floridaZ
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Okay, so my local Z club is planning a meet. Obviously. We were asked by the Moose Lodge in Winter Haven if we would want to have a car show there and we agreed. So we are shooting for November 14th, or the 21st. We haven't decided for sure yet which day but we are leaning towards the 14th to be further from the Turkey Run and Thanksgiving. It's not just a Z meet, so we're seeing if we can get the local classic car people interested, the Stang guys etc. Would be running it from 10am-5pm.
We are thinking that to enter a car in the show the admission would have to be around $5 (because the Polk Z owners are cheap bastards). We weren't originally going to charge but if everybody who showed up entered their 91 Grand Marquis then that would suck. Anyway, we were thinking of doing a raffle for those who enter their cars for a portion of the money taken in from people registering. Once we cut off entry for the show cars, we'd have a vote for People's Choice Best of Show, and award a trophy to whatever car gets the most votes. This is our first time orchestrating a meet of this type so if anybody with some experience would like to post or PM some advice or suggestion then I am all ears.
As for food, the Moose Lodge would be taking care of that. Apparently they have good prices for food, drinks, and alcohol so we'd be taken care of. And yes, I said alcohol. That part may not be the best idea at a car show, but whatever... I've noticed a certain fondness here between Vette owners and alcoholic beverages, though beer seems to be widely accepted as the universal social lubricant.:hehehe:
I looked at the calendar and it looks like there are meets going on for both the 14th and the 21st; so how many people would be able, and more importantly willing, to come to this meet? I'm trying to get the details finalized this week so we can get fliers to pass out at other meets maybe. The Lodge also needs a ballpark figure on how many people to expect so that the kitchen is properly staffed and supplied.
We are thinking that to enter a car in the show the admission would have to be around $5 (because the Polk Z owners are cheap bastards). We weren't originally going to charge but if everybody who showed up entered their 91 Grand Marquis then that would suck. Anyway, we were thinking of doing a raffle for those who enter their cars for a portion of the money taken in from people registering. Once we cut off entry for the show cars, we'd have a vote for People's Choice Best of Show, and award a trophy to whatever car gets the most votes. This is our first time orchestrating a meet of this type so if anybody with some experience would like to post or PM some advice or suggestion then I am all ears.
As for food, the Moose Lodge would be taking care of that. Apparently they have good prices for food, drinks, and alcohol so we'd be taken care of. And yes, I said alcohol. That part may not be the best idea at a car show, but whatever... I've noticed a certain fondness here between Vette owners and alcoholic beverages, though beer seems to be widely accepted as the universal social lubricant.:hehehe:
I looked at the calendar and it looks like there are meets going on for both the 14th and the 21st; so how many people would be able, and more importantly willing, to come to this meet? I'm trying to get the details finalized this week so we can get fliers to pass out at other meets maybe. The Lodge also needs a ballpark figure on how many people to expect so that the kitchen is properly staffed and supplied.
