[NoVa-Corvairs] Fwd: Vair Fair

[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Mike,

I probably should have included some history.  At most, there have  
been five Corvair clubs in Virginia, but I think only four at a time  
rotated through the Vair Fair - we essentially replaced Shenandoah in  
the rotation.  I think our first Vair Fair was in '92, Al Harris was  
president then and the VF was in Fairfax, at the Holiday Inn on 123  
at 50.  The Williamsburg convention replaced the VF in '94, I think  
our next was in '98 (I did the autocross and Ellie did the Rally for  
that one) in Manassas.  Next one for us I think was '02 (again in  
Manassas), and then last year in Leesburg.  Not sure who picked up  
the slack in between those, or if I'm forgetting one, or one was  
skipped for some reason or another.

Since then, Roanoke has dropped out of being a host club.  So, that  
leaves three clubs - Central, Tidewater, and us.

On the carpet I think that's a great idea - the rubber mats kill  
floors.  Clark's are really nice, don't forget they also usually have  
show and cash discounts.

--Bryan

On Jul 24, 2008, at 10:32 AM, <annepugs at verizon.net> wrote:

> Re: the Vair Fair, I've heard a lot of valid pros and cons for a  
> combined effort.  I don't know how many VA clubs there are, or  
> where, but could we compromise on this idea and have all the clubs  
> in one part of the state combine efforts and host one year, and the  
> clubs in the other part of the state combine efforts for the other  
> years?  Again, this would only be useful if the clubs are fairly  
> evenly dispersed (geographically speaking).  Also, this idea is  
> useless if there are only 3 VA clubs in total.
>
> On a different note, I was about to order a new carpet set from  
> Clarks for my '61 Coupe.  They're about $155 plus shipping  
> (whatever that is).   I decided life is too short to put the  
> standard rubber mat back in there.  Any thoughts about this  
> purchase?  (i.e. does anyone know of any reason I shouldn't buy  
> from Clark's?)  I guess if I waited for an event I could get away  
> without paying the shipping (if Clark attends).