This year our June Jamboree will be held at the Bridgewater Manor in Bridgewater, NJ on Saturday, June 17, 2023. The Bridgewater Manor is conveniently located near major roadways and is easy to get to from any location. Bridgewater Manor 1251 US Highway 202/206 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 bridgewatermanor.com.
The feature car this year will be the W113 since it is the 60th year for that particular chassis.
The cars will be broken down into two categories – Concours (judged by a team of judges according to MBCA guidelines) and Popular (voted on by those in attendance).
The cars in Concours class are then further broken down according to chassis. Concours cars need to be detailed and will be judged in four categories:
1 – Interior, Upholstery, Trunk; 2 – Glass, Lights, Rubber, Chrome, Trim; 3 – Engine Compartment; 4 – Paint, Coachwork; and points are also given for mileage and age.
There is a mandatory 2-point deduction if your car is trailered to the event.
Popular Vote cars are divided into two categories (Sedan and Sport) and then further broken down by years – New – 2018 to present; Modern – 2008 – 2017; Old – 1998 – 2007; Vintage I – 1997 – 1972 (Cars 25 -49 years old); and Vintage II - Pre 1972 (Cars 50 years old and older). My advice for the Popular Vote cars is to “Give the baby a bath” and come enjoy a good time with fellow Benz enthusiasts.
Cars over 25 years old are also eligible for the Silver Star Preservation certificate – you can be in either Popular or Concours and have your car judged for this certificate.
The pre-registration cost to enter a car is $55 and this fee includes lunch for the driver: lunch only is $50 each for those over 12; $25 for those aged 7 – 12; Free under 7.
REGISTRATIONS made after 12 noon on June 14th and day of the event the registration fee is $10 more per car and $10 more per lunch. So please register by June 14th! Day of Registrations are cash or check only. You may attend the Jamboree and just join us for lunch if you do not wish to enter a car. Please Pre-register as we need to give a head count to the venue.
Registration will begin at 8:30 AM AND WILL END AT 9:45AM. ALL CARS MUST BE ON THE FIELD BY 9:45AM You will need to pull your car up the driveway and to the Registration Table in order to receive your registration packet and be given your assigned parking spot. Please place your window sign on your window along with your scoresheet if you are participating in the concours. If you do not want anyone touching your vehicle without you being there, you must remain with your car during the judging time. Judging will begin at 9:45AM and at that time, there will be no further detailing of the cars allowed. AFTER 9:45 NO CONCOURS CARS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE FIELD FOR JUDGING. In your registration packet there will be color coded votes for the Popular Vote cars – please match the color of the vote to the color of the window sign – votes not matching the correct color will be discarded. All popular votes begin with a letter followed by a number.
After the judging is completed, we will enter the dining room for lunch. The lunch will be served buffet style with wait staff serving the food from the buffet selection. Members will carry their plate along the serving line and the servers will place the food on the plates.
While the members are eating the scorekeepers will be tallying up the results – please be patient during this time.
This is a rain or SHINE event – so let’s all of us hope for a dry day. Looking forward to seeing many of you at the event. If anyone is interested in helping to judge or to help in other ways, please email Valerie at mercedeslady1@verizon.net with the subject line: willing to help at the June Jamboree. Thank you.
***Please note – pre-registration makes everything run more smoothly and efficiently. Day of Registration causes delays to those who have pre-registered since they have to wait to pick up their packet while the day of registration car is being assigned to a category and a parking space. Please – Pre-register!
Deadline for pre-registration is Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
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