<VV> [Corsabod] The tent & PR

[Jerry Brown]

Hi all. If a tent for PR is decided on, then why not have the host club doing the Intl show provide a tent. Getting someone to volunteer to transport the exsisting heavy tent, if it is found, is nearly an impossibility.  I know as I pulled my 8 foot trailer with the CORSA Merchandise behind my 27 ft 5th wheel camper to Cedar Rapids for the show there and then  we tried to get someone to pull it to Idaho, or SC, where I could bring it back here to SC. I ended up going from Idaho, to Mike McGowen's home near Chicago and bringing it back here to SC. I do thank those who got it to Mike's place.  We are making plans to go to Denver in 2011 and again carry the merchandise there. 

Jerry Brown

--- On Thu, 9/23/10, Dennis Pleau <dpleau at wavecable.com> wrote:

> From: Dennis Pleau <dpleau at wavecable.com>
> Subject: Re: [Corsabod] <VV> The tent & PR
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Cc: corsabod at corvair.org
> Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 10:55 PM
> The downside of the tent is it is
> extremely heavy.  CORSA nor any club can
> afford to have it shipped.  To get it to an event, a
> club needs to find out
> where it is, from the CORSA office (?) and then make
> arrangement to get it
> transported.  
> 
> The usual method of transport is to find a CORSA member
> with a truck who
> happens to be driving from close to the current location of
> the tent to
> somewhere in the vicinity of where it is wanted and then
> make the
> connections.  Then you have to figure how to get it
> back.  It has value so
> it can't be left unattended in an open truck bed.  
> 
> It's really a hassle for the clubs out west to utilize it
> at car shows as it
> is usually well east of us.
> 
> If Denver wants to use the tent they should be looking for
> transportation
> right now.  You never know when someone will be
> driving from the east or
> Midwest with room for it and you can't depend on finding
> transportation in
> the week of the Convention.
> 
> Dennis Pleau
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]
> On Behalf Of James P. Rice
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:53 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Cc: corsabod at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> The tent & PR
> 
> All:  I was on the CORSA BoD when the tent idea was
> brought up and I voted
> for it.  I think Seth was also.  AIRI, all of us
> recognized the tent would
> only be useful if chapters used it.  I know it was
> used several times while
> I was on the BoD, but obviously don't know it's location or
> usage these
> days.  But as Bob said, it "was then and remains today
> a good idea --
> executed miserably."  Only chapters with some vision
> can actually change
> that.  How many car shows this past summer and yet
> this fall do we know
> about on V-V with CORSA chapter participation which have
> used the tent and
> the promotional material which could be made available?
> 
> <snip>
> 
>     Historically Yours,
>                
>    James Rice
>                
>    CORSA member since mid-70's
>                
>    Former Chairman of the Competition
> Committee
>                
>    Member of original CPF Advisorary
> Committee
>                
>    CORSA/CPF BoD member and CPF Liaison
> 1999-01
>                
>    Occasional contributor to the Communique
> 
> PS:  And Bob is absolutely correct in his comments
> about Pete Koehler did
> this summer.  If you have not said thanks to him, you
> should.  I hope CPF
> paid him back for his expenses.  Last I knew, they
> haven't.  Nice way to
> treat a volunteer.  Oh Wait!!  I'm shouting!!
> 
> Nite you'll.  Sleep tight and not let the bed bugs
> bite.  Oops!  That's not
> funny anymore.
> 
> 
> 
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