Welcome to the official thread for all information regarding
The 5th Annual A.C.E.S. Northern Regional Car Show
Hosted by the Northern Ohio Chevelle Club (NOCC)


Please bookmark this page as we will be updating the first post with all information on a regular basis
(that way you won't have to search all over the place for updates)
:hurray:


As many of you know, the CanAm club did a GREAT job of hosting this show in Niagara Falls through 2006. This year, the NOCC (Northern Ohio Chevelles Club) is getting the chance to host this show in Hudson Ohio (a bit south of Cleveland). We at the NOCC know that the CanAm show will be a tough act to follow, but we will certainly do our best to live up to what has been built before us. We look forward to working with any and all clubs and individuals who would like to offer help in any way. Please do not be shy! This is a great event and we are looking to make it as enjoyable as possible for everyone involved!




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Vital StatisticsThe WHAT: The 5th Annual A.C.E.S. Northern Regional Car Show The WHERE: The Hudson Holiday Inn in tropical Hudson, Ohio The WHEN: July 20th, 21st, and 22nd The WHY: To meet friends we didn't know we had, to meet friends we new we had, and....best of all....spend an entire weekend surrounded by some of the nicest Chevelles (and people) in the country. The WHO: All stock, modified, survivor, and Pro-Street 1964-1988 Chevelles, Malibus, Wagons, El Caminos, Sprints, and 1962-1969 Beaumonts. (well....Chevelles are people too right?) You do not have to be an A.C.E.S. member to attend but we strongly encourage you to become a member as it is a great club with lots of benefits. Everyone is welcome to attend (we'll even let Chuck in if we have to :D ) even if you don't have a car to enter. The HOW: Get directions using Google Maps HERE (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=&daddr=240+East+Hines+Rd,+Hudson,+OH+44236&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=41.903538,67.851563&ie=UTF8&z=5&ll=41.277806,-81.518555&spn=19.923213,48.339844&om=1&iwloc=addr) (I've already filled in the 'ending' address...I'm nice like that) You can push, pull, trailer, or drive your car in as there will be plenty of space for just about all sizes of trailers/rigs.



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About The Showhttp://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/COE_NOCC.jpg



Click HERE (http://www.mucksgarage.com/NVMYMalibu/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=4248&g2_GALLERYSID=3f96b77592980003e7e8971e66b7a30e) to download this flyer (This is a .pdf file)

Holiday Inn key points

This Holiday Inn is a 'Holidome' which means that it is not your typical Holiday Inn (much nicer amenities)
Beautiful Indoor Pool
Full-service mid-scale restaurant
Newly renovated 'Cruiser's' Bar
Newly Renovated Rooms
Thursday night rate is $69.00
Friday and Saturday night rate is $79.00
Get All Hotel Information as well as Pictures and nearby attractions at this link: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/cakcl?rpb=hotel&crUrl=/h/d/hi/1/en/mapsearchresults
Other Points of Interest:For those who would like to 'go their own way' or who are planning on arriving earlier in the week for an extended vacation, we are working on a list of area attractions and places of interest and will post those in the near future.

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F.A.Q.'s (Frequently Asked Questions)



Q: How Do I Sign Up?
A: You will need to click HERE (http://chevelles.figure-8.com/pdfs/2007Flyer.pdf) to download and print out our entry form. This is in .pdf format and you will need Adobe Acrobat to open this (most computers already have this installed).
Q: I can't download your entry form...what do I do?
A: If you are unable to download and/or unable to open a .pdf file...please contact Carl Nichols at N.Ohio.Chevelles@SBCGlobal.net
Q: How Much Is This Going To Cost Me???
A: Event registration is $25.00 for all three days. T-Shirts are $12.00 each if you pre-order them on your registration form.
Q: Can I Register The Day Of The Show?
A: The only way to make sure that we will have a space for you and your car(s) is if you pre-register by June 20th, 2007. We will do our best to accomodate late registrants but cannot make any promises.
Q: Boy, Getting a Hotel Room In Tropical Hudson, Ohio Must Be Tough (and Expensive). How much is this going to set my wallet back??
A: We brokered our best deal with the Holiday Inn and have secured a room rate of $79.00/night but ONLY if you pre-register with the hotel by NO LATER than June 20th, 2007. If you arrive on Thursday, you will only pay $69.00 (but $79.00/night Friday and Saturday nights). Just call 1-888-403-0031 and mention that you are with the Northern Ohio Chevelles event.
Q: I plan on arriving a day early, do you guys need any help?
A: Absopositively!!! We could use all the help you are willing to give. Just contact us at N.Ohio.Chevelles@sbcglobal.net (N.Ohio.Chevelles@sbcglobal.net) and we WILL put you to work :yes:
Q: Will Chuck Hanson Be There?
A: Since this is a bon-a-fide ACES event, Chuck will definitely be there.
Q: I/My Club would like to help out in some way, who do I contact to find out what I/we can do?
A: Now that's the spirit!!! We would love any/all help that you can give us. Whether it be ideas, pointers, physical labor, moral support, please contact us at N.Ohio.Chevelles@sbcglobal.net (N.Ohio.Chevelles@sbcglobal.net) and we will get back to you PRONTO!
Q: Where The Heck Is 'Tropical' Hudson, Ohio???
A: You mean, you have never heard of Hudson, Ohio??? Hudson is about 30 minutes South of Cleveland and about the same from Akron. It's a nice rural-type area that is very close to a lot of different attractions. You can get directions by going here: Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=&daddr=240+East+Hines+Rd,+Hudson,+OH+44236&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=41.903538,67.851563&ie=UTF8&z=5&ll=41.277806,-81.518555&spn=19.923213,48.339844&om=1&iwloc=addr) (I've already put the Hotel address in it for you....you just need to provide your 'starting' address). Hudson is accessible from I80 (Ohio Turnpike), I71, I77, 271, and in close proximity to I90/Rt 2.
Q: What Is The Adress Of The Hotel?
A: Holiday Inn Hudson, 240 East Hines Rd, Hudson, Ohio, 44236
Q: I will be trailering my car, will you have enough room for parking it?
A: Yes, we will have plenty of room for trailer parking. Make sure to stipulate the size of your trailer on the registration form so that we can plan out the parking.
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Important Links



NOCC Website: http://chevelles.figure-8.com (http://chevelles.figure-8.com/)
Show Registration Form: http://chevelles.figure-8.com/pdfs/2007Flyer.pdf (http://chevelles.figure-8.com/pdfs/2007Flyer.pdf)
Directions: Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=&daddr=240+East+Hines+Rd,+Hudson,+OH+44236&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=41.903538,67.851563&ie=UTF8&z=5&ll=41.277806,-81.518555&spn=19.923213,48.339844&om=1&iwloc=addr)
Contact Us: N.Ohio.Chevelles@sbcglobal.net (N.Ohio.Chevelles@sbcglobal.net)
Download Our Events Schedule: Event Schedule (http://www.mucksgarage.com/NVMYMalibu/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=4248&g2_GALLERYSID=3f96b77592980003e7e8971e66b7a30e)




Key Dates to Remember



Dates of Show: July 20th, 21st, and 22nd 2007
Final Date For Pre-Registration for Show: June 20th, 2007
Final Date To Lock In Room Reservations at $79.00/night: June 20th, 2007

That certainly covers all my questions except maybe one. Trailer parking??. The N.J. guys will be coming. We booked rooms for 8 guys with 6 cars/6 trailers.

Bill

There will be plenty of trailer parking available but make sure that you stipulate that on your registration form so we can plan out the parking. If you didn't stipulate that, then contact Carl at N.Ohio.Chevelles@sbcglobal.net with the particulars. If you did stipulate that, then all is good!

Shawn

Our goal is to make this one of the best regional events around and we are planning many activities for the weekend.Cruises,lots of prizes,lots of trophies,tons of fun,AWESOME cars from bone stock original to Pro-Street and race.If any of the other ACES associate clubs want to present their own favorite pick award or help in any way,please contact me:J.P a70chevelle1@juno.com or (216)789-2518.:hurray: :yes:

That certainly covers all my questions except maybe one. Trailer parking??. The N.J. guys will be coming. We booked rooms for 8 guys with 6 cars/6 trailers.

Quite excited about the show!!..looking forward to going.

One of the "Jersey guys"

That certainly covers all my questions except maybe one. Trailer parking??. The N.J. guys will be coming. We booked rooms for 8 guys with 6 cars/6 trailers.

Does that include me Bill :D.

I intend on being there, it's just going to be a little tough doing 2 shows 8 hours away in the same month.

Does that include me Bill :D.



Um... I meant 9 guys and 7 cars/trailers:thumbsup: If you think about it, it might be easier to just have the show here:D

Does that include me Bill :D.

I intend on being there, it's just going to be a little tough doing 2 shows 8 hours away in the same month.

We have faith in your ability to adapt to the rigors of the road :thumbsup:

Quite excited about the show!!..looking forward to going.

One of the "Jersey guys"

We're excited too! I've seen your car up close at CB05 (at least I'm pretty sure it was you) and maybe even CB06 and can't wait to have it as a part of our show.

I looks like you'll have a bunch of us Long Islanders as well. So far 4 members with 3 cars. Your show was a long topic of conversation at our last meeting so we expect quite a few more.

I looks like you'll have a bunch of us Long Islanders as well. So far 4 members with 3 cars. Your show was a long topic of conversation at our last meeting so we expect quite a few more.


Great! The more the merrier!

I wonder which club will have the most members present???

Hmmmmm..... ;)

Great! The more the merrier!

I wonder which club will have the most members present???

Hmmmmm..... ;)


I hope the Northern Ohio Chevelle Club. lol. Nice job on the post!!!

P.S. For those of you arriving extra early – The Holiday Inn hosts a local Cruise Inn on Thursday nights with a DJ. See www.cruisintimes.org (http://www.cruisintimes.org/) for more info.

Also for anyone who is planning on early arrival,for Thursday night only your rate will only be $69.00.($10.00 off )More money you can spend at Summit Racing:hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

Love the flyer :thumbsup:

Love the flyer :thumbsup:

Thanks!

P.S. For those of you arriving extra early – The Holiday Inn hosts a local Cruise Inn on Thursday nights with a DJ. See www.cruisintimes.org (http://www.cruisintimes.org/) for more info.

We'll be the extra early birds. I'll be there Tuesday evening with the whole family.:thumbsup:

We'll be the extra early birds. I'll be there Tuesday evening with the whole family.:thumbsup:

Wow....looks like we have about 4 people we can add to the 'setup crew' ;)

We'll be the extra early birds. I'll be there Tuesday evening with the whole family.:thumbsup:

Hey Rob, if you want you could bring the family over to my house for some dinner and a couple of :beers: Or anybody else for that may be in early for that matter..I'm only about 20 miles from Hudson..

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OK,we were just going to let this be a surprize at registration but now that we have it locked in for sure so I'm letting one of the cats out of the bag,we'll let the rest out later.The first 150 people to register will be getting a toolbox with a Stanley 10 piece 1/4" drive socket set and a shakelite Flashlight that dose not need batteries,there will be other stuff in the toolbox but we'll let those cats out later,don't wait around.REGISTER today as we are getting registrations every week from Ohio and other states:thumbsup: :hurray:

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Let's keep it at the top :thumbsup:

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Hey everybody, I just joined the group yesterday, but registered for the show a couple weeks ago. I live just a couple of miles from where the show is going to be. Some of You will probably like to know that there is a Harley Davidson dealership right across the street from the Hudson hoilday inn where the show is going to be.

Welcome to the club 72Malivert!!!

The Harley Davidson dealership across the street is very much into the 'muscle car' scene and we are working on a possible collaboration with them. We'll keep everyone posted as things unfold.

The "I-Just-Got-Done-Scrubbin'-And-Shinin'-For-The-AutoRama-On-A-Friday-Night" bump! :beers:

bump for the Saturday crowd :)

To The Top!

Met some of the members from the Michigan club when we were in Detroit on Saturday:beers: Looks like we will have T-Man and crew at our show in July.:hurray:
Chime in if some of your club will be represented.

Bueller...Bueller shake it up!!!:thumbsup:

At least one of us from the Maryland Chevelle Club will be there....me so far, I'm trying to get a list of who is planning to go.

Sent my registration in on January 28th. Was I first?

Anybody going to the Cleveland Auto Rama this weekend? My '70 LS 5 resto/mod coupe that I'm bringing to Hudson should be there in Micky Hale's display, along with Lee Weber's '69 396 Camaro. I'm coming up on Sunday. Maybe I'll see some of you guys there!

Andy

The club will have a 100' x 25' display at autorama,we will start setting it up at noon Wednesday and move the cars in on Thursday.See ya there!!!

There is a 'sneak' preview of our display at the Cleveland Auto-Rama here:

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1269281#post1269281

We'll post more pictures in that thread by the end of the weekend. This should give you an idea of the type of shows we put on. Our club took first prize in last year's Cleveland Auto-Rama for best Club Display and we are aiming to do it again this year!

All the club cars are moved in and the display is awesome.Stop by for bench racing and show info Friday 5pm-10pm,All day Sat and Sunday.We want to meet all the gearheads on TC.

HeyScott it was great to finally meet you today at Autorama and looking forward to seeing the car as soon as the weather breaks.

HeyScott it was great to finally meet you today at Autorama and looking forward to seeing the car as soon as the weather breaks.

Right back at you, and the display looked GREAT....Nice job guys :thumbsup: :beers:

Our club display took 1st place for the second year in a row.1st:hurray:

Hey, guys. Congratulations! :thumbsup: It looked awesome!!

Great to meet some of you all. See you in July.

Andy

Thanks Andy!

It was great meating you and putting a face to a name!

Shawn

Great seeing a few of you guys, congrats on the display:thumbsup:

Our club display took 1st place for the second year in a row.1st = $750.00:hurray:

Congrats :thumbsup: Any pics?

Here's some pics from our club display at the 2007 Cleveland Auto-Rama

http://www.mucksgarage.com/NVMYMalibu/main.php?g2_itemId=8556

Our display at the Cleveland Auto-Rama was successful not only for our club, but for the Northern Regional as well. We received several new entries who have never been to a Chevellabration before and have several others in the 'pipeline'. Bringing fresh faces to an ACES event is always a good thing!

I think this question has been sufficiently answered, but at the risk of sounding like a complete idiot, I ask it anyway. This has been brought to my attention by a couple of the folks coming from NJ. Question: The show is on Fri, Sat, and Sun (20th, 21st, &22nd of July) ... Does this mean the show will start on Fri morning at 8 or 9ish, with all/most of the cars out on the show field, or is Fri an "informal, get there and set-up" day, where cars will be coming in throughout the day and the show will actually start on Sat morning at 8:00?

I think this question has been sufficiently answered, but at the risk of sounding like a complete idiot, I ask it anyway. This has been brought to my attention by a couple of the folks coming from NJ. Question: The show is on Fri, Sat, and Sun (20th, 21st, &22nd of July) ... Does this mean the show will start on Fri morning at 8 or 9ish, with all/most of the cars out on the show field, or is Fri an "informal, get there and set-up" day, where cars will be coming in throughout the day and the show will actually start on Sat morning at 8:00?

Bill
Friday will be more informal get together set-up day. The show will start on Saturday Morning. We are going to set the exact times for our events at our next club meeting (April 3rd).

Bill
Friday will be more informal get together set-up day. The show will start on Saturday Morning. We are going to set the exact times for our events at our next club meeting (April 3rd).
EDIT: OK Mark: That answers our scheduling question. We have a 7 or 8 hour drive, and we were wondering if we should try to get there Thur afternoon, or use Fri as the traveling day, and get there late Fri afternoon. We should pull in with 6 trailers full of Chevelles, around 5 or 6 PM Thur...

Bill,make sure you call the hotel and get the Thurs night $69 dollar rate as Fri and Sat are $79.They gave us a better rate for the early birds and I don't have it confirmed but there is supposed to be a cruise-in at the hotel put on by another business.:hurray: :beers:

Bill,make sure you call the hotel and get the Thurs night $69 dollar rate as Fri and Sat are $79.They gave us a better rate for the early birds and I don't have it confirmed but there is supposed to be a cruise-in at the hotel put on by another business.:hurray: :beers:

Bill,make sure you call the hotel and get the Thurs night $69 dollar rate as Fri and Sat are $79.They gave us a better rate for the early birds and I don't have it confirmed but there is supposed to be a cruise-in at the hotel put on by another business.:hurray: :beers:

We won't be there till fri. I had the days wrong in that last post. I fixed it. we should be pulling in Fri afternoon/late....

Bill,

As mentioned above, Friday is more of a clean-the-dirt-from-the-road-off-of-your-car-and-sit-around-BS'in-day. We'll be there waiting for ya!

What's going to be going on on Thursday?? We plan on being out there some time on Thursday to do a little bit of additional sightseeing. I'm not sure yet if I'm leaving Wed. night late or early Thursday morning. I just am curious to know if anyone from the Ohio club will be there on Thursday afternoon. I was planning on dropping the truck & trailer at the hotel and using the car to do the running around in, but it for whatever reason it rains, I'll need to unhitch the trailer.

Tom
The hotel has a local Cruise in on Thursday nights about 100 cars on a good night. I have not been to it but it had a great write up in our local Cruisin times magazine. If the weather is nice - I will be there.

For local car stuff visit www.cruisintimes.org (http://www.cruisintimes.org)

That's what I wanted to here Mark, thanks a bunch!!

We should have a finalized event schedule ready to post by this coming weekend.

Stay tuned.......

Just a quick "Happy Easter" to everyone.

Hope this day finds all in good health!

There are still rooms available at HI. Just be aware they are playing games with the rate. typical

There are still rooms available at HI. Just be aware they are playing games with the rate. typical


Greg, what do you mean they are 'playing games with the rate'? Let me know via private message so that we can look into it if need be.

Thanks,
Shawn

How many cars are registered now?

How many cars are registered now?

Lou,

I don't have the exact numbers, but I'm sure that Carl can find out for you. Just email him N.Ohio.Chevelles@sbcglobal.net (N.Ohio.Chevelles@sbcglobal.net)and he'll get back to you as quickly as he can.

Thanks,
Shawn

Only about three months until the show.

We have some serious door prizes and give-aways for this show as well as some AWESOME items to raffle off. You will NOT be disappointed with this show!

Shawn,

Hello. Sorry I got sidetracked a couple of times. I guess I should have been more descriptive with my previous post.

Originally, I had planned to come up for one day, Saturday. But after some discussion with fellow Central Ohio Chevelle Club members I decided to come up Friday and stay over.

So I called the other day. They (HI) asked me, literally, "why I was staying there?" Which I thought was a strange question in it's self. After all the arrangements were made and I asked for a conformation number. I proceeded to ask for the rate. They quoted me $99 a night. I said, "No", that's not right. Then, they proceeded to ask ME what the "rate" was. Hmmm?

This isn't anything new. This is a game that all hotels play, hoping no one will say anything so they can make a few extra bucks. I run into it all the time especially when there is something going on in the area. I think when the hotels make prearrangements and then start to get booked. They start jacking the rate around. They will also say all they have are suites.

I also ran into this problem with my Nashville reservations. I called the top 3 hotels back in October. NO VACANCY. I called after Thanksgiving and they only had suites for 150. I have since called 3 more different hotels in the area and rates of 89, 99, and 139.
Two years ago I waited until the day of the show and got the best rate. Go figure.

Man, sorry about the rant. You’d think my wife was telling the story. Guess I just needed to vent.

Thanks,
Greg

Greg,

I see what you mean now. Yeah, hotels do tend to do that. They also tend to get the reservation wrong (one King bed instead of two full/queens....smoking instead of non-smoking...etc). We had the same problem the last two years at CB.

I just want to make sure that you did receive the correct rate. If you didn't let me know. I'm going to make sure that the hotel knows exactly what they should be doing with the rate for our event so (hopefully) this doesn't happen again.

Thanks for your input,
Shawn

Another question that has come up from the NJ folks. We are wondering where the actual show will be held. Is it in a lot at the hotel. Is it a wide open asphalt parking lot, or is there grass islands with trees. The reason for the questions is, we usually set up two 12 x 12 tents somewhere away from the cars, if it's a windy/dangerous situation, to get out of the that mid afternoon sun (lets hope it's sun coming down and not......)

Can't really tell from the hotel pics on their web site, and having never been there, just curious as to what the layout is like.

Bill,

The short answer: All cars will be on asphalt and there will be places for tents (although the amount of space for tents MAY be limited). Some or all Vendor spaces may be on gravel.


The Long answer: The show takes place in the entire Holiday Inn parking lot. The lot is large and has several 'areas' that can be used for tents and shade. All cars will be parked on asphalt. Our club plans on laying out the show areas as soon as the weather breaks around here (just had 4 straight days of snow and cold). We will be laying out areas for tents but, to be honest, the tents probably wont be real close to the cars due to the layout of the lot. The good news is that we will have pretty much complete use of the entire grounds to do as we please.

I know this all sounds vague, but until we do a complete measurement and layout for the show grounds, we really can't get much more specific. The weather looks to break in the next week so we should be able to get specifics in the next two weeks. Once we do, we will post them here.

Satellite shot of the entire complex:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=&daddr=240+East+Hines+Rd,+Hudson,+OH+44236&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=53.564699,81.738281&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=19&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr&num=10

You should be able to zoom in quite close to see the area. Google has an old picture of the site as all of the construction across the street is long done and is really just a field now (which is where most/all of the trailers will be parked...right in front of a large Harley Davidson Dealer). We will have complete run of just about ALL areas in the Hotel Parking Lot as well as the adjacent building to the south.

Thanks,
Shawn

A NOTE TO EVERYBODY ABOUT MAKING RESERVATIONS AT THE HOLIDAY INN


When placing reservations for this event, it is IMPERATIVE that you mention that you are 'WITH THE NORTHERN OHIO CHEVELLES EVENT'. You need to say this pretty much exactly. I know it sounds petty but that is how it needs to be done.

I bring this up because a few people have been having trouble getting the correct rates for our show. In speaking with the Holiday Inn, they said that the wording is specific. If you use any other wording, the reservation staff may not catch the correct event and give erroneous information/rates.

If anyone has trouble getting the correct rates, DO NOT SETTLE FOR HIGHER RATES. Call back and use the specific wording above or ask for a manager. If all else fails, please contact me by Private Message and I will do my best to assist you.

Thank you for your patience and understanding,
Shawn

Hey Guys,
This may sound like a dumb question, but do you have to be an ACES member to attend this show? Or is that just for Chevella~bration?
Thanks,
Brian

Brian,

While this is an ACES sponsored event, you do NOT have to be an ACES member to attend. The Chevellabration in Tennessee is an ACES members only show. A.C.E.S. is a great club that offers many great benefits, and we definitely recommend that you think about joining.

Thanks,
Shawn

Thanks Shawn for the info.
I'm already a member of ACES. I have a friend that is in the process of finishing up a 70 Elcamino. He found a link to the show thru an Elcamino site. I thought I'd post the question for him.
I wasn't sure if you were required to be an Aces member for all the Aces reginal shows or not.
He is very interested in going. I'm still riding the fence, and haven't decided yet.
I also sent him a link to this thread, so he can check it out. :D
Thanks again Shawn. :thumbsup:

No problem Brian! I should have read your sig :)

Made reservations today:thumbsup: . No real problems. they had the speacial rate listed at the correct $79, but didn't have the 'early bird' $69. When I questioned it they checked and corrected...no problem.:hurray: :hurray:

Made reservations today:thumbsup: . No real problems. they had the speacial rate listed at the correct $79, but didn't have the 'early bird' $69. When I questioned it they checked and corrected...no problem.:hurray: :hurray:

Glad to hear everything worked out ok for you!

It will be great to see you Long Islanders out in this neck 'o the woods!

You may want to bring some of those CB'06 videos (or CB'07 if you have it ready by the show). I'm sure there would be a demand for them.

Shawn

It will be great to see you Long Islanders out in this neck 'o the woods!

8 Adults and 9 kids so far. We also have a few guys on the fence.. but I'm hoping for at least a car load or two more.

8 Adults and 9 kids so far. We also have a few guys on the fence.. but I'm hoping for at least a car load or two more.

Awesome! Now get those guys off 'the fence' and down to our show :beers:

Shawn

....I'm still riding the fence, and haven't decided yet. ...

Brian

It would be great to see you again, since we seem to be on alternating years for CB in Goodletsville!

Hope to see you there! :beers:

Andy

Hey Guys, I just called and made my reservations for the Hotel, No problems what so ever and I got the going Rate. I will be driving up on Friday with my buddy and Chevelle owner as well.

Looking forward to seeing some nice Chevelles and putting some faces to the names of helpfull people I have had the pleasure of dealing with on this site!

PS. We are not taking our Chevelles, and I was wondering if we should register or will the raffles and any special events be open to everyone?

Thanks in Advance for any info provided on my question!!

Hey Shawn, Have been thinking about coming up to your show if I can get off work. You think you could fit a 32ft gooseneck trailer in. :yes:

John,

We would be happy to have ya' at our show. We have a huge parking area for trucks/trailers across the street in front of a large Harley Davidson dealership (who is also a show sponsor) so parking your trailer will be no problem at all.

Try to drag some of your club buddies up here too (the more the merrier).

Shawn

Up for the Sunday crowd

Little Bump here since we are getting closer. Shawn has new job so he hasn't had a chance to monitor Team Chevlle lately.:)

Just sent my registration in this week... :thumbsup:

Just sent my registration in this week... :thumbsup:
Thanks Bill - Do you know Joan and John Padgett from Georgia - They sent their registration in this week.

mine goes in the mail Monday.

Mark tell Cody I want to know how the cavs are doing.

Thanks Bill - Do you know Joan and John Padgett from Georgia - They sent their registration in this week.

I know...talked them into it at Nashville last week. :thumbsup:

HELP--- SEND me a Reg. Form. Need to reg. before the 18-20 Going to Brooklyn Mich. then to Sonoma Calif. I have a room at the H. Inn can I just show up with my 70 El Camino??????
Bob Inhoff

HELP--- SEND me a Reg. Form. Need to reg. before the 18-20 Going to Brooklyn Mich. then to Sonoma Calif. I have a room at the H. Inn can I just show up with my 70 El Camino??????
Bob Inhoff

The Elky's goin prime time! Way to go, Bob!! :thumbsup:

See you then.

Andy

I see you guys are cruizing to the Hall Of fame on Saturday. When is a good time frame to just come down and see the cars on Saturday in Hudson before you leave for the HOF?

Well I FINALLY sent my form in today.. Of course there are conflicting things going on all weekend, but I do plan on coming for the day on Saturday and hope to cruise to the R&R HOF, depending on what time you go..

Have you set the route yet?? If it's too late & may have to peel off at my house (about 15 miles from Cleveland)..

Anyway, looking forward to meeting some of you guys (or seeing others)..

Scott

Just sent my registration in yesterday and now I might not be able to make it.
My son Tanner was picked for the All-star team and the first game is July 7th so if they are winning I wont be there.
if that happens drink one for me.

just one :( how about a couple:D

if I dont make it can someone bring my shirt to me?
I go to the Ryder shop on brookpark rd. Mon. thru Fri.

if I dont make it can someone bring my shirt to me?
I go to the Ryder shop on brookpark rd. Mon. thru Fri.

What not make it????:noway: Who is going to keep Larry in line for me? Well, we might be able to work something out, one of our members, also named Don, also has a red 70 Chevelle SS, has his shop on Brookpark near the "show girl bars". You could probably pick it up there - send me a PM.

I see you guys are cruizing to the Hall Of fame on Saturday. When is a good time frame to just come down and see the cars on Saturday in Hudson before you leave for the HOF?

We just finished up the final schedule last night - Line up for the RR HOF starts at 4:00 pm - leaving at 4:15. I will type up the schedule sometime today, would you like to see it?

mine goes in the mail Monday.

Mark tell Cody I want to know how the cavs are doing.

Donny - I missed this message - We will get em next year, I will pass the message onto Cody.

What not make it????:noway: Who is going to keep Larry in line for me? Well, we might be able to work something out, one of our members, also named Don, also has a red 70 Chevelle SS, has his shop on Brookpark near the "show girl bars". You could probably pick it up there - send me a PM.

Mark,
you should give Denver the job of keeping Larry in line.
if I end up not making it ill pm you.

What not make it????:noway: Who is going to keep Larry in line for me? Well, we might be able to work something out, one of our members, also named Don, also has a red 70 Chevelle SS, has his shop on Brookpark near the "show girl bars". You could probably pick it up there - send me a PM.

Mark, I will keep Larry in line as I will bring some Amber Lager, show girl bars too, I may not even unload the car! ..... Frank

We just finished up the final schedule last night - Line up for the RR HOF starts at 4:00 pm - leaving at 4:15. I will type up the schedule sometime today, would you like to see it?

yes

yes

Yes too.

I triple that yes. ;)

quadrayes :D

Lets get this back to the top so people can see the schedule.

Good weather has been ordered for this show.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r63/138car/Junk/HudsonWeather.jpg

Good weather has been ordered for this show.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r63/138car/Junk/HudsonWeather.jpg

Just like I ordered it :thumbsup::cool::beers:

Hi,

I would like to stop by Friday evening to join the cruise to Summit if I may.
I am not registered and will not be able to attend Saturday or Sunday.
What is the departure time for the cruise to Summit?

We just finished up the final schedule last night - Line up for the RR HOF starts at 4:00 pm - leaving at 4:15. I will type up the schedule sometime today, would you like to see it?

OK, that was about 3 weeks ago... any word on the final sched. I'm leaving soon;)

And how about an update on the Route 8 construction for us arriving from the north.

And how about parking at the HOF? Will there be an area for us to park together - like maybe a mini cruise of sorts? How about a lot attendant, or someone to make sure they'll be okay while we're inside?

OK, that was about 3 weeks ago... any word on the final sched. I'm leaving soon;)

ACES Northern Regional - Schedule of daily events *** Subject to Change ***
FRIDAY
10:00 Start Early Registration
11:00 Meet & Greet early arrivals
5:00 Cruise to Summit Racing

SATURDAY
10:00 Open Registration
11:00 Start Kids Games
Duck Pull
Coloring Contest
Car Care Seminar
12:00 Break for Lunch
Begin Participant Voting
1:00 Adult / Kids Games
Creeper Races
Hot Wheels
Hillbilly Horseshoes /or/ Rod Toss
3:00 Voting Ends
4:00
50/50 pull
Drivers gather for Cruise to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Departure promptly at 4:15
NOCC car every 12 or so
9:00 Final Drawings for the Reverse Raffle

SUNDAY
9:30 – 11:00 - Awards
10:00 Pocket Bike Raffle pull
11:00 Goodbye

:thumbsup:

And how about an update on the Route 8 construction for us arriving from the north.

http://www.buckeyetraffic.org/otis/roads/default.asp

There is still construction on Rt 8 north of the Turnpike - Link above for latest info.

Hi,

I would like to stop by Friday evening to join the cruise to Summit if I may.
I am not registered and will not be able to attend Saturday or Sunday.
What is the departure time for the cruise to Summit?

You are welcome to join us. See you at 5 pm.

And how about parking at the HOF? Will there be an area for us to park together - like maybe a mini cruise of sorts? How about a lot attendant, or someone to make sure they'll be okay while we're inside?

We are still working on this issue - Our # 1 option fell through. Where ever we end up parking - I will personally be looking after parked cars with Joe (VP of our Club ) and my son. Joe and I toured the Rock Hall with the VP of Marketing a few months ago so we don't need to see it again. It's a cool place!!

Anyway - We have a couple of options - Parking on the front lawn of the Science Center or in a Parking Lot Near the Rock Hall. We are trying to get the cars grouped together. There will be some sort of parking fee. Sorry, we dont have much pull with the City of Cleveland - and we did try....

We are still working on this issue - Our # 1 option fell through. Where ever we end up parking - I will personally be looking after parked cars with Joe (VP of our Club ) and my son. Joe and I toured the Rock Hall with the VP of Marketing a few months ago so we don't need to see it again. It's a cool place!!

Anyway - We have a couple of options - Parking on the front lawn of the Science Center or in a Parking Lot Near the Rock Hall. We are trying to get the cars grouped together. There will be some sort of parking fee. Sorry, we dont have much pull with the City of Cleveland - and we did try....

:hurray:OK - We worked out parking - Just north, across the street from Cleveland Brown Stadium. Its a 400 spot parking lot, The guy is only charging us $1 per car, and it will be Chevelle Parking only. Its about a 5 minute walk to the Rock Hall.

Will there be any vendors, or parts for sale at the event?

:hurray:OK - We worked out parking - Just north, across the street from Cleveland Brown Stadium. Its a 400 spot parking lot, The guy is only charging us $1 per car, and it will be Chevelle Parking only. Its about a 5 minute walk to the Rock Hall.

That's great, Mark! Thanks!! :thumbsup:

Is the lot paved?

The weather should be about perfect! Mark any idea on a prelim head count? Frank

The weather should be about perfect! Mark any idea on a prelim head count? Frank

I saw they were talking about this on another post - but since you asked Frank.... We have 131 pre-registered cars. There are at least 5 guys that do not have show cars but have Chevelles that will join us on our Cruises. We expect about 20 people to try and register that day. We have room for extra cars but they may not be parked in their specific class. We want to make sure our pre-registered cars are taken care of first!!!

Oh did I forget to mention - The NOCC cars will there also - so get ready for to see 150+++ Chevelles, Malibus and El Caminos.

:hurray:OK - We worked out parking - Just north, across the street from Cleveland Brown Stadium. Its a 400 spot parking lot, The guy is only charging us $1 per car, and it will be Chevelle Parking only. Its about a 5 minute walk to the Rock Hall.

What about us trailer queen guys :D I will be taking my dually to HOF and will need to park it there. Can I park wiht the cars??

ALbert

Will there be any vendors, or parts for sale at the event?

I heard that Hinshaws may be vending there? Someone will chime in to confirm this. Frank

I heard that Hinshaws may be vending there? Someone will chime in to confirm this. Frank

Hinshaws Chevelles will be there with many parts - some other vendors also. Visit our website.

What about us trailer queen guys :D I will be taking my dually to HOF and will need to park it there. Can I park wiht the cars??

ALbert

Albert - I am sure you can drive your dually down and park with us or you can hitch a ride in a Chevelle..... - What no friends. Just Kidding - We are happy you are coming!!!

I heard that Hinshaws may be vending there? Someone will chime in to confirm this. Frank

Frank,
Absolutely James Hinshaw will be there. I spoke with him this afternoon on this very subject. I'll be picking up my order at the show. :cool:

I'll tell ya what boys.. based on the cars/owners that I know who are coming to this show.. it is gunna be one Hell of a Show!! Some incredible cars will be onhand for sure!! Bring the extra set of batteries and the extra Memory card too!! :yes:

I saw they were talking about this on another post - but since you asked Frank.... We have 131 pre-registered cars. There are at least 5 guys that do not have show cars but have Chevelles that will join us on our Cruises. We expect about 20 people to try and register that day. We have room for extra cars but they may not be parked in their specific class. We want to make sure our pre-registered cars are taken care of first!!!

Oh did I forget to mention - The NOCC cars will there also - so get ready for to see 150+++ Chevelles, Malibus and El Caminos.

I missed out on pre-registration because I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to make it to the show.
Will I be able to come and register Saturday morning?

You will be able to register but we may not have room to park you next to the cars in your class. Cost will be $30.

What about us trailer queen guys :D I will be taking my dually to HOF and will need to park it there. Can I park wiht the cars??

ALbert

Hey! I was gonna ride in the COPO to the HOF....

Hey! I was gonna ride in the COPO to the HOF....

Hey!! I drove to the track in MD..its your turn to drive :D

Hey!! I drove to the track in MD..its your turn to drive :D

Um, um, um, oh yea. I know, we'll get Kenny to drive. He'll drive his Chevelle anywhere.

Hey! I was gonna ride in the COPO to the HOF....

You always have a seat in my 70 Bill :D :D :D :D :D :D

You will be able to register but we may not have room to park you next to the cars in your class. Cost will be $30.

That's fine, not interested in judging or awards, as long as there is room to park somewhere. I'll park with the spectators at the hotel if need be.

You always have a seat in my 70 Bill :D :D :D :D :D :D

OK, Lets review. I can ride with Kenny, who has almost gotten me killed several times.

Then there's Albert who scared the crap out of me coming back from the drags in Maryland.

Then there's the Tom Rightler offer. How can I put this. I made that mistake once, riding with Tom around the Nashville speedway. Nuff said!!. I'll bring my bicycle and use that to get to the HOF. I could ride my bicycle to the HOF blindfolded, and have a better chance of getting there safely!

OK, Lets review. I can ride with Kenny, who has almost gotten me killed several times.

Then there's Albert who scared the crap out of me coming back from the drags in Maryland.

Then there's the Tom Rightler offer. How can I put this. I made that mistake once, riding with Tom around the Nashville speedway. Nuff said!!. I'll bring my bicycle and use that to get to the HOF. I could ride my bicycle to the HOF blindfolded, and have a better chance of getting there safely!

Bill...You're welcome to ride with me. I've got a 5 point harness installed on the pass side. ;)
And we'll have to stop for gas on the return. :D

Well, as I'm the early-bird for this one (got in at 1:30PM today), I went over to the local Wal-Mart and bought up their supply of the 'Old CI Rated' Delo.

They had it in quarts, 9 left. Sorry Guys;)

BTW, the gallon containers of all the Rotella, Delo, etc are the new CJ formula.

Bill...You're welcome to ride with me. I've got a 5 point harness installed on the pass side. ;)
And we'll have to stop for gas on the return. :D

Whats that old saying? Jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

Hey, how long will you guys be at Summit. I'd like to go, but I might miss the cruise. My ETA is around 5:00-5:30 PM., and I don't think I'll be ready to leave when you guys are ready. I was thinking of coming in on I-76 and stopping on the way through.

Hey, how long will you guys be at Summit. I'd like to go, but I might miss the cruise. My ETA is around 5:00-5:30 PM., and I don't think I'll be ready to leave when you guys are ready. I was thinking of coming in on I-76 and stopping on the way through.

Good plan - there is no set schedule for the return trip - we plan on leaving the hotel 5 ish. We will take the direct route to Summit South on 8 and east on 76 because of traffic conditions in the area. We have a back way to get home that should be an more relaxing drive around 6:30 - 7 pm. Maps will be handed out.

Sounds good, see ya then.

Don't forget to bring a toy for the "Toys for Tots" Box. It will be at the registration desk.
1 Toy = 5 extra door prize tickets.:hurray:

Don't forget to bring a toy for the "Toys for Tots" Box. It will be at the registration desk.
1 Toy = 5 extra door prize tickets.:hurray:

Now ya tell me

Now ya tell me

You still have time to go buy a toy!! I know it's on my list of to do things today :yes: that's for everyone by the way!

:hurray:OK - We worked out parking - Just north, across the street from Cleveland Brown Stadium. Its a 400 spot parking lot, The guy is only charging us $1 per car, and it will be Chevelle Parking only. Its about a 5 minute walk to the Rock Hall.

Yet another change to our Parking for the Rock Hall. I love the city of Cleveland. :noway:

They moved our Parking location to the Science Center - This is an 4 level lot. It is only a couple of years old - very nice parking garage. We have the 2nd level reserved for Chevelle Parking only. The good news is that this lot is a shorter walk to the Rock Hall. The bad news is that they will charge $5 per car. For those of you driving their tow vehicles instead of a Chevelle (Albert), I have parked my Avalanche in this garage before, so it will accommodate larger Pick Up's from a Height stand point.

Construction Update:

271 is still FUBAR but the traffic is barable. For 271 southbound the construction begins at Route 8... just stay in the Right lane to get off at 8. The left lane merges onto the northbound side with 1 lane in each direction. You will be sharing bridges. 271 northbound I'm not sure where the construction begins but I believe its about 2-3 miles before Route 8.

Just south of the 271 interchange Route 8 is chewed up a bit for preparation for paving. About 1000ft after Highland Rd. the northbound and southbound lanes are sharing the southbound side. The lanes are newly paved and there are two lanes in each direction. The lanes will split to their respective sides just before Hines Hill Rd/Holiday Inn.

Hopefully they won't be throwing water down on the roads to help keep the dust down. I've given up washing my DD as it's pointless.

Route 8 Northbound from 76/Akron is all good. No construction or major road hazzards. Just watch out on the "freeway" part of Route 8 as the Police have some very creative places to hide.

Since I live about 5 minutes from Summit I'll meet you guys there. If anyone wants to see my '69 project in its current state I'll be willing to "show" it at my house.

See you all soon.

I was wondering what route you guys are taking to the HOF ?? Riverviev road would be a nice scenic cruise IMHO :thumbsup: I know that's how I'm coming in...

Weather Update. :)
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For those interested... the weekly cruise-in at the Inn is tonight. Can't miss where it is.

Weather Update. :)
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r63/138car/Junk/HudsonWeatherUpdate.jpg

:thumbsup:

Live from Hudson Ohio, more to follow.
http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r63/138car/Hudson/

holding down the fort out in the parking lot from 12 -2 tongiht. We had a great time today. A little rough getting all these all trailer in here but we gotter done.:beers:

Did somebody spot the 'trunk monkey yet'? :)

More pictures from today :)
http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r63/138car/Hudson/?start=all
Really nice show!

Really nice pictures!

Let's keep them coming!

What a spectacular show! You all should be very proud of yourselves!! It's hard to believe this was your first ACES show. Very well organized and the weather was perfect to boot!

JoAnn and I had a great time and will definitely be back next year!

Thanks.

Andy

Hey Andy,

Thank you very much for the kind words. I know things got a bit dicey at times but we did our best to make things right. Believe me when I say that next year, there will be PLENTY of room for everyone and we will turn the organization up a notch or two.

We had an absolutely great time and it was our honor to be involved in an important event like this. Without great participants and cars, the show would not have been nearly as succesfull as it was.

We are busy compiling our pictures/videos into one place so that I can place them all on our website for everyone's enjoyment. Conversely, if anyone has pictures of the event that they would like to share, please host them and send me an email with links so that I can download them and host them on my site. PLEASE DO NOT email the files to me as my mailbox will not handle huge amounts of files.

Look for a thread recapping the show and the extracurricular activities, as well as links to pictures and videos, in the next few days.

Thanks!

Shawn

I also want to chime in and say what a great event it was.. And as one of the local boys, I sincerely hope that our out of town guests had a great time, and were treated in a hospitable fashion..

I hope everybody had a safe journey home as well :thumbsup:

Scott

The show was great, great people, great weather, not to mention the cars! I think it could have lasted a week and I wouldn't have had enough. It was really nice to put some names with some faces. Out growing your venue on the first show really says a lot for the guys that organized everything... Many thanks. :hurray: :thumbsup:

I got home around 6 PM tonight. Fairly uneventful ride home except for the jackass in the jeep that hit the side of my trailer on the PA turnpike :angry:
You guys put on a nice show, there are a few changes that I saw might need to be made, but overall, damn good job!! I'd like to come back again next year.

Hey Guys, I would really like to Thank everyone that was involved in organizing the event.(Great Job) I drove 8.5 hrs one way with my younger brother (Brian) and nieghbor (Fred) and it was well worth the trip. I had the pleasure of viewing some of the nicest chevelles we have ever seen, along with so many in one event. It was a Blast.
I also met some very nice people at the event including Chuck Hanson and that was cool.

Thanks again for a job well done. Steven. Rod

I had a great time at an excellent show. :thumbsup: Northern Ohio Chevelle Club. Also got to meet some more people and put some faces with the Team Chevelle names. SSal 396, Scott Salerno....I was hoping I'd get a chance to meet you as I have talked to you a few times on TC and here you park right next to me at the show :cool: Congrats on the award also. Bill Burke...Nice meeting you also, and everyone else. Excellent weekend!
My wife also wanted me to mention....seeing how she is not into the car scene :sad: that what a nice town Hudson is, and what great shopping it had. Thanks guys and girls as it ended up costing me more than I figured for the trip :clonk: LOL. Hope everyone made it home safe and sound. :beers:

Thanks for all the feedback guys! Glad to hear this was a positive experience for you.

For those of you who were able to complete the Event Evaluation form that was included in your registration packet, we will definitely make every effort to use your suggestions to improve the show! For those that forgot to hand it in or didn't realize it was in your packet, you can still fill it out and send it to us. Just send it to:

C Nichols
2481 Revere Drive
Akron, OH 44333

We appreciate any/all feedback that you are willing to give us.

Thanks!

Also got to meet some more people and put some faces with the Team Chevelle names. SSal 396, Scott Salerno....I was hoping I'd get a chance to meet you as I have talked to you a few times on TC and here you park right next to me at the show :cool: Congrats on the award also.

Yeah, it was great to finally meet you too, the funny thing is that I thought I recognized your car before I knew who you were, she sure is STUNNING :thumbsup: :D I wish there would have been more time to hang out by the car, but there was just too much to see & do (good problem:D)

And a BIG thanks on the congrats, to be honest it was the biggest honer I could have asked for just to place in that unbelievable line of 69 Chevelle's, it was such a pleasant surprise :thumbsup:

My only regret is not grabbing a room so I could hang out all weekend, but unfortunately, the kids baseball season is still plugging along and took up a lot of my "bench racing" time.. Oh well, at least I know better for next year :thumbsup:

Everyone

What a weekend. I have been to many car shows over the years and the people I continue to meet in the Chevelle world are the best!!!

Jersey guys - Hope you enjoyed the Sweet Tea
Long Island guys - Man you have a lot of kids
Michigan Guys - Downtown Cleveland will never be same - Thank you for turning E 9th Street into Woodward Ave.
PA guys - you were loaded for bear and brought some really high quality
Chevelles
Georgia folks - You always had a smile for me
Florida - 21 hours straight - that’s dedication
Indiana - I hope you enjoy your new shower courtesy of Moen Inc.
Ohio – I never realized there were so many nice Chevelles south of us – You should visit more often.
To all the states in attendance - thank you so much!!

Your words of encouragement throughout the weekend will drive all of us Northern Ohio Chevelle guys to bigger and better next year. I quote the wife of the Northern Ohio Chevelle President - Deb Nichols "We may be small in numbers but we are mighty in our actions" - Specials thanks to the entire crew who put on this event - Love ya!!!

From Joe & Mark and the Northern Ohio Chevelles - Good night from Cleveland - PS Wake me up in a week....

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photos from the roofhttp://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1129/dsc0149nf6.jpg
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Got home about 6:30 pm... tired and weary!! but full of fond memories of a great show!! I have not shown my 66 in some time.. so it was extra special to be able to display it for your 1st Regional. I met so many folks from Team Chevelle that I have spoken with for years and never really met face to face ( some are UGLY too.. he he..) and I made some new friends.. The weather could not have been more PERFECT!! anytime my car is on the showfield long after the official show is over, you know the threat of rain is 0%.. I pulled it in the trailer at 8:30 pm Sat. night!! You guys done great.. some things will need fixing and tweaking, but an open mind and open ears will take care of all that! Start looking for a bigger venue cuz yall out grew this one right out of the Gate!!

I will post pics in the coming days!

Mike Crown

I met so many folks from Team Chevelle that I have spoken with for years and never really met face to face ( some are UGLY too.. he he..) and I made some new friends..
Mike Crown

Screw you you bastid, we cant all have your good looks!


Good to see you again Mr. Crown.

NOC,, WOW! EXEMPLARY job.! Get your dates set for next year ASAP. We're waiting on ya!

Get your dates set for next year ASAP. We're waiting on ya!

We met with Chuck right after the awards ceremony on this very issue. We have a couple of things to button up first but we will have a set date in the very near future.

Thanks for the good words!

Shawn

Got home around Midnight last night...
Had a great time...thanks to all involved for putting on a super event.
The weather wasn't bad either. :thumbsup:
Man, was really hoping to win that kitchen sink...;)

My thanks to Mark, Larry, Joe, Shawn, Carl and all the members of Northern Ohio, I had a great time, didnt want to leave. There was something there for everybody in attendance also! Got to meet several TC members and also my man Mike, who will cause me to raise it up another notch :thumbsup:, I will be there next year maybe with a driver chevelle with beer wagon in tow! :beers: Frank

What can I add that hasn't already been said !! What a great show ! Tanner had a fantastic time as did Dottie and I. Hat's off to all you guys. See you next year for sure.

WOW what an awesome show! Unbelievable turnout! The crew that was behind this did an outstanding job! Thank you!! I only wish I could've spent the whole weekend there and participated in the cruise downtown. It was nice to meet some fellow TC members. :thumbsup:

A friend of mine that lives local came and took quite a few pictures and has posted them at the following link.
http://www.bsalscars.com/carshows.asp?strShow=ACES07

Great show. I didn't have my car there, but I was passing through the area and stopped in.

great show indeed!

What a great show. I want to thank everyone that attended for coming and sharing the weekend with us. Your generosity netted us dozens of toys and a big chunk of money for our charities, Toys for Tots and MS.

Thanks again, and next year I'll try to keep a larger batch of Sweet Tea on hand to keep those late nighters' well lubricated.

A friend of mine that lives local came and took quite a few pictures and has posted them at the following link.
http://www.bsalscars.com/carshows.asp?strShow=ACES07

Tell your friend thanks, that's one of the best pics I have of my car :thumbsup::beers:

Northern Ohio Chevelles you all did a fantastic job. Had a great time and will be back again next year.

Brian

Hey I'm still here:hurray::beers::hurray:

Where did everyone go?????:confused:

I got home around 6 PM tonight. Fairly uneventful ride home except for the jackass in the jeep that hit the side of my trailer on the PA turnpike :angry:
You guys put on a nice show, there are a few changes that I saw might need to be made, but overall, damn good job!! I'd like to come back again next year.

Hope you gave him hell, anyway...post some pics:thumbsup:

next year I'll try to keep a larger batch of Sweet Tea on hand to keep those late nighters' well lubricated.

Hopefully I won't have to wait that long :beers:

Shawn

Tell your friend thanks, that's one of the best pics I have of my car :thumbsup::beers:

I think we ought to sign him up for event photographer. :D He did take some quality pics...very nice!!

Let me know when you want me to mix up a batch, and I'll bring it. One condidtion though. Everyone has to have VB's phone number so we can call at the appropriate time, LOL.

Let me know when you want me to mix up a batch, and I'll bring it. One condidtion though. Everyone has to have VB's phone number so we can call at the appropriate time, LOL.


I will definitely take you up on that (but I'll give VB a REALLY small cup) :beers:

Had a great time - thks Ohio, you guys did a great job. First time in Cleveland - nice city was impressed, a lot cleaner then NYC. All though I did not sample much of the sweat tea it was really good. Would love to return next year.

Getting home Sunday was rough - lots of traffic on 80, glad the weather was good.

Thks

Rich

I remember some certain guy from the Can Am Club guy saying....

"If they dont pull over 200 cars next year, I'll eat my lifters! ;)"

Well here is the count from my perspective...

Total Entries 168
Club Cars 12
Display Cars 4
Chevelles in Hotel Parking Area 15
Total 199

We had a nicely detailed frame from a 1966 SS Chevelle.
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/2576/noccshow07114hh3.jpg
Do I count this as a car or should we serve Gene his lifters for lunch today???

It was great seeing you there Gene - Thank you for your support! We are looking for a bigger parking lot.

I am working on getting pictures on our (http://chevelles.figure-8.com/) site. Sorry it is taking so long, but my server didn't like my file names so I have to go back and change each one! The Awards photos are posted and I'm working to get at least one other set on in the next half hour or so. I will post more as soon as I can get them processed.

Glad I got to meet quite a few of you in person, but I appologze for not getting to talk to you all in person. I am the guy that called everyone (well almost) prior to the show and was really hoping to make a face to face connection but things REALLY got hopping! We'll be in touch as soon as we nail down next years dates and a LARGER show location.

I had a BLAST! and hope you did too!

Carl -- The Phone Monkey

Yummm , lifters, I'll have the oil bleed ones thank you. :)

Not to be a nudge, but GET A DATE SET! I know we're kinda hinging on you all for our little " vacation show".

Hey Carl, as a guy that does customer service ( especially when the market's tanking! ), that phone call was a pleasant surprise.

It great that NOCC has the depth of manpower to do that.

A date gentlemen, a date! I'm pushy bastid eatin' my lifters over here. Iron is good for ya!

I am working on getting pictures on our (http://chevelles.figure-8.com/) site.

This is a nice picture of your members. It looks professional. ;)
http://chevelles.figure-8.com/ACES2007/ACES-Staff/2007_0722b-127.jpg

I hope that its keep on the same weekend that way I can make it.
if Tanner gets picked again the All Star games are the week before.

Gents, looks like a great show was had! Excellent coverage and numbers. Sounds like a fun show. Hey Rob, I hope you don't get any tickets.... ;-) admit it, the PT had more smoke...

We also had a blast at the show. The weather was great and we got to see many old friends and made some new ones. This will defiantly be on my schedule fro 08. The show planning was top notch. The only problem us " out of town folks " had was getting home. It's a 9/10 hour drive with the mandatory fuel, food, bathroom stops. Then through in the traffic and we get home too late. Next year we may have to leave early Sun morning if many of us are going to get to work Mon morning. Our suggestion, from those of us who travel far, is to have the awards on Sat evening, along with maybe a dinner of some sort. This would change the cruise plans for Sat, to where ever it might be in the future, but you might also have more attendees than Sun morning. It would make it much easier for us to get home. I understand this will be the procedure at the Sturbridge Mass. show in a few weeks. Just a suggestion to take a look at next year.
Hers are the NJ guys trying to get thru the Delaware Water Cap on Sun evening.

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/Northern_Ohio_Chevel_164FFC.jpg

Bill's correct. :yes: Some good suggestions.
An 11+ hr drive for me...counting a lunch break in Columbus with the TN gang...pulled in the driveway just before midnight.
Sure was tough getting up at 4am on Monday...:boring:

I third that one - never got to work on Monday - I would love to see the awards ceremony done on Sat Eve.

Thks

Rich

Everyone I spoke with agreed.. Doing the awards Sat. evening in that banquet room where they were doing the reverse raffle and had some light food fare would have been great... we all would have stayed the night, but could have left as early as we wanted Sunday am. Doubtful, you would find many who would not feel this is a MUST!! :thumbsup:

Everyone I spoke with agreed.. Doing the awards Sat. evening in that banquet room where they were doing the reverse raffle and had some light food fare would have been great... we all would have stayed the night, but could have left as early as we wanted Sunday am. Doubtful, you would find many who would not feel this is a MUST!! :thumbsup:


Great suggestion guys. I cant believe it is Wed. and we are still talking about this. We are currently sending Thank you letters out to all of our sponsors. The Rock Hall was really happy with the turn out! I am thinking of a much more relaxing drive through the Cleveland Metro Parks for next year or we could do the Science Center which is next to the Rock Hall. They show some pretty cool movies in the Omni Max Theatre. Downtown is usually dead on Saturday afternoon when the Indians are not in town or the "Dew Games". That is why we picked that time for the cruise. A Friday Night Cruise would kinda rule out Downtown Cleveland because of rush hour traffic. Sunday morning around 9AM ish might be good for a cruise downtown for those of the folks who wanted to stick around.

I really like the idea of a Saturday afternoon awards ceremony but I was up until 2:30 in the morning helping count ballots and putting together a script for the awards ceremony. It will go a lot smoother now that I know what the heck needs to be done and how to do it. I bet if we could wrap up voting by 3pm we could have the award ceremony by 7 - 8 ish.

Dont count on this being in the same place unless they rip that building and tennis courts out for us next year. (And that might happen) I hated jaming all your trailers in like that and there was not enough room for the Chevelles that came. As promissed, we took care of everyone that was pre-registered but that meant a few people that showed up that morning had to park in the back with our club cars.

Of course, this is me shooting off my mouth. I have over a dozen other hard workers to run this by. Keep the suggestions comming. We are going through our surveys also.

Whatever happened to that damn monkey anyway????

Whatever happened to that damn monkey anyway????


Not sure, did you check your trunk? :D

Somebody has him captive and we may offer a reward for his safe return.

Poor trunk monkey :(

Shawn

Mark,

Just thinking - even if the awards ceremony started @9 pm - it would still work - after all Sat night we are all hanging out anyway.

The cruise to Cleveland was incredible - I have to say I was very impressed with it, wish I had a little more time to check out Cleveland.

Thks

Rich

Here is a pic of Jim Potter's 66 as seen in the reflection of Mike Crown's 66:cool:

Another option, to consider, is since the majority of the cars were there on Fri, make it officially a 2 day show. Fri, and Sat. Then have the voting on Fri afternoon. You would then have more time to count the ballots for a Sat evening awards ceremony. Thats how it's done at Chevellabration. That allows the out of town folks and entire day (Sun) to travel.

Very Cool Rob~ :thumbsup:

I also thought a PEOPLE'S CHOICE award would have been nice.. unless that was the Best of Show or Best Chevelle Award?? btw.. How was the stats on Voting?? Did most everyone actually walk the field and vote?

Here is a LINK to some photos I posted at the SYC site if anyone wants to see...

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=lounge&Number=280448&page=0&fpart=2

Mike Crown

I agree...very cool robile! :D
can't hardly see the mud:thumbsup:
Beth and I had a great time, thanks to all the hard working NOCC members!!!, we'll be back next year,....think I'll stick to the paved roads next time.:yes:

Sure am glad everyone had a good time. I've put more pictures on our club site (http://chevelles.figure-8.com/recent.html), but I still have more to come. If you checked the "Participant Shots" earlier, I have added around 80 more this afternoon. I finally got the A B and C cameras loaded. That makes 229 pictures on that list! Those are the really fun ones since they were taken by YOU participating in the show. I'll still try to get the "Photo List" of cars on soon, but my schedule is kind of goofy right now so it may take some time.

Can anyone help me get in touch with this guy? I've looked all over and can't find the card he gave me. He was visiting some of the folks at the show, so I'm sure someone knows him. Any help would be appreciated.

http://chevelles.figure-8.com/photos/BlueChevy.jpg http://chevelles.figure-8.com/photos/BlueChevyDriver.jpg

Carl -- The Phone Monkey

Carl ,you have a PM

somewhere , we have a computer program to help count votes. I'll try and get it to you Mark. It sure helps.

speaking about voting.
can something be put on the ballot about voting on the quality of the CAR and not the COLOR?

:D:D

Yeah.. right Donnie... that is exactly why Participant Voting has its flaws.. it is just that.. NO RULES VOTING!! Vote for whatever car trips your trigger.. If more Clubs/Venues take on the task of instituting a Duel Voting format.. where any participant gets to check off whether he wants his/her car Participant Judged or POINT Judged ( Yes.. I said those two words ) that is when you may just see quality beating color or any of the other subjective factors that play in participant voting. You then have a show were those who want their cars Point Judged get it and those who don't.. don't!! and everything else stays the same.. I bet we would all still have a ball!! :hurray:

As you know it's a COMPLEX issue.. why, I don't know.. but some think so.

In the end, I still like to think that the cars that win at Chevelle-abration or any other ACES regional with Participant Voting.. are cars that did deserve to win a Top 3 award. Least I I feel that was the case at the Ohio Show. would a few have not won their class if they were point judged on Correctness or Quality?? sure a few maybe, more so in the case of the STOCK Classes I am sure.. but few.

Mike

speaking about voting.
can something be put on the ballot about voting on the quality of the CAR and not the COLOR?

Donny - you have a perfect Chevelle. I love it and and it is the right color for my taste!!! In your honor I present you with yet another special award.
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/8914/slide1cw8.jpg
I feel your pain brother. I have a white trans am that never gets any respect.
P.S. The payback on this one is gonna hurt, isn't it? Love ya!!!:beers:

That is the best Mark! You will definately have it coming from Donny :yes: Frank