TCC Spring Meet Debate

[Mrs 66 Snake]

Ed,

I have the sneaking suspicion that it's the same 49 people who voted who keep checking back to see if anyone else has voted. I doubt we'll get more than a dozen more votes in the next week. Everyone who had a real preference would've voted by now. The rest either don't care, are thrilled with either choice, are completely passive or prefer to let others decide so they can then ***** about the decision.

Colleen

[kountzecobra]

Coleen, probably the last one.

[jrussell]

Coleen,
I think it is all over for all practical purposes. We have already had more votes cast than we have ever had on this subject, and I know I got at least two e-mails from Thomas to make sure that I had voted. I doubt we will get anything else between now and the end of the month that will change anything much.
Coleen, I need your e-mail address. Please send me an e-mail at
johnarussell@earthlink.net home, or
jrussell@usseryprinting.com office

I have been getting TCC info from Matt Flesher that I need to get to you.
Thanks,
John Russell

[Cobra #42]

Well, I vote for February, my reason March is race season and I don't want to miss either but racing is my passion.
Thanks, db

[jwinkler]

My vote is #3, which I'd characterize as "I'll be there either way"!

My wife and I had too much fun this year to miss it again, regardless of time, except for extraordinary circumstances. In fact, our plan for next year is to have a chase vehicle so that the boys can share the co-pilot seat!

JLW

[Flyin_Freddie]

Gents...(and ladies, too!)...I voted for March....but, truth be known....you say when and I'll do my best to meet you there! Since I'm in Memphis, I don't really feel like a 'member' of TCC...although I am. I can't make it to see you as often as I would like...if I did, I know I'd consider myself as more of a 'member'.

But...as I stated earlier...you say when, and I'll do my best to make it there, and see the rest of the Tennessee contingent tags along for the ride. We had a good time in February once again. I know we can have a good time in March, too.

Just post your verdict and make plans to see us then.

Once word of criticism.....let's find some place where the lobby bar DOESN'T close at midnight...! Man...what kind of neaderthals wrote THOSE laws....? Oh, well...with the event being rescheduled to March next year, we'll just have to stay in the parking lot MUCH later....noi prob...too bad the hotel will lose all that bar business!

[Mrs 66 Snake]

Freddie,

One of the bartenders told me that if we'd been there a couple weeks before it would've been a close time of 1AM. The city council approved it then immediately yanked it back to midnight.

But the gripe he had was that about 2 blocks down the road it's 2AM so he has people leave inebriated???, drive over there, get more inebriated, and then drive back to the hotel, defeating the entire purpose of having the bar in the hotel.

I bet if we try really hard next year we can drink so much in the parking lot that they city realizes how many $$ they are losing out. Or we won't care anymore.

But at least they aren't serving us those little airplane bottles and a set-up and telling us to mix our own right??

Colleen

[Flyin_Freddie]

Yepper....I hear ya...I absolutely HATE those little "Airplane Bottles"....I mean how archaic can you get...? If some legislator thinks you can get any LESS drunk off 6-8 of those little bottles than you can off 6-8 normal strength cocktails, they're livin' in a dream world! Either that, or they've never 'flown' with the Cobra boys....right...?

Yeah...I'm all for an extended parking lot session....we shoulda pulled all the chairs under Dpn Barnes' Panoz awning and hung out 'till the sun came up....Hey...sounds like a good idea for another TCC 'Feature Event'...."Shooters 'til the Sun Rise".....

[Mrs 66 Snake]

Freddie,
Why is it you Mephis boys don't have an event?? Between Richard Price's plans for a secondary cruise next year and your great idea for "Shooters til the Sun Rise" you've got an event we'd all come to.

Colleen

[Flyin_Freddie]

Y'know....we could do that one of these days! My only concern would be the number of local attendees....we've got about 12 Cobra owners - some with cars in progress, some dreamers, about 8 drivers - in the local area: Memphis and surrounding metro areas.

But, of more importance, is the Casinos in Tunica....about 25 miles south of Memphis...are talking about building a racing facility in the near future. Plus, there's a lot of good country roads in North Mississippi that would make for some good cruisin'....maybe stop at a good barbeque joint for lunch....cruise back to the Casino hotels....could be fun. Plus once the track is available, we may be able to schedule something there...skip pad, maybe some autocrossing, maybe some open track time. There'd have to be a charge for this, though...those guys aren't in business to give away track time...but, I would think we could work something out since we'd be staying at their hotels, eating their food, drinking their beer, and gambling in their Casinos!

Hell....this might just work out...! I'll start up some discussion here amongst our clan...... could be fun....

[Ducmn2]

I got a letter in the mail about this, thanks who ever sent it. i vote for March

Dino

[Mrs 66 Snake]

Freddie -

I'm eagerly awaiting an announcement. {watch me holding my breath for the racing facilty} Alan and I love a good road trip. And with the car trips (as opposed to the hunting trips) showering makes the agenda. Gotta love that.

You know that the Texas crew will come. I think there were at least a dozen of us from the Lone Star state in Bay St. Louis last fall.

Colleen

[gsharapa]

Hey Freddie and Richard, How about Graceland?

Oh by the way, we consider both of you guys TCC members!

[Thomas Gayer]

i mailed out $37 worth of voting notices, but it appears the pretty weather has people abandoning their computers. it looks like the old 80-20 rule will have us there march next year. should the final vote come out that way, if it rains or snows, yall can all throw me in the pool.
tommy

[Ed Csoltko]

Three more days to cast your vote, then it's history.

Current stats:

February 12 Votes 21.05%

March 45 Votes 78.95%

[Flyin_Freddie]

You can bet Graceland would be on the list....can't you just see 30-40 "Shelby Tribute" (Us Superformance owners can't say the 'C' word anymore, y'know....) cars pulling in to the Graceland parking lot...? Especially if all of us have on Elvis sunglasses! Toooo cooooool!

We'd have to have fried peanut butter-n-nanner sammiches for Saturday's lunch, too! Awwwww, yeah....this would be THE event to be at, doncha know...

The original white Shelby Cobra Elvis drove in "Spinout" is at the Hollywood Casino in Tunica....that could be the 'official' hotel.

"Than-kya, than-kya....than-kya ver' much..."

[TimG427]

Tom,

Thanks for the mail-out. I vote March. Watch, I'll probably have a conflict come up next year and miss the whole darn event.

[thomi_snake]

Thomas,
thanks for the snail mail. I have been out of the country for the last 3 weeks. But just a couple of minutes ago, I voted for March.

cu
Thomas

[Gregg(What's his name)?]

Barring a miracle or a computer hacker breaking in on our vote count, it looks like March wins. I guess this is another thing we can add to March Madness.

Gregg H

[Ed Csoltko]

Final stats:

February 12 Votes 20.34%

March 47 Votes 79.66%

This thread is now closed. See everyone in March 2005.