COMING EVENTS

45th Annual Florida Winter Regional

January 17th – 20th, 2024
American Muscle Car Museum – Melbourne, Florida

Come to sunny Florida with average monthly temperatures projected for January to be from daytime high in the 70s-80s to low 50s at night. This event will have an outdoor judging field featuring Concours and Flight Judging. Registration will open August 1st. Online registration is preferred. We are opening up the event to vendors with 900 feet of concrete paved spaces available. Sign-up online at ncrs.o rg. Multiple food trucks will be booked to allow for variety in your lunch experience. Tents and Solar panels are on site to provide shade from the sun. The American Muscle Car Museum (AMCM) will open its museum doors one evening for the opportunity for every participant to view the collection of over 300 cars.

Host Hotel

AMCM is 5.3 miles from the host hotel: Rialto Hilton, 200 Rialto Place, Melbourne, Florida, 32901. You can make room reservations online by clicking on this link: Hilton Booking Page, or by calling the local number (321)-768-0200. There is a block of rooms with an event rate of $139.00 plus tax. Use event code: 908 when making your reservation. The hotel restaurant and bar offers a full menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Rialto Hilton is just under an hour from the Orlando International Airport (MCO). It is just under 5 minutes from the Melbourne (MLB) Airport. The Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) is also an option.

Alternate Hotel

You may also make reservations at the Airport Hyatt by clicking on this link: Hyatt Place Melbourne Airport, or by calling (321) 372-1785. This hotel is located at 747 Air Terminal Pkwy, Melbourne, Florida 32901. The Hyatt is on the Melbourne Airport property, adjacent to the terminal. The event rate is $119.00 plus tax. Use code G-NCRS when making your reservation.

If you encounter any problems making hotel reservations, contact Lynne Nimocks by email: lnimocks1@gmail.com

Area Attractions

Downtown Melbourne is just 2 miles from the hotel with multiple shops, restaurants, and bars to quench your thirst.
20 golf courses in Brevard County with the closest being, Crane Creek, on US Route 192
Eau Gallie Art District is 4 miles from the hotel, it has museums, building murals,
shops, and restaurants with river views, breweries, bars, as well as 2 speakeasys
Cocoa Historic Village, is 11 miles away and has multiple quaint shops and restaurants
Viera has The Avenue, the newest shopping area with restaurants, and the Duran public golf course
Beaches that stretch 20 miles along A1A from Melbourne to Cocoa Beach
50 miles away is Cape Canaveral Kennedy Space Center. It has frequent rocket launches seen easily from most areas, especially sitting outdoors at one of the area restaurants along the Indian River or Atlantic Ocean. There are APPS that can keep you posted on the time and day of upcoming launches.
Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World are west of Melbourne, a little over an hour away.
There are area airboat rides, riverboat cruises, sport fishing, a flea market, and the amazing Brevard Zoo under a canopy of trees where you can feed animals, go kayaking, or zip-lining.