President's Meeting in AZ - notes

[ViperX]

To all VCA Members,

We thought you'd like to know how the national president's meeting held last weekend in Scottsdale, AZ went, so here are some impressions, thoughts and info:

1 - The 25,000th Viper will be made this year, likely in Feb or March.

2 - VOI-10 has not been approved yet ..... but will likely be in Detroit if it is approved.  If approved, expect it to happen on the last or second to last weekend in August.  If it is approved, (I know, Detroit is not our favorite travel destination) we should all try and attend.  Part of VOI-10 may be a tour of the Connor Ave Assembly Plant where Vipers are made and we may get to tour Prefix, where some other Viper parts are painted / made.  It is important that we show the new owners of Chrysler that we aren't just involved with Viper, we're committed!

3 - 2008 Vipers are selling well.  Order yours now if you want one.  Production will likely reach only about 1,500 units this year.

4 - The VCA national officers have met with Chrysler's new owners and everything seems to be looking good at this time, i.e. the new owners understand the importance of the Viper to their overall corporate marketing strategy.

5 -  We discussed a Western Regional Event to be partly sponsored by the National VCA in Las Vegas on the last Friday, Saturday and Sunday of March, 2008 (due to VOI-10 likely being held in Detroit).  If approved, this event would be held in conjunction with the "Mopars at the Strip" event and an SRT driving experience event.  This would be one big party with drag racing for us (we would get our own time slots), autocross, perhaps a road course driving event, a car show and vendors exhibits.  We would also be able to watch some really fast Mopars drag race too.  For more information on Mopars at the Strip go to:  www.moparsatthestrip.com .  A 200 car "Hot Rod" caravan leaves from Glendora on Thursday morning.  This cruise could be fun in and of itself. More information to follow.

6 - The National VCA is sponsoring Viper Days Driving School again this year.  If you haven't attended one yet, you really should.  If you have attended, you should plan to attend again this year.

7 - The current VCA raffle, the 2008 Viper ACR, has sold about 1,500 tickets.  This is where our National Club gets most of its revenue.  Tickets are still available (the limit is 2700) so please support our club and buy a ticket if you have not already done so.  If you've already bought one, buy another ticket!

See you soon,

Dan  8)

[NK BREKR]

Thanks for keeping us in the loop, Mr. President.