Taemian
02-08-2008, 11:36 PM
Proposed Racing/Cruise/Show with the SHO Club
Well, here's the scoop guys.
I've been talking to the President of the National Ford Taurus SHO club. For those who don't know , the SHO is a car just like our Marauder in terms of origins and history.
--both SHOs and MM were bastard children of Ford, devoid of SVT or SVO involvement.
--both SHOs and MM were performance versions of a base sedan.
--both SHOs and MM had an engine exclusive to that upgraded model.
--both SHOs and MM were very limited number runs
--both SHOs and MM were 4 door, "luxo-sedan" type ideas with a performance oriented cruiser motif.
--both SHOs and MM have a rabid following amongst a certain demographic.
They are having their yearly national meet in Washington state from July 21-24, which will include a cruise day, a track day at Pacific Raceway, and a show day near Seattle. I thought maybe we could join up with them for some events, so I proposed a few ideas to their president, Don.
Depending on interest level from us, we're welcome to join in on the cruise, which will be a 3-4 hour scenic drive with a convoy of all the SHO owners. Another day will be at Pacific Raceway, for TRACK TIME. No drags avaliable, but groups of 10 cars at a time on the full road course should be amazing! All skill levels will be accomodated, passing allowed only in certain areas, instructors avaliable for novice driver ride-alongs. Depending on the total number of drivers, you could see 4 or 5 sessions of about 10 laps (or 15 minutes each) in the course of the day.
They would also be open to adding a Marauder class for the show if we asked them.
Costs (these are very early estimates) would be $190 for the track time (1-1.5 hours total) and includes a catered lunch. Registration is another $65 for the whole 4 days, with a t-shirt thrown in. As I understand it, no matter how many days you want to show up for, you must first pay the $65 reg fee.
I for one, will defintely be going. These guys and cars seem to be the little brother and forerunner to our own ill-fated product line. Track time is much more interesting to me than "point and plant" for 14 seconds at a time, but hey, that's just me.
You can see more details at http://www.shoclub.com/
Please DO NOT CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY for info; Don is not interested in getting 20 emails from MM owners wanting more details. Ask any questions in this post, Don and I will have contact on a regular basis to sort things out.
I will do my best to continue to organize MM themed events and products...just think of the photos we could use from this for next year's calendar! That said....
I WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY OF THE FINANCIAL DETAILS!!!!! Everyone will be on their own once the final plans/prices are set; the SHO club is in full command of the event, and we are graciously being allowed to tag along. I think this could be a Win-Win situation for everyone involved.
Please let me know what you think!:burnout:
Well, here's the scoop guys.
I've been talking to the President of the National Ford Taurus SHO club. For those who don't know , the SHO is a car just like our Marauder in terms of origins and history.
--both SHOs and MM were bastard children of Ford, devoid of SVT or SVO involvement.
--both SHOs and MM were performance versions of a base sedan.
--both SHOs and MM had an engine exclusive to that upgraded model.
--both SHOs and MM were very limited number runs
--both SHOs and MM were 4 door, "luxo-sedan" type ideas with a performance oriented cruiser motif.
--both SHOs and MM have a rabid following amongst a certain demographic.
They are having their yearly national meet in Washington state from July 21-24, which will include a cruise day, a track day at Pacific Raceway, and a show day near Seattle. I thought maybe we could join up with them for some events, so I proposed a few ideas to their president, Don.
Depending on interest level from us, we're welcome to join in on the cruise, which will be a 3-4 hour scenic drive with a convoy of all the SHO owners. Another day will be at Pacific Raceway, for TRACK TIME. No drags avaliable, but groups of 10 cars at a time on the full road course should be amazing! All skill levels will be accomodated, passing allowed only in certain areas, instructors avaliable for novice driver ride-alongs. Depending on the total number of drivers, you could see 4 or 5 sessions of about 10 laps (or 15 minutes each) in the course of the day.
They would also be open to adding a Marauder class for the show if we asked them.
Costs (these are very early estimates) would be $190 for the track time (1-1.5 hours total) and includes a catered lunch. Registration is another $65 for the whole 4 days, with a t-shirt thrown in. As I understand it, no matter how many days you want to show up for, you must first pay the $65 reg fee.
I for one, will defintely be going. These guys and cars seem to be the little brother and forerunner to our own ill-fated product line. Track time is much more interesting to me than "point and plant" for 14 seconds at a time, but hey, that's just me.
You can see more details at http://www.shoclub.com/
Please DO NOT CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY for info; Don is not interested in getting 20 emails from MM owners wanting more details. Ask any questions in this post, Don and I will have contact on a regular basis to sort things out.
I will do my best to continue to organize MM themed events and products...just think of the photos we could use from this for next year's calendar! That said....
I WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY OF THE FINANCIAL DETAILS!!!!! Everyone will be on their own once the final plans/prices are set; the SHO club is in full command of the event, and we are graciously being allowed to tag along. I think this could be a Win-Win situation for everyone involved.
Please let me know what you think!:burnout: