GeWilli
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Make sure everyone reads up on the west coast thread aboout 2005... some great stuff has been posted but... the negative addressed aren't really negatives...
Also the time and energy spent making a proposal is never wasted. The information gathered and the events proposed can happen, turn them into a big local GTG - even make it a fundraiser for the club if you can or make it just fun and someting to cover the costs of the mini-fest. Kinda like the michigan GTG at Hondo's barn.
The best thing for the club is to have competition for location. Philly, Ohio, Texas even, SFBA too. Heck wisconsin maybe? Illinois?
Come up with a bunch of folks who want to get together and share a pizza and a pitcher of beer and brianstorm. Just be committed to the club and the goals of the fest.
Goals:
Fun! Activities that can bring people together (like F1 for example) put these internet spirits face to face. Thats the best thing- seeing who the people really are.
Competition - if anyone hasn't noticed its a massively competitive bunch, even if its just competitive mileage wise, competitive in terms of oil use, competitive in terms of Zaino or Zymol - competitive in terms of drag racing.
Look at the forum topics - pretty good guideline as to planning...
-performance: 1/4 mile track
-upgrades (non-engine): Autocross, rally drive
-fuel economy: MPG competition (closed can or set loop)
-Fuel and Lube/BioD: fuel/oil tech sessions, biodiesel fueling
-maintennce: demonstrations, timing belts, wheel bearing, suspension, lift kits what not
-GTG/Meets: Social fun! Brunch, banquet (they don't have to be on the same day FYI) free wireless lobby hang out after dark... cocktail hours
Costs:
obviously this is the big factor to get people to go. If its too expensive just to pay to attend then attendance will suffer - but having it in the same place consistently can consistently exclude people...
One comment was brought up that i think its worth mentioning here.
Consistency. Keep the location rotating around until we find the perfect place, ie a group of people willing to do the leg work - or enough people that there can be some rotation in the help - but a consistent location can be a good thing. However i don't think we as a club are there yet - to a stable place. Its still dynamic - membership fluctuates as people get infatuated or bored (gasp - the horror).
I'd like to see a few places put togehter a good fest proposal.
To the west coasters - i know yall feel like it might be tough to draw the big fest - but try for it. If the location chips don't fall your way, one alternative can always be to have a small "pre-Fest" GTG just before the big fest, and maybe some of the attendies will carry a "torch" to the big main even where-ever it might be...
okay - enough comment - to work!
oooooh one more thing - maybe not a single location in the future but maybe a rotating one - say Michigan Boston, Toronto, Phili? SFB? set locations on a 4-5 year cycle?
later
G
Also the time and energy spent making a proposal is never wasted. The information gathered and the events proposed can happen, turn them into a big local GTG - even make it a fundraiser for the club if you can or make it just fun and someting to cover the costs of the mini-fest. Kinda like the michigan GTG at Hondo's barn.
The best thing for the club is to have competition for location. Philly, Ohio, Texas even, SFBA too. Heck wisconsin maybe? Illinois?
Come up with a bunch of folks who want to get together and share a pizza and a pitcher of beer and brianstorm. Just be committed to the club and the goals of the fest.
Goals:
Fun! Activities that can bring people together (like F1 for example) put these internet spirits face to face. Thats the best thing- seeing who the people really are.
Competition - if anyone hasn't noticed its a massively competitive bunch, even if its just competitive mileage wise, competitive in terms of oil use, competitive in terms of Zaino or Zymol - competitive in terms of drag racing.
Look at the forum topics - pretty good guideline as to planning...
-performance: 1/4 mile track
-upgrades (non-engine): Autocross, rally drive
-fuel economy: MPG competition (closed can or set loop)
-Fuel and Lube/BioD: fuel/oil tech sessions, biodiesel fueling
-maintennce: demonstrations, timing belts, wheel bearing, suspension, lift kits what not
-GTG/Meets: Social fun! Brunch, banquet (they don't have to be on the same day FYI) free wireless lobby hang out after dark... cocktail hours
Costs:
obviously this is the big factor to get people to go. If its too expensive just to pay to attend then attendance will suffer - but having it in the same place consistently can consistently exclude people...
One comment was brought up that i think its worth mentioning here.
Consistency. Keep the location rotating around until we find the perfect place, ie a group of people willing to do the leg work - or enough people that there can be some rotation in the help - but a consistent location can be a good thing. However i don't think we as a club are there yet - to a stable place. Its still dynamic - membership fluctuates as people get infatuated or bored (gasp - the horror).
I'd like to see a few places put togehter a good fest proposal.
To the west coasters - i know yall feel like it might be tough to draw the big fest - but try for it. If the location chips don't fall your way, one alternative can always be to have a small "pre-Fest" GTG just before the big fest, and maybe some of the attendies will carry a "torch" to the big main even where-ever it might be...
okay - enough comment - to work!
oooooh one more thing - maybe not a single location in the future but maybe a rotating one - say Michigan Boston, Toronto, Phili? SFB? set locations on a 4-5 year cycle?
later
G