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49th Porsche Parade Concours d’Elegance!
Main Street Ft. Worth and Sundance Square will be this year’s site for the Concours d’Elegance. The Concours will be held on Monday, July 5th, 2004, this is the official government Fourth of July holiday. Your Concours site will be especially unique this year and will provide a picture-perfect setting for displaying your Porsche. Downtown Ft. Worth and Sundance Square will offer participants and family a wonderful flavor of the Old West. Our main venue will be red brick-lined Main Street, Ft. Worth featuring longhorn topiary, the Chisum Trail murals and the Tarrant County Court House clock tower framing the Concours site. So join us for a memorable Porsche setting at the gateway to the Old West. The Concours Site
Although cordoned-off, the Concours site is a public street. No jacks, jack stands or painting will be permitted at the Concours site. All final cleaning supplies must be removed from the site before judging begins. For your convenience, we will provide secure locations for your supplies. No commercial signs or commercial activities are permitted without prior approval from the Concours Chair. No loud music will be permitted at any time. To comply with requirements of the City of Ft. Worth, an entrant or co-entrant with a key must remain with the car at all times. Only the entrant or co-entrant will be permitted to interface with the judges, and one of these individuals must be present during judging. Staging and Placement Concours Prep Areas
Preparation of your Porsche must be done prior to Parade; only final cleanup is to be completed in the prep areas. Be sure to bring all the supplies you will need including jacks, buckets, rags, biodegradable soap, extension cords, portable lighting, and a car cover as none of these items will be provided. Prep Area I: Radio Shack Garage: Weatherford St and Cherry St Trailer parkingNo trailers/big-rigs will be allowed at the Prep Area I, 8-story garage. Trailer/big-rig parking will be at the Prep Area II, Radio Shack Subway Lot only. Trailers are not allowed at the Concours site without prior notification except for those unloading Historic Display cars or Club Race cars. Once cars are unloaded, ALL trailers must be moved to the Subway Lot. Post-Parade parking for Concours cars and trailers.All trailers and support vehicles must be moved to Texas Motor Speedway following Concours day. Registration
You will be allowed to change classifications or withdraw your Porsche from the Concours up until close of registration, Sunday July 4th. There will be no exceptions to this rule. 10 Mile Tour ReminderWill you be entering your Porsche in the Restoration Group? To earn bonus points per the PCR’s, join us for a great 10-mile tour of Ft. Worth’s cultural district and environs. The tour will be conducted on Sunday morning, July 4th. Details will be available at registration. JudgingConcours judging will begin at 9:00AM and will comply with Parade PCR’s. You must be in place by 8:00AM with your placard displayed and the top of the score sheets completed. Each entry will be judged as an assembled unit and all components must be attached before judging begins. Once judging begins on the first car of the day, only light dusting will be permitted.
Concours Scoring and Posting of Results
Once the scores for all the divisions and groups have been posted and any protests resolved, the division winners will be re-judged for the group awards. Listen for announcements as to when re-judging will begin. You will be given 15 minutes for light dusting and preparation. No cleaning or prep work is permitted prior to this time. Only the entrant and co-entrant will be permitted to prepare the car. The Scoring Committee areas are off limits to everyone except authorized personnel. Signs will be posted reminding you of this requirement. ProtestsProtests will be accepted according to the rules outlined in the PCR’s. It would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with these rules prior to the Concours. Questions maybe directed to a member of the Protest Committee, the head judge or the Concours Chair. The Protest Committee will be centrally located along Main Street. Look for the protest tent and signs. Awards
Of Special Interest for this Year’s Concours d’Elegance
Concours VolunteersSigning up to work the Concours d’Elegance? Your ‘04 Concours team is looking for volunteers to work at the Concours. Make sure you sign up using the form supplied in your registration packet. A Concours workers meeting will be held Sunday afternoon July 4th - time and location to be announced. This meeting will brief you on the plans for the Concours and your assignment. PAG/PCNA LuncheonYour registration packet will contain luncheon ticket(s). Remember to bring these with you to the Concours site. The luncheon will be served at the Worthington hotel headquarters. Look for the signs! WeatherThis is July in Texas so expect the days to be hot. Average temperatures range from 84°-95°. There is limited shade at the open prep area parking lot. The garage is covered. On Concours day, you will be within close walking distance to the headquarters hotel. In addition, a limited number of restaurants in Sundance Square may be open because of the holiday. Problems and QuestionsYour 2004 Parade Concours team is ready to assist you with any questions or problems you have, now or during Parade. We are available by phone or e-mail prior to Parade; we will be available to answer questions at registration. Join us in Ft.Worth for the 49th Porsche Parade!
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Maverick Region and the City of Ft. Worth welcome you to the 49th Porsche Parade Concours d’Elegance
sponsored by Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America!
On Concours morning, Ft.Worth will cordon-off entry to Main Street except for Porsches entered in the event.
Note that Main Street is tree-lined adding to the charm of the Old West and Sundance Square. The staging and
positioning of Porsche’s will take this into account and ensure that no cars are beneath the trees. To make things
convenient for participants, the east side of our HQ hotel faces onto Main Street, our Concours venue.
Your Concours prep areas will be located in downtown Ft. Worth. The primary Concours prep area will be an
8-story garage located 3 blocks from the Worthington Hotel. A second open-type lot is available 6 blocks from the
hotel. This lot will be for trailered cars, big-rigs, support vehicles and participants using popup tents. All prep areas
will be patrolled by security.
All Concours d’Elegance participants must be processed through the normal Parade registration procedure as
required by the PCR’s At this time you will receive a placard to display adjacent to you car, a map to your Concours
day entry point, your score sheets and a People’s Choice ballot. Fill out the top of each score sheet PRIOR to
arriving at the Concours site on Monday morning.
Scoring shall follow PCR guidelines. Scoring results will be posted in a timely manner and once posted,
you will receive a copy of your individual score sheets. The protest period will begin once the scores are posted.