[NSRCA-discussion] Flash Poll - Relocate the Nats in 2010?

Thu Jul 30 08:28:46 AKDT 2009

Tony 

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Is?the AMA considering the old traveling show style of Nats where all events were happening within the same two week time frame? That was possibly tougher to do than the current format. 

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However, from a model enthusiast point of view, I loved spending time at events I never got to see otherwise.I found that about as intersting as anything I did in Pattern

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MattK

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From: Tony &lt;tony at radiosouthrc.com&gt;

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It is important to note that AMA would like to do this as well.? It would free up time in the summer and reduce the number of weeks required to have the NATS.? AMA is even considering moving the ENTIRE NATS every so often!? 

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Tony Stillman, President

Radio South, Inc.

139 Altama Connector, Box 322

Brunswick, GA? 31525

1-800-962-7802

www.radiosouthrc.com

From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Derek Koopowitz

Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:17 PM

To: General pattern discussion

Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Flash Poll - Relocate the Nats in 2010?

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Please visit the NSRCA website to vote - www.nsrca.us

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A number of years ago it was suggested that the NSRCA should look into moving the Nationals from Muncie on a "rotational" basis.? What this meant was that one year it would be in Muncie and then the?following year it would move elsewhere and then back to Muncie again, and then the cycle would be repeated.? Ostensibly the idea was that we would rotate the Nationals around the country with each region hosting it on a given cycle so that the East/West/South, for example,?would get to host the Nationals every 8 years.? The rotation could look like:

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Muncie

East Coast location

Muncie

Southern (Texas, Louisiana) location

Muncie

West Coast location

Muncie

Nothing ever came of this plan, unfortunately.? However, last year we mentioned that there was a group in Louisiana that had a lot of interest in hosting the Nationals at some point, but due to some concerns at their local county/parish?board (new board installed)?in the location that would allow them to use the airport, the guys decided to wait until they could contact the new board and then revisit the plan again.? This past June, they contacted the NSRCA about the possibility of hosting the Nationals again since they now had the approval of this board to go ahead.? The NSRCA board talked about this at the board meeting at the Nationals and decided to poll the membership as to their preferences.? We also talked about the fact that mid-July in Louisiana was very hot and humid and perhaps moving the Nationals to later summer/early fall would be preferable.? Unfortunately this may preclude a number of our younger school going competitors from competing since it would involve m
 issing at least 4 days of school.

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The NSRCA board would still like to get your opinion on this... should we move the Nationals (for one year - 2010) to Louisiana and, if so, should the Nationals be held at the same time it currently is held or moved to the late summer.? Another question that we are asking is to find out if in fact you want to move it to Louisiana or would you prefer to have it relocated to another part of the country (the problem with this is that we would need to find local pattern pilots interested in helping us find a location since we don't have any other places defined at this time).

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We realize this poll is not scientific but at least it will give us an idea of the interest level.? We would also really appreciate your concerns or questions related to this potential change so please feel free to email your local district VP or any of the NSRCA officers.

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Thanks for voting.

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