From Axle:
ok guys,
i slightly touched on this subject a couple of weeks ago but there are going to be some serious changes for next year.
last year the gold coast property owners were at the end of thier rope.after saturday nights fiasco's they were 100% fed up and DID NOT WANT THE CAR CROWD TO RETURN! last friday i had a 1 1/2 hour meeting with co organizers and property owners.
this year alone there were fights , people throwing bottles over the parking lot and on to cars passing by,bottles were also thrown all over the parking lot. one older gentlmen recently called me and let me know someone actually threw a bottle and it hit his painted 1940 ford coupe! he said, "i am not going to file a complaint, i will tell my insurance that it was hit at the grocery store"....."i just wanted you to know whats going on"! i felt terrible about that guys. also, time and time again guys sped through crowds of people,did burn outs,and actually did do-nuts in between the isles! my parents are long time vendors at vlv.when they were leaving saturday night they backed thier van up a lttle and proceeed to move the van off of the top lot. some disrespectfull assholes had the nerve to yell at them and say "get this piece of shit outta here old man".
i was told by security that the paramedics were called twice saturday night......one time a guy had to have his stomach pumped due to accessive alcohol consumption after he blacked out.
security camera's show people actually sitting on the top floor ledge. this is in addition to brian dunning having his 1959 cadillac stolen....(which we now believe was a car show attendee that may of taken it,and not some professional want list/hit).
folks, we live in a sue happy world. if one person is severely injured (even if its thier fault)
the gold coast,vlv organizers (including me and the rest of the shifters) are responsible.and i dont think a small percentage of people realise this!
SO,BOTTOM LINE IS THIS. DUE TO SERIOUS LIABILTY ISSUES THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE AND THERE WILL BE RULES AND REGULATIONS. IF NOT..... REPEAT....IF NOT THERE WILL NO LONGER BE A VIVA LAS VEGAS CAR SHOW.....AND POSSIBLY A VIVA LAS VEGAS...PERIOD!
here are the rules: (and remember this is not completely 100%...a couple of things may SLIGHTLY change)
1. ANYONE PLANNING ON BRINGING A CAR TO VLV MUST PRE REGISTER. YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR NAME,THE CAR YOU INTEND TO BRING,AND SUBMIT THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER. (WE MIGHT ASK THAT YOU MAIL OR EMAIL A PHOTO OF THE CAR YOU INTEND TO BRING) (IF YOU ARE BUILDING A CAR SIMPLY STATE THAT AND TAKE A PICTURE OF WHAT YOU HAVE SO FAR.)
2.PRE REGISTERING WILL BE DONE EITHER THROUGH THE VLV WEBSITE OR BY ME. (NEITHER MYSELF OR THE SHIFTERS WILL BE HANDLING FUNDS)
3. IF YOU PAY FOR VLV AND GET A WRISTBAND THE CAR SHOW IS FREE.
4.IF YOU DO NOT PLAN ON PAYING FOR VLV IT WILL COST $5.00 TO WALK IN, AND $10.00 TO PARK YOUR CAR ON THE TOP LOT.
5. NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE A CAR OFF OF THE LOT WITHOUT SHOWING THIER DRIVERS LICENSE AND HAVING IT WRITTEN DOWN ALONG WITH A DISCRIPTION OF THIER CAR.
6. FRIDAY NIGHT THE RAMP WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. AND RE OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE LOT. IF YOU MUST GO TO YOUR CAR YOU WILL BE ESCORTED BY SECURITY.
7.CAR SHOW WILL START AT 7:00 A.M. SATURDAY AND END AT 5:00 P.M. AFTER THAT TIME EVERYONE WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE TOP LOT AND CANNOT RETURN UNTIL 7:00 A.M. THE NEXT MORNING. THIS MEANS YOU CAN ALSO GET IN YOUR CAR AND LEAVE THE LOT.
8. NO BOTTLE'S WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE TOP LOT.
9. THIS HAS ALLWAYS BEEN A PRE 1963 CAR SHOW. THIS YEAR WE ENFORCED IT...NEXT YEAR WE WILL ENFORCE IT EVEN MORE! PRE 1963 MEANS....1962 AND OLDER...THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS.
10. NO LOW RIDERS,HIGH TECH STREET RODS,CARS ON DUBS,MUSCLE CARS,FAD T'S,FIBERGLASS,TUBBED CARS WILL BE ALLOWED.
11. THERE WILL BE OUTSIDE PAID HELP FROM AN AGENCY TO ASSIST US. THERE WILL ALSO BE PAID OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICERS AND SECURITY.
NOTE: TO SAVE RUMORS FROM SPREADING THIS IS NOT SOME AXLE GET RICH SCHEME AND POWER TRIP!
THIS IS NOT A SHIFTERS GET RICH SCHEME OR POWER TRIP!
THIS IS NOT A TOM INGRAM OR VIVA LAS VEGAS GET RICH SCHEME!
AND THIS IS NOT A LAS VEGAS AND/OR GOLD COAST GET RICH SCHEME!
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN INCURE THE COSTS FOR HIRED HELP,SECURITY,SOUND SYSTEMS,MATERIAL,ETC IS TO CHARGE PEOPLE A SMALL ENTRANCE FEE. ALSO, WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS WILL HELP US HAVE LIVE BANDS AT THE CAR SHOW ONCE AGAIN
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD THIS OR YOU ARE BITCHING ABOUT IT MAYBE YOU SHOULD STAY HOME. IT WILL CAUSE US LESS GRIEF!
ONE LAST THING:
FOR THE FEW OF YOU THAT HAVE MADE YOUR SMART ASS COMMENTS ABOUT..."GEE SHIFTERS...WHO'S CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK"...."ARENT YOU GUYS THE ONE'S THAT INVENTED THE TERM RAT ROD AND HAVE ALLWAYS HAD THE SORT OF REBELLIOUS ATTITUDE"? ...."SEEMS 12 YEARS AGO YOU GUYS WERE BANNED FROM THE ANTI BLESSING BACAUSE A SHIFTER DID A DONUT AND BROKE A SPRINKLER?"
HERE IS MY PERSONAL ANSWER TO THAT.
YES, WE WERE BANNED FROM THE BLESSING.....BUT IT WAS IN A PARK ON GRASS WHERE THERE WASN'T A PERSON OR CAR AROUND FOR AT LEAST A BLOCK AWAY!.... AND WHAT WE BROKE WAS A $25.00 SPRINKLER. AND ANOTHER THING, WE WERE A LOT YOUNGER BACK THEN AND WE HAVE GROWN... NOT ONLY IN OUR PERSOANL LIVES BUT SHOW IT WITH OUR CARS AS WELL AS THE CLUB. WE ARE A SERIOUS DEDICATED BUNCH OF HOT RODDERS AND ANYONE WHO REALLY KNOWS US WILL TELL YOU THE SAME THING.
thanks for reading this everyone. we hope we have full support and can eventually weed out the trouble makers who seem to ruin everything.
if we loose 100 cars because of this...so be it....we'll gain 100 again in the long run....and maybe we'll start getting quality instead of quantity!
p.s. if anyone would like to offer time at the car show next year feel free to contact us.
there is power in numbers!
thank you,alex
cell (909)-437-2068
email addy shifters@webtv.net
