So umm, where is Camaro Fest 6 going to be?

[mlee]

All small hotels. Any big one's like we had in Indy or Phoenix?

[GretchenGotGrowl]

Originally Posted by mlee

All small hotels. Any big one's like we had in Indy or Phoenix?

How many rooms are you looking for?

[i2disturbedSS]

Heartland is pretty nice I think. They do have NHRA events and hold crowds/parking very well.

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by CamaroI

I am from Texas and this was my first CFest. To be honest I was surprised so little turned out. I was expecting much much more. I knew several in my own club and other local clubs who didn't go!! Why not pick a place and stick to it. Why flip flop all around? It makes for interesting scenery, but same place every year can be cool as we'll. Majority are in it for the company, vendors and shows. That can be done anywhere. I don't drag race, but a straight away is a straight away no?? I Would rather see a larger vendor turn our and member turn out where people can actually make it out.


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Nobody wants to go to the same place every year. That gets really lame really fast.

Case in point, Indy 2.0.

[GoldCartridgeGamer]

Originally Posted by GretchenGotGrowl

How many rooms are you looking for?

There are quite a few hotels near.

[CamaroSkooter]

Originally Posted by GretchenGotGrowl

How many rooms are you looking for?

To have a true "host hotel" I imagine Camaro5 would like to block off at least 250 rooms initially with the option to open up 50 to 100 more rooms depending on how quickly the rooms get booked up once the announcement is made on this forum.

The hotel in Phoenix probably had at least 300 rooms dedicated to Camaro5 once all was said and done, purely based on how many cars we had in the parking lot of the hotel

Camaro5 tried doing the "multiple smaller hotels all next to each other" for this past Fest in Baytown, and I don't think the people or Camaro5 really liked that option too much, because it spreads everyone out and makes it feel smaller than it really is. Baytown actually had a really nice turn out, but if you only looked out on your own hotel's parking lot, it didn't feel like the big event that it was...

[GretchenGotGrowl]

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

To have a true "host hotel" I imagine Camaro5 would like to block off at least 250 rooms initially with the option to open up 50 to 100 more rooms depending on how quickly the rooms get booked up once the announcement is made on this forum.

The hotel in Phoenix probably had at least 300 rooms dedicated to Camaro5 once all was said and done, purely based on how many cars we had in the parking lot of the hotel

The Spring Hill Suites - Baytown shows 101 rooms and it is 10 miles from the track. There are several on the list linked above that are within 10 miles that have more than 100. The issue I see is that they aren't all bunched together like in Baytown and Indy. The advantage is what Lgndryhr posted above -- it is away from town with some nice, low traffic places to do a cruise. I've been to a couple of Super Chevy shows there and they have a great setup. Behind the stands as you enter there is a nice big area where they do the swap meet that would be great for the car show. The place where they usually do the car show would be great for vendor setup. There is a huge amount of parking (albeit a lot of it is on grass) and a nice little AutoX setup.

[RickRay]

How about something closer to the east Coast

Drag strips


New England Dragway Epping New Hampshire 1966 Asphalt NHRA, IHRA .25 miles (400 m)

Atco Dragway Atco New Jersey 1960 Asphalt? NHRA .25 miles (0.40 km)

Lebanon Valley Dragway West Lebanon New York 1995 Asphalt NHRA, IHRA 2,600 feet (790 m)


Maple Grove Raceway Mohnton Pennsylvania 1962 Asphalt NHRA .25 miles (400 m)

[rich3fan]

God bless Atco Dragway. Hope it lives forever! I never saw an NHRA event there, but I did see a few thrill shows, including the "Benny the Bomb" spectacular back in the 80's .

[mlee]

Originally Posted by GretchenGotGrowl

How many rooms are you looking for?

500 or a couple of hotels next to each other. The SpringHill didn't have many rooms but it had conference facilities so the large lot. Most hotels only have spaces for the number of rooms.

Hotel is a real important part of the fest and it was not optimal this year. Parties were spread out.

[Firefighter]

You know something just occurred to me. If the Fest is always in April/May most of the north is still dealing with snow that time of year.

To hell with that... lol

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[45thAnniversary2SS]

Ahem.. Charlotte Motor Speedway/zMax

Hey OP. Charlotte is in NC.

[PoorMansCamaro]

Originally Posted by Firefighter

You know something just occurred to me. If the Fest is always in April/May most of the north is still dealing with snow that time of year.

To hell with that... lol

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they have alternated between april/may and august, so far.

[mlee]

Originally Posted by Firefighter

You know something just occurred to me. If the Fest is always in April/May most of the north is still dealing with snow that time of year.

To hell with that... lol

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LOL.. no it's not. If we are up North it's in the Summer like it was two years in August. Down South to beat the heat it needs to be earlier.