Pavilions Rock and Roll Car Show, First One of 2022!

[Bill Pritchard]

Originally Posted by CC Rider

Love the sign on the windshield! Thanks for posting, Rick. Weather yesterday would have been a lot better without the cold wind.

[x33rs]

I usually roll in there around 2pm or there about. Has been my normal time for years. Even with all the recent changes, when I get there around that time it's already getting full on a good night so I guess they don't really enforce the arrival time. Not that I've heard anyway.
I've been there when the cops tell everyone to leave though, lol.

Will be interesting on the 22nd with the kickoff for BJ. On a day like that we usually get there in the morning just to find a parking spot which has been the norm for 20+ years. I'm sure they are expecting that. Certainly people have been talking about it??? 3 weeks away.

[RPOLS3]

Thanks for posting - always enjoy them.

[dykstra]

Great pics. Thanks for posting!

[CC Rider]

Originally Posted by x33rs

I usually roll in there around 2pm or there about. Has been my normal time for years. Even with all the recent changes, when I get there around that time it's already getting full on a good night so I guess they don't really enforce the arrival time. Not that I've heard anyway.
I've been there when the cops tell everyone to leave though, lol.

Will be interesting on the 22nd with the kickoff for BJ. On a day like that we usually get there in the morning just to find a parking spot which has been the norm for 20+ years. I'm sure they are expecting that. Certainly people have been talking about it??? 3 weeks away.

Yes, cruisers have been talking about it. Not sure if the new car show manager will be making any changes or not. Didn’t see him yesterday.

[x33rs]

Originally Posted by CC Rider

Yes, cruisers have been talking about it. Not sure if the new car show manager will be making any changes or not. Didn’t see him yesterday.

Thanks Rick,
If you hear more please let me know. I don't think I'll be down again until the 22nd so I'm out of the loop for a couple weeks. So unless I hear otherwise, I'll be there in the morning as usual. If for some strange reason they won't let me in I guess dad and I will have to go find some streets to terrorize for a few hours



Larry

[Bill Pritchard]

I would think the McDonalds people would be shooting themselves in the foot if they try to enforce stricter arrival & departure times for the two weekends that encompass the B-J auction.

[x33rs]

Originally Posted by Bill Pritchard

I would think the McDonalds people would be shooting themselves in the foot if they try to enforce stricter arrival & departure times for the two weekends that encompass the B-J auction.

I think they realized they were shooting themselves in the foot when they first started these arrival and departure times a couple years ago. It was hurting the turnout a bit up until the point they stopped it completely for the virus.
When they finally brought it back, in the mornings for some reason, calling it a cars and coffee deal. We already have a dozen of those every week so that wasn't going to work. Especially for those like me that drive 2 hours to get there. Not driving 4 hours round trip for something that only lasts an hour or two. It had me going to 67th and Bell for a while instead.

Now, from what I understand McDonalds doesn't have anything to do with it anymore. Since it's on reservation land that complicated things, but someone stepped up and is running it now on their behalf I believe. It's actually better than before in the fact that I really like the Wolf Man Jack impersonator that is doing the music live every Saturday night. Cracks me up and brings back a lot of memories. But hopefully they lax a bit on the hour thing, it sure makes it tough for us long haulers.

[CC Rider]

Yes, McDonalds ownership changed hands again and the new owner wants nothing to do with the cruise. A long standing agreement with the Salt River Tribal Council and McDonalds was not renewed and a new one was drawn up with the landlord. Since then, McDonalds won’t let us use their red trash cans, the yellow show signs, will not play music from their speakers, and for a time period, would not let us use the bathrooms. McDonalds seems to be warming up to us a little, but the seating areas in the dining room are closed off. We can use the bathrooms now.

The landlord, Deritta Bros, has since taken ownership of the cruise at the request of the other Pavilions tenants. They hired a car show manager to run the cruises. The morning cruise during the summer was a tribal council request. Lots of other mandates we had to follow were from the tribal council. Many have been relaxed. But the 8 PM ending is enforced because of the shenanigans that sometimes occur when some people leave Pavilions. Tribal police are able to perform enforcement at that time. It seems enforcement is more difficult later in the evening. Might have something to do with the nearby casino.

Pavilions is on tribal land and we must follow their rules. If they are OK with the extended cruise hours during auction week, then we’ll be good.

We still arrive early as we did in the past. We support the other restaurants at Pavilions that support the cruise. The only change that is going to stick will be the relocation of Corvette row from the front lot to the rear lot. Last I heard, there will be no morning cruises during the summer.

I’m sure there is more to share, but I’m exhausted.

[x33rs]

Thanks Rick,

I find it funny how McD's doesn't want anything to do with it, no trash cans, signs, and were even stingy about the rest rooms for a while, yet they don't mind the business we bring in LOL

I always walk over to Barro's and grab a pizza anyway.