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It was GREAT. Too bad so few of us were there to paricipate. Still, Cosimo and Randi put on a great party. Of particular note was the Saturday night Fun Run in the country to Randi's farm for barbecue. Spectacular.
Thank you Randi and Cosimo for throwing a wonderful party. Next year, too?
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I was only there for Sat morning, but plan to attend the next one in full. Many of the participants ended up together at Hershey on Sunday.
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It was great to see some familiar faces in the photos. You guys did a great job this year. I thought the website was a great touch. The event looked top notch. I wish your attendence would have been up. Your effort deserved it! I will make it a priority to make it out next year <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />
I strongly feel that you need to give people more incentive to make the trek to the event. Example Hershey Swap Meet is a great combination. You get to see all of the 968's and then take a ride togeather to show the rest of the Porsche community what we are all about. Not to mention you get to see a variety of other cars, hunt for parts, and the rest of the family has things they could do. Not saying there is nothing to do in DC. I think the German Autofest in Ventura is a great venue to have a West Coast type celebration. It would be cool to have one at Rennsport Reunion if the timing worked out. You would have seen a larger turnout if the event was planned the day before the Porsche Parade in conjunction with the parade. It is the whole idea of a "Porsche Vacation weekend" that I think would apeal to a larger audience.
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I am only now coming to appreciate the depth of knowledge and interest in this incredibly small niche automobile. I am new to the activities of 968 clubs, performance, and preservation and I am astounded by the camaraderie engendered by this automobile.
I have been lurking these groups for 2 years without posting once. But I was drawn to some posts about the 968-celebration event in DC, and I wanted to find out more about owners and their interests. As well as hopefully gathering more information about avoiding costly repairs.
I was so pleasantly surprised by the depth of the owners that my wife and I met at this gathering. We met people from a wide area geographically, professionally, and chronologically. Some members of the group were interested in performance, others in uncompromising correctness. Cars with 11,000 miles were represented and cars with over 130,000 miles were there. Daily drivers and race car(s) were there. Folks from Colorado and New Mexico and Virginia were there. People in their 30’s were there, and people in their 60’s were there. The one common thread to the group was a passion for their automobile. And, despite all the testosterone (Carnuba?) in the air, we held conversations that ranged from travel to food and wine, to SCUBA to skydiving, to children and family to health and fitness.
Randi and Cosimo worked so hard to make this celebration a success. Every detail was handled so ably. The corral was spacious and safe. The speakers met a broad range of subjects and interests. Dinner was delicious and the door prizes and silent auction items were dispensed without a hitch. The fun run was an exhilarating experience, and Randi was kind enough to host the closing BBQ.
True, only 32 cars arrived for the event. If anyone was disappointed by the .7% of US/Can Cars built (32/4661) turnout, consider that a Ford Taurus event of the same magnitude would yield nearly 21,000 cars. I am not a newbie to auto shows, but I was starry eyed at seeing a collection such as this. I was more surprised at the walking zombies who didn’t notice 9 rare beauties in a row driving down their Main Street. Imagine if 21,000 Tauruses beat a path through your town…actually, I’m so naïve that I would notice 9 Tauruses driving together.
Would I have liked to have met 30 or 50 or 4,000 other 968 owners at this event? Judging by the strength of character of these people the answer is an enthusiastic YES.
As for myself, I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
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"Like some activities for mates that are not interested in the Tech Sessions (wife's idea)."
I think makes your event better but does not necessarily drive people to make the trip.
When I say you need to have an event in conjunction I am not saying you need to be on their marketing material or involved with their planning. Just make it so that you have your event during the same time frame and schedule it within 15 minutes drive to the event. This way participants can go to two events on the same weekend. More bang for your buck perse.I know from experience that the task you guys took was a big challenge. I think this would motivate your potential attendees. Everything you did was spot on from a planning and activities stand point from what I hear.
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[quote name='cosimo' date='Jun 30 2005, 09:30 AM']That is certainly is a valid consideration. There are so many PCA and non PCA events, which to choose. And where. There are DEs in the DC area that we could coordinate with. Maybe that's a "grabber". Summit Point is about one hour from here. Another consideration is the Potomac Region's Club Race. This is usually in the fall. Planning an event outside your "home turf' would be even more difficult.
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Bigger picture... Porsche is racing in the American Le Mans next year... If the stars were to align that would be a great venue to host the 2006 968 Celebration I bet you get people from all over the country attending. I know I would.
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