Here's an overhead view of one of the past toy run events.
There are many organized rides that come to this event. There are organized rides that come from Huntsville, Decatur, Florence, Sumiton, Tuscaloosa, Amory MS, and Russelville just to name a few. You can go to http://www.eldridgetoyrun.com and look under the "Staging Places" menu to see if there is an organized ride coming through your area. There are always "long distance riders" that come from way up the East coast to Louisiana to South Florida and beyond. If you intend to be in contention for the long distance rider award you are in for a long ride!
Many folks choose not to ride in the "organized" rides and just find their own way on their own time.
Not everyone that comes does so on a bike or antique/classic car or rat rod etc. Some choose to come in their everyday work car and I have seen one arrive via a riding mower. It was a little modified but a mower none the less.
However you choose to come is not important. The important part is to "be there". There is no charge to participate, there is no charge for the provided meal, there is no charge to enter your vehicle in the car or bike show, there is no charge to enjoy watching the short program we have with the children and Santa as they are presented with gifts from their Christmas lists.
Participants wishing to enter their car in the car show please try to arrive by 10:30am as the bulk of the bikes will start arriving around 11:00am. At a minimum there are usually 400+ bikes there and if we have good weather then you can count on twice that number.
The program with the kids starts 12:00 noon or just before. It is pretty short and you should have no problem getting home in time to watch the S.E.C. Championship game.
We would love to see a good showing of Slings at this event! Love to see all you guys and gals there!
You need to send me your size and preference on color via a private message. And if anyone else working their would like some "work shirts" please send me their shirt size and info.