2017 GTOAA

NATIONALS

June 27 – July 1, 2017 Springfield, IL

Host Hotel Crowne Plaza - Springfield

GTOAA Rate = $129 Per Night

Convenient location

• Central Illinois

• Directly off I-55

• Away from city traffic

• Walking distance to shopping, movie theaters & dining options

• Carbondale / 160 mi.

• Chicago / 189 mi.

• Rockford / 194 mi.

•St. Louis / 90 mi.

• Bloomington / 64 mi.

• Peoria / 70 mi.

• Champaign / 86 mi.

• Kankakee / 152 mi.

Parking Lot

Host Hotel Crowne Plaza - Springfield

Host Hotel Crowne Plaza - Springfield

Host Hotel Crowne Plaza - Springfield

Registration Desk

Host Hotel Crowne Plaza - Springfield

Indoor Concours Display

Host Hotel Crowne Plaza - Springfield

Indoor Parking for 70 Cars

Host Hotel Crowne Plaza - Springfield

Popular Vote Car Show Field – Over 750 Parking spaces

Overflow Hotel Holiday Inn Express and Suites - Springfield

GTOAA Rate = $109 Per Night

Overflow Hotel Holiday Inn Express and Suites - Springfield

Regional Map

Historic Route 66

Cozy Dog

Shea’s Gas Station Museum

History Lincoln Presidential Library

History Lincolns Tomb

History Lincolns Home

Tentative Schedule of Activities Tuesday, June 27

Registration Open (8 am – 5 pm) Concours Tech Inspection (9 am – 5 pm) Popular Vote Tech Inspection (9 am – 5 pm) Swap Meet Setup (9 am – 5 pm) Car Wash Open (12pm – 5pm) GTOAA Board of Directors Meeting (12 pm – 5 pm)

Tentative Schedule of Activities Wednesday, June 28

Registration Open (8 am – 5 pm) Car Wash Open (6am – 5pm) Concours Tech Inspection (9 am – 5 pm) Popular Vote Tech Inspection (9 am – 5 pm) Swap Meet Open (8 am – 5 pm) Model Car Setup (8 am – 5 pm) Downtown Springfield Tours (8:30 am – 4 pm) GTOAA Board of Directors Meeting Cont. (12:00 pm – 5 pm) Speaker Session – Kevin Beal/Ames Performance Pontiac Oakland Museum Tour with Lunch (8am – 5pm) Cruise to Ariston, Lunch, Rt. 66 speaker (Joe Sonderman) (10am – 4pm) Concours Owners Meeting (4:00 pm – 5:00 pm) Concours Judges Meeting (5:00 pm – 6:00 pm) Street Legends Cruise to Rock and Roll Hardees (6pm to 7:30pm) Street Legends Cruise to Drive-In Theater (7:30pm – 8pm) Drive-In Theater (9pm - ?)

Wednesday Activities Trip to Pontiac Oakland Museum in Pontiac, IL

Wednesday Activities Trip to Pontiac Oakland Museum in Pontiac, IL

Wednesday Activities Trip to Pontiac Oakland Museum in Pontiac, IL

Wednesday Activities Trip to Pontiac Oakland Museum in Pontiac, IL

Wednesday Activities Trip to Pontiac Oakland Museum in Pontiac, IL

Wednesday Activities Route 66 Poker Run and Lunch at

Historic Ariston Café

Wednesday Night Activities Street Legends Cruise to Rock and Roll Hardees

and Movie Night at Route 66 Drive-In

Tentative Schedule of Activities Thursday, June 29

Car Wash Open (6am – 5pm) Concours Judges Breakfast (7:30 am – 8:30 am) Registration Open (8 am – 5 pm) Swap Meet Open (8 am – 5 pm) Model Car Open (8 am – 5 pm) Concours Show Judging (8:30 am – Complete) Popular Vote Tech Inspection (9 am – 5 pm) Downtown Springfield Tours (8:30 am – 4 pm) Cruise to New Salem (8:00am – 4:30pm) Bootleggers Pub Crawl (12:30pm to 4:30pm) Speaker Session – Tripower Carb Seminar (Tripower Team) (Time TBD) Chapter Recognition Ceremony & President’s Meeting – All Chapter members welcome (6 pm – 8 pm)

Thursday Activities Cruise to Lincolns Boyhood Home (New Salem)

Tentative Schedule of Activities Friday, June 30

Car Wash Open (6am – 5pm) Popular Vote Show Day (9 am – 5 pm) DJ During Popular Vote (9am – 3pm) Popular Vote Ballots due by 1 pm Swap Meet Open (8 am – 5 pm) Bootleggers Pub Crawl (12:30pm to 4:30pm) 2004-2006 GTO Development – Jay Fitzsimmons (Time TBD) Model Car Judging (Time TBD) World’s First Indoor Parking Lot Party (7 pm – 11pm)

World’s First Indoor Parking Lot Party Live Music Provided by Everyday People

•Multi Piece band including horn section •4 lead singers (2 male and 2 female) •A song list of hundreds of favorites from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s as well as contemporary selections

www.everydaypeoplestl.com

Tentative Schedule of Activities Saturday, July 1

Swap Meet Open (8 am – 5 pm) Pontiac Oakland Museum Tour with Lunch (7:30am – 4pm) Springfield Car Show at Knights Action Park (9 am – 2 pm) Tech Session - TBD Awards Night Banquet (5 pm Happy Hour, 6 pm Dinner) Awards Ceremony (7pm – 9:30pm)

Saturday Activities Knights Action Park Cruise and FREE Car show

Knights Action Park Free Car Show and Food, Drinks, and Discount

Water and Fun Packages available

Gateway GTO Looks forward to welcoming you back to the Midwest

in 2017

See you in Springfield!