Besides that little bit of rain and some low cloud cover,” Crater said the event from his perspective was a success. We were there to deal with the airport, they had (the event) planned out so nicely. “I tell you, the number one thing for me was how impressed we all were with the group from Speedology. Mount Airy Surry County Airport Manager George Crater was beyond thrilled with the event. To bring people on to the airport grounds for the auto show means more people talking about the airport and more people aware of the options that they may have to utilize the airport. Studies from NC State issued earlier this year found that Smith-Reynolds airport in Winston-Salem was the only general aviation airport to have a greater economic impact on the region it serves than the Mount Airy Surry County Airport.
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Operated as a joint venture between Mount Airy and Surry County, the local general aviation airport is an economic driver for the area. Holding multiple purposes, the event was organized in part to increase the awareness of the local airport. It was the elements of the airport that made this auto show different from the start. It is not every day that people can be found inspecting a right-hand drive Skyline GT-R parked near a fully restored Bel Aire then walk over and check out a Beechcraft 35. In addition to a huge lineup of fully restored classic cars, Mount Airy Toyota and Mount Airy Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram had the newest rides from their inventory out on the tarmac as well. Tick Performance also brought some of the most impressive “go fast” parts for participants to learn about as well as a beautiful customer car that had all the camera flashes going. People stopped to snap a pic by a favorite shiny ride or have a chit chat about horsepower.Įagle Carports, one of the event’s sponsors, set up a layout that included a variety of luxury and exotic cars from a Bentley to a Lamborghini to a McLaren, whose scissor-like style doors were opened to warmly welcomed visitors over to take a look. Families with kids in tow and Fido on a leash walked from car to car. Occasionally the crackle from the air traffic control radio would call out over the loudspeaker, reminding everyone that they were indeed at an airport that is fully functioning and in use.Īll vehicle types were welcome and walking the rows saw everything from prized racers to classic trucks to novelty rides. To walk onto the tarmac of the Mount Airy Surry County Airport was already a new experience for some at the event and on another day it may have been a sufficient field trip. From planning and marketing, to a friendly and helpful staff to the transportation accommodations from the parking area for those who needed it – there was no evidence to suggest this was a first ever auto show event for the airport location.
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With her hope being that this was the first in an ongoing series of such events in the area, event organizer Tamsen Beroth was a blur on Saturday as she zipped around overseeing the little things that make an event like this work. The Inaugural Mount Airy Surry County Airport Auto Show presented by Speedology Lifestyle Solutions LLC brought together folks who would not let some fog or light rain get in the way of a good time. Last weekend a crowd gathered in an unlikely location for a new event that brought young and old alike out to the Mount Airy Surry County Airport. (Photo courtesy: JMAutomotivePhotography) Tick Performance took over an airplane hangar for their display.Įvent Organizer Tamsen Beroth busy at work checking in auto show participants. The People’s Choice Award for the auto show went to this 1957 Chevy Bel Aire. Light rain and fog did not deter these participants of the auto show. Gavyn Koen, age 3, waves to a departing Beechcraft 35 at the Inaugural Mount Airy Surry County Airport Auto Show.
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