WE HAD A GREAT EVENT!
Thanks go to Bob Borchers & his Wife Lynn for Coordinating another terrific show and Raffle.

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OFFICIAL LEAD SPONSOR for 2009 SHOW:
FocuzTech (click Logo to go there)
Thanks to Mike Turner and the folks at FocuzTech for their donation to our club of various raffle items.  They are providing multiple items specifically designed for Impala and B-bodies that all our members should enjoy.  The list of items will soon be finalized and posted to this website so that we can all drool until the SPRING FLING is here!

Click to see ==>  details of VENDORS and RAFFLE PRIZES

HERE IS BOB's Summary of the Show and Event Activities:

GOFASST Spring 2009 Daytona Car Show
Summary of Events
March 28, 2009  

Acknowledgements
Before we begin to summarize the events of our 2009 show, we want to acknowledge all the car clubs and individuals who helped to make the 2009 Spring Daytona Car Show a success.

Focuz Technologies:  For the Third Year in a row, Mike Turner, owner of Focuz Technologies, was our featured vendor and a major reason our Spring Daytona Show was a success.  We will itemize Focuz Tech’s contributions to our show later in this summary.

GOFASST:  Although this was a GOFASST Club event, several GOFASST members need to be recognized for their significant contributions to the success of the show.   Roger McKay led me through the tent set-up and garnered a total of 5 passes for use by various vendors and folks hauling equipment into the track for our Spring Show.  Larry Lype also procured 5 passes for use by vendors attending the show.  Larry also hooked us up with the Daytona Ice Supplier which BTW was one of the folks that bought a Sun Coast Hood. Lynn Borchers was instrumental in helping to set-up the tent area on Friday and Saturday, serve the cake, and help with the awards and raffle presentations.  Lynn Borchers also made the flag that flew from the main tent.  Dave Goshorn let the club use his Silverado to haul show items to/from Daytona on Friday and Saturday.  Mike Morgan rented the PA system, transported it to/from the track and set it up and ran it during the show. 
 

SoFASST:  Mike Lukens and Tim Shepard (SoFASST President and Vice President) made major contributions to the Spring Show:  Prior to the event, Mike arranged for the generator, needed for the PA system, and then transported it to/from Daytona.   During the event, Mike offered his services to fix window rollers, fading odometers and A/C Drain Hoses.  Mike was also our parking steward which helped make the drive-in to the show an orderly process.  Tim Shepard was instrumental in car show judging. Both Mike and Tim provided assistance with setting up the tents on Saturday morning.  Ivan Scerri contributed 6 items to the raffle helping to make it a success.  Ivan and his wife, Colleen, also provided major assistance in setting-up the tents on Saturday morning and throughout the day.  Ivan was also a car show judge.  We need to also mention that Mike, Tim, and Ivan are also GOASST members.
 

GCSSC:  Kenny Canniff, President of GCSSC, was instrumental in lining-up car show judges.  We needed 6 judging teams in order to complete car show judging in an orderly fashion and Kenny, along with Charles McNabb, volunteered to be car show judges.  Kenny also provided PCM tuning assistance for OBD 1 Systems as needed during the day.  Both Kenny & Charles are also GOFASST members.

FLA INC: FLA INC had a great turn-out for the event.  Marcus Fernandez also provided a $200 Gift Certificate for powder coating.
 

DEEP SOUTH SS:  Howard Rothstein contributed one his Whisperjet Wiring Harnesses which was a much sought after item in the raffle.  Bill Harper (WX3 Performance) provided a $150 off certificate for one his great brake systems.  Gene Zebley also provided car show judging expertise.  John Ratheseth brought his Badder Bowtie, which was a real treat for everyone since it is the Big Dog.  There were also several other Deep South SSers at the show which helped to make it a success. 
 

SAIL:  For the third year in a row, SAIL has been represented at our Spring Show.  This year, both Jay Johnson and Rick Matthews brought their Impalas to the show and John & Laura Ruffo (RMS Auto Parts) also attended driving a 1996 Buick RM Wagon which didn’t make the trip back as it was purchased by yours truly.   Both Jay and Rick did well in the car show as you will see later.
 

POSSI:  Pancho Mateo and his lovely wife made the trip from New Jersey for our show.  On Friday afternoon, March 27^th, Pancho really helped with set-up of the tables and chairs and the hanging of the banners.  Pancho donated three packages of zip ties to the cause which made the hanging of the Banners possible.  There was about a 30MPH wind blowing and the banners did not want to stay up.  The zip ties did the trick.

CariSSma:  Eddie Sowers was the lone representative from CariSSma, but he took home a 2^nd place trophy in the Stock Impala SS Class with his 94 SS.
 

Attendance:    Overall, attendance at the 2009 Spring Daytona Show was well above last year.  We had 65 cars registered for the event, up from 43 cars last year.    Of the 65 cars registered, 43 registered for car show judging.  Last year there were only 30 cars registered for car show judging.  There were other cars that visited the show, but did not register as participants, which meant they did not participate in the raffle.   

Car Show Results  

Car Show Judges:    -- THANKS TO ALL of the Volunteers !!!!

Tim Shepard                 Dave Goshorn              Charles McNabb          Kenny Canniff 

Juan Vazquez               Ivan Scerri                    Al Hurley                      Wayne Johnson

Vaughn Harrison           Norton Jones                Dal Slabaugh                Bill Harper

Mike Morgan               Gene Zebley

There were 43 vehicles registered for car show judging.  The following is how many were in each class:
 

Wagons – 6                Caprice/9C1/Fleetwood/Buick – 3          Impala SS (Stock) – 10         Impala SS (Modified) – 11    Impala SS (Custom) – 10               Classic Impala – 1              Pro Custom Impala – 2  

Winners Were:

           WAGONS     

1^st Place – Rob Heffernan, 1995 Caprice, DGGM

2^nd Place – Rob Heffernan, 1995 Caprice, Granite Metallic

CAPRICE/9C1/Cadillac/Buick

1^st Place – Deborah Canniff – 1996 Fleetwood, Grey

2^nd Place – Ed Valenzuela, 1995 Caprice, White

IMPALA SS – STOCK

1^st Place – John Williamson, 1996, BBB

2^nd Place – Eddie Sowers, 1994, RIK

IMPALA SS – MODIFIED

1^st Place – Allan McClure, 1996, BBB

2^nd Place – Norton Jones, 1996, BBB

IMPALA SS – CUSTOM

1^st Place – Marcus Fernandez , 1996, BBB

2^nd Place – Rick Matthews, 1996, DGGM

BEST ENGINE

1^st Place – John Ratheseth, 1996, Wine Fire Red

BEST PAINT

1^st Place – Terry Rodgers, 1995 Impala, BBB

BEST WHEEL/TIRE COMBO

1^st Place – Marcus Fernandez, 1996 Impala, BBB

BEST INTERIOR

1^st Place – Jay Johnson, 1996 Impala, DCM

BEST OF SHOW

Terry Rodgers – 1995 Impala, BBB

Raffle items for our Spring Daytona Show are a significant attendance draw and in 2009 we had over $10,000 in retail parts value contributed to the show.   The following summary identifies the prizes provided by each vendor and the person who won that raffle prize.

1.      Focuz Technologies:  3^nd Year as Featured Vendor

a.       Twin Turbo Intake – Romell Bonilla

b.      S&B Cold Air Intake – Wayne Johnson

c.       One set of Streetlights (chrome or black) with DESS – Juan Vazquez

d.      Streetlights II in Chrome with Bi Xenon HID & Halo – Mike Morgan

e.       Crystal Clear Tail Lamps – Jerry Brown

f.        Sequential Tail Lamp Kit – Wayne Beaman

g.       Stealth Brake Bolt Package – Rick Matthews

h.       EZ Change Shock Kit – John Williamson

i.         One RAISS Intake – Laura Ruffo

j.        PCM Tune – Juan Vazquez

k.      Two 1996 Red Stainless Steel Dash Cluster Overlays – Jerry Brown & Ivan Scerri

l.         LED Interior Kit – Ryan Hendrix

m.     KAIK Black Center Grill – Marcus Fernandez

n.       Urethane Rear Bumper Cover – Julio Veliente

o.      Hotchkis Engine Bay Brace – Michael Usoff

p.      Thin Line Sequential LED Mirror Kit – Dave Goshorn

q.      Stainless Polished Impala SS Side Scripts – John Monsegur

r.        One Pair of Leaping Deer Emblems – Ivan Scerri

s.       Stainless Brake Line kit – Julio Veliente

t.        Electric Cut-Out System for Tri-Y Headers – Michael Usoff

u.       SSBC Front Caliper Kit – Lance Hayworth

v.       Two Pair Hella Blue, 65/45W Bulbs – Ivan Scerri & Dave Goshorn

w.     One Pair of Hella Blue 100/80W Bulbs – Ivan Scerri

2.      Impala Mike (Mike Huston) through Focuz Technologies donated:  2^nd Year Contributor

a.       One Smoothee Front Bumper with Billet Grille and Fog Lights or the winner can use the credit on this bumper for any product Impala Mike sells. – Juan Vazquez

3.      Sun Coast Automotive Performance donated: 2^nd  Year Contributor

a.       50% off one Ram-Air Hood – Laura Ruffo

b.      Show pricing of $695 on a Ram-Air Hood.  Three hoods sold at show.

4.      Customized Factory interiors donated 50% off a complete leather interior kit.

4^th Year Contributor

a. 50% off any factory Impala interior – Juan Vazquez

5.      Oldenburger Customs donated: 4^th  Year Contributor

a.       One Performance Spoiler – Ed Valenzuela

b.      One custom Grille – Gary Cunningham

6.  Edge Racing Converters donated: 4^th  Year Contributor

a. One Street Edge LT-1/LS-1 Torque Converter – Nikki Munneke.

7.   Snow Performance donated   3^rd Year Contributor

a.  Part # 20012 Stage 2 GM MAF Boost Cooler or Part # 20012 Boost Cooler depending on winner’s application – Dave Goshorn

8.  Excell Coatings donated:   3^rd Year Contributor

            a.  $200 Gift Certificate for any powder or ceramic coating – Juan Vazquez

9.  National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) donated:  3^rd Year Contributor

            a. Best of Show Trophy plus 1 yr subscription to NMCA – Terry Rodgers

            b. Two Prize Packs (T-shirt, License Pate, DVD, & 1 Day Car Show Entry) – Ed Valenzuela & Dave Goshorn

            c. Promotional items for Goody Bags

10. RMS Auto Parts donated:  2^nd  Year Contributor

a.  One GM LT-1 Complete water pump with Gaskets – Juan Vazquez

a.       One GM Vented Opti-Spark – Dave Goshorn

b.      100 5% off flyers for Goody Bags.

11. Whisperjet Wiring harness (Howard Rothstein) donated: 2^nd Year Contributor

            a. Whisperjet Harness – Michael Usoff

12. Sharp Customs (Marcus Fernandez-Florida INC) donated: 2^nd Year Contributor

a. $200 Certificate for Powder Coating – Juan Vazquez

13.  Ivan Scerri donated: 2^nd Year Contributor

a.       Four chrome center caps with decals – Ed Valenzuela

b.      5 ½ qts Valvoline Synthetic 5W30 Oil with oil and fuel filters – Dave Goshorn

c.       Chevrolet Owners Manual Vinyl Cover – Bob Borchers

d.      One Stock MAF – Given away

e.       One Pair of Rear Shelf speaker covers – Given away

f.        One set of Advanced Discount Auto Expression Bucket Seat Covers – Given away

14. Race Ready Performance donated:  1^st Year Contributor

a.       Two 50% off certificates on any electric cut-out kits up to 3 ½”

Pancho Mateo & Gerry Bird

15.  Killer B Custom Speaker Pods (Brandon Shinoski):  1^st Year Contributor

a.       Two sets of Custom Speaker Pods – Dave Goshorn won both sets of pods

16.  Exotic Chrome of Kissimmee donated:  1^st Year Contributor

a.  $100 Gift Certificate for any Chrome job – Juan Vazquez

17.  Wx3 Performance (Bill Harper) donated:  1^st Year Contributor

            a.  $150 off performance brake kit – Buddy Whitaker

18. Several companies donated promotional material for goody bags:

b.      Air Ride Technologies. 1^st Year Contributor

c.       Baer Brakes  1^st Year Contributor

d.      Summitt Racing 3^rd Year Contributor

e.       Edelbrock  4^th Year Contributor

e.   Valvoline  1^st Year Contributor

f.    Flowmaster 3^rd Year Contributor

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Revenue:  Total revenue from the 2009 Daytona Show was $4874.  This breaks-down as follows:

1.      Entry Fees - $470

2.      T-Shirt/Pin Sales - $54

3.      New Members/Renewals - $420

4.      Raffle Tickets - $3930  

Expenses:  Total expenses for the 2009 Daytona Show were $2990.41.  This breaks-down as follows:

             1.      Tent & Table/Chair Rental - $1203.45

2.      Trophies - $704.50

3.      Cake, Snacks, Refreshments, Ice, Gas for Generator, Printing - $401.41

4.      Table Replacement - $125

5.      PA Rental - $100.00

6.      Shipping costs - $450

7.      Recognition Expenses – $461

CONCLUSION
The purpose of holding the Spring Daytona Show is to provide an opportunity for the Impala SS/ B-Body Community to get together and “Show-up, Show-off, and have a Good Time”.  We believe we did that in 2009, thanks to the active participation of those mentioned above.  Additionally, we had the Terry Rodgers and John Rafteseth Pro Street Impalas which everyone wanted to see.  Although we are in a down economy and our raffle prizes were down from 2008, we took in nearly $1400 more in 2009 compared with 2008.  As mentioned above, we had significantly more Impalas in attendance in 2009 compared with 2008 and the car show competition was much stronger in 2009. 

 Based on the 2009 results, GOFASST will plan to hold a Spring 2010 Daytona Car Show in conjunction with the Daytona Racing District’s “Spring Fling”.   We will wait until late this year to determine if we change the format.  It will depend on the economy and projected vendor participation.

 Respectfully Submitted,

 Bob Borchers,    GOFASST President