OFFICIAL Vettes at Waterside 2008 Post
02-02-2008, 06:31 PM
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OFFICIAL Vettes at Waterside 2008 Post
18 Registered as of Feb 7
44 Registered as of Feb 11
57 Registerd as of Feb 13
61 Registered as of Feb 17
82 Registered as of Mar 3
97 Registered as of Mar 12
112 Registered as of Mar 22
123 Registered as of Apr 1
140 Registered as of Monday Apr 7
Monday April 7 is the LAST DAY to mail registration and this is a Pre-Registered ONLY EVENT so get 'em in the mail today!!!
Date: Saturday April 12, 2008
Time: Parking, 9:30am-12:00 Noon, BE AWARE, if you show up early you may get the WORST parking place!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Place: Hooters, 333 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, VA 23510
Host Hotel: Holiday Inn Portsmouth, VA (Rick will post details)
Vettes at Waterside: Beachcombers Corvette Club is working again with Michelle from Relay for Life as the beneficiary of the event and ALL net proceeds from the event will go to the American Cancer Society through their Relay for Life program. We are trying to keep the spirit of this event in tact, a FUN DAY for Vette owners to gather, meet, and socialize in the Corvette Forum VA Ratpack tradition of fellowship.
Friday Social: Rick Williams has again arranged to the Portsmouth Holiday Inn to be the host hotel; they have been great in years past. Beachcombers will host a Friday Social again this year and we’ll get as many folks as possible to go to dinner Friday night. All those details to follow but go ahead and plan for it!
As this event has grown so has it’s visibly with City officials and the effort to make this event happen. We learned a few things last year and will try them out this year.
- All participants will receive a dash plaque this year
- We will have limited Sponsor’s Choice Trophies, no participants’ choice ballots this year. Thanks to Rick Hendricks Colonial Chevy for the trophies!!!
- You will be mailed a Dash Sheet once your registration is recieved. To get your Vette into the event, just place the dash sheet in your windshield for admittance you will receive your a dash plaque upon arrival.
- Event Fee will be $25 this year (to cover additional cost for use of the property that had been waived in the past) We will also be charged more for the additional space if it becomes available. If not the extra $5 will go to Relay for Life.
- We got approval from the City of Norfolk to increase the car count to 150 this year !!!!!!
-As in the past we are VERY restricted on how we park the cars. PLEASE co-operate with the VOLUNTEER Vette owners that will be parking you.
Here is the Registration Form, I'll post the count as Registration forms are recieved
44 Registered as of Feb 11
57 Registerd as of Feb 13
61 Registered as of Feb 17
82 Registered as of Mar 3
97 Registered as of Mar 12
112 Registered as of Mar 22
123 Registered as of Apr 1
140 Registered as of Monday Apr 7
Monday April 7 is the LAST DAY to mail registration and this is a Pre-Registered ONLY EVENT so get 'em in the mail today!!!
Date: Saturday April 12, 2008
Time: Parking, 9:30am-12:00 Noon, BE AWARE, if you show up early you may get the WORST parking place!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Place: Hooters, 333 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, VA 23510
Host Hotel: Holiday Inn Portsmouth, VA (Rick will post details)
Vettes at Waterside: Beachcombers Corvette Club is working again with Michelle from Relay for Life as the beneficiary of the event and ALL net proceeds from the event will go to the American Cancer Society through their Relay for Life program. We are trying to keep the spirit of this event in tact, a FUN DAY for Vette owners to gather, meet, and socialize in the Corvette Forum VA Ratpack tradition of fellowship.
Friday Social: Rick Williams has again arranged to the Portsmouth Holiday Inn to be the host hotel; they have been great in years past. Beachcombers will host a Friday Social again this year and we’ll get as many folks as possible to go to dinner Friday night. All those details to follow but go ahead and plan for it!
As this event has grown so has it’s visibly with City officials and the effort to make this event happen. We learned a few things last year and will try them out this year.
- All participants will receive a dash plaque this year
- We will have limited Sponsor’s Choice Trophies, no participants’ choice ballots this year. Thanks to Rick Hendricks Colonial Chevy for the trophies!!!
- You will be mailed a Dash Sheet once your registration is recieved. To get your Vette into the event, just place the dash sheet in your windshield for admittance you will receive your a dash plaque upon arrival.
- Event Fee will be $25 this year (to cover additional cost for use of the property that had been waived in the past) We will also be charged more for the additional space if it becomes available. If not the extra $5 will go to Relay for Life.
- We got approval from the City of Norfolk to increase the car count to 150 this year !!!!!!
-As in the past we are VERY restricted on how we park the cars. PLEASE co-operate with the VOLUNTEER Vette owners that will be parking you.
Here is the Registration Form, I'll post the count as Registration forms are recieved
Last edited by YorkL8apex; 04-07-2008 at 10:46 AM.
I'M IN, I'M IN!!!!! 
02-02-2008, 10:12 PM
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Ok form should be in first post now pm or post if you can't see it, just click the thumbnail and it should open up
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02-03-2008, 02:22 AM
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02-03-2008, 07:10 AM
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I am in also, will mail my form n monday. Is the showing up early thing a joke?? This will be my first time so why would getting there early get you a bad spot? What time do you recomend getting there?
02-03-2008, 07:57 AM
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We have to use every inch of the area we have and fill it from the back to the front. We've had folks get upset because they did not want to park in "the back" when they go there early.
They felt since they were early they could "choose" where they park, just not possible given the rules we are forced to follow.
Basically just need folks to accept where they are parked and know all volunteers are working to meet the city's requirements for fire lanes and number of cars we are allowed to have on the property.
If you want to park together with a group, arrive together and we'll do all we can to keep you together, sometimes, due to the space, we may even have to split up those that come in together.
Just remember, we're all RatPackers for the day and even those volunteering to do parking duty are fellow Vette owners and RatPAckers, lets just all treat each other that way
They felt since they were early they could "choose" where they park, just not possible given the rules we are forced to follow.
Basically just need folks to accept where they are parked and know all volunteers are working to meet the city's requirements for fire lanes and number of cars we are allowed to have on the property.
If you want to park together with a group, arrive together and we'll do all we can to keep you together, sometimes, due to the space, we may even have to split up those that come in together.
Just remember, we're all RatPackers for the day and even those volunteering to do parking duty are fellow Vette owners and RatPAckers, lets just all treat each other that way
02-03-2008, 08:30 AM
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Drifting
Brian, Joe and anyone else interested, do we want to meet some where near Waterside and then go in together so we can all park together?
02-03-2008, 10:34 AM
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Melting Slicks
02-03-2008, 12:34 PM
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Race Director
Tony is right, there were some people get a little "huffy" last year for not being able to park where they wanted....but I got there about 9:20 and think I got an AWESOME spot. About halfway down the backside of the building on the water side.
02-03-2008, 04:47 PM
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Race Director
02-03-2008, 05:19 PM
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Pro
You're welcome to come early an assist with parking again this year!
Parking at this event takes a lot of patience on the part of the drivers and even more patience by our "Volunteers". But in the end, everyone gets a spot and it all makes for a good day!
02-04-2008, 11:05 AM
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Race Director
Heck winning stuff is fun and feels good, but my Vert is a daily driver, just do it for the fun...plus knowing I was able to help someone else out feels even better.
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02-04-2008, 03:05 PM
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