[urq] UPG 2008 Planning

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Steve:

I agree with you 100%.

Gary Brown has hosted UPG on the East Coast for several years, and for me 
it's "one day out with the boys".   It's easy to fit the event into my 
schedule.

But for me, a national UPG would have to be a stop on my vacation...and the 
family would tolerate, maybe even enjoy, a day or two of me talking about 
cars with my "internet friends".    Moab is a GREAT destination, with 
rafting, biking, both Arches and both Canyonlands National Parks.   The 
original suggestion of Jackson Hole is also spectacular destination, with 
the Tetons, Yellowstone, and the Snake River...I'd even love to do 
Vegas/Bonneville/Zion/Bryce again.

All of these are 3 days from NJ, but I would be counting the days until UPG, 
so I could caravan across the country with my kids in 2 urqs.

But put the event in a less interesting location,.....regardless of saving 2 
days of travel each way.....I don't think I could persuade the family to 
come, and I'd be a lot less interested in spending 3 days to a week of my 
vacation time in such a location, and I'd be a hell of a lot less popular at 
home if I took that time and went to the event alone.

So, in a nutshell, while I think the map and the calculations trying to 
minimize the average distance travelled are interesting, if the venue is 
interesting, the distance travelled really becomes a lot less important.

Bob


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From: "Steve Eiche" <seiche at shadetreesoftware.com>
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Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] UPG 2008 Planning


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> While putting the gathering somewhere geographically central, like
> Omaha, might sound like a good idea, I think that it would be better to
> meet somewhere that people might actually WANT to spend some time.  It
> is pretty obvious that people are going to need to set aside a week to
> do this.  Personally, I sure wouldn't want to spend a week of time going
> to and from Omaha, especially if I was going to bring someone along who
> isn't just in it to talk about cars.   About the only thing that I found
> memorable about that part of the country was speeding tickets, because
> the drive was so boring.  (No offense to those who live in the area,
> there must be something interesting there.  Somewhere...)
>
> I would rather go somewhere interesting where you might actually want to
> spend precious vacation time.  How about Moab, Utah?  That would be an
> incredible place to go.  Beautiful, with great, uncrowded roads, the
> best mountain biking anywhere, awesome hiking, ample camping and motel
> accommodations and other things to do other than just sit around and
> talk cars. Maybe Mt. Rushmore?   Road America in WI?  Branson, MO?
>
> I think the reason people came to Pikes Peak is that there is some Audi
> quattro history there, and there are lots of places to go nearby.
> FWIW, Rhys Millen is rumored to be going to beat 10 minutes on Pikes
> Peak next year.  Perhaps that would be a good place to meet.
>
> While the thought of a national meet sounds great, it seems that
> regional get togethers are much more likely to actually happen.
>
> Steve
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