Concorso attendance involves making 2 separate arrangements: (1) Motel Accommodations, (2) Concorso Entry (Friday). Of course there are many other things to do during the Pebble Beach Week/Classic Car Week in Monterey. Many people round off their weekend by attending other events. Two of the more popular events for Pantera owners have been the Historic Races at Laguna Seca (Saturday August 16) and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance (Sunday August 17). I shall provide the information for all 4 to get you started.
Enthusiasts interested in attending the Concorso Italiano this year are advised to make your decisions and arrangements this week. The reserved motel rooms have a financial deadline that Pantera International must meet in order to retain our reserved block of rooms. PCNC payed a large sum of money up front to reserve the track-side parking at Laguna Seca. PCNC needs your participation in order to recoup their investment.
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MOTEL ACCOMODATIONS
As in past years, Pantera International has a block of rooms reserved at the Monterey Beach Dunes motel. The motel is located just around the corner from where Reservation Road dead ends at the sand. The motel is literally across the street from the sand, a short walk to the ocean’s edge. Also across the street from the motel is an AJ Spurs Restaurant (steak and sea food). With the Concorso Italiano moving to the Marina Airport, it is literally a simple 4 mile drive on Reservation Road between the Concorso and the motel.
Room rates are $210 single/$235 double for August 14, 15 and 16. Outside those dates the room rates are $100 single/$120 double. Each room shall also be billed a 10% occupancy tax and 50 cent county tourism assessment. Single rooms include a queen size bed, double rooms include 2 double size beds. All rooms are non-smoking.
Pantera International must make a $5000 payment on July 1 in order to retain our block of rooms. If you plan to attend the Concorso, please reserve your rooms no later than Monday June 30th.
To reserve your rooms please telephone Justin at the club office 805-524-5248, Monday through Thursday.
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CONCORSO ITALIANO Friday August 15th
If you plan to enter your car in the Concorso Italiano the registration fees are:
$125 through June 30
$150 through July 31
$175 through August 15
Registration price is good for a driver and one passenger (2 people)
Gold Class upgrades for participants are $75 per person.
If you plan to attend the Concorso as a spectator the registration fees are:
$85 through June 30
$90 through July 31
$100 through August 15
Children under 12 are admitted for free
The Gold Class spectator registration fee is $150 for adults, $50 for children under 12 through August 15th.
Register as a participant or a spectator on the Concorso web site at
http://www.concorso.com
or by telephoning the Concorso Organizers at 425-742-0632
Those preferring to register by mail can acquire registration forms from Justin at the club office by telephoning 805-524-5248.
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Historic Races at Laguna Seca Raceway Saturday August 16th
The Pantera Corral at Laguna Seca is being run by the Pantera Club of Northern California (PCNC) this year. There will be no luncheon provided this year, but the same parking location has been acquired, which is far superior to general parking. This also allows you to fellowship with your fellow Pantera owners, and constitutes one of the largest gathering of Panteras anywhere in the world outside of the Concorso itself. It has been a favorite Saturday event for many owners for many years.
A Pantera Corral parking pass is only available to those who purchase their tickets for the Laguna Seca Historic Races through PCNC. Pantera Corral parking for your DeTomaso automobile is a FREE benefit of buying your tickets through PCNC, there is NO EXTRA COST for the Pantera Corral parking pass.
PCNC needs to hear from you no later than Friday July 25th if you want the tickets and parking pass mailed to your home, or Friday August 8th if you want to pick your tickets and parking pass up at the Concorso.
Purchase your tickets for the Laguna Seca Historic Races on the PCNC web site at:
http://www.panteraclubnorcal.com/
For those of you who have heard or read the cruel rumors that Pantera International is falling apart and was incapable of running this parking corral, please don’t be alarmed by what you hear or read. The individuals spreading this falsehood never contacted me, Justin or Jim Cozzolino; it's all just assumptions on their part.
Those of you who are acquainted with Jim Cozzolino and I know that we both have a preference for events involving driving our cars. Since the entire day Friday is spent displaying the cars at the Concorso, we feel a more "balanced" weekend would involve taking the cars on the road Saturday. Jim and I were not interested in running the parking corral at Laguna Seca. We wanted the opportunity to plan a road event for Saturday, but we didn’t want to cancel the parking corral because we knew it was popular with a number of people. Larry Stock of Pantera Parts Connection gave me the idea to offer PCNC the chance to run the corral. What a wonderful solution, and another example of how the two clubs can and do work together for the good of our hobby.
Jim has not finalized plans on our road event, so I have nothing to report to you about it at this time.
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PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS d’ELEGANCE Sunday August 17th
General admission tickets for the Concours d’Elegance are $150 purchased in advance or $175 purchased at the gate.
You can purchase advance tickets on the Concours d’Elegance web site:
http://www.pebblebeachconcours.net/
or by phoning 877-693-0009
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