Dear Bantam Fans:
We hope all of you are staying healthy and that many of you live in areas where you are enjoying warmer spring weather so that you are able to get your Jeep out and go for a topless and doorless ride.
We know many of you are curious as to whether Bantam 2020 will go on. We want you to know that we are doing everything possible to hold our 10th anniversary event on June 12-14. We are fortunate that we still have many weeks until the event, hopefully enough time for the curve to flatten and social distancing to end. Our first priority is for everyone’s physical health, but we know there is nothing better for a Jeep enthusiast’s mental health than to have fun with others who love Jeeps as much as they do.
We will make a firm decision about our June event by May 13, earlier if conditions warrant. If we are forced to postpone the event due to Covid-19, Bantam 2020 will be held October 2-4. We hope you will pencil that weekend into your calendar. However, please know we are still doing everything that we always do to prepare for the event on June 12-14. We want to continue to make Bantam one of your favorite weekends of the year, whether it happens in June like normal or we need to delay it until October.
Due to the situation, we are extending pre-registration until Friday, May 22 if the June event will take place.
Our current cancellation policy enables you to cancel your registration until April 30 and receive a 90% refund (the 10 percent pays for fees incurred that can’t be recovered). Our COVID-19 Cancellation Policy allows cancellations to be made until May 31.
If we must postpone the June event, you may choose one of these options:
1. Roll your existing registration over to the October 2-4, 2020 event
2. Receive a credit for our June 2021 event based on the activity registration fees and passenger wristbands you already paid for
3. Request a 90% refund of your registration fees (must be done by May 31, 2020)
The 1981 Jeep Scrambler raffle drawing will take place on the Saturday of the Festival, whether it is held in June or October. The BFG Tire Raffles (tickets may be purchased during your registration) will also take place in June or October.
In the meantime, make the most of this opportunity to take advantage of some extra time at home with your family. And even though we say this every year, it means more now than ever before…we can’t wait to see you in June.
Sincerely,
Todd Wagner
President
Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association
