RE: Waterfest + Hondas = Need For New East Coast Show = H2O INTERNATIONAL

["Engstrom, Gerald A (APL)" <GAEngstrom@taylorcorp.com>]

Club H2O sponsored a show this year at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut
featuring VW's and Audis of all types.  The Audi's had a low turnout this
year possibly because of the Lime Rock Park event that took place a short
time before (I did post the event repeatedly on the list for several days).
Club H2O is going to feature H2O International 2 this year and plans are for
available track time, swap meet and technical sessions for East coast and
New England Audi owners.  The Lime Rock Park facility is HUGE and we only
took up about 10 percent of the available facility.  Feel free to contact
myself or visit the Club H2O website at www.clubh2o.com
<http://www.clubh2o.com>  for more information.  It would be great to see a
HUGE turnout of all types of Audi's and VW's at this years show, including
vendors.  We have reserved a very large facility, now all we need are the
Audi's to fill it.  Please e-mail me directly for any information. 

ORIGINAL:

	Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 15:02:25 -0500
	From: "George & Deanna Achorn" <coolidge@tidalwave.net>
	Subject: Waterfest + Hondas = Need For New East Coast Show

	Hey,
	    This whole waterfest dilemma got me to thinking. What we need is
a new
	premier VW/Audi show for the East Coast. Mixing VWs and Hondas just
doesn't
	work, whereas a premier show should give some emphasis to Audi,
which
	Waterfest does not. Here's my imagined alternative.

	    Take a decent sized showfield, and get a few decent
(non-controvsial as
	possible) tuners to help promote it and assure attendance of their
cars and
	show cars. Advertise it in EC and like magazines. Get a few dealers
to also
	show up and show new product. Feature a judged and non-judged
showfield
	(because everyone knows the parking lot at W-fest is as cool to walk
through
	as the show, actually better because you can get a clear shot to
photo the
	car).

	    My suggestion, approach Carlisle Productions in Carlisle PA to
host a
	VW/Audi ONLY show during the summer. They already have the import
auto show,
	but it is not quite VW only to say the least, not to mention awash
with kit
	cars. They can offer an all weekend package that includes tech
sessions,
	autocrosses, judged show fields, non-judged show fields, swap areas,
4-sale
	car corrals, club areas etc etc. They rent tents and have the
infrastructure
	for car shows. That is their business, whereas Rapid is not in the
business
	of putting on a show, and the details show it. (I am not affiliated
with
	Carlisle by the way). The only downside is that their race area is
not
	located on the grounds, but at a nearby highschool.
	    Now have tuners like VW Sport, Eurotech, Air and Water and clubs
like
	the CCA and Club H20, Capital Area Audi Club etc also help push it
and
	volunteer workers. All their names can go on the T-shirt like CVO's
Treffen.
	Get VWoA to bring the truck, like they do for Bug-Out, Waterfest and
	Volkstoberfest. Enlist the presence of local delaers, I suggest
Autohaus
	Harrisburg, to bring in current new models from VW and Audi as well
as
	perhaps their own GTI VR6 racecar.
	    Carlisle is located just west of Harrisburg, PA and close to
many of the
	East Coast major cities. 4.5hrs from NYC, 2hrs from DC and
Baltimore, 3hrs
	from Pittsburgh and Philly.
	    I'd be interested in helping to organize an approach to Carlisle
	Productions, and the tuners and dealers I listed above, but there
would have
	to be significant interest. Anybody have any comments?-G