BerettaFest 2010 Location Proposals

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Without further adieu (and before I'm MIA helping with a new baby!), we are opening the official proposal process to determine the location for BerettaFest 2010. We are going to have the proposal period open until the end of the day on Friday October 30th. Knowing our group I better not keep it open until Halloween- we'll get some pretty goofy last minute proposals!!

In all seriousness, after the proposals close I will be setting up the voting polls promptly that weekend following (so the 31st and Nov 1st). Make sure if you are submitting to be timely!! PLEASE adhere to the rules below when submitting so you are prepared to get involved.

Official Bfest '10 Proposal Rules:

For your proposal to be officially accepted (by myself and/or other
committee members) you need to abide by a few ground rules to keep this as
simple
as possible for everyone involved. Plus- the better organized the proposal,
the better chance it has to win!

1. All proposals MUST be posted at minimum to the mailing list.
Proposals posted on the message board are good, but you still must post
to the email list. Any proposals submitted ONLY to the board will NOT
be accepted. We have always kept official things on the list, enough said.

2. Your proposal needs to have backround info done on hotels in the
area. Are there many to choose from? What is the price range? You could go a
step further and get group price rates, scout out parking, and if the
neighborhood is nice. YOU MUST NOT GIVE OUT SPECIFIC HOTEL INFO TO THE LIST.
Keep your info "generic" so that the hotel identity can be kept confidential.

3. Activities: Group- look for things that we could tour as a group.
Is there a car plant nearby? Big accesory shop or performace parts shop
(GM Heritage Center, Comp Cams, Extrude Hone, Petty Motorsports)?? Or just something that a variety of people will enjoy... keep the options open!
Free time- look for things more specific that people could
do in free time. Is there a touristy area that would be fun to visit?
Theme parks? Zoo? It is a good idea to keep this broad as well.

4. Optional Racing: Since our group is about 50/50 on drag racing, it is
still a worthwhile activity to have mapped out. Look into tracks, prices, drive
time, etc. Another thing to look at is other racing/driving opportunities. In
past Bfests we have road rallied, rented a road course, and autocrossed as well.
Autocrossing is a great alternative to drag racing. Look into possible autox groups that would run events and talk to the organizers... perhaps we could get an event set
up for our weekend.

5. Local help: It is going to be a REQUIREMENT this year that your area
has local planners willing to help. I would hope that if you are proposing a
site that you would be the obvious choice for this... just don't shout out a
place if you aren't willing to back it up. If your proposal is accepted, you
MUST be willing to help the Bfest Committee in the pre event planning
throughout the year. You may be asked to run to different sites in the
area, and most importantly YOU WILL BE REPONSIBLE FOR THE DIRECTIONS.
We are looking to upgrade our directions over past years, and you WILL be
an integral part of this. We look forward to your help and input.

6. Tenative Schedule: put together a tenative schedule based on the
usual thursday through sat/sun format we have been running for the last few
years.


I say this every year, but I truly am excited to see the proposals! We've had some great sites over the past few years, and hopefully a great site (combined with a little help from a rebounding economy...?) will make for a great turnout in 2010. Again, proposals are open until Friday October 30th....

GOOD LUCK!