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Charlotte Cars and Coffee - New Location Sat May 7th, 2016

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  1. MC36

    MC36 Karting

    Apr 24, 2009
    101
    Saturday, May 7th 2016
    Cars and Coffee Charlotte’s **New Location**
    Windstream HQ
    1720 Galleria Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28270
    (Corner of Monroe Rd and Galleria Blvd, behind Bojangles)
    7:30am-11:00am


    https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wi...ddf258501a4228

    Hello All,

    Happy Spring to everyone. It looks as if the weather is going to be cool and dry for Saturday which is perfect! We have event #1 in the books for last month, the rainy weather did not deter everyone. The turnout was amazing considering the conditions but it was a good test of the property to see how it can handle us. A few changes have been made to accommodate the crowd. Keep in mind there is a lower tier that we can fill up as well and I feel a lot of you will appreciate once we discover it. Bojangles is very appreciative of our business and vowed to staff additional workers to make our experience better. I would ask that if you see trash on the grounds, please pick it up and place it in the trash bags that are provided. My goal is to leave the property better than we found it. The property offers over 850 parking spaces; it is a secure location with three entrances, a traffic light to help with access, and a Bojangles’ restaurant at the top of the property giving us access to food and bathrooms. There are also several other restaurants, shops and gas stations nearby making things very convenient.


    Cars and Coffee has a new and improved website Cars and Coffee ? Welcome to the Official site for Cars and Coffee Online. This site is dedicated to the car enthusiast., Please log on and register! As one of the first communities outside of South California I would like to see our registration top all others! It is a good forum and an excellent source of information.


    I have to take a second to thank a few people who were instrumental in helping to keep this event going and in securing the new location, Peter Nikonovich of Automotive International and Bob Pletcher of Maserati Charlotte have been beyond helpful in providing resources as well as insight on how to keep this event afloat, safe, and secure, for their assistance I am forever grateful. Mattie King formally of Mattie’s Diner has also been helpful in making connections and taking care of logistics to keep this event going. I am truly thankful for their willingness to help and keep this great event going for the City of Charlotte! After almost 8 years in existence we need to look at giving back to the community in other ways, more details will follow as I investigate how we can connect better.

    Along with Levine Properties I thank Windstream for their generosity in allowing us to use the property. My promise to them is we leave the space better than we find it by not leaving trash behind and obeying property rules and regulations. I have toured the property several times and have the initial logistics worked out, but please be patient with our first few events as we add 500+ cars and people. We will have to learn how the property will respond to our use.

    In any event this size it is imperative we have, obey and enforce key rules for the safety of all and insurance concerns. Following are the rules for those that may have missed them or those that just need a reminder.

    Cars and Coffee Rules:

    -Absolutely no burnouts or horse play in the lot or the roads surrounding the property. It is irresponsible and safety is a huge concern for us. This is a one-strike rule! Violators will be asked not to return and the matter referred to the CMPD/Sheriff's Dept.

    -The Independence Division of the Mecklenburg Police Department is well aware of our event and will patrol the area. Speeding and unlawful behavior will not be tolerated on the public roads surrounding the property or on the Windstream HQ property. 911 will be called if antics prevail and the CMPD will respond!

    -No vendors of any kind will be allowed to set up tables, booths, banners or tents. Fliers can be handed out to individuals but no signage, tables, or structures are allowed on the property per the tenet’s request. Fliers cannot be placed on or in cars without the owner’s permission.

    -Trailers, box trucks and haulers will not be allowed. We need to gauge the traffic patterns and number of participants for a few events before we can accommodate larger vehicles.

    -We are guests on this property. We need to leave the facilities better than we find them on each visit. Windstream is letting us use this facility free of charge so we need to respect it, there are trashcans throughout the property, please do not litter. If your car happens to leak fluid please clean it up.

    -Uniformed Sheriff Deputies will be stationed at two points on the property. We hope this will deter any burnouts, rapid acceleration and general idiotic moves leaving the parking lot.

    -We are asking bystanders not stand in front of Bojangles to film or loiter. If those leaving don't have an audience with video cameras it will greatly decrease incidents of poor behavior. There is plenty of room in the parking look to take pictures and see the cars up close.

    -Eliminating onlookers at the entrance will also reduce the chances of anyone getting hurt by a vehicle entering or leaving the property.

    Thank you and see you all on Saturday!


    Michael
     

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