[DeTomaso] How About Vegas Covention in March?

Mad Dog Antenucci teampantera at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 2 23:41:20 EDT 2008


Exactly MF....why must the banker/accontant slacker types always expect  the rest of the 3% of us who are not always accomadate their agendas?
  Huh? 
   
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michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com> wrote:
  
Why does it have to move 6 months? How about a smaller time shift to accomodate school, ORR events etc.
It's always too close to the Big Bend event that some of the TEXAS people like to attend...everything seems to
be Kalifornia-centric. :) A smile for those surely offended.
Michael
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> From: jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com> To: artstephens at charter.net; detomaso at realbig.com> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 20:53:07 -0500> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] How About Vegas Covention in March?> > Hey Art.> > I appreciate your thoughts on this and encouragement to get others to offer > their opinion.> > I have been eager to consider alternative dates for other reasons.> > I would like to see the event held at a Venue where we could show the cars > in a Ballroom. I would love to see the Vendors display their latest > restorations. Additionally, I would enjoy establishing a Chapter Car Show > Competition where each Chapter selects one car from their membership to be > displayed in th ballroom and a team of judges awards a winner. I don't know > what the criteia for the show would be and perhaps a car may only be shown > once every "X" number of years. My aim would be to get the Pantera Vendors > talents showcased and create some teamwork amoung the Chapter members to > work together
 in prepping a member's car. Those who have attended the Plaza > know that there is a genuine advantage to looking at cars in an indoor > environment with your favorite beverage in hand. This is an element of the > Fun Rally that could help keep it fresh year to year.> > That said, the challenge faced with the current dates for the Fun Rally is > that it is Las Vegas peak season and it is therefore difficult to afford the > Resort Hotels that could accommodate the display of cars indoors. If we > were in Vegas during the off-season, the opportunity would be different.> > As I have written before in the POCA Newsletter, the nicer hotels, that > could accommodate cars indoors, would force us to guarantee a certain number > of room reservations to provide us the Ballrooms at an affordable price. > During peak season those rooms would almost be 2X the cost of the Orleans. > If we tried host the Fun Rally at that time of year, I fear many would stay > at less expensive venues
 and commute to the Host hotel. As a consequence, > we would not meet out room target and break the POCA financial bank.> > I also believe that younger owners with families find it difficult to attend > Vegas in late April/May. The obstacle is that their children are in school > and parents are reluctant to take them out. I am in this boat and > appreciate the issue. If the Rally was scheduled during school break, that > would help. This conundrum is unfortunate as younger families represent an > expanding demographic of DeTomaso owners.> > If we held the Fun Rally in the summer, we could get superior pricing and > families would be available. Although as you point out, it would be to hot > for the track event and the California owners, I am told, generally do not > have working AC.> > Another issue to keep in mind is the availability of the organizers. The > Event is orchestrated by very few people. I know at least one of them would > gladly step back if someone else would
 step up. It is fine and dandy to say > lets have it in March; however, Bob Reid is digging through tax returns and > couldn't be a resource? Who will step up? This is not to say the Fun Rally > Committee is not open to change; rather to make you more sensitive to the > issues involved. The committe has made many changes over the last four > years to accommodate the will of the majority. We want to create a > compelling reason for people to attend, make new friends and have fun> > JT> Fun Rally Co-Chair > > > _______________________________________________> > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA> > Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/> > DeTomaso mailing list> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
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