[DML] Re: Fun facts DCS Gettysburg

["welmoedj" <joe.dalton@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken,

For us over here in the "old world" those figures are truly massive!
Is it possible to estimate the number of owners vs the number of 
attendees?

BTW: Your remark on the fuel tank contents raise eyebrows.
A topped off tank does not fume and so will be safer than a quarter 
filled tank that can build up fume. Something to go over with the 
safety authorities?

Would love to come and take my D with me but that will need more 
funds than I can raise and afford.
Wish you a tremendously good show.

Welmoed
(President Dutch DeLorean Club).


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, kKoncelik@... wrote:
>
> Here are a few fun facts from DCS 08
>  
> 1. We have 273 rooms gone so far that exceeds Chicago so far by 
about  20.
> 2. Raffle tickets for 2008 are two months ahead of 06 and a full 3 
months  
> ahead of 04.
> 3. More tickets are sold for the raffle car to date to people 
outside the  
> US. (17 so far)
> 4. Big surprise here NJ is leading the list of registrations 
followed by CA  
> then OH and PA and LA all tied.
> 5. This is the first car show that will feature a driving event. 
(Thursday  
> Obstacle course)
> 6. This show will have the most guests/speakers based on early 
commitment 
> 7. This show will have the most new guest/speakers of any show to 
date if  
> all guest that have expressed interest come.
> 8. This show will utilize the most floor space of any of the 
previous  shows. 
>  We will use 86,000 total SQ FT of space in both the convention  
center and 
> the Hotel and not counting the outside for the Obstacle course  and 
Photo line 
> up space.
> 9. This is the first show that another car club (Bricklins) will 
not only  
> participate but will actually run the event. They are doing the 
obstacle  course.
> 10. This by far is the most expensive show to date to put on and 
will  
> probably exceed Chicago by about $40K. ( includes Hotel rooms)
> 11. This will be the first show to not sponsor an alternate hotel.  
Once full 
> we will consider the show sold out.
> That will result in 304 rooms at the Eisenhower for DeLorean owners 
and 60+  
> rooms for the Bricklin group and that may be a record for them as 
well.
> 12. This will be the first show to be run in three different 
buildings as  
> mentioned above.  We will use the Allstar convention center, Both 
Tower I  and 
> Tower II of the Eisenhower and the breakout rooms.
> 13. If things continue as we see it going it will be the first show 
to  close 
> registration before the show.
> I am looking at around 700 to 800 Delorean owners in the 304 rooms 
and  
> 160-220 people from the Bricklin group. So the show will see around 
750 -1000  
> people. Another record and a huge headache for me :-).
> 14. We will be doing 1000 T shirts this time beating out Chicago's  
735.
> 15. This will be the first show to put all the cars inside the 
building.  (If 
> the owners want you can still park outside) Its a concrete floor so 
we have  
> more tolerance.  (NOTE CARS GOING INSIDE NEED 1/4 TANK OF GAS OR  
LESS       
> AFTER THE DRIVING TOUR DO NOT FILL UP) 
> 16. This is the first show to offer Putt putt golf and go carts and 
other  
> carnival games (pay per use) on site.
> 17. This is the first show to have a bus tour as part of the 
event.  I  find 
> this a very hard thing to do and based on how it works will set 
the  precedent 
> on whether I do this again.  Rob Lamrock has done this in Europe  
and my hat 
> is off to him.  I know what it takes to do this and I hope you  
enjoy the tour 
> for the work involved.  I have done the tour and it was  great.
> 18. This is the first time that I will not have my kids at the show 
to  help. 
> Due to graduations, work schedule and such I am not sure any of my  
kids can 
> make it.  Making this a tougher show to run.
> My wife an my son Eric I am proud to say are the Bakers for the 
Great Wolf  
> Lodge in Cincinnati.  However at least one has to work as there are 
only  two 
> bakers so that hurts.
>  
> The next set of fun facts will have more stats and numbers as they 
come in  
> so enjoy the fun stuff now :-)
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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>




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