[NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest

[Grow Pattern]

Ed (Alt),
               I used the contest location as a platform to make a bigger 
point. (Did not set out to bash your contest).

The bigger point is that not everyone stays in hotels because of the cost. I 
see folks in tents at contests. Rather them than me, but I salute their 
fortitude and spirit. If  a person has invested in a RV or camper or trailer 
and that helps them make it to a contest, then they should not be put down 
because they are looking for camping at the contest site. (The AMA has 
developed its site to encourage this type of attendance).

Staying at a cheap or scruffy motel may be OK for a single guy, but most of 
the couples that I know need to treat their wives/partners to better 
accommodation than that. A lot depends, of course, on your personal 
standards. Trailers that I have seen are very nice inside. Well appointed 
and tend to encourage a higher degree of socialization at the site.

As the ages of our contestants increase you might just see an increase in 
RV's at contests. If camping is not available on site, it may well be a good 
idea for CD's to add more campground info to their contest flyers, in the 
same way as they include hotel phone numbers locations etc.

If I was wrong to use the Pocono site to make a point, I apologize.

Regards,

Eric.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Alt" <ed_alt at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 1:19 AM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest


> Thanks for the warm endorsement Eric.  Maybe we'll see you there anyway?
>
> Ed
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Grow Pattern" <pattern4u at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 6:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest
>
>
>> Del,
>>        With the cost of gas these days, multi-axel highway tolls and the
>> gas consumption of a of a truck pulling a camper from Buffalo NY, I would
>> be
>> hard pressed to see that as much of a "free ride". If the campground fees
>> in
>> a holiday resort area like the Pocono's/Delaware Water Gap region, are a
>> deal breaker, I can see that.
>>
>> Many of the sites that we travel too are not that great for a pattern
>> contest.  The Pocono site is in a deep valley with nasty winds. You fly
>> with
>> the sun in you eyes for a large part of the day. Add to that a beautiful
>> backdrop of green mountains that unfortunately help your plane disappear
>> at
>> the bottom of turnarounds etc., and it is not that rewarding a journey.
>>
>> Compare that to your Hamburg event where the camping is free, they feed
>> you
>> till you are full and the sun is at you back most of the day, The site is
>> well prepared and relatively bug free. Given the chance, I made it to
>> every
>> Hamburg contest that I could. Hope it comes back.
>>
>> BTW - You Hamburg NY guys are great and even though a (g) was put after
>> the
>> "free-ride" remark below, it did not make it funny!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Eric.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Joe Lachowski" <jlachow at hotmail.com>
>> To: <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 4:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest
>>
>>
>>> The Del. Water Gap is a national park that does not allow us to do this.
>>> Besides there is not enough room. There is a I believe a KOA in the area
>>> that can accomodate campers not far from the field. Can't always have a
>>> free
>>> ride<g>
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: "Bill Glaze" <billglaze at triad.rr.com>
>>>>Reply-To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>>>To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>>>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest
>>>>Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 15:06:34 -0500
>>>>
>>>>Del:
>>>>By Pocono's do you mean Delaware Water Gap field, that disallows motor
>>>>homes?  If so, how/when did they come up with that?
>>>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>>>   From: Del K. Rykert
>>>>   To: NSRCA Mailing List
>>>>   Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 2:47 PM
>>>>   Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   Yes.. it has not been set and not going to be .. Club can't continues
>>>> to
>>>>put on contest with such small turnouts..  Another one bites the dust 
>>>>for
>>>>us in this part of country..  Looks when I do get permission to fly I
>>>>won't
>>>>have any contest to go to.. Sayre is unknown also last I heard..
>>>>Pocono's
>>>>doesn't allow RV's and same with Oakville..  so now nothing left to go
>>>>to..
>>>>  :+[
>>>>
>>>>                    Del
>>>>
>>
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