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2016 NC Region Spring Meet

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2016 NC Region Spring Meet – April 30, 2016

Goldsboro, NC – Center Street in historic downtown

Hosted by the Southeastern NC Chapter AACA

This is the spring show for the NC Region.  Be sure to come out to the show. 
There is also and open show nearby sponsored by the Wayne Count Cruisers. 


Pre-registration Deadline is April 15.  Please see Registration Form .

The Southeastern NC Chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America proudly hosts the 2016 North Carolina Region Spring Meet in historic downtown Goldsboro on Center Street. The City of Goldsboro has recently undergone a sixteen-million dollar downtown infrastructure & beautification streetscape project complete with water features, street-art displays and traffic roundabouts. The downtown area is alive with restaurants, unique shops and businesses, plus the Wayne County Arts Council and Wayne County Museum, all within walking distance of the Center Street show field.

Brief History of Goldsboro: When Wayne County was formed in 1789, the town of Waynesborough developed along the banks of the Neuse River around the county courthouse that was built there. In the late 1830’s, the Wilmington and Raleigh (Weldon) Railroad line was built to the east of Waynesborough. At the intersection of the railroad and the New Bern Road, a hotel was built and a community began to establish itself. This community became known as Goldsborough’s Junction after Major Matthew T. Goldsborough, an Assistant Chief Engineer with the railroad line. The town of Goldsborough was incorporated in 1847, and the name officially changed to Goldsboro in 1869. The City of Goldsboro became the county seat for Wayne County in 1847 and has expanded to an area encompassing over twenty-five square miles. It is also a railroad & highway transportation center for the area’s agriculture, business, and industry, plus its major role in national defense.

Location: Located in the Coastal Plain region of eastern North Carolina, the City of Goldsboro is the county seat of Wayne County. Conveniently located on Interstate 795 and highways US 70, US 13 and US 117, Goldsboro is within minutes of the I-40 and I-95 corridors.

Goldsboro/Wayne County Today: Goldsboro is one of North Carolina’s metropolitan statistical areas (US Census Bureau MSA) with a metropolitan population of approximately 125,000 people. Recognized as a Top-Ten-US-City by Money Magazine in 1993, the City of Goldsboro takes great pride in providing an excellent quality of life. The City of Goldsboro is the proud home of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, home of the 4th Fighter Wing. Seymour Johnson received the Commander in Chief’s Installation Excellence Award – Air Force for 2001, the highest award given to a military base. Spanning more than five decades and five wars, Seymour Johnson AFB’s 4th Fighter Wing is one of the most distinguished fighter units in the world. The 4th Fighter Wing of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, puts air power on-target, on-time for America. The wing is home to the multi-role, all-weather F-15E Strike Eagle and provides worldwide deployable aircraft and personnel capable of executing combat missions in support of the Aerospace Expeditionary Force. The base is named for Seymour Johnson, a native of Goldsboro, and Navy test pilot who died in an airplane crash on March 5, 1941. Seymour Johnson AFB occupies 3,300 acres within the city limits of Goldsboro.

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2016 Annual Meet Report

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2016 Annual Membership Meeting

The NC Region Annual Meeting was held on January 15 and 16, 2016 at the Ramada Inn in Burlington, NC.  
There were 120 Region members and Guests attending.  Below are some discussion points and pictures
from the meeting.
1. Bill Cox, VP NC Region, reviewed highlights of the Calendar of NC Region and Chapter Events for 2016. Various Chapter
    representatives invited members to their car shows. Be sure to support these events.
2.Lorrie Oaks, Treasurer, reported the NC Region is growing and now has over 611 members. 
3. Chief Judge Randy Stone indicated that over 180 vehicles were judged and were given awards at the two
    NC Region meets in 2015.  The NC Region has seen the success of including HPOF and DPC classes
    and will continue to support these classes with prominent displays.   
4. President, Jack Harris, updated the membership on a number of improvements being made to the Transportation
    Museum facilities and the success the museum is having with their new programs. 
5. NC Region News Editor David Allen and Webmasters Matt Hinson and Denny Oestreich reminded members
    that articles and pictures are needed for the NC Region Newsletter and Websites.

6. Bob McAdam, Chair of the Scholarship Committee, reminded members that scholarship submissions for an
    individual scholarship and and institutional scholarship are due March 31.  If members have children or grandchildren
    who are studying an engineering curriculum you should review the Scholarship guidelines. 
    See: NC Region Scholarship Program
7. NC Region 2015 special judging awards were presented at the meeting. Pictures are below and the complete
    list of winners is included here: 2015 NC Region Awards 
8. Congratulations to Ralph N Proscia for receiving the 2015 Dave Hinkle Award. 
9. Congratulations to Harry Oakley and Roger Lyons for being the NC Region Circle of Honor inductees for 2015.   


 
     Pictured above are the members attending a special presentation of “Early Roads and Paths”.

To See more annual meeting pictures including the award winners click 2016 NC Region Annual Meet Photos

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2015 NC Region Events

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NC Region 2015 Event Calendar

These are the 2015 events which the NC Region has coordinated.  The Registration Form links indicated will take you to an entry application form.  Not all items in the list are NC Region activities, but represent events that the NC Region Planning Committee considers in planning the NC Region Calendar. 

Violet = NC Region Events
Green = NC Region Chapter Events
Red = AACA National Events
Blue = Other Region Events
Gray = Past Events 

NC Region 2015 Event Calendar  
 Date  Event  Type Meet  Location Registration Form
1/16-17 NC Region Winter Bus Mtg NC Region Annual Mt’g Burlington, NC  Click Here
2/12-14 Nat’L Bus Meeting AACA National Philadelphia, PA  
3/6-8 Winter Meet AACA National Puerto Rico  
3/7 Chapter Meet Cape Fear Wilmington, NC  
3/18-21 Grand National Dual AACA National Tucson, AZ  
3/18-21 Western Spring Dual AACA National Tucson, AZ  
4/9-12 Charlotte Spring Autofair Hornets Nest Region Charlotte, NC  
4/11 SE Divisional Spring Meet AACA National Charlotte, NC  
4/18 Chapter Meet Triangle Raleigh, NC   Click HERE
4/30-5/2 Eastern Spring Meet AACA National Virginia Beach, VA  
5/2 Chapter Meet Coastal Plains   Washington, NC   Click HERE
5/4-6 SE Divisional Tour AACA National Knoxville, TN  
5/7-9 AACA Special Meet AACA National Auburn, IN  
5/9 Chapter Meet First Capital New Bern, NC   Click HERE
5/16 Region Meet Alamance Region Burlington, NC   Click HERE
5/16 Chapter Meet Morehead Morehead City, NC   Click HERE
5/30 NC Region Spring Meet NC Region Wilmington, NC   Click HERE
6/4-6 Central Spring Meet AACA National Independence, MO  
6/6 Chapter Meet San-Lee Sanford, NC   Click HERE
6/12-14 Elegance Hershey/Hillclimb AACA National Hershey PA  
6/13 NC Region Cruise-in NC Region Kinston, NC 2015 NC Region Cruise-in
6/27 Chapter Meet  Three Rivers Eden, NC    Click HERE
7/3-5 Region Meet Mountaineer Region Fletcher, NC  
7/15-18 SE Fall Meet AACA National Louisville, KY  
7/27-31 Vintage Tour AACA National Lancaster, PA  
8/1 Chapter Meet General Greene Greensboro, NC     Click HERE
8/8 Region Meet Zooland Region Asheboro, NC  
8/24-28 Western Tour AACA National Northern California  
8/30-9/4 AAA Revival Glidden Tour AACA National Oklahoma City, OK  
9/12 Chapter Meet Southeastern Chapter Mt. Olive, NC  
9/14-18 Founders Tour AACA National Northeast Ohio  
9/24-27 Charlotte Fall Autofair Hornets Nest Region Charlotte, NC  
9/26 Chapter Meet Sandhills Pinehurst, NC      Click HERE
10/10 Chapter Meet New River Jacksonville, NC      Click HERE
10/7-10 Eastern Fall Meet AACA National Hershey PA  
10/17 NC Region Fall Meet  Furnitureland Chapter Spencer, NC      Click HERE
11/5-7 Central Fall Meet  AACA National Houma, LA  

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2017 NC Region Events

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NC Region 2017-2018 Events Calendar

These are the 2017 events which the NC Region used for planning events.  The Registration Form links indicated will take you to an entry application form.  Not all items in the list are NC Region activities, but represent events that the NC Region Planning Committee considers in preparing the NC Region Calendar. 

Violet = NC Region Events
Green = NC Region Chapter Events
Red = AACA National Events
Blue = Other Region Events
Gray = Past Events 

2018 NC Region Events Calendar
Date Event Hosted By Location Registration
Jan 19-20 NC Region Winter Bus Mtg NC Region Burlington, NC Click Here
Apr 28 NC Region Spring Meet  General Green Chapter Randleman, NC Click Here

 

2017 NC Region Events Calendar
Date Event Hosted By Location Registration
Jan 20-21 NC Region Winter Bus Mtg NC Region Burlington, NC Click Here
Feb 9-11 AACA Annual Meeting AACA National Philadelphia, PA  
Feb 23-25 AACA Winter Meet  AACA National Ocala, FL  
4-Mar Chapter Meet Cape Fear Chapter Wilmington, NC Click Here
Mar 23-26 AACA Western Spring Meet AACA National Palm Springs CA  
Apr 6-9 Charlotte Spring Autofair Hornets Nest Region Charlotte, NC  
8-Apr SE Divisional Spring Meet AACA National Charlotte, NC  
22-Apr NC Region Cruise-In NC Region Wilson, NC   2017 NC Region Spring Cruise-in
22-Apr Chapter Meet Old Salem Chapter Kernersville, NC Click Here
Apr 25-28 Western Divisional Tour AACA National Tour Sonora CA  
6-May NC Region Spring Meet NC Region/Triangle Chapter Raleigh, NC Click Here
May 11-13 Special Spring Meet AACA National Auburn, IN  
13-May Chapter Meet First Capital Chapter New Bern, NC Click Here
20-May Chapter Meet Morehead Chapter Morehead City, NC Click Here
20-May Region Meet Alamance Region Burlington, NC Click Here  
May 26-27 AACA Eastern Spring Meet AACA National Huntington, WV  
27-May Chapter Meet Coastal Plains Washington, NC Click Here
3-Jun Chapter Meet San-Lee Sanford, NC Click Here
Jun 4-9 AACA Founders Tour AACA National Gettysburg, PA  
Jun 15-17 Annual Grand National Meet AACA National Independence MO  
15-Jul Eden Car Show and Swap Meet Three Rivers Eden, NC Click Here
5-Aug Chapter Meet General Greene Greensboro, NC Click Here
Aug 17-19 Central Fall Meet AACA National Bettendorf, IA  
19-Aug Region Meet Zooland  Asheboro, NC  
9-Sep Chapter Meet Southeastern N.C. Chapter Mt. Olive, NC  Click Here
Sep 1-3 Western Fall Meet AACA National Cheyenne, WY  
Sept 16  Chapter Meet Sandhills Pinehurst, NC  Click Here
Sep 17-22 AAA Glidden Tour AACA National Hastings, NE  
Sep 21-24 Charlotte Fall Autofair Hornets Nest Region Charlotte, NC  
23-Sep Chapter Meet New River Jacksonville, NC Click Here
Oct 4-7 Eastern Fall Meet AACA National Hershey PA  
14-Oct NC Region Fall Meet NC Region/Furnitureland Spencer, NC Click Here
19-20 Jan, 2018 NC Region Annual Meeting NC Region Burlington, NC Click Here

 

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2015 Spring Meet

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NC Region 2015 Spring Meet in Wilmington
               
Wilmington, NC – May 30, 2015.  
Join the Cape Fear Chapter and your fellow NC Region members for the annual NC Region Spring Meet to be held in Wilmington, NC at the Battleship NC Park grounds. The spring show will include AACA judging by Region members.  Vehicle classes will be AACA classes only, including HPOF and DPC. The judging results will be used for Region Awards.  You can use your judging results to provide you with a tune-up test run for National AACA shows you may be planning to attend. This will be an opportunity for you to compete for a Red Bird and to consult with Judging experts on what you will need to do to prepare for an National show. Additionaly, Wilmington provides an excellent location for the family to spend some time enjoying the waterfront, the beaches and the shops around Wilmington. Don’t miss this chance to catch up with your NC Region friends.  For a Registration form Click HERE

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2015 NC Region Cruise-in

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Inaugural NC Region Cruse-in Saturday June 13, 2014 
               
Kinston, NC   

NC Region Vice President Bill Cox has planned a Cruise-in for the NC Region.  Bill says, “I imagine we have had Region cruises and certainly tours before now, but this year, we’re having an NC Region cruise-in event that will hopefully start a new tradition. We’re talking about a no-registration, come as you are, one day trip to a fun destination that is low stress and high on the fun meter. We’ve chosen Kinston N.C. and the CSS Neuse Interpretive Center for our first cruise-in.

Kinston is a small historic town in Eastern NC that has a very nice riverside farmers market, some cool restaurants and a new museum housing the Confederate Ironclad gunboat, the CSS Neuse. The museum comes under the direction of the State Cultural Resources Department that also manages the Transportation Museum in Spencer. If you remember, the Spencer Museum houses many of our trophies and we hold a Region Meet there just about every fall. Dr. Cherry, the deputy commissioner of the Department spoke at our Region annual meeting in January and provided a very interesting program.” 

Plans for the day:

  • Cruise on down to Kinston, NC Saturday June 13 and plan to arrive by 11:00.
  • Drive your old vehicle of choice and prepare to make a splash in Kinston.
  • Park in a group behind the museum at  100 N. Queen St. Kinston N.C.
  • If you’d prefer to drive something modern, come on down and join the fun.
  • You’ll have an opportunity to view a film on the history of the CSS Neuse.
  • Walk through the museum at your own pace.
  • Plan to eat lunch, hit the farmers market, and view the full life-size model of the CSS Neuse located at the riverside park.
  • Head home whenever you’re ready.

There you go… simple and easy. Grab a few friends and drive down together in a parade of vintage cars or pile in the seven seat Tahoe.
Questions: Contact Bill Cox at 919-732-3104 or billcoxjr@gmail.com

Directions:  The museum is located at:  100 N. Queen St. Kinston N.C. on your GPS
or look for Highway 11 off of Hwy 70 into Kinston, it’s the main drag in downtown Kinston. Look for old cars!

Some fun restaurants and businesses in Kinston:

  • The Chef and the Farmer’s  Boiler Room (this restaurant shares the parking lot behind the museum. It is owned by a now famous chef (Vivian Howard) who hosts a TV show on WUNC called “It’s a Chef’s Life”. She worked in restaurants in New York and then came “home” to Kinston to open a couple of “farm to table” restaurants in Kinston- Google it!  108 West North St. Kinston, NC
  • Christopher’s Café:  rumored to have “The best fried chicken ever!”         217 North Queen St.  Kinston, NC
  • Kings Barbecue Restaurant: Home of the “Pig in a Puppy”… more than you can eat!   On the 70 by pass around Kinston.  405 East Newbern Rd. Kinston, NC.
  • You can also picnic at the Riverside Park and Farmers Market. There may be food vendors. (Not confirmed).
  • Southern Heritage Folk Art and Antiques, 115 N. Queen St. It’s the coolest one I know of, not sure about others.

Pass the word along – Bring a prospective member.

PS: I hope to have something special for those who drive their vintage vehicle!

Tour Photos from 2014.

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2015 Spring Meet Report

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NC Region 2015 Spring Meet in Wilmington
               
Wilmington, NC – May 30, 2015.  
Congratulation to the Cape Fear Chapter and their President, Ashby Armistead, on a very successful NC Region Spring Meet in Wilmington, NC at the Battleship NC Park. There were 100 NC Region members’ vehicles entered in the show. The venue had an open field marked for each individual vehicle. Everyone had a view of downtown Wilmington across the water and the battleship USS North Carolina .  There were trees for shade around the park for keeping cool with a great breeze all day.  Vendors provided a grill with hamburgers and hot dogs and slushies.  The Cape Fear Chapter provided drinks and morning donuts for everyone.  Trophies were made from the wood of the old teak wood decking from the USS North Carolina. The NC Region board meeting was held in the admirals meeting room aboard the USS North Carolina.  No cases of sea sickness were reported by Board members.

For more pictures of the Spring Meet Click 2015 NC Region Spring Meet Photos

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