[DAVID GAGNARD]

Ron;

Don't know the #'s, but SAAC membership has always been big in the NE......Kopec has moved the annual event around the country to try to accomodate all.......the most central location that made any sense was Nashville (also,one of the best facilities) and it had one of the worst turnouts for the event, I never figured out why???????

It's still a long ways off and I'm not sure I'll be there, but I'm hoping.......

Although I loved the racing aspect, it's the people I know and sometimes only see once a year at this event, and the people I meet at the event that keeps me coming back.....Lord knows, most of the time the event is not run very well and track slots get overbooked and parking lots are overcrowed,etc.,etc.,not to mention the expense of towing a car on a trailer 16 hours (VIR) one way and all the other related expenses to attend a SAAC convention........if my wife knew what we spent for the 7 days we were gone to VIR, I'd never be able to go to another SAAC convention unless it was in my home state (La.) which will never happen!!!!!!!!!!!

For the open trackers/racer crowd, it's the one time a year you get to get "on track" with million dollar cars and some of the best drivers in the country.........something to tell the grandkids about one day in my old age...........

David