OK guys , don't get your panties in a bunch !!

The TENT is a CLUB tent , and will be ours as long as we bring in 25 people or more .

The CLASS deal goes like this : Pete & I busted our balls getting the 25 people needed to get our own class this year . Remember LAST YEAR ?!?!?! We were with the Escorts & Tempos & stuff in the MIDSIZE class ?!?! Is this ringing any bells for anyone !?!?!?!? If it were not for me coresponding with the events coordinator & Pete & I sending out forms and pimping the show (thanks again Pete) , we'd STILL BE IN MIDSIZE class !!!!!!!!!!! She gave us the chance to bring the 25 people in , & I believe we did it . We DO NOT have enough people to get ANOTHER Contour class ... what part of this is not sinking in ?!?!?! The fact that the VANS had their own class & had 2 entries was due to the fact that there's no other class for them (it's a GENERIC classification) . There IS , however , another class for US should we slip back into nothingness ... MIDSIZE class . The MIDSIZE class is just a GENERIC class , until a certain bunch shows interest & brings in the 25 people needed ... that would be US this year ! Now let's just quit all of the pi$$ing around about the classes for now & let's just enjoy our little "victory" of bringing 25+ cars there this year & getting our own tent and our new class (even if it was a bit mis-quoted ) . If you don't want to be in the "CONTOUR / MYSTIQUE / CONTOUR SVT" class next year ... just register in the MIDSIZE class again & enjoy the Escorts , Tempos & Aspires . A "regular" Contour CAN beat an SVT in a car show , it just has to pony it up & be cleaner (or whatever) than another car (wheather it's an SVT or not) . THAT's how a car wins , NOT because of it's BADGING !! Remember , a non-SVT might be DIFFERENT that all of the SVTs in a "combined" Contour class , and DIFFERENT seems to win . I'm just trying to do something good for all of us , if it's not appreciated , I'll let our class disappear into the mist .

Remember this important fact , it's NOT all about the TROPHY ... it's about the FRIENDSHIPS made by the event getting us all together .

If you didn't meet anyone , didn't hang out , didn't make a friend , if you FELT ALIENATED ... it's YOUR own fault . There were 30+ Contour lovers present (there's the common bond) , all you had to do was walk up & say HI , sit under our tent , eat a hot dog and BS a while . I'm really happy to have met everyone (both old & new friends) and will do it again next year .

OK , I'm down off my pulpit for now .

~~~~~~~ Phil Black & Tan 2000 SVT Contour #2137 of 2150 35,000 miles & counting !