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FIAT FREAKOUT 2024 – Greenville – LIVE
Our Host Hotel is:
Greenville Golf Resort & Conference Center / 670 Verdae Blvd, Greenville, SC 29607
OPTION 1 : Mid Morning Scenic Drive
Lunch at Sierra Nevada Brewery - 100 Sierra Nevada Way, Mills River, NC 28732. On your own, reservations not needed. www.sierranevada.com
OPTION 2: After lunch Brewery Tour
After lunch Brewery Tour also available
$9 per person. Pay on your own. Reserve a tour at www.sierranevada.com
OPTION 3: Trip to Biltmore Estate
Trip to Biltmore Estate Asheville, NC - One Lodge St, Asheville, NC 28803. Purchase Biltmore tickets on your own and transportation is on your own. Biltmore is another 15 miles further on I-26 W from Hendersonville, NC. Sierra Nevada Brewery is along the way so the Biltmore group is traveling in the same direction. Biltmore sells tickets with projected visit times and opens at 8AM. On your own. Order tickets at www.biltmore.com
OPTION 1 : BMW Manufacturing
1 hour Plant Tour (12 miles from hotel). On your own, $10 per person. Tentative registration - session time one month before FFO24:
OPTION 2: BMWCCA Museum
9AM - 5PM (13 miles from hotel). On your own, $12 per adult
pay at venue. www.ultimatedrivingmuseum.org
OPTION 3: After Lunch / Drive
Take a free to Lake Toxaway, Wolf Mountain, Balsom Grove
150 mile drive loop. Free.
OPTION 3: Frankie’s Fun Park (3 miles from hotel)
Go Cart / Slick Track - $9 per session, pay at venue. No reservations needed. frankies.com/greenville/
Fiat FreakOut’s signature event has always been the Concorso show, where our cars are definitely dressed for the occasion!
FreakOut 2024 has selected the lawn by the lake at Furman University. Nestled in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Furman provides the scenic backdrop for our show. Furman is rated one of the most beautiful Campuses in the United States.
Departures for the field will begin at 9:30AM with all cars headed to the field by 10:00 AM at the latest, please. The Concorso is a 25 minute drive (10 miles) from our hotel. Each car will have a predesignated spot/marker to make placing cars a snap. The show and judging will take place between 11 AM and 2 PM, electronic voting to be completed by 2 PM (Please see voting details below).
Lunch in "Daniel Dining Hall" at Furman - 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. On your own, pay at venue.
Only pre-registered Italian cars, owned by Club members, will be allowed on the show field.
A panoramic or drone photo will be taken Friday at the Concorso show field. Cars to remain on the field until after 2 PM. We will take an (optional) afternoon drive to Saluda and Tryon, then return to the hotel.
• Post Concorso Drive to scenic Saluda, SC and Tryon, NC / 75 Mile loop, return to hotel
• "Garage Party" at Pompeii Motorsports, 319 Garlington Rd. Suite B-7, Greenville, SC 29615 (4 Miles from hotel). 6:30 PM / Tech sessions / Food Truck (pay on your own).
• Late Night Feature "Drive-In" Movie, 9 PM Start / Location TBA
FRIDAY DINNER IS ON YOUR OWN
FOOD TRUCKS WILL BE AT THE POMPEII GARAGE PARTY!
Benson Alfa & Fiat Showroon
Benson Alfa & Fiat Showroon / Memory Lane Auto Museum
500 W. Wade Hampton Blvd, Greer, SC. Free Museum Open House Tour / 2 PM to 3:30 PM.
www.bensonfiat.com
Optional - Vicario Micro Distillery
Vicario Micro Distillery, Greenville is home to award winning liqueurs, produced by Vicario Micro-Distillery, showcased in Food & Wine Magazine. Come see for yourself! Tasting includes 15 tastings, plant & farm tour. $15 per adult (pay on your own).
www.salutellc.com
SATURDAY AWARDS BANQUET
Celebrate Fiat FreakOut 2024 at the Saturday Evening Awards Banquet!
The evening opens with the 5 PM hotel guest complimentary "Happy Hour". Includes 2 drinks & appetizers, followed by a cash bar. Club social hour and silent auction bidding opens at 6 PM, Dinner begins at 7:00.
Awards banquet highlights include the famous FreakOut trivia contest to find the “smartest table in the room”. Presentation of all Class Show Awards, Special Recognition's, Heritage Class Awards and the coveted Best of Show Award. We will also feature a suprise guest speaker. And, let’s not forget the FFO25 Reveal!
Our meal will be:
Three Entrée Dinner Buffet which includes: Caesar salad, Roasted Salmon Fillets (topped with a chervil tomato salsa and finished with an asparagus beurre blanc), Grilled Ribeye Steaks, Chicken & Shrimp Gouda Pasta (topped with baby shrimp, finished with a smoked gouda mornay, garnished with garlic roasted tomatoes), herb & garlic roasted potatoes, baby green beans, seasonal fruit salad, Cavatappi pasta salad, fresh baked rolls, assorted desserts, water, iced tea & coffee.
FFO24 POST BANQUET PARTY - Embassy Suites Parking Lot
Hold on, Saturday night festivities are not done yet! Please join us right after the Banquet ends in the parking lot for the usual FreakOut parking lot activities.
