BonzoHansen
02-03-2010, 09:39 PM
Hey everyone. Below you will find our tentative 2010 meet schedule. We have not confirmed locations for all dates yet, but dates should be generally solid and in most cases the location should also be good to go. As locations are confirmed, we will still start individual threads for each meet. And for the first time we have included rain dates for many meets. We are also taking a somewhat different approach to the meets this year, as highlighted below.
Date (rain) Area Location
Sat 1/23 WC Firkin Tavern
Sun 2/21 N Chilis East Rutherford
Sat 3/20 EC Chapterhouse Restaurant, Howell
Sat 4/10 (24) S Chickie's & Pete's, Egg Harbor Twp
Sun 5/16 (23) EC Circus Drive In, Wall
Sat 6/19 (26) N Chatterbox, Augusta*
Sat 7/17 WC Duke Island Park, Bridgewater*+
Sun 8/15 (22) S Texas Roadhouse Millville, NJ
Sat 9/18 (25) EC TBD Ocean County location*
Sat 10/23 (30) N East Coast Nats, Island Dragway
Sat 11/13 WC Chili's, Flemington
Sun 12/12 S TBD, Turnersville area
*location not confirmed
+Date not confirmed
Geographic Area Rotation
• Slight change from the N-C-S rotation. We will go ‘central’ every other meet. Except Central is basically divided into East & West. So we have four areas now, not three.
• Why more designated ‘central’ locations
1. More reasonable ride for more club members - makes it easier for members in N and S to attend more meets.
2. Wider net across the state. We feel that in the long term a wider spread will help us get our name out to a broader audience.
• Not really as big a change as it sounds. Check it out: See the 2009 vs 2010 map (http://www.njfboa.org/ClubFiles/planning/NJF_Map09v10.JPG) (some of the 2010 marks are off a bit)
Why publish dates in advance
• So club members have plenty of advance notice
• So we can advertise/promote well in advance and get on non-members radar. This includes advertising outside of forums, on fliers, etc. Hemmings, NJCarShow.com, local papers, etc.
So in the big picture we think this is an improvement. Advance notice on dates, easier for more members to meets, start making it easier for non-members to find us and become members. We want to try to better establish a more diverse membership so we are trying to work on ways to expand our horizons. We consider NJFBOA first and foremost as a club that meets regularly and has an online presence to help support club activities. We are not a faceless forum.
Thank you all for your support and see you out there in 2010!
http://www.njfboa.org/events/
Date (rain) Area Location
Sat 1/23 WC Firkin Tavern
Sun 2/21 N Chilis East Rutherford
Sat 3/20 EC Chapterhouse Restaurant, Howell
Sat 4/10 (24) S Chickie's & Pete's, Egg Harbor Twp
Sun 5/16 (23) EC Circus Drive In, Wall
Sat 6/19 (26) N Chatterbox, Augusta*
Sat 7/17 WC Duke Island Park, Bridgewater*+
Sun 8/15 (22) S Texas Roadhouse Millville, NJ
Sat 9/18 (25) EC TBD Ocean County location*
Sat 10/23 (30) N East Coast Nats, Island Dragway
Sat 11/13 WC Chili's, Flemington
Sun 12/12 S TBD, Turnersville area
*location not confirmed
+Date not confirmed
Geographic Area Rotation
• Slight change from the N-C-S rotation. We will go ‘central’ every other meet. Except Central is basically divided into East & West. So we have four areas now, not three.
• Why more designated ‘central’ locations
1. More reasonable ride for more club members - makes it easier for members in N and S to attend more meets.
2. Wider net across the state. We feel that in the long term a wider spread will help us get our name out to a broader audience.
• Not really as big a change as it sounds. Check it out: See the 2009 vs 2010 map (http://www.njfboa.org/ClubFiles/planning/NJF_Map09v10.JPG) (some of the 2010 marks are off a bit)
Why publish dates in advance
• So club members have plenty of advance notice
• So we can advertise/promote well in advance and get on non-members radar. This includes advertising outside of forums, on fliers, etc. Hemmings, NJCarShow.com, local papers, etc.
So in the big picture we think this is an improvement. Advance notice on dates, easier for more members to meets, start making it easier for non-members to find us and become members. We want to try to better establish a more diverse membership so we are trying to work on ways to expand our horizons. We consider NJFBOA first and foremost as a club that meets regularly and has an online presence to help support club activities. We are not a faceless forum.
Thank you all for your support and see you out there in 2010!
http://www.njfboa.org/events/