348-409 NATIONAL CONVENTION NO. 2
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BUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELTS KIDS..............................
just talked with Fred Kennedy about the convention. He had not heard about it. Well......now he has!!! Said he would be there!! He has raced at Great Bend before............turned an 8something at 160MPH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fred has the yellow 59 Biscayne called Mustard and is powered by a BLOWN 409!!!!!! Anyone who got a DVD of the 2004 Convention can see Fred's car. Plus his son has a 55 Chevy with a 348 that runs in the 9's!!!!
Glad to hear he could come!!!! I'm excited!!!!!!!!!
just talked with Fred Kennedy about the convention. He had not heard about it. Well......now he has!!! Said he would be there!! He has raced at Great Bend before............turned an 8something at 160MPH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fred has the yellow 59 Biscayne called Mustard and is powered by a BLOWN 409!!!!!! Anyone who got a DVD of the 2004 Convention can see Fred's car. Plus his son has a 55 Chevy with a 348 that runs in the 9's!!!!
Glad to hear he could come!!!! I'm excited!!!!!!!!!
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I know there are a lot of guys from Ohio and Indiana that are planning on going to Great Bend so I hope you will think about meeting us in Columbia MO on the 24th
it should be a great time and what a caravan
it should be a great time and what a caravan
Try this Paul www.348409natlconv2.com
CVECCH409
Active Member
Just drove my 63 409 to Gilroy California from Denver Colorado 2,706 miles with my wife and 3 kids (family vaca). In the beginning stages of the frame off restoration that I finished in 06, we attended convention no.1. I hadn't been on the forum for quite a while, but I was so proud of the 09 I thought I'd talk about my trip then discovered convention no.2. We'll be there with the car this time!!!!!!!!!
jbschneeweis
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I asked about registration a while back, no answers about when it would be ready. Tonight I go to the site & the registration form is there. Also a increase in fee as of today. Don't think that is fair. Most of us did not know it was up & running. I certainly would of registered sooner if I know the site was ready & that there would be an increase in the participant fee. Also a few questions. Who is considered a participant? Is it someone who is showing or racing their vehicle? I am bringing my wife & a friend with me, are they considered a participant, what fee do they pay? Also have some friends going to meet us there, what fees do they pay? Also should I purchase banquet tickets for them now or can we do that when we arrive. Is this explained anywhere? if I missed that info sorry. Please explain so I know how to register & what fees to pay. Thanks.
Joel
Joel
jbschneeweis
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Forgot to ask, how do we make the payment?
Joel....sorry for the confusion. I will try to explain.
About a month ago I sent the gentleman doing the website, the registration form from the 2004 Convention wanting him to use it as a template. Unfortunately, he listed the prices. I sent him an email about 10 days to 2 weeks ago to remove it as the figures were incorrect. I checked this morning and the $110 figure is still listed. I finalized all the costs this past week and am having flyers printed and will be picked up next Wed. The registration cost this year is $130. My goal with the website builder was to have the registration form and a "shopping cart" for payment be used right from the website. That's the goal. He has been out of town for 10 days and I've been gone myself for the past 7 days. When I get the flyers this week, I will scan them and post it here. The front of the page is the schedule for all 3 days and the back will be the registration form. If it's easier for anyone, they can just print a copy and fill it out, sign it and mail it to me. Personal checks from anyone here on the forum are fine. I have a PayPal account setup for the Convention so you can use that if it's easier. Either way, you will receive a conformation of your payment when you check in at the registration tent.
I'd like to give everyone a little background on how this Convention came together. When Dick MacKenzie flew to KC last summer and went with me to Great Bend to meet with the car club, we basically had 2 options. Either rent the track out and have our event be self-standing or use a weekend that they have one of their divisional races and be part of their group. Since the track rents out for $5000 a day and I would have to provide key people to handle the attendance, etc...it was a pretty easy decision. Plus, I didn't know how many racers would show up to keep the program going. So, I opted to go in with their group. Our cars mixed in with their normal racers I thought would make a good mix. So now, how do we pay for this? I use the term "participant" for lack of a better word. I am assuming that 99.99% of all participants will be men. Some will come alone, some will bring their wives, and some may have kids under 21. So the registration fee of $130 will be for the guy and includes a paid ticket for the Sunday brunch. If wives and kids come and want to attend the brunch, those additional meals are $25 each extra. That's the fairest way I know how to handle this. It's the same with the racing...if you want to race, the track requires a tech card at $25 per day to race. If you do not do race, you will not have this extra expense. And you can choose to not bring a car or as many as you want. Pat Lobb is bringing 5 cars!! I just am not going to have to have a Convention Police officer running around to check everyone's registration to see if it's what they said they paid for. Life is too short for that!!! The SRCA club is all volunteer and has only three forms of income: the gate coming in, the tech card and the concession stand. They are offering us a three day pass for $20. I, basically, only have one source of income....the registration fee. The seed money I spend on printing t-shirts, ball caps and the video will probably take one to two years to pay for themselves. The registration fee of $130 is only $20 more than it was 10 years ago. That's an increase of just $2 per year. As for your friends...that's a tough one to call. There is a cost to attending any event. I would hope they chose to register. If not, they can pay to come in the gate and pay the $20 three day pass. But to attend the brunch and to race...you have to be a paid participant.
It isn't cheap to put on an event like this. The Expo building rents for $500 a day. Now the Chamber of Commerce did give me a reduction in that price but it's still a pretty good chunk of change. But they also require a $1 million Liability insurance policy to protect their building. Then I have to use their cleaning crews every day to keep it up. I have to rent tables and chairs for the brunch and then a speaker system and microphone for the lunch program. I have friends who helped me with the 2004 Convention. I can not do this without them. None have ever asked for a cent in payment.!! When I called to say we are having one more convention, their only question was "when do you need us there?" So I'm going to furnish them with their motel rooms. That's 33 rooms over 5 nights at an average cost of $100 per night. Because the track is so big.....I'm renting 4-5 golf carts. One for myself, one for Hayden to get around in and one for Doug Marion so he can be sure to get photographs of all your cars. It just all adds up. I'm not complaining!! I'm just trying to put on the most professional event that I can with funds I have to work with.
Hope to see everyone there!! Please ask if you have any other questions.
About a month ago I sent the gentleman doing the website, the registration form from the 2004 Convention wanting him to use it as a template. Unfortunately, he listed the prices. I sent him an email about 10 days to 2 weeks ago to remove it as the figures were incorrect. I checked this morning and the $110 figure is still listed. I finalized all the costs this past week and am having flyers printed and will be picked up next Wed. The registration cost this year is $130. My goal with the website builder was to have the registration form and a "shopping cart" for payment be used right from the website. That's the goal. He has been out of town for 10 days and I've been gone myself for the past 7 days. When I get the flyers this week, I will scan them and post it here. The front of the page is the schedule for all 3 days and the back will be the registration form. If it's easier for anyone, they can just print a copy and fill it out, sign it and mail it to me. Personal checks from anyone here on the forum are fine. I have a PayPal account setup for the Convention so you can use that if it's easier. Either way, you will receive a conformation of your payment when you check in at the registration tent.
I'd like to give everyone a little background on how this Convention came together. When Dick MacKenzie flew to KC last summer and went with me to Great Bend to meet with the car club, we basically had 2 options. Either rent the track out and have our event be self-standing or use a weekend that they have one of their divisional races and be part of their group. Since the track rents out for $5000 a day and I would have to provide key people to handle the attendance, etc...it was a pretty easy decision. Plus, I didn't know how many racers would show up to keep the program going. So, I opted to go in with their group. Our cars mixed in with their normal racers I thought would make a good mix. So now, how do we pay for this? I use the term "participant" for lack of a better word. I am assuming that 99.99% of all participants will be men. Some will come alone, some will bring their wives, and some may have kids under 21. So the registration fee of $130 will be for the guy and includes a paid ticket for the Sunday brunch. If wives and kids come and want to attend the brunch, those additional meals are $25 each extra. That's the fairest way I know how to handle this. It's the same with the racing...if you want to race, the track requires a tech card at $25 per day to race. If you do not do race, you will not have this extra expense. And you can choose to not bring a car or as many as you want. Pat Lobb is bringing 5 cars!! I just am not going to have to have a Convention Police officer running around to check everyone's registration to see if it's what they said they paid for. Life is too short for that!!! The SRCA club is all volunteer and has only three forms of income: the gate coming in, the tech card and the concession stand. They are offering us a three day pass for $20. I, basically, only have one source of income....the registration fee. The seed money I spend on printing t-shirts, ball caps and the video will probably take one to two years to pay for themselves. The registration fee of $130 is only $20 more than it was 10 years ago. That's an increase of just $2 per year. As for your friends...that's a tough one to call. There is a cost to attending any event. I would hope they chose to register. If not, they can pay to come in the gate and pay the $20 three day pass. But to attend the brunch and to race...you have to be a paid participant.
It isn't cheap to put on an event like this. The Expo building rents for $500 a day. Now the Chamber of Commerce did give me a reduction in that price but it's still a pretty good chunk of change. But they also require a $1 million Liability insurance policy to protect their building. Then I have to use their cleaning crews every day to keep it up. I have to rent tables and chairs for the brunch and then a speaker system and microphone for the lunch program. I have friends who helped me with the 2004 Convention. I can not do this without them. None have ever asked for a cent in payment.!! When I called to say we are having one more convention, their only question was "when do you need us there?" So I'm going to furnish them with their motel rooms. That's 33 rooms over 5 nights at an average cost of $100 per night. Because the track is so big.....I'm renting 4-5 golf carts. One for myself, one for Hayden to get around in and one for Doug Marion so he can be sure to get photographs of all your cars. It just all adds up. I'm not complaining!! I'm just trying to put on the most professional event that I can with funds I have to work with.
Hope to see everyone there!! Please ask if you have any other questions.
Good point Jim! Also look at the price to go to a three day NHRA Event, $140. And at a NHRA type event you don't get the banquet!
I dunno! I'm on a fixed income. I may have to float a loan from Dick?
All makes sense to me.
Phill, us traveler's from far away, I have two entries, my son and myself and we would like to be participants, when do you require the funds, PM the details and I will fix the fees by PayPal, or it can be cash on the Friday morning of the convention just let me know. 7 weeks and counting.
Phill, us traveler's from far away, I have two entries, my son and myself and we would like to be participants, when do you require the funds, PM the details and I will fix the fees by PayPal, or it can be cash on the Friday morning of the convention just let me know. 7 weeks and counting.
Be glad to float you a loan Ray. I'll need collateral! You can drop the 60 by and I'll give you the cash!
