[Shotimes] SEATTLE CONVENTION
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:47:02 -0400
Hey that would be cool. Cause I'll probably be in PA after
next summer! Closer than Indy would be to me here in Toledo.
Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio
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'96 Brake Upgrade
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shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 10/25/2004 10:05:22 AM:
> Apparently a road course is going to be built in a
> town (Millville) which is about 20 minutes from my
> house. If that happens and when it happens, I think we
> should have a Philadelphia Convention. (15 min. from
> my house) which puts the road course about an hour or
> less away from Philly.
>
> Ian
>
> --- Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net> wrote:
>
> > Everyone:
> >
> > The poll was just a fun way to try to get a feel for
> > what
> > people are thinking.
> >
> > Chances are we won't go to Washington state in 2006,
> > that is
> > too close to the San Francisco event, but I wanted
> > to put
> > out there all the places that are in my mind for
> > future
> > events. Not that we will go to all of them, and not
> > that
> > others can't be included, they can be!
> >
> > The poll isn't binding of course, but a guide to
> > future
> > planning.
> >
> > Jan and I are spending a couple days in Indy this
> > week to
> > set the host hotel and some other plans for 2005,
> > then we
> > can get the next magazine out that has been holding
> > for 2005
> > convention info.
> >
> > George, I know between you and the folks up in
> > Washington
> > state (Kurt and others) that a convention there is
> > bound to
> > happen.
> >
> > Don Mallinson
> >
> >
> > George Fourchy wrote:
> > > Hey Everyone...
> > >
> > > I just saw this vote thing on the clubsite, and
> > voted for Seattle.
> > >
> > > Be advised I know Seattle almost as well as I know
> > San Francisco. Seattle is my
> > > second home, and the only reason I don't know it
> > AS well these days is that I don't
> > > get to go there quite as often....it's 761 miles
> > north of me, up "my" interstate
> > > highway, I-5. I spent every summer there while I
> > was growing up....Boeing is in my
> > > family, and I go up there for several days of
> > relaxation, away from the grind, every
> > > chance I get. The next trip will hopefully occur
> > before this year is over.
> > > Ultimately I plan to move there, for the clean
> > water boating and fishing.
> > >
> > > In my mind, I've been planning a future Seattle
> > convention all year, keeping it on
> > > the mental back burner while I was planning the
> > California SHODown. Heck...Seattle
> > > and Puget Sound makes San Francisco and the bay
> > look like a big shallow mud
> > > puddle!!! .....and I was born in Oakland, Ca.,
> > so don't say I don't have room to
> > > talk!! ;-)
> > >
> > > I've already given Don Mallinson a preliminary
> > itinerary, and he said it sounded
> > > good. We'll take a SHO tour of the San Juan
> > Islands, half by road, and half by
> > > ferry. We'll eat at the top of the Space Needle.
> > We'll eat a terrific turkey and
> > > dressing dinner, followed by wild blackberry pie
> > for desert, on the way home from
> > > the Islands. We'll have a chance to tour the
> > Boeing Factory in Everett that builds
> > > the wide-body jetliners. There are great
> > dragstrips and road courses there. The
> > > locals know more about them than I do, but they
> > are definitely there.
> > >
> > > I wanted to wait until I retired from the FAA to
> > do a Seattle convention, since
> > > there is so much more travelling involved in
> > setting it up, so I was planning on one
> > > in 2007 or 2008. However, I may be retired by
> > next summer...there is in the works a
> > > major change in operation of my segment of Air
> > Traffic, and that might be my chance
> > > to call it a day.
> > >
> > > I have no objections to having a convention in
> > Canada, or anywhere else (I'll be
> > > there!!!)....I just wanted you all to know I was
> > already planning a Seattle
> > > convention,
> > > and I plan to have it be as much fun and as
> > enjoyable as the San Francisco one was.
> > >
> > > I wanted to give you all a couple or three years
> > to recover from this big trip, so
> > > that you'd be able to make another one. I'm sorta
> > thinking 2006 might be a bit soon
> > > for another convention so far away for most of
> > you. I voted for Seattle so as to do
> > > my share to keep it in the running.
> > >
> > > ...just so you know!!
> > >
> > > George
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