Thread: NSRA Springfield

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Originally Posted by rspears

With over 1800 attendees, trying to do organized cruises, poker runs, or the timed pasture autocross type event that you see at NSRA NZ events is simply not practical - too many people, and frankly too many trailer queens here that wouldn't participate in any such event.

Roger's correct.
The 'timed pasture autocross type event' he refers to is what we call a 'grasskhana'.
Great fun; but can sometimes be hard on the cars!

Originally Posted by rspears

It's out of the question to expect a dinner for more than 1800 attendees and spouses/significant others, and then think about the true national event - almost 30,000 to feed in a timely manner?

Having been fortunate to attend last years NSRA Nationals in New Plymouth, I can see how it is confusing. Your NSRA is more of a close knit club of something less than 500 members, and each new member is by invitation. Your national may see something like 50% of the members, so a hall for a group dinner, organized poker runs, etc, etc, are a viable and expected part. Our NSRA is open to anyone who sends in $30 annual dues. My member number is something near 275000 and I joined maybe five or six years ago?

That's entirely correct too...their NSRA is an entirely different beast from our NZ NSRA, with ours being far more family oriented.
I've been an NZ NSRA member for twenty years or more, number 248.
Robin (lamin8r) and Lynda Barnes even longer.