Wagonfest NY 2011 Official Info / Registration

All you need to know. I’m writing this for first-timers so veterans, bear with me.

Overview - Wagonfest’s goals:
1. To meet and hang out with other wagon owners,
2. See lots of wagons in one spot, neat modifications, and
3. Swap parts.
WF11 will be very similar to WF10 with a few small tweaks and (hopefully) improvements.

The overall day schedule remains relatively unchanged.
New/changed items:
• Friday events are completely new. They include visiting the Watkins Glen racetrack, taking several laps, getting pictures, and then hitting Mac’s drive-in (in Waterloo) for dinner. The cruise to and from should be beautiful as well. (in case you’re wondering, the Petro truck stop is no longer doing Friday night car shows)
• Saturday meals are simpler/easier – just ordering pizza for lunch and subs for dinner. Drinks will be available in coolers all day.
• Entry fee is simplified to avoid last year’s confusion.
• No formal Sunday morning activities.

Registration Deadline is Sunday July 23rd so we can get the food ordered.

Date: Friday and Saturday July 29th and July 30th.

Car focus: This event’s focus is primarily ’91-96 GM B-body wagons. ’91-96 B-body & D-body sedans and other year GM B/D-bodies are also welcome. This includes Chevy Caprice, Impala SS, Buick Roadmaster, Cadillac Fleetwood, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser.

Place: Seneca Lake State Park, Geneva, NY, Pavilion #2 (same as last year)
Note: New York State charges $7 fee per vehicle to enter the park for the day. Get a ticket and put it on your dash so you can leave and come back during the day if necessary. Bathrooms are a 5-minute walk from where the cars will be. The entire area where we will be is wheelchair accessible, including the bathrooms; no steps anywhere.

Time: 9:30am – Dusk. The park opens at dawn, and you are welcome to come early!

Registration:

Why should I register ahead of time?
A: Because ALL of the items (food, plaques, grille, etc.) need to be paid for ahead of time.
Q: Can I register at the event? A: Yes, but seriously, register ahead of time.

HOW TO REGISTER!!!:
1. Send money via pay pal to joel_banyai (at) hotmail (dot) com. Or mail a check to 6889 Thomas Dr, Liverpool, NY 13088. ATTN - please send it as a personal payment as I am not a business, and this will avoid the paypal fees!
a. $20 registration. One lunch spot is included in this price.
b. $5 per person for additional lunch tickets (children 10 and under are free).
c. $6 per person for additional dinner tickets.
NOTE that you need to specify how many for lunch and how many for dinner so we order the right amount.
d. $25 per car for the Friday Watkins Glen activity. If we get 10 or more cars registered, this cost drops to $15 so you get 10 free auction tickets! If the event gets cancelled, your money will be refunded. Again, need a headcount so we can make final preparations.

2. Please include the following information:
a. Year/Make/Model/color of your car, and where you are from.
b. # of people attending in your car (adults/kids so we have a proper drinks headcount).

Once your registration is received, I will post your info below.

Do not forget to bring cash for the chance auction. Tickets will be available at the fest. Bring cash and parts/items/tools to auction. Last year was a lot of fun and this year will be even better!

Examples:
1. Bob and Suzy and their four kids (age 14, 12, 10, are coming, in Bob's Caprice wagon. Registration total would be: $20 for registration which includes Bob’s lunch, and $5x3=$15 for additional lunch tickets and $6x4=$24 for dinner (Bob, Suzy, and their 14 and 12 year old) = $20+15+24=$62.
2. Mike & Diane who are married to each other and own two wagons. Diane drives her wagon on the track on Friday. $20 x 2 wagons (2 lunch spots are included) + $6x2=12 for dinner + $25 for Friday , so $77 total.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND MULTIPLE REGISTRATIONS IN ONE PAYPAL PAYMENT without clearly spelling out who’s coming and who’s driving what. This caused a lot of confusion last year.

REGISTERED!
1. Sherlock9c1 aka Joel B. Syracuse, NY. 1994 Buick Roadmaster Wagon (RMW) Light Driftwood Metallic (LDM) woody. Friday Watkins Glen cruise.
2. 200OZ aka Mike L. Rochester, NY. 1994 Buick Roadmaster Wagon (RMW) Black no wood (WB4 wood delete option). Friday Watkins Glen cruise.
3. BigBlackBeaSSt aka Tim & Lisa S. Harrisburg, PA. 1994 (Dark Green Grey Metallic (DGGM)) RMW. Friday Watkins Glen cruise.
4. jasonlachapelleJason & Mark L. Ottawa, Ontario & St-Hyacinthe, Qc. 1995 Black RMW. Friday Watkins Glen cruise,
5. YachtDriver aka Doug T. from Canterbury NH, 1996 Buick Roadmaster Light Adriatic Blue (LAB) WB4 , Friday Watkins Glen cruise.
6. Wagon Collector aka Kevin F. & brother Brian from Ohio somewherez 1994 DGGM T56 Caprice.
7. LakeEffect aka Dave B. from Rochester, NY 1993 Black Caprice. Friday Watkins Glen Cruise,
8. Joe D from Cape Cod (Eastham) MA, 1991 Blue Olds Custom Cruiser, Friday Watkins Glen Cruise.
9. mtrhead79 aka John S. from the Philly PA area 1994 Caprice wagon Blue/grey two-tone.
10. lowrideTbird aka John C. from Penfield, NY 1995 RMW LAB
11. 95BRMW aka David P. from Trumbull CT, 1991 Dark Maple red Olds CC
12. Lynol aka John H. From Cliffwood Beach, NJ. 1992 Olds Custom Cruiser, Dark Maple Red.
13. toomanytoyz aka Bill C. from Nashua New Hampsha - 94 S10
14. 1993-Roadyman aka Jarrod J. from northern NY - '93 RMW, Watkins Glen cruise.
15. Rolf & Rose E. from Rochester, NY - '94 RMW white
16. Matthimself456 Matt B. from Rochester, NY - Dodge Pickup
17. SWT SS aka Chris P. from Hazleton, PA - 1996 Buick Roadmaster Wagon / two tone Blue over Gold
18. JaySS aka Jay D. from Fitchburg, MA - 96 Buick Roadmaster white/woody
19. Doug F. from Syracuse, NY - one of his two wagons
20. DBeaSSt aka Mike P. from Winchester, VA
21. Randy V. from Phelps, NY - 95 RMW Dark Cherry (DCM) WB4
22. Rick M. from Auburn, NY - one of his wagons - just stopping in for afternoon
23. Big Wagon Guy aka JP from Toronto, CA - '96 RMW DGGM.
24. Cadet57 aka Justin from Chicopee MA, white 1993 Caprice,
25. phantom 309 aka Nick M. from the great white north - '94 Caprice wagon black - Watkins Glen cruise,
26. viktor kustov from Albany, NY - RMW of some color
27. bewbzout aka John H. from Flint, MI - '95 Caprice

Friday day/evening:
Daytime: Informal hangout at either the Microtel or at the school across the street from Seneca Auto Repair (66 Fayette Street, Waterloo, NY 13165-1812, (315) 539-8259) about 1 mile just south of Waterloo on rt. 96.
Afternoon: 2:30pm - cruise to Watkins Glen Racetrack. Leave the school parking lot at 2:30 SHARP. Distance is about 1 hour south. Buy tickets in downtown Watkins Glen, then go to the track, drive three laps on racetrack, take pictures, drive back to Mac’s. See more details below.
Dinner: 6:30pm Mac's Drive-In, 1166 Waterloo Geneva Road, Waterloo, NY‎ - (315) 539-3064‎. This is just across the street from Fred's last shop. It's west of Waterloo about 2 miles on Routes 50 & 20 (one road with two numbers). Good cheap Americana. They are looking forward to hosting us and have plenty of parking in the back for our group. We need to provide them a head count by July 23rd so they can be ready for us.
Night: Hang out at Microtel, at the intersection of Rt. 5/20 and Rt. 414.

Saturday Schedule:
Morning: Seneca Lake State Park - Meet & greet, check out the cars, take pictures of cars and friends.
11:30 - 1:00: Lunch at the pavilion
3:30pm: Awards, chance auction
5-6:30pm: dinner at the pavilion
Evening: optional cruise from the park to the Microtel in Waterloo, NY. Cruise maps w/ phone numbers will be available during the Fest so you can join us!
Sunset / following: hangout in Microtel parking lot until late.

Saturday Lunch/Dinner:
• One lunch ticket per car is included in the entry fee. Please purchase extra lunch tickets when your register. $6 a ticket gets you pizza and drink. No ticket needed for kids 10 and under.
• Dinner at the park is optional. If you wish to stay at the park, we will be catering subs and drinks from the local Wegmans grocer and is $6/person (kids 10 and under are free). You must make dinner reservations by July 23rd as we must have a firm number for the cooks by then.

Sunday: No formal activities. Sleep in, eat breakfast, see some of the beautiful sights around upstate NY, then head home.

Lodging:
There are several hotels in Waterloo and Geneva, as well as campgrounds nearby. The Microtel just east of Waterloo is the preferred hotel spot as we will be hanging out there Saturday night. Microtel contact info: 1966 Route 5 & 20, Seneca Falls, NY - (315) 539-8438

Camping:
1. Sampson State Park. Its only 20 minutes south of Waterloo and typically there’s room.
2. Cayuga Lake State Park located in Seneca Falls, NY. Just under 30 minutes east of the park, 15 minutes east of the Microtel.

Awards (plaque given out):
People’s choice Wagon
People’s choice Sedan
Best exterior mod (paint, woodgrain, detail, bodywork, etc.)
Best interior mod (anything inside the vehicle including interior electrical)
Best mechanical mod (whether powertrain, suspension, or exterior electrical)

Previous award winners are “retired” – that is, they cannot win the same award again.

Recognition:
1. Farthest distance traveled
2. Highest Mileage
3. Lowest Mileage

ATTN ALL REGISTRANTS: Please make up a one-page or two-page show flyer about your car that you can tape to your windshield stating year, make, model, mileage, and any modifications or work you have done on the car.

Stuff at the park for the kids:
• Swingset next to the pavillion
• Large grass area for frisbees, soccer balls and stuff (please keep this away from the cars so they stay safe!)
• Long walking trails along Seneca lake
• Award-winning spray park about a 3 minute walk from the Fest.
• Mike L (200OZ) to bring some stuff.

Stuff for other family members:
• Waterloo Outlet Malls are about 20 minutes away.
• State park has lots of walking trails.
• Downtown Geneva is nearby (5 minute drive), lots of little eateries too.

Rain plans:
Rain or shine. The pavillion has plenty of room for everyone. Pray for no rain. It is rare that it rains all day in Geneva.

Chance Auction:
Continuing what we started in 2010: there will be a chance auction (sometimes known as a Chinese Auction) as a way to both support WF and to have some additional fun. The way it works is this:
• You are welcome to bring an item or several items to contribute.
• Each item will be setup on a table in the pavillion with a ticket cup next to it.
• You can buy as many tickets as you want. $1 a ticket. Buy tickets at the registration desk.
• During the afternoon awards, a winning ticket will be pulled from each jar, and the item given to the winner!
• The item contributor gets 75% of the number of tickets in his jar. For example, if Joe Schmoe contributes a Roadmaster grille and there are 60 tickets in the jar (before the winning ticket is drawn, of course), Joe gets $45. If he contributes a taillight and gets 40 tickets, then he gets $30. If the numbers don’t divide cleanly, the amount gets rounded to the nearest dollar (so if Suzy puts in a hood ornament and it gets 5 tickets, then Suzy get 5 x 75% = 3.75 -> $4.)
Item guidelines:
• You are welcome to bring more than one item to contribute.
• The total number of auction items will be limited (perhaps 150 or so) so as to keep the auction from going too long.
• On the morning at the fest, bring your items (or a list of them if they are bulky) to the pavillion. A few volunteers will survey all of the prospective items and choose which ones will be used as part of the auction. This is done both to keep the total reasonable, and also to make sure we don’t end up with 4 driver’s side taillights. If your item doesn’t get chosen, don’t take it personally. Just list it on the swap board and you can sell it that way!
• Good examples of items include tools (got any extra tools you don’t need?), gift certificates, detail products, extra car wash /wax materials you won’t use, mechanical parts such as working optisparks, water pumps, ignition coils, washer fluid tanks, coolant tanks, driver’s door hinges, unobtanium such as woodgrain trim, taillights, grilles, headlights, power mirrors, stainless trim, power antennas, center caps, sail panels, seats, serpentine belts, interior trim, window rollers, etc.
• Stuck EGR valves, dead optisparks or broken Roadmaster grilles do NOT count (though you are welcome to simply bring items to give away if you want).
• Please contact Sherlock9c1 if you have a question regarding your item.

Items must either be new or working, undamaged usable condition – no junk.

All funds generated from the auction will be used only towards costs of the wagonfest or towards prizes. (Remember how the kids eat free? Well they don’t really… but you get the idea).

The Parts Exchange:
As you may know, many B-body wagon parts are becoming hard to find, or are heavy or bulky and therefore expensive to ship. One of the most valuable helps to support owners is to provide a venue in which we can make parts available to each other. Thus, there will be an informal parts exchange happening all day at WF11.

Prior to the fest, the GMLR forum will host two threads: Parts for sale, and Parts wanted. This way you can make arrangements ahead of time.

At the fest, we will attempt to have a poster board in the pavillion with the same two categories. You are welcome to use the board to see if someone needs what you have or has what you need. For sellers – please type, print and bring your list ahead of time with your name and cell phone number on it, and we will post the papers on the seller board at the pavillion for folks to browse. Do not post prices at the fest per park rules.

Park rules strictly prohibit flea-market type activities, and we need to respect that. The park staff has been gracious with us and we’ve been discrete too; let’s keep it that way. You are strongly encouraged to barter! Southerners, bring rust-free parts, and northerners, bring clean, non sun-damaged parts!

With the exception of chance auction items, please keep all items in your car per park rules require an additional permit for formal swap meets. A buyer should find you and then he can inspect the item at your vehicle.

Volunteer needs:

I need folks to help with the following items:
1. Registration (need two folks for the morning to meet/greet)
2. Chance Auction (need two folks to run this)
3. Parts swap whiteboard (need one person to set this up)
4. Awards counting in the afternoon (need one person to collect & tally votes)
5. Lunch: one or two folks to help setup
6. Dinner: one or two folks to help setup
7. Beer swap: LakeEffect & Jasonlachappelle
8. Cleanup in the evening (two-three people just to collect garbage and dump the coolers)

Beer Swap
There will be a beer swap at the fest. We have folks coming from all over. If you’d like to participate – please bring a selection of your favorite local or regional brews. NEED VOLUNTEER will be coordinating this –more details forthcoming.

Parking at the fest:
• Follow the WF10 signs to Pavilion #2, turn right, and then right at the pavilion.
• Park along the edge of the road in the grass like last year.
• Park rules are that we can only park one car length into the grass, so if you can park perpendicular to the road and no more than one carwidth away from the next car, this will help keep the cars closer to the pavillion so folks don’t have to walk as far.
• If you park along the water, please park as carefully as you can so that folks can fit in. Between trees and benches, it’s a bit tricky.
• If you park opposite the water, watch out for the dip next to the road.

Friday Watkins Glen Track info
• We leave Waterloo at 2:30pm. Total drive time by the time we return is about 130 miles. Please fill up your tank before you leave.
• 3 laps around the track for $25 is a screamin’ deal, 55mph or not.
• If we can bring 10 or more cars, the cost drops to just $15 a car! If we get 10 cars, you get 10 free auction tickets!
• We will likely be able to position people around the 2-mile course to take pictures of the wagons. Bring a cameraman!
• No helmets needed – everyone just needs to have seatbelts on.
• You CAN NOT BE LATE. Tech instruction starts at 4:30 and they will not be wait for stragglers.
• If you are coming up from the south and would prefer to meet us directly at the track, please contact 200OZ to work out the details.

SIGNED UP SO FAR:
1. Sherlock9c1
2. 200OZ
3. BigBlackBeaSSt
4. jasonlachappelle
5. YachtDriver
6. LakeEffect
7. Joe D from Cape Cod MA
8. 1993 Roadyman
9. DBeaSSt
10. Big Wagon Guy
11. Cadet57
12. phantom 309

Wagon services at/during the fest:

Mechanical repairs: These are two local garages in case you have a mechanical problem that is not solvable at the event.
1. Community Car Care (Bill Twist) 363 East Main Street, Waterloo, NY‎ - (315) 539-5300.
2. Seneca Auto - 66 Fayette Street, Waterloo, NY‎ - (315) 539-8259‎ or 315-539-2090.

Car washes: There is a DIY carwash in Waterloo on Rt 414 (Next to Holiday Inn in Waterloo), about 3 minutes north of the Microtel Hotel. There are other car washes in the area but I don't have their information right now.

Auto Parts store:
Advance Auto Parts, store #4273
303 HAMILTON ST.
GENEVA,NY 14456
315-789-8243
Friday-Saturday 7:30am-9pm
Sunday 9am-8pm