Hey everyone,

Yeah its the dead of winter, but since the All Mitsu Cookout is getting so big, I have to start the planning early. I want to have it keep growing and be even more fun for the people who come.

I'm trying to figure out what day to have it on. I've just found out that the Autovations show is on Saturday, August 21st, 2004. Not a lot of you guys went to that, but I know some of you did. Last year you had to choose one or the other to show your car in.

The SCCA Pro Rally up North is going to be Friday, August 27th and Saturday August 28th. DSMers support this rally and I know last year some people had to choose.

These two weekends are the two weekends I'd like to have the All Mitsu Cookout. The next weekend is Labor Day weekend, so thats out. The weekend before that gets a little hot weather wise. I'm kind of leaning towards having the Cookout on a Sunday. Either the 22nd or the 29th. I'd like to get some opinions on the Sunday idea, or other options.

Thanks,
Curt
http://www.mn3s.org

Hey, if you have it the Saturday before and its really hot out then the girls will be in bathing suits. :stick: No, I have no preference, I don't know of many people that actually went to Autovations last year. I am sure that a Sunday on either of them weekends would be fine also. Hopefully you can fill up that field this year.

CRAIG

Why not earlier in August? I would steer clear of either of the weekends you are loooking at considering the other events going on around that.

Ive been looking for something like this. Hopefully by august, ill have my new 2g tricked out so i can show her off too ; ) What kinda stuff do you guys do there?.. I think dsmchick is right, the best idea would be to stear a bit further away from any car shows. Wouldnt wanna miss out on some of the dsms that may not come because of that!

The DSM Shootout is the weekend of August 14th and 15th.

My idea would be the Sunday on the weekend of Autovations. It's a local show thus no one comming from out of town like the Pro Rally. I honesty think that would work out best for attendance.

22nd is my Bday, Idoubt Id be able to make it. How about early August?

Thanks for the input so far. I think there is events every weekend in August that I know of. Mods and Rods is August 7th, 2004, DSM shootout is Aug 14, 15th. And the Autovations and Pro Rally are the other two Saturdays. Arrgh. :headache:

The All Mitsu Cookout is growing bigger and bigger and its not just a local show anymore. Last year we had people from Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and Canada. Hopefully even more states will be represented this year.

I think I'm still sold on one of the last two Sundays in August. Either the 22nd or 29th. I'm wondering if Mitsu nuts that go up to the Pro Rally on Friday and Saturday will want to get there butts back to the Twin Cities by 11am Sunday to go to the All Mitsu Cookout??

Or if people are up late on a Saturday with the Autovations show, will they want to get there car cleaned up the next morning to go to another show?? This is going to be a tough decsion.

Thanks again,
Curt

Don't have it too early. I'm getting married August 14, I'll be gone for like the following week hopefully. But Miranda and I will be back for Autovations again. She's modeling, and my car is going to be in it.

Id say the 29th.

People will not want to spend all day in the sun at the cokout after 2 days outside at the pro rally.

And don't base it off people saying they can or can't make it. I live 1 mile from the site and probably won't make it. But it only has to be planned for the majority.

Curt, it's your BBQ!! People will come!!

early august or even july. if anyone like me is going to skewl out of state we have to leave like right after the dsm SO to go to whatever state.

If its got to be in August, I vote for the weekend of the 22nd. Maybe you could open a poll and see what everone thinks is best?

I'll go with what CVD said.

Although it's labeled as the All Mitsubishi Cookout, are DSMs in general invited to come or is it strictly open to only Mitsubishi cars?

Eclipses and 3000's only my friend. Lasers, Talons, and Stealths need not apply.


Just kiddin ;)

You forgot the Starion. :slap:

hell no! school starts on the 25th for me.

Wow, its funny reading this. Like how u say that early august or july is too hot. I guess im pretty climatized to Arizona. I was in MN like all last July almost, and i thought the weather was so perfect. Not too hot. I'd go to it but i don't think the talon would make the 1500 mile trip

How about the weekend where all of you come down here for Mardi Gras :banana: :cheers: :beer: :smoker: http://www.unix-networking.com/Vicious/smiley_396.gif http://www.unix-networking.com/Vicious/smiley_526.gif http://www.unix-networking.com/Vicious/smiley_233.gif

I can say no, we won't. Because the rally doesn't end until the late, late, late Saturday/Sunday morning. So you'd be better off having it the weekend of Autovations then.

I would think the 29th would be better. I bet more people will be going to autovations than to the prorally. I know the 1g's are into rally more than probably anyone else going to the cookout, so you are hearing from all of them. A lot of the true show cars are going to be more interested in going to the autovatoins show rather than the rally. You have to go with the greater good!

I like CVD's idea of a poll too. You could run it on a few different boards.

It also gives us DSM'rs a week to fix our cars after we break them at the shootout!

But Autovations is local. People can go to Autovations and then to the cookout with ease.

I think that the 29th would probably be best. Should still be nice weather then.

Hey everyone,

Thank you all for giving me some feedback. Unfortunatly, I still haven't decided on a date yet. I am leaning slightly towards having it on August 22nd, the day after Autovations.

For those planning on putting there cars in the Autovations show, would you also get up the next day and get over to the All Mitsu Cookout that starts at 11am??

Some of you know the tradition and history of the All Mitsu Cookout. It basiclly was the beginning of MN-DSM back in 1999. I put a lot of effort into every year to ensure that it grows and that it is the best bang for your buck. I was very happy last year when we broke the 100 car mark even though the Pro Rally and Autovations was going on.

The Autovations show popped up after I started my planning for the Cookout last year. And to be honest, it got under my skin. I was also bothered when I saw some of my own MN 3/S members and some DSMers choosing the Autovations over the one event that brings together the Mitsu ethusiasts for the last four years. Thats why I'd really like to know if some of you Mitsu owners who are planning on going to Autovations would also go to the Cookout the next day?

Thanks again,
Curt
http://www.mn3s.org

Personally I would. I'm supposed to be in Autovations this year, but I'd still wake my ass up to make it to this. I missed it last year and was a little pissed about it. So I'll be there.

What the hell is autovations? Of course I will be at the cookout :P

How about the end of July?

I'll be there, try to find a place with a big open parking lot area for doing mad burnouts and shitties. i'm all about driftoing it up. or just whipping shitties.

woot

I think that will be frowned upon at this event.

that's just too damn bad ;)

no, i will be nice if they want me too.


Andrew

Thats exactly what I wanted to hear! Thanks! I'm leaning more towards the August 22nd date now. I think if your a Mitsu enthusiast, you'll come to the Cookout if even your up the night before at another car show.

There will be no burnouts at the Cookout. The car museum would frown on that a little and so would I. But I can give you directions to some empty parking lots where you could do some burnouts ;)

My July is already booked up with car stuff and personal stuff. Its going to be a busy summer.

Thanks for all of the feedback. If you have anymore comments about the pros and cons of having the Cookout on August 22nd versuses the 29th, lets hear them.

later,
Curt
http://www.mn3s.org

Burnout = Industrial building on oppisite side of the lawn. If I am at the event and some moron does a burnout and I catch him I will personally slash some fucking tires.

The only other thing I want to add:

If you are a judge, your car should not be entered for the "show" aspect. I think that looked really bad last year.

But that's my .02

The All Mitsu Cookout is done by participant voting. No judges. I bet you are thinking about the old Volksport show from 2002. That judging was dumb.

later,
Curt

Oh, yeah....nevermind. *dumb me* My mind is just absent sometimes. lol