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2008 Upcoming and Past Events
(It's early in the year so there are
many more events being planned and the details will be added as they develop)
January
Work off the festivities from last month and get ready for February.
February
February 10th Sunday:
Dust off your recipe books and dig out the HOT sauce. It’s February and time for the Annual Dave Comstock Chili Cook-off. Bring your best pot of Chili and see if you can win the coveted ‘Best of Heartburn’ prize, sponsored by Rolaids. If you don’t make chili, please bring a side dish or dessert. The Club will provide all the paper, plastic, and drinks. There will be awards given at this event.
Directions: I-85 to Clairmont Road Exit #91, exit and turn toward Decatur / Emory to the first light at Briarcliff Road and turn left. Follow Briarcliff to the first light, Fisher Trail, and turn right. Follow Fisher Trail to the second right, Morris Launders and turn right again. The Briarcliff Pool and Tennis will be on your right. We are having this event at the Club House, where there is lots of paved parking. See you there! Time to be there is 1:00 to 1:30.
The Chili Cook Off was a big success. The weather was good and the Chili was better. We had 28 people and 7 different Chilis. Prizes were given out for the top 3.
We had a special Guest speaker, Jon Ward, from the BOP&C to tell us about the upcoming event to be held May 2&3 at the Atlanta Marriott Windy Hill. Our Club hopes to produce this show 2010.
Make sure you mark your calendar for the next event to be held in March. Keep up on all the happening at our web
site.
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March
March 23rd Sunday:
The Annual Avondale Estates Easter Parade. Drive your collector car in the parade and show ‘em what a Cadillac is all about. Line up begins at 1:30 PM on South Avondale Road, which runs parallel to North Avondale Road, the main drag in town. The parade kicks off at 2PM and ends at Willis Park on Dartmouth Avenue.
Shown below are pictures from this great event.
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April
(There are two great events scheduled for April)
April 12th Saturday: We have been invited to this event by the New South Region CCCA. Tour of; Mayfield Dairy, Panoz Automobile Plant and Chateau Élan Winery.
Now ya gotta go to this!! Here is how it will go down.
Meet at Mayfield Dairy at 8:30 for the 9:00 tour. It is about a half hour long. Parking is in front. Then we will caravan to the Panoz Automobile Dev.,
Company from there. The tour starts at 10:00 and takes approximately 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the size of the group. From Panoz we will
caravan over to the Winery for a guided $5 tour and wine tasting. This starts at 12:00 and will last 1 to 1 ˝ hours. By now we are starving so it
is off to the Cafe Élan at 1:30 for lunch, this is located on the winery grounds.
Directions are:
Mayfield Dairy, take I-85 North, past I-985 exit, past Mall of Georgia exit (GA 20), past Hamilton Mill exit to Exit #126 (GA 211) and turn right.
Follow to GA 124 and turn left, Mayfield Dairy is about a mile on your left.
Panoz. From Mayfield go right on GA 124, you will cross back over GA 211, Panoz is about a half a mile on your right.
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Chateau Élan Winery. From Panoz go left on GA 124 back to GA 211 and turn
left, you will cross back over I-85. Chateau Élan will be on your
left after you cross I-85.
April 22nd – 27th Spring Driving Tour 2008
The Peach State Cadillac & LaSalle Club, the club known for “Setting the Standard” for driving tours, which hosted the first ever CLC National Driving Tour (1997),
also the host for the 2007 Cadillac & LaSalle Grand National Meet in Savannah, Georgia, proudly presents for you our 10th Annual Spring Invitational Driving Tour called our Chattanooga Choo Choo Tour.
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Shoe horn anyone????????????
May
May 3rd, Saturday BOP&C: 27th Annual
Peach Blossom Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Cadillac Show, BOP&C,
Hosted by the Southeastern GTO Association. The weather was a bit rainy
but we had a good showing of Cadillac's. See below for the results of
our members.
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Joe Patton won
Best in Class
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Sandy Partridge won
1st place
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Frank and
Martina Butler
won 2nd place
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REMINDER: Our Club will host this show in
2010.
June
(2 events scheduled)
June 7th Saturday, Milton Robson Collection
Below are a few pictures taken during this great tour of
the Milton Robson Collection. More pictures were taken and they can be
seen by clicking on the link beneath this set of pictures.
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Note: To view more pictures of the Milton Robson
Collection, click here.
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June 14th, Saturday, Tucker Days:
Our Stan Tucker won one of the "Top Ten Best of Show" awards.
August
(2 events scheduled)
August 2nd, Saturday, American Legion: We will have a Tribute to the Armed Forces at the American
Legion hall.
Wear your military uniforms, and bring any interesting military paraphernalia to share with everyone.
The club will provide a cater BBQ from Old Hickory House with all the fixins! This event will be inside, so it will be rain or shine! At 12:00 noon.
American Legion hall is located at 30 Covington Rd Avondale Estates. Exit I-285 #41 Memorial Dr go inside the perimeter, take your 2nd right onto Mountain Dr then right onto Covington Rd just a few blocks on right.
Please RSVP no later than Friday,
July 25th, to Stan Tucker, stans-1956-fleetwood@hotmail.com
or 770-973-7387 for this event so that we know how much food & drink to get.
August 12-16, Tuesday through Saturday, CLC Grand National: The Golden Jubilee of the CLC 1958 -2008. Hosted by the Valley Forge Region, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. We are getting a group together for the drive up to NJ, maybe even stop in at the
Bata Bing. Go the host regions web site for more info and
hotel accommodations or click on the link; http://www.vfrclc.org/GN08.htm
September
September 20th, Saturday, Cruise In: We are going to meet at Applebee's Restaurant
in Canton for lunch at 2:00 and stay for the largest cruise-in Georgia. Take I-75 north to I-575 to Canton take the 3rd Canton exit (River Stone) then turn left you can take the 3rd or 4th right into the
River Stone shopping center, see you at Applebee's.
October
October 30 -
November 2, 2008 Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance Car Show
www.hhiconcours.com
October 30 & 31
Hosted at the newly reopened Hutchinson Island track, this two-day vintage
track offer everything for the avid performance car fan including exhibition
laps at high speeds, auto cross and Gymkhana courses and rides in the latest and
greatest sports car models.
November 1
Presented by Worldwide
Auctioneers, the auction will showcase many of the finest Pre-War American
and European Classics, American and European Sports cars, Exotic cars and
American Muscle cars.
November 1
A number of invited car clubs from throughout the
US
will select their best to compete for awards such as Best of Show, Chairman's
Choice and the Top Twenty. Over 150 Muscle cars, hot rods and European
performance cars will span the field.
November 2
The Official Concours d'Elegance competition day featuring more than 150
vintage cars competing for the coveted 'Best-of-Show' and 'People's Choice'
titles.
December
December 13,
Saturday, Christmas Brunch: New this year, Christmas Brunch. We will all
meet at Ansley Golf Club at 11:30 on Saturday the 13th. Jimmy Dorsey has
reserved the Williamsburg Room for our Christmas get together. This Classical
Room over looks the Golf Course and Swimming Pool. I will add more information
on this event in the coming months.
Also don’t forget to check the web-site for any other new events or changes.
www.peachstateclc.com
Stan Tucker: home 770-973-7387 cell 404-513-7387
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