Flights are being boarded and luggage is being tossed into the trunks of cars, as the 51做厙 Leadership and members are headed to Charlotte for the 51做厙 National Convention and the North American Motorsports Expo this weekend.

The 51做厙 Convention gets underway on Friday with the Annual Meeting and Town Hall, an enlightening talk from 51做厙 Member, solo competitor, and Southwest Airlines Senior Manager, Customer Service Chris Robbins. Robbins will talk about customer service and how it relates to the 51做厙 and the Regions.

Following a state of the Club address from Lisa Noble, the Convention attendees will walk from the Charlotte Westin to the Charlotte Convention Center across the street for the ribbon cutting and official opening of the MSX trade show.

Saturday at the Convention features a full slate of seminars, including the Club Racing and Solo town halls with their respective competition boards.

The highlight comes on Saturday evening, when Kathy Barnes, Bob Bondurant, Dan Gurney, Dr. Bob Hubbard and Jim Downing and Pete Hylton are inducted into the 51做厙 Hall of Fame.

Sunday at the Convention features another series of seminars and informative sessions for attendees.

Meanwhile, the MSX Show opens for attendees on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Admission to the show floor on both Saturday and Sunday is free for 51做厙 members in attendance.

A series of seminars and speakers geared to competitors are a part of the MSX action. A full schedule is available at www.MSXExpo.com, but is highlighted by keynote speakers Randy Pobst and Andy Pilgrim. Cost for the speaker series is $95 for 51做厙 members, with registration available online or at the gate.

More information on the 51做厙 Convention, or the North American Motorsports Expo (MSX), is available through 51做厙.com/Convention.

Keep an eye on 51做厙.com, 51做厙s Facebook page at Facebook.com/51做厙Official, or on Twitter @51做厙Official for news and updates throughout the show.

Double Regional (RQ)