Thirdgen Ranch, Inc. Thirdgen Fest is our annual party held every Memorial Day weekend. This year will be our seventh year and it continues to grow and improve every year. The party is held in Crete, IL which is approximately 40 minutes south of Chicago. We're expecting at least 75-100 cars this year!!! Thirdgen Fest '08 will be held on May 26th and 27th (May 28th-29th are rainout days). Anybody interested in 82-92 Camaros and Firebird is welcome to attend. Here's what we have planned for this year. Friday, May 26th 7:00 --- Friday night party The Friday night party is just your basic summer weekend party. We will have a bonfire, keg, pop, chips, etc. It really isn't about the cars, it just gives people a chance to hang out, talk cars, and have fun with other people who love thirdgens. Saturday, May 27th Noon --- Thirdgen Fest '08 This is the main Thirdgen Fest '08 event. We plan to start it around noon and end with a car cruise around 7:00 pm. Each car attending will receive a goodie bag with some great items. During the day we will have all you can eat food and drinks (no alcohol will provided on Saturday due to the car cruise at the end of the day.) We will have hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, and pop as always but plan to expand the menu this year as well. Some possibilites include chili, lasagna, nachos, etc. We will also be keeping the 80's alive with all '82-'92 music. In addition to that, we plan to have activities like bean bags, and an inflatable jumpy tent. All cars registered will receive a registration packet and will be assigned a car number. Each car will get a car information sheet to fill out and display with your car. We will be giving away trophies in each of nine categories: Best Camaro: Stock Best Camaro: Modified Best Firebird: Stock Best Firebird: Modified Best Paint Best Engine Best Interior Best Restoration Best of Show Trophies for first, second, and third places will be awarded in the Stock and Modified classes. The other five classes are first place only. The winners will be determined by participant voting. Each person bringing a car will receive a voting ballot to pick a car in each category (you can not vote for your own car.) The trophies will be awarded to the cars receiving the most votes in each category. As always, we will be having a raffle. Every registration packet includes one ticket and additional tickets are available for an additional $35 each. (The ticket price stays the same through the day of the party.) This year's raffle is for a complete Spohn suspension package. We will end the event with a car cruise to one of the local popular cruise night locations . This was a huge hit with everybody last year and I'm sure it will continue to be. Registration will start on April 1st with the early registration fee being $35 per car. (Remember the price is PER CAR, it doesn't matter if you have one person coming or four, the price is the same!!! Also, that fee applies to ANY car whether it is a thirdgen or not so if you aren't bringing your thirdgen but still want to attend you'll still have to pay the registration fee.) The $35 early registration fee is available April 1st - May 15th. After that the registration fees jumps to $45 per car. So, you can save yourself $10 if you register on or before May 15th. Also, the first 100 cars registered will receive goodie bags so it pays to register early. Your registration fees gets you admission into both days as well as one ticket for the raffle. We're really easy to find and close to major highways. There are also plenty of places to stay near by. The registration packets include maps/direction and motel/campground information for people coming from out of town. These motels are located in Monee, IL and are only about 15 minutes away from the party. Holiday Inn Express --- (708)534-0022 Best Western --- (708)534-3500 Super 8 --- (708)534-1900 There is also a campground a few minutes from us that people stay at every year. Emerald Trails --- (708)672-8700 We accept registration payments by Paypal or money order. Our Paypal user name is dennyb@thirdgenranch.com. (Be sure to mention what the payment is for.) If you want to pay by money order, e-mail us at dennyb@thirdgenranch.com and we'll send you our mailing information. (Sorry, all registration fees are final and no refunds can be given for any reason.) More information will be posted at it becomes available. Also, in the event of rain, we will posting rainout information if needed. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!