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1. Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "fred thomas" <frede.thomas2@verizon.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 12:05:09 -0400; VTR 2004 in Richmond had special everything for "Spitfire", especially at the airport, even reserved parking for Spits only, the cover of the convention brochure was a aerial shot of a Spit. "FT"; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00732.html (7,231 bytes)
2. Spitfires (score: 1): Author: TR250Driver@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 12:50:37 EDT; VTR 2004 in Richmond had special everything for "Spitfire," especially at the airport, even reserved parking for Spits only, the cover of the convention brochure was a aerial shot of a Spit. "FT" Tha; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00737.html (7,535 bytes)
3. RE: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 12:01:44 -0700; But, that points out the other huge problem with a single, national club ... it's over 2600 miles from my home to Richmond ! Joe C lives a little closer, but still I'll bet the thought of spending a; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00747.html (8,172 bytes)
4. Re: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "Gerald M Van Vlack" <jerryvv@alltel.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 15:26:58 -0400; Randall, VTR does not pick the sites and then assign the local club to do the National. A local club or in the case of TRF an organization steps up to the plate and does all of the work. By the way t; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00750.html (9,628 bytes)
5. RE: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 12:53:09 -0700; Let me answer this one! The reason why there are no California VTR conventions is because of Triumphest. The event is rotated among the Cal clubs and DCTRA and takes so much planning and effort that; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00752.html (9,785 bytes)
6. Re: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: McGaheyRx@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 16:06:24 EDT; I live in the second largest metropolis in the United States, yet there has never been a VTR convention less than 1000 miles away. What's wrong with this picture ? What's wrong, as someone else alrea; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00753.html (9,251 bytes)
7. Re: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: McGaheyRx@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 16:22:42 EDT; I have advocated that the VTR board REQUIRE local chapters to hold a convention on a revolving basis either on their own or jointly with another chapter. There are enough chapters across the US that; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00756.html (8,816 bytes)
8. RE: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 13:35:57 -0700; So I guess we are just stuck with there not being any VTR conventions that we out west can attend. More impetus for me to drop my membership. That is the only benefit that I ever saw with being a mem; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00758.html (9,379 bytes)
9. Re: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 16:41:59 -0400; == As I recall, the same award was won (or certainly should have been won!) in Portland, Maine, in 1999 by Herman van den Akker, who drove all the way from the left coast. If people are motivated for; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00759.html (8,291 bytes)
10. RE: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 15:26:24 -0700; Certainly some will attend, no matter where it's held. I even plan to drive to Rockford and I expect I'll see other Los Angelinos there. But I'm fairly certain it will be in much smaller proportions; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00767.html (8,749 bytes)
11. RE: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 15:42:27 -0700; And once again, the only way to guarantee to have a proportional share of conventions scattered evenly around the country is to mandate that the local chapters ALL host an event on an on-going basis; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00769.html (9,485 bytes)
12. RE: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 15:56:24 -0700; What I meant was that TRfest was the result of VTR ignoring the west coast. Now that it does exist (and is an established tradition), it does interfere heavily with any west coast club hosting a VTR; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00770.html (8,542 bytes)
13. Re: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: McGaheyRx@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 18:57:28 EDT; Certainly some will attend, no matter where it's held. I even plan to drive to Rockford and I expect I'll see other Los Angelinos there. good! But I'm fairly certain it will be in much smaller propor; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00771.html (9,272 bytes)
14. RE: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 16:22:03 -0700; The geographical center of the "lower 48" is generally given as Lebanon, Kansas. Breckenridge, CO is far closer to Lebanon than any VTR to my house. If you look at a *full* US map, Breckenridge is a; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00773.html (8,340 bytes)
15. Re: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: McGaheyRx@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 19:30:16 EDT; The geographical center of the "lower 48" is generally given as Lebanon, Kansas. Breckenridge, CO is far closer to Lebanon than any VTR to my house. Pick 3 cities on each coast and compare driving di; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00775.html (8,727 bytes)
16. RE: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 16:48:43 -0700; I did come, and I did have a good time. But I didn't drive, and even though some listers *very* graciously let me drive their Triumphs (which added greatly to my enjoyment), I would have rather had; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00776.html (9,349 bytes)
17. RE: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 17:00:31 -0700; Making Breckenridge only 432 miles from the center (using your numbers), which ain't much compared to 3000 from here to Portland, ME. Or the distance from here to the nearest ever VTR. You're the on; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00777.html (7,939 bytes)
18. RE: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 17:03:16 -0700; What do you mean, I should come sometime? I have been to every Triumphest since I moved to AZ in 1999. You can't say that! :) I won't be going to the one in San Diego this year because they don't fe; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00778.html (8,953 bytes)
19. Re: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: McGaheyRx@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 20:04:31 EDT; I wasn't there, I don't know the details. But my understanding is that the west coast clubs offered to host a VTR national, and for whatever reason, it never happened. Thus TRfest was founded as the; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00779.html (7,734 bytes)
20. RE: Spitfires (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 17:15:09 -0700; Well, West coast attendance was certainly up, does anyone have attendance records to compare ? I don't recall it being billed as the "biggest ever" after the fact, but I'd be happy to be proved wron; /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00782.html (8,335 bytes)

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