[goaztecs]

Wow, what an outstanding turnout we had at the first ever West Bay Breakfast for the BACC! The West Bay was represented from San Francisco to Corralitos. I am not sure if we could have had a more perfect venue than Bajis's Cafe. Big thanks again to Scott Douglas for finding it for us! I was particularly pleased by the outdoor seating and the proximity to the cars. I also liked how we had the parking lot and the restaurant all to ourselves. It looked more like a car show than I'd have thought. I think we also had a good group dynamic, with some spouses, Cobra newcomers, etc.

I think everyone was also pleasantly surprised by the turnout of 15 Cobras, many with 2 passengers and a Lotus? thrown in for good measure. But I digress. I would like to continue to have this as a regular event, with similarly successful results. I was initially concerned with how this might effect the Dublin Breakfast, but my concerns have been allayed by the following observations: (1) Many of you expressed to me that you only rarely make it out to Dublin due to its proximity. At least one couple had never driven out to Athens at all, and did not plan to. (2) I would propose to do it less often than once per week, which would further minimize any impact that we might have on the attendance at Athens' Burger. I also think a monthly or bi-weekly schedule will promote better attendance and allow people to plan for the date. My suggestion would be to do it on the first Saturday of every month. Some folks have suggested the first and 3rd Saturdays of every month. Let me know if you have any thoughts here.

Another idea - this one will fall into the category of "love it or hate it" - name tags. I personally am terrible with names, and I think it safe to say that many of us were meeting for the first time on Saturday. Would folks be open to wearing name tags, at least for awhile? I think your Cobra's "cool factor" will more than compensate for the implied "dork factor" that comes with name tags. Thoughts?

Please take a moment to reply.

Thanks,

/Chris