MUSR 8, 10/19/06, Official Event Info Thread - Now with Registration Info Options

[ClayPerrine]

MUSR 8 Fort Smith, Arkansas
Thursday October 19th through Sunday October 22nd, 2006

Registration Form Available Here

Headquarters:
The Holiday Inn, City Center.
700 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR
(800) 465-4329
Group Rate: $68.00 - Give them code: "2-PCA"
(Plenty of trailer parking available behind the hotel)

Alternative Hotels: (1 - 2 blocks from Holiday Inn)
Day's Inn: 1021 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith, AR - (479) 783-0548 - from $39.00 per night
Howard Johnson: 101 N. 11th Street, Fort Smith, AR - (479) 494-7700 - from $53.00 per night

Schedule Of Events:
Thursday - Afternoon - Arrivals and registration in hotel lounge
6:00 p.m. - Pizza Party and Liar's Contest in the Hotel Hospitality Suite. Trophy will be given at the Awards Banquet for "Best Liar". Registration continues.

Friday: 7:30 a.m. - Registration in hotel lounge
9:00 a.m. - Mandatory Driver's Meeting
9:14 a.m. - The Taildragger Imitation Tour, aka Visit to a Local Winery
10:30 a.m. - Guided tour of the "Wiederkehr Winery", wine tasting, shopping.
12:00 p.m. - Driving tour to Mount Magazine
1:00 p.m. - Lunch at the Lodge on the top of Mount Magazine
2:30 p.m. - Driving tour back to hotel
5:00 p.m. - Tech Session - Ed Mayo "914 Fuel Systems 101"
6:00 p.m. - Tech Quiz - aka... "Name That Part". For those of you who were with us 2 years ago, we will have volunteers describe 914 parts to the participants. Trophies given at the Awards Banquet.
7:00 p.m. - Short drive to dinner at "The Lighthouse Inn"
After dinner - Party in the Holiday Inn's bar/lounge?

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - Mandatory Driver's Meeting
9:14 a.m. - Drive to group photo site
10:30 a.m. - Driving tour to Boston Mountain and Pig Trail
1:00 p.m. - Lunch at the "Ozark Restaurant"
2:30 p.m. - Drive back to hotel
4:00 p.m. - Car Show in hotel parking lot - Trophies given at the Awards Banquet.
5:00 p.m. - Tech Session - Jeff Duncan - Automotive Electrical Theory.
7:30 PM - Awards Banquet at Holiday Inn.
After Banquet - Party in the Holiday Inn's bar/lounge?

Sunday: 9:14 a.m. - Blind Gymkhana - Holiday Inn hotel back parking lot. This is a timed event. One person drives the course while wearing a blindfold and the navigator tells you where to drive. Even if you do not want to compete, this event is a LOT of fun to watch. Trophies will be given to the fastest driver and navigator.

After Blind Gymkhana - Head home