I can't imagine
not having a .4 event...can't imagine
not driving to Columbus next June to meet up again with some of the best people in the world to support one of the best causes in the world.
ED...DAMMIT...DON'T YOU DARE CRAP OUT ON US NOW! I still got another box of leis to get rid of...!
(Jack...glad to hear your repairs went so well..! Now, don't do anything like that again, will ya..?)
From my perspective.... Hotels are as much a part of the event as anything. Too much fun going on right outside your door to ignore...plain and simple. Who can dispute fun times with great people...and you can just stagger back to your room when you need to...?
Friday night at Choctaw was nice....transportation was lacking from my perspective...just took too long to turn the bus from one location to another. Most of us wound up taking private transportation and lived with the consequences...no prob... Food was good, but seating was short. Okay, I lived with it....
The local band left a lot to be desired...again, just my view. Rip Chords were another story...NOT having them there for .4 would be a travesty. I think they had as much fun as the attendees did...I know I sure enjoyed their presence!
Autocross was a great idea....now improve on it. Maybe at the airport? Drag strip area was good too....
London was...what can I say?.....superb. A lot of nice people, nice venue, good amenities, and I think this is as much a part of the event...in fact the MAJOR part of the event. A small town carnival atmosphere...love it! Like someone said...hotdogs and funnel cakes...what's more carnival than that? Okay...conga lines and skimpily clad babes....but we're in Ohio remember....? Not Brazil....!
Lose the Sunday PM cruise through town, though...not enough participants for the effort.
I like the Ball Field tent idea above....something close to the hotels. Maybe a big onsite barbeque....cook right there for all to see, hear, smell...followed up with an outdoor concert by the Rip Chords. Now we talkin'...!
Above all....like "Field of Dreams", Ed....if you build it, we will come....