DV, by DV

[Mike Braatz]

JUST A REVIEW GENTLEMEN ---- THIS IS ON OUR WEB SITE


The world's largest gathering of 427 S/C Cobra reproductions has come about in the strangest and most unbelievable way. It all started over a gift of "Chocolate Chip Cookies." A Doctor, Dr. Dan Semko of Richmond, Indiana, a fellow Cobra enthusiast, was sent a homemade box of Chocolate Chip Cookies for a Christmas present last December (2000).

Dr. "D", as I like to call him, posted on the Internet for the Cobra world to see, "Chocolate Chip Cookies to die for!" Dr. D then proclaimed to the world that nothing but nothing could compare to these homemade cookies. Well, a gentleman in California took exception to this, claiming his Chocolate mousse cake was the finest culinary desert to be found, and immediately another Cobra enthusiast insisted that the Key Lime pie from Florida could take anything chocolate!

Well, I know a challenge when I see one! I simply stated that "we" should have an eat-off if you will. Find a Wal-Mart parking lot somewhere in the middle of the Country, set up the Cobras in a big circle with tables of goodies in front. I would then sample all of these fine pastries and declare a winner!

Dr. D then suggested that we actually do this at our little place of business in London, OH. Being up for a challenge I accepted, thinking, hey, anytime you can get a few Cobra people together, enjoy good food and a little cruise, why not!

The little gathering immediately picked up a huge head of steam! Now my wife and I found our selves a little short of cash for this crowd of 50 or so peaple. When some of the Cobra manufacturers volunteered to help out with the funding, we, my wife and I, gladly accepted! But now we were going to have too much money. I simply suggested that we donate the excess money to a charity. It was at this time that I found out one of our fellow Cobra manufacturers, Dave Smith, owner of "Factory Five Racing", has a young daughter with Cystic Fibrosis.

Her name is Jenny Smith and she is from Massachusetts. Thinking this would be a great opportunity, we decided all excess funds would be donated then to Cystic Fibrosis.

Now it gets even better. A direct competitor of Jenny's father, "Classic Roadsters, Inc." has donated a Cobra Kit, valued at $15,000.00 to the "Double Venom Spring Fling" to be raffled off with all proceeds to be donated to the now-named "Team Jenny" fund!

Once this was posted to the Cobra world we have received thousands of dollars worth of merchandise to raffle, auction and give away at the Spring Fling!

What was planned as nothing more than a simple Sunday afternoon picnic and cruise-in has turned into the world's largest Cobra show ever!

Over 40 States are being represented, with people coming as far away as Canada and Australia! To date we have almost filled two complete hotels with this impromptu picnic.

If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to call me at 740-852-5280. We are now actively looking for any businesses or individuals tbat would be willing to help out and raise funds. I am hoping that we can go from our original "couple of hundred dollars" to a few thousand dollars.

Very truly,
Ed Combs, AKA DV