2010 Great Western Fan Belt Toss & Swap Meet

[Scott H]

33rd ANNUAL GREAT WESTERN FAN BELT TOSS & SWAP MEET
OCTOBER 29, 30 & 31, 2010
The San Diego Corvair Club is pleased to be your host for the 33rd annual GWFBT&SM, October 29, 30 & 31, 2010. Festivities will be held at Sunrise Park, located one block north of Ramon Rd at the corner of Baristo Rd & Pavilion Way, between Sunrise Way and Farrell Dr in Palm Springs.

REGISTRATION A form to register for the various events during the weekend is attached to this information sheet. Please return it by the designated deadline date of October 9, 2010 to:
GWFBT - SDCC
PO Box 420495
San Diego, CA 92123-0495
Guests having pre-registered for a swap meet space or RV space may begin setting up Friday morning. We strongly suggest pre-registration for either will greatly help in planning the event and be better organized at the time of your arrival. Also, preregistration will assure you of a place on the field.

PRE-REGISTRATION & "WALK-UPS" If you pre-register prior to the October 9 deadline, your packet will be available at the entrance to the field on Friday morning beginning around 10:00 am. The registration committee will staff this location until late Friday and set up again early Saturday morning. We will also have a table at the Welcome Party.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS Three hotels listed below have given us special rates and are aware of our event. Make your reserva-tions early and be sure to mention you are with the "Corvair Clubs"
HOST HOTEL: HOLIDAY INN PALM SPRINGS - CITY CENTER (760) 323-1711
1800 East Palm Canyon Dr.
OTHER HOTELS: QUALITY INN, (760) 323-2775, 1269 East Palm Canyon Dr.
OCOTILLO LODGE, (760) 416-0678, 1111 East Palm Canyon Dr.

WELCOME PARTY Friday, October 29, 2010, at the Hotel pool area starting at 7:00 pm. There is no charge for the Welcome Party. Soft drinks, coffee and dessert are provided by the club/hotel. Yacht Races will take place from 8-9 pm.

PEOPLES CHOICE CAR SHOW Saturday, October 30, 2010, at Sunrise Park. All cars must be parked between 8 and 9 am. Trophies will be awarded on the field at 3:00 pm. Pictures will be taken and shown at the Banquet, as will all of the entries. Winners will be re-announced at the Banquet.

SWAP MEET As soon as the field is ready (approximately 11:00 am) Friday morning, October 29, sellers will be admitted. All spaces are 20' x 20' and $20.00 per space for the weekend. We encourage early registration, as spaces will be assigned as they are received.

MODEL CAR CONTEST Models must be entered no later than 12:00 noon on Saturday. They will placed in a safe place for everyone to view and vote. They should be picked up by 4:00 pm Saturday afternoon.

CREATIVE PARTS CONTEST Put wild imagination to work! Create something or whatever, using only Corvair parts! Maxi-mum size is 45 sq. in. or 3 valve covers in any direction.

BANQUET Saturday evening, Host Hotel East Palm Canyon Dr. and Sunrise Way, no host bar -- 6:30 pm.
Dinner at 7:30. The evening will conclude with the drawing for the white with red interior 1964 Monza convertible.

PAVILION FIELD ACTIVITIES From Friday noon until Sunday, October 31, 2010, the outfield of the baseball park will be open for GWFBT&SM activities. RV parking will be assigned along the fence line. There are only a limited number of spots avail-able and all are "dry".

NO PETS ALLOWED ON THE FIELD per Palm Springs City Ordinance 11.44.100

EVENT PRICING It should be clear to everyone that this event must remain solvent or it will surely become a thing of the past. Expenses associated with virtually every activity at the GWFBT&SM increase substantially when folks fail to register in a timely manner.
Therefore, we ask you to please pre-register prior to the October 9, deadline.

Registration Form is on the last page of the Attached San Diego Corvair Club Newsletter.

[Scott H]

2010 Great Western Fan belt Toss and Swap Meet Registration sheet.

right click on text, "save image as", and then print and mail.

[CorvairCraig]

Hi all,


If you would like an airdam without paying for shipping,

we will be at the Great Western Fan Belt Toss on October 29th & 30th.

Give us a call to guarantee one before they sell out!

Thanks,

Craig

See you in Palm Springs!

[azdave]

Holiday Inn Palm Springs say the GWFBT rates are $89 per night. Is that generally where everyone stays and has anyone got a better rate? They told me that no other discounts are allowed like AAA or AARP, etc.
Sleeping in the van one night for $20 is not that comfortable but neither is dropping close to $100 when I'll only use the room for 8 hours. I can save $80 for the swap meet!

[Scott H]

Here's a link to Priceline and a map showing hotels. hit Zoom twice and you'll see Sunrise park and where the other hotels are located in relation to it. http://travela.priceline.com/hotel/list ... 9&plf=PCLN

I think our club stays at the Comfort Inn, but I am not positive on that since I drove back and forth each day last year.

[Scott H]

I got some merchandise shipped to me from CORSA.
Stop by say hello and pick up some stuff at the CORSA booth.
I'll have Tech guides, T-shirts, stickers, hats, pins.
See ya there.