Are you busy next Tuesday? Want to show off? Help the Fling with a new Venue?

Double Venom · #1 (**permalink**) 05-05-2004, 05:02 AM

We want to show off, get noticed and convince some great people that "WE" are worthy of their sponsorship and help.

Especially for the OCC club, but anyone that may want to make the trip.

A new and important sponsor for our family is coming on board, possibly in a big way. Are you familiar with "Darby Dan Farms"? Galbreath organization?

We have been "invited" to what was once a privately owned(Galbreath's) airport to hold one of our events. They are also looking at us, to see if our group is worthy of sponsorship.

DV Jr. and myself have a meeting with them, at the Darby Dan Airport, now called Aviation Specialist next Tuesday at 1 PM. What was supposed to be a meeting with the general manager, Randy and myself, seems to have escalted. They have called in all the Big Dogs for this meeting! CEO's, Dublin Corporate, and a host of other people to talk to us. (They didn't tell us it has turned into a major meeting!)

Truly a LARGE step for "us"! Our plan was to simply show up, present our case and see what happens. Then Jr. and I thought since they are so excited about this event--already asking us to book the DVSF V, it would be great to rumble in in force, vs. just showing up.

They have no idea "WE" are coming. hey, FAIRS--FAIR!

And, I would obviously like to show them what the Fling is all about. It is worth a half day off of work. It would certainly be appreciated, it WILL help our family take a big stride.

We will meet at my shop, then take the 15 minute cruise to the airport. I suspect the meeting will take 45 minutes, or less if you want to show up then cruise off.

Frank, Rick, Mike, Mid-Oh,et. al., lets do this!
I can be reached at 740-852-5280, or 740-837-0258

Rick, would you be so kind as to send out an APB (

) to the OCC members for me?

To all of our Cobra family, please don't think this is limited to just OCC members! I address this here simply because these guys are the closest. By all means "everyone" is invited!
DV...more exciting things to come. We now have a meeting being set up with WBNS TV too.

rob frink · #2 (**permalink**) 05-05-2004, 08:06 AM

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Double Venom · #3 (**permalink**) 05-05-2004, 10:57 AM

Rob,
Fantastic. Yes, meet at the shop around noonish. I plan to pull out at 12:40 PM and it is the 11th!

I have been asked if we could possibly get to many? Certainly not!

DV...Oh boy!

Directions...St. Rt. 56 & I-70, 15 miles west of Columbus. Exit 72, go north, (from Columbus turn right-from Springfiled turn left

) Go to the first road, Old COlumbus Rd., turn right. First drive on the left. If you get to the Marathon station you passed us!

Double Venom · #4 (**permalink**) 05-05-2004, 03:26 PM

Gotta keep this forward for a day or two.
Looking good so far!
DV

MidOHasp · #5 (**permalink**) 05-05-2004, 03:37 PM

DV,

Taking a half day would be doable, but being in Cleveland, now... it'd be a whole day. Outside possibility....real outside. I would love to, though! I can tell you that!

I'll keep you posted. In the meantime, I got your thread back up to the top.

JP

Double Venom · #6 (**permalink**) 05-06-2004, 03:47 AM

JP,
Take the whole day! Actually come half way Monday night after work, then complete the short trip on Tuesday.

Did I forget to mention that this group would like to see a Cobra RIP up the runway

? Kind of a preview of what's to come!

As mentioned earlier they "think" there is only one car coming. They have no idea what we are bringing them.

Yes, you will be allowed on the runway, "to do as you wish!"

C'mon down, lets show em what we've got!

DV...HI-octane fuel, huge decibels of rumble, burning rubber in the morning, it can't get better !

MidOHasp · #7 (**permalink**) 05-06-2004, 07:02 AM

I'm "working on it" as they say...

It seems like there's a lot more Cobra stuff going on near Columbus than near Cleveland. Maybe I should start looking for work down there.

DV, you need anyone there at the shop?

rob frink · #8 (**permalink**) 05-06-2004, 07:17 AM

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MidOHasp · #9 (**permalink**) 05-06-2004, 08:00 AM

Cool. What is it you do (did)? Maybe we could trade and our (new) bosses would never know that little would change.....

-JP

MidOHasp · #10 (**permalink**) 05-06-2004, 08:39 AM

Alright DV....

I have submitted the request for time off complete with an apology for the short notice.

How can she deny my request to attend a fundraising meeting as chapter president of a club that supports the charity in question??

JP

MidOHasp · #11 (**permalink**) 05-06-2004, 09:29 AM

Approved!!

Which means it's gonna RAIN on Tuesday!!

Double Venom · #12 (**permalink**) 05-06-2004, 11:43 AM

Believe me..I HATE this!

I just found out we have to cancel the meeting Tuesday. Backing into my humble corner! Thank you to all that were responding, changing schedules, taking the day off, etc. This really irks me, but we are stuck.

DV...Not always in the best of moods!

MidOHasp · #13 (**permalink**) 05-06-2004, 11:51 AM

Is it to be rescheduled?

JP..............dammit.

MidOHasp · #14 (**permalink**) 05-06-2004, 11:54 AM

And if it ends up "back on" for the same day....I don't want to know. I will not be able to make it. Boss doesn't like the triple reneg.

Oh well....hmmmmm..... one extra day I can take off around the Fling!!

rob frink · #15 (**permalink**) 05-06-2004, 01:35 PM

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Double Venom · #16 (**permalink**) 05-06-2004, 05:20 PM

Rob and Mid...and the rest of the good guys, I'm really sorry about this. I waited two weeks to post this, 5 phone conversations and STILL got bit.

Everyone wants to know why I don't post everything, and post it now. THIS is why! I just can't believe this fell through, I really can't. Yes, you can read into this, the chances of a re-schedule are nil. That is until tomorrow. Who knows.

A little down and disgusted right now...
DV...I think I'll go pout somewhere

MidOHasp · #17 (**permalink**) 05-07-2004, 05:40 AM

DV - Don't apologize because I know you're the type of man who would say, "This is my fault" if it were.

Sounds like you did everything you could (as usual) and someone else screwed the pooch. No biggie - at all.

Like I said, this just means I have one more day of vacation I can take around the fling or one of the Mid-Ohio races.

I just have this vision of about 10 of us rolling into Mid-Ohio for the vintage motorcycle races or something.

PS... this will be the second year in a row, now, that DVSF has been on the same weekend as the Sprint Vintage Grand Prix races. Perhaps (and perhaps not) it would be a natural day out of the usual festivities next year...

...hahaha Next Year. Wow.

"The chances of a re-schedule are nil." - Does that also mean the chances of nailing down the venue are also nil?

JP

Mike Braatz · #18 (**permalink**) 05-07-2004, 07:12 AM

Ed, this means I don't have guilt about not being able to make it--
because of some meeting I scheduled three months ago. However, I am sorry the deal may have fallen through. --
Keep up the good work.
Mike

Double Venom · #19 (**permalink**) 05-07-2004, 11:46 AM

Mike,
You of all people should be feeling guilty! I think not my good man!
The rest of the venues are stil sacred. At least the State of Ohio hasn't backed out!

I'll be writing a whole page on this one in a day or two.

DV...OK, done pouting---CHARGE ON!

MidOHasp · #20 (**permalink**) 05-07-2004, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Double Venom

Mike,
You of all people should be feeling guilty!

Yeah Mike, way to go.

hehe...

The show will go ON!!!

Hey, if we end up lacking things to do/places to go, which umm... I doubt, we can drive up to my place in Lexington and sealcoat my driveway with cobra tires. Not quite the same thing as whatever we were planning at the airport, but still very very cool.

JP...I'll be there...wherever "there" is...and I WILL come back!