[6pack] TRF Summer Party 2010

[Andrew Packard]

I attended with the VTR convention in 2002 and would have repeated,  
but there were always the last minute (for and event of that size)  
decisions on whether or not it would take place.  Now I live near San  
Francisco and East coast events aren't quite an option.  (Wanna buy  
some beach property in Indiana, PA?)  We're planning to go to  
Breckenridge, CO next year, though!

I do think there is quite a bit of hesitation with our owners with  
fewer daily drivers out there that reliably can be trusted with more  
aggressive events.  Consistently at Triumphest, about 20% of  
registrants participate in the autocross.

Andy
CD6746L


On Aug 1, 2010, at 5:41 PM, Ashford Little wrote:

> Marty,
>
> I can't speak for others, but in my case it's a case of having three  
> kids and
> a variety of activities that keep us tied up.  On the other hand, it  
> hasn't
> helped that Charles keeps jiggling the dates from year to year in  
> addition to
> whether or not it will happen.  This year's dates conflicted with  
> our Canadian
> trip.
>
> Hope to see y'all next year.
>
>
> Ashford Little
> 70tr6 at comcast.net
>
>
>
> On Aug 1, 2010, at 8:06 PM, marty sukey wrote:
>
>> We just got back from the summer party and are still grinning. Had a
> wonderful
>> time as usual. Participated in drag racing, poker run, LeMans start
> contest,
>> winery tour, car show, autox, big dinner, and all for around $100  
>> and there
>> was more stuff we could have done but the days did not have enough  
>> hours in
>> them.  We have been attending this event for about 20 years now and  
>> the
>> general format and the fun level is still the same. What has  
>> changed is the
>> amount of people attending. There is only about a third of the people
>> attending now as there was in the old days. The drag race and autox  
>> events
>> have a fraction of participants from the early 90's. I pondered  
>> this on the
>> drive back thinking to myself man, there should be a waiting list  
>> to get in
>> this thing for as much fun as we have every year. What has changed  
>> over the
>> years? Is it the economy? Is there just not that many of these old  
>> cars
>> running any more? Has the age of the participants shifted to the  
>> point
> where
>> doing these types of things with the cars is of no interest any  
>> more? Have
> the
>> cars become too valuable to drive? What are your thoughts?
>>
>> Marty
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