Vintage Torque Fest 2011 - April 29-30th

Coolstuff dont worry about the camp grounds # I went to your website and it was posted there. When I call the lady was so helpful.....!

 

Hey - what were the prices?

Supposedly $8 for a tent each night right?

 

Schedule Torque Fest - Please keep in mind this is our
first year at Maquoketa and all times will be approximate - not exact.

Thursday - Vendor and Indoor Set Up 9am to 9pm

Friday 8am to 11:30am - Vendor and Indoor Set Up - Don't be late!

Friday NOON - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - Campers, Hot Rods & Kustoms, art show, model car
contest can set up. Cars can get in and park on the West side of the Fairgrounds - the East
side will be reserved for the racing vehicles/trailers that will arrive during the day.

Friday 3PM - Cruise to Bluff Lake/Maquoketa Caves - meet at Vendor Building #2 to receive
route info. This is open to ALL classic cars and motorcycles.

Friday Evening - BANDS and some dirt track action - Midwest Jalopies will be arriving around
4pm to start hitting the track and give us all something to remember!

Friday Night - Bands Start 4:45 PM
4:45 PM Surf Zombies
6 PM - Rhythm Dragons - Rockabilly all the way from Arizona!
6 PM Midwest Jalopies Exhibition / Hot Laps
6 PM Entry for Rt. 61 Drive In Starts - Open to ALL classic cars - $5 per person or Free Entry
with Torque Fest hand stamp/Torque Fest wristband
7:30 - If the dirt is not too bad after Midwest Jalopies, Flat Track MN will have vintage
motorcycle exhibition on the track.
8 PM- Rumble Seat Riot
8:30 PM Bus Races!
9:15 PM - Savage Seven - garage rock from Kansas City
10:30 PM -The Afterdarks!

Saturday

6AM Model Car Show Set Up/ Indoor Customs that had to be driven/Swap Meet Set Up

8:00 AM PRE - Registered Cars are allowed to park inside the fairgrounds.
9:00 AM Participating Cars Allowed in to Park

9:00 AM Open to Public
Classic Cars will park in designated area
Spectator parking will be in its designated area as well.

9:30 am Mini Bikes and vintage Go Karts allowed to make laps on the track. (Insurance
Waivers must be signed)

11:00 AM Flat Track MN will kick off the day with vintage motorcycle exhibition.
11:00 AM The Aquaholics will start things off and get ya moving!

11:30 AM Mandatory Driver Meeting - if you want to hit the dirt track
- you gotta be at the meeting. To be held at gate where cars enter to get on the dirt track.


NOON Cars allowed to start dirt laps. Maximum 3 laps per car. Cars will be assigned numbers
and this will determine your place in line. Your number is based on volunteer status, pre
registrations, and then first come first serve. (Another reason to pre reg) If you miss your
turn, you gotta wait til the end of the day. Cars will be staged in 20 car increments. If you
are car number 133 you will have to wait until the #120-140 are called. Obviously not
everyone will want to run their cars on the track, but if there are 12 cars out of 20 that want
to run, then we have to wait for those 12 to get done before we call up the NEXT 20 cars.
So it will go from #1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 etc. Cars can get back in line to run again and
again and again - but we gotta be good kiddies and take turns!

12:30 PM REAL Honky Tonk from Detroit - Whitey Morgan and the 78's

2 PM Awards/Auction for www.helpinghannahsheart.org ALL TRACK ACTION WILL STOP
AROUND 2 pm for 30 minutes while this auction is done.

3 PM Wayne "The Train" Hancock

430 PM Mad Max and the Wild Ones - the greatest band in the world (under 400 pounds)

4:45 PM Car Clubs from around the country will present their picks for what THEY liked best. Held inside
Building #1 where auction takes place. Vintage Torque Fest does NOT give out trophies. If your car club
or motorcycle club would like to present a trophy or an award - be sure to make it here at 4:44 pm!

6 PM - Get to the Route 61 Drive in -AMERICAN GRAFFITI & TWO LANE BLACKTOP will be
shown. The Route 61 Drive In has been reserved by Vintage Torque Fest for this night.
ONLY classic cars will be allowed in to view the movie - NO Camrys, Caravans, or Jeep Libertys
will be allowed in.
PRE REGISTERED CARS have the FIRST Choice of coming to the Rt 61 Drive in. There are
only 300 spots for cars at this location, so this is another good reason to Pre Register!

7 PM Red Desert - coming down from Minneapolis to lay down the HEAVY

9 PM Brains! Brains! Brains! - you like punk - but not that new emo stuff? You are a
Misfits fan? You gotta check these guys out! High energy!

 

Also, Swapmeet vendors can get in starting NOON Friday.
and swap gate opens Sat. at least by 6:00 AM, maybe earlier.
Swap vendors try to get into the right lane of traffic as you enter the grounds, thanks.

 

Im super stoked, cant wait!

 

anybody know if a guy can come in thur night and camp ?

 

YES - Thursday night camping is OK!!!
Just call the fairgrounds - 563) 652-4282

 

Damn excited to get to the town I can't pronounce!

 

All fired up!!!!!!! Can't wait! Stop by my booth and say hey, Travis! BTW- it's pronounced Muh- ko- keh- tuh.

 

I'll never remember that, we'll just have to change it to Vintage Torque Fest-ville

 

Sounds good to me Travis! If the show goes over big, maybe the City Council will approve. That would be cool!!!!

 

I know the mayor, I'll see what we can do. I make no promises though.

 

My car is close to being ready for the trip and this cold weather they have forcasted for this weekend will hopefully be the last of that crap, bring on torquefest!

Brad

 

Just booked a room at the Super 8.

So we'll be over for to set up our swap stuff Friday night.

Now we just gotta sign up volunteer.
I need to get with Mr. Oliver, Right?

Jeff

 

All volunteering should be signed up for thru www.vintagetorquefest.com website. Click on the link "VOLUNTEER - Just 2 hour shift is all we need". This will take you to the form to fill out that goes directly to us. Thank you in advance for helping out!!

 

Looking forward to this. Great stuff...Way to go John!

 

Just put 2 more names in the hat.
The wife and I will do our best.

Jeff

 

Awesome, we'll see there!!

Only 15 days to go!!!

 

ANYONE from Cincinnatti area that may be heading up to Torque Fest......
we need some help - 2 pairs of leaf springs transported.
Please PM me and we will get you the info!
This is for a fellow HAMB member

 

Heading up from Floraduh in the coupe next week. A couple of days in Chicago then on to Iowa. See ya'll there.

 

wish I could take my car cross country like that! That is way cool that you are headed up here! Seeya soon

 

I sure am looking forward to this show!

 

I'm that fellow HAMBer! If anyone will be passing through Cincy or coming from the Cincy area, PLEASE let me or John know! I can give you some gas money or whatever. Thanks!

 

Looks like I'm riding out with my brother and my niece . I was hoping to be cruising out in something cool . Maybe next year.

 

Is anyone planing a HAMB meet and greet?

 

Somebody needs to! You maybe??

 

I knew that was comming

 

Hey ToddJ I think i got to pick up some more for my new collection.

I am looking forward to this great event. Can't wait.

 

How about meeting at the Volunteer desk/Building #2 (the building with the model display in it)
Meet at......1:30pm?

then everyone can come over to the Art Auction in Building #1 at 2pm

what do ya'll think?

Who will bring the HAMB name tags?

 

I'm game just have to remember the time is all............better write it down.