[DeTomaso] 2009 Fun Rally Location "say NO to Sandy EggO"

[adin at frontier.net]

Non member track rat sezz: (no offense intended Trevor)

Which track is in Sandy Eggo?

Are we planning vacations for the wives or the Pantera drivers?   
(Well, it takes two to spit up, but I contributed my share.)

Sandy Eggo is inconvenient for most of the nation.

I'll mind my own business now . . . .



Quoting Trevor Fougere <trevor at fougere.com>:

> I speak as a relatively new member that has attended two fun rally's and an
> eager member of the "it's all about the drive" sub-species of Pantera
> owners.
>
> Being in Northern California, with it's abundance of fabulous drives....I
> get out to Tahoe, but rarely Reno (little appeal once you get there). Most
> of that drive is 80 to Sacramento (one of the worst drives in America)....50
> to Tahoe is usually spent watching the bumper of some tourist...the northern
> way in is a little better...but involves a lot more of I-80 (yawn).
>
> There are alternatives. For example, head south into Gold Country and take 4
> up through Arnold and over the moutains.  A beautiful drive.
>
> Bearing in mind that the people that put this event on bust their butts, and
> do a fabulous job, The last thing I want to do is make their life even more
> encumbered. I don't think this can be emphasized enough.  It's trivial for
> me to bandy about changes...but I'm not the one doing the heavy lifting.
>
> IF IF IF it's gonna move, or take a one year hiatus, or whatever... I'd like
> to suggest San Diego.  For a number of reasons.
>
> 1 - It's closer to LAX than Reno is to Sacramento for the bean counters to
> consider.
>
> 2 - A wide variety of things to do for spouses and family.  Sea World, Wild
> Animal Park, LegoLand, Zoo, Beaches, Mexico, Downtown, Balboa Park, Mission
> Bay, Coronado....just to top the list.  Oh...and there's shopping and sushi.
>
> 3 - It's real close for the San Diego crowd.  And closer for the LA crowd.
>
> 4 - We still get a fabulous drive from the North....Pacific Coast Highway,
> baby!!!!!
>
> 5 - For the "drive straight through" crowd, San Francisco to Downtown San
> Diego is 70 miles less than Vegas. .
>
> 6 - Plenty of fine dining
>
> 7 - Reliable weather
>
> 8 - An excursion up to Julian for some apple pie would suit me fine.
>
> 9 - Oh...and San Diego is a Convention City...with cruise ships...and one of
> the great armrest gripping final approaches of any airport in America.
>
> I'd rather do San Diego than Reno. I also like the idea of different
> destinations....variety is the spice of life after all....
>
> Still taking up space...but creeping ever closer to the edge...
>
> Trevor
> #3797
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