2010 TCC Spring Meet 25-27 March

[Gregg(What's his name)?]

Hi gang hope every one recovered from a fun filled 4th weekend? During our nice Sunday dinner, the Austin TCC started planning on the 2010 TCC Spring Meet.



The Spring Meet dates are 25-27 March 2010. BTW Easter Sunday falls on April 4, 2010.

The first thing that was mentioned was making sure the hotel is available for our annual meeting. I talked with Dee and he had a meeting scheduled for last week, but because his back was bothering him he couldn’t make the meeting. Dee has already been making contact with the hotel on other occasions and some of the sticking points was the parking. The hotel loved us, but doesn’t want to give up all that parking. We can’t blame them for trying to fill up the convention center. The first solution is to convince the Hotel that we brought in almost 300 hotel room days for the weekend Not bad considering it was two weeks after spring break.

Secondly and I think everyone is in an agreement, that we should do away with the tail gate parties. There are enough food courts and restaurants in the area that almost any palate can be satisfied--even during Lent. I think if we can have the hotel cater out Saturday night awards and annual meeting; this gives them a another bone and they might ease up on the parking.

I think one more thing the hotel forgot to consider was the nightly bar tab members of the TCC rang up in the lounge. Not even mentioning the hotel restaurant.

Dee is going to schedule another meeting in the next week or so with the hotel. I plan on going down with Dee and talk with them and hopefully come up with a solution.

One thing we might start preliminary discussions on moving the event back to Austin if we get any bigger.

Which leads me too a topic of concern. If we get bigger we will be needing more help from the outside. If any one has an idea please post it or send to myself at gherdlitchka@austin.rr.com but also add a solution to your idea. We aim to make the 2010 event and beyond even bigger.

I am going to copy this and put this on Club Cobra so the rest of the TCC can view this thread.

Thank you all for being a great bunch of guys and gals.

[jdean]

Gregg,

You guys are starting early!! Good move on doing away with the tailgate events. They were great but we are getting too big for them IMO. I am sure any hotel would rather us not do it, not that that is the deciding factor.

Doesn't mean we still cant hang out on the parking lot.

John

[SoTxButler]

Ditto on the tail gate parties. San Marcos was a great venue...I know the hotel enjoyed having us. From the hotel's perspective, there were an awful lot of little people in that convention center....do their cars only take half a space? (Ooops, should not have said that) If not, I understand the hotel's concerns.

I hope San Marcos works out for 2010.

[jshel1]

Gregg and Dee,

Will the dates coincide again with LPA District 8 Spring Regional Meeting?

[Gregg(What's his name)?]

Originally Posted by jshel1

Gregg and Dee,

Will the dates coincide again with LPA District 8 Spring Regional Meeting?

John,

The dates have not changed. It was changed a few years ago to the last weekend of March unless Easter happens to fall on that weekend. I hope this doesn't ruin your plans.

[jshel1]

Originally Posted by Gregg(What's his name)?

John,

The dates have not changed. It was changed a few years ago to the last weekend of March unless Easter happens to fall on that weekend. I hope this doesn't ruin your plans.

I'm not that short.

[elmariachi]

You've got an email.

[charles roybal]

I will have my car painted by Dec. and plan on attending. I belong to a small cobra group out her in west Texas,"Coyote Cobras” and have mention your annual meet to them. Possibly 8-9 cobras may attend form this group in March

[Gregg(What's his name)?]

Charles we hope come on down and enjoy the other side of Texas Hospitality.

[Bwana Snake]

Gregg,

You guys are definitely on the right track with doing away with the hosted tailgate parties. We have certainly outgrown the ability to do a good job with this format.

There use to be a fair ground type venue in San Marcos real / real close to the hotel we used in March. At one time they had chilie cook offs their every September; this might / could be am excellent place for us to stage our support vehicles / trailers and maybe do our personal tailgate functions. I suggest we check with the city a see what might be available. It might require additional security but I question if that would be a big issue.

Gary

[gsharapa]

Gregg,

Looks like you guys are right on track with changes for 2010. I actually missed last year (job conflict) which was a first for me as I have been to everyone since number 1. I also agree we have out grown the tailgate parties and need to refocus on just getting together in the parking lot and then let groups go to dinner where they desire. The Saturday night banquet sounds interesting as the Mid America Shelby Meet in Tulsa does that as long as it doesn't cut short the Saturday cruise as that is what everyone really enjoys.......

[Tugboat]

Greg,

Keep up the good work!!!!! It will work out either way.

Tom, I could just build a silencer for the gas powered marq. machine and bring it to the party!

Also, please do not call Damon a short person, he is just vertically challenged.

How many days till the end of March? I am READY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Larry

[Gregg(What's his name)?]

Thanks guys afor the input. We have numerus folks working on the event. So I will pass the compliments on to them. I wish it was March as well. It is cooler.

[Gregg(What's his name)?]

Just wanted to keep this at the top!

[Z-linkCobra]

Hey Gregg, there used to be a big "Shelby meet" in Dallas every year. Wasnt really a cobra thing but a Mustang and Cobra anything ford really. Do you know does that still go on?

[gt500bill]

Originally Posted by Z-linkCobra

Hey Gregg, there used to be a big "Shelby meet" in Dallas every year. Wasnt really a cobra thing but a Mustang and Cobra anything ford really. Do you know does that still go on?

When the original people who ran the event turned it over to the local club, it s l o w l y went down the toilet. Too bad , used to be a great meet.

[427Aggie]

Originally Posted by gt500bill

When the original people who ran the event turned it over to the local club, it s l o w l y went down the toilet. Too bad , used to be a great meet.

Actually the meet has always been run by the SCAT group. Shelby Cobra Association of Texas. The problem over the last 5 years was really 2 fold. The cost of the track got too expensive to rent and they wanted people to have instructors with them. We couldn't cover the costs of the track for 2 days for the die hards that wanted to run. We were getting quotes of around $5000 per day plus EMT costs.

Second... those running the track were really getting into the late model's and those people really didn't want to do the banquet..so we were loosing money here as well.

If you go to Tulsa you can see what it really takes to put on track events...Lots of sponsors. Unfortunately we just couldn't make the numbers work anymore..it was unfortunate.

I will say the Texas 289 was a great way to go out.

[CowtownCobra]

Looking forward to it!

[Seagull81]

Max,
The things you listed are exactly how the Meet goes. Very informal and we try to include things of interest to fill your day or you can lay around the pool or bar. the big event has been lunch on Saturday with a long cruise to follow. Come on down and join the fun!

[Road Rocket]

Thank you Seagull81. I am looking forward to it as well. Didn't realize when I sent the msg., but we have another event that same weekend so will have to make one of those choices. Grand kids in Magnolia, hummm?