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mopartty2022 #3074142
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How big has this show gotten?


Is there a lot of parts venders that are businesses or just normal swappers?

Re: mopartty2022 [Re: maxie] #3074159
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“Moparty”
It’s a fairly good size show and since it’s new, should grow every year.
There were a fairly large number of commercial vendors, but the swap meet itself wasn’t especially big the last 2 years.
Maybe 30-40 swap meet spaces is my estimate based on my fading memory.
The car show portion was probably around 300-350 cars.
The drag racing was really busy with a lot of cars running from morning to evening. The rally track was busy too.
This year they are adding some sort of off road competition.
I’m praying for the weather the inaugural event in 2020 had! Last year had some off and on rain, that I’m sure hurt the car show turnout, especially Saturday when it rained in the morning and even though the afternoon turned nice, that messed things up.


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It's a growing event, every year it's getting bigger. twocents


Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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This will be my first year going. Finally have the hellcat Cuda done to show. I hope the weather holds. From all appearances it looks like a great Mopar weekend.

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I highly doubt that there will be much complaining about the weather for MoParty. Looking forward to seeing everybody out here!

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They have a new company that now runs the swap meet, and they moved it to the hill on the other side of the track, and they are telling vendors that they cannot tear down until Sunday at 4, not sure how that is going to work... shruggy


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Originally Posted by Remy-Z
I highly doubt that there will be much complaining about the weather for MoParty. Looking forward to seeing everybody out here!

It's going to be too hot! stirthepot

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Originally Posted by Rhinodart
They have a new company that now runs the swap meet, and they moved it to the hill on the other side of the track, and they are telling vendors that they cannot tear down until Sunday at 4, not sure how that is going to work... shruggy


I'm not sure how they could enforce that. laugh2

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Originally Posted by Mastershake340
Originally Posted by Remy-Z
I highly doubt that there will be much complaining about the weather for MoParty. Looking forward to seeing everybody out here!

It's going to be too hot! stirthepot


Oh, that's an easy fix! grin

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Originally Posted by SNK-EYZ
Originally Posted by Rhinodart
They have a new company that now runs the swap meet, and they moved it to the hill on the other side of the track, and they are telling vendors that they cannot tear down until Sunday at 4, not sure how that is going to work... shruggy


I'm not sure how they could enforce that. laugh2

Fireman Joe always leave Saturday night to head back home.



About the only thing they can do is hold up or restrict your chance to register for future events "Because you didn't follow the rules." When they start doing that, usually the vender numbers start dropping like a rock. Some people have to be back at work on Monday morning. That can't do anything other then harm the show.

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Originally Posted by poorboy
Originally Posted by SNK-EYZ
Originally Posted by Rhinodart
They have a new company that now runs the swap meet, and they moved it to the hill on the other side of the track, and they are telling vendors that they cannot tear down until Sunday at 4, not sure how that is going to work... shruggy


I'm not sure how they could enforce that. laugh2

Fireman Joe always leave Saturday night to head back home.



About the only thing they can do is hold up or restrict your chance to register for future events "Because you didn't follow the rules." When they start doing that, usually the vender numbers start dropping like a rock. Some people have to be back at work on Monday morning. That can't do anything other then harm the show.


Honestly though, who really doesn’t expect to possibly not get out of there in the middle of the afternoon on Sunday. Certainly all the racers plan to get out no sooner than the afternoon, if not later if going rounds.
Leaving middle of afternoon probably gets 90% or better of the people attending home by midnight…..not me though lol, I am further.

BTW..the event schedule says the swap meet closes at 2, not 4

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I'll be going to this show for the first time, so I've got questions:

What is the best route from the St louis area? ( By "best" I don't mean fastest - maybe just the least confusing ? )

How close or far is the spectator parking from the swap meet area ?

Do they charge extra for parking ?

Are you allowed to drive in to pick up parts in the swap meet area ?

Re: mopartty2022 [Re: Grizzly69] #3077104
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FM3 Marketing is still in charge of promoting the event. They have subcontracted Geoff McBryde to oversee the swap meet. Geoff and his parents have been heading up shows like the Rockingham and Metrolina/Charlotte show for probably 30 years. The previous two years, the swap meet spaces were basically marked off as you arrived. If you needed two spots, they would go and mark off two spots and that was how it was done. Geoff has actually had a civil engineer using Google earth go in and lay out the tentative rows and spaces based on structures and obstructions. Going forward, you will be "grand-fathered" in on your spaces if you choose to keep them. Moving it to the hillside will alleviate the flooded areas down near the river, which was a problem last year. Also, the swap meet will be right adjacent to the spectator parking area, which will be better in getting parts back to your car/truck. In regards to enforcing the rules about staying until the end of the event, I do not see that being enforced. Look at the Indy Cylinder Head show, it says that you have to stay through the last day. When it was a Saturday/Sunday event, by 2:00 PM on Saturday, vendors were already moving their goods out the doors to head home as they knew Sunday was a waste.

This will be the first year that the event has the chance to really make an impression. The first year was hampered with Covid restrictions. In 2021, it rained on Saturday morning and they called the event on Sunday morning due to the forecast of all day rains. This year, the weather looks great. They have added the Survivor display and a Off Road coarse for those who want to go 4 wheeling. There is still the drag racing and drifting events plus a swap meet. In talking to Geoff, the swap meet is like at 79 vendors where in 2021, there was 45. I am sure that the number is even greater now and probably double what the 2021 number was.

So hopefully those attending will have safe travels and enjoy the event. See you guys in Bowling Green. We will be under the large tent, right next to Ted Stephens and the AMD display.


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Re: mopartty2022 [Re: 69bfan] #3077106
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Originally Posted by 69bfan
FM3 Marketing is still in charge of promoting the event. They have subcontracted Geoff McBryde to oversee the swap meet. Geoff and his parents have been heading up shows like the Rockingham and Metrolina/Charlotte show for probably 30 years. The previous two years, the swap meet spaces were basically marked off as you arrived. If you needed two spots, they would go and mark off two spots and that was how it was done. Geoff has actually had a civil engineer using Google earth go in and lay out the tentative rows and spaces based on structures and obstructions. Going forward, you will be "grand-fathered" in on your spaces if you choose to keep them. Moving it to the hillside will alleviate the flooded areas down near the river, which was a problem last year. Also, the swap meet will be right adjacent to the spectator parking area, which will be better in getting parts back to your car/truck. In regards to enforcing the rules about staying until the end of the event, I do not see that being enforced. Look at the Indy Cylinder Head show, it says that you have to stay through the last day. When it was a Saturday/Sunday event, by 2:00 PM on Saturday, vendors were already moving their goods out the doors to head home as they knew Sunday was a waste.

This will be the first year that the event has the chance to really make an impression. The first year was hampered with Covid restrictions. In 2021, it rained on Saturday morning and they called the event on Sunday morning due to the forecast of all day rains. This year, the weather looks great. They have added the Survivor display and a Off Road coarse for those who want to go 4 wheeling. There is still the drag racing and drifting events plus a swap meet. In talking to Geoff, the swap meet is like at 79 vendors where in 2021, there was 45. I am sure that the number is even greater now and probably double what the 2021 number was.

So hopefully those attending will have safe travels and enjoy the event. See you guys in Bowling Green. We will be under the large tent, right next to Ted Stephens and the AMD display.


Good to hear Geoff has become the swap meet guru, I decided not to vend due to the cluster last year. Still don't know what the problem was then, the Hot Rod Reunion swap has been going on for decades without issue, so there should not have been a problem with the Moparty swap but there certainly was! If everything looks good this year, then I might swap next year. luck The jury will be out on the location of the swap until after the show... twocents


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Re: mopartty2022 [Re: Grizzly69] #3077114
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Originally Posted by Grizzly69
I'll be going to this show for the first time, so I've got questions:

What is the best route from the St louis area? ( By "best" I don't mean fastest - maybe just the least confusing ? )

How close or far is the spectator parking from the swap meet area ?

Do they charge extra for parking ?

Are you allowed to drive in to pick up parts in the swap meet area ?


Interstate 64 East to Evansville then south is the route we take.
This is the route that we have taken the last 2 years.
A buddy that was going to the Hot Rod Reunion there suggested that route.

Mapquest link with directions.
STL To Beech Bend Raceway

St Louis
to Beech Bend Park (Beech Bend Camp Ground)

4 hr 30 min

282.2 miles

St Louis to Beech Bend Park (Beech Bend Camp Ground)


I deleted the first part of the directions it listed as they were just about downtown STL.

I figure you know how to cross the river and get into Illinois.



Take left ramp onto I-55 N/I-64 E (The Great River Rd) toward I-70 E/US-40 E/Chicago/Indianapolis. Go for 0.6 mi.

Take I-64 E

Take exit 29A toward IN-57 S/Evansville/Henderson Ky. onto I-69 S. Go for 13.8 mi.

Then 13.83 miles

Take exit 7A toward Lloyd Expwy. onto IN-66 E (E Lloyd Expy). Go for 22.0 mi.

Then 21.99 miles

Turn right onto N State Road 161 (IN-161) toward Owensboro. Go for 8.2 mi.

Then 8.23 miles

Continue on Jr Miller Blvd (KY-2262). Go for 0.7 mi.

Then 0.67 miles

Turn left onto E 4th St (KY-2155). Go for 0.3 mi.

Then 0.25 miles

Turn right onto Triplett St (KY-2155). Go for 1.3 mi.

Then 1.28 miles

Continue on New Hartford Rd (KY-2155). Go for 0.9 mi.

Then 0.91 miles

Keep right onto New Hartford Rd (KY-2155). Go for 0.9 mi.

Then 0.92 miles

Turn left and take ramp onto US-60 E/US-231 N (Wendell H Ford Expy) toward Hawesville. Go for 0.8 mi.

Then 0.77 miles

Take exit 17 toward Bowling Green onto I-165 S (William H Natcher Pkwy). Go for 65.2 mi.

Then 65.16 miles

Take exit 5 toward US-68/Bowling Green/Russellville. Go for 0.4 mi.

Then 0.37 miles

Turn left onto Russellville Rd (US-68). Go for 1.3 mi.

Then 1.29 miles

Continue on Russellville Rd (US-68-BR). Go for 1.5 mi.

Then 1.45 miles

Turn left onto University Blvd (US-68-BR). Go for 0.6 mi.

Then 0.61 miles

Continue on Kentucky St (US-68-BR). Go for 1.1 mi.

Then 1.13 miles

Continue on Adams St (US-68). Go for 0.5 mi.

Then 0.50 miles

Turn left onto Riverview Dr. Go for 0.4 mi.

Then 0.43 miles

Continue on Beech Bend Rd. Go for 1.4 mi.

Then 1.41 miles

Turn right onto Beech Bend Park Rd. Go for 0.6 mi.

Then 0.62 miles

Turn slightly left. Go for 463 ft.

Then 0.09 miles

Beech Bend Park (Beech Bend Camp Ground)

798 Beech Bend Park Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42101-7631


Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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For those in the area or who have arrived by Thursday afternoon, there is a Mopar Car cruise at Martin CJDR in Bowling Green at 5:00. They say there will be food trucks there.

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Originally Posted by SNK-EYZ
Originally Posted by Grizzly69
I'll be going to this show for the first time, so I've got questions:

What is the best route from the St louis area? ( By "best" I don't mean fastest - maybe just the least confusing ? )

How close or far is the spectator parking from the swap meet area ?

Do they charge extra for parking ?

Are you allowed to drive in to pick up parts in the swap meet area ?


Interstate 64 East to Evansville then south is the route we take.
This is the route that we have taken the last 2 years.
A buddy that was going to the Hot Rod Reunion there suggested that route.

Mapquest link with directions.
STL To Beech Bend Raceway

St Louis
to Beech Bend Park (Beech Bend Camp Ground)

4 hr 30 min

282.2 miles

St Louis to Beech Bend Park (Beech Bend Camp Ground)


I deleted the first part of the directions it listed as they were just about downtown STL.

I figure you know how to cross the river and get into Illinois.



Take left ramp onto I-55 N/I-64 E (The Great River Rd) toward I-70 E/US-40 E/Chicago/Indianapolis. Go for 0.6 mi.

Take I-64 E

Take exit 29A toward IN-57 S/Evansville/Henderson Ky. onto I-69 S. Go for 13.8 mi.

Then 13.83 miles

Take exit 7A toward Lloyd Expwy. onto IN-66 E (E Lloyd Expy). Go for 22.0 mi.

Then 21.99 miles

Turn right onto N State Road 161 (IN-161) toward Owensboro. Go for 8.2 mi.

Then 8.23 miles

Continue on Jr Miller Blvd (KY-2262). Go for 0.7 mi.

Then 0.67 miles

Turn left onto E 4th St (KY-2155). Go for 0.3 mi.

Then 0.25 miles

Turn right onto Triplett St (KY-2155). Go for 1.3 mi.

Then 1.28 miles

Continue on New Hartford Rd (KY-2155). Go for 0.9 mi.

Then 0.91 miles

Keep right onto New Hartford Rd (KY-2155). Go for 0.9 mi.

Then 0.92 miles

Turn left and take ramp onto US-60 E/US-231 N (Wendell H Ford Expy) toward Hawesville. Go for 0.8 mi.

Then 0.77 miles

Take exit 17 toward Bowling Green onto I-165 S (William H Natcher Pkwy). Go for 65.2 mi.

Then 65.16 miles

Take exit 5 toward US-68/Bowling Green/Russellville. Go for 0.4 mi.

Then 0.37 miles

Turn left onto Russellville Rd (US-68). Go for 1.3 mi.

Then 1.29 miles

Continue on Russellville Rd (US-68-BR). Go for 1.5 mi.

Then 1.45 miles

Turn left onto University Blvd (US-68-BR). Go for 0.6 mi.

Then 0.61 miles

Continue on Kentucky St (US-68-BR). Go for 1.1 mi.

Then 1.13 miles

Continue on Adams St (US-68). Go for 0.5 mi.

Then 0.50 miles

Turn left onto Riverview Dr. Go for 0.4 mi.

Then 0.43 miles

Continue on Beech Bend Rd. Go for 1.4 mi.

Then 1.41 miles

Turn right onto Beech Bend Park Rd. Go for 0.6 mi.

Then 0.62 miles

Turn slightly left. Go for 463 ft.

Then 0.09 miles

Beech Bend Park (Beech Bend Camp Ground)

798 Beech Bend Park Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42101-7631





Thank you, sir !

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For everyone coming for registration:

As you are pulling into Beech Bend, take the right fork in the road towards the campground and make your way to registration (the "Red Pavillion") near the campground parking lot. There, you will get your parking passes, wristbands, and information.

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Made it here in one piece. My first long tow with my ‘21 Ram 2500 6.4 and I’m impressed. Most of the time on the highway I hardly knew that 24’ enclosed was there.
First fill up looks like I was getting about 11 mpg.
Who needs diesel?
The registration tent was busy, turnout is going to be good. I’m concerned about the show field, since they took out a sizable chunk for the new swap meet location, I have to wonder if they’ll have room for all the show cars?
We shall see tomorrow!

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How’s the turnout, planning to head over tomorrow?

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