Frequently Asked Questions
The car show will be held on the soccer fields east of Columbine library. Show cars and Preferred Parking should enter off of W. Bowles Avenue at the Library Entrance. Swap Meet Participants, Non-Food Vendors and Sponsors should enter at what is marked as the Bowles Entrance on the map. Clement_Park_Map
Registration Cost for a vehicle to compete for a trophy in the car show is $30 online and $40 at the gate. Online registration will close May 11th, or when we run out of spaces whichever comes first.
Eligible Vehicles are:
- Any Volkswagen branded vehicle Volkswagen ever made
- Any vehicle powered by any engine ever manufactured by Volkswagen
- Any Porsche ever made including replicas
- Any Audi ever made
Eligible Vehicles may register to compete for a trophy or may park in Preferred Parking.
Go to https://govwec.org/car-show-preregistration/
Fill out the form completely. Hit the submit button and you will be taken to the website store to pay $30. Registration is not completed until you pay.
You will need to pay full day of show price ($40) in cash (no bills larger than $50)
Judging begins at 9:30 AM and ends at 11:30 AM. Drivers who have prepaid will get on the field quicker and have a better chance to be parked with similar vehicles (all bues together in Bus Row, other air-cooled vehices together, water-cooled vehicles together). Not being registered online may not allow a car to be parked in its area and force them into a “late” comers area. This may impact whether a car gets votes in its trophy class.
Yes, there is a Swap Meet. You can purchase a 10′ x 10′ space for $15 or 10′ x 20′ space for $25 online, price goes up the day of the show and must be paid in cash. Tow vehicles must not be parked in the swap meet space without special permission, there will be an area near the swap meet designated for tow vehicles.
Go to swap meet registration to register for a space. Registration is not complete until the space is paid for.
Preferred Parking is reserved parking ($15 online, $20 at the show) for eligible vehicles that do not wish to participate for a trophy. The preferred parking area will be next to the car show vehicles. It will save you a long walk from Spectator parking.
Only if you and your friend, are both driving air-cooled vehicles or both driving water-cooled vehicles AND arrive together.
If both cars are in preferred parking you can park together, if you arrive together.
Saving Parking Spaces Is Not Allowed!
TIMELINE for VWOTG Car Show | |
6:00 am | Small group of Car Show volunteers shows up for initial set up |
6:30 am | Earliest Sponsors or Vendors may set up |
7:00 am | Earliest Show Vehicles and Preferred Parking may line up Earliest Swap Meet participants may set up |
7:30 am | Show Vehicles and Preferred Parking admitted to the show |
8:00 am | Owners of Registered cars pick up windshield cards at Registration canopy. First 150 receive dash plaques. |
9:30 am | Judging begins |
11:30 am | Ballots for all trophy classes are due at Registration Canopy |
1:00 pm | Trophy presentations start (will be held in the Picnic area) |
2:00 pm | Show Closes |
A Windshield Card is an 8 ½” by 11″ form printed on Card Stock. It contains the Class the vehicle is competing in, the vehicle number, the year make, model, color and type of engine (air-cooled, water-cooled, or electric). This information will all be filled out for thoose who register on ine. Those who register the day of the show will need to fill out a form containing the information that would be collected online and the windshield card themselves.
This year the card also gives space for an owner to add other interesting information about their vehicle.
Car show vehicles will be directed over one of two short ramp/bridges to get over the parking berm and swale leading to the soccer fields. The design of the ramp/bridges has been improved to prevent the teeter-totter effect. Ramps will be marked with parking guides to help drivers know they are on the ramp.
Well behaved dogs on a leash are welcome. Owners must pick up after their dogs and are liable for any injuries or damage their dog may cause.
Yes we will have several food trucks, and portable toilets and hand washing stations.
registering online ensures that after you drive out to the Park, there is a space waiting for you (swap meet, preferred parking, show vehicle parking). It will decrease the time you spend in lines. Additionally, some effort will be made to get similar cars parked together (that is we will have bus row and an air cooled are and a water cooled area). with preregistration we will know how much space to set aside for each group.
Not in the park, but there are ATMs at banks and businesses at the major intersections near the park.