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Re: How bout some ideas?
Superbeast #310302 July 21st 2009 12:57 pm
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I am not really keen on 2 Nationals.
We all know the rules for the bidding for the hosting of The Nationals was set up when there where 100's of clubs and allot of van councils.
Moving the locations helped to keep the event fresh.
Now with a smaller core group of vanners working on the nationals what would be the harm in picking some key locationas in the hot beds of the vanning comunity and switching off the locations from year to year.
The mid west one year,the mid atalntic one year,back to the upper mid west,then back to the new england area,
I have herd that vanner have complained about returning to a venue.
Bigger car runs like the Street rod nationals have been held in the same place for years.
I just kinda think if we could map out a plan it might be easier for the Nats board and the hosting clubs to consentrate on provding a better event and give vanners who live farther out like the West coast guys a more concrete way to plan to make an event.

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Re: How bout some ideas?
wookee #310317 July 21st 2009 1:14 pm
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No way your going to get my van out in a snowstorm!
I think if you tried to have a second NATS it would take away from the (summer) National Van Run. As you know we all save for and plan on going to the NATS all year.


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Re: How bout some ideas?
Galaxy #310338 July 21st 2009 1:59 pm
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I think it would make the most sense to just have the Nationals in New Hampshire every year....rofllollolrofl.....

but I guess thats not ever ganna work, but I do love the fact that 2 Nationals in a row (PA & NY)are less than 8 hours away from my house.....I missed the last 2 cause they were way too far.....

I do wonder where the most Vanners are located, Its gatta be New England,right?


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Re: How bout some ideas?
kevin nh #310346 July 21st 2009 2:12 pm
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O no, Kev is on the pipe again!
Come on man OH. and IL. are to far? dammit boy!
OK Washington state might be to far for us right coasters.
But give us a break bro your giving us a bad name! lol


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Re: How bout some ideas?
Galaxy #310348 July 21st 2009 2:15 pm
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Re: How bout some ideas?
kevin nh #310350 July 21st 2009 2:16 pm
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Originally Posted by kevin nh

I do wonder where the most Vanners are located, Its gatta be New England,right?



Nope wrong Midwest owns that trophy lol


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Re: How bout some ideas?
Lil_Ed #310441 July 21st 2009 5:21 pm
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I hear a little 3 hour sydrome comming out here.
There are some of us that really like a long distance van run adventure and some that don't/can't.

If you knew well in advance,(some people do need more than a year)where we where going.We might be able to strenthen our numbers through the gates.

Back in the day the part of the reason rule of not announcing the location untill the Nationals event was done to help keep vanners from sitting out an event to wait for an event closer to them.

Not to stir up stuff/piont fingers. this might have happened this year.There was quite a few new england vanners missing this year that where in attendance the last time the "Nationals" where in Pa.There was also allot of vanners from the Ohio mid west area that did not show up at this event.
On the good side there was a healthy numbers from both areas who did show up.......

........Wookee


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Re: How bout some ideas?
wookee #310453 July 21st 2009 5:53 pm
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Three hours don't scare a Georgia vanner. I've driven that far to have lunch.
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Seriously though, I think two nationals would split the numbers and stress a lot of budgets. eek

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kevin nh #310468 July 21st 2009 6:13 pm
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One winter storm could ruin the whole travel plans of anyone up north, making it not very profitable


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