RE: Subject: Audifest '99

["Dan Sinclair" <sinclair@prospro.com>]

I'm inclined to agree with Chris.  Comments like "Boston would be awesome,
then I'd actually go!" should tell you something.

A central event will draw the "die hards" and exclude new blood and
interested parties who simply can't afford the time or money involved to
make a 1200-1500 mile trek.  Granted, you can't accommodate everyone, but I
think the notion that separate events would necessarily result in smaller
turnouts is wrong.  I think you'd probably have a better turnout because
you'd have attendees who wouldn't have gone to a "single/central" event.
There seem to be numerous "peripheral" events going on regardless.  SCCA
folks are clamoring for an Audi contingent at their meets, various regional
club meets, private club meets - has anyone considered trying to make all
these peripheral events widely-known?

My biggest problem seems to be that I don't know who's affiliated with whom
and when all these events are scheduled.  Things like - who can attend, who
to contact, are their registration fees, is it exclusive to members of
X-club etc...

Dan Sinclair
1988 Audi 90, 67K mi.
Picture and details online at:
http://131.107.68.28/a4.org/registry/details.asp?car=761

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Subject: Subject: Audifest '99


Michael Williams wrote:
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OK guys, lets be serious here.  In my opinion, having multiple "Audifest
99's" would be a mistake.  One of the biggest draws for even attending is
being able to get together with all of the really die hard q-listers and
meeting everyone from around the country.  If we were to split it up,
this would disappear and would cause the event to be less interesting to
me.  (snip)
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Mike (and others):  I disagree.  I think multiple audi get togethers are
advantageous; I for one have other committments that make Pike's Peak or
Monterey both difficult or impossible to attend; however, I'll be at Mt.
Washington in New Hampshire again this June.   Actually, I think Mt.
Washington last year had more quattro list people than the Pike Peak
"Audifest" ever has had... So you're certainly not going to get "...all of
the
really die hard q-listers and meeting everyone from around the country".

There's plenty of die-hard audi fans/quattro list members who do not go to
Pike's Peak... why exclude them?  We should encourage more events, and
spread
them out across the USA [and canada, and as the international contingent
grows, other locations... but it seems England has it pretty well covered
already : ) ].

While it's fun to attend "the biggest event of the year", I'd rather see the
energy spread out a bit into regional meetings.  Perhaps they can be spaced
out to "lead up to" Monterey?
Just my opinion...
chris miller, windham nh, c1j1miller@aol.com
'91 200q ==> http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/index.html