Running a Car Show: It's not rocket science but it'd still be a good idea to have some basics thoughts in mind prior to our March meeting. There are books on this (not saying we need to get one but -- obtaining general ideas and having discussion on expanding them might be a good way to start. Anyway, some initial thoughts.

How to Run a Car Show

Depending upon the type of car show there are a variety of things to consider. Type of show: Open to all, open to Mopar, etc. Open to all year? Cars only?

What it takes to organize a show and make it successful depends on your goal. Personally, I think we need to be open and flexible on our first show and make it clear what our goal is (Charity, fun, etc.) Also, depending on if we are doing awards, we need to be very clear on rules and judging. Alot of people are serious about these things and we don't want to **** anyone off. While we need to have clear rules and categories, we also should keep it simple so there is latitude for how we plan to rate the cars.

To make it a success, we need to pay attention to the details and make sure it's well organized (schedule, etc.) It is equally important that they have a good FUN experience so their work of mouth advertising helps future shows grow even faster.

As with any event a plan is required. Securing location, money /budget, sponsors, insurance?????, etc. We need a timeline, commitments from members to get things done (assign the work), schedule for completion of tasks including clean up,

To better organize the event, the required activities will fall into three categories: Pre-show activities, Show Day activities, and After Show activities.

As soon as we know what we're doing we need to start our marketing campaign and getting the word out. We don't need to provide every detail in the marketing because things will evolve over the course of developing the plan, but.......we do need a theme, date, time, location, and a few other key items to draw interest (awards, charity, etc.). Also, need to understand our key target audience.

Anyway, just some initial thinking.