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SPEEDSTERS MEET SPYDERS SATURDAY EVENING GALA AWARDS DINNER
May 18, 2013 – Menu – Governors Ballroom – Radisson Hotel Harrisburg
Social: 6:30 PM, Dinner: 7:00 PM
We have found a super new location for the Saturday evening awards dinner – The Radisson Hotel Harrisburg – just 10 minutes from our host hotel. Not only is the food delicious but they have worked to give us the best price, best food and great facilities. We'll have a buffet menu and ask everyone for advanced payment. Following are the details:
What’s on the menu?
Soups/salads:
Fresh Fruit Bowl
Mixed Garden Greens
Pasta Salad
Entrees:
New York Strip Tips
Mediterranean Tilapia
Citrus & Herb Roasted Chicken
Vegetables:
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Seasonal Vegetable Medley
Green Beans Almandine
(They serve only locally grown vegetables)
Desserts:
Chocolate Cream Cake
Apple Pie
Carrot Cake
Beverage station: Freshly brewed Regular & Decaffeinated Coffee,
and selection of Hot Teas and Iced Tea
Cost per person? $37 (includes service charge and state sales tax)
Refreshments? There will be a dedicated cash bar and bartender in our banquet room offering beer, wine, alcohol and sodas.
Location? Radisson Hotel Harrisburg, Camp Hill, PA in the Governors Ballroom
What is the deadline for payment? Friday,May 3, midnight
What if I need to cancel my reservation? If necessary, you will be able to cancel your reservation up until midnight, Friday May 10. After that date we will be committed to a headcount and not able to refund your money.
What if I decide to join you after the May 4 deadline? We cannot guarantee adding people after May 3 due to the room capacity and pre-ordering of food.
Is there a max headcount? We have plenty of room but there is a room capacity. Reservations will be on a ”first come, first served” basis, so please get your checks to me ASAP.
What is the schedule for Saturday evening? It’s only 10 minutes from the Marriott to the Radisson. Everyone should plan to arrive at the Radisson at 6:30 PM for a 30-minute social with dinner starting promptly at 7:00. The awards presentations and a 10th Anniversary celebration will follow dinner.
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How do I pay? We cannot accept charges or Paypal so payment must be by check or money order. Please make your check payable to “Bruce Stumpp” and I'll write a much larger check to the Radisson Hotel .
Where do I send my check or money order?
Bruce Stumpp
19 Constantine Drive
Phoenix, MARYLAND
21131
Pretty swanky!!!!!!!!
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Dibs on dance with the bride!
Remember the photos from the "Southern Wedding" Lane? Do you think you would dance with THAT bride? Don't do anything rash pal. 
VERY NICE job, Bruce! I am really looking forward to this year.
Lane, GERD is not coming this year he is busy driving his Miata.
Less than three months!!! I need to get to work waxing the car, huh?
Will we have Mgwabe Ngondo's 51'st birthday party raging next door?
Seriously, nice looking place, there, Bruce, with a menu to match. Will get you a check this week for two.
How much weight did you two gain in eating your way towards the new site?
As they say "The check is in the mail" Bruce--many thanks for organizing this premier event! Really looking forward to this year's Carlisle.
This banquet room is well insulated from any other rooms and we are guaranteed NO loud music from adjoining parties!! The only noise we'll be experiencing is from our own knuckleheads.
Just announced by Carlisle Events for the Replica & Kit Nationals weekend:
Meet Peter Brock in 2013
“Carlisle has a history of hosting some of the most important names in automotive history. This year, the tradition continues as legendary author and designer Peter Brock makes a special weekend appearance. In 1965 Brock launched his own company, Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) which sealed its place in the record books with its many successes with Datsun Zs and 510s. Prior to BRE, he had some pretty impressive successes in the automotive design field, most notably penning the classic forms that would eventually become the famed ’63 “split window” Corvette Stingray, a design celebrating 50 years in 2013. In addition, after a move to the west coast, Brock designed the body for the World Championship winning Cobra Daytona Coupe for Shelby American. Brock is a true innovator within the industry and you can meet this great man on-site throughout the weekend at Carlisle.”
Gordon---you cracked me up! I sure do remember that rowdy bunch on the other side of the paper walls last year. Our table was certain that a few babies were conceived
over there in that belly rub that night!
Bruce, this is terrific! Nice work...as always!
I will miss all my African cousins next door tho.
Max's birthday parties are never that raucous!
I defy ANYONE in the SOC group to arrive in an Hawaiian shirt even moderately close to the flash of some of the outfits next door, last year. I stepped out to the men's room during the evening and was just blown away by the gorgeously colorful outfits. And THAT was just in the Men's room! Get out in the foyer and the women's outfits were breath-taking!! Even the kids had great outfits!!
Maybe we can invite ol' Mgwabe (yes, that's his real name) to the SOC gala??
One thing's for sure, though........Even though I had a real, Bose, state-of-the-art sound system that truly did the job for me (I kinda laughed when someone asked me if anyone would be able to hear those tiny speakers), their sounds out-gunned me by several thousand watts.
Check is on it's way..thanks !
Nice spread, Bruce. Sending the $74 for me & Karen straight away.
Thanks as always for all the legwork you do. I hope you get a free meal out of it at least.
Gordo...get over it ok ? Mgwabe is out in Utah trying to start a new country. He can't make it to Carlisle this year. And you really shouldn't be talkin' about checking out men's clothing in the can either. Ladies in the foyer...ok. C'mon now...........
OK, Bruce.....I'm done....check is in the mail and no more thread drifts (from me!)
The weirdness of this conversation reminds me why I am looking forward to this so much. I need my annual dose of lunacy. Sanity is soooo overrated.
Now, Now.... Play nice Gordon...... 
Bill the Cat is my second favorite cartoon character of all time - right after Opus the penguin.
SCHEDULE CHANGE – ANNUAL RAFFLE:
We're tweaking the weekend schedule a bit this year. The past few years we have held the annual raffle Saturday afternoon around 4:30 in the host hotel hospitality suite. The raffle generally runs long and creates some difficulty because we had to rush back from the fairgrounds and, in addition to the raffle, squeeze in time to clean up and get ready for dinner.
This year we're going to try something different. We're holding the raffle back in the hospitality suite AFTER the Saturday evening dinner. This will create less of a rush between leaving the fairgrounds and leaving for dinner... maybe even allow time for a relaxing drink by the pool before heading for the showers. In addition, we'll move the dinner-time activities along so we can return to the hotel at a reasonable time for the raffle.
One note on the raffle, it's a lot of fun and there are always great things to win. Other than your Carlisle registration and the Saturday evening dinner you don't have to pay anything in advance – just pay as you go. One exception: we ask that everyone bring a contribution (new parts, products, goodies, memorabilia, etc,) for the raffle. It's our one fund-raiser to cover weekend expenses and we appreciate everyone's participation.
We think this scheduling change will be an improvement so let's give it a try.
This change gives us a bit more time at the show field !
Sounds like a great idea Bruce. My check is in the mail.
Very smart, Bruce. This event gets better every year. Thanks!
Coming soon, watch this space...
From Carlisle:
"Beat the Clock on the Autocross Track
An annual part of the Import & Kit Nationals is the ability to make some fast laps on the autocross track. Through our partnership with the Susquehanna Region of the SCCA, this is a sanctioned event so you know it will be fun as well as safe. If you’ve never tried to autocross before, they will have experienced drivers on hand to give you pointers. To make it even easier for newbies, our course is more like a traditional road course making it much less likely that you’ll get lost in a sea of cones. Experienced drivers enjoy the mini road course atmosphere and elevation changes. Think you have what it takes? Give it a go in May."
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Highly recommend the AutoX. It's a hoot. Looks like we'll have several TDs on the track this year.
Time is running short. With 64 days to the Speedsters Meet Spyders at Carlisle weekend, hotel rooms and cruise/dinner seats are filling up. If you are planning to attend the biggest meet of its type then you need to do the following:
1. Register here for the Carlisle Import and Kit Nationals:
http://store.carlisleevents.co...ProductCode=2013-702
All Carlisle Import/Replica event-related info - INCLUDING REGISTRATION INFO - can be found at that site. IMPORTANT! When registering, please specify your club as “SPEEDSTER OWNERS”.
2. Reserve a room at the host hotel – Courtyard by Marriott Mechanicsburg.
3. Let me know if you are joining us for the Thursday, Friday and/or Saturday evening cruises/dinners.
Note: The Saturday Evening Gala Awards dinner will be even bigger this year so if you're planning to attend, please send a check to me for $37/person (includes service charge and tip). The deadline for reservations is Friday May 3. First come, first seved.
If you have any questions or need additional information, email me or see other related theads in this forum.
From the folks at Carlisle:
"Take a Trip Around the World for Fun and Prizes
For the third year at Carlisle the Passport Program returns offering you a chance to earn special prizes like gift cards, certificates, Carlisle Events swag, a collectable pin and possibly the Grand Prize of a free weekend stay plus showfield or admission passes for 2014. When you come to Carlisle, you’ll get a passport style insert as part of your event directory. Take the passport to each country onsite and have it stamped. Once you have it completed, visit Guest Services, spin the prize wheel and win. All completed booklets will be eligible for the Grand Prize of the weekend stay plus show access."
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You didn't mention who does the stamping.
That is more of a reason to go around getting stamps than any possible prize.
Bruce, checks in the mail for dinner for Saturday evening. Driving up Friday (Speedster less) and understand there's a cruise dinner that evening and we would like to attend as chase car attendees.
Michael
Michael,
I receieved your RSVP, will watch for the check. Thanks.
Everyone,
Carlisle's deadline is quickly approaching for us to get a free tent on the showfield IF we achieve a certain number of registrations. In addition, the more registrations we achieve by that deadline the larger the tent.
If you are coming to Carlisle this year and have not registrered - even if you have not RSVP'd yet - please follow the registration instructions provided earlier in this thead as soon as possible and then let me know when you do so I can update my records.
As you know, the tent is the perfect gathering place for our group and bigger is always better! Your help is appreciated. Thanks.
The 2012 group photo is featured in today's Carlisle email (viewable on this web page):
Host hotel rooms are sold out - but there are others nearby....
I just received an email from one of our Speedster owners saying he called for a room today and was told our block of 47 rooms at the host hotel - Courtyard Harrisburg West/Mechanicsburg - is sold out. For those of you who have not yet made hotel reservations, the following link to Google Maps outlines several hotels located within 2-3 miles of the host hotel and some still have vacancies:
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