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Bandit Run 2012 Event Schedule
Contacts:
Dave Hall:
Michelle Hall:
Debbie Ciepiela:
402-730-4719Twitter: @thebanditrun
402-310-3506E-mail:[email protected]
803-207-0177
Saturday, May 12th-Texarkana
10:00am
“Bandit” Parade: Starts at Holiday Inn Express/AR
West on access road to Nash.
Turn around at Nash and East down access road to State Line Ave
Down State Line, around Post Office to Broad
Left on Broad to area near Tex-Ark Auto Museum & RailFest
At Post Office – met by other cars
Noon
Cars on display
RAILFEST
Front Street Festival Plaza – Downtown Texarkana AR
8:00am – 4:30pm Tex-Ark Auto Museum Annual Spring Show & Hamburgers
10:00am
Grand Opening: Lindsey/Rowe Railroad Museum
NoonRailFest opens:
BBQ Contest; Kidz Zone; Entertainment, Crafts, etc.
5:30pm
Plaza closes for Diamond Rio Concert
6:00pm
Plaza re-opens for Concert & Fireworks Display - $15.00 pp
7:00pm
Optional: Car Show & Dinner at Hooters of Texarkana- 5101 N. State Line Ave.
Overnight: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Texarkana 5210 Crossroads Parkway Texarkana, AR 71854
Sunday, May 13th-Texarkana
12:00pm – 6:00pmCruise-in of Trans Am’s and Muscle Cars / Festival Plaza / Muscle Car Contest
Smokey & the Bandit Look-a-Like Contest:
(Bandit, Snowman, Frog, Buford T. Justice and Fred – the Bassett Hound)
Activities: Main Street Texarkana
Texarkana Souvenirs; AMTRAK 40th Anniversary Souvenirs, etc.
Sonic Kidz Station with Bounce Houses/Miniature Train Rides
Darryl Miller – Balloon Magic
Food Vendors; Business Vendors; Beverages; Crafts; Free Trolley Rides
Open House at Four States Auto Museum
1:00pm
7:00pm
8:00pm
Entertainment – Front Street Festival Plaza Stage
Headliner – Front Street Festival Plaza Stage
LOOK-A-LIKE CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
(Stage Parade of Contest Winners & Muscle Car Winners Announced)
MOVIE: “SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT”
9:00pm
Overnight: 4
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Texarkana 5210 Crossroads Parkway Texarkana, AR 71854
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Monday, May 14th – Texarkana to Lafayette, LA
7:30am
8:00am
Drivers Meeting (hotel parking lot)
Cars gather on Broad & at Four States Auto Museum
9:00amBandit Run Begins – Broad Street/Hwy 67 to Hwy 237
Head southwest on E Broad St toward Clay Pit Rd/Old Clay Pit Rd 1.8 mi
Turn right to merge onto AR-245 S 4.6 mi
Take exit 1 to merge onto AR-549 S toward Shreveport 25.4 mi
Turn left onto US-71 S
Entering Louisiana
37.9 mi
Take the Interstate 220 W ramp to Dallas 0.6 mi
Merge onto I-220 W 7.5 mi
Continue onto LA-3132 E 7.2 mi
Take exit 7 to merge onto I-49 S toward Alexandria 111 mi
Take exit 90 to merge onto LA-498 W/Airbase Rd 0.4 mi
Turn left onto Old Boyce Rd
Destination will be on the left0.1 mi
196 mi – about 3 hours 12 mins
Lunch:Alexandria, LA - various restaurants - eat then gather:
Leebo’s Store #9 - 6016 Old Boyce Highway, Alexandria, LA 71303
Head west on Old Boyce Rd toward Airbase Rd 0.1 mi
Take the 1st right onto Airbase Rd 417 ft
Slight right to merge onto I-49 S toward Alexandria 90.7 mi
Continue onto US-167 S 0.5 mi
Slight left toward NE Frontage Rd 282 ft
Turn right onto NE Frontage Rd 0.1 mi
Take the 1st left onto Bean Blvd
Destination will be on the right318 ft
91.6 mi – about 1 hour 27 mins
Holiday Inn Lafayette - 2032 Northeast Evangeline Thruway, Lafayette, LA 70501
6:00pmPrejean’s Restaurant - 3480 N.E. Evangeline Trwy. Lafayette, LA
Dinner and Car Show Cajun Food/Live Cajun Band/Dancing
Head west on Bean Blvd toward NE Frontage Rd 318 ft
Turn right onto NE Frontage Rd 0.1 mi
Take the 1st left toward US-167 N 79 ft
Turn right onto US-167 N 0.8 mi
Continue onto I-49 N 1.9 mi
Take exit 2 for LA-98/Gloria Switch Rd 0.4 mi
Turn right onto LA-98 E/E Gloria Switch Rd 161 ft
Take the 1st left onto I-49 Frontage Rd
Destination will be on the right0.8 mi
Overnight
6
Holiday Inn Lafayette 2032 N.E. Evangeline Thruway Lafayette, LA 70501
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Tuesday May 15th – Lafayette, LA to Biloxi, MS
8:30am
Drivers Meeting (hotel parking lot)
9:00am
Depart Lafayette
Head west on Bean Blvd toward NE Frontage Rd 318 ft
Turn right onto NE Frontage Rd 0.1 mi
Take the 1st left toward US-167 N 79 ft
Turn right onto US-167 N 0.3 mi
Take the exit onto I-10 E toward Baton Rouge 56.3 mi
Slight left onto I-12 E (signs for Hammond) 37.9 mi
Take exit 38A to merge onto I-55 S toward New Orleans 1.1 mi
Take exit 28 to merge onto US-51 N/S Morrison Blvd toward Hammond 0.6 mi
Turn left onto W Club Deluxe Rd 0.4 mi
Take the 3rd left onto I-55 Frontage Rd 0.4 mi
Take the 1st right onto W Yellow Water Rd
Destination will be on the right1.0 mi
98.2 mi – about 1 hour 48 mins
Lunch:Kliebert’s Alligator Farm 41083 West Yellow Water Road Hammond, LA
($15pp for lunch & tour-$10 for children under 12)
Ponchatoula Parade Directly after Kliebert’s Lunch – Police to escort the group
Head south on W Yellow Water Rd toward Fred Clark Rd 0.4 mi
Turn left onto W Hoffman Rd 0.9 mi
Turn right onto I-55 Frontage Rd 1.1 mi
Turn left onto LA-22 E 3.0 mi
Turn left onto N Hoover Rd 2.4 mi
Turn right to merge onto I-12 E toward Slidell 43.6 mi
Merge onto I-10 E
Entering Mississippi7.9 mi
Take exit 2 toward Waveland 0.4 mi
Merge onto MS-607 S 5.8 mi
Slight left onto US-90 E
Destination will be on the right38.4 mi
104 mi – about 1 hour 57 mins
7:00pm
Dinner-on your own
Bandit Run Bonfire on the Beach – beach by the harbor –walk from the Beau Rivage
You may bring coolers-(cans only)-folding chairs and blankets.
OvernightBeau Rivage Resort & Casino 875 Beach Boulevard Biloxi, MS 39530
Wednesday May 16th - Biloxi
FREE DAY Suggestions: enjoy the beach / pools / casino / sightseeing
4:00pm
Depart the Beau Rivage and gather in parking lot across from Biloxi Lighthouse
1050 Beach Blvd. Biloxi
4:30pm
Police escort will lead parade to downtown square
5:00pm
Car show - Look-a-Like Contest - Food - “Smokey & the Bandit” movie
OvernightBeau Rivage Resort & Casino - 875 Beach Boulevard Biloxi, MS 39530
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Thursday May 17th Biloxi to Leeds, AL
7:30am
8:00am
Drivers Meeting (hotel parking lot)
Early Departure
Head east on Beach Blvd toward Reynoir St 0.4 mi
Make a U-turn at Main St 0.5 mi
Slight right onto the Interstate 110/Mississippi 15 ramp to I-10 0.5 mi
Merge onto I-110 N 3.3 mi
Take exit 4A to merge onto I-10 E toward Pascagoula/Mobile
Entering Alabama50.7 mi
Slight left onto I-65 N (signs for Montgomery) 172 mi
Take exit 172 for Herron St 0.1 mi
Lunch:
Montgomery, AL
(Police escort Exit 172 Herron St. eat downtown escort back to highway)
Slight left onto N Holt St 387 ft
Take the 1st left onto Clay St/State Route 108 62 ft
Slight right to merge onto I-65 N 77.9 mi
Take exit 250 for I-459 toward Atlanta/Gadsden/Tuscaloosa 0.3 mi
Keep right at the fork and merge onto I-459 N 13.5 mi
Take exit 29 to merge onto I-20 E toward Atlanta 3.3 mi
Take exit 140 to merge onto US-78 E/Parkway Dr SW toward Leeds 0.4 mi
Turn right onto Rex Lake Rd
Destination will be on the left0.3 mi
Check-in:
Hampton Inn (before going to the track)
4:30pm Exclusive Bandit Run visit to Barber Motorsports Park
6040 Barber Motorsports Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35094
$25 per car for laps on the road course
Overnight
Hampton Inn Birmingham/Leeds 310 Rex Lake Road Leeds, AL 35094
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Friday May 18th –Leeds to Braselton, GA
8:30am
Drivers Meeting (hotel parking lot)
9:00am
Depart Leeds
Head northeast on Rex Lake Rd toward Bass Pro Blvd 0.3 mi
Take the 2nd left onto Parkway Dr SW 0.1 mi
Merge onto I-20 E via the ramp to Atlanta
Entering Georgia125 mi
Take exit 51B toward I-285 Bypass N/Chattanooga/Greenville 0.3 mi
Merge onto I-285 N 22.2 mi
Take exit 33B toward Greenville 1.4 mi
Merge onto I-85 N 10.8 mi
Take exit 108 for Sugarloaf Pkwy 1.0 mi
Turn left onto Sugarloaf Pkwy 0.1 mi
Take the 1st right onto N Brown Rd 0.2 mi
Take the 1st left toward Discover Mills Clr NW 328 ft
Turn left onto Discover Mills Clr NW 0.2 mi
Turn right
Destination will be on the right0.2 mi
162 mi – about 2 hours 52 min
Lunch:
Discover Mills Mall 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30043 (Exit 108)
Head east toward Discover Mills Clr NW 0.2 mi
Turn left onto Discover Mills Clr NW 0.2 mi
Take the 1st right toward N Brown Rd 276 ft
Take the 1st right onto N Brown Rd 0.1 mi
Take the 1st left onto Sugarloaf Pkwy 453 ft
Take the ramp onto I-85 N 18.0 mi
Take exit 126 for GA-211 toward Winder 0.4 mi
Turn right onto GA-211 S/Old Winder Hwy 0.1 mi
Turn left onto GA-124 N 0.4 mi
19.6 mi – about 24 mins
Check-in:
Country Inn & Suites (Immediately after check-in ..... gather at YEARONE)
Award Ceremony for Bandit Runners
Gresham Motorsports Park 500 Lyle Field Road, Jefferson, GA 30549
7:00pm
Drag-Racing at Atlanta Dragway 500 East Ridgeway Road, Commerce, GA 30529
Overnight
Country Inn & Suites Braselton 25 Georgia 124, Braselton, GA 30517
Saturday May 19th - Braselton
9:00am
Gather at YEARONE
GA RACING HALL OF FAME Museum 415 Highway 53 East Dawsonville, GA 30534
($4 admission)
Car show and Lunch at the museum
5:00pm
“BRASELTON BASH” Car Show Year One Parking Lot
Overnight
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Country Inn & Suites Braselton 25 Georgia 124 Braselton, GA 30517
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