[Bumpster]

Dan and Ed - I'll be at Silver Springs on Saturday with my wife and Cobra. The Cobra will be at Hunter's display so that Randy can show the Ford suspension and FIA body options that my car will have. It won't be finished, but it will be in its first show.

I'm sorry that the response to this year's meeting is not what it should be. There seems to be a different reason for each member who is not attending. Silver Springs is certainly a great location, better than last year's as far as family activities and things to see, although I did enjoy seeing Southern Automotive's shop last year. The most common reason for not attending seems to be the distance to travel and the time, trouble, and expense to do so. It may be that the DSCC includes too much geographical area and the travel issues will always be a problem for many members who live more than a few hour's drive from any meeting or function. Perhaps breaking the DSCC into three or four smaller clubs would solve that problem for most people. Members in the Atlanta area get together regularly, and Florida members turn out for events in Florida, but they don't want to drive a day to get to each other's states for this meeting. Maybe it's time to split the club into states rather than try to cover the "Deep South". Just a thought. Otherwise, the DSCC may well evolve into just a registry of members and nothing more. Many of us may not like that to happen, but you can't make people do things they don't want to do, unless you are the government, and every event or meeting can't be within a short drive of every member's home when the territory is so large.

That's my take on the situation. It may be time to deal with the realities here and do what is best for those of us who want a group of participants rather than a list of members.

Bumpster and Mrs. Bumpster