ZR Registry- Broadening the Registry Universe

[Vette Guy]

Thank you all for your comments.

The overall concept of this thread, taken from the opening post, was if the "addition of ZR Corvette generations lends a new perspective from which the C4 ZR-1 will be viewed", thus contributing to our mission of "Keeping the Legend Alive."

As Dominic stated, the Board is looking for the sense of members on this issue. There would be much work to do if we received overwhelming support of our membership to actively expand the Registry. Our main focus remains "Keeping the Legend Alive," and this was brought up as a way to do so by becoming involved in the hype around the next gen ZR.

While our anniversary year events are always very well attended, our off-year events have increased in numbers each year since 2013 - both for Carlisle and the Gathering. We work to make these events as best we can, and welcome your constructive recommendations. We've received overly positive comments about both events this year from attendees, but there's always something that we can do better. I welcome your constructive feedback to me at president@zr1netregistry.com. I believe our goals are similar - working together to make this the best organization it can be.

Know that your Board of Directors contributes a lot of time to this organization, all while balancing daytime careers and family time. We are a non-profit organization and have no full-time employees. The Registry has operated since inception by having each Director carrying a significant portion of the operational workload, as well as through members who volunteer to organize events for the benefit of the community. In doing so, no Director takes a dime from the Registry for any of their work, travel, or use of vacation time to orchestrate and attend these events, yet it is a very rewarding job. If you want to contribute to the Registry to make it better, we'd love to have your help – actively running events, contributing ideas, writing articles for our quarterly publication, identify items for group buys, etc. The Board will consider all recommendations.

That said, I ask that this thread remain on topic, asking for your opinion regarding the expansion of the Registry. The Board is interested in your opinion. If you have any comments, concerns, etc. that you would like to address, please email me - president@zr1netregistry.com - I want to know what's on your mind and happy to discuss your concerns. I believe all of our interests are the same - "Keeping the Legend Alive."

Regards,
Mark

[Riviera]

My concern about broadening the scope of the registry is how it might affect gatherings such as BG. Would there be a need to have ZR1 seminars in addition to the seminars specific to the C4 generation? That would be a lot to pack into basically 3 days. Would we lose C4 participants as they wouldn't want to "pay" for seminars that are not pertinent to their vehicle? I have no problem with other generation Z owners being members of the registry, however I would like the primary focus of the registry to remain C4 based. Don't know if that can be done.

[WARP TEN]

Originally Posted by Riviera

My concern about broadening the scope of the registry is how it might affect gatherings such as BG. Would there be a need to have ZR1 seminars in addition to the seminars specific to the C4 generation? That would be a lot to pack into basically 3 days. Would we lose C4 participants as they wouldn't want to "pay" for seminars that are not pertinent to their vehicle? I have no problem with other generation Z owners being members of the registry, however I would like the primary focus of the registry to remain C4 based. Don't know if that can be done.

FWIW, Marc Haibeck owns a C6 ZR1 and has done some mods to it so it is now about 740 HP. So he could probably give some seminars on that one too. But I also agree it would be too bad to loose the C4 focus of our registry. If the group and board decides to expand its horizons, it is a process that would have to be carefully managed to satisfy as many people as possible. --Bob

[XfireZ51]

Originally Posted by Riviera

My concern about broadening the scope of the registry is how it might affect gatherings such as BG. Would there be a need to have ZR1 seminars in addition to the seminars specific to the C4 generation? That would be a lot to pack into basically 3 days. Would we lose C4 participants as they wouldn't want to "pay" for seminars that are not pertinent to their vehicle? I have no problem with other generation Z owners being members of the registry, however I would like the primary focus of the registry to remain C4 based. Don't know if that can be done.

Riv,

If you have attended The Gathering in the last 10 years, I believe that the seminars don't really attract the number of participants that came previously.
Speaking for myself, the primary draw of The Gathering is the camaraderie and some of the events. It's great to meet and connect w long distance friends and owners. The FBI has participated for the last 6 years in the Corvette Challenge where we enjoy great interaction w other Corvette owners. And it makes it so much sweeter when our group "kicks ***" at the drags there.

[Riviera]

I have been to the Gathering twice. 2014 prior to purchasing our Z and 2016 with our Z. On those two occasions all the seminars were very well attended, at least from my observation. The events are excellent. For me to go to BG it is a two day drive, so I want "the complete package", good seminars and good events. My two experiences to date have been excellent. I feel the executive do an amazing job organizing bòth BG and Carlisle.

[Ami Workman]

Originally Posted by Riviera

I have been to the Gathering twice. 2014 prior to purchasing our Z and 2016 with our Z. On those two occasions all the seminars were very well attended, at least from my observation. The events are excellent. For me to go to BG it is a two day drive, so I want "the complete package", good seminars and good events. My two experiences to date have been excellent. I feel the executive do an amazing job organizing bòth BG and Carlisle.

Wait until you get to the Mountain Run we gather for...now THAT is a whole lotta fun!!!! Wahooing through the mountains and meeting with lots of other enthusiasts...you couldn't ask for a nicer, most fun ppl!!!

[XfireZ51]

Originally Posted by Dynomite

How does the present Corvette section play into this?

Dom wants to include C7, C6, C5, C3, C2, C1 possibly? All included in separate section with the ZR-1 C4 section already fully established?

Kinda sounds like CF organization.
I say fine as long as new sections are well separated and -Solutions- would reside in ZR-1 section like stickies on CF.

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Allow me to clarify that I have posted this thread on direction of the Board so please don't interpret this as something I am doing or promoting. The reasons why the Board felt compelled to investigate this initiative are given at the beginning of the thread. The existence of a C6 ZR, the "apparent" development of a rumored C7 ZR , the renewal of trademarks for both the LT-5 and ZR1 monikers by GM present an opportunity that the Board decided to investigate.
The Board has also done some preliminary work on what it would take to welcome other generations of ZR Corvettes. There are some ibvious technical areas that differentiate one generation from the other. On the other hand, there are qualities and motivations that bind the generations and we in fact have a number of C6 ZR1 owners who are members here. Structure of the website was just one of the considerations. The impact of this initiative on such things as economics, events, vendors, and membership is also being considered. I am attempting to provide some further background on this without the appearance of bias so forgive me if this is a bit vague.
But I would suggest you consider aspects beyond just the website.

[We Gone]

Sounds like a $ issue. I'm sure at some point the limited number of ZR-1 guys have a limitation on how much they can contribute to our site.

By adding a new group of ZR1 guys it can only enhance the current site and maybe help shed some light to the newer ZR1 group as to were they came from.

Most Corvette guys know more about the ZR1 than ZR-1.