TEXAS REGION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2023
The planned Social Events for the year are as follows. These special events are in addition to our monthly 08:30 breakfast the fourth Saturday at the IHop restaurant at 2310 Simmons Trail just off Northwest Highway and 35E near the Elegante Hotel.
FEBURARY 4 : Our annual CCCA Al Kroemer Chili Cook-Off which will again this year be held at Ray Kinney’s Addison Airport hanger at 15807 Addison Road at the intersection of Addison Road and George Haddaway Street. There will be a $15.00 charge to help cover the cost of the tables and chairs rental. Please RSVP to Bill Downs at wdowns9757@aol.com or by phone at 214-280-3269 to tell him if you will bring chili for judging, salad, appetizer, dessert, or other entre.
MARCH 29-APRIL 2: The 2023 CCCA Annual Meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. Please see the Classic Car magazine or go to the CCCA website for details.
MARCH 30-APRIL 2: Some of us will attend the annual Packard Club meet in Saledo, TX. The host hotel is the Holiday Inn. Some out members will want to take their Packards for judging which will take place Saturday morning with the awards presentation and dinner Saturday night. Registration fee is $35 and dinner is $25 per person. Information regarding tours and other events on Friday, April 1 will be available later.
APRIL 15: Ennis Bluebonnet Trail Tour Event. We will meet at Dunkin’ Donuts in Dallas for coffee at 8:30 am and caravan to Ennis, congregating at 11:30 at the Ennis Welcome Center @ 201 NW Main Street. Maps will be available. We will drive the North Trail, stopping at the Sugar Ridge Road Winery for a rest stop and snacks before returning to Ennis, where members can shop and visit attractions before returning home.
MAY 1: White Rock Lake ABCDE Car Show.
MAY 6-7: Houston Keels and Wheels Car and Boat Show.
JUNE (Date to be determined): An overnight road trip to Ardmore, Oklahoma. On Friday, the first travel day, we will stop at the Horton Car Museum in Nacona, Texas, before driving to the Holiday Inn in Ardmore. On Saturday, we will have a driving tour in the mountains and around Lake Murray.
JULY: Trip to Fort Worth to visit the Bob Simpson Art and Car Museum in the Fort Worth Star Telegram Building, a Stockyard BBQ restaurant, and the Kimbell Museum of Art.
AUGUST: Overnight trip to Houston, Texas, to visit the Man Cave and other car collections.
SEPTEMBER: A visit to the Perot Museum after a lunch at the El Fenix restaurant across the street.
OCTOBER (Date to be determined): Mike Ames “Not So Grand Classic” in Arlington, Texas.
OCTOBER 14: Westlake Car Show
NOVEMBER (Date to be determined): The annual Texas Region CCCA meeting.
DECEMBER (Date to be determined): The annual Holiday Party.
