67-72 truck meet: WEST COAST REGION

[gabet40]

back to the truck meet subject, i think everyone agreed that split regions is the way to go, so leave it to me to attempt to put together a west coast meet.
what we need is input on who is willing to travel to where, so keep in mind, THE MORE INPUT WE GET ON WHERE HAVE THE EVENT TAKE PLACE, THE MORE TURN OUTS WE'LL GET.
so lets say the furthest east would be the east border of nevada, north to south

Some initial recommendations:
RENO, NV place of hot august nights of course
PLEASANTON, CA home place of the western region hot rod nationals, as well as the Good Guys home on the west coast, and the biggest swat meets the meet the west

other ideas welcome and encouraged!

[Pont]

Both of those locations are fine with me. I would either drive that distance (or trailer the truck and save several hundred bucks in gas) to attend a West Coast meet. Just don't plan it on short notice, like next month or something. I say we start planning now for a meet next Spring or Summer. I'm assuming that was the plan anyway. I'm about 6 or 7 hours from either of those locations.

[ckhd]

I'd prefer Reno to CA. I'd go to either.

[bigjimzlll]

it dosent matter to me which...but for no reason..no reason at all..how about Redding CA.......

[Pont]

I guess Redding wouldn't be bad either, at least not for me because it's closer. And, if this meet is held during a hot time of the year (and it does get hot in Redding), don't you guys have a water park there? What about a meeting place, like fairgrounds or a park?

I think we need to get some numbers of who all is interested in attending a West Coast meet and where they are from. Then find the best centralized location to make it fair and easiest for everyone.

[1970 CST Short Wide]

Pleasenton has my vote

[Stout72]

Pleasanton has my vote, too.

[nate68]

Redding!!! they have a drag strip

[junkyardjohn]

RENO IS REAL CLOSE TO ME (ABOUT 30 MILES) WITH LOTS OF AREAS TO HOST A SHOW N SHINE. & THERE IS A 1/8 MI. STIP AT THE STEAD AIR PORT (ABOUT 15 MILES) NORTH & A 1/4 MILE STRIP AT FERLEY (ABOUT 28 MILES EAST). I'LL EVEN VOLENTEER TO DO ALOT OF THE LEG WORK. THERES A FEW MEMBERS IN THIS AREA THAT I'M SURE WOULD HELP ALSO. THERES ALOT OF ENTERTAINMENT IN THIS AREA (WATERPARK, CASINOS,BROTHELS (WHOREHOUSES), RIVERS, PARKS & CAMPGROUNDS & THE CASINOS HAVE CHEAP (INEXPENSIVE) MOTEL ROOMS & FOOD. BUT I'D BE WILLING TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE ON THE WEST COAST. LET'S DO IT!!!!

[gabet40]

now that weve got some interest and some great suggestions on where to go, were gonna need someone from the Reno area, the Redding area and the Pleasanton area to look into a spot and either find out who we need to talk to about using the meet area for the three day event (does everyone agree on that?), or let us on the board know who to get a hold of.

and im agreeing with pont, we need number on whos interested and where theyre from to get the best centralized location. should we start a poll for pleasanton, redding, or reno?

but even if we do decide based on a poll, a lot also depends on which city can accomodate our needs for a three day event some time next summer (summer, right?). ill look into Pleasanton, its about 75 miles for me

[gabet40]

soon as we get a good amount of members' attention, well have to switch to mailbox mail and a little paper work to make it more official on who alls gonna turn out

[72GMCstepside]

Pleasanton has my vote!

[breeh]

Reno sounds good to me. It would definitely be easier for us northern border guys.

[Project1970]

Reno's fine for me. I'm already gonna take the truck up there for Hot August Nights next year.

[Chevy Punk]

How About north cal. There are a lot of wa. members and that would be awsome!

[neonlarry]

My vote would be for Pleasanton.
But I'd come to Redding or Reno.

[nate68]

reno is good too, i have a friend who lives there so i can crash there, and there's a million things to do there.

[67shortie]

My vote is for Turlock Serously, this is a great idea, my Chevelle website friends always get together 2X a year and some very good friendships have developed from doing just that. I would like to attend, if you guys don't mind? I might have the truck ready by then, but not sure at this time. I just sprayed the truck last night with poly primer, and soon to have it painted in 6-8 weeks after I am happy with the body.
Sorry to get off track there, remember, Redding has a dragstrip for us hot rodders, and Reno would have lots of nighttime activities to keep us all busy
Gabet40, I am min from you, hit me up and stop over anytime neighbor.

[my67c20]

Reno is good for me just keep me posted and give me time to plan

[bigjimzlll]

reno would be ok...except I am a degenerate gambler.....I would have to leave the title to the truck at home...along with the wife..hehe

[gabet40]

does anyone know of where the show would be in Reno? fairgrounds or something? that seems to be the favorite so far. id like to call or contact someone that would know the availability and costs and all that so that we can establish a date and start the confirmations!
67shortie- wouldnt turlock be nice lol. where are you anyway?

[gabet40]

well i was looking into the Pleasanton fairgrounds calender of events, and in early June of this year they had the 9th Good Guys/K&N summer get together with 2,200 cars, trucks etc and a big swap meet (http://www.good-guys.com/events/even...entID=SUMMER02). at Good Guys August Hot Rod show, theres 3,500 cars, so theres more than enough room for us.
so if joining a car show already going on is favored, this is the one. but if we want to start an annual 67-72 truck show of our own and try to expand every year, i also emailed the person that works at the Reno Livestock Event Center about the availability, booking, etc. and i have a phone # for the pleasanton fairgrounds

[Pont]

Chevypunk makes a good point, there is alot of Washington state members as well as Oregon members on this board and I'm sure alot of them would like to attend this meet. If Pleasanton or Reno is the decided location, that's quite a drive for the Washington members. This is why I stated in an earlier post that if we have enough members interested in a 67-72 meet on the West Coast, we may have to consider 2 locations to start with. Maybe one in Central Cali or Nevada and one in Northern Oregon, just to cover the West Coast. If turnouts get big with 2 West Coast meets, we could then think about holding a bi-yearly single location that everyone goes to. Hard to say at this point...........

I still think we need to concentrate on who's interested in a West Coast meet, get a head count and where they are from. When that's done, getting a location should be a little easier to decide on. A West Coast meet might warrant 2 locations depending on who's interested in attending and where they are driving from.

[67shortie]

Gabet40 you have mail.

[wbmorris87]

Reno has my vote, not far from here, and you guys talk about drag strips. There is one about 60 miles from Reno in Fallon. Just happens I know the management team quite well.