This thread was really created to gauge interest in a group Chevelle event. I’m already organizing a group meet at the Blue Suede Cruise for my fellow First-Gen Monte Carlo enthusiasts. With the strong following the Monte group has been able to create, I thought it’d be cool if the Chevelle crowd would put together something similar.
What the Chevelle crowd needs is a Chevelle owner (maybe two or three) with the time, motivation, and knowhow to push hard to make this Team Chevelle get-together one to remember. The Blue Suede Cruise at Summit Motorsports Park is the perfect location and venue for this event. Good access to food, restrooms, drag racing, and a monster car show. The icing on the cake is that you can take passengers down the track during the fun runs.
I can tell you what’s worked well for our Monte get together.
1. Reach out to Bill Bader at Norwalk and let him know what you’re doing and confirm if he can allocate a group space for how many cars you expect to show. Alternatively, you could meet up outside the show and drive in together but then there’s no guarantee there’s a space close(er) to the action.
2. Use Google to create a registration form. Collect basic information, use this to let Bill how much space you need. Google gives you low-level analytics which are helpful in planning group activities.
3. Create a Facebook event in the local Facebook Car Show, Cruise-in, and Chevelle groups - link to Google registration form you created. I can share some of the more popular Ohio Car Show Facebook froups, if interested.
4. Create an Event thread in the popular Chevelle haunts. Not everyone has Facebook, you need a way to engage that crowd too.
5. Share updates in the groups and forums - as more register, excitement builds and this draws more from the sidelines.
If all goes well, we might even be able to organize a few Monte Carlo vs. Chevelle drag races. If you want to see how the Monte thread is going, take a look.
Edit: Guys and Gals, to be clear, this is not an official First Generation Monte Carlo Club-sponsored event. This is a group of like-minded individuals attending an already existing, pay-per-entry event and you will be required to sign a waiver to enter the track facility. Update: 1/21/2023, 47 o...
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