[Clois Harlan]

I will try and do as well for the Mid-America event as Rick did for DVSF IV.

The Mid-America Ford and Shelby event has something for everyone eg: cruises, road course racing days, drag racing, car show to mention a few. Attendence will be limited to Ford powered vehicles only and will consisit of probably about 300-400 cars of which 1/3 will be original and replica Cobras. Free live bands in the Marriott parking lot, The Texas Cobra group brings several margarita machines and stakes out about a acre in the southwest corner of the Marriott Parking lot. Other groups do the same but the Texas Cobra Club is by far the largest group.

The event will have vendors (Ford Racing, Rousch, Edelbrock, Currie, Goodyear, Shelby, Shell Valley, etc) and a swap meet each day. There are seminars, dinners, awards, and more. Live bands in the parking lot and a Saturday Night cruise to the Brookside area where the main street is blocked off and the police allow the different cars to "clean the dust off their tires if they want" before parking for the public to come and look at your cars. Nothing like two hundred or so cars roaring down the street and half with pseudo open pipes. Lots of fun for the family or without the family. I have heard the new Ford Cobra will be on display this year. The last two years Ford brought their new GT and the new Mustangs. In addition they had an original slabside, FIA, SC as well as some of their other new line vehicles.

TV crews will be here including the Speed Channel and Dennis Gage. In short it will be a lot of fun wheather he cruises, races, or just attends. However, the Marriott usually sells all their 400 rooms so if he wants to attend he should reserve his room asap or he may have to stay at the Hilton or somewhere else. There are plenty of hotels but the Marriott is the place you want to be during the event.

Clois