
THE CALIFORNIAN 2026
SATURDAY LOAD IN & BIKE REGISTRATION INFO
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
10AM - 3PM VENDOR SETUP & EARLY SHOW BIKE DELIVERY
3PM: GROUP RIDE UP AZUSA CANYON
6PM: GROUP DINNER - VILLA CATRINA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
SATURDAY
7AM: SANTA ANITA GATES OPEN TO PUBLIC
8AM - 10AM SHOW BIKE DELIVERY / BIKE REGISTRATION
11AM - 1PM BIKE JUDGING
1PM BIKE SHOW AWARDS CEREMONY
2PM CALI PICNIC
330PM PINEWOOD DERBY COMPETITION
630PM LOAD OUT
LOAD IN / LOAD OUT
IT IS PREFERRED THAT YOU DELIVER YOUR MOTORCYCLE FOR THE SHOW ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RIDE YOUR BIKE IN OR DRIVE YOUR TRANSPORT VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO THE SHOW SPACE, MAKING DELIVERY A BREEZE. THERE WILL BE SECURITY ON SITE ALL EVENING TO WATCH YOUR BIKE. BRING A COVER TO AVOID THE MORNING DEW.
IF YOU MUST DELIVER YOUR MOTORCYCLE ON SATURDAY MORNING, PLEASE UNDERSTAND:
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 UNSUPERVISED. THE CALIFORNIAN "PUSHERS" WILL GREET YOU AT GATE 6 AND WILL ASSIST PUSHING YOUR MOTORCYCLE THROUGH THE TUNNEL TO THE EVENT SPACE.
BIKE SHOW ATTENDEES: IF YOU CAN'T DELIVERY YOUR BIKE ON FRIDAY, NO STRESS. YOU CAN DELIVER YOUR SHOW BIKE FROM 8AM-10AM ON SATURDAY MORNING. WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE GATE 6 PARKING LOT, UNLOAD YOUR BIKE(S) AND MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE GATE 6 ENTRANCE. A CALIFORNIAN REPRESENTATIVE WILL MEET YOU AND ASSIGN A PUSHER TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH THE TUNNEL TO THE EVENT SPACE. DO NOT START YOUR BIKE OR RIDE IT THROUGH THE TUNNEL AS YOU WILL BE REMOVED BY SECURITY AND POSSIBLY FINED.
POST AWARDS EXIT: IF YOU PLAN TO LEAVE ONCE THE BIKE SHOW IS OVER 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. THE CALIFORNIAN "PUSHERS" WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST YOU WITH PUSHING YOUR BIKE THROUGH THE GATE 6 TUNNEL AFTER THE AWARDS CEREMONY.
VENDORS: IT IS REQUIRED THAT YOU SETUP ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO THE EVENT SPACE ON SATURDAY MORNING, MEANING YOU WILL HAVE TO CART YOUR CANOPY/TABLE/ETC IN ON FOOT. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BRING YOUR VEHICLE IN FOR TEARDOWN UNTIL AFTER 630PM. PLEASE TALK TO BRADY BEFOREHAND IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE IN YOUR VENDING SPOT (FRIDAY) FOR INSTRUCTIONS & OPTIONS.


