Drag racing and supercruise - Page 2

sYc · #1 12-08-2002, 02:52 AM

Mark; Thanks for the support and do not give up. I bet there is another nice Yenko Chevelle out there for sale, And, I am sure everyone here will let you have first shot at it.

Sam; I am not surprised. Even though we have some rather heated discussions on here, when push comes to shove, every one will rally around. That is evident by the number of supercars that gather each fall in Collinsville.

mc25t190 · #2 12-08-2002, 04:02 AM

i'm in , lets race on saturday, a fun filled , packed day ,and i can still drive home sunday. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img] i'll bring the Zl1

**Mr70** · #3 12-07-2002, 02:55 AM

Tom
You had me at "Imagine for a moment it is 1970"....

Chevy454 · #4 12-07-2002, 03:05 AM

Not to interrupt, but maybe we could get a rough "head count"? I know it's still almost a year from now, but when he meets with them, they are gonna ask. Also, how long is long enough? I could stay all day, but that's just me! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] I've always felt the racing is kind of what makes our show unique.

**Stefano** · #5 12-07-2002, 03:10 AM

Ok, I'm in.

NWYENKO · #6 12-07-2002, 03:25 PM

Count me in. Is it possible to have a charge for spectators and advertise the event?? Also a charge to race?? I was thinking $5-$10 a head for spectators and maybe $25-$30 to race. That is about what it costs at the local tracks here. Jim

sYc · #7 12-07-2002, 05:51 PM

Thanks for the suggestions, keep them coming. As with the indoor show, we will advertise, and charge spectators admission, but I do not ever see this being a major source of income. I hope I am wrong, but I think there are only two ways to fund the Reunion weekend activites. Either find a corporate sponser who would like to get involved (which I have tried and am still working on ) or do it ourselves. Raising the entry fee is certaintly the easiest, but I want to make sure that everyone is OK with that. I did not want to scare people away because of the price. I thought maybe one fee per car, which would include a spot indoors for the show and pass to race/cruise, family pass to all reunion activites, a event t-shirt and reunion plaque. Seperate, this would total anywhere from $80-$100+. And of course, any donations would help. By the way, if donations and/or other finacial help that we recieve should exceed what is needed, it will go back into the reunion fund and be used to make the reunion even more special.

**sixtiesmuscle** · #8 12-07-2002, 06:50 PM

Tom, I think 100 bucks is fair if you're going to race a car. I'd be up for that if it's at Gateway.What if you bring two cars to the show, but, only race one?
How about a challenge to local car clubs/racers? Offer the opportunity to race against the vintage Supercars. Of course we might get beat by a few ricers, but....

sYc · #9 12-07-2002, 07:54 PM

Mike; I had thought of the two car thing, but would like to hear from folks like you, who are interested in bringing two cars. In addition, I had given some thought to opening it up, but will need to see if the track has a limit on the number of cars for that price. Some tracks have a limit, and then start charging more. Also, I do not want to get too many "other" cars, as that is what we are trying to avoid. I think between the old and new "supercars", we could put on quite a show, just by ourselves.

Dedicated to the Promotion and Preservation of American Muscle Cars, Dealer built Supercars and COPO cars.