17th Annual Route 66 Fun Run

[rednecks_r_us]

"Annual Route 66 Fun Run."

First held in 1988, the Fun Run has attracted people from all over the U.S. and many foreign countries. The three-day event, held the first weekend of May begins in Seligman and travels 140 miles to Topock/Golden Shores. The event is open to all street legal vehicles--Buses, bikes, RV's or roadsters, station wagons or Shelbys -- "Anything with wheels that runs in 2004!"

The event begins on Friday, April 30, 2004 in Seligman. Throughout the day and evening, join in the fun with music and lots of great entertainment. To make the most of your weekend on Route 66, begin your adventure by visiting the eastern towns
of Holbrook, Winslow, Flagstaff, Williams and Ash Fork prior to arriving in Seligman. Each of these towns offers unique 66 sightseeing, and a peek into the past. They are also geared up to welcome Fun Runners, so be sure and stop for a while if you've got the chance, coming or heading home. It'll put you (or keep you) in the spirit of 66!

On May 1, 2004, Saturday morning, the parade of cars leaves Seligman and travels west on Historic Route 66, a designated Arizona Scenic Road, through the Grand Canyon Caverns area, Peach Springs, Truxton, Valentine, Hackberry and Valle Vista before reaching Kingman. Along the way, each area adds a different touch to the celebration: Native American dances, barbeques, souvenirs, scenic vistas and historical buildings. The Show-N-Shine in Kingman gives you a chance to enjoy viewing all the vehicles that are proudly displayed. Day-long festivities carry into the evening for music, street dance and cruise night.

On Sunday morning, the parade of cars leaves Kingman, traveling through the famous Black Mountains to Oatman, for a look at the wild west. From here, Historic Route 66 is designated a Scenic Back Country Byway, and winds down to the edge of the Colorado River and the Arizona/California border. The town of Topock/Golden Shores, nestled on Arizona's side of the Colorado River, hosts the Awards Ceremony and Farewell Reception.

Registration for the 17th Annual Route 66 Fun Run is $44.00 before April 3, 2003, or $49.00 after.

Includes T-shirt, Show-N-Shine, Award Ceremony, License Plate and much much more from Seligman to Topock/Golden Shores.

Hualapai Tribe Indian Taco lunch at Peach Springs $6.00 per person.

For more information or to register over the phone please call 928-753-5001 (Arizona time).

Mail: Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona
PO Box 66
Kingman, AZ 86402

e-mail:
azrt66@route66web.com


NOTE: You need to register either by phone, US mail or email to the above information. Replying to this post will not reserve your space in the car show. Sorry.

You will also need to make your own hotel/motel reservations.

Replying to this post will however let everybody know who is coming. This way we can all meet up and enter the car show as one group.

Get your kicks on Route 66!

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Seligman
Seligman, a railroad town founded in 1886, is situated in the beautiful Upland Mountains of Northern Arizona. It was at a junction of the Santa Fe Railroad's main line. Santa Fe established repair facilities here, including the famous "Harvey House - Road House."
In the early Route 66 years, Seligman accommodated many travelers with motor courts galore. Seligman is rich in scenic and historic value. Today, a visit to this small town is a step back in time, and tourism is still an important part of the economy. Long-time resident Angel Delgadillo, the town barber, now retired, is one of the founders of the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona and one of the most avid supporters of Route 66 in the country. Down the street, Angel's brother, Juan Delgadillo, operates the famous Snow Cap Drive In. Juan supplies a generous serving of humor along with your food, and a stop here will certainly be remembered!

Down the street, the Copper Cart is still serving good food and there's always a gathering of friendly people about. At the west end of town, Pope's General Store, steakhouse and motel is another taste of Seligman's hospitality. If you have ever seen a national TV show or read a book about Route 66, it is almost certain that you have already been introduced to this fascinating town and its memorable people. Be sure to pick up a Seligman Walking Tour Guide at the Visitor's Center.

Services Available:
5 motels, 6 gas stations
2 campgrounds
6 restaurants
For Information Contact:
Seligman Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 65
Seligman, AZ 86337
(928) 422-3939

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Grand Canyon Caverns

A grinning green dinosaur welcomes visitors to this long-familiar tourist attraction. What is now one of the largest registered dry caverns in the United States was once the bottom of an ancient ocean that covered the southwest. Discovered in 1927, the caverns offer a forty-five minute underground guided tour. You will drop twenty-one stories (3/4 of a mile,) by elevator and walk through a string of caverns, some the size of football fields, with stalagmites, onyx, flowstone formations and the largest deposit of Selenite crystals, including helictites.
Services Available:
Privately owned atttraction offers a small museum of mining and ranching;
Restaurant, Motel, Gift Shop
and Campground.
No Gas service
For Information Contact:
Grand Canyon Caverns
PO Box 180
Peach Springs, AZ 86434
(928) 422-3223

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Kingman
Access to rail and wagon route helped establish Kingman as a trade and transportation center. By 1882, Kingman was officially a town. Route 66 parallels the railroad track, and Kingman has always been a staunch Route 66 town with many motels, cafes, and service stations.
Today, the I-40 Business Loop runs straight through Kingman, and is still a major stop for travelers. The old downtown area on Route 66 has not changed much over the years, and a brief tour of Andy Devine Ave and Beale Street will give you a glimpse of the past. Be sure to visit the Old Courthouse (where Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were married.) Locomotive Park is home to "Old Steam Engine #3759, which was donated by the Santa Fe Railroad. The Mohave Museum of History and Arts also provides an exciting look into the past.

Downtown also has the Beale Hotel that was once home to Andy Devine, the famous movie personality. The office and gift shop of the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona is located at the Powerhouse Visitor Center (on Route 66.) The building is on the National Register of Historic Places and has recently been renovated. The Powerhouse Visitor Center is also the home for the Tourist Information Desk, Memory Lane Diner, Powerhouse Hobby Shop, and the Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce..

Kingman is centrally located for many interesting side trips on your Route 66 tour: Lake Havasu City (home of the London Bridge,); Laughlin, Nevada, the impressive little town of casinos on the Colorado River; and Hoover Dam. Las Vegas is only 100 miles away.

Services Available:
Service and accommodations
are plentiful.
Campgrounds available
For Information Contact:
Kingman Area Tourist Information
PO Box 1150, Kingman, AZ 86402
(928) 753-6106

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Oatman
At an elevation of 2,400 feet in the Black Mountains, Oatman was once the last stop in Arizona before entering the dreaded Mohave Desert in California.
Oatman was founded in 1906 as a commercial center for nearby mining camps, and was at one time considered to be the richest gold mining district in the state of Arizona. There was once a time in the not-so-distant past that the combination of mining and endless traffic on Route 66 made Oatman a boomtown. In 1953, Route 66 was rerouted through Yucca as the traffic had become too much for the steep, winding road.

Today, the town's one street is lined with historic buildings and boardwalks. In the middle of town is the Historic Oatman Hotel, a unique, double-walled, adobe two-story building. On the weekend, locals dressed up as deperadoes stage gunfights for the camera-toting tourists.

While in Oatman, be sure to meet some of the town's "wild burros." Descendants of the work animals of the mines, these burros have found paradise. They nuzzle along for handouts, wandering all over Main Street, posing for pictures and stopping traffic. These born hustlers are experts at playing the tourist game.

Services Available:
4 restaurants
Lodging is limited
No gasoline
For Information Contact:
Oatman Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 423
Oatman, AZ 86433
(928) 768-6222

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Instead of making one LONG post I broke it up into the towns that we will go through. There are more, but these are the bigger ones.

 

[andyandchristie]

bill I would love to go, but I don't know if I can come up with the kinda cash that this trip would cost! when do the apps have to be in by?

 

[rednecks_r_us]

The apps are accepted until April 3rd at the $44.00 rate after that date it goes to $49.00 per vehicle.

We're not going up friday night to the parties in Seligman. We'll just go up Saturday morning and start the car show from there. This way we only have to get a room for Saturday night.

I know how finances go we already putting money aside for this trip. It will be our vacation for 2004.


Here are some of what I have found for room rates:

Quality Inn Kingman Rate $71.95
Comfort Inn - Kingman Rate $71.95
Days Inn Kingman Rate $39.96
Super 8 Kingman Az Rate $62.98
Kingman I-40 Travelodge Rate $36.00
Bw Kings Inn And Suites Rate $70.20
Best Western A Wayfarer S Inn Rate $67.15
Days Inn Needles Rate $44.99
Best Western Colorado River Inn Rate $58.50
SUPER 8 MOTEL - BULLHEAD CITY/LAUGHLIN AREA Rate $45.00
Harrah's Hotel and Casino Lowest avg rate $89.00
Flamingo Laughlin No rooms available on the selected dates: 5/1/2004 - 5/2/2004.
Golden Nugget No rooms available on the selected dates: 5/1/2004 - 5/2/2004.
Edgewater Hotel & Casino No rooms available on the selected dates: 5/1/2004 - 5/2/2004.
Ramada Express Hotel Casino No rooms available on the selected dates: 5/1/2004 - 5/2/2004.
Colorado Belle Hotel & Casino This lodging cannot be booked for fewer than 2 nights.

I have more info on each of these places but that is what Christy found last night on the web. If you want more info I'll email it to you.

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Anybody want to go? Besides me and one guy from Tennessee that replied on www.mazdatech.com ?

 

[jrodhotrod]

This looks awesome! I would love to go.

 

[rednecks_r_us]

I took my 66 Mustang 2 years in a row then went back for a third year in a modified Jeep Cherokee. All years were a blast.

I want to go again this year but don't want to have the only protege in the show. A pack of protege's would look awesome.

Hope to see more people showing interest.

 

[jrodhotrod]

Yeah, I got introduced to all the route 66 stuff and got kind of hooked on Americana when I was in school. I have been to where route 66 starts but that's about it. This looks like a good time and it would be awesome to have a showing for proteges, even if they are Japanese economy cars

this was the website that my favorite professor did who got me hooked on all this stuff: http://www.motelamericana.com

 

[rednecks_r_us]

jrodhotrod

That page was cool

 

[p5sundevil]

april of 04?

ill go

 

[rednecks_r_us]

I'll bring an application with me to the BBQ on the 15th.
Now that there is more than one person going I'll have to start looking for a hotel. If I couldn't get another person with a Protege to go then I wasn't going.

I plan on going just on Saturday and Sunday. The block party and Miss Rt66 pageant isn't something that I'm gonna mis. So all I need to find a hotel for is Saturday night.

Later,

bill

 

[p5sundevil]

i forgot most likely my job will make me move to washington by then, so i will fly down for a family vacation for a week before that and finish off with the run, take my dads car instead.

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Is it a Protege too?

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Come on Arizona, California or New Mexico is there not any interest in this run?

 

[zoomzoom02]

I would be interested Bill, but all depends on finances and everything. It is too far out to have a definate decision right now.

 

[dreas02protege]

I'll bring an application with me to the BBQ on the 15th.
Now that there is more than one person going I'll have to start looking for a hotel. If I couldn't get another person with a Protege to go then I wasn't going.

I plan on going just on Saturday and Sunday. The block party and Miss Rt66 pageant isn't something that I'm gonna mis. So all I need to find a hotel for is Saturday night.

Later,

bill

Well, can I be the white protege in your lineup? I have an '02 that I would bring. I can go out and visit my parents for the weekend and I'll plan on staying on Saturday night if there is a hotel accomodation. BTW, I would definitely want to meet up with someone cuz I'd be going alone as far as I know (unless I meet a significant other before then. LoL).

Let's rock for sure.