12-14-2002, 06:59 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Dallas,
Tx
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance #586, 535hp.460
Posts: 1,160
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Better to overplan on trailers than underplan!
Dennis,
The one GLARING problem we had last year was to underestimate the number of trailers we would have in attendance!In reality I think you will find that a hotel that can "hold" 15 smaller trailers workably will gladly tell you that 25 is no problem!! We book, 25 to 30% more show up than post, we have a horrible traffic jam ahd we get a oops,sorry,oh well at best!
I think if you use 25 as a benchmark you will have the same problem again. I would use 40 as a bottom number if I wanted to learn from past mistakes. We had at least a dozen from Dallas, and 3 or 4 hooked up with us. I think Houston came in with 6 to eight, Louisiana brought 6, then we had WD from Georgia, Richard Price from Tennessee(with at least 3 more coming this year), Tim Black is bringing his GT 350 from Tennessee to join us just because......... and then you have Paul with the Corpus contingent. Then factor in those we don't know and the ones that just show up or don't understand how important it is to answer.
Over estimate and we just have a little bit of extra room, under estimate and we have a mess once again!
Please give it some serious thought, but also understand that I also am giving you a very hearty "ATTA BOY BROTHER" for kick starting the process by taking the bull by the horns!
Just my .02 cents worth.
John Russell 
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