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Attendance at our corral was good this year, considering there were two competing events and the dismal economy. We had about 10 more entrants this year compared to last year.

The Laguna Seca golf course is a gorgeous venue. We had a bitchen location. On a knoll at the bottom of the western fair way. Looking down from the top past the Ferraris and Alfas, which were lined up side by side like at a parking lot, our knoll stood out like a podium with all the Panteras arrayed rather helter skelter, like a bunch of mad ants on their ant hill. You couldn't miss us. Entering from the general parking area you followed a path around a bend, and there in front of you stood our knoll with all the DeTomasos arrayed on top. I couldn't have asked for a better location.

I had the VIP pass which included a lunch in the VIP tent. The lunch was splendid, way better than any of the lunches served the last several years.

The stadium show went off well from the spectators point of view, but things were very chaotic behind the scenes, I had to run my butt off. The new owner will do better next year I'm sure. I met Tom McDowell, he's a very personable guy, he worked his butt off too.

The 50th anniversary of DeTomaso was very prominent in the event magazine and the stadium show. Tom Tjaarda did the story telling on the stadium, we had some great cars to run pass the spectators including the Elvis Pantera. Tom was there to hand out trophies at our corral too. We offered each attendee a free tee shirt commemorating the occasion. I was short handed for corral workers, but overall very happy about how the event turned out for us. Overall a very good celebration for our marque. Wait until you see the event magazine.

I arrived early and went home late, I had no trouble getting into or out of the general admission parking lot. And the walk from the parking lot to the event was nothing like the 1/4 mile trek at the Black Horse golf course, a big improvement there.

-G