We're Baaaaaaaaack!!

[Lori]

HEY! GUESS WHAT!! THE NG IS COMING BACK!!

Just in case you missed the informal announcement yesterday…………

After several years of missing everyone and thinking about this, Alan and I finally pulled the trigger! We’re VERY excited to announce NG22 in June, 2022!! That’s right – we’re bringing the National Gathering back for one event only! Here’s the quick ‘n’ dirty:

• The focus is on attendance – we want to get everyone back one more time
• There will be race events (including AutoX and Road Course)
• There will be a car show
• Our Road Course event will be with another group to keep our costs lower
• We’re scaling back the event to keep the costs down
• Our main focus is the reunion aspect
• We’re planning fun events that don’t involve the cars
• We couldn’t care less what kind of car you bring
• The dates and location will be entirely dependent upon other groups and availability

We need a few things from you:

• What would you consider a “fair” registration price? Registration fees are expected to include registration materials (they’ll be kept to a minimum, with everything being downloadable), insurance (everyone has to be insured for the entire event, driving or not), car show (there will be a rental fee for the location), and a banquet if we’re able to do that.
• How many days would you like the event to be? This will, of course, effect the events we’re able to hold.
• Would you participate in the race events in whatever car you bring?
• What was your favorite event from years past? Please be specific if referring to an event that was held multiple times (i.e. “road course at NCM” or “go-karts at Pitt”)
• Will you plan to attend, barring unforeseen circumstances? We know it’ll be east of the Mississippi.

That’ll do it for now! Please give us your thoughts and feedback to the questions listed above so we can plan an event that you’ll be excited about. We’re in the early stages of planning, so now is the time to be heard and make a difference. The location is out of our hands, so there’s no need to have a big discussion about that yet. We’re letting other factors dictate that and just keeping it within a reasonable distance. For now, we’re working on making contacts, planning a tentative schedule (more just a list of events), and coming up with ideas for other events.

We REALLY hope this news makes everyone happy and that you’ll all consider coming back one last time. We miss everyone so much.