Details Released About the 2013 Explore The Shore Rally!

Asphault Adventures has announced its first-ever rally — Explore the Shore 2013 — and THOTC will be there!

The Explore the Shore rally will take participants on an adventure along the NJ Coast starting in North Jersey and ending with a great after-party and awards ceremony at Coconut Cove in Wildwood NJ.

So, what’s this all about then? Simple load up your car with a spouse, partner, friend, abductee and meet us at the start to receive your challenge. You will be going on a statewide scavenger hunt to find interesting places and things and score points for your efforts. Silly prizes (and perhaps some not so silly) will be awarded in many categories. But more importantly get to meet interesting people, make new friends, and just plain have some fun.

About that car – You can join in one of our 3 classes of competition:

Open class – Bring what you want, your daily driver, your fully restored Aston Martin, a rental car, it’s really up to you.

Beater/Banger class – this is where the ~really~ interesting people hang out. This class is for cars of an, um, less pristine caliber. Bangers, beaters, crapheaps, whatever you call it this is the place for it. If you’re a little afraid to drive it, and fairly certain it won’t make the finish line this one’s for you. If you have AAA on speed dial, step on inside. For full details on the requirements for this class please see the Vehicle Classification section on our website.

Motorcycle class – Just like the banger class but on 2 wheels. If you want to bring a nice motorcycle, just choose open class.

Themes/Costumes – not mandatory on this event but we appreciate the offbeat and the attention-seeking and have been known to asses some bonus points for those that really impress us. Dress up yourselves, dress up your car, and let your freak flag fly!

Entry/Fees: Apply for entry by submitting the entry form, available at http://www.asphaultadventures.com/Registration.doc We’d love to admit everyone but we have limited space so impress us with your app and apply early for your best chances. Upon acceptance you will need to pay up, $70 gets you a team of 2 with $25 for each additional member (up to 4) or $15 for children under 12. For your fees each team member receives an event t-shirt, and a 2 hour paid buffet at the Coconut Cove closing party (drinks are not included but there will be a cash bar).

Where to stay? As this is a one day event you will not need to overnight anywhere but as it is an early start some people may wish to be near the start on the 27th, we will be making arrangements with a hotel in that area and this information will be included in your welcome pack once your entry is paid. We will not be making arrangements for the close but do hope you will consider staying the night in Wildwood, NJ and enjoying all this great city by the sea has to offer. We can offer recommendations if needed.

Anything else I should know? Yes, you will, at a minimum, need a cell phone capable of emailing or texting a photo (email preferred). Ideally you will have a smartphone with Android 3.0 or better or iOS 5.0 if you are of that inclination. If you have none of the above we will provide a paper version of the challenges but you will be extremely disadvantaged on one of the challenges. Future events will be going all-smartphone, but we will try to accommodate teams as long as we can.

Questions? Email jim@asphaultadventures.com or send us a note on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AsphaultAdventures