Updated 7/31/14
Arkansas
Welcome to the 2014 Arkansas Caravan web page. My name is Jan Marshall and I was the 2009 Arkansas/West Tennessee Caravan Captain. I am very excited to be serving as the Arkansas Captain of the 2014 National Corvette Caravan. I look forward to working with each and every Corvette Club and Corvette enthusiast in Arkansas and with other Caravan Captains as they join the Arkansas group for our travel to the National Corvette Museum.
I would like to welcome and introduce your Arkansas Co-Captains, Mike and Elvira Thompson, Little Rock, AR. Mike and Elvira were the AR Caravan '09 Local Leaders for the Little Rock area, and will be a wonderful addition as Co-Captains to the 2014 Caravan.
Updated Information as of July 31, 2014
All information after July 31, 2014 concerning the AR Caravan will be sent to registered Arkansas participants by e-mail. If you are registered for the AR Caravan, you will receive your route booklet and all other specific information by e-mail.
Updated Information as of May 30, 2014
Great news for AR Caravan Participants...A big welcome to the Southern TX Caravan participants who will be joining the AR Caravan in Little Rock, AR on August 26 and caravanning with us to the Museum on August 27.
Updated information as of May 20, 2014
The last day to order AR Caravan tees to insure August 1, 2014 delivery is July 10, 2014. See information below for phone number and instructions on to how to order.
Be sure to book your room reservations, if needed, for Little rock, AR by July 15, 2014. The two hotels with blocked rooms for the AR Caravan participants are listed below as well as information needed to reserve your rooms.
If you plan to take advantage of the discounted price to tour the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library on August 26,2014 just show up at the library and inform the main desk that you are with the "AR Corvette Caravan" to receive your discounted price.
Updated Information as of March 8, 2014
Our ARKANSAS CARAVAN TEES are ready to be ordered and we even have FREE shipping for those of you who do not live in the Ft. Smith, AR area!!!
The tees will be charcoal in color, and you may order them in men's and women's sizes.
All tees will be $15 unless you need sizes 2X - 5X. If that is the case, the prices will be as follows:
2X--$17.50 (men's and women's sizes)
3X--$19.50 (men's sizes only)
4X--$21.50 (men's sizes only)
5X--$23.50 (men's sizes only)
To place your orders please phone Byron (owner) Creations, 109 Highway 64W, Alma, AR..... . Please tell him you are wanting to order the 2014 Arkansas Corvette Caravan tee.
Updated Information as of September 4, 2013:
Earlier in the year a block of Little Rock, AR hotel rooms were reserved for the night of August 26, 2014 for AR Caravan participants. Instructions for reserving a room at the Holiday Inn were posted below on this webpage. Instructions for reserving your room at the second hotel, Embassy Suites, may be followed by clicking on the following link:
http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/L/LITCPES-NCC-20140826/index.jhtml
For all of you inquiring about hotel rooms in Bowling Green during the 20th Anniversary Celebration next year, I can now let you know that the Bowling Green Convention and Visitors Bureau has established a website showing those hotels that have rooms available. The site is new and the amount of information is in the beginning stages but now you have somewhere to go to look for rooms. The BGC&VB will maintain this page and update as they receive inputs from the hotels. As time progresses we know that cancellations will be occurring and when they do, the hotel will provide the information for this page. The good folk there deserve our sincere thanks and gratitude for taking on this task and making every effort to ensure we have a great event. Please do not call them for information as this site was established to cut down on the contacts with both them, the NCM, and myself. The URL is www.vettecaravan2014.com.
Updated information as of June 28, 2013
Arkansas Corvette Caravan will restage at the Kentucky Downs Racetrack, Franklin, KY, August 27, 2014 prior to entering the Museum Circle Drive. Time to be confirmed later
Tuesday night, August 26
- The Arkansas 2014 Corvette Caravan will begin at sponsor Bale Chevrolet Dealership, Little rock, AR with a bar-b-cue. Participants may begin arriving at Bale Chevrolet at 3:00 p.m. on August 26. Please do not plan to arrive earlier than 3:00 p.m., as there will be nowhere for you to park.
- If you arrive in Little Rock earlier than expected, or if you simply want to come earlier, please plan to visit the President Bill Clinton Presidential Library. A special discount price has been secured for all participants who wish to tour this Library. The discounted price will be $5 per person. Details to follow later.
- If you are planning to trailer your Vette and you will need parking accommodations, please contact Kevin Kelley at Bale Chevrolet () at least one day prior to your arrival at Bale Chevrolet.
- Our bar-b-cue dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. and Bale will provide Caravan t-shirts to all participants. No Vette items will be for sale, but there will be many door prizes provided by Bale Chevrolet.
- Priority service will be given to Caravan participants needing service.
Wednesday morning, August 27
- Staging of Vettes will begin at 7:00 a.m.
- Departure will be at 8:15 a.m. with a Little Rock Police escort.
Thursday, August 28 through Saturday, August 30, 2014
- Assembly Plant Tours
Within 1 year of the Celebration, you may register for a tour of the Corvette Assembly Plant. Visit the Corvette Assembly Plant to make your reservation when they start accepting them. It is recommended that you register early as tours will fill up quickly with the anticipation of the C7 being in production and the having many participants at the 20th Annual Celebration.
Please refer to this page often as information will begin to be posted frequently as the Caravan date nears. This Caravan promises to be an event that will reinforce the reasons you chose to buy and drive your Vette.
The first block of 50 rooms in Little Rock, AR have now been secured for AR participants for the night of August 26, 2014 and you may begin reserving rooms now for the 2014 Caravan.
The hotel will provide a secure dedicated parking lot for our Vettes. The new hotel is the Holiday Inn West-Financial Parkway, 10920 Financial Center Parkway, Little Rock, AR. This hotel is approximately 3 miles East of Bale Chevrolet. The price will be $129 plus tax for the night of August 26, 2014. Rooms must be reserved by July 25, 2014. If the rooms are not reserved by this date, they will be released to the general public. Please call and mention that you are with the "2014 Arkansas Corvette Caravan" to reserve your room.
The second and final hotel with blocked rooms for the AR Caravan participants is the Embassy Suites Hotel located at 11301, Financial Center Parkway, Little Rock, AR. This hotel is located 1 1/2 miles East of our sponsor, Bale Chevrolet. Room reservations may be made after August 27, 2013 for the night of August 26, 2014 at the special rate of $129 plus tax. The price includes secured separate Vette parking and breakfast. I will provide instructions nearer to August 27, 2013 with details of "how to book& .
In 2009 AR joined with several other state caravans and used a travel agency to secure rooms in TN and KY for participants. We will not be using a travel agency for the 2014 Caravan. Each participant will be responsible for securing their own hotel rooms in TN and/or KY. Please visit these websites for information concerning rooms in either Bowling Green or TN: visitbgky.com and visitmusiccity.com.
Caravan window flags, and rear window static clings will be available for purchase at the Eureka Springs Corvette Weekend show, October 4 and 5, 2013. If you are unable to attend the shows, you can e-mail me at the above address, with your name and phone number and I will make arrangements to mail your merchandise to you.
Route booklets will be made available to participants as soon as I receive your e-mail addresses from the official NCM Caravan Registration list. At that time I will send the route booklet to you by e-mail and you will be able to download and print. If you do not have a printer, please forward the e-mail to an address capable of printing your route booklet as these will not be available in hardcopy form from me.
Registration
Registration for the NCM 20th Anniversary Celebration and the 2014 National Corvette Caravan is now open:
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/registration/celebration/20info.shtml
When registering for the Corvette Caravan please remember that the registration is by "Person", not by car. When registering a second person you must also select the AR caravan for that person. If you do not register the second person they will not have a Caravan tag. Please remember when registering for the NCM events, ONLY AMBASSADORS may sign up for the Ambassador's luncheon. If you are an ambassador you will already have documentation that identifies you as being an Ambassador. The Ambassador's list is posted on the NCM website, if you are unsure whether or not you are an "Ambassador".
Volunteer Information
We need volunteers to make this a successful Caravan. If you are interested in being a part of the team, or if you have questions, please contact me at
Jan Marshall
Arkansas Captain
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