[Shotimes] Re: Successful Gingerman and Lapeer Days!

[Donald Mallinson]

Worth looking at, maybe Jason can get some prices and see what the 
difference is.  Also, the Fridays and weekends fill up WAY in advance 
and are usually not even available, as various groups lock them in from 
year to year.  I know when I did the event, there was no Friday 
available even that late in the year at any price (well I guess we might 
have bought the day from someone but you would not want to come at that 
price!).

Don Mallinson

Rick Glass wrote:

> "Friday track rental at Gingerman is at (expensive) weekend rates"
>
> How much more expensive ?  With one less day off work, one less day of 
> one the raod meals,one less night at the bar, and one less hotel stay, 
> it may actually be cheaper to pay more for the track......just a thought.
>
> I could have made it this time if it weren't for the extra day (night) 
> needed off work.......
>
> Rick Glass
>        '99 SF  81k   Flowmasters  Kirk'd
>        '99 VW 123k Bone Stock  Kirk'd
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
> To: "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "V8List SHO" 
> <v8sho@v8sho.com>; "SHO Tech" <techsho@topica.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 2:34 PM
> Subject: Successful Gingerman and Lapeer Days!
>
>
>> It turned out to be an absolutely beautiful day! Weather cooperated, 
>> with
>> 55-57 temps, slight headwind (9 mph from the SW on an east-west 
>> track), and
>> sun all day. The Gingerman day on Thursday also worked out great. It was
>> colder and no sun, but a track day can better handle some water on the
>> track.
>>
>> Turnout was great! Relatively large number of folks from both IL and 
>> Canada.
>> A "guesstimate" would be 30 cars, and I understand that a few left 
>> early.
>>
>> Next year's Lapeer events will be in the same early May and late October
>> timeframes. With the success of having the Gingerman day on the previous
>> Thursday, we talked about setting it up that way with the two Lapeer 
>> events
>> next year.
>> Friday track rental at Gingerman is at (expensive) weekend rates, so
>> Thursday is the best alternative.
>>
>> Ron Porter
>> New best: 13.616 @ 99.50, 1.896 60'
>> Backed up with 13.645 @ 99.60 (Sorry, Ryan!)
>
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