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Well folks, this is now our fifth year of Ohiostivas since the first Fall Fling in 2005. I just dug out my Pavilion Reserved signs and the Spring Fling was held on the following dates:
5/20/'06
5/12/'07
5/24/'08
5/23/'09
This year we're having it on MAY 29th. That's 5/29/'10, just under 12 weeks away! Due to the gains of the Festiva Madness meet, we're no longer the biggest, but I think we're the longest running meet around and our Spring Flings have all included an annual 90 mile convoy from Summit Racing parking lot to our cookout spot at Moraine State Park in PA.
The first Fall Fling was pretty modest. We met at Summit and drove a short way to a local Wendy's to eat.
I still remember the excitement of the first Spring Fling, when we had a decent sized convoy and had a chase car that took pictures.
Although I'm often considered the "organizer" of Ohiostiva, I really don't do a lot. The cooperation, guidance and ideas we've had from FF.COM owner Brian to everyone who just shows up has made us successful. So feel free to participate here whether you are brand new or an old hand.
Now it's time to begin planning for this year's spring fling. One thing I'd like to improve upon from last is our convoy prep.
We had some GPS people who took a diiferent route and we had one or two breakdowns: one temporary and one more serious. However, we got through it and still had a great time.
This year let's try to make it a bit smoother running and I'll propose the following to start with:
1. Have printed maps for most, if not all cars. Old tech I know, but it keeps us all on the "same page" (literally!). One way would be to put up a good map link from this site so folks can print out their own.
2. If we have more than about ten cars, divide up into two even elements with a good distribution of tools and repair knowledge to help out any stragglers as efficiently as possible.
3. Begin the convoy with a safety briefing so everyone understands how the convoy will be handled and what to do in case of emergency. Cell phone numbers and walkie call signs would be given out as well so everyone knows who to call.
Let's talk about these ideas and get any others proposed. There's plenty of time and most of us have done this before, so it shouldn't be too unwieldy. Once we get the nuts & bolts down here, we'll do a preparation thread around the end of April to see who's coming (though you can certainly say so here).
We have a lot of fun at our meets, but if something really bad were to happen, it could not only impact us, but also make the news and call unwanted attention to not only our forum, but also other car groups.
Why do you think I'm called the Safety Guy?
Karl
5/20/'06
5/12/'07
5/24/'08
5/23/'09
This year we're having it on MAY 29th. That's 5/29/'10, just under 12 weeks away! Due to the gains of the Festiva Madness meet, we're no longer the biggest, but I think we're the longest running meet around and our Spring Flings have all included an annual 90 mile convoy from Summit Racing parking lot to our cookout spot at Moraine State Park in PA.
The first Fall Fling was pretty modest. We met at Summit and drove a short way to a local Wendy's to eat.
I still remember the excitement of the first Spring Fling, when we had a decent sized convoy and had a chase car that took pictures.
Although I'm often considered the "organizer" of Ohiostiva, I really don't do a lot. The cooperation, guidance and ideas we've had from FF.COM owner Brian to everyone who just shows up has made us successful. So feel free to participate here whether you are brand new or an old hand.
Now it's time to begin planning for this year's spring fling. One thing I'd like to improve upon from last is our convoy prep.
We had some GPS people who took a diiferent route and we had one or two breakdowns: one temporary and one more serious. However, we got through it and still had a great time.This year let's try to make it a bit smoother running and I'll propose the following to start with:
1. Have printed maps for most, if not all cars. Old tech I know, but it keeps us all on the "same page" (literally!). One way would be to put up a good map link from this site so folks can print out their own.
2. If we have more than about ten cars, divide up into two even elements with a good distribution of tools and repair knowledge to help out any stragglers as efficiently as possible.
3. Begin the convoy with a safety briefing so everyone understands how the convoy will be handled and what to do in case of emergency. Cell phone numbers and walkie call signs would be given out as well so everyone knows who to call.
Let's talk about these ideas and get any others proposed. There's plenty of time and most of us have done this before, so it shouldn't be too unwieldy. Once we get the nuts & bolts down here, we'll do a preparation thread around the end of April to see who's coming (though you can certainly say so here).
We have a lot of fun at our meets, but if something really bad were to happen, it could not only impact us, but also make the news and call unwanted attention to not only our forum, but also other car groups.
Why do you think I'm called the Safety Guy?
Karl
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