Re: [DMCForum] DCS 2006 concerns?

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

The Corvette club always has their show on fathers day weekend. Fathers 
day is June 11, 2006 and that is a weekend before our show.

I have a friend that goes to these shows every year and he says they 
are always on fathers day.

Do you actually think PH would let two big shows there when the 
Corvette show takes up all of the rooms?

My friend says you have to be on a list to get in a room anywhere near 
the show and they start booking up i think it was 6 or 3 months before 
the show starts and the day of the show there are no rooms anywhere 
near the show.

Personally i think Ken would have scheduled around this IF it was a 
problem.

Mark V



On Jan 16, 2005, at 10:38 AM, Bob Brandys wrote:

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> I think the concept of having the DCS across from the Vette show sounds
> really good.  IT will be the 25th anniversary and we will have many new
> custom cars there to show if.  However,
>
> I  further concerns about the Pheasant run location and the date.   All
> of you who are planning to go the show should visit the vette web site
> and see the problems they had with over-crowding last year.    Adding
> 500 more Delorean people is not going to make this a better situation.
>   Here is the web site.
>
> http://www.bloomingtongold.com/index.php?link=news#comments
>
> Anyway, here are some quotes.
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> Traffic
>
> We've had our eardrums broken from the uproar of customers upset with
> the maddening traffic delays getting into our show on Saturday. We are
> quite aware of the problem and apologize to all who encountered it.
>
> Numerous remedies are already in the works for 2005:
> Gates will open EARLY to avoid pent up demand.
> At least two or three entrances will be utilized
> The involvement of police and city officials will increase 
> significantly
> On-grounds flow will be redesigned and re-routed.
> Professional parking teams will be better trained.
> Six top Directors and I are meeting on this topic immediately and
> subsequently with Pheasant Run and the city of St. Charles to GET THIS
> FIXED.
>
> Gee, let's take our Deloreans into an area with high traffic and high
> accident potential.  Wait in traffic jams and let our cars overheat in
> the middle of June.   Sound great!!!
>
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> Food
>
> Although not as deafening, there were also cries about waiting too long
> in food lines. (I agree, because I gave up on lunch myself since it was
> jammed.) Therefore, the number and quality of concessionaires will be
> increased as well as the seating in and around the Food Park in order
> to satisfy the demand.
>
> Although the lines were long, the redesign of the show with the Food
> Park at show center was a large hit. Complete with big shade trees and
> a social setting right at the juncture of the Exhibitors, Auction, and
> GoldField, this change was very popular.
>
>
> This statement speaks volumes about this number of people overwhelming
> the PR facilities, staff and food availability.    This won't be like
> PF, where you could just drive down the road to lots of different
> restuarants.  Th local area does not have enough to support this many
> people and cars.
>
> Rest Rooms
>
> The number of rest room facilities (and signage to find them) will be
> increased as well. Is their planning going to include DeLorean people?
>
>
> Price
> You told us that you appreciated the lower admission prices. Last year
> the cost of parking was $10 and admission was $15. This year, parking
> was free and admission was $17; this is an $8 savings per person.
>
> The Vette People get to come to the DCS as part of their entrance fee
> and get to park in our area for free.  We get to go to their show also.
>   However,  DCS does no get a cut of the $17.
>
> We also don't get the security people the VETTE people pay for to
> protect their cars from the thousands of people.    Gee a  car show
> where we will have to stand around and guard our car from thousand of
> vette people - sound like fun!  Because we won't have any security.
>
>
> HOTEL ROOMS AND SERVICE
>
> PR and the city of St. Charles can barely handle the vette show as
> shown above.  Now we are going to add the DCS.  We had problems getting
> the rooms taken care of in PF.   I really doubt the hotel is going to
> be able to handle both the vette and the DCS people with the level of
> service people expect.
>
> And with all of the vette people staying in the area.  Spare rooms will
> be far away and difficult to find.
> SINCE MANY PEOPLE COME TO DCS events at the last second (days),  the
> lack of rooms near by IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM.
>
>
> KNOWING a few vette people  I am very afraid they the problems they
> (and US) will have in 2006 WILL BE BLAMED ON THE DELOREAN PEOPLE- WHO
> SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN THERE.
>
> I am not trying to be critical here.  I am really excited about DCS
> 2006 and the 25th anniversary of the D.  A number of D owners and
> myself had been planning some extra early week stuff for this shows
> that would have been a lot of fun.  However, with the vette
> overcrowding and traffic,   I am very concerned that this event is
> shaping up to be a disaster rather than the best DeLorean Car show
> ever.
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