Las Vegas [West coast nationals]

phoenix

if its up in phoenix i will be there for sure. its a short trip from tucson to there. let me know.

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I believe that there might be a lot more to it than that, Don. This is just me, but:
Nick did suggest an alternative plan for Phoenix. It is unfortunate, but I think that the old Timers Rod Reunion that now gets the track where the Buicks used to have it brings more money for the track. Nobody wants to organize something that may not happen, or be showing signs of dying on the vine, which appears to be the case. A lot of us go as spectators, me included, and I go primarily just to see everybody that I have not seen for a while, meet some of the newcomers, and see what's new on everybody's cars. I like to see the races as I know that it makes the racers happy, but it is not my primary goal. I simply can not, and will not afford to come up to Vegas just to see the Buicks in ths short hours available now on Sat night, and scat my azz back home the next morning, and fight the traffic all the way back to L.A. What's to organize? This time 2 years ago, the last really good Buick event, this post would have had 25 or 30 sign-ups for racing, and about the same amount at least for spectators. Even thought the racers had to race in the heat as it used to be scheduled, the overall attendance was considerably higher. I hate to say it, but I think that the Las Vegas Nationals for the Buick community is pretty much over with other than for the solid racers. I can't blame anybody for not stepping up to the plate on this. What plate, btw, it's down to the size of a coffee cup saucer by now. Just my $.02 worth, before taxes, too. Good luck where-ever you decide to go & race at. I missed seeing your beautiful car at the Bates Nut farm show this year.

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That's a question for another day and a few more beers. For the meantime, like this year, maybe we need to reconsider Nick Micale's offer to organize/help organize Nov 3, 4, & 5 in Phoenix. Didn't Nick say that he would wine us, dine us, drug us, or mug us? I just don't see Vegas happening this year. I would like to go share fun and see everybody, but i sure won't do it in Vegas for a late Sat afternoon, night , & well, you know the rest. Maybe we need to poll and see how many people would seriously consider Nov 3-Nov 5 in Phoenix. It's not like we gamble anyway. look at the loose women, maybe? but not gamble.

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Hey, that's what they sang at the bunny ranch, isn't it? J/K. I might try and make it if it happens in Phoenix, but my guess is that there are not enough interested parties to make a quorum, or whatever the heck it is, so I would guess;
1 A few racers will go to Vegas, mostly local racers maybe.
2 The Phoenix crowd probably races mostly every weekend anyway, so they will probably race as usual.
3 most spectators will stay at home this year, unfortunately.
4 And our #'s will just keep dwindling.
This is not a pretty picture.

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Hopefully, they've at least traded in their horses for horseless carriages.

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Thanks, but no thanks, after organizing a fiasco dyno shoot where 30 people signed up, but only 10 dynoed, I have learned to leave well enough alone. In this case not so well alone. Unfortunately, just like the turbo Buicks are running out of parts, they are also running out of people. Pity.