3 months away! Getting excited[:p]
Kip,
Hope you don't mind me tagging onto your thread.
Just a reminder....for any procrastinators....
April 30th. is the last day to get your Swapmmet Vendor Application form turned in to the AMA in order to retain your spaces from last year.
Paul
Anyone know who the Marque is for this year?
Not sure about the featured Marque but I sure hope Christina Aguilera doesn't sing the National Anthem prior to each day's events[B)]
They are lagging on the Marque, usually it's announced by Feb.
If you order your tickets ahead of time there is a significant savings.
http://www.midohio.com/getdoc/952fee0e-9d6f-4306-aadd-5ee1ea3ef66c/Buy-Tickets
Paul
Can you camp at a vendor's site, or do you have to camp at the designated camp sites?
It states on the Swapmeet Vendor Application that camping IS allowed in your vendor space.
Paul
I don't post often here,but do vist.Maybe I'm wrong,but it would be a hard to put something together for the featured marque before July.If the AMA has one selected, sure would like to know.Jack?
They sell pre-entry tickets for $10 less, then charge $9 to mail them out, so be prepared to buy them for your friends and mail them out yourself. Mike
Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1980 KTM 175-400'S
1975 Can Am 175 TNT & 77 250 Black Widow
1979 Husqvarna OR250 & OR390
1976-78 RM & 77-79 PE Suzuki's
1974 CR250M 07 CR125R & CR150R
Mike,
Thanks for the heads up on the extra charges. I just went to the Mid-Ohio site to confirm what you said and sure enough there is an $8.99 charge per order.
Paul
Because I'm not that good with math, someone help me out. Last year if you were an AMA member your swap meet vendor spot was $125.00 and you received two weekend passes. This year the cost was reduced to $100.00, thank you. So lets do the math, you buy two weekend passes in advance to get the discount, plus shipping of the tickets, plus the swap meet spot, comes to a grand total of $179.00. And if you wish to have your vendor packet sent in advance and not stand in line at the will call gate, that is another $40.00. As they say down south they must of seen us coming. I know it is not nice to complain but with times as hard as they are, "$4.00 gas," is this the best someone could come up with? Yes I did purchase my tickets weeks ago and yes I'm still waiting to receive them, they, Mid-Ohio said maybe next week, i.e. three weeks after the fact. Thanks for letting me vent!
Kevin,
Last year VMD swap meet spaces were $175 for AMA members and included 2 $35 weekend passes, a parking pass and 2 overflow parking passes and a couple of barbeque dinners. This year a swap meet space is $100 which includes all of the parking, camping and dinners. You can now purchase the number of tickets you desire independently. If you choose to purchase 2 weekend tickets that is $70 plus $8.99 for shipping and handling. The difference between last year and this year is $4.99. If you purchase more tickets the difference becomes even less.
The $40 shipping charge for swap meet packages is a clerical error and will not be charged. The receipt and info for the swap meet will be mailed at no charge.
Mid Ohio process tickets in batches as opposed to one customer at a time. They print tickets, specific to VMD and the orders recieved, package and ship them in large batches. This is efficient and has been a reliable process for years. Kevin I am sure you will recieve your tickets well in advance of the event.
Please consider that rising costs for gas and everything else are the same for everyone. The AMA, Mid Ohio, the Demo trucks, vendors, police, security, ambulance, helicopter, food vendors and virtually everyone providing services to the participants at the VMD are paying higher cost, yet the cost entry and a vending space is nearly identical to last year.
This is a great motorcycle event and 4 day weekend with so much to do and see for a price less than many single day events. Plus you have an opportunity to sell to the largest motorcycle swap meet croud in the country.
I hope you all come, have a great time, and make a few bucks or spend a few at the swap meet.
See you there,
Jack
Last year I had to pay $450 for the same 2 spaces I previously had for the prior 2 years because they lost my prior registration information & didn't get to pre register. I am just glad that they got it right this year. Mike
Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1980 KTM 175-400'S
1975 Can Am 175 TNT & 77 250 Black Widow
1979 Husqvarna OR250 & OR390
1976-78 RM & 77-79 PE Suzuki's
1974 CR250M 07 CR125R & CR150R
I don't think they will get my money this year.
Lew Mayer
I'll be there, {again}, I buy my ticket at the gate.
Hey Mike, I'll throw you a few bucks if I can sell a couple of bikes in your space?!
Mick
Lew, say it ain't so! Mick, I asked if they could widen the spaces into prime spaces so they don't constantly complain about borderlines like last year, so hopefully we can have a little extra room for bikes. Mike
Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1980 KTM 175-400'S
1975 Can Am 175 TNT & 77 250 Black Widow
1979 Husqvarna OR250 & OR390
1976-78 RM & 77-79 PE Suzuki's
1974 CR250M 07 CR125R & CR150R
Hey guys I was not clear on my post about the $40 charge for S&H of the vendor package.
You will receive your vendor package at the swap meet sign in, obviously at no charge. The package will have your parking passes and swap meet map, rules and etc.
There is nothing in the package that is needed to enter Mid Ohio gate. Your swap meet reciept and weekend tickets are what you will need to get on the grounds on Thursday.
If you feel that you would like to have the swap meet package with a parking pass and map in advance there is a $40 fee. This is not required or needed to get in.
Kawasaki is the featured bike this year.
We have five spaces this year. I hope to meet you all. I really like to visit Pentonville.
I'll have the bike I found in the weeds if anyone wants it. Roy
I can't find a pic of the bike. here it is posted on another forum. If i shouldn't post this, please delete. Roy
http://www.wgcarbs.com/forum/index.php/topic,1388.0.html
Hi Roy,
If you can bring the bike to VMD this year, please let me know what you want for it. Contact me a 1putt at hky.com. Will look for your reply. wnm
I received my new AMA membership card in the mail today. Since they had messed up last year on my space registration, I let the membership expire and when I went to re-new it the on-line renewal would not work for me, and I just had to buy a membership, assuming they would use the same # like they had done in the past even after it had expired. To try to make a long story short, I wrote my old membership # on my Mid-Ohio pre-entry form. Anyone want to make bets on whether my Mid-Ohio entry is messed up again this year? Mike
Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1980 KTM 175-400'S
1975 Can Am 175 TNT & 77 250 Black Widow
1979 Husqvarna OR250 & OR390
1976-78 RM & 77-79 PE Suzuki's
1974 CR250M 07 CR125R & CR150R
Hi Roy,
If you can bring the bike to VMD this year, please let me know what you want for it. Contact me a 1putt at hky.com.
email sent
We just got our area comfirmed for Mid-Ohio. Fence 4,5,6,7,8.
Please stop by and visit and have a cold drink of water on us.
I rent one area just to sit and rest. I am looking foward to meeting you all. Roy