Northern New Jersey Section Mercedes-Benz Club of America

| Past Star Tracks Issues | Event Listing | Information Links | Mercedes-Benz Club of America | Contact Us | Welcome to the Northern New Jersey Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America. We invite you to use the hyperlinks above to help you get the most out of your membership in our active local section. Should you have any questions or need to communicate with us, please click on the "Contact Us" link above. The March-April issue of our newsletter STAR TRACKS 2012 is newly available online. Click here Previous issues of the STAR TRACKS Newsletter may be found here. May is one of the loveliest times of year in New Jersey, and NJ 519 is one of the loveliest and varied drives in the state. It's easy to get to our starting point, Yetter's Diner in Augusta. It's on US 206 south of its intersection with Augusta Hill Road, which is NJ 519. To get there, you can take NJ 15 north from I-80., It goes from four to two lanes and continues past NJ 94 in Lafayette, where it's called Lafayette Road and becomes US 206. Park, have a bite, and get ready to start out at 11:00a.m. Armed with handouts and water, we'll drive south through Newton, the county seat of Sussex County, and down through Warren and Hunterdon Counties, ending in Delaware Township on NJ 29, just north of Stockton. We'll have plenty of time along the way to stop and admire the scenery, take pictures, go antiquing, etc., before meeting at the Stockton Inn at 3:30 p.m. for a 4:00 p.m. dinner. Registration will be $10.00/Car either in advance or on the day of the drive. Dinner is $45/person, exclusive of alcoholic beverages and $10.00 for children under 12 years (chicken fingers or pasta, drink, & dessert) Please inform Carl Schwartz by May 16 if you are participating. Name:__________________________Address:_________________________Email:_____________________ No. of Cars Attending:_____@$10.00/car=$_____ No. of People having dinner:_____@$45.00/person=$_____ Make check payable to MBCA-NNJS and send to: Carl Schwartz - 325 E. 38 St. - Paterson, NJ 07504 carlianschwartz@me.com or 973-523-4239 The 49th Annual June Jamboree will be held at Montvale, NJ on Saturday, June 16, 2012. This is the longest running car show event for the MBCA. Come join us for this fun-filled day. The Concours class cars will be judged by teams of judges according to MBCA National rules. Concours cars will need to be cleaned and detailed inside and out. They will be judged in four categories: 1 - Interior, upholstery, trunk, hard top, soft top; 2 - Chrome, plastic, rubber, glass, lights, trim 3 - Engine compartment 4 - Exterior paint, finish, bodywork. The chassis, underbody, and exhaust systems will NOT be judged in this event as we will not have a Show class only a Street class. Popular Vote cars need only to be clean and presentable. Just give the baby a bath and come out and enjoy the day. Pre - registration is greatly appreciated as it allows the judges to have the field set up more accurately. Pre-registration for Concours and Popular Vote is $45 prior to June 14, 2012, registrations on the day of the event will be $55 per car. Meals and facilities are $10 per person for those not registering a vehicle, (children under 12 - no charge). Tickets will be issued for admittance to the lunchroom - remember to keep your lunch ticket with you - it is your ticket into the dining area. The pre-registration form may be obtained by following this pre-registration link. Concours cars will be placed in the classes by body style and not year according to MBCA guidelines and rules. Popular Vote cars will be divided into 7 categories: New - 2008-present; Modern Sedan - 1998 - 2007 Modern Sport - 1998 - 2007 Old Sedan - 1988 - 1997 Old Sport - 1988 - 1997 Vintage Sedan - pre 1988 Vintage Sport - pre 1988 Registration will begin at 8:00 AM in the lobby of MBUSA. If you are registering or have registered a vehicle for the Jamboree, please drive up and park outside while you register and pick up your packet. After you receive your registration packet, please proceed around the circular driveway in order to park your car. All vehicles entered into the Jamboree - both Concours and Popular will have their picture taken by the Mercedes Benz sign before proceeding to their assigned parking space. You will then be directed as to where to park your vehicle. Your assigned parking slot will be on the window placard for your car, this will help the parking lot guides to direct you to the correct area. If you are not registering a vehicle, please DO NOT drive up to the registration area; please follow the signs and park in the parking area. After parking, please come in and let the registrars know that you are there and pick up your name tag and tickets for lunch. The schedule for the day is as follows: Registration 8:00 AM until 10:00 AM. Judging will begin at 10:30 and there will no more detailing of the cars allowed. Luncheon graciously provided by MBUSA will be served around 1:00 or as soon as the judging of the Concours cars is complete. All Popular Votes must be turned in before entering the lunchroom. Awards ceremony will follow the luncheon and the completion of the judging. For more information, contact Valerie 908-369-0793 mercedeslady1@verizon.net Directions to MBUSA in Montvale: From the Garden State Parkway North - Take the Grand Avenue Exit (exit 172) and turn RIGHT at the end of the ramp. MBUSA Headquarters is on the right. From the Garden State Parkway South - Go to the Montvale REST STOP, and follow signs to the Parkway North (see directions above). You enter the REST STOP from the Southbound simply to reverse direction and exit the rest stop heading Northbound. Hotel information for anyone wishing to spend the evening in the Montvale area: Courtyard Montvale 201-391-7700 100 Chestnut Ridge Road Montvale, NJ 07645 Web link to hotel : http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ewrmv-courtyard-montvale/ Add this web site to your Favorites List