June 11-17, 2016
EVENT DETAILS
Gonzales, LA – Baytown, TX – Austin, TX– Grand Prairie, TX
Oklahoma City, OK–Wichita, KS–Kansas City, KS
REGISTRATION LOCATION AND SHOW HOURS
NOTE: Some registration locations are NOT on the actual venue grounds but will be located near the venue. Please check addresses below AND also follow the signs directing you to REGISTRATION. At 6:00 pm on the first day of the event and each day thereafter, registrationcloses in order to pack up and travel to the next city. This is so they can be ready for set-up the following morning at the next day’s venue.
Multi Day Participants – once you pick up your credentials, you are set for the entire tour. You will not need to go back to registration.
Friday,June 10:
10am – 6pmRegistration Open at Lamar Dixon Expo Center, 4H Bldg, 9039 S St Landry Ave, Gonzales, LA 70737
(NOTE: There is NO show/cruise night – this is for early registration pickup ONLY, the event grounds arenot open until Saturday)
Saturday, June11
9am – 6pmRegistration Open at Lamar Dixon Expo Center, 4H Bldg, 9039 S St Landry Ave, Gonzales, LA 70737
9am–7 pmPAINLESS PERFORMANCEKick-Off Cruise Night Show Hours
6:45pmOPTIONAL DRIVERS’ MEETING @ MAIN STAGE–Lamar Dixon Expo Center
Sunday, June 12:
12 pm (noon) – 6pmRegistration Open at Barbers Hill High School, 9696 Eagle Dr, Mont Belvieu, TX 77580
12pm (noon)– 7 pmHOLLEY MSD Cruise Night Show Hours
Monday, June 13:
12 pm (noon) – 6pmRegistration Open at COTA/Accreditation Lot R, 7700 Kellam Rd, Del Valle, TX 78617
12 pm(noon) – 7 pmAMERICAN RACINGCruise Night Show Hours
Tuesday, June 14:
12 pm (noon) – 6pmRegistration Open at Lincoln College of Tech, 2915 Alouette Dr,Grand Prairie, TX75052
12 pm(noon) – 7 pmEDELBROCKCruise Night Show Hours
Wednesday, June 15:
12 pm (noon) – 6pmRegistration Open at Amateur Softball Assoc of America, 2801 NE 50th St,Oklahoma City, OK 73111
12 pm(noon) – 7 pmOklahoma CityCruise Night Show Hours
Thursday, June 16:
12 pm (noon) – 6pmRegistration Open at Wichita Greyhound Park, 1098 E 77th St North, Park City, KS 67147
12 pm (noon) – 7 pmG FORCE ENGINEERINGCruise Night Show Hours
Friday, June 17:
12 pm (noon) – 6pmRegistration Open atKansas Speedway Credential Bldg, 10401 France Family Dr,Kansas City, KS 66111
12 pm(noon) – 8pmCHEVROLET PERFORMANCE Grand FinaleCruise Night Show Hours
- 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm @ Main Stage – Chevrolet Performance Finale Presentation, Power
Tour Sweepstakes and Long Hauler Ceremony.
Note: HOT ROD no longer executes the Long Haul photo—the event has simply grown too large to gather all the people into a meaningful photo.
Hot Rod will once again be taking photos of each long hauler car as you roll by the Hot Rod Power Tour bus on your way out. That will be optional, but the gallery will be posted on hotrod.com approximately a month after the event by the Hot Rod editorial staff.
General Show Information
Drivers’ Meeting: We will be addressing the crowd from the Main Stage at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday evening, June 11. Please join us as we hold the ONLY drivers’ meeting of the 2016 Power Tour. The meeting is not mandatory, but we highly recommend you attend.
Event Hours (Cruise Nights):Saturday, June 11, Kickoff:9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Sunday thru Thursday:12:00 noon to 7:00 pm
Friday, June 17, Grand Finale:12:00 noon to 8:00 pm
No participants will be allowed into the Cruise Night area before the above noted start hour.
What goes on at the Cruise Nights?: Each cruise night you’ll see 1,000 to 3,000 local cars that have shown up to visit the Power Tour cars. There will be manufacturers set up showing off their latest parts and cars, autograph sessions with celebrities, giveaways at the main stage, and photo shoots with HOT ROD magazine and HOTROD.com. There will be an autocross sponsored by Mothers Polish on June 11 at Lamar Dixon Expo Center, drag racing fun runs on the June 12 stop at Royal Purple Raceway, on June 13 there will be autocross sponsored by American Racing at Circuit of the Americas, and each day the Lucas Oil Dyno Challenge will be available for a fee to participants. Make the most of each Cruise Night on Hot Rod Power Tour, and please be sure to thank your Cruise Night Sponsors. Enjoy what each day has to offer.
Autocross information: Visual safety inspection of participant vehicle before running the course (includes making sure tires are not bald and car is not leaking any fluids). Helmets are not required.
Royal Purple Drag Race Fun Run information: Helmets will be required for anyone exceeding 13.99 in the quarter mile.Must bring own helmet. No rentals available.
Doing the Long Haul?: If you plan to travel the entire Power Tour route as a Long Hauler, you are required to have your LONG HAULER credential time stamped each day of the tour starting on June 11 at Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, LA. Time stamp machines will be located at the main stage of each day’s venue. Long Haulers MUST pick up their credentials in Gonzales by 6pm, June 11, as registration will close to pack up and head out to Baytown to be ready for set-up on June 12. Participants that do NOT have the LONG HAULER credential and are NOT going to all seven venues do NOT need to stamp their credentials. Again, be sure to remember to time-stamp your Long Hauler credential each day at each venue to certify you as a true Long Hauler!
Directions: Tour directions will be available at well asprinted copies of the AutoZone Pocket Guide (directions/event schedule) will be at registration and at the COMP Cams Main Stage each day. Since we no longer have a morning drivers’ meeting, on the directions we have stated an intersection of where the odometer was tripped. You are not required to officially start at this intersection. If you end up leaving direct from your hotel, you will still be amongst many, many other participants. The directions/route provided is not mandatory. If you want to hit a local landmark, feel free to enjoy tourist attractions! You can jump off the route at any time. Remember, we bring thousands of hot rods onto the local roads. There WILL be traffic jams in the small towns. We can’t avoid traffic unless we have the tour go direct on the highway. But what fun would that be? Doing the Power Tour includes those roads that go through Middle America! Enjoy the scenery and the locals sitting at the side of the road enjoying the hot rods rolling on through! Be sure to wave back!
Construction/Detours/LOST?: It is bound to happen….construction! Always pops up when we least expect it. Follow any posted detours. LOST? You won’t be the first! Even the Hot Rod staff has gotten lost. Consult an old school map, the new school map (smart phone) or pull into a local business for assistance. The locals love to assist!
Gas Stops: There will not be “official” gas stops listed in the driving directions. We do drive many two-lane roads where towns can be anywhere from 20 or 30 miles apart. If you are running low, don’t push it. Get gas in one of the little towns.
Mechanical Problems: Stuff happens when you least expect it or are “in the middle of nowhere.” Join up with another participant, or tour buddy, at your first Cruise Night, exchange cell phone numbers if possible, and keep an eye on each other while driving from one city to the next. IMPORTANT: You are responsible for your own repairs as well as for securing a facility to make repairs. The Tour does not have mechanics driving the route. Past experience has shown that if you do break down, you will not be left alone as many participants are more than willing to lend a hand. This goes both ways. Don’t assume “someone else” will help a stranded fellow participant. Lend a hand if you see a fellow participant in need of assistance.
Daily Coverage: Be sure to check and for Power Tour coverage, updates and any unexpected route changes. Be sure to hashtag your photos! #PowerTour
Inclement Weather: If inclement weather rolls in during event hours, event management will consult with venue officials and follow that venue’s emergency procedures.
Vehicle Change?: Is the vehicle you registered not ready yet or you broke it? Just email by the morning of June 9 with the new vehicle information: Year, Make, Model, Color, License Plate State, Plate Number, Insurance Company and Policy Number. The event team can make the change in the registration system. Otherwise, when you pick up your credentials, please inform the onsite registration staff of the change of vehicles.
Long Hauler® Award Ceremony: The Long Hauler® Award Ceremony will take place FRIDAY, JUNE 17, at the COMP Cams Main Stage beginning at 6:30 pm - Chevrolet PerformanceFinale Presentation, Hot Rod Power Tour Sweepstakes and followed by the Long Hauler Ceremony. Long Haulers will then receive instructions on receiving their Long Hauler Certificate and Long Hauler gift.
Remember to bring your completed LONG HAULER credential / timecard with you to the ceremony.
-ONE LONG HAULER CREDENTIAL PER LONG HAULER PARTICIPANT.
-ONE LONG HAULER AWARD & GIFT PER LONG HAULER PARTICIPANT.
-WE CAN NO LONGER ALLOW LONG HAULERS TO PICK UP LONG HAULER AWARDS ON BEHALF OF OTHER LONG HAULERS.
*EACH LONG HAULER MUST PRESENT THEIR OWN PROPERLY VERIFIED CREDENTIAL ONLY TO RECEIVE THEIR AWARD.
2016 Hot Rod Power Tour Venues/Addresses
Event is FREE to spectators. Some venues on the Tour will charge a spectator parking fee as noted below.
STOP 1, Saturday, June 11, Gonzales, LA:Lamar Dixon Expo Center, 9039 S. St. Landry Ave, Gonzales, LA 70737
Spectator Parking Fee: $5.00
STOP 2, Sunday, June 12, Baytown, TX:Royal Purple Raceway, 2525 FM 565, Baytown, TX 77523
Spectator Parking Fee: $5.00
STOP 3, Monday, June 13, Austin, TX:Circuit of the Americas, 9201 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, TX 78617
Spectator Parking Fee: $20.00
STOP 4, Tuesday, June 14, Grand Prairie, TX: Traders Village, 2602 Mayfield Rd, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Spectator Parking Fee: $5.00
STOP 5, Wednesday, June 15, Oklahoma City, OK: Remington Park, Remington Place, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Spectator Parking Fee: No Charge
STOP 6, Thursday, June 16, Wichita, KS: Kansas Pavilions, 1279 E. 85th St, Valley Center, KS 67147
Spectator Parking Fee: $5.00
STOP 7, Friday, June 17, Kansas City, KS: Kansas Speedway, 400 Speedway Blvd, Kansas City, KS66111
Spectator Parking Fee: No Charge
Need a Vehicle Transported?Are you looking to have your Power Tour vehicle shipped to Gonzales, LA and/or from Kansas City, KS? As an official sponsor of this year’s tour PILOT TRANSPORT is offering special participant pricing to transport your vehicle in one of their state-of-the-art enclosed trucks.
Contact Tom Ortman , W: (248)486-3700, C: (734)245-1814 for rates and details.
Event Chevrolet Performance Product Certificate Sweepstakes
You Will Have a Chance to Win a Chevrolet Performance Product Certificate. Sweepstake goes live on June 11, 2016 at 9:00am CDT! HOT ROD magazine is giving you the opportunity to enter for your chance to win a Chevrolet Performance Product Certificate. Two (2) grand prize winners will each be awarded a Chevrolet Performance $5,000.00 Product Certificate ($5,000.00 retail value). Four (4) first prize winners will each be awarded a Chevrolet Performance $2,500.00 Product Certificate ($2,500.00 retail value). Potential Grand-Prize and First-prize winner must select a General Motors dealer and provide dealer name and address in order to redeem product certificate (dealer selection cannot be changed at a later date). HOT ROD will make tablets available for entry at the 2016 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour. Remember, sweepstake link (via hotrod.com) goes live on June 11, 2016 at 9:00am CDT!
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. 2016 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour Event Chevrolet Performance Product Certificate Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is valid in 48 United States and D.C. only excluding New York and Florida (void where prohibited/restricted). Limit one entry per person. Starts 9 a.m. Central Daylight Time (“CDT”) on 6/11/16 and ends at 4 p.m. Central Daylight Time (“CDT”) on 6/17/16. Must be 18 or older as of 6/11/16 and possess a valid driver’s license. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries. Random drawing held on or about 5 p.m. CDT on 6/17/16. Potential winners announced at about 6:30 p.m. CDT on 6/17/16 on the final day of Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour near Kansas City, Kansas (presence not required to win). There are two (2) grand prizes with A.R.V. of $5,000 each and four (4) first prizes with A.R.V. of $2,500 each.