Parking For Parade <strong>2004</strong> Photo by Matt Platts by Nelson Hodges Worthington Hotel, Parade Headquarters & Downtown Parking The Worthington Hotel will be primary parking for those with STREET Porsche's staying at the Hotel. There are a limited number of available spaces (approximately 270). All other additional and overflow automobile parking for the entire Parade event is at The Towers parking garage between 4th/5th Streets & Taylor/Lamar Streets in Downtown Fort Worth (a 3 block walk from the Worthington). We will have capacity for up to 400 cars at The Towers Garage. You may park in any open location. Both of these locations will have free parking throughout the event to Parade participants. You MUST show either your name badge, or the Parade parking pass to get into these locations free; there will be no exceptions. Please see maps included in the binder that indicates the locations of the parking garages. NO TRAILERS, TRUCKS, MOTORHOMES, OR TRACTOR-TRAILERS WILL BE ALLOWED IN EITHER OF THE PRIMARY PARKING GARAGES. Security will be provided at the Worthington Hotel by their normal 24-hour Security Staff, systems, and personnel. Security will be provided at The Towers parking garage, and will also be 24 hours a day for the The Worthington’s valet parking entrance duration of Parade. Sundance Square has it’s own foot and bicycle Security/Police patrols. Sundance Square also has street camera monitoring. Alternative Parking - During the weekends and holiday (Monday), almost all parking spaces and garages within the Sundance Square area of Downtown Fort Worth are free. This includes the area around the Worthington Hotel. If you wish to take advantage of any of the other open lots during the weekends and holiday, you may. However, please realize that once 5 am rolls around on Tuesday, <strong>July</strong> 6, or Monday, <strong>July</strong> 12, you will need to pay for parking at their normal posted rates. Again, no trailers will be allowed in these areas. Concours Parking - Prep Area I: Radio Shack Garage - At Weatherford & Cherry St. - The main preparation area is an 8-story parking garage that is located 3 blocks west of the Worthington. Access to the garage is on Weatherford Street. There is plenty of natural and electric lighting. There will be a wash area with electricity on the first floor. Important! The Radio Shack Garage is only available from 8:00 PM Friday <strong>July</strong> 2nd until Monday <strong>July</strong> 5th, at midnight. All Parade vehicles must be gone by midnight on Monday. Prep Area II: Radio Shack Corporation Subway Lot - Belknap St and Henderson St. - This lot is a large open parking lot suitable for big-rigs or cars on trailers. Concours participants wishing to prep their cars on their trailers or under popup tents will use this lot. You may also use this lot for motor homes, but ONLY during the time frame stated below for this lot. No hook-ups will be available. The surface of this lot is asphalt. If you plan to use jack stands, bring pads to place under the jacks. Subway Lot Availability - This lot is available for Parade entrants from 5:00 PM Friday, <strong>July</strong> 2nd through Monday, <strong>July</strong> 5th at midnight. ALL Parade vehicles must be gone by that midnight. Trailer Parking - No trailers/bigrigs will be allowed at the Prep Area I, 8-story garage. Trailer/big-rig parking will be at the Prep Area II, Radio Shack Subway Lot only. Trailers are not allowed at the Concours site without prior The main Sundance Square parking garage notification except for those unloading Historic Display cars or Club Race cars. Once cars are unloaded, ALL trailers must be moved to the Subway Lot. Post-Parade parking for Concours cars and trailers - All trailers and support vehicles must be moved to Texas Motor Speedway following Concours day. Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) Parking Trailers, Trucks, Tractor Trailers and Motor Homes - TMS is located approximately 20 miles North of downtown Fort Worth on Interstate 35W. All trailers, trucks, tractortrailers, and motor homes (who have not made other arrangements locally), must park at TMS. TMS was made to handle 300,000 people, so there will be plenty of parking available. The only exceptions for trailers are the provisions for Concours event Porsches stated above. Driver's Education & Club Race - Vehicle Parking will be inside the infield portion of the Track. The entrance to the infield is at the South end of the racetrack via an underground tunnel. You will be directed to your parking and staging locations when you reach the infield section. Autocross - The Autocross event will take place on the outside of the TMS track in one of the spectator parking lots on the southern border of the TMS property. All vehicle parking, staging, and runs will be on the outside of the track. Staging and pre-staging areas will be as directed by Parade staff at the event. You will be directed to the Autocross area when you arrive at the main parking entrance on the South end of TMS. Entrance to the Sundance garage Photo by Matt Platts Photo by Matt Platts 10
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