Hello All,
I was fortunate enough to attend Mr. Clark's event last year along with the rest of the
hard working Kirban Performance Crew from PA. Like alot of our fellow Turbo Buick Regal enthusiasts, alot of people spent a lot of time and their hard earned money to attend Mr. Clark's event and travelled great distance's to attend, spending their money on fuel, lodging and food etc and let's not all forget that gas was at a all time high last year during the event making it especially more costly for some of the vendors like Kirban's, Pete Hoffman, Chris' Embroidery, H&R Stuff, etc that were pulling trailers to attend this great incredible event
BUT let's all please not forget the money that Mr. Clark put out of his OWN pocket like graciously supplying meals to those registered, sodas, and pizza (many of them) to all that were in attendance. All you had to do was e-mail and register your name and show up so they had a roll call for the caterer, etc. Also Mr. Clark further spent other great amount's of $$ on restroom facilities and even supplied prize money to the winners at the track like Jack Cotton and also supplied three cash prizes to the people who had driven the farthest and longest to attend this incredible event - again out of his own pocket!! And let us all not forget that Mr. Clark was kind enough to open his PRIVATE Turbo facility to allow us a once in a lifetime shot/opportunity to see what most of us would call Turbo Buick Heaven - which it is. For those of us that were lucky enough to attend you know what I am talking about for those that haven't here is a 2nd chance/shot and incredible opportunity to see the most complete PRIVATE Turbo Buick collection of cars, parts AND knowledge under one roof - bar none then anywhere else in the country.
Gentleman, the date is what it is - Halloween and just that. For me personally I would not refer to this as a holiday
, heck we are not talking about Christmas guys! The date won't be perfect for everyone and always work for everyone BUT please also remember there must be a date to get the event rolling and confirmed. This is a pretty big deal with Don Garlits attending and I know alot of people will be very excited to meet him and get his autograph. You may think perhaps, big deal but check again Mr. Garlits does not do a lot of personal appearences these days other then really big shows like SEMA in Las Vegas for Magnaflow Mufflers. I believe he also holds more NHRA records bar none then any other drag racer. Those of you that have been to Mr. Garlits Drag Racing Museum in Ocala, FL will know this and his dedication for over 50 years to drag racing and the NHRA/IHRA and motorsports in general.
This event is a hugh undertaking for the people organizing it including Mr. Clark who is kind enough to open his doors to his PRIVATE facility and allow us to spend a couple of days in Buick Turbo Heaven and doesn't charge a dime for us to attend and heck even provides us with food! Trust me when I say you won't find this kind of hospitality in to many places this day and age especially with the economy the way it is now...anyone see lately what they charge to get into event's like the Mopar Nationals! Not cheap...I rest my case.
So Gentlemen, the date's set for the event, let's get excited about it and not starting a moaning contest about it plan to attend and have a fabulous time. I will be attending and travelling almost 2000 miles to get there at great expense (just like the rest of you) am I complaining, heck no...it's Turbo Buick Heaven and I would rather be no where else during that time!
Thank's Mr. Clark for keeping the dream alive and for your kind and incredible hospitality and dedication of your knowledge and time to the Turbo Buick Community! :biggrin:
Jason K Maxfield
