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Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI (International) rallies mapped out [message #313378 is a reply to message #313366] Fri, 17 February 2017 09:56 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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I am frequently involved in the planning and execution of rallies here on
the west coast. With GMC Western States, they are frequently at least 2
days drive for us in Oregon, the Canadians, and Washington Staters, and
sometimes 3 days one way travel. Always over mountain passes over 5000 feet
elevation. So, when you add to and from and rally days together, it is a
chunk of time that working folks have to plan well in advance for. Our
joint club rallies have had 100 plus coaches in attendance, and quite a few
hotel/motel guests as well. Vendor attendance is frequently an issue, we
never see Frank Jenkins, or Dave Lenzi, or Cinnebar out west, AND WE DO
UNDERSTAND WHY. Same reason I don't travel to Tennessee and points east of
there. But Jim K. always shows up, because it is close for him to do so.
Food service, tech seminars, etc. are the same no matter which coast you
are on. Kim does a big big job. I know, I have been involved in it for
years. Rob Muller and Jim Bounds have no problem hopping on a jet and
flying out, Dick Paterson either. We will always arrange ground transport
for anyone that needs it. Then, there is the old adage, "Well, we have
always done it that way" that I hear from members. At this point, I have
more questions than answers.
Jim Hupy, President, GMC CASCADERS
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403

On Feb 16, 2017 10:08 PM, "Ken Burton" wrote:

> Here is another factor that you need to consider. When you plan a rally,
> you need to draw a circle around that site at various distances and guess
> how many will make the drive to attend. As an example you will get a
> certain percentage within a 200 mile radius circle, and then a lesser
> percentage at 500 miles. There will be an even lesser percentage at 1000
> or 2000 miles. So when you plan a rally the on one of the borders, east,
> west, and south, the radius of the circles remain the same, but close 1/2
> of area within the circles has no GMC population. This is because a good
> portion of the area is in an ocean or in Mexico.
>
> So planning rallies farther away from those USA boundaries and more
> centrally located makes sense. I personally limit my travel to about 800
> to 1000
> miles for a rally. I'll go farther if there is some draw in the area to
> make us want to go there. As an example, quite a few years ago GMCMI and
> Western States planned their rallies back to back in Rapid City and Estes
> Park. The draw there was two rallies back to back on the same trip in an
> area that I would like to visit again. Eastern States had one scheduled
> for the same time in Pennsylvania that was much closer, but the draw for us
> was Rapid City and Estes Park scheduled back to back.
>
> One other damper on attendance is holding rallies repeatedly at the same
> sites. As an example the current one is in Oklahoma at the same site that
> we
> used a few years back. Laurie and I decided today that we will not be
> attending because of the same site selection (no draw for us) and the
> distance.
> I feel the same about Elkhart this fall but it is so close to us that we
> will go to it.
> --
> Ken Burton - N9KB
> 76 Palm Beach
> Hebron, Indiana
>
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