Hi Andy,
Sean enjoyed talking to you....thanks for stopping and leaving the
brochures.
We are already promoting attendance at Winona.
Perfect...! We will run the (former) Chicago Historics on the 17th-19th
of July, head for home to re-organize and then head for the VTR National
starting on the 22nd of July.
There are number of things that I think will make this event attractive
to folks as they think about it. One feature is that is not located in a
huge city. I would still consider it a destination location being on the
Missisippi, but with out the crush of the big city.
It would be a bit of stretch for folks to Attend the Road America event
and the VTR Nationals but the option is open for those who want to.
There is a small band of Triumph folks who are interested in the
competition side of things who converse on the internet and I think you
will get some attendance from a number of these folks.
Count on our support.
Joe
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>From: Lindberg, Andrew (MN12)[SMTP:Andrew.Lindberg@CORP.honeywell.com]
>Sent: Thursday, July 17, 1997 9:59 AM
>To: emanteno@ix.netcom.com; fot@autox.team.net; rgk@flash.net;
>rjl6n@UVA.PCMAIL.VIRGINIA.EDU; spirals@ESINET.NET
>Cc: Sandolarry@aol.com; TRDriver@aol.com; Triumphs@autox.team.net;
>vtr@Autox.Team.Net
>Subject: RE: VTR Nationals, Re: John and Val's Excellent Weekend
>
>Some comments on this thread from one member of the club (Minnesota
>Triumphs) hosting the 98 VTR National:
>
>Bob Kramer, Austin TX, wrote: "One of the subjects that came up at the VTR
>meeting was why the turnout at the Nationals is declining."
>
> -- I don't know whether it is declinging or whether it isn't, but our intent
>is to go all-out for the best attendance possible on July 22-25, 1998 in
>Winona, MN. This includes the use of gratuitous plugs such as included in
>the previous sentence.
>
>Bob Kramer, Austin TX, wrote: "I suggest that we attempt to have every VTR
>National in a locale nearby to some very special feature like a Vintage race
>weekend."
>
> -- Not the easiest thing to do given lead times, hotel availabilities and
>thousands of other variables. All that said, however, if the Chicago
>Historics are again on the third weekend in July in 1998, it will be the
>weekend before the '98 VTR. The Historics are held in "nearby" Elkhart
>Lake, Wisconsin. Does one of the racers on this list know the correct date
>of the '98 Chicago Historics? Irv?
>
>R John Lye wrote: "It was nice to see so many race cars in the show - this
>is something that I'd really like to see the VTR encourage. There are a lot
>of really neat cars out there on the vintage circuit that a lot of folks
>would really enjoy seeing."
>
> -- Couldn't agree more. What can we do from our end (host club) to
>encourage their attendance? And what could any of you do to help?
>
>Andy Lindberg (TR3 in Minnesota)
>
>p.s. Let me also take this opportunity to say "tak sa myka" to the Red
>River Triumph club for the Fort Worth event. We're only beginning to get an
>idea of how much work goes into organizing an event of this magnitude. And
>I personally really appreciated how well they treated some of us
>heat-deranged northerners.
>
>p.p.s. I hate to admit this, but the temps in Minnesota this week are as
>high as they were in Fort Worth last week. It's not normal for us, but it
>does happen. Does anybody want to buy a non-air-conditioned '64 Volvo?
>
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