Today marks the official kickoff of Mustang Week with the Meet-n-Greet at Planet Hollywood. I'll be checking in with some blogs and posts via social networking throughout the week, but for now here's the official info on today's event…
We start the week with a bang on Tuesday July 19, 2011:
... with the Meet-n-Greet at Planet Hollywood, located at the intersection of US 17 Bypass and 29th Avenue, across from the Broadway at the Beach shopping and dining area. The event is scheduled to run from 12:00pm until 4:00pm and is a fun, informal gathering to start the week off.
The Planet Hollywood staff reserves their parking lot just for Mustang Week that afternoon. In 2010, over 400 Mustangs and SVTs filled the lot and gave returning attendees the chance to see friends from previous years and newcomers to meet new friends. It's very laid back and some folks come straight off the highway from their journey to Mustang Week.
You can come and go as you please and with this year's earlier schedule you have the entire evening to get a jump on all the other exciting things Myrtle Beach has to offer. Most participants choose to get there a little early and stay the entire time and some choose to stop by for only an hour or two. The choice is yours!
If you've never been to Mustang Week, the Meet-n-Greet the turnout will seem overwhelming, but it is only a glimpse of the week to come! This is where you first see the major difference between Mustang Week and all other car shows and events. You will see everything from classics and pristine show cars to built drag cars and daily driven street cars. The Meet-n-Greet is where you get a real feel for the sense of "family" that has grown over the past nine years.
There is no registration required and no cost for attending the Meet-n-Greet. This will also be the first opportunity to purchase the yearly Mustang Week t-shirt and raffle tickets. The Mustang Week Staff will be on site and available to answer any questions and provide updates and information about the rest of the week's events. The Myrtle Beach Speedway manager will also be on hand to pre-register folks for Wednesday's Speedway event.
For more on this week's events, click here.