CORSA 2012: Economy Run and more

[rbuckridge at comcast.net]

I was thinking along the same line as John, run the rally & econo run at the same time over the same route. 

But even with this format, I can see some people not liking that for one reason or another. 



I do applaud a shorter convention to save the members a nights stay in the hotel / motel, and I know whatever happens, you will never please all the people. 



As far as change for change sake, unless you try something different, you will never know how it will work out. 

I do like the concours on a Saturday and leave Sunday as a lay back, take it easy or leave early day. 



Roy 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Egerton" <jegerton at ptd.net> 
To: rbuckridge at comcast.net, "Vairtec Corporation" <Vairtec at optonline.net> 
Cc: conv-2012 at corvair.org 
Sent: Monday, March 7, 2011 11:30:35 PM 
Subject: Re: CORSA 2012: Economy Run and more 

 I was not at the last meeting, so I don't know the dialogue that preceded 
the decision to drop the econo-run. For a true test of actual fuel economy, 
why not measure for fuel economy during the rally?  One course, one run, no 
extra time used, real driving conditions!  John Egerton 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rbuckridge at comcast.net> 
To: "Vairtec Corporation" <Vairtec at optonline.net> 
Cc: <conv-2012 at corvair.org> 
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:43 PM 
Subject: Re: CORSA 2012: Economy Run and more 


> 
> 
> I don't want to add fuel to the fire, but, I fail to see why a rally & 
> econo run couldn't be run over the same course. 
> 
> Unless things have changed a lot, isn't the hard work laying out the 
> route? 
> 
> I guess I must be missing something? 
> 
> Roy 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Vairtec Corporation" <Vairtec at optonline.net> 
> To: "Jason Cesana" <corvair1960 at cox.net>, conv-2012 at corvair.org 
> Sent: Monday, March 7, 2011 10:23:44 PM 
> Subject: Re: CORSA 2012: Economy Run and more 
> 
> Jason, stop listening to the tiny handful of people for whom the sun 
> rises and sets on the concours and listen instead to people like the 
> 102 Corvair owners who came to the Clark's show on a SATURDAY last year. 
> 
> The Saturday concours will attract more new participants than it will turn 
> off. 
> 
> Stop catering to small focus groups like those who like an econo 
> run. They'll have one this year in Denver and if they step up to run 
> a future convention they can schedule what they like. I'd rather 
> "alienate" the tired old thinkers and attract new blood. I'd rather 
> change it up, make it fresh, and -- most importantly to me -- make 
> it different from year-to-year. 
> 
> The more this convention morphs toward being just another same-ol 
> CORSA convention, the less interest I have. 
> 
> --Bob Marlow 
> 
> 
> 
> At 09:10 PM 3/7/2011, Jason Cesana wrote: 
>>While I respect the NECC for trying to do a different convention I feel I 
>>must speak to the latest development about the dropping of the economy 
>>run. 
>>I know it is not a requirement to hold one but please keep this in mind; 
>>we 
>>are already upsetting the concours people do we REALLY want to alienate 
>>more 
>>participants? The economy run is a measure of one's ability to get ones 
>>car 
>>running to peak performance. This is a VERY popular event. Corvair owners, 
>>heck even modern car owners, strive to get their cars running to the 
>>absolute best possible running condition. Showing the abilities of the car 
>>and the owner is a matter of bragging rights and mechanical prowess. I 
>>URGE 
>>the NECC to reconsider this event. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>Jason Cesana 
>> 
>>CORSA Vice President 
>> 
>>CPF Vice President 
>> 
>>Eastern Director 
>> 
>>Bay State Corvair Club 
>> 
>>1960 Caveman Corvairs 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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