Scrapin’ the Coast is on schedule this year with safety guidelines in place

With safety at the forefront, Scrapin’ the Coast is on schedule to take place this year.

- - - with safety at the forefront- scraping the coast is on- schedulde to take place this- year.

- news 25's victoria bailey spend- the day talking with- coast coliseum leadership to se- what those planning to- attend this long time tradition- can expect.

- - since 2002 hundreds of hot- rods have been making way to th- - - - mississippi gulf coast for the- annual scraping the coast.- we've gotten with the promoters- the events been with us for a - - - - very long time it happens every- year the last weekend in june - and once again i'll be back thi- year the last - weekend of june - - - - and dispite the gobal pandemic- this year's event has the green- light just with a few - alterations.- - - - "with all the different protocols in place we pretty- much have figured out a way to- - - - allow the event to happen.

The- promoters of the event worked - hard to make- sure social distancing would be- adhere to.

Their working throug- - - - their registration to inform- their guests as to what those - protocols will be" coast coliseum executive direct- - - - matt mcdonald says this year- those attending the event can - expect temperature- - - - checks before entering the- building, staff placed inside - and - out to ensure social distancing- - - - and plenty of space between - display cars for everyone's - enjoyement.

He says exercising- extreme caution with all- coliseum events is a top- priority.

- "we have to do it in a safe way and that's the key and every- event that we're doing now we - have to think about it a little- bit differently as to how do we- accommodate the different - protocols that may or may not b- in place at that time and while- it's only a little over four- weeks away we are preparing for- what the protocols are today no- if those change and they loosen- up a little bit then that makes- doing the event that much easie- when things get a little bit- harder will have to evaluate ho- we'll