
THE CALIFORNIAN 2023
SATURDAY LOAD IN & BIKE REGISTRATION INFO
SCHEDULE
7AM: SANTA ANITA GATES OPEN TO PUBLIC
8AM - 10AM VENDOR LOAD IN / MOTO DROPOFF / BIKE REGISTRATION
10:05AM SUPERVISED MOTO RIDE IN TO EVENT AREA
10:15AM CUTTOFF TIME TO RETURN YOUR VEHICLE TO PARKING LOT
11AM - 1PM BIKE JUDGING
1PM BIKE SHOW AWARDS CEREMONY
2PM "DERBY AT THE DERBY" PINEWOOD DERBY
3PM DERBY AWARDS CEREMONY
3PM HOSTED PICNIC FOR STAFF & SPONSORS
4PM 149TH RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY
6PM LOAD OUT
LOAD IN / LOAD OUT
HORSES WILL BE ON THE TRACK ALL MORNING AND THE EVENT SPACE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT 7AM. FOR THESE REASONS WE CANNOT RIDE MOTORCYCLES INTO THE EVENT OR DRIVE OUR VEHICLES INTO THE EVENT UNSUPERVISED. AT 10AM YOU EITHER NEED TO RETURN YOUR VEHICLE TO THE PARKING LOT OR UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LEAVE UNTIL AFTER 6PM WHEN THE ENTIRE EVENT IS OVER.
VENDORS: YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF LEAVING YOUR VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT IF YOU PLAN TO LEAVE EARLIER THAN 6PM. YOU MAY NOT BREAKDOWN YOUR DISPLAY UNTIL AFTER THE BIKE SHOW AWARDS CEREMONY IS OVER AROUND 2PM. IF YOU PLAN TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BIKE SHOW, YOU MUST LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT IN THE MORNING AND YOU MUST CARRY YOUR EVENT DISPLAY & MATERIALS BACK TO THE PARKING LOT THROUGH THE TUNNEL. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BRING YOUR VEHICLE BACK INTO THE EVENT SPACE FOR LOAD OUT UNTIL AFTER 6PM. WE WILL HAVE STAFF TO HELP YOU CARRY YOUR SUPPLIES IF NECESSARY.
BIKE SHOW ATTENDEES: YOU CAN TRANSPORT YOUR BIKE INTO THE SHOW AREA WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DROP IT OFF BEFORE 10AM. AT THIS POINT YOU WILL NEED TO DECIDE IF YOU WILL WANT TO LEAVE AFTER THE BIKE SHOW OR STAY ALL DAY. IF YOU PLAN TO LEAVE AFTER THE BIKE SHOW IS OVER, YOU WILL WANT TO RETURN YOUR VEHICLE TO THE PARKING LOT BEFORE 10AM. ONCE THE SHOW IS OVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WALK YOUR BIKE THROUGH THE TUNNEL BACK TO YOUR VEHICLE. FOR THOSE RIDING IN ON THEIR BIKES, YOU WILL HAVE ONE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO UNDER SUPERVISION AT 10:05 AM. IF YOU PLAN TO LEAVE ONCE THE BIKE SHOW IS OVER, AGAIN, YOU WILL NEED TO WALK YOUR BIKE THROUGH THE TUNNEL AND ONLY START IT ONCE YOU ARE OUT IN THE PARKING LOT. THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED, AS WE CANNOT DISTURB THE HORSES ON TRACK OR DRIVE IN THE EVENT SPACE WHILE OPEN TO PUBLIC TRAFFIC. WE WILL HAVE STAFF ON HAND TO ASSIST YOU WITH PUSHING YOUR BIKE THROUGH THE GATE 6 TUNNEL AFTER THE AWARDS CEREMONY.


