Re: Re: Lakehurst Contest

From: Brett D. Sanborn <08bdsanb_at_alma.edu>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:18:47 -0400 (EDT)

I second the idea of an early August contest. I can never make the Memorial day contest due to conflicts with school.

Brett Sanborn

---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:31:13 -0000
>From: "John Kagan" <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com>
>Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Lakehurst Contest
>To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
>
> On one hand, Lakehurst has hosted major contests on
> Memorial Day,
> July 4th, and Labor Day since, well, forever. I'd
> say there is
> plenty of seniority there. The obvious attraction of
> those summer
> dates is the extended weekend.
>
> On the other, Lakehurst has more date flexibility
> than any of the
> other sites. If scheduling a contest on a
> non-holiday weekend would
> attract people, it would be very easy to do. Some
> advantages that
> spring to mind: lower hotel rates and less conflict
> w/ family holiday
> commitments.
>
> I've always felt that extensive availability of
> Lakehurst is one
> major reason that we don't get large numbers on
> certain days.
> Everyone gets spread out, and people say to
> themselves, "well, I can
> always go next weekend". To counter that, we need to
> do exactly what
> Max is suggesting, and hype up a particular weekend.
>
> The other big factor is the nature of flying at
> Lakehurst. It is
> heavily affected by outside weather, packed with
> obstacles, and
> layered with dirt dating back to the start of the
> air age. People
> expecting a sports dome experience get quite a
> shock. But those of
> us who love the site, and have learned how to work
> with it, know that
> the Lakehurst experience is unparalleled. It's all
> about mindset.
>
> So I say: let's pick a good weekend (I think the
> beginning of August
> is right, weather- and time-wise) and make this a
> regular thing.
> Hype the h&%% out of it, but let's not bank on
> everyone showing up
> the first time (I now we've all got patience) - it
> will take a couple
> of cycles for people get used to scheduling vacation
> time for it,
> making travel reservations, etc. And mercilessly
> berate anyone who
> complains about Lakehurst weather, floor space, or
> strip searches at
> the front gate (what? that was just me?) as weak and
> unworthy.
>
> P.S. Don, I think the outdoor contests should be
> scheduled around the
> indoor meets.
>
>
Received on Thu Jun 21 2007 - 09:18:51 CEST