• Design Rules
• Submission Rules
• Deadlines
• Prize
• Legal Stuff
• Examples of Past Pins are scattered throughout this page

Submit your design and join us in the Paddock Club!

• Pin may be no larger than 1.75" in largest diameter, nor smaller than 3/4" in smallest diameter.
• Pin must be manufacturable by standard factory techniques. No Cloisonné or Pewter pins, nor pins requiring any unique or elaborate manufacturing techniques will be considered.
• The following design elements must be included on the pin:
  • A racing theme. If cars are included as design elements, they must be Indy-type cars.
  • The race year (as "2002"; no abbreviations)
  • The words "Paddock Club" or "C-300 Paddock Club" -- spelled out; no abbreviations. (HINT: with all the pins available at the race, submissions with the words "Paddock Club" shown prominently are looked upon with favor.)
  • The words "Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach." Abbreviation to "TGPLB" is acceptable but frowned upon.
  • Either the term "C-300" or "Committee of 300" or the C-300 logo, prominently displayed.
• (Optional) Some design element(s) reflecting the City of Long Beach may be included, for example:
  • Palm tree(s) and/or ocean beach
  • Long Beach's new Aquarium of the Pacific
  • The Long Beach skyline.
  • The Queen Mary.

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• All submissions MUST include:
  • The submitter's name, company name (if any), mailing address, and daytime phone number.
  • If submitted by email, the submitter's return email address must be included.
• Designs may be submitted in either electronic or paper form.
  • Electronic submissions must be emailed to the Paddock Club Director. The pin's design graphic must be included as an attachment in either GIF or JPEG formats. No other graphic formats will be considered.
  • If the submission is snail-mailed, it must be sent to this address:
        Committee of 300
        ATTN: Paddock Pin Contest
        6400 East Pacific Coast Highway
        Long Beach, CA  90803
  • Hand delivered submissions may be delivered to the same address during the business day
  • No faxed submissions will be considered.
• No black-and-white representations of color pins will be considered. If you use color (as we expect you will) the submission must be a reasonable representation of final pin color.
• Once selected, the winner must quickly provide camera-ready art, suitable for pin manufacture. Camera-ready art must be provided as a clear, sharp, 4X representation of the pin on white paper. It may be also provided in one of the following electronic formats, but the paper submission must still be included as a checkpoint:
  • JPEG or GIF
  • Corel Draw
  • Adobe PhotoShop
  • Other formats may be negotiated with Paddock Club personnel
• The design will be considered solely on its artistic and commercial values.

• All submissions must be in our hands before 5:00 PM, Monday, November 19, 2001. Email submissions must have been sent at least 24 hours before this time. Snail-mail or hand delivered submissions must arrive in the office before this time. Allow for delivery time! Late submissions will not be considered.
• The winning entry will be selected on Monday, November 26, 2001. The winner will be notified by mail, telephone, and/or email immediately after selection. Please DO NOT call the office to find out if you've won; we'll contact you.
• Non-winners will not be contacted.
• The winner must supply camera-ready art, as specified above, no later than Monday, December 3, 2001. If he/she fails to do so, the prize will be withdrawn and another winner chosen.
• The winner may expect to receive TGPLB tickets and Paddock Club passes one to two weeks before the race, no sooner.

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• The first and only prize is two (2) complete Paddock Club and Race Admission packages, valued at approximately $450. Click here for more details on what is included with this prize.
• If he/she is a graphics arts or design professional, the winner may also provide two (2) signs promoting his/her business. These signs will be posted prominently in the Paddock Club -- probably at the Information and Merchandise booths.
  • Signs may be no larger that 8.5 x 11 inches and no deeper than three (3) inches.
  • Signs should be laminated and/or mounted in plastic stands to avoid damage by rain or other agents.
  • All signs must be in good taste and reflect positively on the image of the Paddock Club.
  • If business cards or brochures are included with the sign, it is the sole responsibility of the winner to maintain and re-stock these items.
  • The Paddock Club and the Committee of 300 accept no responsibility for damage to or return of signs or other materials. If the winner wants them back, he/she must pick them up at race end.
• There will be no second, third or other prizes.
• The prize may not be exchanged for cash or other monetary equivalent.
• Tickets may not be exchanged for tickets in a later year.
• At the winner's option, the prize is transferable to a single party. That is, Saturday tickets may not be given to one individual and Sunday tickets to another. The user of the tickets assumes the winner's responsibility to pick up the winner's signs and other materials.
• No transportation, lodging, or parking is included.

• The winning entry becomes the sole property of the Committee of 300.
• The Committee of 300 holds all copyright and reproduction rights to the winning pin design.
• The winning party agrees that the Committee of 300 may produce any number of pins, based on his/her design, as required. The design may also be reproduced in the C300 newsletter and other publications. It may be displayed on the Internet, as well, at our discretion.
• The winning party may not produce or authorize production of additional pins of the design.
• The Committee of 300 agrees to not reproduce any non-winning pin design. Copy rights to non-winning designs remain with the originator.
• No originals, whether on paper or electronic media, will be returned to the designer.

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