im in lakeland. but im used to driving.

park in tampa off himes north of the stadium is nice. i dont remember having to pay for shelter though. TR has had meets there for years (the big ones).

meets later in the day require less for shelter. im not a huge bbq fan at meets, too much of a pain to plan. never know how many people, gotta cook it to standards everyone can eat, gotta have someone to stand there and cook the whole time, make sure people are paying and not mooching (unless you feel generous and wanna just donate your time and money to feeding us all).

anywhere in tampa near the bridges is close. seminole park is nice. i have been there. a pretty straight shot from the interstate across park/gandy or ulmerton too.


definitely have a 'feeler' thread. gauge the amount of people interested in the meet. then propose at least 3 dates for it. fri or sat only usually. sundays are ok with me but most people keep sunday for certain things. maybe have like 2 different fridays and 2 different saturdays. cant please everyone though.

then do a location poll. for a monthly meet, its good to have one spot. usually somewhere in tampa or somewhere in pinellas close to the interstate or gandy or something. i dont think quaker steak does much car stuff anymore but im not sure. having it at a place like that negates cooking though and is much nicer of a time.

a bi monthly or 'few times a year' type meet can be rotated. one in pinellas, one in tampa, to accomodate the people. i'd love to have meets in other areas, but us minorities of the locale groups have to just drive no matter what. i dont mind it though