For the 3rd Annual BANONE show we have made some changes we hope that makes participating in the BAN ONE Show more enjoyable.  Below is a summary of what is new for 2009.

*Moved the Date back 2 weeks to May 15:  The date was slipped back two weeks to align with the BANDIT Run.  This will allow some of the BAN ONE participants to more easily do the BANDIT RUN and likewise give the Bandit Runners a chance to do a show before going in the run.  Both the show organizers from the BAN ONE Show and Bandit Run are excited about leveraging each others events to give Firebird owners more opportunities for fun!

*Tee Shirts any one??:  This year we will offer a BAN ONE Tee shirt for $15 in sizes S-3XL.  You can order your shirts on the pre-registration form.

*More time for Pre-Registrations:  Pre-registration will stay open until just two weeks before the show and will close on 30 April.  Create a Win-Win for you and the BAN ONE show by pre-registering.  You will save $5 and help the show too.   Anyone who puts on such an event will tell you pre-registrations are important because of the up-front costs associated with such an event.  We have all seen some of our favorite shows either scale back or go away and with your help the BAN ONE show can carry on for many years to come!

*Added a "Daily Driver" Class:  We will have two groups of Daily Driver classes.  We will have a 67-81 Daily Driver and 82-02 Daily Driver Class.  This show is about fun and we don't want any "Bird" owner to feel excluded...so if you got a bird your proud of...drive it and would like to show it....more worries...you can show it even if it's not a "Show Car" :)

Summit Racing will serve as our hosts: The BAN ONE Firebird and Trans Am Show will take place on the grounds of the Summit Racing Superstore, in McDonough GA, 30 miles south of Atlanta, just off I-75, exit 216. Summit is very excited to host the BAN ONE Firebird and Trans Am Show at their state of the art facilities. Summit Racing, as a key sponsor of the BAN ONE Firebird and Trans Am show is helping promote the show through it's customer mailings and regional marketing programs.

The week prior to and during the show, two very special Trans Am's will be selected and displayed inside the Summit Racing's Superstore on their rotating turnstyles located to the left and right of the main entrance.

Summit Racing, a huge supporter of the BAN ONE Show has graciously donated many of the door prizes that will be given away to the shows participants. Get Ready to have some fun!

Again, for the 2nd year in a row we are happy to announce the host hotel of the BAN ONE show will be the Fairfield Inn and Suites, located just off I-75, exit 221 in McDonough GA. The hotel is located just 5 minutes from from Summit Racing's Super Store where the show will be held.

Yes, there is Trailer Parking:  The hotel shares a parking lot with a large furniture store and there is plenty of room to park your Truck and Trailer. The hotel is only four miles from the show so you can unload at the hotel and drive your treasure with low risk....or you can unload at Summit, whichever works best for you :)

Complimentary Services at the hotel include; 

• Coffee in lobby
• Hot Breakfast
• Hot Continental Breakfast
• Free WiFi
• Phone calls: toll-free

We have been extended a good rate of $89 +tax. The regular rate is $119 ...so you wont beat this deal for a nice hotel!

This hotel was just built and has been open only about 2 years.  Those who stayed there last year had nothing but positive comments.

To book your room, call 770-305-0180 and tell them your with the BAN ONE SHOW to get the discounted rate.  Rooms are set aside at the discounted rate through 15 April.  After that date, the rate is still good, but you may run the risk on a room not being availible.

To see pictures of the host hotel you can go to  http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/travel/atlmd-fairfield-inn-and-suites-atlanta-mcdonough/

Near the hotel you can find the following places to eat and shop:

Places to eat: Logans Road House, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Chili's, Golden Corral, Hooters, Wendy's, Burger King, Mc Donalds, Etc.....

Local Shopping, Target, Sam's Club, BJ's Wholesale Club, Dick's Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Staples, Hibbets Sports, Micheals, Pet Smart, Etc..........

Trailer Parking:  Plenty of Trailer parking is availible to hotel guests.

Event Facilities

Summit Racing Equipment is making the parking lot of the very large Summit Racing Superstore available to host the BAN ONE Firebird and Trans Am Show. In addition, Summit Racing is helping to promote the show through it's customer mailings and regional marketing programs.

   Bellamy Strickland Chevrolet, Pontiac and GMC is providing BAN ONE Show Participants with over night trailer parking at their dealership, located just 1/4 mile away from the Show site at Summit.  Bellamy Strickland's lot is secured after the dealer closes with large steel gates.

Class Trophies

Restore a Musclecar has become a sponsor of the BAN ONE show and will sponsor all the awards for the 2nd Gen Classes. Restore a Musclecar is located in Lincoln, NE and does classic restorations from the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's.

    Hawks Third Gen Parts is a big supporter and sponsor of the BAN ONE show.  Hawks is located in Easly, SC and specilized in 3rd and 4th Gen Firebird and Camaro Parts.  You can always find those hard to locate parts at Hawks.  Likewise, Hawks does some of the best custom work in the country.  His cars and his customers vehicles have graced the covers of High Performace Pontiac and GM High Tech performance.  Hawks is an expert in transplanting LS series engines, Super Chargers and Turbos in 3rd and 4th Generation F-bodies.  Hawks also has a thriving mail order business that specializes in 3rd and 4th Gen Parts.  Shipping is prompt and the customer service is outstanding.  To go to Hawks website just click on the link in his logo.

The BAN ONE show welcomes DWS Concepts as the sponsor of all the 4th Generation Awards for our show. The owner, Dan Williams produces some very nice, highly polished stainless steel show covers for 4th Gen F-body cars. Dan produces hard to find products like battery, PCM and fuse block covers....adding a nice touch to any 4th Gens engine bay. Click on his logo, to see what he is selling in his Ebay Store!