[Nobbc] Infineon Car Corral / Caravan

[Mike Gianandrea]

Hello All,

Apparently, advanced participation to the Infineon events are a little slim
this year, in particular the caravan type events. The turn out so far for our
club car corral is lagging as is the Friday Cravan to Sonoma and BR Cohn on
Friday. We saw this last year, with stragglers coming in after all of the
deadlines. As much as we want to get as many cars as possible, it is important
to get as many commitments as possible, as soon as possible. Getting in after
the deadline makes it difficult to get the tickets correct and on time, as
they are custom printed for us, not to mention the fact that we  get a
significant discount on the ticket prices, that are supposed to be offered to
residents of the town of Sonoma only, (Not Sonoma County), an offer that we
receive because Tim Thresh is a Sonoma resident, and he purchases these
tickets on his credit card from and with the blessing of Infineon Raceway. If
we want to have a car corral at the Infineon events in the future, then it is
important that we show our support for those that make it possible for us to
do so. Also, it is important to support the events at Infineon, because all of
the events there, big and small generate a tremendous amount of tax revenue
that benefits all of Sonoma County. Any of you that do not plan to participate
in our car corral, may want to participate in the Friday car caravan out to
the BR Cohn winery for wine tasting, car exhibit, BBQ lunch, AND a color photo
of you and your baby, all for the price of $50. Bruce Cohn not only owns and
runs the winery, he also manages the Doobie Brothers and many other musical
groups that we know and love, and he has a number of cars of his own that will
be on exibit for our group.  Exhibitors, racers, attendees, all pay entrance
fees to Infineon, they eat at our restaurants, stay in our hotels, buy our
gas, etc. all of which is taxed, and of course, as residents, we get a share
of this revenue to fix our streets, support police, fire, and other county
funded amenities. Like anything else, if we want to have certain things, we
need to pay for them in the form of support of those that make these things
available to us. So I urge all of you, come out to the car corral, I can
assure you that all will be happy with our new space, all will enjoy the food,
wine, beautiful cars on display, racing, and the chance to share the ultimate
driving experience in your own vehicle by taking laps on the track, which you
will be able to do as part of the club car corral on Saturday, or on Friday as
part of the Infineon caravan out to Sonoma. I can't guarantee it, but last
year, there was an exhibitor outfit that took pictures of every car in turn
10, and the pics were available for purchase afterward. Tack that on the wall
at home, you will be able to beam about it to all of your friends and guests.
I did this last year and I got two great professional photos of my car, and
they look great. I would attach the photos here, but the club server strips
away pics and attachments. Come on people, step up, show up, show your colors
and support your club and local businesses, and enjoy a truly unique
opportunity and experience.

Michael Gianandrea
64 TR4