2006 Calendar of Events

View 2007 events

DateDay of the weekEvent Description
March 11 SAT St. Patrick's Day Parade - As in the past 10 years, the DMC Club participated in the St. Pat's Day Parade in Chicago, IL. Read a report about the event, including pics and a video of local network coverage.
April 2 SUN Spring Brunch - The spring brunch was held at the Mill Creek Golf Club in Geneva, IL, with a walk-around tour of the nearby Pheasant Run Resort afterward to help acquaint our club members with the area in advance of the DeLorean Car Show (DCS) 2006 events.
May 6 SAT Spring Tech Session - We held this event at the Neuqua Valley High School. Don Steger from the DeLorean Motor Center in Garden Grove, CA, was on hand.
June 5 MON DeLorean Track Day with the Lotus Car Club at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois -- DRIVER SLOTS SOLD OUT! - Spectators still welcome. Contact Rich Weissensel for possible cancellation openings.
June 14 WED DeLorean 25th Anniversary Track Day Events - Details in flux... May include pace car laps around one of the local race tracks in the area. Contact Rich Weissensel to RSVP, once details have been finalized.

Also a BTTF-D-Q was held at the Brandys' residence in Hinsdale, IL.
June 15 THURS Early DeLorean Car Technical Seminars
June 15-17 THURS, FRI, SAT 2006 DeLorean Car Show at the Pheasant Run Resort and Spa in St. Charles, Illinois (west of Chicago.
June 18 SUN DeLorean 25th Anniversary Lake Shore Drive Cruise, Chicago, IL.
July 1-4 SAT, SUN, MON, TUES July 4th Parades
August 6 SUN Annual Vintage Transport Museum Car Show in Union, IL - The past comes alive through the display of antique autos, trucks, fire engines, tractors, motorcycles and buses - more than 500 vehicles assemble throughout the Museum campus. Ride the streetcars to the various display areas. Interurbans and coach trains will be running on the mainline! This event is held at the Illinois Railway Museum. Information on the event can be found at http://www.irm.org/schedule.

You get free rides on the railcars if you are showing your car. Contact them for more information at 262-697-7474 for information about displaying your vehicle.
August 12 SAT Lightning Fest 2006 Car Show
Time - 9am to 2pm
Place - Oak Brook Marriott (reserved parking lot) - 1401 West 22nd Street, Oak Brook, IL 60523 [Click for Map]
More details at: www.JLLightningfest.com
August 18-19 FRI, SAT Woodward Dream Cruise 2006 - The Woodward Dream Cruise will mainly take place Saturday, August 18th, at 9 am through 9 pm and will attract over 1 million people and more than 40,000 special interest cars.

The night before (Friday, August 18) is typically a night where most folks attending will arrive on Friday, meet for dinner, and do a short cruise prior to getting a good night's sleep before the full day of Saturday events.

On Saturday, car enthusiasts will drive along a 16-mile route through nine communities outside of Detroit, Michigan. Many of these communities also host events and entertainment for visitors.

The Deloreans will begin gathering on Friday and Saturday in downtown Pontiac. Pontiac is located at the northern "loop" of the Woodward Dream Cruise and it hosts some of the best parties. The excitement during the weekend includes live entertainment, rock musicians, street dancing, and news coverage.

For more details, contact Byron Cancelmo.
September 9 SAT Fall Tech Session - The 2006 Fall Tech Session was held at Dave Swingle's http://www.britishcarunion.com/
October 8 SUN 5th Annual Toys for Tots Cruise in Volo, IL
Complete details: http://www.volocars.com/pdfs/5thtoysfortotscruise.pdf
December 3 SUN Winter Brunch and Final 2006 Meeting