[JONAT-chat] J06

[Fazal Cader]

It's been great looking through all these emails, to know that JONAT, the 
event, is not forgotten. On my part, I fulfilled a 'road-trip' dream in a 
beautiful country that I had only seen in the films and I met lots of 
normal, decent people who had pride in their cars and knew how to enjoy 
themselves.
I was a bit like Jay, on one sector. My ride wasn't there so I did 250 miles 
lying in the back of a pick-up, taking pics and enjoying myself. I thought 
it was a quintessential American experience and all I needed was a my dog at 
my feet and a guitar to complete the scene. My only disappointment was Hazel 
wasn't carrying a silver .38 in the glove box of her XK8. I mean, doesn't 
everyone?

OK. My understanding of the plan so far, after my brief, non-committal chats 
with Jaguar, is that if they get involved (in any major way) J06 should 
start at PAG and head East (for a change). The route should pass through 
Dearborn so that Mr Ford & the company can say hello. If this happens I 
think JCNA involvement is a given. Other than that, no other details. So 
lets start with this and toss it about. Possible ramifications of PAG 
involvement might mean that dealers along the way might be involved in 
acting as hand-over points or host something.

One thing, the successes of J04 (when they happened) were due to the 
individuals concerned and their commitment to the enterprise and I would be 
loath to lose that to any bureaucracy.

Regards
Fazal
[it's summertime here, State Concours is over and I won bronze in the driven 
class! I know I'm repeating myself but....:-)]