Cutoff Dates for NG13 and Status of NG14
Let's start with NG13... You MUST be registered and have your balance paid before the end of the day on Saturday, June 29th. If not, you risk having your registration cancelled, or at least any unpaid events. If you're planning to attend NG13, but wish to pay on-site... PLEASE register on-line, then let us know that's what you'll be doing. It will at least insure that a t-shirt will be saved for you (if your size is available - the cutoff for t-shirts was June 9th), and that we will have badges, etc., printed for you ahead of time. This saves us a lot of time and energy (and stress) on-site. If you absolutely can't do that, then that's ok, too. We'll deal with it.
NG14... Every year, without fail, I get the question... "Will there be an NG14?" As most of you probably know, I've said that I'll continue planning NG's until they no longer break even. The first time we lose money will be the last. This year is no different. Right now, we're a bit shy of breaking even, but it's still do-able. We're hoping for last-minute race events being added, raffle ticket sales, and t-shirt sales. We're of course also hoping for a flood of last-minute registrations. :) We'll keep you posted as we get closer. I think everyone in attendance this year is going to be VERY happy with everything we have planned and all that's been done to make this event really special.
I've received a couple of emails from people who want to attend only the free events so they can avoid paying the registration fee. Let me just say... THIS is what will be the death of the NG. If you want to play, make sure you pay. We put our hearts and souls into this event and never take a dime for doing it. We even pay for the majority of our trip down, in two vehicles, AND neither of us gets paid for our time off work. When the NG doesn't break even, that comes from us, too. Your registration fee goes to pay for things like insurance for the event as a whole, registration materials, the banquet, the car show location rental, and much more. If you decide to come "hang out" and don't have a badge, please expect those who did pay their dues to escort you off the premises. You won't be nearly as welcome as you expect. We ask you to pay $125 to attend... Believe me, it costs us WAY more than that, so when I get complaints about the registration fee, you can just imagine what that does to my enthusiasm and willingness to do this... At least I know there are many who will defend both us AND the NG.
See you in about 2 weeks!
