Dear HIN Competitor,
On behalf of Hot Import Nights, we would like to welcome you to HIN Minneapolis!
THE MOST ANTICIPATED EVENT IN MINNESOTA. NCCA FEATURED 4 POINTER EVENT!!!
The content below contains crucial information regarding your roll-in and set-up.
Check-In/Load-In will be begin at 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Friday, September 21, 2007. Look for signs that will direct you to 'Car Registration Check-In'. Once you receive your competitor package you will be directed to the show staging area. Your competitor package will include a competition sheet, two wristbands (Bikes receive 1 wristband), and regulations for the event. Your competition sheet must be clearly displayed on the driver-side window at all times during move-in and show hours. Your vehicle will be classified by an NCCA judge at the staging area, please have the form readily available. This will indicate your competition status so the judges will know to judge your car in its respective class.
If your club / team has not signed up yet, please make sure they sign up ASAP. We are expecting to run out of space fast. Mark your calendars!
THERE IS NO SATURDAY ROLL-IN!!! Competitors interested in setting up a Saturday Roll In MUST email
thanh.phan@apg-media.com at least 1 week in advance to coordinate. $20 penalty fee will apply for late Roll In's.
Regulations
• Placement will be given on a first come first serve basis unless coordinated in advance. What this means is that you should arrive early. If a member of your crew arrives late, does not caravan with you, and is not in line with you at the time of roll-in, they may not be placed with you
• The vehicle must be clean and free of body damage. Project cars and prototypes must be in a completed state. Please familiarize yourself with the 'Minimum Requirements for Competition' form at
http://www.hotimportnights.com . Show management reserves the right to turn away vehicles who do not meet the 'Minimum Requirements for Competition'
• NO support vehicles are allowed inside the venue, you must hand walk/carry your equipment into the venue.
• When you check-in you will be given two wristbands, one for yourself and a guest (Bikes will receive 1 wristband) Everyone MUST have a wristband on to enter show premises on Saturday.
• FUEL REGULATIONS FOR THIS EVENT is between 1/8 tank to empty. Vehicles will not be allowed inside the venue with more then 1/8 tank of fuel. NO exceptions!
• Vehicles will be REQUIRED to disconnect batteries once parked on the show floor. All vehicles MUST leave hoods open for final inspections by authorities.
• Roll-Out - Once all spectators have exited the building and show management has cleared the venue, roll-out can commence.
Hot Import Nights will be hosted at:
Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Dates and Times:
Setup Day:
Friday, September 21, 2007 - 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
*** Registration/Check-in area will be held @ Convention Center Marshalling Yard
Exhibit Day:
- Saturday, September 22 - 3:00PM - Allowed to re-enter venue for final preparations.
- Saturday, September 22 - 4:00PM - Judging Starts
- Saturday, September 22 - 5:00PM - Midnight - Official show hours
- Saturday, September 22 - 10:00PM - Last call for all competing vehicles
- Saturday, September 22 - 11:00PM - Awards ceremony begins at main stage
For more information OR to purchase electricity go to
http://www.hotimportnights.com/events/files.asp