Just an idea

I would love to see east-west coast speedsters here in the midwest for a big meeting. Jim,Steven what do you think? It is just an idea.Thanks

Yeah, I like it.... I think we could pull off a couple of mini meets/cruises (North & South)in 2005, then see what hosting a Central meet would look like in terms of attendance. I NEED to write Ben Gulley and maybe look at the whens/wheres/whats for 05.

Jim

I don't know... it sounds a bit like people from Florida vacationing in Deluth. Maybe that's just my Seasonal Disfunctional Disorder talking again...

Stan

I know what you mean but as I said it was just an idea.

Jim

I have faith in you.

Stan, If I was up in Tremont in December I would already be wandering the halls with that Jack in "The Shining Look. A cruise this summer will look so much better!

Jim

I think we need to really use a venue for a nationwide get together such as Run and Gun, or maybe Sturgis. You have a lot going for you if someone else is doing the basics, but regardless it may be tough to get either of the main coastal contingents to drive that far. But hey its worth a try and we should at least have a nice midwest contingent?

October?? The spring is already taken up by Knotts and Carlisle, but maybe they know something I don't about the time of the year to get people to go to these type of things?

Keep talking, I'm listening!

We have discussed a couple of spring meeting for the Midwest. One in the north (Iowa, Wisconsin?) and one in the south (Missouri or Arkansas). There are several shows to plan around in the spring.


Knott's Apr 22-24
Carlisle may 20-24
Funfest June 4-5

Anyone have any others that should be taken into account?

I was planning to try to get together with folks the first part of May but the Carlisle show will probably change that for some. Any ideas?

As far as a coast to coast venue, The Real Source puts on a big deal every summer (June 4&5 2005) for VWs and then one later for Porches. The VW event generally attracts 700-900 cars. This might be a good spot. It is in Effingham Il.

Check it out- www.800luvbugg.com/-/shop?category=1.116

I would definitely back an autumn time if spring is too crowded. It's pretty hard to beat the glacial parts of the Midwest for fall colors. I'll be monitoring this thread throughout the loooong midwest dormancy period for updates and do a little research for good dates coinciding with auto related stuff.

Fall is MUCH better than either spring or summer. October is just about perfect.

October is generally dry and good fall leaf colors......temperate with a nice oaky finish

FYI
www.tweeks.com/shop?category=1.132
Porsche show, would be a good time to have a midwest meet.

Good job Kevin,sounds great to me.

Its a good possibility, but we may have some trouble with the replica versus real culture. Of course were all tough and if we are cast out as mere replicas it may even be funner!!!!! This may be a good place and time to meet??? A little hot but not too bad hopefully.

Been to the VW version of this show. Ussually a good time.

Tweeks sells parts and I doubt they care if their parts are going on a 'real' Porsche, a pretend Porsche or over someone's mantel!
If there ever was strength in numbers, wouldn't an invasion of replicas be interesting...

Good point Paul, and I suspect that the host would be glad to see the replica cars. As somebody posted a while back, the "real" Porsche guys should be more open and welcoming since our existance increases the demand for some of the parts that they too need. To my simple brain, couldn't that translate into better availability and more reasonable prices for those items? If not, I guess I'll reach for a Pollyanna hat instead of the Hoss hat.
John H

Anybody got the date for the Tweeks, Mid America Porsche outing? I may be in the area this summer and it would be cool to drop in!

Bruce

An invasion of replicas would be interesting and then some !

Just looked at their web site and it appears that June 11th and 12th are the dates for 05. I think that is also the date for the Parts Obsolete Campout in McMinnville, Or, so guess I won't be at the Mid America show! Darn it, you wait all winter for neat places to visit and a lot of times they are on the same dates, grrr! It seems like the Mid America V W show is later, maybe August, so that may work for me!

Bruce

Personally, I could really go for a "destination" Speedster event in either September or October. If it were in the Mid-West and/or part of a "purist" Porsche event, like that at Tweeks, that's OK, too.

"Real" or "Replica" (whatever that means) is OK with me, as long as they just show up!

Count me in!

Gordon
One of the "Speedstah Guys" in Beaufort, SC

Hey guys, I think it needs to be in the Fall... we already have April and May covered and we all will need some down time after making mega trips. That's just an opinion. Plus cool weather is cool for our Speedy's engines. Tweeks is cool... I do think they have a Fall Swap Meet.

Ben?

We should look for a German Auto Show, a VW show, AN OCTOBERFEST!!!, or something like that.

I happened to surf into an event site..... There is a VW AND Porsche show (yes) at the old prison they shot Shawshank (sp?) Redemption at. There is a festival going with the show, and tours of the movie set, etc. I don't know about the location... maybe Ohio? I'll look it up again and look. It is in late summer or early Fall. Details coming.

The St. Louis area (historic towns) always has great Octoberfests and the roads are wonderful.... That might be a good central location to start with??!

See, Octoberfest is German, there's beer, and it's in the Fall. I'll betcha we can find a car event to go with it!!!

I also think we need to organize two or three regional clubs here... and take turns hosting a Fall event! Jim

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JIm, I liked your original Octoberfest idea. It would be a lot easier on the VW engines and is also a dry month in the midwest. Both of these weather related issues and the issue of having some down time would make october really nice. Lets keep looking for something on Late September and October and maybe in the Mississipi area somewhere, but I think finding an event that we can focus around in that time and in that area would be ideal.

July is fine with me, but maybe a little hot for some.

I'll be seriously considering the July Ohio show !

Hey, Mississippi! I like that!
There is a large car event on the MS gulf coast early October. "Cruisin the Coast," a week long event featuring lots of interesting old cars, mostly detroit iron. Would be neat to have a Speedster contingent, cruisinthecoast.com