[DeTomaso] Lesson from the Vette Set?

[asajay at asajay.com]

Laurie makes a good point here and one which I can draw another example from.

The International Mustang Club, made up of all kinds of individual  
Mustang/Shelby clubs across the northern US and southern Canada, hold  
a yearly event, always in a different location.  My local Mustang Club  
has held it at least twice in Spokane.  It rotates every year between  
the US and Canada. Some years it is well attended, others it is not.   
Each year the International Committee gets together and local club  
representatives bid to host the show one or two years hence (I forget  
exactly).  The winning club then has to execute the event.

Sometimes the competition can be fierce, with two or more clubs having  
come up with a great venue, activities, etc.  Other years it's a slam  
dunk.  But the point is, the individual clubs have to do all the  
planning, coordinating, advertising, etc.  But at least the entire  
membership knows over a year in advance, where the next one will be.   
So people come to the current one and already know where they will be  
going the next year, and they start making plans with friends to see  
each other, or not.

I like this idea, but I don't know if there are enough individual POCA  
Chapters of sufficient size to really pull this off.  The other thing  
that would need to be clearly communicated, is that they may not be  
able to pull together a huge event like the Fun Rally has become.  But  
the diversity of different venus and events each year could be very  
appealing as long as it included certain elements.

Just a thought,
Asa Jay

Quoting LaurieFerrari at aol.com:

> The Corvette people just might be smarter in attempts to please  all their
> members all the time. The NCCC (National Council of Corvette  Clubs) has a
> different chapter host the National Convention each year. It  takes   
> much planning
> years in advance for the National Board and the hosting  chapter, but the
> events are incredible.  Each of the conventions  includes road and drag races
> nearby, all kinds of fun  events, rallies, special tours of the   
> areas' landmarks
> such as  car related sites, tours of museums, wine tasting, golf tournaments,
> boat  dinners, contests, concours events for judging, etc. and people sign up
> for  what suits their interests.  Sponsors are present and plentiful  
>  and there
> are vendors galore.  That way the men are happy, the women are happy, even
> the children are happy as there are youth activities and childcare to  boot.
> Hosting hotels offer special rates.  Kegs of beer, wine,  sodas and   
> snacks are
> plentiful and included throughout the entire  event.   Raffle   
> tickets are sold
> to support a named charity all year  long, even via mail for those who aren't
> in attendance, and a Corvette is  given away at the event's end. Basically
> this is the best effort at  keeping all the people happy all the   
> time that I've
> ever experienced for such major event planning.  The cost of  the event is
> unbelievably reasonable as well.  I've attended these NCCC    
> conventions in Palm
> Springs, Cleveland, Orlando, Vegas and even more but I'd  have to check my T
> shirt collection for a full listing.
> Now that I think of it, most of the marque clubs have their  annual events in
> varied locations each year.   So there's an idea  for Pantera peoples to
> ponder for the future.  There a many other  places to experience in   
> addition to
> Vegas and  Reno.
>
> And as far as my survey opinion... I love the San Diego idea; Trevor is
> brilliant and right on with all his points.  Vegas and  Reno are   
> both very nice in
> their own ways.(did Jim Nowlin's one year  and it was super).  My biggest
> problem is scheduling. I'd attend  if the event took place AFTER the  
>  school year
> ends (usually the 3rd  week of June).
> Laurie
>
>
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