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Most of this information is also on the website
OVERVIEW:
Carolina Relic Run 2023
April 20-23 2023
Riverbend (aka Shadowlands) Campground
200-216 Mullinex rd
Troy, NC
Registration now open: EARLY BIRD WILL END APRIL 1st !!!!
OVERVIEW OF THE EVENT:
The Carolina Relic Run is in it's 8th year and was conceived and created to gather and admire vintage Toyota Land Cruisers, AKA "Relics".
With a weekend of picturesque North Carolina Mountain camping, Uwharrie trail riding, great food, live bluegrass music, raffle prizes, a relic car show, and a family friendly atmosphere you'll be sure to have a great time! We invite owners of all Toyota 4 Wheel Drive vehicles of any year to be part of the weekend of fun. For the owners of relics, there will be a relic specific car show and varying difficulty of group runs coordinated for like-minded drivers and their vehicles with build dates of 1990 and prior.
The event is organized by the Olde North State Cruisers, a not-for-profit chapter of the Toyota Land Cruiser Association (TLCA). Uwharrie National Forest is approximately 51,000 acres in size and offers outdoor activities including hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, fishing, swimming, boating and approximately 20 miles of trails designated for off-roading.
What to Expect if you go:
Events & Activities:
(day 1 and 2 have no official activities planned, the official events begin on Friday night with the potluck/live music)
Wednesday, April 19th
Camp opens for Early Bird Campers at 3pm - Check in at the registration tent or with a ONSC BOD member before setting up
Please set up in areas shown on the map. If you're unclear, please ask before setting up. We don't want to have to ask anyone to move.
Games: cornhole/kickball/ladder toss - Feel free to bring your toys! (RC Cars/Trucks/Drones, Kids Ride Ons, Games, etc)
Observe Quiet Hours based on your map location
Thursday, April 20th
Continued setup - Vehicle inspections will begin 9:30 - 11:30
Observe Quiet Hours based on your map location
Friday, April 21st
Vehicle Inspection and Check-In continue
9:30-11:30
Trail riders of all Toyota 4x4s will be matched by difficulty and leave camp on an ad hock basis all day long. Trail leaders needed!
6PM - POT LUCK DINNER
Observe Quiet Hours based on your map location
Saturday, April 22nd
9:00- 10:30 Remaining Vehicle Inspections/Check-in/Line-up (volunteers and trail leaders needed!)
- Vehicles should line up and group by model year and difficulty - non relics will also congregate in groups and hit the trails.
9 am – 10:30 am – Groups begin to leave camp - Pack your lunch and hit the trails. - Your route, difficulty and path are all up to the leader of your group. Want to be a trail or road trip leader? Volunteers needed!
We'll send out groups of trucks in waves starting at 9 am ish.
Lunch - you are on your own. The Outpost makes great greasy gas station style food and is close by. Or pack a lunch to bring and eat on the trails
4 pm – RELIC CAR SHOW All Relic trucks MUST be lined up in the field at Riverbend and remain "on show" for for the rest of the evening. A small team of judges will review the lineup and winners will be announced after the raffle. Please fill out your provided information ticket (CAR SHOW INFO) and pass to the registration desk. A number will be assigned to your truck - for use in the "fan favorite" voting. Please prominently display this number on your vehicle to help with voting. If your vehicle has particular non-obvious type things you want to showcase, please consider making a card for your windshield that outlines these details for the judges. This will help!
TO KEEP IT FUN, YOU CANNOT WIN THE SAME TROPHY 2 YEARS IN A ROW.
Current list of prizes:
6:30-7PM - LAST CHANCE TO PURCHASE RAFFLE TICKETS
7 pm – Dinner catered by Texalina BBQ - Adults will enjoy a buffet meal of slow smoked chopped pork BBQ or smoked chicken. Our caterer prides themselves in their homemade BBQ sauces and flavors include: Sweet Apple Bourbon, Redline Vinegar, Four Pepper Hot and Possum Venom. Children will enjoy a meal of chicken tenders and mac-n-cheese. For dessert, everyone will enjoy cobbler. Choose from ice tea, lemonade and water to drink.
~~TABLE RAFFLE CLOSES AT 7:30PM - last chance to choose your prizes!~~
8 PM - Dress Like Your Cruiser Contest
Observe Quiet Hours based on your map location
Midnight - Music and all campfire chatter must be kept to a minimum
Sunday, April 23rd
No official activities are planned.
Feel free to ride the trails and leave when you're ready. Please clean up after yourself and consider packing your trash out with you.
Riverbend will remain open until late afternoon for your lazy checkout needs...We hope you had a great time, made some new friends and some lasting memories!
EVENT LOCATION MAP: (MAP IS APPROXIMATE - CAR SHOW AREA WILL BE MARKED WITH CONES)
Campsite Details:
From HWY 109 you will turn onto Mullinex road. Follow approx 0.5 miles and make a left up a gravel entrance (we'll have a sign out). Riverbend sits on 51 acres, some wooded and some wide open. There is a covered pavilion on location that has bathrooms and showers. As you pull in to the right of the pavilion you will find the wooded section prime for tent camping. Trailers, campers and RV's have full access to the fields but please park any empty trailers where indicated. On the map you will see a blue oval.
This year we have a "QUIET CAMPING" area. Strategically placed on the other side of a small hill, this should allow those of you with light sleeping or younger kids a spot that's away from the potential late night noise. Which is a nice segway into this:
Family Friendly:
Like all other Olde North State Cruisers events, this one is also open to your entire family, including children and dogs. Please be thoughtful, courteous and cautious and leave at home any member of the family that might not be well socialized or be otherwise unpredictable at a gathering of this type.
Kids 17 and under are always FREE to attend. Please let us know the number you are bringing so we can plan ahead.
OK SO HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Driver Registration (Relics or Non Relics - you Drive up and stay the weekend you're a driver)
Passenger Registration - Please register every-member of your party that didn't drive their own vehicle to the event and is above the age of 17 as a passenger
Kids under 17 are free - but please tell us how many will be there so we can plan accordingly.
Can't make it the whole time but want to be part of the event? A day pass may work better for you:
Day Pass (Relics or Non Relics)
Can't be part of the event but want to show up and say hi? A walkup pass may work better for you:
WALKUP/SPECTATOR OPTION: $20 CASH AT THE EVENT.
Each Registered Driver will receive 1 grand prize raffle ticket.
Regular Raffle Tickets will be $5 each, or $20 for 5 tickets, or $100 for 30 tickets
BULK TICKET PACKS ARE AVAILABLE DURING CHECKOUT ONLY IN ADVANCE OF THE EVENT. Because of the style of the raffle it is strongly suggested to purchase multiple tickets.
ALL RAFFLE TICKETS PURCHASED AT THE EVENT ARE $5 EACH
We're currently reaching out to sponsors and will update this post periodically as we receive commitments.
Most of this information is also on the website
OVERVIEW:
Carolina Relic Run 2023
April 20-23 2023
Riverbend (aka Shadowlands) Campground
200-216 Mullinex rd
Troy, NC
Registration now open: EARLY BIRD WILL END APRIL 1st !!!!
OVERVIEW OF THE EVENT:
The Carolina Relic Run is in it's 8th year and was conceived and created to gather and admire vintage Toyota Land Cruisers, AKA "Relics".
With a weekend of picturesque North Carolina Mountain camping, Uwharrie trail riding, great food, live bluegrass music, raffle prizes, a relic car show, and a family friendly atmosphere you'll be sure to have a great time! We invite owners of all Toyota 4 Wheel Drive vehicles of any year to be part of the weekend of fun. For the owners of relics, there will be a relic specific car show and varying difficulty of group runs coordinated for like-minded drivers and their vehicles with build dates of 1990 and prior.
The event is organized by the Olde North State Cruisers, a not-for-profit chapter of the Toyota Land Cruiser Association (TLCA). Uwharrie National Forest is approximately 51,000 acres in size and offers outdoor activities including hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, fishing, swimming, boating and approximately 20 miles of trails designated for off-roading.
What to Expect if you go:
- 4 nights of camping in a field or under trees your choice (no hookups - limited hot showers) - don't feel the need to show up early, but space is limited.
- 5 days of Uwharrie Forest off-roading access ($5 per day/vehicle (not per person) fee payable at the Outpost to ride the trails - annual pass is also available)
- New for 2023 - ***Trial rides at Grand Overland property. (Grand overland trails are not open to CRR attendees without ONSC STAFF)
- Bring food. (grocery store is 30 mins - Outpost Grill is close by but limited in selection)
- Friday night pot-luck dinner - please consider contributing and regardless of that, dig in! - Prize for best tasting dish
- Friday night Live Bluegrass Music from our talented friends: Hotwax and the Splinters
- "Relic" Car Show with Trophies Saturday afternoon
- Costume Competition : dress like the build date of your Cruiser - open to all model years and participants (Kids prize for costume competition, too!)
- Table Raffle with Incredible Prizes - (Buy bulk ticket packs in advance or pay full price at the event)
- Driver Raffle Prize - BIG PRIZE TBD
- Saturday Night Carolina BBQ feast provided by the club
- Southern-Style family and dog friendly environment
- Swag and a welcome pack - with a free shirt and option to buy more.
Events & Activities:
(day 1 and 2 have no official activities planned, the official events begin on Friday night with the potluck/live music)
Wednesday, April 19th
Camp opens for Early Bird Campers at 3pm - Check in at the registration tent or with a ONSC BOD member before setting up
Please set up in areas shown on the map. If you're unclear, please ask before setting up. We don't want to have to ask anyone to move.
Games: cornhole/kickball/ladder toss - Feel free to bring your toys! (RC Cars/Trucks/Drones, Kids Ride Ons, Games, etc)
Observe Quiet Hours based on your map location
Thursday, April 20th
Continued setup - Vehicle inspections will begin 9:30 - 11:30
Observe Quiet Hours based on your map location
Friday, April 21st
Vehicle Inspection and Check-In continue
9:30-11:30
Trail riders of all Toyota 4x4s will be matched by difficulty and leave camp on an ad hock basis all day long. Trail leaders needed!
6PM - POT LUCK DINNER
- Some limited outlets for crock pots will be available
- Please consider cooking campfire style food to bring
- Winner will be announced after the music
- NC natives with their blend of fast picking bluegrass
- Dancing and hootin/hollerin is encouraged!
Observe Quiet Hours based on your map location
Saturday, April 22nd
9:00- 10:30 Remaining Vehicle Inspections/Check-in/Line-up (volunteers and trail leaders needed!)
- Vehicles should line up and group by model year and difficulty - non relics will also congregate in groups and hit the trails.
9 am – 10:30 am – Groups begin to leave camp - Pack your lunch and hit the trails. - Your route, difficulty and path are all up to the leader of your group. Want to be a trail or road trip leader? Volunteers needed!
We'll send out groups of trucks in waves starting at 9 am ish.
Lunch - you are on your own. The Outpost makes great greasy gas station style food and is close by. Or pack a lunch to bring and eat on the trails
4 pm – RELIC CAR SHOW All Relic trucks MUST be lined up in the field at Riverbend and remain "on show" for for the rest of the evening. A small team of judges will review the lineup and winners will be announced after the raffle. Please fill out your provided information ticket (CAR SHOW INFO) and pass to the registration desk. A number will be assigned to your truck - for use in the "fan favorite" voting. Please prominently display this number on your vehicle to help with voting. If your vehicle has particular non-obvious type things you want to showcase, please consider making a card for your windshield that outlines these details for the judges. This will help!
TO KEEP IT FUN, YOU CANNOT WIN THE SAME TROPHY 2 YEARS IN A ROW.
Current list of prizes:
- Oldest Relic
- Iron Butt Award (furthest driven to the event in their Land Cruiser)
- Longest Continuous Ownership
- Best Patina
- Best Original
- Best Modified
- Best "Dress Like your Cruiser" Costume - Adult *
- Best "Dress Like your Cruiser" Costume - Kids (17 and younger) *
- Fan Favorite *
- Best in Show
6:30-7PM - LAST CHANCE TO PURCHASE RAFFLE TICKETS
7 pm – Dinner catered by Texalina BBQ - Adults will enjoy a buffet meal of slow smoked chopped pork BBQ or smoked chicken. Our caterer prides themselves in their homemade BBQ sauces and flavors include: Sweet Apple Bourbon, Redline Vinegar, Four Pepper Hot and Possum Venom. Children will enjoy a meal of chicken tenders and mac-n-cheese. For dessert, everyone will enjoy cobbler. Choose from ice tea, lemonade and water to drink.
~~TABLE RAFFLE CLOSES AT 7:30PM - last chance to choose your prizes!~~
8 PM - Dress Like Your Cruiser Contest
- Dress in attire that is period correct for the year that your Toyota Truck was made
- Open to all years
- Kids are encouraged to participate (separate prize will be given for the winning under 17 participant)
- Crowd enthusiasm determines the winners
- Grand prize: TBD (1 ticket is given for each registration )
- Remaining items will be in a Table Style Raffle
- Take your general raffle ticket(s) and keep one of the two halves somewhere safe
- A table will be set up by Registration with amazing prizes, or photographs of them with envelopes
- Choose which fantastic prize(s) you'd like to win and put the 'other' half of your ticket(s) into it
- No need to write your name on it - just keep the half with your numbers on it and bring it to the drawing
Observe Quiet Hours based on your map location
Midnight - Music and all campfire chatter must be kept to a minimum
Sunday, April 23rd
No official activities are planned.
Feel free to ride the trails and leave when you're ready. Please clean up after yourself and consider packing your trash out with you.
Riverbend will remain open until late afternoon for your lazy checkout needs...We hope you had a great time, made some new friends and some lasting memories!
EVENT LOCATION MAP: (MAP IS APPROXIMATE - CAR SHOW AREA WILL BE MARKED WITH CONES)
Campsite Details:
From HWY 109 you will turn onto Mullinex road. Follow approx 0.5 miles and make a left up a gravel entrance (we'll have a sign out). Riverbend sits on 51 acres, some wooded and some wide open. There is a covered pavilion on location that has bathrooms and showers. As you pull in to the right of the pavilion you will find the wooded section prime for tent camping. Trailers, campers and RV's have full access to the fields but please park any empty trailers where indicated. On the map you will see a blue oval.
This year we have a "QUIET CAMPING" area. Strategically placed on the other side of a small hill, this should allow those of you with light sleeping or younger kids a spot that's away from the potential late night noise. Which is a nice segway into this:
Family Friendly:
Like all other Olde North State Cruisers events, this one is also open to your entire family, including children and dogs. Please be thoughtful, courteous and cautious and leave at home any member of the family that might not be well socialized or be otherwise unpredictable at a gathering of this type.
Kids 17 and under are always FREE to attend. Please let us know the number you are bringing so we can plan ahead.
OK SO HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Driver Registration (Relics or Non Relics - you Drive up and stay the weekend you're a driver)
- Includes Event Fee
- Access to Campsites for full weekend
- Saturday Night Dinner and Raffle
- 1 Ticket for the grand prize Raffle
- Online bulk pack raffle purchases (optional)
- Event Decal
- Event T-shirt
Passenger Registration - Please register every-member of your party that didn't drive their own vehicle to the event and is above the age of 17 as a passenger
- Access to Campsites
- Saturday Night Dinner and Raffle
- Buy them their own event shirt during checkout for another $15
Kids under 17 are free - but please tell us how many will be there so we can plan accordingly.
Can't make it the whole time but want to be part of the event? A day pass may work better for you:
Day Pass (Relics or Non Relics)
- Includes Event Fee
- Access to Campsites for Saturday night only
- You miss the Pot Luck Dinner (Friday only)
- Saturday Night Dinner and Raffle
- NO Driver Raffle Ticket
- Online bulk pack raffle purchases
- No Shirt
Can't be part of the event but want to show up and say hi? A walkup pass may work better for you:
WALKUP/SPECTATOR OPTION: $20 CASH AT THE EVENT.
- Can't stay the night and camp.
- Not part of the 'run' or 'relic car show' regardless of how cool your relic is, sorry
- No food
- No Shirt, Sticker, or Badge
- No Driver Raffle Ticket
- You can buy $5 general raffle tickets - full price at the event
Each Registered Driver will receive 1 grand prize raffle ticket.
Regular Raffle Tickets will be $5 each, or $20 for 5 tickets, or $100 for 30 tickets
BULK TICKET PACKS ARE AVAILABLE DURING CHECKOUT ONLY IN ADVANCE OF THE EVENT. Because of the style of the raffle it is strongly suggested to purchase multiple tickets.
ALL RAFFLE TICKETS PURCHASED AT THE EVENT ARE $5 EACH
We're currently reaching out to sponsors and will update this post periodically as we receive commitments.
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