RE: [Chrysler300] Reno Hot August Nights

["Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fern,

I sympathize with your sentiments.  The problem with Hot August Nights in
Reno is that the event is a victim of it's own success.  It was started back
in '85 in an effort to draw people to the area for attracting gambling and
entertainment dollars, and has grown like crazy since then.

The riots in '98 were caused by a small group of people (gang members I'm
told from central California) that got out of hand in downtown Reno on one
of the cruise nights.  I will acknowledge that it was pretty wild up until
1998, it was common to see people doing burnouts in the street and the
police allowed it to go on.  I must admit, I was entertained by the all the
excitement, it was like the wild west for cars.

Because of the problems, things clamped down quite a bit in '99 and
subsequent years.  That is one of the reasons for the registration and
limited access to the cruises, so as to maintain control.  Also, the
registration fees cover the considerable additional cost of police, fire,
and health services.  In addition, the week long event has several free
concerts  by well known bands, car shows, poker runs etc. that are covered
by the registration fee, you really do get a lot for your money.  As far as
the high lodging costs, it sucks, but it's the law of supply and demand.

I am getting a bit tired of paying a $30 fee to enter my car in the local
Nor Cal car shows, in fact I've pretty much stopped doing it.  Why should I
go through all the time and effort to maintain and detail the car and then
have to pay $30.00 to show it?  The cars are the stars of the show, without
them, there wouldn't be any spectators.  As far as trophies go, that's not
why I'm into 300s, I love driving the car and that's what you get to do in
Reno with all those bright lights, excitement, and Frank Sinatra singing
"Luck be a lady" on the CD player.

Bob J





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