[DeTomaso] 2016 Fun Rally

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It’s Official:  Save the date May 11 – 15,  2016 
POCA is turning back the clock and  returning the Fun Rally to the Plaza 
Hotel in downtown Las Vegas for  2016. 
We have signed a  contract with the hotel to host our 35th Annual Fun Rally 
at the  Plaza Hotel and Casino for the period of Wednesday May 11th through 
 Sunday May 15th 2016.  Unlike the past several years the room cost will be 
much more reasonable  - $35 a night for Sunday through Thursday and $71 for 
Friday and Saturday night  versus $139 last year in Houston.  However, as 
everywhere else, there is a “resort fee” ($10) and occupancy  tax (12%) 
which must be taken into consideration.  Which makes the actual cost $50.40 and  
$90.72 compared to $161.59 at the LaTorretta.  Pricing for the event is 
still being  calculated, but I can assure you it will be less than last year. 
Gil and I spent a  couple of days there in June and found the rooms to be 
very comfortable – a vast  improvement over when we were last there in 2004.  
 
Downtown in general  and the Plaza in particular have undergone many 
changes since we were last  there, mostly positive.  The hotel  itself has been 
completely remodeled with tile floors and new carpeting  throughout.  It even 
smells 100%  better.  The area where we had our  bar and hospitality room 
has been altered and leased out to a vacation club  company, but the upgraded 
ballroom is still there so this is where we will have  everything under the 
one roof, as well as 10 to 12 cars inside. 
Rather than parking  in the far south lot, we will have a single floor of 
the parking garage assigned  to us, so that you can come out of the garage 
and right into the third floor by  the ballroom and the south tower elevators. 
The Fremont Street  Experience has really expanded, with three sound stages 
many more kiosks and  street performers, and a zip line through the middle. 
 Consequently it is full of people and  there is little or no room to 
display our cars.  However, we will be able to display a  few at a time in front 
of the hotel.  Downtown has a great deal more activity than before – most of 
the hotels  and casinos have bars, lounges and eating areas protruding into 
what used to be  the street.  
That’s it for  now.  More details to follow.  Remember we are going to need 
a great  deal of help pulling this off, so if you are willing to lend a 
hand please let  us know. 
Bob Reid, for the  Fun Rally Committee                                      
                                              myself 
Gill  Mares 
Judy  McCartney
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   It's Official:  Save the date May 11 - 15, 2016

   POCA is turning back the clock and returning the Fun Rally to the Plaza
   Hotel in downtown Las Vegas for 2016.

   We have signed a contract with the hotel to host our 35^th Annual Fun
   Rally at the Plaza Hotel and Casino for the period of Wednesday May
   11^th through Sunday May 15^th 2016.  Unlike the past several years the
   room cost will be much more reasonable - $35 a night for Sunday through
   Thursday and $71 for Friday and Saturday night versus $139 last year in
   Houston.  However, as everywhere else, there is a "resort fee" ($10)
   and occupancy tax (12%) which must be taken into consideration.  Which
   makes the actual cost $50.40 and $90.72 compared to $161.59 at the
   LaTorretta.  Pricing for the event is still being calculated, but I can
   assure you it will be less than last year.

   Gil and I spent a couple of days there in June and found the rooms to
   be very comfortable - a vast improvement over when we were last there
   in 2004.

   Downtown in general and the Plaza in particular have undergone many
   changes since we were last there, mostly positive.  The hotel itself
   has been completely remodeled with tile floors and new carpeting
   throughout.  It even smells 100% better.  The area where we had our bar
   and hospitality room has been altered and leased out to a vacation club
   company, but the upgraded ballroom is still there so this is where we
   will have everything under the one roof, as well as 10 to 12 cars
   inside.

   Rather than parking in the far south lot, we will have a single floor
   of the parking garage assigned to us, so that you can come out of the
   garage and right into the third floor by the ballroom and the south
   tower elevators.

   The Fremont Street Experience has really expanded, with three sound
   stages many more kiosks and street performers, and a zip line through
   the middle.  Consequently it is full of people and there is little or
   no room to display our cars.  However, we will be able to display a few
   at a time in front of the hotel.  Downtown has a great deal more
   activity than before - most of the hotels and casinos have bars,
   lounges and eating areas protruding into what used to be the street.

   That's it for now.  More details to follow.  Remember we are going to
   need a great deal of help pulling this off, so if you are willing to
   lend a hand please let us know.

   Bob Reid, for the Fun Rally
   Committee
                         myself

   Gill Mares

   Judy McCartney