Saabs @ Carlisle 2007 Update

Posted on 06. Apr, 2007 by Ryan in 2000-2009, Events, Saab Clubs, United States, Washington, D.C.

There have been some incredible news updates on this annual automotive show which continues to increase in popularity.

It looks like as of now there are approximately 88 Saabs that have already pre-registered for the event, so the turnout should be spectacular.

Here is the recent surprise: Saab Automobile USA is driving down the entire Saab USA Heritage Collection to the Carlisle showcase. This is very nice of them and perfect timing as I understand Volvo Cars of North America’s national meet is being held at the Carlisle show as well.

I think the Saab attendance should easily surpass whatever the competion is planning, especially with the the gratious help of Saab Automobile USA.

I will unfortunately not be able to make it to this event even though it is the next state over from me here, so I hope that anyone attending can provide me with some photographs to post here of your experience!

A terrific job the Central Pennsylvania Saab Club (CPSC) is doing in organizing this event. I hope the weather is super and that many Saab owners and enthusiasts turnout to show up the competition!

Below is the CPSC’s recently Carlisle E-mail Update:

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200 SAABs at Carlisle this year? April 1, 2006 The First BIG SAAB Event of The Year! Schedule of Events May 18th, 2007: Friday Evening Cookout May 19th: Showfield and People's Choice Saturday Night Dinner Banquet Sunday, May 20th 2007 Where To Stay? Got Questions? Some big announcements with this update: First, we want to thank SAAB of Baltimore (formerly Hunt Valley SAAB) for once again supporting the event as a sponsor. They have been with us for many years and we appreciate their continued support. We also extend of thanks to Troeg's Brewery, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for providing some fine, handcrafted beers for the Friday Evening Cookout. Troeg's was founded in 1996 by Brothers Chris & John Trogner. They are a small family-owned brewery dedicated to hand crafting specialty beers. For those who may not be familiar with them, this should be a special treat. A special thank you goes to Mike Beare for arranging this for us, too. SAAB of Baltimore and Troeg's join our other event supporters, Lehman SAAB Harrisburg, PA, Don Fatzinger Automotive, Robesonia, PA and The Corvette Bar & Grill, Annville, Pennsylvania. We will also be announcing more event sponsors shortly, as they are finalized Several days ago we announced that we had pre- registered 31 cars for SAABs @ Carlisle 2007. That number has more than doubled to 69, and yes, there is still a along way to go. In the last e-mail, we said we were going to try to get everyone off the fence a little earlier this year. We have planned a special drawing for anyone who pre- registers by April 1st (This is no April Fool's Joke) and today is the deadline, so if you haven't done it yet, get off the fence and get those registrations in to us to be eligible for the prize drawing, which will be announced later this week. This is also an excellent time to recognize a very deserving group of SAAB enthusiasts who have been supporting this event for several years. SAABLink.net is a forum of on-line SAAB enthusiasts, many of whom are members of our other supporting clubs. It was after reading a post on the forum that it occurred to us that SAABLink members should share in the recognition for the success of this event. We have also invited them to display their banner along with each of the other supporting clubs. I know that this is another big step in the right direction, building upon the cooperative spirit within the SAAB Community, and we look forward to having SAABLink support for many more years to come. SAABLink members are also forming several road tours to the event this year. To date, there are starting points in Cleveland, OH, Pittsburgh, PA and Zach Wallace will be starting his group in Claremont, NH. For more info, or to join one of the driving groups, click here. We extend our thanks to the following early registrants: Mike Campbell, Connecticut Steve Bardowski, Texas John Hulsberg, Pennsylvania Brian Maskrey, Virginia Tweek Hinkle, Virginia Cedric Boyd,Maryland Josh Tamarkin & Heather Benson, Connecticut Jeff Henderson, Pennsylvania George Basehore, CPSC, Pennsylvania Matt Abbott, New Hampshire Mike Beare, CPSC, Pennsylvania Donald Rowe, Connecticut Joe Long, CPSC, Pennsylvania Lynn & Judy Shaffer, Pennsylvania Randy, Coleen & Siobhan Rude, Maryland Randy, Shane Moser, CPSC, Pennsylvania Daniel Meade & Robin Adair, New York Don Fatzinger, CPSC, Pennsylvania Garret Sundstrom, New Hampshire Ian Whelan & Tamara Schuler, New Jersey Thomas McKimm, New Jersey Joe Caparosa & Joe Caparosa, Jr. , Pennsylvania Ian Cooper, Pennsylvania Jonathan Williams & Denise Moore, NYSOC, New York They join our other early registrants, including Rob Riccardelli (#1 registration in 2007!), John Sizer, Glen Atchinson & Debbie Ortensi, Zach & Charles Wallace, Dave & Lani Collins, Andrea Mills, Dan Capozzelli, Jim & Val Miller, Ron Nichipor, Jeremy Reed and Chris & Debra Goodman, Bernie Brill, John Heckman, Dean Yusi & Saravia Viviana, John Heckman, Paul Havranek, Phil Hutchinson, Bill & Joanne Clark, Todd Coggeshall, Jim Margrave, Jeff Proposki, Frank & Cindy Bailey, Richard & Nancy Schoonmaker, Tom Cox, Jim & Doreen Verga and Dennis & Wendy FitzGerald, . Pre-registration will close at 12:05AM on April 26th, 2007. Late entrants will need to contact us for instructions after this deadline. Registration at the gate is more expensive, so get your registration in early and save some money! We eagerly look forward to seeing everyone again very soon! Your Friends in the Central Penn SAAB Club

Schedule of
Events

Get Ready for 3 Huge Days of SAAB Fun!

Scheduled
Activities:
Friday, May 19th:

• 7:00AM Gate 3 Opens for Attendees
• 7:00AM Vendor and Swap Meet Area opens
• 7:00AM Car Corral (Cars For Sale)
• 8:00AM SAABs@Carlisle Registration opens
• 12:00PM Lunch on your own
• 6:30PM Friday Night Cookout
• 7:00PM Registration Building closes for evening

PLEASE NOTE: You must pick up your credentials
before 7:00PM to gain access to the showfield. Participants who have
their credentials have 24 hour access to the
showfield.

Saturday, May 19th:

• 7:00AM Gate 3 Opens for Attendees
• 7:00AM Vendor and Swap Meet Area opens
• 7:00AM Car Corral (Cars For Sale)
• 8:00 AM People's Choice Showfield Parking
• 10:00AM People's Choice Voting begins
• 12:00 PM No Votes-No Vittles Lunch is Served
• 2:30 PM People's Choice Awards Presentation
• 6:00 PM Leave for Allenberry Resort
• 6:30 PM Dinner Banquet at Allenberry Resort
• 9:30 PM Carlisle "After Dark" Festivities

Sunday,
May 20th:

• 7:00 AM Showfield Opens
• 9:00 AM Non-Denominational Service (Grandstand)
• 12:00 PM Lunch is Served
• 2:00 PM Carlisle Awards Presentation
• 4:00 PM It's a Wrap for another year!

Pre-Registration is again just $15 (plus $5 badge
fee per adult ages 16+) to be a part of all of the SAAB happenings,
and we must receive your registration by April 26th,
so don't delay.

PLEASE NOTE:If you have already pre-
registered with Carlisle directly, we need to receive the $5 fee
(for each admission badge for ages 16+) and we need to add you to
our roster. Without your name badge credentials, you will not be
eligible to participate in the many activities planned over the
weekend. Your $15 entry fee( plus additional badge fee) gets 2
people and 1 car into the event, and more including:

• Showfield "SAAB Only" Parking
• Friday Evening Cookout
• Saturday Catered Lunch
• SAAB Only People's Choice Car Show
• The Largest Import Swap meet in the East
• Carlisle "After Dark" Festivities
• Sunday Cookout
• and lots of SAAB FUN all week-end long!

Pricing this year has changed little over last year

• Admission Badges $5 each (ages 16+)
• Register 1st car: $15
• 2nd car registered: $10
• Third and each additional car: $5 each
• Saturday Evening Dinner Buffet: $35 per adult (ages
  16+)
• Saturday Evening Dinner Buffet: $16 per child (ages
  4-11)
• T-shirts: S-XL $15 each
• T-Shirts: XXL-XXXL $18 each
• In-Spirit Donation $2

We have also added an
option for voluntary "In-Spirit" donations, in our effort to keep
the fees down, but to help offset the many expenses we incur in
holding this event. We are very encouraged by the warm reception
we've received by including this option, and hope that this
additional revenue will help us continue to improve the event, while
still keeping things affordable for everyone.

We have made
some improvements in our on-line registration process, through the
use of EventBrite (formerly Mollyguard), a free event registration
service, with payments being securely processed through
Paypal.

For those who prefer to mail a check, the
downloadable registration form (PDF Format) is posted on the CPSC
website (www.centralpennsaa b.com) under the "forms" tab, (click
here for form) or we can e-mail a form to anyone needing one.

More info and updates will follow shortly, so stay tuned!

Click here to Pre-register On-line
NOW!

May 18th, 2007:
Friday Evening Cookout

Relax With Friends After a Long Trip May 18th, 2007 6:30PM until ?

In the early years of SAABs@Carlisle, we gathered a group of
hungry SAABers and headed to a local restaurant. This worked nicely
until 2004 when several participants traveling over 400 miles to the
show missed joining up with the group . They had been on the road
all day, and encountered a Friday afternoon accident/traffic jam,
making their arrival much later than expected.

To alleviate
this misfortune again, we decided in 2005 to have a cookout right at
the fairgrounds, so we could greet all of our friends and make
certain no one misses dinner after a long ride to the event. Now in
its third year, we expect an even bigger turnout than last year. So
take your time; we'll have the grill fired up and ready for your
arrival!

All you need to do is pack your favorite cookout
items. Central Penn SAAB Club will have our huge 8 burner grill lit
for you, and even have the plates, napkins and condiments ready for
your enjoyment. Then relax and enjoy your meal in the company of
your friends you may not have seen for a year, or make some new
ones! We will have some tasty samples from Troeg's
Brewery, Harrisburg, PA to enjoy, as well.

After dinner festivities (since 2004 referred to as Carlisle
After Dark!can usually run well passed most our regular
bedtimes, but we only do this once a year.

May 19th:
Showfield and People's Choice

People's Choice Showfield Show & Shine May 19th, 2007

SAABs on
the Showfield

Don Fatzinger Automotive, Robesonia, Pennsylvania will
once again sponsor the People's Choice Awards, for Saturday's Show
Field event.

The People's Choice Event is likely the
single-most defining activity of the weekend. Nearly every model of
SAAB is represented in this event, with each model parked in their
own designated area of the showfield. This is a "show and shine"
event, meaning that every SAAB is welcome. Most cars are commuter
cars or daily drivers; some are cherished and pampered cars and a
few are purpose-built race cars or show cars.

Attendees are
given a ballot and asked to vote for their favorite cars in each
category. Votes are tabulated using a sophisticated program on a
laptop computer to arrive at the winners in each of 19 categories.

Categories are provided for each model or groupings of
models, with Aeros, Viggens, SPG's and convertibles divided into
additional categories. For cars under construction or restoration,
we have a "Diamond in the Rough" award, as well "High
Performance/ Dare to be Different" award and Chairman's Choice Award.

Our SAABs are parked in areas designated by street signs
with SAAB influence: Viggen Valley Road, Aero Avenue, Drop Top
Drive, Stroker Street to name but a few. Additional signage is also
provided to make finding each of the models very easy. The High
Performance and Diamond categories have their own specially
designated parking areas, so you can't miss them.

What's the
best part of the People's choice event? Most would say "lunch:,
because in order to get your free lunch ticket, you must have your
attendee badge and your ballot. No Votes, No Vittles is how
we've come to know this part of the weekend, and no one has ever
gone away hungry!

The Saturday "No Votes, No Vittles" Lunch will once again be
sponsored by Lehman SAAB, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Look for
Jere Haigh and several of the Lehman's staff to help out again this
year. The lunch will once again be catered by The Corvette
Grill, Annville, Pennsylvania, with Mike Beare and his staff
helping Jere grill up the tastiest Black Angus Burgers and Chicken
for your dining enjoyment. (Jim Verga has also graciously
volunteered to help burn the Bratwurst, too!)

The Central
Penn SAAB Club, and our friends in WASSAAB, NYSOC, NESA, VSCNA and
SCNA extend our sincerest thanks to these sponsors for their
continued support of this event.

Saturday Night
Dinner Banquet

Allenberry Resort 1559 Boiling Springs Road Boiling Springs, PA 17007 Saturday, May 19th, 2007 6:30PM – 9:00PM

Another
SAABs@Carlisle Tradition

What's better after a long day at the Carlisle Import/Kit
Replicar Nationals at the Carlisle Fairgrounds amongst a few hundred
SAAB enthusiasts? How about a leisurely drive to the picturesque and
historic community of Boiling Springs, PA, just south of Carlisle?
We began this tradition back in 2003 when we realized that we had
quickly outgrown our previous dinner location. The Allenberry
Resort, nestled on 57 country acres, has quickly become a favorite
among the annual activities each year, and for good
reason.

For the past few years, we have dined in the Addison
Room. This year, dinner will be in the larger Carriage Room
adjacent to the Stone
Lodge on the western edge of the property. This location is very
close to where we usually park, and should be a very nice change for
us. (Click
here for a map).

Situated on several well manicured and
wooded acres, The Allenberry Resort is quite a contrast in
comparison. We find it a very relaxing getaway after a big day on
Saturday with the People's Choice event and everything else that
happens on the biggest day of the 3 day weekend.

Dining was Allenberry's first activity. Now, more than 61 years
later, Allenberry's reputation for excellent food, served in a
variety of charming, comfortable settings, is one of the finest in
central Pennsylvania.

Saturday Evening Dinner Buffet: $35
per Adult
Saturday Evening Dinner Buffet: $16per
child

The Allenberry Story…
Sunday, May 20th
2007

A Great Way to Wind Down the Weekend!

While Saturday is the busiest day for SAABs@Carlisle, Sunday is a
nice contrast of relaxing and taking it a little easier. Carlisle
Productions hosts a non- denominational worship service in the
morning. Several of our attendees will be making runs on the
Autocross course on site, or running their cars on the dynomometer.
Sunday is a also another great day to check out the vendor swap meet
for anything you didn't already buy, or negotiate that great deal on
something that a vendor doesn't want to lug back home.

It's
also a great day filled with anticipation, as we await the
announcement of the Club Particpation Award.

We once again
fire up the grill for lunch around noontime and then head over to
the grandstand for the awards activities. Things start to wrap up
around 3:00PM as we say our good-byes for another year.

Pre-register Now….
Where To Stay? Got
Questions?

You will find the Preferred Lodging list, as provided by Carlisle
Events at the link provided below, as well as a few other helpful
links.

• Preferred
  Lodging and Hotels
• Map
  of Carlisle Fair Grounds
• Printable
  Map in Quadrants
• Mapquest
  Map to Carlisle
• Google
  Maps to Carlisle
• Yahoo
  Maps to Carlisle
• Scenic/Alternate
  Route to Carlisle
• PA
  Turnpike Real-Time Conditions
• Important
  Telephone Numbers
• Carlisle
  Events Rules & Regulations

Find More Area Hotels/Motels Here:
   

Central Penn SAAB Club

477 E. Main Street

Middletown, PA 17057

717-944-2915

cpsc@mail.saabnet. com

http://www.centralp ennsaab.com

We are looking forward to seeing everyone again this year.
Please get those registrations into us quickly. Remember, we need to
receive them either via mail or through Paypal by April
26th!

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