Camaro5 Fest IV Announcement: Location!

[tramtwo]

Pete where is that post where you outlined all the "good" reasons for a repeat. It was very informative.

[JusticePete]

Originally Posted by JusticePete

Houston, Chicago, NYC



La, Houston, Chicago, NYC



Seattle, Miami, LA, Houston, Chicago, NYC, Ohio, Philadelphia

With all four corners of the USA, with all the major population centers INDY is centrally located. There are other tracks a bit west and or south that either did not have appropriate dates available, or suitable host hotel or great AC area but fair drag strip or great drag strip and AC but hotels too far away...

The track and hotel at INDY wanted the C5 community back. They saved the dates while the Moderators looked around. Every geographic group's interests were considered. In the end, getting to a pint where track and date selection is more than a year out is where C5FEST needs to be. It is the only way C5 will be able to get the most desirable dates and tracks.

Stay with the Moderators on this. They don't do C5 FEST for money. They do C5 FEST for the C5 community. Doug, Robert and Mike are all Texans. Do you really think they don't want the FEST in TEXAS? Jarrod and G want the FEST in California so badly so we can experience a SoCal FEST. They get it.

A little support might be in order for ALL the Moderators






FYI: I live in Texas and want a Texas C5FEST.

[Caswell239]

So has it been decided yet?


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[JusticePete]

Look up here.

Originally Posted by tramtwo

Pete where is that post where you outlined all the "good" reasons for a repeat. It was very informative.

[StephenS_84]

PEOPLE it's not a big deal! Relax. I'm sure you will be able to make one at some point. I don't think missing this is a big deal. It's not the end of the world to miss these.

[Camaro_Corvette]

Those pics are nice, but after you factor in the Rockies, that M needs to move West. I'm yet to drive through the mountains, but I can't imagine it would make things easier.

[acatlover13]

Originally Posted by StephenS_84

PEOPLE it's not a big deal! Relax. I'm sure you will be able to make one at some point. I don't think missing this is a big deal. It's not the end of the world to miss these.

That's true....Camaro 5 is not the only ones who can put on a great event. Some of the rest of us are very capable of putting together awesome events too. If some of the people who are complaining so loudly would get out of their heads that this is the be all end all of Camaro events, then they might take a visit somewhere else. Just because it's not labeled "Camaro Fest" doesn't mean it's not awesome.

I was at the first Camaro Fest, and was booked and ready for Indy last year when our two sons came home from Afghanistan the same weekend.

It is a great event, but nothing will ever surpass the very first one--I dont' care how big they get. There was just something special about being able to attend the very first one.

[Darth V8R]

I think a massive west coast cruise up the PCH at the beginning of August just got very attractive looking...

[pyr0b0y]

Originally Posted by Darth V8R

I think a massive west coast cruise up the PCH at the beginning of August just got very attractive looking...

That would be freaking awesome! I think everyone on the West Coast would be down for it!

Originally Posted by So Cal Camaro

So Cal no go...

total FAIL! We have a ton of members just in California and Trexas alone!

Originally Posted by Ivan @ Southwest Speed

Call me crazy but of those 70k members, prolly about 10k are "active" and of those I'd challenge the "majority" reside in California, Texas, and Florida.

The geographically furthest places from Indy in the CONUS.

To add further insult to injury, I can vividly account for those who went to C5F1 & 2 who still talk about it to this day.

Not so much so with last years ordeal....

Just interested as to how, of all places, it ends up in the exact same spot as last year.

If I honestly thought that there would be a majority of Camaro folks rollin up to Indy this year, we'd ride out and represent.

Just disappointed in the decision....like the majority will be when they see this tomorrow morning.

Same here, CFII was amazing, and it still comes up from time to time. At least make the location more in the middle of the US!

Originally Posted by Revo1

Easy for you to say. You're what, 5 hour s from Indy?

Even if people come from West Coast or Texas, the more than likely won't be bringing their cars...takes a lot of the fun out of it!

Originally Posted by Overflow

My point exactly.

They just dont get it......i personally think its about money too...

Originally Posted by Ronin_2SS

Blah blah easy for you to say. Either way it's in the SAME place as last year. I'm sure if they had it in Texas or Vegas two years in row the tables would be turned and all you " it's no big deal" folks would be ranting as much us excluded people.

+1

Pretty obvious that I won't be going to CamaroFest this year. I met a lot of great people at CFII that I was hoping to reconnect with on CFIII. It was announced and then I was looking to CFIV, well out the window that goes! I did a couple major events and rallys last year and had a blast! Guess I'll be doing them again this year.

I'm not much of an drag guy(sorry, but the better you get, the less time you get on the track!) and AutoX is so-so. You guys need to include the road racing people too and not all high horsepower cars are drag racers.

On another note, I'm looking forward to the Camaro WestFest for 2013!

Seems like more and more groups are starting to hold their own yearly CamaroFests. California has been doing in the last 2 years, and I know Texas is always doing something. It's only a matter of time before Florida puts a big event together. I'm predicting the attendance numbers to be less than they were last year....disappointing to say the least.

[xSSkier874]

Can't wait, had a blast working with Pete and Rob at the auto cross last year and will be doing the same this year. The "Camaro Cross" is going to be back and even better than before. See you there!

[JusticePete]

Originally Posted by pyr0b0y

They just dont get it......i personally think its about money too...

How is the FEST location determined by money?

[ShnOmac]

I see a lot of this in this thread....

[pyr0b0y]

Originally Posted by JusticePete

How is the FEST location determined by money?

I doubt any prices are going to go down from last year. Someone mentioned that it would be easier to secure pricing and to work with businesses in the area, someone will get a price cut, but i highly doubt its going to be any attending members....

[ssmike]

Originally Posted by JusticePete

With all four corners of the USA, with all the major population centers INDY is centrally located. There are other tracks a bit west and or south that either did not have appropriate dates available, or suitable host hotel or great AC area but fair drag strip or great drag strip and AC but hotels too far away...

The track and hotel at INDY wanted the C5 community back. They saved the dates while the Moderators looked around. Every geographic group's interests were considered. In the end, getting to a pint where track and date selection is more than a year out is where C5FEST needs to be. It is the only way C5 will be able to get the most desirable dates and tracks.

Stay with the Moderators on this. They don't do C5 FEST for money. They do C5 FEST for the C5 community. Doug, Robert and Mike are all Texans. Do you really think they don't want the FEST in TEXAS? Jarrod and G want the FEST in California so badly so we can experience a SoCal FEST. They get it.

A little support might be in order for ALL the Moderators






FYI: I live in Texas and want a Texas C5FEST.

Thank you Pete! Always the voice of reason!

Originally Posted by ShnOmac

I see a lot of this in this thread....