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Help NCM with C3X (Classic Reunion) (16/26)
 2/19/07 12:00pm
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Change the date.
 
 October is a touchy month for us northerners. I don't want to take a chance on being down there and in the meantime there is a freak snow storm happening back home. Like this past Oct. I couldn't imagine trying to navigate going through 6"+ of snow in a vette. And then subject the car to a nice salt bath. Yeah, that's healthy for the chrome and aluminum parts. Ermm . And not all of us can afford a enclosed trailer for our cars.
 
 C1 thru C3 owners usually have a lot of time and money tied up in their cars just like their C5/6 counterparts. I personally don't want to take a chance on possibly wrecking my car. That's my .02 cents.


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Help NCM with C3X (Classic Reunion) (17/26)
 2/19/07 11:16pm
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I agree with Darryl81, mid-Oct is getting late in the season for us northerners. But, I don't think I would want to be there in July either.
The weekend before or after MAM (Sept. 21-22 this year) might work.
Move the Pace Car event to the first weekend in Oct. or even combine it with the C1-C3.
 
Truth be told, I like the small, intimate group setting.Ermm
 


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Help NCM with C3X (Classic Reunion) (18/26)
 2/20/07 1:42am
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I agree with Dave W. and Darryl, not a good time of the year.
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Help NCM with C3X (Classic Reunion) (19/26)
 2/22/07 9:53am
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I,m a candy store kid ! I like shows with lots of vendors, i could spend hours just looking and dream'n.

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Help NCM with C3X (Classic Reunion) (20/26)
 2/22/07 11:13am
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I too like looking at the vendors and all of the stuff, as well as all of the vettes. It seems that most everything these days is geared towards the C5/C6 crowd. I realize this probably makes sense to vendors, GM, and the NCM, because that crowd is spending the big bucks right now to buy the cars.

What they forget is that right now C1s now cost more than the C5s and C6s, the C2s are about that price or higher, and now some of our cars are reaching that range.

It's seems that these days the newer cars get the attention and the prime spots. I don't know about you guys, but I've spent enough on my car to buy any of the C5s I see on Ebay. I buy hats, shirts, pins, magazines, have memberships to 5 car clubs, and everywhere I go it seems that the attention is placed on the newer cars. (With the exception of C3VR!!)

I guess what I'm trying to say is that if the NCM wants more of us to go, they should put us eariler in the year when the weather is nicer, and not place us at the end of the year as if we are an afterthought. The newer cars are built to handle the weather later in the year, and ours are not. Get more vendors, have classes and demonstrations geared toward our cars, maybe even let us drive the test track. Show us that you care about our cars and our crowd.

After all, this is the National Corvette Museum, dedicated to the history of the corvette, and we are that history.

And yes, I am a NCM member.
Help NCM with C3X (Classic Reunion) (21/26)
 2/22/07 2:09pm
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I`ve yet to go to NCM. However, I agree the time of year is a factor.
 
 Contributions from us little guys is always helpful but landing some  big corporate fish to  lay out some sponsership dollars for better events could work. I don`t know who already is a sponser but a big name attached to an event with some nice give aways  usaully gets my attention. Maybe even raffle off a vintage car.  I like the idea of a special feature cars also,  Mako 1 & 2.  concept and protopye vehicles etc...
 
Help NCM with C3X (Classic Reunion) (22/26)
 2/22/07 2:14pm
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[QUOTE=VETTERBOB]....
Maybe even raffle off a vintage car.
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This is a GREAT idea!
Must the NCM Raffle Cars be brand new C6s?
Why not a cherry C1, C3 or C3? 
Kick off the raflle long before the CCX event, then do the drawing during it.

I love this idea!!


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Help NCM with C3X (Classic Reunion) (23/26)
 2/24/07 11:02pm
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My wife and I attended last year’s event.  Like many have said the cold weather is an issue.  It was cold at the car wash.  We need to get it out of Oct.

I understand the date issue.  All dates already committed.  Here is a suggestion.

 

Combine the C1 - C3 with the C4/5-C6 event, but promote it as a “C against C” competition.

 

1.      Make daily events - competitions

a.      Tug-a war Cx against Cx – an elimination competition – Winning group gets named on the “High Compression Piston” trophy.  Trophy on display in NCM for all to see, with group car picture of the winning team.

b.      Fundraiser competition –

                                                               i.      Everyone puts in a buck or two to compete in events.  The winning C group gets the entry fees of a particular event allocated to their contribution pledge.  The C group at the end of the weekend event with the most in their pledge bucket get a group car picture and names hung at the NCM

                                                             ii.      People can offer their car to visitors -  A buck donation to have their picture taken setting in their car,  maybe 5 bucks for a spin down the street and back.  ( during my last visit I saw a lot of people that for various reason don’t have or can’t afford a corvette – I let a family set in my car and let them take their picture behind the wheel, you should have seen their faces).

2.      Evening Dinners-  help groups that form at the gathering to find restaurants that can hold 20 or so.   Big gatherings are great and should be part of the event, but one evening where personal groups can get together to bond is great. ( that one evening last year was a high point of the weekend.

3.      Special best of class display -  Let each C group nominate their representative to a special staging show in front of the museum.  “Best of the Best” of each C ever made.

 

These are just a few suggestions of allowing larger combinations of C groups to get together but still give due justice to all C groups in attendance.

 

Tom
Help NCM with C3X (Classic Reunion) (24/26)
 3/6/07 9:42am
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I've sent the link to this thread to Wendell today.  Hopefully he'll be checking it out soon, and perhaps offering his comments as well. 

If anyone else has any feedback for him, please post it here.

Thanks!


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Help NCM with C3X (Classic Reunion) (25/26)
 3/15/07 2:39pm
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C3VR Members...........want everyone to know that we greatly appreciate the suggestions.  We plan to print the suggestions and will be reviewing with Roc.  A couple of immediate thoughts................
 
1)  We want you all to totally set the format/agenda.  We want it to be what you all want and not what we want for you.  So please keep making suggesting and we will tweak it until it is what you all want.
 
2)  The date is very flexible from our standpoint.  We have about 7 other events that we will want to work around...........and will be glad to do so.
 
3)  Marketing - - - this came up several times.  Please give us specific suggestions of what we can do differently.  We do a press release and send to all the Corvette print media (they will generally have some coverage in each of their magazines.  We promote via NCM eNews.  We promote via NCM magazine, America's Sports Car.  We promote to our Ambassadors.  I know we can do better, so lay some ideas on us.
 
We will have more for the group later, after visiting with Roc.  The ones we touched on above seemed to be the ones suggested the most.
 
Later,
 
Wendell


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Help NCM with C3X (Classic Reunion) (26/26)
 3/21/07 10:44pm
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October is not a good month for us since we go to Eureka Springs the first weekend of October and can't get away again.  Something special would probably help also, C3 concept cars sounds like a good idea.

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