Black_Bird_99

Calling all 3rd Gen Firebirds to ALL FIREBIRD SHOW IN NY !! We need 3rd Gens to Represent!

Firebird Nation of North America announces
3rd Annual All Firebird Lawn Show & Cruise-In
At Saratoga Automobile Museum in Saratoga Springs NY
110 Avenue of the Pines in Spa State Park
July 10, 2005 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
RAIN DATE: JULY 10, 2005

FREE TO ALL ENTRANTS AND SPECTATORS
$5 Donation per car benefits Special Olympics Saratoga
Dash Plaques to 1st 100 Firebird arrivals
Ribbons to Athletes’ Favorite 25 Firebirds
Trophies to 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Gen Birds
Trophies to Athlete’s choice, Coach’s choice, Dealer's Choice & Best of Show
More awards to be announced!
$2 Hotdogs, $1 Pepsi products, $5 Saratoga T’s, $15 Show T-Shirts
Reduced admissions to Saratoga Auto Museum
Special Olympics Athlete DJ Nolan will Spin Records
Cruise to Memory Lane Ice Cream Café at 2 p.m.

Show Flyer here: http://community.webshots.com/album/139102779tVMFMA
Registration Form here: http://community.webshots.com/album/139102779tVMFMA
2003-2004 Show Pix here: http://community.webshots.com/user/ts_in_ss_ny.

Welcome Firebirds, Formulas, Trans Ams, Firehawks, GTAs, Bandits, Machos, Survivors,
Show Cars, Classics, Street Cars, Race Cars, Cruisers, Drivers, works in progress

Please promote this Special Olympics fundraiser by word of mouth
Enjoy All Firebird Show and All Firebird Cruise
Help raise $$$ for Special Olympics Saratoga

To Pre-Register or for more info:
E-mail your name, city, state, year, make, model to
firebird-nation@earthlink.net Subject Line: Firebird Show

3rd Annual All Firebird Lawn Show awards and prizes:

Limit 1 award per participant (Special Olympics Athlete Favorite 25 Ribbons exempt). Competing cars must complete registration and be on the field by 11:00 a.m. Non-compete cars welcome without time limit. Judging starts 11:00 a.m. and ends at 12:00 noon using Hoods Up 100 point system. All judged classes are scored 25 points each on Interior, Exterior, Engine Compartment, and Overall Appearance. Preview judging and scoring sheets here: http://community.webshots.com/user/ts_in_ss_ny at 2005 show section.
Trophy Classes:
1. Judged 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place in four Firebird classes: 1st Gen (1967-1969), 2nd Gen (1970-1981), 3rd Gen (1982-1992), and 4th Gen (1993-2002).
2 Athlete’s Choice trophy: Special Olympics Saratoga athletes will choose one Firebird to receive a trophy.
3. Coach's Choice trophy: Special Olympics Saratoga coaches will choose one Firebird to receive a trophy.
4. Dealer’s Choice trophy: Ralph Mangino from Mangino Pontiac will pick the Dealer’s Choice for trophy.
5. Judged JUMBO Best of Show trophy.

Plus 20 Sponsored Awards:
20 Judged Sponsored 8"x12" Resin Oval 3-D Plaques colored in Pewter & Gold with engraved event name, date, city, state, and Sponsor's name. Sponsors to date include: Saratoga Automobile Museum, Pizza Time Saratoga, Saratoga National Bank, Mohr’s Service Center, Enterprise Rent A Car, Baker Automotive, Ron & Patty Ingram, NAPA Auto Parts, G Heath King Furniture & Appliance, Express Auto Repair in Clifton Park NY, Painting by Ken, and DeLacey Massage Therapy.

Favorite 25 Firebirds receive Special Olympics Ribbons:
Special Olympics Saratoga Athletes will pick their favorite twenty-five Firebirds. Owners of the Favorite 25 will all receive Special Olympics Saratoga Participant Ribbons (exempt from award limit).

Goodie bags, Dash Plaques, Raffle prizes: Goodie bags (complements of Year One and Ames Performance Engineering) and Dash Plaques (complements of Mangino Pontiac) go to the first 100 Firebirds through the gate. Please visit the Special Olympics Saratoga official souvenir table (NEW for 2005). We have planned more raffles including great gift certificates, various t-shirts, goodies from NAPA Auto Parts, Ames Performance Engineering and YEAR ONE, etc. We will offer 2005 show T-shirts in multiple sizes, Saratoga Race Course t-shirts, caps, umbrellas and more! Don’t forget $2 hotdogs, $1 Pepsi & Diet Pepsi and $1 bottled water. DJ Nolan will spin records to keep you entertained. Museum bathroom passes & group price admissions available to all Firebird drivers & passengers! Once again all show proceeds are donated to Special Olympics Saratoga. All Firebirds, Formulas, Trans Ams, Firehawks, GTAs, SE’s, Bandits, Machos, Collectors, Show Cars, Street Cars, Race Cars, Survivors, Classics, Cruisers, Drivers and works in progress... are welcomed to join. Car haulers & trailers are not a problem. We have plenty of room for truck & trailer parking near the show grounds for those who want to trailer your Bird.

Silent Auction new for 2005: Wash-Cut-Dry hair cut from Hair Connection Saratoga, 1/18 scale Die Cast vehicles, deluxe Saratoga umbrellas, plus much more.

Find cheapest gas prices along your trip to Saratoga: http://www.gasbuddy.com/ (Saratoga Springs NY is zip 12866)
Saratoga area weather: (TV News 6) http://www.wrgb.com/wx/forecast/forecast.asp or (TV News 10) http://www.wten.com/Global/category.asp?C=1174&nav=6uyO

Thursday night July 7, 2005: Expect an e-mail with Saratoga weather forecast and an alert if we plan to use the Sunday rain date July 10.

Friday night get together at Locust Grove Motel and Efficiencies for Firebird-Nation members has been cancelled.

Some Firebirds pre-registered include 67 Firebird, 67 Vert, 68 Firebird 400 R/A III, 69 drop top, 70 Formula 400, 70 T/A 455, 74 Formula, 76 T/A, 77 SE Bandit, 79 T/A SE 10th Anniv, 79 Esprit, 79 T/A, 80 Turbo SE Bandit, 80 Formula, 81 T/A, 81 Turbo Daytona Pace Car, 84 15th Anniv T/.A, 85 Firebird, 86 T/A Tunnelvision, 88 Formula 350, 89 Indy Pace Car, 90 Formula 350, 91 T/A, 94 25th Anniv T/A GT, 95 Firebird, 96 WS6 T/A Pace Car, 98 WS6 T/A, 99 WS6 Formula, 99 Hawk, 00 WS6 T/A, 01 WS6 Vert.

If you have not pre-registered, get yourself on the list. You can just show up, but why do that? Help us all and pre-register.

Raffle Prizes: 3 YEAR ONE $50 Gift Certificates, 2 Ames Performance Engineering $25 Gift Certificates, 3 Apple Hydraulics $25.00 off an order, 2 Drive In Movie Store $25 Gift Certificates, Hair Connection Gift Certificate for haircut, 2 Gift Certificates for 1 year Subscription to High Performance Pontiac

FREE Offer: If you would like some genuine fresh Saratoga Natural Spring water for free, then bring your thermos, mug, glass, cup, jug, gallon plastic bottle, etc. Right next to the show grounds is the Saratoga Spring flowing natural spring water from the Saratoga Spring aquifer. Bring your container & come get some!

REMINDER: We hope you will pre-register, but IT IS NOT REQUIRED. You can just decide on Saturday July 9 that it is a great sunny warm Firebird Show day and you want to join your Firebird friends & family in Saratoga. Come join us! Just show up and join the fun & Firebirds. Have fun, win prizes, see the Birds.

We hope everyone has a safe and carefree trip, but just in case you need parts or service, you can count on our sponsors to support you:
Mangino Pontiac: (518) 885-5301 Friday 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., closed Sunday
Baker’s Auto Service Center: (518) 885-1955 Friday 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Saturday 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Closed Sunday
Mohr’s Service Center: (518) 584-9797 Friday 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Closed Sunday
SPA Automotive Supply NAPA Parts: 518-885-5331: Friday 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Express Auto Repair: (518) 383-1645 Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, Closed Sunday.

The Locust Grove Motel & Efficiencies offers Show Rate: We are happy to announce a Show Rate $69.00 per room per night with no charge for extra people or kids and no two night minimum! All rooms have 2 double beds, full bathroom, kitchenette with sink & breakfast table, microwave, refrigerator, color cable T.V., and air conditioning. LGME offers smoking & non-smoking rooms, trailer parking, picnic grounds, ice machine & BBQ grill at the outdoor patio. LGME is located on Route 9 midway between the Saratoga Auto Museum show grounds and the Memory Lane Ice Cream Café cruise-in site. Rooms are currently available July 8-9-10. Note: no pool or in room phone, so plan to bring your cell phone. Website: http://www.locustgrovemotel.com, e-mail Locust@SPA.NET. Please mention the Firebird Show for show rate. For reservations call Toll Free 1-888-2 Locust or local 1-518-587-3778.

Complete Saratoga area Hotel / Motel / B&B listing: http://www.saratoga.org/accommodations/
Roosevelt Inn & Suites, http://www.rooseveltsuites.com South Broadway Route 9, Saratoga Springs, Phone (518)584-0980 or toll free 800-524-9147
Top Hill Motel, www.saratogatophill.com 3290 Route 9, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, phone: (518)584-5232 or toll free: 800-852-9759

Bring your Bird & bring your Firebird enthusiast friends to Saratoga on July 10 (Rain Date) at Saratoga Auto Museum.
See you there!

Black_Bird_99

shameless bump for Special Olympics

25 Days until the "Mother of all Firebird Lawn Shows with escorted All Firebird Cruise"

Don't miss it!

18inchboyds

hey blackbird ill be there, what 3rd gen do you have , or is this tom smith trying to get more 3rd gens there.

Black_Bird_99

Hey Jeff,

Glad to hear you'll be there. We hope your dad will be there too!


I'm still searching for a 3rd Gen Vert GTA. Almost bought one over the winter, but not quite up to par, so I'm still shoppin'

Please pre-reg if the mood strikes.

We hope more 3rd Gen guys will join for the mother of all Firebird shows & cruises!

See you July 10!

Tom.

18inchboyds

i just wanan give this a bump , id like to see some of you tgo guys there .

82knightrider

iTrader: (1)

I thought his name was Nolan lol

18inchboyds

nope, the name is jeff, i used to have a sn that was nolanr0413 but that was for nolan ryan and the o4 13 is my b day . april 13th.

Black_Bird_99

All Firebird Show 2005 POSTPONED UNTIL RAIN DATE SUNDAY July 10, 2005: We are sorry for any inconvenience this may present to our Special Olympics athletes, our Firebird participants, our local sheriffs and police, and our valued sponsors. Unfortunately the weather for Saturday looks like rain in the morning and afternoon. The current weather forecast for Sunday is excellent. We know many of you from CT, MA, NJ, VT, VA, and Canada have plans and reservations to come in on Friday night and we apologize for changing the show date. Most of you are bringing many wonderful cars and don’t want to deal with road spray, etc. We understand. Therefore with much consideration and with much agony we are declaring the Rain Date in effect. The show will now happen on Sunday July 10,2005 at the same time and place. We hope you all be able to come and enjoy the show. We are sorry that the Friday night gathering at Locust Gove Motel is now cancelled. There is no need to reply to this message. If you are unable to attend we understand. Just know that we will give you the best All Firebird show in the Northeast on Sunday July 10 with Cruise to Memory Lane immediately following the show. We truly thank all of you for your support, Tom & Sandy Smith (event organizer)

jimp2001

IS IT THIS SATURDAY (9th) OR SUNDAY (10th)???

I just checked the Museums site and it says firebird show on the 10th?? Thats supposed to be the rain date.

I'll be there without my thirdgen.... everyone post pics of their cars so we can find each other

18inchboyds

its now sunday , and ill be there . I dont think my dads car will be there though , but heres pics of both .

82knightrider

iTrader: (1)

Ah,ok.My bad.Whats up Jeff.

You and your dads car kick but

82knightrider

iTrader: (1)

Oh yeah,wasnt it awsome when nolan ryan hit robin ventura with a baseball and robin charged the mound and nolan got him in a headlock and punched him in the face a bunch of times .

Classic MLB

18inchboyds

omg , funny you say that , i got a pic of that hanging on my wall framed , and signed by the man himself, ill have to get a pic, but thats funny you said that haha. lol , i love it .

Black_Bird_99

Due to the storm Cindy and all the rain we expect on Saturday, The show is now officially moved to SUNDAY JULY 10, 2005 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The Cruise to Memory Lane is also moved to Sunday immediately following the show. We still expect a good turnout for Sunday since some of the folks that could not come on Saturday are now jumping for joy that they can come on Sunday. Another bonus, we will not be competing with Countryfest so the traffic coming into Saratoga Springs and leaving on the Cruise will be easier to navigate.

I hope you can all come and enjoy the show. We have a lot of great raffle prizes and one of the best goodie bags that you will see anywhere! Please feel free to ask for me personally.

See you there.

My cars:
99 Formula WS6 "BlkBrd99"
70 Formula 400 "RedBrd70"

Thanks,
Tom Smith

bottledbird68

Awesome show, but I took my first gen, sorry third gen guys....

18inchboyds

i dont remember seeing that car

bottledbird68

Look a little more familiar this way?

That pic is a couple years old and I just repainted the car a few weeks ago

fb305svs

pics from the show guys - i think i got everyone who was there!

http://gallery.ss-perf.com/FirebirdLawnShow

18inchboyds

cool , you got more pics than i did. i thought that evilta looked familair for some reason .

fb305svs

lol yeah - i recognised yoru car as well

new link - finally got my gallery up and running

http://gallery.ss-perf.com/FirebirdLawnShow