NAT's cut-off date is July 10th 2005

[Richard Strickland]

Eric,

Responding to the "..last minute.." comment:  I am an industrial material
handling (conveyor) contractor (and distributor) and going into July
Downtime in automotive plants is where we crack our biggest nuts.  We
generally are doing pull-ahead work on weekends--24hrs/day during June and
BTTW in our shop.  The plant(s) go down the Friday b/4 the 4th for two weeks
and it's 24/7 then.  If we are fortunate, we end up with the 'Start-up'
contract--all the little projects that help the line run more efficiently
and that has a smaller crew a couple shifts for a few months.
Unfortunately, since I bought this joint in '92, it cost me almost all my
summer flying time and made it impossible to even think about the Nats.(or
Pattern) for about ten years.  I was hoping to go this year--but there is so
much up in the air--it just doesn't look likely.

I'm sure there are a bunch of guys in similar--but different--circumstances.
Sometimes you just don't know until the last minute.  And as big a pain in
the rear as it would be, I think there should be a way for a guy to just
show up and fly.  Happens all the time at local contests.  This is a
hobby--and generally hobbies have to take a back seat to most everything
else and get shoe-horned in sometimes....at the 'last minute'.   Just my
opinion.

Richard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Grow Pattern" <pattern4u at comcast.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: NAT's cut-off date is July 10th 2005


> You're welcome Jim,
>                                    I was concerned that there would be
> confusion based on the wording of Ron's previous answer.
>
> So far the entries are coming in thick and fast. An interesting point that
> is we usually get around 70 entrants in by about now which then build up
to
> about 100 plus. I have never quite understood why approx folks wait to pay
> the extra? There must be a lot of last minute decision makers out there???
>
> Another interesting observation is that this year we have about 30 "new"
or
> "not in the last few years" entrants. There is nothing like your first
Nat's
> experience, especially if you finish up in the Texas Roadhouse with the
> Chicago bunch on Karaoke night!
>
> Regards,
>
> Eric.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Ivey" <jivey61 at bellsouth.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:14 PM
> Subject: Re: NAT's cut-off date is July 10th 2005
>
>
> > Thanks Eric.I knew June 1 was one deadline.
> >
> > Jim Ivey
> >>
> >> From: "Grow Pattern" <pattern4u at comcast.net>
> >> Date: 2005/06/07 Tue PM 10:48:56 EDT
> >> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> >> Subject: NAT's cut-off date is July 10th 2005
> >>
> >>
> >>   Jim Ivey wrote. "Wasn't June 1st the deadline to receive entries?"
> >>
> >> Jim,
> >>         There are two significant Nat's contestant entry dates.
> >>
> >> 1. June 1st is the cut-off for $90 entrant fee. All application fees
> >> after
> >> June 1st double to $180.
> >>
> >> 2. July 10th is the deadline for Nat's entries. All contestant entries
> >> must
> >> be postmarked on or before July 10th.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Eric.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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