PRESS RELEASE: The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Moves to Saturday, March 11, Due to Inclement Weather

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Devon Zahm, JMPR
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Chris Brewer, Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
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THE AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS d'ELEGANCE MOVES TO SATURDAY MARCH 11 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
Amelia Island, FL (March 9, 2017)  - Even in the best case scenario, the forecast for Sunday's scheduled Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance includes rain and lots of it. With a 100 percent chance of heavy precipitation forecast for Sunday and a sunshine-filled Saturday in the mix, Bill Warner and his team have chosen to move Sunday's award-winning Concours to Saturday, March 11. The Concours show will now coincide with Saturday's Cars & Coffee at the Concours presented by Heacock Classic Insurance.

The new schedule is as follows
Saturday, March 11, Cars & Coffee at the Concours: 9am until 5pm
Saturday, March 11, Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance 9:30am until 5pm
Other important changes include moving Saturday's Legends of the Leaping Car - Jaguar Racing Driver's Seminar will move to Sunday at 10:30am in the Talbot Ballroom, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island.
Saturday evening's Gala is unchanged.
RM Sothebys Auction will also remain unchanged.
About the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Now in its third decade, the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is among the top automotive events in the world.  Always held the second full weekend in March, "Amelia" draws over 250 rare vehicles from collections around the world to The Golf Club of Amelia Island, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island for a celebration of the automobile like no other. The 22nd annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is scheduled for March 10 -12, 2017.  For more information, please visit www.ameliaconcours.org<http://www.ameliaconcours.org> or call 904-636-0027.

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