ZCON 2010 July 28th-Aug 1st Nashville,TN

[SteveJ]

Do I understand correctly that next year's convention is in Savannah? Has a date been set? I want to make sure I'm able to take vacation and go. Unfortunately, work got in the way this year.

[hls30.com]

Zcon 2010 was off the hook!

The team behind the scenes was hopping to keep everything seamless and did a terrific job, They handled every hickup(free margaritas at happy hour!) with precision and paved the way for convention attendees to get maximum enjoyment!

A serious thunderstorm in the wee hours before the car show didn't even cause a delay even though Nissan instructed no cars on the field until after 7am!

With out getting into details, these ZCCA guys, Chris Karl, Chris Wenzell, Todd Wagoner, and Bob Bosse have brought the ZCCA back from the brink and pushed it well into the 21st century , in addition to putting on the largest ZCCA convention ever held...from their homes in Ohio, Florida, Virginia, and TX/SC!

I can't begin to imagine the effort they put in to making a great convention from hundreds of miles away...but, I am pretty confident they met at Hooters in Nashville to iron out details!

Chris picked a hell of a band for the show, not only were they HOTTER than hooters girls, they put on a hell of a concert! I swear that "RedNeck Woman" was written for The Dirty Curties and not for Gretchen Wilson!

I saw all of the usual suspects at the convention, added a few more, and because of Mr Carl Beck, got a picture of Me and Mr. Matsuo in front of the Nissan Manufacturing plant in Smyrna TN! Thanks again Carl, You really know how to get to a Z guy!

I also figured out what so many have tried to do when it comes to Ron Carter....

To Beat him in a race, you have to pull the car he is driving with a tow vehicle!

Notice I said figured it out...we pushed his car out, so he still beat all of us!

I did get to tow Less out in the BSR 33 cars...I really need to write Collin a thank you for putting me in that position...

Ron graciously saved all of our eardrums in the Nissan Garage by waiting until his BRE racer was outside the garage to start it!

Edited August 4, 2010 by hls30.com

[gnosez]

During the car show Mr. Matsuo told me a story about the final shakedown of the latest front end aero work with him driving 500 kms at 200kph late one night to see if this version would keep the nose down at speed.

I asked him if there were any pictures of the earlier front end aero styling and he said he would email me them once he got back home.

He then went on to say the A, the B, and C noses, etc. didn't work as well as the G nose.

So Alan, please jump in and help me as I have never heard this portion of the story behind what we call the g-nose. His comments to me were quite clear as to what they called the earlier versions.

As to keeping the front end down, I took my 240 out on the track at the Nashville Super Speedway and got it up over 130. The front end was planted and stable with steering inputs that felt similar to those at speeds under 70mph. I'd say it worked....

[bigoak]

Absolutely awesome time at ZCON...big thanks to all the organizers and volunteers (particularly the very patient judges who walked some of us car show neophytes through the process and scoring) as well as the great Nissan personnel who kept us hydrated and cool.

The hotel was very good (the pool although very cold, was very welcome...) and the off-site events all worthwhile.

Having a little more flexibility on capacities for the organized dinners might have been welcome, but if that is the worst criticism I can come up with, I don't have much to criticize at all...job well done.

Agree on the name tags...a number of people had "aka" to their names, but not enough (myself included). That responsibility sits with the participants, not the organizers. At least Bonzi Lon had his vanity plate which made his easier...learning for next time...

Rides were long but not bad with the T-roofs out...11.5 hrs seat time / 14 hrs clock time (outlet shopping for the missus...) on the way home.

Looking forward to next year in Savannah...time to start working on the cars now...

Edited August 4, 2010 by bigoak

[26th-Z]

Just got home. I think I was last man out of Nashville. What a wild week! Huge crowd, lot of work for everyone. Thanks to everyone for making a rock'n great convention.

Your turn, Will. See you in Savannah

[TomoHawk]

Your turn Will???

What Will's part for next year then? Mapping all the beer outlets in the area?

[hls30.com]

According to Chris, I have only one responsibility...get our Local hooters girls into his roo-uh-the convention hotel...he said he'd take over with them from there...Jim said he would make sure Chris knew what to do-and show him, repeatedly if necessary-what a great wing man!

Aw man, I almost forgot, I am supposed to stock his room with some local Floridian rum too.

[EScanlon]

So when is the OFFICIAL Zcon 2011 announcement going to be made?

There have been a few ... hints, inuendos, etc. but.... nothing that says, definitively, positively, absolutely..... Will? {nudge, nudge}...

It has been mentioned elsewhere, but I'll keep quiet for now...

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[gnosez]

Savannah, GA - most likely July 27th thru the 31st

[hls30.com]

OK, As soon as I finalize the arrangements, the dates will be announced.

as stated above the tentative dates are:

July 20-24 or July 27-31

William Stokes

Event Chairman

2011 ZCCA international Convention: Savannah, Ga.

Edited August 4, 2010 by hls30.com

[26th-Z]

Yea Will, what are the dates?

And for the record, I didn't have anything to do with the Hooter's girls. That was someone else from our team. How about the Falken Tire girls! Woo hoo!

Stats coming out this morning about the convention. 722 registered guests. Approx. 400 cars at the show and over 1,000 people. 523 dinners served at the awards banquet. 8 automotive press releases including USA Today and a video from AutoWeek.

[hls30.com]

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2010 Stats coming out this morning about the convention.

722 registered guests. Approx.

400 cars at the show and

over 1,000 people.

523 dinners served at the awards banquet.

8 automotive press releases including USA Today and a video from AutoWeek.

Those ZCCA guys Rock! Chris, Chris, Todd, and Bob!