Danville, VA
SCMC on Track hosted by the SVT Cobra Mustang Club at Virginia
International Raceway, celebrating the SVT Cobra's 15th anniversary
with three days of open track, banquet, and car show.
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. $425.00 registration fee. Open to all Mustangs and Fords.
Info: Tony Sorrentino at 803/371-0725, mrmach@comporium.net; www.svtcobraclub.com
June 6-8, Carlisle, PA
All-Ford Nationals at the Carlisle Fairgrounds.
All-Ford show, special displays, swap meet, seminars, and manufacturers.
Info: www.carsatcarlisle.com
June 12-15, Tulsa, OK
34nd annual Mid-America Ford Performance and Shelby Meet, host of the Team Shelby Nationals.
Three days of open track at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Saturday drag
racing at Tulsa Raceway Park, Sunday All-Ford Car Show at the Tulsa
Southern Hills Marriott, swap meet at all three locations, and Saturday
night banquet with guest speakers. Also celebrating Carroll Shelby's
85th birthday incorporating the Boss Nationals.
Info: David Apgar at 405/946-3382; david@midamericafordmeet.com; www.midamericafordmeet.com
June 12-15, Steamboat Springs, CO
Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup 20th anniversary show.
Scenic Mountain Tour on Thursday, Friday autocross and evening social,
Saturday car show in downtown Steamboat Springs, Sunday awards
breakfast. Host hotel is the Steamboat Grand.
Info: www.rmmr.org
June 13-15, Milan, MI
5th Annual NMRA Ford Nationals presented by Keystone Automotive at Milan Dragway
Info: www.nmraracing.com
June 20-22, Dublin, OH
Buckeye Mustang National, a Mustang Club of America national show hosted by the Mustang Club of Ohio at the Columbus Marriott.
Info: www.mustangclubofohio.com
June 20-22, Richmond, VA
Old Dominion Fun Ford Weekend Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.
All-Ford drag racing, car show, manufacturers' midway, and swap meet.
Info: American Autosports Productions, P.O. Box 911, Denham Springs, LA 70727; 225/664-0996; www.funfordevents.com
June 22, Van Nuys, CA
Mustangs in the Park hosted by the Mustang Owners Club of California at Woodley Park.
Classes for stock and personalized Mustangs; also classes for other Fords.
Info: Pat Fitzgerald at 818/882-6314. www.mustangownersofca.org
July 11-13, Norwalk, OH
Buckeye State Fun Ford Weekend Nationals at Summitt Motorsports Park.
All-Ford drag racing, car show, manufacturers' midway, and swap meet.
Info: American Autosports Productions, P.O. Box 911, Denham Springs, LA 70727; 225/664-0996; www.funfordevents.com
July 17-20, Joliet, IL
3rd Annual NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing III presented by Motive Gear & Nitto Tire at Route 66 Raceway
Info: www.nmraracing.com
July 20, Van Nuys, CA
Mustangs at the Airtel Plaza Hotel hosted by the Mustang Owners Club of California.
Classes for stock and personalized Mustangs; also classes for other Fords. P-51 Mustang photo op.
Info: Pat Fitzgerald at 818/882-6314. www.mustangownersofca.org
August 1-3, Bristol, TN
Thunder Valley Fun Ford Weekend Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
All-Ford drag racing, car show, manufacturers' midway, and swap meet.
Info: American Autosports Productions, P.O. Box 911, Denham Springs, LA 70727; 225/664-0996; www.funfordevents.com
August 1-3, Oakville, Ontario
No Borders Mustang InterNationals, the first ever Mustang Club of America national show in Canada.
To be held at the Ford of Canada Headquarters, with the Hilton Garden
Inn of Toronto/Oakville (905/829-1145) serving as the host hotel.
Info: www.ghma.on.ca
August 8-10, Atco, NJ
8th Annual NMRA Ford Nationals presented by Downs Ford Motorsport at Atco Raceway
Info: www.nmraracing.com
Date Change!!
August 15-17, Millville, NJ
SAAC-33, the Shelby American Automobile Club's 33nd annual national
convention, at the new Thunderbolt Raceway in southern New Jersey, in
conjunction with the SVT Owners Association.
Date changed from July due to construction issues.
Open track, racing, parade laps, instructor laps, car shows, swap meet,
and evening programs with guest speakers and panel discussions.
Info: SAAC HQ, P.O. Box 788, Sharon, CT 06069; saac@saac.com; www.saac.com
August 16-17, Epping, NH
New England Fun Ford Weekend Nationals at New England Dragway.
All-Ford drag racing, car show, manufacturers' midway, and swap meet.
Info: American Autosports Productions, P.O. Box 911, Denham Springs, LA 70727; 225/664-0996; www.funfordevents.com
August 29-31, Columbus, OH
30th Annual NMRA Ford Expo presented by Legendary Ford Magazine at National Trail Raceway
Info: www.nmraracing.com
August 29-31, Park City, UT
Mustang Club of America Grand National hosted by the Northern Utah Owners Association on Main Street in Park City.
Host hotel is the Grand Summit or Sundial Lodge at Canyon Resort (435/615-8040).
Info: www.numoa.com
September 19-21, Fontana, CA
Pacific Fun Ford Weekend Nationals at California Speedway.
All-Ford drag racing, car show, manufacturers' midway, and swap meet.
Info: American Autosports Productions, P.O. Box 911, Denham Springs, LA 70727; 225/664-0996; www.funfordevents.com
October 2-5, Bowling Green, KY
10th Annual NMRA World Finals presented by Nitto Tire at Beech Bend Raceway
Info: www.nmraracing.com
October 5, Paterson, WA
Pacific Northwest Mustang Club's 22nd annual Fall Concours d'Elegance at the Columbia Crest Winery.
Trophies for three places in over 40 classes for all makes, mostly Mustangs.
Info: Andrew Dixon, 509/627-5678; kblkrkidz@earthlink.net; pnwmc.org
October 17-19, Ennis, TX
Ford Mustang World Finals, a Fun Ford Weekend event at The Texas Motorplex.
All-Ford drag racing, car show, manufacturers' midway, and swap meet.
Info: American Autosports Productions, P.O. Box 911, Denham Springs, LA 70727; 225/664-0996; www.funfordevents.com
October 24-26, Chandler, AZ
Phoenix National, a Mustang Club of America national show hosted by the Copperstate Mustang Club at the Wild Horse Casino.
Host hotel is the La Quinta (408/961-7700).
Info: www.copperstatemustangclub.com
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Denne Craddock (EagleAutosports), Member of AllFordMustangs
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