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Tri-Cities Miata Club Annual Car Show |
The date has been set - mark your calendars to be in Johnson City, Tennessee for the Zoomin The Mountains of East Tennessee Miata Car show!
This year's event promises to be bigger and better! What better place to bring your Miata than to the mountains of East Tennessee - one of the most beautiful places in
the US with some of the most exciting drives around.
Registration Form
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This year's event is hosted by Bill Gatton Mazda in Johnson City Tennessee. They are fantastic people you'll want to get to know. |
The event has been expanded to include Friday afternoon and evening. Come early to get in on the Friday events, enjoy the area and get your car ready for the show on Saturday.
Friday June 6 -- The Kickoff
The Hospitality Tent will open at 1pm at the rear parking lot of the Comfort Suites at 3118 Brownsmill Rd. Johnson City. Friday will consist of getting registered for those who arrive on Friday and visiting with the venders. There will be an east TN ride then coming back to the hotel for a cook out consisting of hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and desert. There will be a live DJ and the party goes on till the last person bottoms out.
Saturday June 7 -- The Big EventThe car show will be at Bill Gaton Mazda in Johnson City.
Gates open at 8am and registration starts at 8:30. Judging of the cars will be from 10 until 12.
A special ride consisting of a "FUN RUN" (Poker Run) going to Bristol Speedway, (don't forget your cameras!) then we will leave there with a ride over to 421 to the Snake Run.
There will be a food vender there with BBQ for lunch, venders on site, a live DJ, ticket sales for prizes, award trophys to the winners, and prizes.
It's all topped off with everyone going out to dinner and meeting back at the hotel for the last night event party with more music.
Breakfast will be served in the Hotel 6-10 AM compliments of Comfort Suites for hotel guests, non-hotel guests charge will be $5.00
Comfort Suites will be the host our event and doing all they can do to help us make this weekend event a huge success. Rooms have been set aside for this event and Comfort Suites is offering a special rate of $70/night for a Studio King or Dbl Queen Suite. Guests may also enjoy a complimentary hot breakfast and high speed internet, fitness center and pool. Be sure to ask for the Zooming The Mountains of East Tennessee rate.
The rate is available as early as Thursday June 5 if you want to arrive early and enjoy the area.
Show Vendors
Geri's Bazaar
Ride Rage
Alloy Wheel Repair
Cool Breeze Scoop
4 Star Detail Products
Show Sponsors
KLM Construction Rogersville, TN
Comfort Inn Rogersville, TN
Barnes Exterminating Gray,TN
Corner Stone Insurance Associates Johnson City, TN
Fine Line Customs- Johnson City TN
Union Jack Plumbing
Controlled Air Inc Kingsport TN
Ferguson Enterprises Johnson City TN
House Crafters Limestone TN
Special Thanks To
Stateline Graphics Weber City, VA
Quality Trophy Johnson City
About The Area
Johnson City, along with Kingsport and Bristol
make up the Tri-Cities area of East Tennessee. Home to East Tennessee State University, Freedom Hall and the Carnegie Hotel, Johnson City flourishes with tradition, heritage, and hospitality. The area abounds with natural beauty and fresh mountain air.
Just a few miles down the road is Historic Jonesborough: Tennessee’s oldest town, and the International Storytelling Center.
Enjoy outdoor adventure at Boone Lake, Watauga Lake, and nearby Roan Mountain State Park. Other family-friendly
activities include hiking and biking trails and some of the best trophy trout fishing in the country.
You’ll awaken your Pioneer Spirit when you visit our historical areas and living history sites— like Tipton-Haynes, Rocky Mount and Sycamore Shoals. And just a stone’s throw away, you’ll find world-renowned attractions like Bristol Motor Speedway, Bays Mountain and Barter Theatre.
Just a few miles from Johnson City you can find Shady Valley and Highway 421, a.k.a. The Sripe-ed Snake. There are 489 curves that can be very gentle and tons of fun or vicious and extremely
dangerous, all depending on how well you handle "The Snake".
While you're in the area you might want to head over to Deals Gap a.k.a. The Tail of The Dragon. This place is world famous for the 318 curves in 11 miles of winding mountain road through the heart of the Smoky Mountains.
This road was made for Miatas!!
Another site you might want to take in while you're here is the Grey Fossil Site and Natural History Museum located just down Interstate 26.