[Shotimes] SEATTLE CONVENTION

[Robert Bruce]

http://www.njmotorsportspark.com

This proposed facility includes 4.1 mile roadcourse, 3/4 mile paved
tri-oval, 5/8 mile cart track, clubhouse, condos, hotel, garages for rent,
baseball field, tennis courts, soccer field, swimming pool, etc.  I would be
a great location for a SHO convention if it is ever built.  45 miles to
historic sites in Philly, 45 miles to Atlantic City casinos.  Hopefully they
will build it, but I wouldn't bet on it.

A project almost exactly like this was started several years ago in the
Reading, PA area.  Lots of "investors" lost their "membership deposit" when
the whole thing dried up.  There are many projects like this one around the
country.  AFAIK, VIR is the only one that has actually opened in recent
years.  http://www.virclub.com/

Robert Bruce

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ian Fisher
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 10:05 AM
To: Donald Mallinson; George Fourchy
Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] SEATTLE CONVENTION


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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