Automass Drift event and Car show! April 29th

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Drift Event & Car Show!

Date: 4.29.12
Time: 9am- 5pm
Location: Toyota Park 7000 South Harlem Avenue Bridgeview, IL 60455

Entry:

DRIFTERS REGISTER HERE
Drivers: $130 (Early Reg) $150 (Late Reg)
APRIL 23 IS LAST DAY FOR EARLY REG. Yes one week before the event, days after is $150.
Spectators: $10. Kids under 12 Free, Seniors over 90 Free.

Schedule:
Gates Open: 7:00am
Car Tech: 7:30am
Driver’s Meeting: 8:30am
Track Hot: 9:00am
No competition

Track Cold:4:30p

Tech notes:
-Minimum of 4pt cage w/door bars for tandem
-DOT approved helmet, closed toed shoes, and long pants are required for every person in the vehicle
-Seat belts and seats must be securely and properly mounted
-No loose items inside the vehicle
-Firm brake pedal
-Working brake lamp is required
-Night/rainy events will require working parking and head lights
-The windshield must not have any major defects and have a clear area for the driver to see through
-Battery secured and all positive terminals covered
-No leaking or excessive fluids
-No loose engine or suspension parts
-All lug nuts must be installed and engage a minimum of 4 threads of the wheel studs
-Convertible cars must have roll over protection

If you do not pass tech, you will not be driving and will not receive a refund for the registration.

Car show Registration:

-$30 Per vehicle. ( Will be allowed one passenger per entry )
-Entries will be limited to 150 cars only. So we will be filtering the entries.
-You must email a link to pictures of your car to automassevent@gmail.com
-Once approved we will send you a paypal request for the entry fee.
-There will be judging and trophies will be given out at the end of the day.

Show cars must arrive before 8AM.

Media Pass Info:

If you would like to be allowed in special areas of the track for photos and video please pre-inform me so that you will have access.
Please send the following information to automassevent@gmail.com

Name:
Email:
Media (Photo, Video, or charcoal drawing):
Company (if applicable):

Please provide this info before Saturday.

General Venue notes:

There will be a tire shop available few miles from the park, for tire mounting services.

We will try to have Food trucks on site.

No alcohol

Fuel available off-track but nearby

Please keep your space tidy and clean up oil spills

Paddock speed limit 5mph

Specators:

There will be drifting from 9am to 5pm. If you have never seen high speed drifting in person, it WILL be exciting!
There will be a carshow to showcase midwest's finest. Please come check out the variety of cars!
There will be ride alongs in the afternoon. You must bring your own helmet and you must have the same requirements as the drivers. Bring diapers

Vendors:

Please email to automassevent@gmail.com for more info.

Lodging recommendations:

Use hotels.com or google it.

Any questions, please contact automassevent@gmail.com


4/3/12 UPDATE:
Hey guys,

Here is the layout for the event.
It can always change but this should be close to how its going to be.

Drivers & Show cars will need to be in BEFORE 7:45 AM! SO I highly recommend getting there by 6am-7am. If you're not there by 7:45am, the gates will be closed and you will not be able to drive or show. This is due to the track also being the entry point.

Car's with low ride height should enter from the Harlem entrance. 71st st entrance is not super low car friendly.

Vendors will also need to be there by 7:45am.

Drifters will need to park your cars and trailers in the PITS area only.
Show cars will need to goto the CARSHOW area and get positioned by STAFF members.

Drivers meeting will be at 8:30am and track will be HOT right after the meeting.

Spectators - Gates open at 9am and you will need to enter thru the 71st st, into the General Parking area. You'll need to walk thru the Walkway and goto the Carshow area. Spectating will be only allowed from the carshow area.

Drifting - There will be 3 groups. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced. We will be doing 20min sessions for each group. Advanced will start at A, Intermediate B, Beginner C. There will be 2 course layout, beginner and intermediate will follow the RED line. Advanced will follow the Grey line for higher speed.

There will be a mandatory lunch break from 12-1, track will be cold, so spectators will be allowed to walk to the pits to check out the drift cars.
Food trucks will be there in the north end.

At 4:30 the track will close and show car winners will be announced.







The judging criteria and categories have been hammered out. We really want to emphasize the Chicago Import Scene and show off what we do here.

Judging will start at 10AM, and we hope to have it over as quickly as possible so we can all go enjoy the the rest of the show.


Automass Judging Info

Multiple judges will judge each car, using an Olympic style judging system, with 3 criteria being judged. The average of each criteria will be your final score.

The 3 criteria are:

• Style
• Build Quality
• Condition

Style applies to the overall look and theme of the car. How cohesive the look and design of the car is will be a big factor. Excess parts will be counted against the score.

Build Quality applies to the number of mods, the quality of the parts as well as installation, difficulty of install, as well as rarity.

Condition applies to the paint and body of the car, as well as wear and tear on the interior, engine bay, etc.

With this system, a car that scores really well in build quality and style, yet gets beat on still has a very good chance of winning against a car with a huge modlist and 20 tv's. So, no one has any reason to not bring their car to the show!

The categories will be as follows:

Best of Show

Best Make, IE Best Nissan/Infiniti, Best Toyota/Lexus, Best Honda/Acura, etc. We will add 1 trophy for every 5 cars in a make, up to a maximim of 3.

Best Model, IE Best S-Chassis. This will also be determined by how many of each model are registered. A minimum number will need to be reached.

Stance award. Since stance is so subjective, we are giving out three awards for stance, all of equal standing.

Best Vinyl. Decals, graphics, and vinyl wraps all apply.

White Glove Competition. Think you are the best detailer around? Prove it!

Best Performance/Engineered Vehicle.

Best Street Driven Vehicle 1st-3rd

Best old School (pre-'88). Must have at least 5 cars eligible for this category to have an award.

Best Crew. This will be determined by the number of cars entered, average score of all cars, team display, etc...

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Allright everyone, there are a few spots left for the car show, so make sure to register ASAP!

Based on pre-registration, these are the categories for the show.

Best European
Best Honda/Acura 1st -3rd
Best Civic
Best Mazda
Best Mitsubishi
Best Nissan/Infiniti 1st-3rd
Best Infiniti G
Best Nissan Z
Best Subaru
Best Toyota/Lexus 1st-3rd
Best Scion
Exceptional Vehicle (Better than calling it "other". Who wants an "other" award?)

Perfect Stance (3 trophies, no places)
Outstanding Detail (Who has the best detailed vehicle? We will be there with white gloves to find out!)
Best Street Driven 1st-3rd (This is for people who really drive their cars. Shop/Sponsored vehicles ineligible)
Best Vinyl (overlays, graphics, and decals)
Best Performance/Engineered
Best Crew (Number of cars, average car scores, display, and spirit are all taken into consideration)
Best of Show