I would like to hear from the Pinto enthusiast community on your thoughts on the regional PCCA sanctioned meets we held this year.
The Admins of this site met and decided to offer three regional meets in 2007 as opposed to one national meet as we did in the prior two years. We thought that interest and number of attendees would support this venue. We were overwhelmingly supported by three very successful shows. The Western meet sported 29 Pinto's, the Eastern meet sported 15 and the Central meet sported 14. That is a fabulous showing of support for our unique little cars.
I would like to personally thank Brad and Bill for hosting the Western and Eastern meets. I hosted the Central meet. It took a lot of work on everyone's part to pull these meets off. We learned a lot this year.
As you think about how you as a Pinto enthusiast and owner can help support future years meets, chime in with your thoughts on alternate locations, your willingness to help or host.
Think about it guys and gals, we showed 58 fabulous cars to the public in support of our hobby, the PCCA and fordpinto.com. That is an awesome showing and just a start for future interest and shows.
Give us your thoughts!
I like the idea of regional meets. It is truly more doable for both the cars and the members IMHO. I would have attended my regional meet if not for scheduling issue. It was close enough and the length of the meet was right.
Steve
I like the idea of multiple meets... unfortunatly all were a 1000+ miles plus from me. I made it this year but not sure I could do that every year. However This year was a BLAST!!! and look forward to the possibility of future events.
Hello Dave and all PCCA members,
This is an interesting question.
My 2 cents is that I belong to a van group and they have a thing called
Council of Councils they meet at least 1 time a year to decide what location they are going to have Van Nationals.
To follow their guidelines they have to BID so to speak and some club has to HOST the meet to have in their local.
As we do not have the thousands of members that the Van clubs have>>>
\ I think we need to have 3 or more PCCA events and the person or persons need to be announced on WHO will be hosting.
I think that Brad & Bill did a great job hosting the Knottsberry meet.
They really Stepped-up and met the chalenge for a 1 day show.
"More thoughts on the Knotts meet"...
I have been aproached via PHONE calls and there is some concern about having awards at the Knotts meet.
Esentially there seems to be a thought that if you hand out awards some MAY be resent-full and this MAY devide the group.
I know that we have lost at least 1 founding member since Knottsberry.
I know I miss this member deeply and I hope they find their way home again soon.
There is always going to be some member that feel left out of the "CLICK".
I know for myself that there was a couple in Ca. that had a Yellow Pinto that I did not talk to merely because I did not know them from the group here on the net. Also ther was a couple of guys that I did not have a chance to talk to much in Carlisle. The Disco Pinto and a stock wagon. I promise I did take the time to check out those rides though. Diversity is SO COOL!!!!
I think that is what I like best about the Pinto is that there is no 2 alike at any meet so far. Yellow Mustang group??? What is up with that????
Anywayas for where we have the meets should be decided on who is willing and has Finincilal enough to host a meet and be able to let everyone hang out at their place.
The ideal set up is to hang out like we did at Dave's at the Tulsa meet.
Alberto provides a place to meet up in Ca. so it does not seem like just a 1 day show and I thank Alberto for all he does to make everyone welcome.
The Carlisle show has the Motel 6 which they gracefully let us hang out in the parking lot to chat and further discus our Pinto addiction.
This is where I got to take Pinto1600's Mustard yellow 1971 Pinto for a cruze around the parking lot. This was a BIG highlight for me.
Thanks Phil that is 1 really SWEET 71 Pinto!!!!
If you want to have the PCCA meets near you you need to put your bid in for hosting these events.
Personally I think the awards are COOL. But some may not so I will go either way on this subject.
As I have said many times..
Our Pinto's are the common ground, BUT it is the members that make the group!
While in Ca this year I had many problems with my Purple Pinto and the day of the show started out lousey at the Carrows for brekfast.
But I did what I had to do and told myself that I was there for the Pinto owners NOT the Pintos and I did my best to be polite and enjoy the show and not let the fact that my Pinto was running terrible and the breakfast waitress was a B@#$%.
I had a great time at all 3 meets this year even though I had to bow to Dave's SUPERIOR Dodge power in the California mountains ;D
It has ben an unforgetable year and I hope 2008 is even better I know it will be with all the GREAT Pinto people we have here in the PCCA group.
I want to thank,
Brad & Bill for hosting the Pinto-fornia meet.
Bill and Connie that did an EXELENT job in Pinto-vania.
and Dave & Cindy that fed everyone all W/E in Tulsa Pinto-homa
From Pintony
Well....I was very happy to contribute my attendance to at least one Pinto meet this year. I was incredibly surprised at what I was in for....It was a Performance Ford and Shelby meet. It was a 4 day event that encompassed road racing, drag racing and the car show on Sunday. Don't think I didn't picture some Pintos out on that drag strip...Like 78Pinto,SRT or some of the other POWERPINTOS that I see on this site. I would easily put ThunderPinto on the track for a little bracket racing. I didn't see any pink cars either.
One of the high points of the experience for me was driving in procession around the parking lot where all the Fords were parked at the Marriot in the early evening amongst the race/show cars and trailers, the people were sitting in their lawn chairs, some waxing some tuning. It was tight but the little Pintos squeezed through with no problem. It was a hoot.
We were lucky to have a hosts like Dave and Cindy, and I am sure Dave dug having the Pintos lined up and down his street. Me to. But in the event that a host is not available then coordinated planning could be employed to stay at the same lodging allowing for gathering within a circle of Pintos in the parking lot while enjoying some Chineese food or Pizza with lawn chairs and tuning. I suppose that any reputable hotel/motel would even grant a group discount.
Our Pinto contingient covered the full range of the spectrum...meaning...all colors,all conditions and all configurations. The only commonality was they were all Pintos. And I for one was happy to see all the Pintos that showed. Although I realize that Pintos cannot drive themselves there I can only hope that all contributors to these events realize that to show is to click and that is all that matters. If you can, you can, If you can't you can't. Bring what you have. It is up to the indivigual contributer.
As far as Picking and changing locations is concerned My personal opinion is to issue suggestions and see where the Pintos gravitate. I would hate to see hard feelings or click induced feelings be responsible for no shows or a bad time at a meet. This year was a good year. Lets do it again in 2008.
There are two kinds of Pinto people...Those that have Pintos...and those that don't.
To all those that contributed to the 2007 meets....Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
High_Horse
Well I'm going to voice my opinion here!
I wanted to make Carlisle Soooo bad........but my car wasn't done yet and it's almost 500 miles away for me to go there. IT WILL BE THERE NEXT YEAR!, if there is a meet there. If I had a trailer it would have been there with the car on the trailer, the way I see it I am still there meeting people from the PCCA.
Reading some of the previous posts,if awards were handed out and I didn't get one it wouldn't bother me at all, eventhough I've put almost Two years of hard work into it. BUT there are some people that feel "If I dont get an award I just wont participate anymore", now I'm not that kind of person so it wouldn't bother if there were awards or no awards!
I've met quite a few people on this site that Ive had conversations with on the phone and I would love to meet the people I'm talking to. Now Fun Ford Weekend is coming up next weekend at Norwalk Raceway and I'm looking forward to meeting the few people that live in my area there. I'm sooooo looking forward to that because we are a breed of a differant kind of people that aren't into the whole Mustang, Failane, Torino and so on kind of "Groups" we are in the "Pinto Group".
Most of us have our own reasons for falling in love with our cars and it isn't beacuse we won the NHRA Manufactuers Chapionship Points Race in 1964, or won at Daytona in 1968, or held the Bonnivlle Salt Flat record speeds in 1972 and so on. the reason we love our cars is because, our Aunts owned one when we were 7 yrs old, Our Mom and Dad bought it for there first New car, a freind had one as their first car and the things that Little Pinto would do...... and so on.
So I'm all about Regional Meets I'll participate in as many as I can!
turbowagonman
Well, my Pinto missed out since I got another 85 Omni GLHT to replace the rusted out one I had and that has taken the past 6-8 months away from my Pinto.
Anyways I belong to a club called SDAC (Shelby Dodge Auto Club) Buckeye chapter, and we have meets & shows frequently, or atleast try to. For granted I was the only one representing SDAC Buckey at Carlisle this year but that was probably because SDAC 17 convention was in New Stanton 2 weeks earlier.
It works out great & we all get to see each others rides this way.
Im with everyone here.I had a great time in Tulsa,even though I didnt stay for the show.For me it was all about hanging out with the guys and drolling over everyones Pintos.Your a great bunch of guys and I look foward to seeing everyone in the future.
Mike
It's amazing how much we have grown over the years and what we have become today, I can only guess at where we will be in 5 years from now.. WOW...
I was only able to participate in the Knottsberry Farm meet this year and was very impressed with the turnout. Brad did a fantastic Job and from what I have heard of the PA an OK meets, Bill and Dave are winners in all our books. You guys need to also acknowledge Frank Canon of PintoWorks who supplied the shirts for the all the meets an d the awards for the OK meet... Class act there!
I think we all agree that regional meets is the way to go but the real question is do we keep the meets at there present location or move them about?
My Opinion, I think we need to keep the meets we have- 3 a year and let them grow for several years and start to incubate some smaller sanctioned 'get-togethers' and develop them into meets...
What do you guys think?
i don't own one now. i did back in the early to late '70's. it was a dark green metallic 2.0 with a 4speed. a trunk model as you call them now. it had gone through many configurations as far as engine and suspension modifications are concerned.
it was my 1st new car. it was an excellent car. well made and very tough in my opinion. it was fast and it died hard. i liked the cars then and i like them now.
seeing as how the membership/fellowship of Pinto owners is so far flung across the US i think separate regional events are the best way to go to assure maximum exposure and maximum fun for those who can attend.
i was at the Knotts show this year and at the breakfast too. I had a real good time.
Scott, I'm up for something closer to home on a smaller scale. I think each State could have smaller get togethers if interest was there. I know I would be willing to go to any get together that's within a state away time permitting. A suggestion here would be to find a small local event instead of the "Big" shows. The 2 smaller local events I have been to have had around 100 cars and are kind of fun to attend.
Back when the member map was up and working it really gave a person an idea of how many pinto owners were in a given area. As I recall there were 5 or 6 in Minnesota who had placed pins. Lots in lower Wisconsin and surrounding areas. Small get togethers are possible even if it's only a few cars and if we get together as a group. Then it doesn't matter the condition of the cars... I'm still!! impressed by PollyAl's origional owner car from the Tulsa show even though it needs restore...
Hoping for one in the Omaha or Sioux City area.
I like the idea of 3 (or 4?) Regional meets, as it gives more Pinto enthusiasts an oportunity to meet at a major event. The Knottsberry Farm venue is perfect for the West Coast as (1) there is a huge SoCal group that supports the show; (2) the show draws 1000's of spectators; (3) there are +2500 Fords to look at besides our Pintos. Thanks again Brad for your effort. As far as the awards, it is a really good feeling to receive an award voted on by your peers, but it is not the reason I attend this event. Meeting old friends and making new ones from the Pinto community is what it's all about. See you in 2008- Joe
Well....I am going to do it.
I respsectfully suggest that if there is going to be a major US Pinto invasion at a single location...that it be in Tulsa. At Daves house. Reasons...Central location...4 day venue on fathers day ergo road racing,drag racing and car show, Dave has a big street and it is the latest show in the year to allow for planning.
Ok....I said it.
High_Horse
I agree with High Horse.If we agree on a national get together it should be in Tulsa.I also like the regional.I don;t know about the other shows but Carlisle is a great show for our Pinto's and for Fords.Carlisle had way over 2600 cars this year,so there is plenty of things to do and see.
Being kinda new to all this, I'd never thought of a Pinto meet. I think it's a great idea overall and agree with most of you that several regional meets would be better than one. It's a big country and some of our cars don't purr quite the way they used to. It'd be great to see one in Florida or Georgia or something like that. I'd try to attend. Maybe a winter meet since the other areas of the country could be too cold or icy for most folk and it would be cooler for those of us without A/C's in our ponies.
Just my thoughts. Great job to all the organizers out there who make Pinto ownership fun!
Mark
Nice to hear your thoughts Mark. I like the idea of a winter meet in Florida. Maybe someone will investigate that area and volunteer to set it up. I don't know if there are any big Ford meets in the winter months in Florida, but that would be nice. It always helps, but is not mandatory, to hook up with a large meet that already draws a crowd.
Welcome to the site and have fun!
Dave
Regional meets are nice as everyone has a chance to attend one or more each year. In my case Carlisle is best for the east coast, but those who live in the southern states have a great distance to travel. That is not to say those who attend other meet do not travel a great distance or that i would not attend Carlisle even if it were not a sanctioned event. I feel the east coast could be moved from time to time.
I also feel that with the 40th ann of the Pinto comming soon I vote for a National meet. that will give all of us plenty of time to prepair to make it to that meet.
Phils toys
As a second time around Pinto owner I like the idea of a National meet like Tulsa with 2 other regional meets on East coast and on the West coast wth perhaps a southern meet in the winter. If these were set then we could arrange time off etc.
What I really like is the thought of local meets. Since the map is down I don't know how many people are in the midwest region as an example. OR even who is in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana area for a get together. These smaller groups could meet more often on a 1 day deal as it would not be too far to travel. If mine is not running at the time I would surely tow it there just to share in the get together.
Anyway I am enjoying the distinction of owning a piece of history that you don't see going down the street every day.
jim
Well on the meet in Tulsa, I'm ASSuming (I hate that word) that's Tulsa Oklahoma?? Well I live in Cleveland, Ohio and that would be some distance to travel, I'd be more than willing to do the trip though, next summer, if my car gives me a Fuzzy feeling when I do a smaller trip. I know that I wouldn't make a winter meet though, due to the Salt they use on the roads here in Ohio. My car has never seen Salt and I don't want to expose it to that kind of a Carsinigin!!! so I don't think I'd make that meet if it was past the month of November. I do plan on making a serious road trip next Summer/Fall, where I end up I don't even know. I also "Plan" on doing Carlisle next year even if it isn't a Pinto Meet, I have a bunch of Mustang buddy's that do that every year so if anything goes arry I'll be in a group of cars to help me with anything if it comes up.
turbowagonman
Hey Guys. I love going to all of these meets because the Pinto guys are just a great group of people. I was fortunate enough to be able to offer a place to hang out for the Knotts meet and just had a ball at Original74's place. Meeting with the people is what this website is all about. Cookieboy is right on with having smaller scale shows and meets with the guys that live around you. We have 3 or 4 BBQ's a year with the Pinto guys that live around here. We have had BBQ's/Cruises as small as 10 cars and as large as 22! Of course, we are a bit spoiled out here but never the less, its nice to see every one a few times a year. We also invite other groups such as the capri club and have been invited to several Fiat club meets. Now, all the small meets just hype us up more for the national meets, which we all love! In regards to those, I have to agree with Pintony about the awards. As great as it was to get the "Best Wagon" award at the Tulsa show, I couldn't imagine how sad I would have been had I not gotten it. On the other hand, RacerX's (thats not his user name, inside joke) Purple Wagon is a Beauty and High_House had a kick butt V-8 wagon. To me its hard to say who has a better car, whose is the crowds choice, etc. I think all the cars were great. From the rusty weathered but loved original cars to the fully tubbed and caged V8 race cars. They are all different and they are all great. Thats just me though, I have never been one for competition, ESPECIALLY among friends, which i condsider all of you on this site. I mean, thats what we all are, like when I met High_horse, Cookieboy and Pintaro, we started talking like we knew each other for years. It was the love of the cars and knowing that we were in an environment where everyone had at least one thing in common: Love for the Pinto. Lets not ruin that by testing everyones different tastes, different ideas, and bank account size on rating who has the best pinto. If we are going to do that, lets join that Yellow 65 mustang club that Pintony mentioned. I hope I did not step on anyones toes at all, but I dont want anything to hurt this great group and this website that Scott has put together. Thanks guys!
Fabulous post and what enthusiasm! That's what makes this hobby so rewarding, the fabulous folks you meet.
Dave
I would like to address Pintopowers statement about the awards. Its to bad that you feel like the awards are a sham and that it pits big buck cars against low budget cars etc etc. Actually nothing could be farther from the truth but your entitled to your opinion. After the Knotts show I was told that you did not like or appreciate the awards that were handed out and that were voted on by the pinto group. FYI, I spent my own money on those awards as well as Scott Hamilton donating the gift awards and Frank donating the shirts. As far as big buck cars I can tell you that I have more money in my car that anyone else who was there. I did not get an award nor did I get a gift. What I did get was a complaint. Nearly all of the participants were happy with the program whether they received an award or a gift. I personally thought the event went real well, until I heard of your complaint. As I did not receive any help in organizing this I feel that your complaint about the awards/gifts was unfairly leveled against me personally. Most people know that I have put a large amount of my time and money into this site including the window stickers and registry. Your post says " lets not ruin that by testing everyones different tastes etc". I have an Idea, why don't we ask the participants of these events if they enjoy receiving awards and gifts and let the majority rule.
Brad has a real good point... In my opinion, giving awards is joyful for the giver. I would much rather give many awards for many reasons because it brings joy to my heart than to be told it might be looked upon badly by some. I would really want to give everyone awards or freebies at each Meet to strengthen our group and create memories (the brief case award) for years to come.
The bottom line is that it's fun for the Giver as much as the receiver & I know that Brad, Dave, Harley, Frank and Bill (I'm sure I forgot to mention someone.. forgive me!) are all real happy about what they are helping to create and enjoy the giving very much. Heck, even Tony helped me out at the PA meet when I was kept away by giving out the prizes and creating some fun thing to do.. Tony even brings parts to give away to all...
Giving is real FUN, let's not take that away from your Admins and friends,,, K?
Hello Brad, Scott, & all the PCCA members.,
Maybe the point was..
There "WAS" a goal at Knottsberry to get our "OWN" classification.
"PINTO class" We needed 25 Pintos to show at knotts to get our own class.
Well in 2007 WE as a group did it!
Pintopower was a BIG part of making this happen.
Some members feel that their Pinto is not worthy of bringing to a show...
Pintopower made many phone calls to get even the most unfinished "FRANKENSTIEN PINTO" Pinto to the Knotts show.
I can see both sides as I am just a Participant at the knotts show.
Pintopower is worried about the TOTAL numbers. &
That some may feel left-out because they did not receive an award.
That is my opinion... I MAY BE WRONG!!!!! ;D
I was at the Tulsa show and I'm sure that Pintopower liked getting the awards and prizes.
Y-NOT?!!! Like Scott says "It's FUN" seeing how the members react when their name is called.
I know I was in GREAT appreciation at getting the nod at Tulsa.
Again I go to the meets for the "People" not the cars or the awards.
AND let me tell you it is worth every penny I spent to see everyone again!!!
My goal is to make a NEW friend at every event...
I'm not going to take sides in this debate.
So do not read anything into what I say.
It is your SHOW California guys U do what U want.
I'll just show up and see some COOL cars, eat some fresh picked citrus and enjoy the California sun... Hopefully I will meet some NEW Cool friends while I'm there???
From Pintony
Hey guys, I wanted to clarify a few things about the Knott's show (West Coast Meet). I was very proud of turbopinto72 when he was able to get us a class for next year. That was a wonderful thing that he did for the West Coast meet. Also, the breakfast quiz that he put on was a total blast! We all had a great time and I love the shirt that I won at the event, in fact I wear it to every show to which I bring a Pinto. I also realize that it costs a great deal of time and money to make the show and the events at the show possible. For example, Barth Hamilton (no username here as he has no idea what a computer is) and his wife Virginia host 3 - 4 shows a year at their house that are fully catered. I know that is not cheap, but he does it because he loves doing it. The time it takes to contact all the Southern California people to keep the community together, and the cost of the meals provided the day before the Knott's show and at the show are a small price to pay when you see all your friends, new faces and dozens of Pintos. I do this because I love it, and that's it. We should all do it because we love it; that's the only reason to. MY explanation for not wanting awards at the Knotts show is the three owners that gave me excuses why their cars were not good enough to win. Or, worse yet, a family that I have been talking to for 5 years to get their car out to the show told me they were glad their car wasn't there because it was no where near good enough after watching all the other cars get awards. I do not want this to drive people away from bringing their cars to the show. All the cars present are loved, they all make their owners smile and they all hold priceless memories. When I heard people making excuses for their cars appearance, it made me feel as if now the show had taken a new direction. I want to see beautiful low mile cars and multi-million dollar cars at the show! I also want to see 389,724 mile pintos there that went through 9 owners, 18 kids, 1.2 million visits to the grocery store and countless rock chips.
Turbopinto72 has done innumerable things for the club and I want him to know that it was MUCH appreciated. I tell every one how we are going to have a class at Fabulous Fords this year and he did all the work with the council make it happen. I know that every one appreciated the gifts (again, I love that pinto shirt and all the stuff that I got in Oklahoma!). I just do not want the Pinto club to turn into the Capri club. They introduced awards at a show a few years ago. It was fun at first, but slowly attendance dwindled, no one called each other any more, they didn't hang out and now they see each other once a year for the awards at the Knott's show. For example: They started with 8 cars - then 15 - then 25 - then 34, then awards were introduced - then the number of cars declined to 25 - then 19. There are few project cars, no more drivers, just finished pretty cars.... what happened to the other cars? Junked? Crushed? Is the owner ashamed? Or can they just not afford to restore them? Maybe, they don't want to be identified as a looser year after year. This is not our goal. Out goal is to make everyone feel welcomed and increase the number of cars each year.
I do understand that giving is better for the giver than the receiver. Turbopinto72 and Scott Hamilton are 100% right when they say that giving is great but from what I have seen and heard (from the capri club president, and people out here), giving awards may have an adverse effect. I get dozens of calls a week from the 250 Pinto owners in my mailing list and I am just relaying what I have gotten from several disparaged owners. We have been increasing our numbers every year with some pretty cars and some daily drivers. I have worked far to hard to have the "rough around the edges" pintos stop showing up because their owners feel they are not award quality. I feel that as long as you love your car, they are ALL great. If giving is what we want to do, then there are several other ways to go about it. A raffle can give dozens of great prizes and does not favor anyone's taste. Goodie bags are a great. The quiz at breakfast was a BLAST and I definitely want to do that again. Give as much as you want, but let us not hurt anyone's feelings in the process by not getting an award.
P.S.
I cannot thank Scott Hamilton and turbopinto72 (and Frank, Dave, Pintony, Harley, Bill, Barth and those who I am forgetting) enough for what they have done for the community. That will never be forgotten.
I also think that awards are fun to deal out .. but I think its the quality of the people that is most important. If one person welcomes people to a car show most will not be so willing to attend, but with other activities based around a show you should have more attendance. Cruise or BBQ....
I personally don't get into the car show thing, And some people dont like Racing.. But to find common ground with other pinto owners not matter the venue is a challenge. I guess we need to think about things other than trophies and prizes to make people more welcome to our events.
I'm always willing to give door prizes to all Pinto's that attend the PCCA events.
I did like the raffle thing. but it was so dam slow.
the Pinto knowledge game was more than fun.
But I get your point.. My cars all have dints and chips in them Some shows aren't worth entering to me but we have to start somewhere. I might have to mow my 80 and have a big butt Picnic. or a meeting at a national or state park, and do a cruise in.
The car show venue is just so easy to handle, Tulsa did have alot more to affer than some other shows.
FrankBoss
Hey guys, this other website I belong to (http://www.131mirafiori.com/) posted a video they made of a meet that they had in Ireland. The added some music and put it on utube! We need to do that, but add people talking and introducing themselves. That would be so cool! Check it out here, its simple but you get the idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0vLu10rruU
This way, next year those that were to far from some shows can still see who the people are and what they are like! I think that it would make talking to people on here more personal.
I'd like to do a video......something taken from the back of a pickup....the cars come up to stage a formation ( double lane) and then pass. What is our max video time limit here??? I could wear my CaveMan mask. :fastcar:
High_Horse
Pinto Clips has a 200MB limit so it really depends on how you compress the file as to how long it can be..
Have fun!
hey all i'm back from the dead. Been a busy summer for me and i'm glad it's over. We are moved in and settled (driveway getting concete next week) but i'm finally free. I'm 99 % sure my family will be attending the next years meet in Carlisle (if its going to be there) with the Pinto in tow behind my new truck. You have no idea how bad i'd love to attend these get togethers...hope turnout is good so i can meet all you good people.
Hey Jeff!!!!
Welcome back!
FYI.. the Pinto Clips area was your idea finally come to life.. (after 2 years!)..
Anyway... glad you are still there!!!
78Pinto,
I will bet you are glad the rigmarole is over....it takes a year to move into a house but it only takes 2 seconds to blacktop a driveway. ;D I was watching your videos and I'm thinking you need a couple of little magnetic signs that say...EXPERAMENTAL. Then you won't need a license.....To fly.
High_Horse
Yes i've been absent for a bit...not much computer time thats for sure. Between the house, car, oldest son (17....don't even ask) but i think it's under control for now. I'll be yanking to engine yet again....(rear main seal and oil pan dipstick install) but that'll be next month. Driveway will be cement....i hate ashpalt! It's taken a week so far as the builder (house) screwed up our front grade and will have to redo it. Good idea High_Horse! Scott, the clips area is a good thing! Jeff
OK I'll bite....first reply to any post. The thought of regional meets is fabulous, as it attempts to satisfy a widespread audience! If in fact there is enough interest and willingness on participants parts to attend these shows, why not?
Personally, had I gotten involved sooner this year, I would have made a STRONG effort to get to Tulsa, just to get a taste of the show, the cars, and the atmosphere. Good grief, it's easy to vote Tulsa (since I live near Dallas), but don't forego other opportunities that can satisfy folks outside of the central area. I think that as a "growing entity", the PCCA needs to spread itself far and wide to gain membership, enthusiasm and participation. Keep it up!
Chris