Golden Girls 2008 FAQ

1. How can I win FREE gas?

Easy! Each car ***registered for Golden Girls 20th Anniversary competition will be added to the list of cars eligible to win FREE gas cards to help defray your event expenses. This means that if you have multiple cars in the event, you will have multiple chances to win. Each car can only win once; and after being drawn, it will be deleted from the potential pool of winners. There will be a total of 20 such drawings from Friday evening through the Awards Ceremony on Saturday Evening.

2. How do I register?

Easy, just complete the online form and then go to the PayPal link to send your registration fee. OR your can print the downloadable form, fill it out and then drop it in the mail. OR, you can complete the snail mail form sent to you and mail back to the return address on the form. Please have your registration and fees in by 9/1/08 or there will be an additional fee after 9/1 to register. Once your registration fee has been received, you will get a post card confirmation via snail mail.

***Registration and event venue admission is available only to members in good standing with their respective car clubs and their listed associate members--Golden Girls also welcomes any of your immediate family members who might want to attend as your guest, but, they must also pay the same admission price as primary and associate members to attend***

3. Where can I stay while in Dallas?

You may stay where ever you wish of course. But, we recommend our host hotel, West End-Crowne Plaza. We have secured the room rate of $109.00 per evening per room. This comes with free shuttle service, continental or hot breakfast buffet and a place to wash/fluff your auto between 6am and 8:30am the morning of the show. You must, of course, bring your own washing supplies and fluffers. They will supply the hoses, space and water. To get the special room rate you must make reservations by 9/11/08. After that date room prices return to current market values. To make a reservation go to www.westendhoteldallas.com . Or call 214-742-5678 and ask for the Golden Girls discount.

***The above listed hotel amenities are available only to those who are registered guests of the West End-Crowne Plaza Hotel***

4. OK, I have registered and paid, when and where do I get my packet?

Registration packets will be available for pickup at the host hotel, 1015 Elm Street, between the hours of 2pm and 7pm on October 3, 2008. We will also be accepting late registration at that time. YOU MUST come to the hotel to get your registration packet. There is only room for 2-3 vehicles at a time in the hotel portico area, so, when you arrive you will need to go immediately to the 7 and 8th floor of the hotel and park (even if you are not staying at the hotel) Then take the elevator to the first floor and pick up your packet at the registration table. The host hotel is on the corner of Griffin and Elm Streets (Elm is one-way) in downtown Dallas. Click here for Yahoo map of the area.

5. What is happening Friday evening?

After 7pm, you are free to eat (on your own) any place you desire. We recommend the Cedar Springs/Oak Lawn gay bar district. They have many great restaurants (see listing below) and are close to the Round Up Saloon. All Golden Girls participants will meet at the Round Up at 8:45pm for a welcome tribute. Afterward, you are free to do as you please for the remainder of the evening. Just remember that you need to be at the fair and ready to show by 9:30am the next morning. There will be more details on this evening's activities in your registration packet.

Cedar Springs and other Gay area Restaurant Listings

6. What if the weather is bad on the day of the show?

The Golden Girls event coordinators reserve the right to not make a bad weather decision until the morning of the actual event. As we all know, weather at any time in Texas can turn on a dime. In the event of weather bad enough warrant cancellation of the outside Fair activities, the host hotel will accommodate our needs on the 7th and 8th floor of the parking garage. This garage is covered and secured both day and night and will easily accommodate our needs if we have to stay indoors. In the event the show is moved to the host hotel, arrangements will be made to provide us all with a catered box lunch by the hotel at no extra charge to the participants.

7. Where is the Classic Corral located at Fair Park?

The Classic Car Corral is located on the grassy lawn of the Natural History Center next to one of the main entrance and exit gates at Fair Park. It is bordered by two other corrals containing other Metroplex auto clubs that will be showing on that day. The corral is secured by a split rail fence and no one besides those showing cars will be allowed inside the corral for close up views. Golden Girl's Corral will be manned by members of the Dallas Chapter for the duration of the entire day.

8. What hours do I need to have my car on display?

Set up at Fair Park will begin at 8am. Each car will have an approximate 15'x20' space to exhibit within. While we encourage creativity in your display (if you choose to have one) we ask that you be mindful of the public nature of the venue in which we are displaying our vehicles. Cars must be in the corral and positioned by 9:30am. Judging will begin at 10am and end at 3pm. Cars must stay in the corral for the entire day and can be moved after 6pm.

9. So, when can I visit the Fair?

The Fair Grounds open at 10am. We encourage you to vote on your choice of vehicles for judging and then you may go to the fair as desired. You MUST have your votes cast by 3pm. No ballots will be accepted after that time.

10. Do I have to stay at the Fair all day?

No. Arrangements have been made for ***free shuttle service*** to run between our host hotel and the corral beginning at 1pm up until 6:30pm. You may travel freely between the fair and the hotel every 30 minutes. This way you can return to the hotel to rest or freshen up before the evening dinner and awards ceremony. You will be given Fair Passes when you pick up your registration packets at the hotel. You will need these passes to get back into the Fair Grounds if you leave. You will need to return to the Fair by 6:30 to pick up your auto and then you can return to the hotel or head on out to the private residence we are using for the dinner and awards banquet. The banquet begins at 7:30, so you can come early for the cash bar or arrive a little later.

***Even though this shuttle is considered an amenity of the host hotel, you may use it even if you are NOT a guest of the hotel. But, it will NOT take you anywhere else but the host hotel and then back to the fair, so, you are free to travel back and forth between the hotel and the fair with any friends who are staying at the hotel***

11. What is there to do at the Fair?

LOTS....everything from the new auto shows to butter statues, pig races, livestock shows, live entertainment, fried latte, corn dogs and the midway just to name a few. Please visit www.bigtex.com for a complete listing of all fair activities.

12. What about the banquet and awards ceremony after the Fair?

A local club member will be hosting us at his home in Dallas, so get ready to meet up with Big Tex and the Bunk House Boys for an evening of Hot Texas Treats, great food, and lots of fun! The evening will begin around 7:30 (you are welcome to come anytime after 6:30). There will be live entertainment and cash bar, awards ceremony and free, attended parking. As you arrive, you will be directed to park on a side street and then shuttled to the banquet. When you leave, you will be shuttled back to your parking spot.

13. How will I know how to get around to all these places in Dallas?

All you have to do is get to the host hotel to pickup your registration packet. Inside the packet will be a booklet that outlines the entire weekend complete with time tables and maps to and from all event sites.

*** To be eligible for this part of the event, you must be fully registered,paid, AND you MUST actually have the car(s) physically present with you in Dallas.