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08-19-2008 06:15 PM

SteveNJ

Since there seems to be so many questions re Day passes.. This from the President on that other board

A Day Pass will allow the bearer to: view all car displays and the Saab Heritage Collection, shop at the Saab Parts Hangar and all vendors; and, use the Dyno after paying the $75.00 fee. Use of the Dyno by someone with a Day Pass does not qualify for the Saab Dyno Challenge. A Day Pass user can enter into the Poker Run and Saab Test Drives.

A Day Pass DOES NOT provide any meals including lunches, Welcome Dinner or the Convention Banquet that includes the Awards Ceremonies. Access to seminars, tech sessions or roundtables is also NOT included. Participation in the Concours, Peoples’ Choice (including the Crisman Award) or Saab Dyno Challenge is NOT included.

08-19-2008 06:15 AM

BurnsSide42

I'm now in Concord NH untill Thurs. Visiting my sister on vacation before SOC. State of Nine is Hosting my 9000 at SOC this year yay.

08-18-2008 11:23 AM

abdukted1456

you cannot participate in peoples choice with a day pass

08-18-2008 11:21 AM

dan-the-kid

Cool

Though something that I am not 100% clear about is if the holder of the day pass can enter their car into the field or whatever. Its not clear if I just park my car, and look, or if I am allowed show it off.

08-18-2008 03:36 AM

Ninety5Aero

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcrowley

$40 for members, $50 for non-members. Not bad...

Mike, if I understand that correctly, that one price covers BOTH Friday and Saturday?

Update: Just got the word, a day pass sold on Friday will cover both Friday and Saturday.

08-18-2008 03:22 AM

mcrowley

$40 for members, $50 for non-members. Not bad...

08-17-2008 08:11 PM

dan-the-kid

OK.

Now that registration has closed. Does any one know when info will be released about day passes? My self and others are probably wondering the same thing.

EDIT: I just saw this

http://saabnet.com/tsn/bb/SOC/index.html?bID=1647

07-28-2008 05:53 PM

Bullseye

Quote:

Originally Posted by aireeca

So, wait, it's grown that fast in less than a decade. Holy crap. That's VERY impressive.

The only thing that's grown faster has been my bald spot.

07-28-2008 05:36 PM

aireeca

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bullseye

Saabs at Carlisle began in 1999 with 3 cars
2000 had 15 or 16.
My first [email protected] was 2001.

So, wait, it's grown that fast in less than a decade. Holy crap. That's VERY impressive.

07-28-2008 05:22 PM

Bullseye

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcrowley

So how many years in a row will it be next year?

Saabs at Carlisle began in 1999 with 3 cars
2000 had 15 or 16.
My first [email protected] was 2001.

07-28-2008 04:01 PM

mcrowley

So how many years in a row will it be next year?

07-28-2008 03:26 PM

Bullseye

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcrowley

I don't think theres any doubt that Bullseye impresses each year at Carlisle

Fixed

07-28-2008 02:57 PM

mcrowley

Bullseye I don't think theres any doubt that CPSC impresses each year with Carlisle

07-28-2008 01:44 PM

Bullseye

Quote:

Originally Posted by GA

Well I am now officially registered.

While I agree that SCNA's bedside manner has not been what it should have been, re: SOC outreach and costs, I have to say I don't think it's "too expensive" or too exclusive.

The real question is not why is SOC so expensive, but why is Carlisle so cheap? And the reason that Carlisle is so cheap is because all of you east coasters live so close and can get together on a campground relatively cheap. Plus the Central Penn Saab Club types are willing to put in an absurd amount of volunteer labor to organize things.

But the biggest factor is that Carlisle is part of a much bigger show than just Saabs -- Carlisle itself takes care of the location, logistics, etc.

SCNA has to reinvent the wheel, as it were, to duplicate much of what the Carlisle campground/car show infrastructure provides.

And SCNA needs revenue in order to do a separate Saab convention. And $170 (or so) for four meals may seem like a lot, but think of it as $70 for food and $100 for the convention. Which is more than Carlisle but not that much more, given that SCNA is not piggy backing off the Carlisle infrastructure to put on the event.

Plus once you accept the need for conference rooms to do seminars, video presentations, and the like, you're into an additional range of expenses that the Carlisle Saab event does not incur. (Although I was profoundly impressed with what CPSC did with the tents, generator, etc.)

These are different events with different economics. And I'm thrilled to be able to go to both of them this year.

Well said.

I'm glad we impressed someone.

It's an apples and oranges comparison. SOC is SCNA's convention. I doubt you can get into any convention without being a member of that organization. Carlisle's only requirement is that you have a Saab.

Next year should prove interesting as the "convention" might be a little far for us east coasters. My guess is Carlisle will be up, convention, down.

07-28-2008 11:56 AM

saabvideos

Please look back, I updated my post as I noticed that someone has "updated" the Saab Club website to ALSO have a registration link, so I guess they fixed the problem now.

That's good.

P.S. I don't know why the SCNA has their "official" bb on a Saabnet forum. They should have their own, especially since half of the Northern Hemisphere is banned from Saabnet people tell me.

07-28-2008 11:51 AM

SilverAeroGuy

Quote:

Please show me how a perspective Saab owner who wants to go to the SOC can register using www.saabconvention.org

I think that function is broken since it autodirects to another website that does not have a registration link.

Clicking on the above link redirects to:

http://www.saabclub.com/soc08.html

The first thing on the page (other than the big SOC 08 banner) is
"REGISTRATION", caps & bold and a link to:

http://soc08.eventbrite.com/

Doesn't seem hidden to me.

07-28-2008 11:45 AM

mcrowley

Go to the top of the page where it says 'register'. Move the cursor over the word and then down to 'register online'...click and it should take you to the page. It just worked for me.

or:

http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/SOC/index.html?bID=1600

If none of those work, try sending Ian Glenday an email.

07-28-2008 11:32 AM

saabvideos

Mcrowley,

Please show me how a perspective Saab owner who wants to go to the SOC can register using www.saabconvention.org

I think that function is broken since it autodirects to another website that does not have a registration link.

(Not all Saab owners in the country know about the event brite site..that's the point here, just us "enthusiasts", and that's a problem.)

Update: I see now that someone has updated the saabclub.com website to include a registration link. This was not here before, so that's good, because people were kind of left in the dust before this update here.

- R

07-28-2008 10:19 AM

mcrowley

Last night I was looking at the registration website...no problems. I think the way it was linked on other bb's may have caused some issues. Who knows.

07-28-2008 10:07 AM

aireeca

The attendance at SOC is nowhere near as important as the state of our nation's banking system or real estate market.

(so shitcan the panic pedaling, m'k?)

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