Wendell Strode, National Corvette Museum director, has personally asked me to let him know if I had any ideas on how they can increase attendence at what is now the Classic Corvette Reunion - targeted to C1, C2 & C3 Corvettes.

I thought it would be a great idea to ask all of YOU for ideas and then pass them on to him.  I'm only one person. I'd only be able to come up with one or two ideas (maybe three). However, if I open it up to you all, maybe we can come up with a couple dozen ideas for them.

Please reply to this thread and after we get a bunch of good ideas together, I will forward the info to Wendell.

Let's show them that the only worldwide club for C3s only can help with this call to action!

Thanks gang!

It has been two plus years since I've been to BG and I doubt that the format/agenda of gatherings have changed much in that time span but... Make it something special and folks will come.  (I know, I know - that's the purpose of this thread.)

I have been to three years of these and I am not sure what would be a big draw for more C3 owners.

I've been to the museum only once, late last year.  A friend and I planned the trip around free time from family and the C3X didn't fit in.  While down there, we also visited Maker's Mark distillery.

One of problem are the ambassadors themselves.

Jim and Dave you are the exceptions rather than the rule, most of the ambassadors I've met are C-5 or C-6 owners and couldn't give at rats a-- about any other generation or any events where their generations are not the center of attention so they show no interest in promoting it. I brought up C3X at a club meeting in Illinois once after the NCM Ambassador "forgot" to mention it when they had their time to speak.

 The museum itself needs to promote it more also and the time of year, in a word , sux, school is back in session, weather is turning to ---- , etc.

 Just my opinion...
JimG2007-02-13 10:01:22

When is the C3X reunion going to be?

My .02 is that the museum should boot one of their events for non Corvette owners out to October & give us one of the prime spots.

Now that I have been to 12 Labor Day and 1 CCX, there isn't much for us C3'ers to due at the Museum. The Lador Day Weekend does have vendors selling stuff to the C5-C6 guys a long with shirts, hats and the like out in the parking lot. I understand that the venders don't want to spend their time to a small crowd that the CCX has. It's the same story, the chicken or the egg. With the small numbers of people registed for the CCX the vendors wont sign up and if the vendors are not going to be there then the people wont want to come. I also agree that it is to late in the season for most of us, I had to drive in snow the morning I left Mi to drive down. I don't have kids to worry about so that isn't my issue. Labor Day is better for me but that is a personal decision. I did enjoy last year at CCX but I only due one road trip a year so I didn't go to the Labor Day Weekend.

After all my rambling I don't have an answer for you as to how to get more people to come. I happen to like just sitting around and relaxing at NCM no matter when I am there. More topics for lectures would be nice, even if it isn't from the experts but just by guys that have been there, done that, type discussions.  

I have been to many of the NCM events and frankly if they want a better turn out they shouldn't charge for everything. (tours, racing, dinner, etc.)

I have said this before but just think about it....

Mid America puts on the Funfest each year... Cost to get in if ya have a vette - $0.00

Cost for T shirts & Poster - $0.00.

Cost for show entertainment - $0.00.

Mike has been operating on that "If you build it - they will come principle". It started out with less than 500 vettes in front of the warehouse. Now it is 15000 vettes and a 3 day event.

My wife & I have been every year, it doesn't gouge my pocketbook and it is a GREAT time! Do I spend money (you bet) but I don't hafta to have a good time. If I go the NCM events I hafta spend money for a good time or a can't go. It makes a difference... compare the numbers... (MA vs. NCM)

If ya don't believe it I can prove it... we have taken our local car show from entries of less than 200 cars to over 1000 in 3 years. How? free stuff. T - shirts, auto supplies, lotsa money, dinners at local restraunts, raffles, 50/50's & lotsa trophies, bands the night before, etc. You name it we give it away. This year we are going to shuttle people in from off site parking areas cause it absolutely overuns our downtown with cars. Visitors are having trouble finding a place to park and it's a long walk.

Just a thought... Tuxblacray2007-02-18 04:56:06