Super Car Reunion 2000 "EXCELLENT!"

[bkhpah]

Once again the Super Car Reunion was a great time. I would like to thank Tom Clary for his efforts, Ray Morrison and Valerie Harrell for their fine presentation on Dick Harrell. Without the efforts of pioneers like Harrell, there would be no such showcase of high performance at this level. Seeing the cars is always great, but meeting the people behind the cars is a treat. I am impressed with the the number of people that show up without owning a super car yet, but are eager to learn about them. Having a venue to view these cars and memorabilia is priceless. This small but dedicated group is going in the right direction. I don't know the plans for 2001 yet, but I will circle my calender for this event first. We as owners have to spread the word about this show. I cannot imagine not having a show for the rarest cars in the musclecar world every year. Support the effort and plan to attend next year. It's only 364 days away!
BKH

[Mr Yenko]

Well I could not say it any better then Brian. The cars are AWESOME and the people behind them are just as NICE!!! Iam LOOKING foward to having a Yenko Camaro of my own sometime in the near future . And no matter where the show is I will be there with my car. And would like a MATCH race with a certain Yellow 7,000 mile camaro LOLOL...

[JoeC]

I like to thank all the guys who brought their cars and memorabilia collections. It was fun to read and view the items while being surrounded by the ZL1's, COPO's, Yenko, Motion, and Harrell cars. Having Tim there selling memorabilia at far below e-bay prices was a great addition to the show. Here are a few pics.
http://hometown.aol.com/jjcczz/index.html


[Edited by JoeC (08-22-2000 at 05:55 AM).]

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

JoeC:
Thanks for the pics, once again I couldn't make it to the show so this is as close I get to seeing the cars!
M

[COPO]

I would echo everyone's remarks. There is not another show where you see as many Yenkos, COPOs, ZL-1's, Dick Harrell, Motion cars all in one place. It was great to hear Ray's story about buying his Harrell 427 Nova and the "neutral drops". The best part was definitely the drags. It's great to look at the cars but you can't beat watching them go down the track. When was the last time you saw a real ZL-1 burn rubber on the dragstrip? My brother (non-car guy) even went to the show and the drags and was duly impressed.

I toss out this next comment as a discussion point and I hope no one takes it as a critism as it is certainly not the intent. While there are certainly good points of having a small intimate gathering of these rare cars, it is also a shame that more specatators and cars were not present to truly appreciate the history of these rare beasts. I heard the Gibb show held shortly before the Reunion had 400+ cars and the town virtually shut down for the event. What are everyone's thoughts of the Reunion being held in conjunction with another show in order to increase the exposure or perhaps vary the location each year? The Supercars could still have a separate display similiar to the corvette's Bloomington Gold Special Collection. I certainly liked the non-judging, the drags and the seminars/speakers format. Comments?

[Edited by COPO (08-22-2000 at 02:25 PM).]

[bkhpah]

My feelings one the show are this. I want to see ONLY supercars at this event. That is what makes this special. If you are a TRUE Supercar fan you will attend. Why do I want to go look at a modified mini truck or a street rod just to have a large head count. They have there events and we have this. I would rather look at 20 real supercars than 400+ cars I have nothing in common with. If the format changes and it becomes just another mass produced, bring whatever you like show, I will stop attending. I can go to that type of show anywhere. This was brought up at the end of last years show and some attendees did not return because they felt that there was not enough to do in Sprinfield. Clary changed his format somewhat and added the Harrell tribute. Those that did not attend missed a great program. You cannot make everyone happy and that is just the way it is. If you are a diehard fan you will attend and enjoy whatever the promoter has in store. A change of location has not been ruled out, but again who will be the core that supports the show. Change is a good thing, but you must have the right people to manage the monster. Those that don't like the way things work rarely are the ones that try and fix what they think is broken, they just don't attend. Did anyone that disliked the second show work with Clary to change it for the next year and make it better? I doubt it. If the show is moved to another location you will have the core travel to it and maybe pick up a few more cars that are closer to the new location, that is a given. The bottom line is that if you don't really care that much you will not make an effort to attend. The bickering about what direction or location the show takes next will likely never end..this is a tough job when so many different personalitys come together in one place. Let's try and support the 2001 show from the start.
BKH