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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
well the other "club" I am involved with usually shows at Carlisle. If we register 25 cars we get a free tent. Ultimate Subaru is the name of the club and relates to our web site www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum
I will say though that there have been issues with the Carlisle people in the past and quite honestly we have had less and less each year due to this. If anyone wants more info let me know
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
What issues?
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
I like huskymaniac's suggestion, I am all up for a vineyard tour in the SVX!
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WHOOOOAAAA there! Don't y'all stray too far from the Mason Dixon line!
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
My 3.59 cents:
Carlisle for the Import/Kit car show would be awesome. I'd be inclined to show up for that. Whilst this year was my first (and lets hope not my last) Reading event and it was fun for what it was, it was kind of boring. Sitting in a parking lot drinking beer and bsing (while it has its place) isn't a meet for me. If I wanted to do that, I'd hang out with friends in their garage. I want to see sites, visit vendors, spectate events, check out other peoples cars (more than just SVX's) etc etc. Hence why I volunteered to organize a cruise this past meet. I'm still willing to help organize for next year as well, depending on what is on my plate at the time. Its too early for me to tell right now, but tentatively I'm in. And hopefully I'll either be back in an SVX at that time, or something relatively equivalent (toying with the idea of an Impulse RS right now after owning a Geo Storm, but subject to change depending on whether or not I "Daily driver project car" the Outback). Pretty much all I have, FWIW. |
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
we have had members kicked out for not doing anything (they said he was turfing the lawn in a 33" tired brat with a carb engine. aka yeah right) while larger clubs (volvo) have raced around the grounds dressed like the Stig and nearly hit people and nothing happened.
I really think there are 2 groups of people here and I'm not sure but maybe there should be 2 meets. There are those who like to drink and BS and there are those who want to drive around and do stuff. We have tried to organize stuff to do and scavanger hunts in the past and people just didn't care. If Tony thinks he can organize a meet up there to go drink wine and go to a track then I don't see why he shouldn't. There are people that may not be into this and that is fine. "To each their own" right?
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
Yeah, I know that could be an issue for some people. I wouldn't have suggested it if people couldn't have turned it into a full blown vacation. The amount of stuff to do might justify the drive. But maybe there is a more exciting location than Morgantown that is closer to the southerners that I am unaware of. What can be tough is finding a rural area with stuff to do. Without a huge turnout, Morgantown can be a boring place after you have discussed the handful of cars in the parking lot.
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
ok I am going to throw this out here: maybe you guys should take a year off? Skip 2013 and aim for 2014 unless we are all dead by then (you know the Mayan's and stuff)
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
Moving it to line up with another meet that would peak others interest would probably be the best thing. I am no longer on the east coast but having been to Reading I can understand how some are not attracted to attending. We had a huge attendance for Reading X but nothing has since enticed people to come back. We need to take a step back and realize that maybe its time to change directions.
John instead of going from completely running Reading meet to doing nothing with it, why not pass along your connections and try to listen to peoples suggestions. I know in this pass some people are have been turned off by the lack of response their ideas received. I don't mean any of this in a spiteful way, I just don't want to see a tradition just die. We all as a club have been very thankful for your efforts you have put forth for Reading meets. Husky I don't believe moving the venue up there will help. As much as I hate admitting it, Benebob was right about the reading meets. We should take notes from other clubs and what make them successful. Why do people attend the other meets? What events do they have? Why do we not as a club make our presence known outside our own group? Granted I know we are not large enough to invite vendors and what not out but I am sure there are clubs out there that have smaller meets. Sorry if any of this has offended anyone but I felt it needed to be said.
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
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You won't see that sort of meet even among Ferrari, BMW, Alfa, or the like owners. With meets involving these cars you have a "BMW" meet or an "Alfa" meet. Or an "Italian Car" concourse etc. Or a hot rod gathering. We just did a little get together a few weeks ago with 5 SoCal SVX owners and attended the Subaru Summer Solstice 2012 meet in Palos Verdes Estates. It is a pretty substantial Subaru meet here in So Cal. And by just spending the day with hundreds of fellow Subaru owners, many of whom have never seen an SVX in person, they were very interested in our cars. Lots of pictures and questions. I think we did more for the SVX brand in that one afternoon than we did in the previous 3 years. We also plan on attending more meets this year. It's all about 2 things: One, meeting with fellow owners and getting down with each other's SVXs. It's important to trade knowledge and tips and ideas. Two, its also about presenting your car to the public in a classy way. Clean, original, or modded. And be happy to talk about the car to anyone who comes up, proud to show it off, etc. It's great when you have a young guy who's driving a new WRX look at the SVX and, with your help, understand that the SVX is the ancestor of the car he is driving. That is the way to improve and expand the "brand" of the SVX. Meets like Reading are OK... but they should be only a part of the effort and they should be the hub of setting up other activities to help get the SVX out in the world... because we are the ONLY ones that will save it! Last edited by dbarnblatt; 07-20-2012 at 10:38 PM. |
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
Joining in a Subaru meet makes a lot of sense. Many of us own multiple Subarus of various types and could get even more out of a meet like that. Where do some of the better meets occur and when?
I would suspect the location would be determined by two opposing forces. One is that there are more Subarus sold in NY and northern New England than parts south. The other is that car rot and die faster in northern NY and New England than parts south. For the newer models, you would probably get a better turnout farther north and for older models, farther south.
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
Yeah, I agree with the idea of reading joining up with another subaru group.
I also own other subarus.. So I am interested in other subarus too. I am less interested in antique cars and trains.. I prefer a meet to have some substance to it, as in activities and vendors.. I mean if we got 20 svx to go to a suby meet and there was vendors there that make stuff, and we show them that we have interest in parts.. Maybe someone could make us a front swaybar.. or some struts.. or whatever.. Anyways, I have only owned my SVX for 2 years, and I have not went to reading. Drinking box of wing in a parking lot is not my idea of fun.. |
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Re: Anyone given any thought to the next Reading Meet
Some day you will!!
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