2019 Opel Nationals (Sat, Oct 19th 2019, 8:00 am - 7:00 pm)

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2019 Opel Nationals

The 2019 Opel Nationals will be held October 17th thru the 19th at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The show in conjunction with the Fall AutoFair.

http://www.charlotte-autofair.com/

This will be the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Opel GT!

The actual show date is Saturday, October 19th. No Sunday show. The Saturday show will run longer and the overall AutoFair awards will be held under the lights in the NASCAR winners circle!

A lot of planning has already been done behind the…

Sat, Oct 19th 2019, 8:00 am – 7:00 pm 5555 Concord Pkwy S, Concord, NC 28027, USA

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April 11, 2019 at 4:15 PM

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The 2019 Opel Nationals will be held October 17th thru the 19th at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The show in conjunction with the Fall AutoFair.

http://www.charlotte-autofair.com/

This will be the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Opel GT!

The actual show date is Saturday, October 19th. No Sunday show. The Saturday show will run longer and the overall AutoFair awards will be held under the lights in the NASCAR winners circle!

A lot of planning has already been done behind the scenes with the speedway officials. Things could change but as of right now, we will be located beside the "Showcase Pavilion" where really cool cars are shown at each AutoFair. This is notable because it looks like we may be invited to show 4 or 5 of out best Opel's inside the Showcase Pavilion. I would like to see an excellent example of a GT (preferably a 1969), Kadet, Manta, etc.

Hotel information will be coming very soon. There will be a club "rate". If you have any suggestions on hotels, please post on here. We usually had been staying at the Holiday Inn Express. I believe they just upgraded their rooms a few months ago.

Also in the works: A band will play at either our location inside the speedway during the day or at our hotel on the evening of the 19th. Three of the guys will play for us and believe me, just the three of them are good.

http://theparttimebluesband.com

Hopefully, we can have one of the best Opel Nationals to date! More info to come soon!

Suggestions are welcome!

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The 2019 Opel Nationals will be held Saturday, October 19th in conjunction with the Fall AutoFair at the famed Charlotte Motor Speedway.

A lot of pre planning has been going on behind the scenes as we want to make sure this will be one of the best Opel National Events you could attend!

The hotel has been set up with 25 rooms blocked off for the Opel Club. The hotel is the Hilton Garden Inn in Concord, North Carolina. The hotel is less than a mile from the event at the Speedway. Cost per night is $139, which is a reduced rate from $179. $40 savings. You can either call the hotel directly at (704) 979-2900 or go to the Opel Club reservation link: https://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/p…ml?WT.mc_id=POG If you call, be sure you tell them that you want to reserve a room for the Opel Car Club. Rooms have been set aside for October 18th and 19th with check out on Sunday, the 20th. The hotel has a fantastic breakfast that is $9.95 for all you can eat.

The last day you can get the reduced rate at the hotel is September 18th. After that, the rooms will be released back to the general public at their normal rates.

The parking lot is very large with plenty of parking for trailers. I was told that we really needed a larger parking lot to accommodate trailers as the other hotel parking lot was really too small. I agreed.

There will be an auction on Saturday evening with proceeds after expenses going to The Make-A-Wish Foundation.

We are also planning on a small band to play Saturday evening. These guys are really good and you will enjoy their music.

I’m still working with the AutoFair people on where we will be located inside the speedway. I’m thinking we will be placed in a prime location for maximum exposure.

Any questions? Please ask. Call me at (704) 661-3666 or e-mail at CarolinaOpelClub@aol.com or Ooooner@aol.com (O’s, not zeros in Ooooner). Or simply post a question here...