What's the difference between East Coast car enthusiasts and West Coast car enthusiasts?
I have personal experience with both. In my estimation:
West Coasters think a car event is worth burning vacation time. They commit and attend.
East Coasters will go to a car event as long as it doesn't burn vacation or conflict with ANYTHING else.
I didn't even get a single inquiry about TRV until about three weeks ago. I guess that should tell you something. It's still the only one.
The TRIII was canceled because so many people backed out. The TRIV still happened, but 65% of the "registered" attendees backed out the week prior.
I have lost between $500 and $800 per event over people not showing up.
I may still have T-shirts that are now worthless. But, I think I donated them to a homeless shelter a while ago. Either way......
As a result, I'm not going to spend any more time or money putting on an event in Florida, at least for now.
If someone would like to take over, please contact me. I am willing to allow the event to use S9 as a base, but I'm just not willing to put any more effort into the project.
Side note: I will be putting on one-day events in the Fall and Spring. They will simply be get togethers at my shop. Maybe some boating. Maybe some other stuff. We'll see.
I would like to see Florida have a solid 914 event and I'm willing to acknowledge that my management style might not have been the correct recipe for Florida/SE US.
Good luck, and call me if you're interested.