Ok: I gotta an answer for that one and an e-mail in the works to
VOSA. Warren is dictated to by the track. VOSA isn't. Longview has
already changed their show to avoid conflict with Ennis. We changed ours
last year. So how about VOSA putting the wheels in motion to move their
show up one week and we can go to both. The last two years I have driven
to the Longview show on Saturday morning (75 miles) left that show Saturday
afternoon and driven to the Boerne show (about 300+miles) left Boerne and
driven back to Nacogdoches (another 300+ miles) to go to work on Monday
morning. And all of this in a Baja just to make 2 VW shows. However, if
VOSA has their show on the same date as Ennis I obviously will have to miss
one show. Both shows will hurt their attendance. Warren can't change his
date. So I guess that leaves it up to VOSA.
Sammie
At 02:42 PM 4/3/2006, you wrote:
The weather excuse for lack of partisipation can only be used so many times , There has got to be a change in attitude , the day of jus showing up on the day and putting it on are over , look at their ad in Hot VW , its the same ad with a date change thats been in there for years , The Oct show butts heads with Boerne this year . I have no choice but to go to Borne , and it's really not sour grapes from last year, Boerne has had the same date for years (third weekend) ,If its always the tracks fault, change locations? You are correct we don/t need to lose a major show,
--- Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I agree Sammie. But rain the week of Ennis never > bodes well for turnout. You did mention busses, but > there were only a handful that entered. Speaking as > a bus guy, IMO, custom bus and stock bus is too > coarse. No early, no late classes, no westy > class... Which is typical for Bus shows. I also > saw one/two entries lots of them on the sheets. > Maybe some consolidation of the bug classes? I > dunno. Top 50? Maybe. Some people expect that and > have adjusted their showing based upon that fact > that there isn't that many of a particular type or > class. The converse of that is how do you get > enough entrants to support a class based judging > right? > > There were a lot of nice cars in the show but there > is the socialization aspect of it. The Swap meet is > great, but the damn flippers were out in force. I > wonder how we can cull them out of the heard? LOL > > I'll point out that the Bug Swarm also saw a drop in > cars from 2004 to 2005, about 40 as I recall. Gas > prices, show format may have had more to do with > that. I'll hand out flyers, twist arms. I've had a > contingent from Missouri, Iowa and Illinois come > down the past two spring shows. > > Yeah, that "Yankee" is a friend of mine.. ;-) > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Apr 3, 2006 10:36 AM > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [tcb] Re: The 88's ran great today > > > >Paul: > >Great to see you and Joe (all Smith's are cousins > you know). And you are > >right about the show. Warren had a long talk with > all of the people > >working the show. My take on what he said is that > if we can't get up to 80 > >or more cars in the show, then there is not going > to be any more > >Ennis. Essentially, if you want Ennis to continue > with it's great swap > >meet and all of the other things positive that this > show creates, then you > >better show up at the show in October and bring a > friend. We had lots of > >nice cars and busses in the display only parking > lot that should have been > >in the show. Also a few in the swap area that > should have been in the > >show. There was a really nice 67 slider door panel > in the swap area that > >would have been a nice entrant in the show. First > slider door split window > >delivery van that I've seen. I know that some do > not like Ennis and I know > >that the cost is more than the club shows. But > guys/gals this show is good > >for the hobby and has been around a long time (over > 20 years). If we can't > >show some support by entering cars in the show this > October then Ennis is > >probably going to be history. Now is the time to > think about this and make > >sure we have a good turnout for the October show. > I remember when we had > >160+ cars in this show. Lets do it again. > >Sammie > > > > > >At 01:46 AM 4/3/2006, you wrote: > >>I kruzed up to Ennis this moning in fantastic kool > >>weather . Small show ,smaller swap meet , but had > a > >>great time , saw Mike Everett , Sharon , Denis and > >>Claudia , Jerry , Sammy , Will , , I'm probabbly > >>missing some of the folks that are on the list but > >>anyway , I don't understand why more folks don't > >>attend this show ? I hear all the aruments but I > still > >>love the show , Enough of the personal opinions , > Joe > >>and I left in a rush as a severe thunder storm was > >>insight and coming our way , we kruze over to > Alverado > >>via 287, Joe headed north on 35 to Burleson and I > >>headed west to Cleburn ,then south down through > >>Miridian ,Vally Mills Crawford and on home via 317 > , > >>fantastic scenery along that route , > > > > > > > > >
Paul Smith www.23window.com/thezone Praise The Lowered T.C.B. H.B.B.
