[DeTomaso] FUN RALLY - EAST?
Curt Hall
cuvee at sbcglobal.net
Thu Oct 11 18:56:36 EDT 2012
I think the idea of a Fun Rally-East would be cool! Like some have said, maybe every 3rd/4th year? I have never been to Tennessee I would love to visit there one day! That said, with the economy, and the Gas prices, money is tight for all of us? No one has talk about the cost?
I though about it and did some figuring, Just some rough numbers! They could be wrong?
Here goes...
its about 2242 miles from here to Tennessee! One way! (from Modesto Calif., in the middle of the state)
drive 750 miles a day 750 x 3 = 2250 miles. 3 days going, 3 days coming home, Motels 2/3 nights? $75/$100 a night $275/$300...X 2 coming and going...lets say $550
get there on the third night? or fourth morning?
15 miles to the gal. give or take, 5 bucks a gal. fill the tank lets say 20 gals. 5 x 20=$100 a tank
fill up 7 or 8 times one way $700-$800 bucks...lets say round trip= about $1500 bucks for fuel.
OH...and food, lets say $50 a day on the cheep! LOL per day X 6 days, coming and going =$300 bucks
Then there's the cost of the Event $$$ and the cost of the Hotel $$$...let say maybe another $600 bucks?........Grand Total...wait for it...$2950.00...OUCH! Not to mention the loss in pay because of the extra days off, if you can get them? I know these costs are the same East coming West or West going East!
Start saving your dollars, HP and and Fun never come cheep! LOL
Might be cheaper to just fly in? (where's the fun in that? LOL)
Not trying to be a wet blanket just thinking out loud!
--- On Thu, 10/11/12, JPEP33 at aol.com <JPEP33 at aol.com> wrote:
From: JPEP33 at aol.com <JPEP33 at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] FUN RALLY - EAST?
To: lotus0005 at hotmail.com, detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 11:23 AM
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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