[DeTomaso] FUN RALLY - EAST?

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Thu Oct 11 14:55:21 EDT 2012


The Ferrari Club just did their National event in Savannah.

Michael Shortt

On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 2:53 PM, <JPEP33 at aol.com> wrote:

> **
> Now we are starting to cook. Lets get some more ideas.
>
>  In a message dated 10/11/2012 1:47:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> michaelsavga at gmail.com writes:
>
> I think given the west coast numbers, 1 out of 3 years on the East Coast
> would be a great solution.
>
> If so, would those in a position to make this happen, entertain the idea
> on a serious level?
>
> I would be more than happy to facilitate Savannah ( two racetracks ),
> Atlanta ( Road Atlanta )
> Nashville ( three racetracks ) or the NC/TV Mtns  ( Summer Summit location
> area ( Like Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg )
>
> Savannah is more than capable of being a perfect host city.
> and it is nearly perfectly centered on I-95 between Miami and NYC.
> 12,000 hotel rooms, lots to do.
>
> Michael Shortt
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 2:23 PM, <JPEP33 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> totally understood. All of us would like the rally in our back yards but
>> that's not reality. Like was suggested, most of the cars are on the west
>> coast  so it only makes sense to lean towards that area. Maybe every
>> third year
>> we  could meet more in the mid west/east area???????????
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 10/11/2012 11:00:10 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> lotus0005 at hotmail.com writes:
>>
>>
>> Michael, what I suggested several months back was to keep it in
>> Reno/Phoenix, except every 3rd (or 4th/5th) year have it in a different
>> state  - for
>> obvious reasons.
>> Does anyone know how many Panteras are in each  state?  Surely CA/WA/OR
>> have close to half?????    Common sense  should prevail here.
>> And, then I suggested every so often, have the rally  in a different
>> country.  I mean this is the 21st centrury America -  people pay $10 for
>> a cup of
>> coffee.  They can save and splurge every so  often to travel.  (We were
>> signed up to go to the LeMans this summer -  health reasons, we did not
>> go)
>> ----Bill Lewis
>>
>> > From:  michaelsavga at gmail.com
>> > Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:46:49 -0400
>> >  To: JPEP33 at aol.com
>> > CC: detomaso at realbig.com
>> > Subject: Re:  [DeTomaso] FUN RALLY - EAST?
>> >
>> > To be honest, Dallas is not much  of an improvement over Phoenix or Reno
>> if
>> > you are in Virginia, North  Carolina, or New York, etc.
>> >
>> > and not picking on anybody here,  but this kind of stuff always happens,
>> >
>> > I'm trying to involve  more people to attend at all, what would really
>> be
>> > fair is a rotating  FUN RALLY that
>> > has a yearly circuit,  Phoenix, Dallas, Atlanta,  Virginia (VIR), Lime
>> Rock
>> > (Conn) Mid-Ohio, San Francisco, etc.
>> >
>> > Move it around the country EVERY YEAR on a rotational basis and try  to
>> be
>> > ,...oh, I don't know....INCLUSIVE.
>> >
>> > But knowing  that isn't going to happen ( and for some valid reasons, a)
>> the
>> > one in  place works b) tradition , being the main two reasons ).
>> >
>> > So I  have stepped up and offered Nashville as a FUN RALLY EAST  for
>> 2014,
>> >
>> > and then like in all organizations, a new idea starts  getting improved
>> upon
>> > before it ever gets going.
>> >
>> >  That's why I stopped serving on HOA Boards and joining clubs ( too
>>  many
>> > chiefs, not enough Indians )
>> >
>> > I do know that a  dilution of too many FUN Rallies would hurt attendance
>> at
>> > all of  them.
>> >
>> > In a perfect world, there would be one that moved  around the country.
>> >
>> > in a less perfect world, there would be  two, EAST & WEST one on each
>> end
>> of
>> > a large country.
>> >
>> > in an even less perfect world, there could be 4 regional  versions,
>> > Chicago, Virginia, Dallas and Reno. ( which could move  around within
>> their
>> > zone each year )
>> >
>> > Just my 2  cents,
>> >
>> > Michael Shortt
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 9:28 AM, <JPEP33 at aol.com>  wrote:
>> >
>> > > **
>> > > Maybe a dumb question but what  about a rally in Dallas?
>> > >
>> > >  In a message dated  10/10/2012 9:40:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> > >  bjbstewart at yahoo.com writes:
>> > >
>> > > I would attend, but not  with the P-car.  the 4 days transport it adds
>> from
>> > > the West  probably isn't realistic given work schedules.
>> > >
>> > >  brent
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >  ________________________________
>> > > From:  "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
>> > > To:  DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> > > Sent: Wednesday,  October 3, 2012 8:06 PM
>> > > Subject: [DeTomaso] FUN RALLY -  EAST?
>> > >
>> > > As a result of the last few days of spirited  emails, which I both
>> respect
>> > > and enjoy, I have been given a  challenge.
>> > > If there was either the only Fun Rally or a secondary  Fun Rally East
>> to be
>> > > held in June 2014 in Nashville TN.
>> >  > Would you attend?
>> > > Secondarily, who would assist me in  organizing it?
>> > >
>> > > Your responses are important, can we  draw owners from the West,
>>  Texas,
>> > > Rustbelt, Northeast and  the South?
>> > > Can we approach 100 cars?
>> > > There are  attractions, tracks and driving facilities to make
>> Nashville
>> a
>> > >  viable choice. Enough whining and complaining, put your money where
>> your
>> > > mouth/fingers are.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks.
>> >  >
>> > > Michael Shortt
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