The Ford Barn

Tacoma Bob · 08-08-2010, 12:40 AM

Our car ran well and all in all it was a good time. Canada is not for the timid as far as money. Spendy place for sure. For a first time attempt the host club did a pretty good job. Lots of politics but they did the best with the hand that was delt to them. The welcome banquet was held in three different dining rooms which was wierd. At one point 13 people were stuck in the elevator for some 35 minutes till the fire department came to the rescue. A real dissapointment was the awards banquet. With so many in attendance the dinner was held several miles away at a Sheraton hotel. The social hour was held in a hallway of all places and get this..............several hundred people were transported in a forty passanger bus........ONE BUS! god only knows how many trips that lonely bus had to make. The swap meet was several city blocks away and I'm unclear as to just where the car judging took place. I felt sorry for the FAST guys as the local cops put an end to the event in short order. A word to the wise...............make sure you have enough experienced manpower to put one of these events on.

08-08-2010, 12:40 AM	#1
Tacoma Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,040	Just back from Vancouver Our car ran well and all in all it was a good time. Canada is not for the timid as far as money. Spendy place for sure. For a first time attempt the host club did a pretty good job. Lots of politics but they did the best with the hand that was delt to them. The welcome banquet was held in three different dining rooms which was wierd. At one point 13 people were stuck in the elevator for some 35 minutes till the fire department came to the rescue. A real dissapointment was the awards banquet. With so many in attendance the dinner was held several miles away at a Sheraton hotel. The social hour was held in a hallway of all places and get this..............several hundred people were transported in a forty passanger bus........ONE BUS! god only knows how many trips that lonely bus had to make. The swap meet was several city blocks away and I'm unclear as to just where the car judging took place. I felt sorry for the FAST guys as the local cops put an end to the event in short order. A word to the wise...............make sure you have enough experienced manpower to put one of these events on.