Land Rover Naples Announces “Land Rover Tailgate Challenge” at the 2012 Rolex Kentucky

April 23, 2012 - PRLog -- On Saturday, April 28th, Cross-Country day of the event, Land Rover will offer an extensive prize package to the best-decorated, best-catered and most creative Land Rover or Range Rover tailgate party.  The four-day-long equestrian event will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY, and is open to the public from Thursday, April 26th through Sunday, April 29th.  

The term "tailgate party" conjures up thoughts of packed parking lots filled with hot dogs and potato chips.  But for Land Rover, tailgating takes on a new meaning, with champagne toasts and elegant spreads as the world's finest horses compete in Kentucky.  At this event, Land Rover intends to turn the humble tailgate into an outdoor party fit for royalty.

"We at Land Rover pride ourselves on having the world's most capable vehicles," said Kim McCullough, Brand Vice President, Land Rover North America. "When you think of the world's most remote places, you think of a Land Rover getting you there and back.  When you think of the world's most luxurious places, you picture arriving in a Range Rover.  So when you think of an event with the world's most talented horses and riders, a luxury tailgate party seems the perfect way to celebrate."

The winner of the Ultimate Tailgate Challenge will be awarded two 2013 Rolex Kentucky Sponsor Pavilion Hospitality tickets, two reserved grandstand seats for the Event, a premium tailgate space and the use of a Land Rover for the weekend. All to make the 2013 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event an event to remember.  Entry in the Challenge requires the purchase of an official event tailgate spot, and participants must be ready to show-off their finest fineries no later than 9:00 am on Saturday.  The tailgate area is located adjacent to the Cross-Country course, allowing attendees to get up close and personal as the horses and riders gallop over four miles of the Kentucky Horse Park’s terrain.

Judges for the Tailgate Challenge will include a member of the Equestrian Events Inc, (EEI) team - - the event organizer, and a Land Rover representative.  Participants will be judged equally on the tailgate presentation, the creativity and thought put behind the set up and how the food is integrated into the setting.  Tailgate spots on the Cross Country course are sold out for this year’s Event.  Information on how to purchase spots for next year will be available on the event website at www.rkde.org/ or email tickets@rk3de.org.  

In addition to the Challenge, Land Rover will allow event attendees an opportunity to test all of Land Rover's vehicles, including the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Land Rover LR4, and the all-new Range Rover Evoque. With a trained and experienced veteran driving instructor as co-pilot, participants can drive on a purpose-built off-road course that highlights the vehicles’ extraordinary capabilities and demonstrates why we believe Land Rover reigns in the upper echelon of on- and off-road performance. The ride-and-drive is open during the four days of competition and is located onsite at the Park, at the junction of Nina Bonnie and Marks Lane and the Main Rolex Stadium -adjacent to the Cross-Country Course.  

The 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the Western Hemisphere’s only Four Star Three-Day Event, features the 15th Rolex USEF Four Star Championship for the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation Pinnacle Cup.  The Event is part of the HSBC FEI ClassicsTM and features the world’s best horses and riders vying for their share of $250,000 in prize money as well as a shot at the $350,000 Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing.   This year's event is a qualifying competition for Eventing athletes vying for a spot on the 2012 London Olympic Team.

The Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup is held alongside the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event on Friday and Saturday evenings, April 27-28th, and features the world’s best reining riders including all four members of the Gold Medal team from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games held at the Kentucky Horse Park.  Four-time Grammy Award winner and Country music legend Lyle Lovett will compete on Friday.

Land Rover Naples, located at 900 Tamiami Trial N. in Naples Florida, is your #1 Volume Land Rover Dealership in Southwest Florida serving Naples, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Estero, Marco Island, Cape Coral, Sanibel and Sarasota. Our dedicated sales staff and top-trained technicians are here to make your auto shopping experience fun, easy and financially advantageous. If you are going to drive a Land Rover, you deserve to drive one from the #1 Volume Land Rover Dealership in Southwest Florida because of their many satisfied customers.

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