[urq] UPG 2008 Planning

Todd Phenneger tquattroguy at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 15 18:15:23 PDT 2007 

Hmm,
Reading Eric's post got me thinking.
Include your Vehicle too.  If you don't mind.  We can see what we have
coming. 
And your preferences of location.  Both far and Near if you can.

I have Eric in for
-Multi Day
-86' ur-q
-Prefers Black Hills

l8r



> From: Eric Renneisen <racingiron at comcast.net>
> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:20:25 -0400
> To: 'Brandon Rogers' <brogers at terrix.com>, <DGraber460 at aol.com>,
> <urq at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [urq] UPG 2008 Planning
> 
> Count me in for multi-day.  The trip is half the fun, especially if part
> of an urq caravan.  Plus I've barely got over 200K miles on mine...
> 
> Location isn't that important to me, but nice scenery will make the
> photos turn out better.  I'm kinda partial to the Black Hills idea, only
> because I've never been there.
> 
> Eric R.
> '86 urq
> '93 urS
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of Brandon Rogers
> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 2:12 PM
> To: DGraber460 at aol.com; urq at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [urq] UPG 2008 Planning
> 
> 
> Good stuff, Dennis.
> 
> Here is a question that has not been asked - but needs to:  I think its
> answer will tell us IF we can truly do a single, NA UPG event.
> 
> ***Who is willing to travel more than a one-days drive in each
> direction?***
> 
> It's a good 3 days (unless you are Alex Roy) to go from left or right or
> vice versa - so there has to be a willing contingent to travel more than
> a day.  I know Steve B said he is.  Dennis and I have done it - it's
> hard but fun.  There's just no way to do a single event where everybody
> can get there in one day.
> 
> Depending on the level of commitment - maybe if one side were to agree
> to do a 2-day drive each way the first event then we could "switch
> sides" for the next event.
> 
> 
> And what would also help would be some sort of map showing where the
> large contingents would be coming from - see if there is a way to skew
> the location based on where the majority come from....If we have a large
> Canadian/northern contingent - skew the location northern - Dakotas or
> whatever??
> 
> Just thinking out loud....
> 
> Brandon
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of DGraber460 at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 2:08 AM
> To: urq at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [urq] UPG 2008 Planning
> 
> 
>  
> OK-  wanting to help UPG some traction, I  have read most of the posts
> and 
> tried to filter most of the input relating to  majority preferences and
> desires. 
> Following is my input and opinions, hopefully  well thought-out, and
> very 
> intentional regarding objectivity, and making every  attempt to be
> impartial. 
> The important  components for most responders seem to be:
> 1)      Race track
> 2)      Scenic and challenging day  trip/road trip availability
> 3)      Coordinating event (i.e. professional race series or other
> major 
> function) 
> 4)      Attractions/Amenities/Infrastructure
> 5)       West Coast  accessibility
> 6)      East Coast  accessibility
> My main  interest, which I think is shared by everyone, is to gather as
> many 
> URQs as  possible. A recurring annual event would be fantastic!
> I  believe that trying to gather from both coasts with a central
> location to 
> both  will achieve neither. While the suggestions of Kansas City & Omaha
> are 
> very  central and would be on my "go" list (1 day trip), I think we
> would not 
> get much  attendance from either coast. The recent Park City Utah event
> saw 
> only 10 cars,  most of which were from Colorado. Planning an event 800
> miles 
> farther East (i.e. K.C.) and I feel the participation  will be even
> less. I have 
> also not to date seen much East coast interest. Any  interest in K.C
> from 
> eastern listers? 
> After  much map searching and numerical evaluation, Colorado Springs
> meets 
> the top 4 of  the above components with an "A" rating, and #5 with a B
> or C 
> (admittedly F on  6).
> The  general consensus, which I share is, seems to be that the travel
> limit 
> is a "one  day one way" distance. While Colorado Springs is not a day
> trip 
> from the West  coast, K.C is not a day trip from either coast.
> Another point to  consider is that there are by conservative estimates,
> approximately 25+ URQs in  the Colorado front-range area.
> I'm  willing to compromise and contribute whatever resources of time and
> 
> effort I can  to bring this to fruition.
> Dennis 
> Denver 
> Have  URQ - will travel (1 day one way)
> 
> 
> 
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