Reply to "Concorso Italiano Moves to a New Venue"

If you read the news blurb I posted, you'll find a quote from the Marina City Manager saying they know they have to make the airport a world class venue for this event. This sounds to me like they plan on doing some quick renovation out there. I'll also remind you that our paddock at the Blackhorse Golf Course did not have one single tree in it. No shade. So if the airport has no trees, that's not a change for the worse, that's just status quo.

Reservation Road is the road that leads directly to the motel where Pantera International books its rooms. It connects with Monterey Road, the road people traditionally drove into Monterey on from Salinas. I have driven Reservation Road several times, it is every bit as good a road as Monterey Road.

The Wadsworths are smart people, they have organized this event since day 1. If they chose the Marina Airport for their event, it had to have been the best choice in their minds. I'm sure they are aware if the event is held at a shoddy air field, they will piss everyone off & there will be no 2009 Concorso. I seriously doubt they want that to happen. Notice how the Marina City Manager mentions the importance of making a good first impression with attendees this year. You know that's on everyone's mind.

If we as a group stand in the middle of our paddock this year, look around us at dry brown foliage and a cracked decaying air strip, then we can agree as a group that the Concorso is dead. But I think we need to be open minded instead of prejudiced, and not assume the worst without any evidence. I think we should give the Wadsworths & the City of Marina the benefit of the doubt this first time around at the new venue, show up in force, and see how good of a job they do. Then we can base our decision to attend in 2009 on fact and not conjecture.

The DeTomaso hobby needs to have an impact at the Concorso, to keep our hobby vital and thriving. Or else DeTomaso ownership will slowly fade into history. So please, lets stop all this negative talk. I appreciate the enthusiasm of Garth and others who will show up and help us make an impact on the concorso for our marque. I've never seen a gathering of Pantera owners where people didn't have a good time. I would like to see as many people as possible show up, because you love Panteras and because you love the hobby.

cowboy from hell