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Special Events Tours

As a participant in the 2008 Parade, you\'ll also have the opportunity to visit some of the Charlotte region\'s most popular sites. Take a visit to North Carolina\'s wine country on an all day four-winery tour, stopping at the vineyard of race team owner Richard Childress, along with the wineries of Haylen, Hanover Park and West Bend. The vineyards\' close proximity enables you to spend more time taste testing, and less time on the tour bus!

If history is your passion (other than Porsches), you won\'t want to miss the all-day tour of the Biltmore Estate, the largest private home in America, constructed by George Vanderbilt in the early 1890\'s. Biltmore is a must-see for anyone who enjoys the grand architecture of the Gilded Age, along with beautiful gardens designed by Edward Olmstead, the landscape architect of Central Park. The tour includes the two-hour bus ride and lunch.

http://www.biltmore.com

What would a visit to Charlotte be without touring what locals call NASCAR Valley? It\'s home to some of the biggest and most successful race shops in stock car racing. The Penske Race Shop (home of the ALMS winning Porsche RS Spyder) will open its doors to Parade Participants. And we\'ll visit Hendrick Motorsports, home to race champions Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Casey Mears.

On Wednesday, July 2nd, we will be providing an all day shuttle between the host hotel (the Westin) and the Carowinds Amusement Park. Carowinds is 112 acres of entertainment for the entire family, including hair-raising rides, a water park and stage shows. The shuttle will run from 9 AM to 5 PM an the cost will be $9 per person.

Admission to Carowinds is extra. See the Carowinds website link below for pricing.

http://www.carowinds.com/

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