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January 28th 2004, 04:10
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No More Great Canadian Bug Show!!
here's a email i just got from the prez:
Press Release: January 26, 2004 The Great Canadian Bug Show has been Canada's Premier VW Show since 1990. Due to the ever-changing dynamics of the VW Community and the increasing show costs, The Great Canadian Bug Show will be closing the doors as of 2004. Although there will be no show in 2004 and there are no plans for a show in the near future, "The Great Canadian Bug Show, Inc." will still exist, and the chance of a brand new show format in the future is a definite possibility. Bugshow.com will keep you informed of any additional information. The show wishes to thank you, the spectators, participants, vendors and sponsors, for your participation and support over the past 13 years! The Great Canadian Bug Show Staff. www.bugshow.com
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#2
January 28th 2004, 11:25
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Noooo!
 I always liked that show best
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January 28th 2004, 12:35
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That sux, coulda made an impact this year with the BAG...
Rob.
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January 28th 2004, 13:08
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Truely a sad day.
 It was definitely one of the better shows. I would have thought the vw community was one of the more stable car communities! Is this just a excuse to run more import car shows by the promotoers i wonder (just a question?).
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January 28th 2004, 14:55
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we should hold our first Boxer autogruppe sanctioned vw show on the day the GCBS was supposed to be held in 2004. It would be super easy to promote, we just need to get cracking on gathering sposors.
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#7
January 28th 2004, 15:52
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GREAT IDEA !
 OK .. so how do we kick this thing off ? I wonder what the cost was for that parking lot at Hershey Centre ? If we did do it there, that would give us an idea on how much cash we'd have to come up with. We'd have to make sure the spot was still available. The June Jitterbug is sponsered by John's Bug Shop ... wonder if he'd be willing to help us get this thing started ... Also, the thought of getting a profit from this show would be cool for the club .. maybe we could afford to get our banner done then ! We could also get some VW W/C clubs involved in getting this thing started ?  Maybe get a W/C vs A/C thing going ....How about getting a club that deals with A/X to set the A/X up ? The key will be how much $$$ we will have to come up with. Just some thoughts ... should be a cool topic for our next meet. Sandeep
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January 28th 2004, 15:58
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i imagine that we would need more than just one sponsor to get something this big to float, we could hit up john for it, but he already has one show to worry about, we could ask local shops like Brads bugs, Marks bug barn, clubs, like Bugs in the hood, etc.
Even non-vw shops might get in on it, like Altered altitude etc. As for a venue, hershey center is good, but might be too big, we could explore other option, perhaps a concourse style show like the porsche show at appleby in oakville, maybe hit up a golf course or a university/college to allow us to hold the show.
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#9
January 28th 2004, 16:29
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Great ideas ...
We could use the last GCBS as an idea to how many cars to expect. We can also use Alex's car as one of the prizes ... seeing as he won't let me run it in the Targa Newfoundland race  So how many cars do you think were there last year ? Sandeep
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January 28th 2004, 16:58
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maybe 100 cars? does that sound right?
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#11
January 28th 2004, 17:21
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Sounds like a good idea.
I can ask some one here in Burlington who has a heavily modyfied Golf, if he an his buddies are interested. Rob.
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#12
January 28th 2004, 18:08
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Cool.
I thought about 100 - 120 cars ...LOTS of W/C cars. My brother has put on a similar festival in Alberta ( only with bands ). He can be of assistance with how to market this gig. Sandeep
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#13
January 29th 2004, 09:43
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Keep in mind that setting up an auto-x can be very difficult.
You need insurance etc, which is apparently a huge PITA. Maybe we should check with the Solo2 board, they have a lot of experience in this. *If* we setup a track, I think it should be bigger than the one they had last year. Rob
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#14
January 29th 2004, 10:09
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How about trying to hook up with the solo2 group at one of their A/X's in Brampton/Mississauga ? It would have to be a local level A/X ... not sure if you could just show up in your bug and run though ?
We could have a car show and they could run the A/X ... only problem would be that there would be cars other than VW's in the A/X ? Another option would be to show up to a german car show as a group ? Sandeep
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#15
January 29th 2004, 11:20
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I am thinking that just a static show for this year, like Rob said, autocross can be a little complicated from a legal point of view. Plus most of us wont have our cars dialed in yet anyways. I think we should keep it simple for this year
B
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