Ball drops, champaign and a list of resolutions…who cares!?! The best part of every New Year is the opening of entries for the Hagerty Spring Thaw Classic Car Adventure! We might be a little bit biased, but the crowd of folks who drive up to our office each year suggests we aren’t the only ones thinking the same thing.
Before we release you to the entry forms, you might be interested to hear we’ve been hard at work all Fall planning the Hagerty Spring Thaw. This year’s version will combine many of your favourite things, along with a few new changes which are sure to excite you. “Changes,” you say, “you can’t change it!?!” Well, lets not panic too early! We’re not tossing out the carburetors for fuel-injection, or opening the entry list to 1990 Cavaliers. But we are, for starters, changing our sweep team. Our regular guests on the Hagerty Spring Thaw are all familiar with Nigel and Yoki, who have for years followed our event ensuring each and everyone of our guests has made it to hotel in the evening. Nigel is one of the most passionate classic car enthusiasts we know of, but he’s only ever experienced the Hagerty Spring Thaw from the very back of the pack. Wouldn’t it be great to have him running ‘in the pack’ with the rest of us?
Fortunately some great friends have also wanted to give Nigel and Yoki a chance to experience more of the Spring Thaw for themselves. Robert and Jacyln, from RWM & Co. had so much fun joining us as sweep at the Fall Freeze, they asked if they could do the same for the Hagerty Spring Thaw. We couldn’t be more delighted! Robert has done more than a few road-side repairs for guests in previous Spring Thaws, and having a classic car restoration specialist at the back of the event is never a bad thing! Hagerty Collector Car Insurance will continue to offer the roadside assistance package should a breakdown be terminal, but RWM & Co. will be offering their assistance to help you repair your car and avoid the dreaded flat-deck. If you’re at all concerned about the need for our sweep protection, it might be wise to book your car in with RWM & Co. for a pre-Thaw inspection? For more info about the shop, and photos of current projects, visit their facebook page here.
Hopefully you’ll agree with us that our “big changes” for 2015 are a great idea, and will only change the event for the better. We’ve been very careful to stick to our recipe of Great Roads, Great Cars and Great People. Speaking of which, we should mention Dave Koszegi and Mid-Island Realty. Dave Koszegi (Dave K) is always the first person to approach us about supporting the Spring Thaw each year. As we sit writing this, it seems to us that it was at registration for the 2014 event that Dave K smiled his traditional huge smile and confirmed “we’re doing this again next year, right?!” Mid-Island Realty loads up our prize table each year like it’s a Christmas Tree for the whole event, helps to fill your schwag bag with items you really want to keep and use, and (most importantly) reminds us often how excited everyone is for another year of adventures. Whether you’re looking for a home on the island, or elsewhere, it would be wise to call up Dave Koszegi. Mention you’re a participant of the Hagerty Spring Thaw and he’ll make sure you’re well taken care of.
But wait! We’re not done yet. We have one more change we think you’re going to like, especially if you live in Seattle or Portland.
For the past few years it’s been quite popular for Vancouver-area entrants to drive their entry form up to the Classic Car Adventures office in Squamish. So popular, in fact, that we’ve had to implement a new rule where you are only allowed to drop off your personal entry, and one other. This rule was put in place to allow our friends south of the border time for their couriered entries to arrive. New for 2015 we’re also going to have a drop-off option in Seattle, and one in Portland! The time frame for each drop off is a little truncated, but if you’re able to meet-up with Warwick at either location it will save the stress of tracking your entry form via Fed-Ex! Warwick will be waiting for you at the following times and locations:
Friday, Jan 2nd
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Starbucks Coffee, Capitol Hill
1600 East Olive Way
Seattle, WA
98102
Saturday, Jan 3rd
12:00 noon to 1:00pm
Trackside Motorsports
8131 N Interstate Ave
Portland, OR
97217
…and finally, HERE are the 2015 Hagerty Spring Thaw Entry Forms!
The radio is playing Christmas carols, the malls are packed and your shopping list seems never-ending…this could only mean one thing: Hagerty Spring Thaw registration is just around the corner! Yes, the Pacific Northwest’s favourite classic car event is returning for its seventh year, and we couldn’t be more excited. We’ve been scouring the maps, and spent the fall testing new roads which haven’t been used in any of our events. The Hagerty Spring Thaw will begin on April 24th, and finish April 26th. Registration forms and entries will be uploaded onto our website Friday January 2nd, with supplementary regulations ready on December 15th. Further details on the 
While road-trippng across the USA this past spring, we entered Colorado with the intention of “pushing through” to our final destination across the state. After 20min on our first b-road, however, the plans changed and we spent three days exploring possibilities for a new event. By the end of the three days we fell in love with Colorado’s roads, and when we mentioned to our friends at Hagerty that we were thinking of Colorado, they immediately agreed it was a “must-do” event. This new event will feature our famous blend of great roads, great people and fantastic value. We’ll be starting on May 15th, at the new Hagerty Classic Car Insurance office in Denver Colorado. We’ll finish up on May 17th, having completed approximately 700 miles on some of the best tarmac roads we’ve ever discovered. Registration forms and entries will be uploaded onto our website Friday January 16th. Further event details will be ready December 15th, and will be found on the 
The Classic Car Adventures Rush to Gold Bridge is our mixed Tarmac and Gravel event. For 2015 we’ve moved the event to the end of May, giving us better weather over remote mountain passes. 2015’s running of the Rush To Gold Bridge will feature a lightly-organized style of road trip, designed for the budget traveler looking for adventure. Open to 1989 and earlier classics, we’ll explore some of the best and smoothest gravel roads BC has to offer. Further event details can be found on the 
While we certainly love exploring the roads of British Columbia, we thought we’d take our blend of events a little further south into the great roads of Washington and Oregon. This budget-minded event follows the traditional style of our famous Spring Thaw, and is one of the best ways to close out the motor season. We also thought we’d have some fun, and ask you to help us name the the new fall event with a contest! We’re offering a 50% discount as a prize to the winner of our naming contest. Full details, and entry to the naming contest, can be found on the 
Traditionally at CCA we think of mountains as the ultimate source of twisty roads and fantastic views. Glaciers on the east-coast, however, created thousands of lakes which early road builders had to go around, and around, creating some absolutely fantastic twisty roads. The Muskoka Lakes, Canadian Shield region and the Laurentian Mountains each serve a unique blend of twists, turns and scenery. The history of Upper Canada and early cottaging has also created some fantastic resorts and destinations, all a part of this new event for CCA. Registration for the event will open this winter, with further event information found on the 
Sunday December 7th2pm to 5pm
