[Kevin]

For me the lure of the gathering has always been the small scale of it. This way there is more of a chance to get to know your fellow ZR-1ers and kick back. This is why I liked the gathering over all other events I go to. What do Z06s and ZR-1's have in common....umm the letter Z. This seems that it would cost the NCM more money in the long run. Twice the seminars, twice the guest speakers, twice the auctions, ect...unless of course they plan to pull a GM on us.

I seem to remember a time when a ZR-1er could pull his car into the ncm, put her on the lift and check it out to see what broke at the drags....or other general horseplay we all do. Now we're forced to drive back to the hotel and cobel togehter some half-assed, best we can do and hope no one dies solution. Hey, times change I get that. But it seems that the NCM is forgetting who brought her to the dance. I had to miss this year do to a scheduling conflict but I remember last year there were very few ZR-1s on display. No active car, no snake skinner, no V12, no Pirate Race car (I maybe wrong on this one. I remember the C5 priate car and the World Record car but I can't remember the Pirate Z). I understand space is limited and it could be a pita to move cars around but it's not like there wasn't advanced notice we were coming.

I feel like the gathering is now an after thought, and changing the gathering to a mix of C5/6/zr-1 keeps the 40th registry, callaway, gs, and general C4s from attending. I think that this maybe needs a little more thought. Right now I'll be sending my dues to the blue and white association rather than the NCM