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

[MICHAEL ROCHELLE CONWELL]

Mark, which hotel?  We always stay at the Atlantis which is South of Downtown and a short distance from the Airport.
 
Michael
 
 
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] 2009 Fun Rally Location "say NO to Sandy EggO"> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:38:13 -0500> From: msm at portata.com> To: moconwell at msn.com; adin at frontier.net; mikeldrew at aol.com> CC: detomaso at realbig.com> > Hi Michael,> > We were told that it was about 25 miles, but I just checked Google Maps> which says 37 miles from hotel to track entrance.> > Well, at least the hotel is two blocks from I-80, so it is freeway most> of the way. > > Mark> > > > -----Original Message-----> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]> On Behalf Of MICHAEL ROCHELLE CONWELL> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:03 PM> To: adin at frontier.net; mikeldrew at aol.com> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 2009 Fun Rally Location "say NO to Sandy EggO"> > > Mike, using the GPS coordinates of the race track & Reno, it is 39.5> miles and takes 44 minutes per Yahoo Maps. And it depends where you> stay. The track in Vegas was closer depending where you stayed, making> the locations very close in distance. That's not close to me and I> HAVE driven to the track. Reno also has traffic. My point was someone> gave the impression the track was close. Some would precive that as a> few minutes from downtown, but that is not true. MHO! It is a great> track.> > Michael> > > > > Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:10 -0600> From: adin at frontier.net> To:> MikeLDrew at aol.com> CC: moconwell at msn.com; detomaso at realbig.com> Subject:> Re: [DeTomaso] 2009 Fun Rally Location "say NO to Sandy EggO"> > Edit:> ALL "grumpy Coloradans only come to the track and don't even> come to> the hotel because it's so far away in Las Vegas."> > But we ARE out> there supporting the club (Finch's group).> > > Quoting> MikeLDrew at aol.com:> > >> > In a message dated 8/21/08 7 07 54,> moconwell at msn.com writes:> >> >> >> How important is the track event to> the Convention?> >>> >>>> Very. Many people (both drivers and> spectators) only come to the event> > for the track. Some grumpy> Coloradans only come to the track and don't even> > come to the hotel> because it's so far away in Las Vegas.> >>> >> Does it make money or> lose?> >>> >> >>>The track event is run by PCNC as a separate and> distinct event from the> > Fun Rally; no money intermingles. PCNC> purposely prices the event to break> > even; sometimes we accidently> make a profit, which is then plowed into future> > events (we have had> price reductions because of this). Other times we lose> > money, usually> not too much though.> >> > One can make the case that the track event> helps the overall event> > financially, because some people only come to> the Fun Rally because > > of the track event,> > but that's difficult to> quantify.> >> >> >The track in Reno IS NOT close to Reno, no closer than> the track in LV.> >> The only time the track was close is when it was at> LV Speedway.> >>> >>>> Absolutely false. You can offer opinions and> that's fine, but don't> > issue false statements as fact.> >> > The> track in Las Vegas is 56 miles from the hotel, and with growing Vegas> >> traffic it's a good one-hour drive away from the hotel, and the road > >> is heavily> > patrolled. The Fernly track is 30 miles east of Reno on> I-80 with a 70 mph> > speed limit, and traffic routinely flows at 80+ so> it's a 20-25 > > minute drive at> > best. Not that this should make a> difference, since we bought these car> s to> > DRIVE them didn't we? But for some that 30 extra minutes might> be a> > deal-breaker.> >> > Who knows, with a lack of hotels near the> Vegas track, even grumpy Coloradans> > might be forced to stay with us> in Reno, and then they might accidently find> > out that they're having> a great time socializing with all the other > > non-grumpy> > owners,> and make a habit of staying with us in the future, wherever we go. :>> >> )> >> > It's also worth mentioning that the track in Reno is MUCH> better. I believe> > (Larry Finch will have to confirm/deny) that we> would be able to get a> > full-length 4.1 mile track in Reno for about> the same cost as the> > too-short-in-my-opinion half-track in Pahrump.> Many may find that > > compelling.> >>> >>> >> >Alternative: Hold the> Convention in Willows, CA. and run Thunderhill!> >> Cheap rooms on> off-weekends.> >>> >> >>>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Yes, that is sure to make> Reno look like the most> > exciting place in the world by comparison.> :>)> >>> >> Has anyone completed a survey of what is important to the> Convention> >> attendee? Track, shows, bar, runs, food and etc.> >>> >>> >>>Yes, more than once in fact. There have been surveys included with> the> > POCA newsletter, and issued at the event itself. The results of> this survey> > steer the Fun Rally committee when making decisions about> potential > > venues etc.> >> > Cheers!> >> > Mike> >> >> >> >> **************> > It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find> your travel> > deal here.> >> >> (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)> >>> > > > _______________________________________________> > 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