Seattle NSX July 9th BBQ:"A great success"
First a BIG, BIG THANKS to all of you for coming. You are a really neat bunch with some absolutely AWSOME cars, many of which I have never seen before. Thanks for coming and sharing those gorgeous examples of pride and joy.
What can I say about guys like John and Ferrand. Pulling off and event like this takes some really serious time and effort. And these guys really put out. And they did a terrific job. No matter how much thanks we extend to these guys it will not be enough.
And a huge thanks to all of those who chipped in goodies for the event. You guys made it a snap for your organization team.
And another very, very special thanks for those who flipped the patties, organized the stuff to stack on the burgers and fill the plates and cleaned up the mess. That's the nitty gritty that makes an event like this really come together.
Some random thoughts:
- New acquaintances/new friends. What a great time meeting more owners with such super equipment. The Claim Jumper Gang would love to know you all better. We meet on the 1st Saturday every month starting at 11:30 am.
- A Million Dollar turn out. 17 NSXs at say $70,000 average new comes to nearly 1.2 million bucks! Not to mention the investment in mods and upgrades.
- Opportunities to buy/sell/trade. I bought an in the box chin spoiler from JZ and he is still looking for an audio head unit (see his post below). Anybody else with stories in this catagory?
- All in all not to bad for a first attempt by 3 amateurs. 6 on a scale of 10 maybe? Only a guess considering I couldn't make the BBQ itself.
Some thoughts on next time:
- Confirm everybody is gassed up and ready to go well ahead of scheduled departure time.
- Leftovers. Better match food quantities to attendees.
- Curvier roads? Some enjoyed the leisurely drive. Others would have enjoyed a little more "character". If I'm reading this right their were some challenges with the rather straight forward routing we had. We will definately seek to better the balance between fun, getting everybody there, safety, and our group's public image. We need some brain storming on this one.
- An additional person on the organization team to help with oversight and direction of details at the BBG itself? Thank you Jan and Ferrand for the great job. If this is an issue (and I'm not sure it is) we can certainly give it a better focus in the planning stage.
- More beer? :wink: :wink: A controversial issue. I took a unilateral last minute position on this but it will definately be a group consensus next time.
From me personally to all of you - ESPECIALLY JOHN & FERRAND - A HUGE THANKS!!! If I give Metro a little more advance notice I might even be able to be there next time. :biggrin:
Sunday, 7-17, 1:15 am: Hooray! Pics have been posted. Thanks again, Kevin.
First a BIG, BIG THANKS to all of you for coming. You are a really neat bunch with some absolutely AWSOME cars, many of which I have never seen before. Thanks for coming and sharing those gorgeous examples of pride and joy.
What can I say about guys like John and Ferrand. Pulling off and event like this takes some really serious time and effort. And these guys really put out. And they did a terrific job. No matter how much thanks we extend to these guys it will not be enough.
And a huge thanks to all of those who chipped in goodies for the event. You guys made it a snap for your organization team.
And another very, very special thanks for those who flipped the patties, organized the stuff to stack on the burgers and fill the plates and cleaned up the mess. That's the nitty gritty that makes an event like this really come together.
Some random thoughts:
- New acquaintances/new friends. What a great time meeting more owners with such super equipment. The Claim Jumper Gang would love to know you all better. We meet on the 1st Saturday every month starting at 11:30 am.
- A Million Dollar turn out. 17 NSXs at say $70,000 average new comes to nearly 1.2 million bucks! Not to mention the investment in mods and upgrades.
- Opportunities to buy/sell/trade. I bought an in the box chin spoiler from JZ and he is still looking for an audio head unit (see his post below). Anybody else with stories in this catagory?
- All in all not to bad for a first attempt by 3 amateurs. 6 on a scale of 10 maybe? Only a guess considering I couldn't make the BBQ itself.
Some thoughts on next time:
- Confirm everybody is gassed up and ready to go well ahead of scheduled departure time.
- Leftovers. Better match food quantities to attendees.
- Curvier roads? Some enjoyed the leisurely drive. Others would have enjoyed a little more "character". If I'm reading this right their were some challenges with the rather straight forward routing we had. We will definately seek to better the balance between fun, getting everybody there, safety, and our group's public image. We need some brain storming on this one.
- An additional person on the organization team to help with oversight and direction of details at the BBG itself? Thank you Jan and Ferrand for the great job. If this is an issue (and I'm not sure it is) we can certainly give it a better focus in the planning stage.
- More beer? :wink: :wink: A controversial issue. I took a unilateral last minute position on this but it will definately be a group consensus next time.
From me personally to all of you - ESPECIALLY JOHN & FERRAND - A HUGE THANKS!!! If I give Metro a little more advance notice I might even be able to be there next time. :biggrin:
Sunday, 7-17, 1:15 am: Hooray! Pics have been posted. Thanks again, Kevin.
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