Model Contest at Street Rod Nationals East

[Mike Cole]

Street Rod Nationals East will feature a model car contest this year June 6-8 in York, PA.

The CPMCC hopes to see you there.

[cruz]

Thanks for the info. Mike!!! I just might enter this thing if the honey-do-list is not too active!!!

[Daniel Peterson]

For the record, and for the benefit of those who currently run clubs, or would like to at some point:

Model car clubs on their own merits are a very good thing. They help generate and maintain interest in the hobby and give members an outlet for their talents. You foster a cameraderie among fellow members and can make it as simple or complex as you choose to. Add in the networking that you get by drawing members from outside your immediate community, and you add a whole new dimension to the club.

The Central Pennsylvania Model Car Club was around long before I joined and was already well on its way to becoming pretty well known regionally. They held contests, had parties, participated in community activities and supported charities like Toys for Tots. Those things, in addition to the quality members I met on line and later at a meeting sold me on the club. I was hooked.

Fast forward a decade later and we have 70 members, a web presence, a full color newsletter, and more stuff going on than we can keep track of! We are finding ourselves evolving into something more than just a novel display at some automotive events. We have become invited participants to some really top shelf shows. The NSRA East Coast Nationals event Mike is talking about has really become something special, with us having space in the hall where we put on a 70-80 model display, handle the Make & Take for the NSRA and now this year, manage a full-blown contest. Last year we were involved in the Goodguys DuPont Great American Nationals in Hershey, too.

Later in the summer, we will also be in the hall for the 7th Annual MuscleCar Madness at the York Reunion. Through some of that networking we talked about, we ended up getting invited a few years ago and have been a fixture ever since. There aren't any figures to prove it, but I have to think us being there certainly doesn't hurt sales for the vendors selling model car kits. And since we are placed just inside the main hall entrance, everybody gets a good look at the club.

When September rolls around, we'll be holding the 9th Super September Showdown. This contest and vendor show does the same thing all the other public events do, which is bring scale modeling back to the forefront and gain some exposure for the club. Prospective members get to see what we do, discuss the club with current members, and if nothing else, get a chance to peek back to their youth when model car kits (and Hot Wheels, GI Joes, a bat and glove) were all a kid needed to live the good life.

The sum of all this rambling is simply to say that having a model car club to belong to is great, but remember that there's also a whole world of opportunity outside the room where you hold your meetings, should you choose to take advantage of it. And though it takes a little more time, and little more member participation, and maybe a little work, it's a blast!

[Lyle Willits]

Now that our (MAMA) silly little event is over, I will now be pushing the Street Rod Nats East model car contest. Please note that even if you are NOT into building street rod models (because of some mental deficiency or because you believe that street rods are akin to devil worshipping), there will be awards for "1949 AND NEWER" categories.

In addition to the cool plastic that's going to be there, the Street Rod Nats East is the second largest gathering of street rods in the nation, second only to the Nationals.

If you are within reasonable distance of York, Pa. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS ONE!

[Daniel Peterson]

If you are within reasonable distance of York, Pa. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS ONE!

And, dare I say Lyle, you will be available for autographs and photo ops again?

Looks like the MidAtlantic show was (again) an outstanding event. You and "da boyz" have apparently hit the right combination. I really hope I can make it next year. I'm tired of hearing how great these shows are and not seeing one first hand.

[Lyle Willits]

NEXT WEEKEND. BE THERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!