[TR] Convention agenda

[pethier at comcast.net]

Something to consider here:  One of the neat things about the VTR is that we have not (in my limited experience, anyway) allowed ultra-trailer-queen cars into the concour by requiring that the car be used in a driving event.  This de facto requires that driving events be held before the concour.

The only other marque club with which I have experience is Lotus LTD.  They have a different take on things for the Lotus Owners Gathering.  I'm not advocating for anything, I'm just tossing this out as background data.

On Friday they have registration, car washing, the opening of the arts/crafts/photo/writing contests and the welcome party.

On Saturday, they form up for a panoramic photo (by Doug Chadwick, who ISTR told me at LOG that he was headed down to shoot the VTR!).  Doug shoots one shot with all the folks standing by their cars.  Then all the folks are dismissed to go to lunch.  Doug shoots a second shot with no people.  Then the folks in the judged concour have to come back to be by their cars for the judges.  The rest of us can have lunch and goof off until the time for the popular choice ballot box to be closed.  Notice that we did not move our cars to re-form for the concour.  Saturday night banquet with speaker.

On Sunday they have the autocross and some other driving events.  Sunday night buffet with a different speaker.

On Monday there is an optional Track Day.  No formal evening activities.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UB "uncle jack"
2004 Suburban 8.1
2005 Lotus Elise
2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4
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----- Original Message -----

> From: "ronnie babbitt" <rbtr3a at cox.net>
> To: "triumphs2 TRlist" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:54:45 AM
> Subject: [TR] Convention agenda
> 
> If i were to do it again, here are a couple of things i would consider
> doing
> different. This year we moved the car show from being the last event,
> in an
> effort to allow us to have additional time to tabulate and enter the
> winners
> into our Power Point presentation. We offered the autocross on the
> last day
> just prior to the banquet, for the results are provided immediately
> after the
> autocross is complete. The computer figures the results.
> 
> What I would now consider would be to move the car show and the
> autocross even
> earlier in the event allowing even more time to prepare the PP
> presentation.
> Also there were many who would not participate in some of the non
> competitive
> events like the restaurant run, the ice cream run, because they did
> not want
> to get there cars dirty driving them on these events. If the car show
> was one
> of the first events, maybe the second day, people could clean there
> cars early
> and once. Having the car show out of the way they would now feel more
> relaxed
> about participating in the other events. Id move the tech session and
> the
> Group Photo to the later days.
> 
> ronnie