Winged Warriors Nation NATION MEET next year 2008 duluth minn

[moparstuart]

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JUNE 9-14: Duluth, MN, Winged Warriors/NBOA 34th National Meet with Curt and Janet Lawson and Gary Homstad as our hosts. Our headquarters hotel is the brand new Canal Park Lodge located right off I-35 with many things to see and great food within walking distance, complimentary hot breakfast, Caribou coffee, free high-speed internet, swimming pool/whirlpool, 32" HDTV. There is a lake walk system behind the hotel where you can walk along the shoreline of Lake Superior and out on the pier at the harbor entrance and Aerial Lift bridge to watch 1,000-foot freighters enter the harbor, Lake Superior Railroad Museum. For the ladies there are Rose Gardens, antique shops and boutique shops within walking distance. Within short distance there are horse/carriage rides, Fon-Du-Luth Casino, Lake Superior Zoo and Fitgers Brewery Complex Museum. Some of the week's planned activities include: a cruise up the north shore of Lake Superior to Split Rock Lighthouse, tour Glensheen Mansion where a notorious murder took place, Cirrus Design where they manufacture parachuted aircraft, train ride to Two Harbors, cruise night with the local car group, tour a shop where a man hand-builds cars, club picnic in a shelterhouse right on the lakefront. Diane Sox will be one of the special guests joining us. This will be a very unique meet in a fabulously scenic area so make your plans now to attend. To make your reservations call (218) 279-6000  and ask for the Winged Warriors block of rooms. Our special room rate is $99 per night for a city-side room or $129 per night for a lake-side room. That's greatly reduced from their normal rates for this time of year. See beautiful views of the hotel on their website at: www.canalparklodge.com . For more info about the meet call Curt and Janet at (763) 427-4363 or e-mail to: dodge-girl1@juno.com or e-mail to club headquarters at: hemixx29@msn.com.

Here's the url for the club website National Meet listing:

www.wwnboa.org/comingevents.htm

[hemi68charger]

    

That's about as far from Houston as you can get other than Alaska......   You guys up there  get all the fun.......   Hope it's a great turnout...............

Troy

[moparstuart]

   

That's about as far from Houston as you can get other than Alaska......   You guys up there  get all the fun.......   Hope it's a great turnout...............

Troy

yeah but you will be at the TDC boerne meet I wanted to go too !

[hemi68charger]

   

That's about as far from Houston as you can get other than Alaska......   You guys up there  get all the fun.......   Hope it's a great turnout...............

Troy

yeah but you will be at the TDC boerne meet I wanted to go too !

Granted...... But there will probably be one or two aero cars at most......... But, there will be a tush-load of Chargers.............

[PocketThunder]

Anyone driving north on 35 can stop in at my place for a cold beer or pop or lemonade, etc...  Then its just another 2-1/2 hours left to go for you.  I'll be home everynight after 5:00pm so just let me know if you are going by at that time.  I'll be going to the meet on Saturday only.  My spouse will be 37 weeks pregnant and I'm not going anywhere to far for too long.

Paul
in St. Paul .............. near 35E and Randolph Ave. 



C'mon Troy! (the other Troy) I need to see Dana in the flesh and get the two girls side by side for a photo shoot. 

[hemi68charger]

C'mon Troy! (the other Troy) I need to see Dana in the flesh and get the two girls side by side for a photo shoot. 

Wish I could.. June will be busy with Guard duty, Boerne and if I was to go, Minnesota.. The Minnesota trip would cost me a fortune.. It's amazing how much these trips cost when it's all said and done... Between fuel, food and lodging, it's enough to say, "Man, I could have put that into my Charger"...   But then again, life wouldn't be complete without somewhere to take them and hang out............

T

[LilRedDave]

Wow. I'm in Duluth almost every month. That's great news. Wel worth the trip. Any idea how how many cars to expect at these meets?

[moparstuart]

Wow. I'm in Duluth almost every month. That's great news. Wel worth the trip. Any idea how how many cars to expect at these meets?

usually 25 normal    or up to - 50 on a great showing

[69_500]

What would you say the turn out was last year? I'm guessing around 40 total cars over the span of the week.

[moparstuart]

  oh more then 60 for sure but some where just b- body's ,but that was a huge meet with the nascar drivers and all. Kenny really out did him self !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pettybird]

I'm thinking the turnout was closer to 45...  both meets were great this year for turnout--it was like when I was a kid again. 

[moparstuart]

I'm thinking the turnout was closer to 45...  both meets were great this year for turnout--it was like when I was a kid again. 

i went back through my pictures and i counted well over 50 including( one mercury ) and several other  short timers including a general lee 4x4 . we has 45 at the MUSEUM &( big bubba'S ) CANT REMEMBER THE REAL NAME  dinner place alone

[69_500]

I was only trying to think of the aero cars that were there. NO offense to the b bodies but I didn't really pay any attention to them.

I was thinking it was something around 25-30 Superbirds, 13-18 Daytona's, and 1 Charger 500 that I remember.

[moparstuart]

I was only trying to think of the aero cars that were there. NO offense to the b bodies but I didn't really pay any attention to them.

I was thinking it was something around 25-30 Superbirds, 13-18 Daytona's, and 1 Charger 500 that I remember.

snob LOL  with out the b-body there would be no wing cars

[pettybird]

yep that's what I was thinking too.

i kinda apply DSAC car definitions to WW meets...

[69_500]

Me too, actually I guess you could call it snoby or whatever, but I really wish their newsletters were all about the aero cars. I don't know how the whole winged cars and National B body association came together anyways. Seems like they should be 2 seperate things if you ask me.

[moparstuart]

to each his own but i favor including everyone who gets excited about our cars

[69_500]

I've got no problem including the people who like the cars. I guess that comes out sounding harsh, but to me if I go to a show there are really only 3 cars that I'll stop and really look at. Those 3 are all the aero cars. Granted I'll stop and talk to people who have B bodies, but I don't take as much time staring at the rest of them. And when I go to a national meet for a winged car club, I expect to spend the whole day looking at the cars I love, and only those.

Then again there are people at those shows who could care less about the 500's as well, so I know where your coming from. Its like my dad always said when I was little,

"If it doesn't have a wing,
It doesn't mean a thing."

Thus excluding the 500's from anything special too. To be honest I think the only 500's my dad ever paid attention to are the HEMI 500's. Thinking back the Q5 500 we had was more or less just another car in the driveway, it wasn't given anything special.

[ITSA426]

Now I wonder if I should just cancel my reservation.  Leave the four speed hemi home, and just go feed mosquitos on the Norwegian Riviera.  Plenty of other car shows where they welcome car enthusiasts.  This is a side of the Winged Warriors I've never seen before.

[moparstuart]

Now I wonder if I should just cancel my reservation.  Leave the four speed hemi home, and just go feed mosquitos on the Norwegian Riviera.  Plenty of other car shows where they welcome car enthusiasts.  This is a side of the Winged Warriors I've never seen before.

NO NO NO wing warriors welcomes everyone.  That was just danny's personal opinion, Please come out .  Everyone is welcome you dont even have to bring a car , or even have a car. COME ON OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bring the hemi PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

   stuart

[PocketThunder]

Now I wonder if I should just cancel my reservation.  Leave the four speed hemi home, and just go feed mosquitos on the Norwegian Riviera.  Plenty of other car shows where they welcome car enthusiasts.  This is a side of the Winged Warriors I've never seen before.

NO NO NO wing warriors welcomes everyone.  That was just danny's personal opinion, Please come out .  Everyone is welcome you dont even have to bring a car , or even have a car. COME ON OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bring the hemi PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

   stuart

Danny just has the January blues..  Lee, i'll race you up 35 with my hillside hemi.... i'll make up ground when you have to stop at every gas station....

[hemigeno]

Now I wonder if I should just cancel my reservation. Leave the four speed hemi home, and just go feed mosquitos on the Norwegian Riviera. Plenty of other car shows where they welcome car enthusiasts. This is a side of the Winged Warriors I've never seen before.

Lee,

I'm not trying to speak for Danny, but I'm 100% positive that comments forum do not represent the views of the WW/NBOA club itself (and no, I'm not an officer - just a member), and I really doubt that he was trying to offend anyone.

The Winged Warriors/NBOA does represent both the Aero cars and B-bodies in general.  That being said, there are people who prefer the Aero cars to a "regular" B-body.  I do not know even an approximate percentage of WW/NBOA membership between Aero car owners and B-body (non-Aero) owners, but my guess is that Aero cars are very well represented in the membership.  Should the two clubs be separated?  I don't know, but it's not my decision to make either.  I suspect that the "combined" club can take advantage of economies-of-scale which would not be available to either branch if they were to split.  On top of that, the Aero cars are all B-bodies to start with - which means that nearly all the B-body specific tech & resto articles are applicable for the Aero cars as well.

A couple of years ago, I unintentionally offended Curt Lawson at the Monster Mopar show when I asked him to move his car so that we could get a lineup of all wing cars.  At the time, I did not realize the innocent request I made had struck them so negatively until it was too late to do anything about it.  Just like my comment to Mr. & Mrs. Lawson, I seriously doubt that Danny's comment was meant to offend you, and I hope you wouldn't view it as a black mark against the WW/NBOA club or Aero-car enthusiasts in general.

It's pretty easy for us all to develop penchants for particular types of cars, and/or engine combinations.  I know that you're proud of your 4-speed Hemicar, which is perfectly fine.  I have one too.  However, that drivetrain combination, rare as it may be, does not make my car any better than anyone else's.  More valuable than some, perhaps - but it's only valuable when I go to sell it (or when I have to find replacement engine parts!!).  Same goes for Wing cars.  They are still just cars, albeit relatively rare ones.  If I stick my nose up in the air because a car of mine has a wing and someone else's doesn't, it only polarizes folks and does nothing for the image of the Wing Car hobby as a whole.  Instead of feeling snobbish, I feel blessed & honored to have had the opportunity to purchase mine before the market went haywire.  I would much rather talk about Wing car history or help someone understand what makes the cars different than a "regular" B-body than to quote the latest Barrett-Jackson auction results in an effort to make myself look good.

Danny would be quick to tell you that his car doesn't have a wing either, which is part of why he's a little more vocal with what he really likes since he's sorta knocking his own car too.

Long story short, don't take us too seriously here in the Aero forum - and certainly don't let our preferences make you think that WW/NBOA, the DSAC or any other club doesn't want your participation.

[Mopurr]

Gene

Well put, I also know someone that was "put out" about parking at MM when they had problems parking in the believed to be WW/NBOA parking and yes we have pulled up in the wing and there was no where to park those years...no big deal park in another row behind & go out and enjoy the day.

But wing cars are not the only ones that sometimes get special parking(not referring to MM) such as Hemi cars or a display of a certain year or model of cars, people need to understand that sometimes there are special areas for an assigned group, I think that what happened at MM those times are that it was believed to be WW/NBOA parking not just wing car display area.  But what a bummer when someone gets very upset about parking in  a reserved area it can ruin their day and also The day for others too.

WW/NBOA is for Wings and b bodys and was surprised to read about about a Mercury being at last years meet, because I was told by a Ford friend that they were told they were welcome to be a member and come to a meet but not to bring the car.

[moparstuart]

Gene

Well put, I also know someone that was "put out" about parking at MM when they had problems parking in the believed to be WW/NBOA parking and yes we have pulled up in the wing and there was no where to park those years...no big deal park in another row behind & go out and enjoy the day.

But wing cars are not the only ones that sometimes get special parking(not referring to MM) such as Hemi cars or a display of a certain year or model of cars, people need to understand that sometimes there are special areas for an assigned group, I think that what happened at MM those times are that it was believed to be WW/NBOA parking not just wing car display area.  But what a bummer when someone gets very upset about parking in  a reserved area it can ruin their day and also The day for others too.

WW/NBOA is for Wings and b bodys and was surprised to read about about a Mercury being at last years meet, because I was told by a Ford friend that they were told they were welcome to be a member and come to a meet but not to bring the car.

I drove the family around in a ford windstar minivan ( no one shunned us?)

[Mopurr]

I was actually referring to a Talladega and if it was welcome to be a part of the displays etc. with the Wings & b's.

This was a few years ago and maybe Sue has reconsidered.