2025 Eastern Meet final instructions

[RON T]

For those not driving there Monte, I will have a printed map for directions to your parking area downtown Saturday.. It is in a different location than  first gen. Montes will be parked… Ron… 

[RON T]

[RON T]

[RON T]

⛔️ ⚠️ ‼️. 🚑 👮. WARNING , yes heads up.. There is an indoor swimming pool at our host hotel, if it’s a little cool 🆒 next week, the pool is heated of course. However, I have to warn you that there may be a man in speedos in the pool early in the mornings or late in the evenings.. this man showed up in Carlisle PA at the 2024 Eastern meet . If you happen to see this man in Speedos, take a picture and we will call law enforcement and have him removed , or fined $ for absolutely disgusting indecent exposure!🤣😂. So, keep you eye pealed 🍌, while in the pool area…

[cbolt]

12 hours ago, Ron Tevis said:

⛔️ ⚠️ ‼️. 🚑 👮. WARNING , yes heads up.. There is an indoor swimming pool at our host hotel, if it’s a little cool 🆒 next week, the pool is heated of course. However, I have to warn you that there may be a man in speedos in the pool early in the mornings or late in the evenings.. this man showed up in Carlisle PA at the 2024 Eastern meet . If you happen to see this man in Speedos, take a picture and we will call law enforcement and have him removed , or fined $ for absolutely disgusting indecent exposure!🤣😂. So, keep you eye pealed 🍌, while in the pool area…

Noooooo! Don't have Rob arrested! 👮‍♂️

[RON T]

Several of our members that are attending the meet have indicated they have questions regarding restoration of their  monties, some are engine questions, some are electrical, some are body and frame questions.. There will be some of the most knowledgeable people in the area of first generation Monte Carlo’s at our meet this year, so we are going to anticipate a time during the meet for these people to gather and ask their questions .. .. could be during the day or during the one of our bench racing times… whichever is more convenient.. it would help if your not bringing your Monte Carlo , and have a few questions , to bring pictures of your project ..Ron…

[RON T]

[RON T]

Latest forecast for Somerset Ky. 
The Wednesday rain is for Wednesday night so far.

the Thursday forecast is for Thursday morning before daylight.. 

Thursday, Friday, Saturday looks good. 
Subject to change of course.. 

[RON T]

On 5/11/2025 at 7:21 PM, Ron Tevis said:

Hope this is Better CBOLT:)

Attendance list as of 05-12-25

Added brand new member from Georgia Mr Barry Holden..

1.Cory”Cooter” Cothern- Ashland City TN

2.Donny & Jackie Vestal-Piney Flats TN

3.Joseph & Dottie Auger-Covington TN

4.Larry & Glendia Gilbert-Markleville IND

5.Mark Hoevel-Washington IND

6. John & Pam Engle - Dayton Ohio

7.Dennis Tretter - Club Secretary-Amelia Ohio

8. Jim & Linda SEYBOLDT -Palm Coast Florida

9. Kenneth & Shiela Bower- Floyd Virginia 

10. XXX Paul Adams-Bossier City Louisiana 

CANCELLED ⬆️ 

11. Tim & Debra Rogers- South Carolina 

12.Manual Prince - South Carolina 

13. Jared Richie - co-coordinator-Belton , 

South Carolina 

14.Wesley Davidson - London Ky

15. Mark & Kim Butler-Bronston Ky

16. Terry Sullivan - Paducah Ky

17. Ron & Shirley Tevis - Coordinator -Paris Ky

18. Callie Anne -Aurora Ky - President-MCCCNA, Monte Carlo Car Club of North America 

19. Joe Tedesco- Niagara Falls NY- FGMCC President 

20. Doug Gunther- Niagara Falls NY

21. Richard & Joyce Dixon- Newnan Georgia 

22. Randy Czankner - North Hampton PA

23. Joe & Demi Roman - Peach Bottom PA

24. Sir Robert & Pat Peters - Pittsburgh, PA.. FGMCC past president and Current Administrator 

25..Pat & Mary Ellen Hogan-Genoa Ohio

26.Dale & Terri Bledsoe- Knoxville TN

27. Bill Daude & Lori Mills-Omaha Nebraska 

28.Mike Flynn- Asheville North Carolina 

29. Cancelled , Edward Nichols-So. Carolina XXX ⬆️ 

30.Tim Bright - Louisville TN

31. Kyle Bright- Maryville TN

32.Brandon Lawson-Dry Ridge Ky

33.Gregg Ray Paducah Ky

34.Chris Bryant - Jackson TN

35.Joseph “ Joey “ Potts- Washington IND

36. Barry Holden - Washington Georgia..

 

New attendance list 05-16-25

[Rob Peters]

10 hours ago, Ron Tevis said:

Several of our members that are attending the meet have indicated they have questions regarding restoration of their  monties, some are engine questions, some are electrical, some are body and frame questions.. There will be some of the most knowledgeable people in the area of first generation Monte Carlo’s at our meet this year, so we are going to anticipate a time during the meet for these people to gather and ask their questions .. .. could be during the day or during the one of our bench racing times… whichever is more convenient.. it would help if your not bringing your Monte Carlo , and have a few questions , to bring pictures of your project ..Ron…

At our Eastern Meet last year in Carlisle we had a little game of 'Stump The Monte Experts'.  It was great and we had some very good questions from our members and if I recall correctly nobody stumped us.

rob

[Rob Peters]

Just a note, I will be bringing my Left Center Right game to be played during bench racing.  I will also be donating a Left Center Right game to be given away as either a door prize or a game prize.

rob

[DragCat]

11 hours ago, Ron Tevis said:

Several of our members that are attending the meet have indicated they have questions regarding restoration of their  monties, some are engine questions, some are electrical, some are body and frame questions.. There will be some of the most knowledgeable people in the area of first generation Monte Carlo’s at our meet this year, so we are going to anticipate a time during the meet for these people to gather and ask their questions .. .. could be during the day or during the one of our bench racing times… whichever is more convenient.. it would help if your not bringing your Monte Carlo , and have a few questions , to bring pictures of your project ..Ron…

One of the Many benefits of the forum, 1, there are NO dumb questions. We've all been there "ask me how I know" 🤣 2 with all the experience here there are many different options as well as knowledge. One of my favorite comments from RoadKill TV, we show you the wrong way to do the right thing 🤣

[patman]

So I see that a tornado hit Somerset last night, is that going to affect the meet? 
 

My prayers go out to all affected 🙏🏻

[Dtret]

We were supposed to get hit hard the last two nights in Cincinnati. I guess the storm split. We didn’t even get rain. I hope everything is ok where ever the storm hit. 

[BLawson93]

57 minutes ago, Dtret said:

We were supposed to get hit hard the last two nights in Cincinnati. I guess the storm split. We didn’t even get rain. I hope everything is ok where ever the storm hit. 

We got hit by some storms last night in Dry Ridge

[jft69z]

1 hour ago, patman said:

So I see that a tornado hit Somerset last night, is that going to affect the meet? 
 

My prayers go out to all affected 🙏🏻

Ron texted me a little bit ago regarding the tornado. As of now, there isn't much info either way regarding the situation. It's a bit too soon to know what is happening, but we'll keep everyone updated as time goes on.

In the mean time, I'm sure everyone there is doing everything humanly possible to aid those affected. Right now I just saw 14-16 lives lost due to the storms, so hopefully the list does not grow larger from there. Terrible news...

[Rob Peters]

I have been in steady contact with Ron all morning.  As of right now the main road in front of the hotel is closed and there is no power or phone service.

Ron and I have been scanning Facebook for images.  I have PM'ed several people on fb from the area to see if any of them can get close enough to the hotel to see if it is damaged.  Like Joe said, you will know when we know.

rob

[RON T]

Reports our of our host city Somerset  are still sketchy at best.. I am in touch with several people in that area and will advise FGMCC officers as soon as any reports are verified.. Ron T… 

[jft69z]

As of this point, the FGMCC Kentucky meet scheduled for this week, has unfortunately been cancelled due to the tragic events at Somerset.

Some reports had mentioned the hotel and restaurant were damaged, other reports say different. At this point, with the uncertainty of power restoration, damage to venues, and everyone's safety in mind, we decided to pull the plug.

So, we're going to have to shift gears a little and adapt to the current circumstances. 

First: Please cancel your hotel reservations for the Somerset hotel, to ensure you don't get charged. Ron mentioned that the hotel itself hasn't been able to receive phone calls, so our suggestion is to try to do it online with your confirmation number. Rob is also going to reach out to the hotel contact that had the Club contract and cancel globally, but... it's still a good idea to do it on your own as a safeguard. If there are any troubles, reach out and we'll help get it done.

Second: We're going to swing some of the things to the Carlisle meet in June instead. Normally, Carlisle would have been considered a 'mini-meet', but since we already had the award plaques for the member car judging already done for Somerset, we're going to do that at Carlisle instead. Yeah, the location and dates are going to be wrong, but we didn't plan for a tornado either. 

We want to thank Ron for the great job he did, and all the effort he put into the meet to make it a success for everyone. He's devastated that this situation has arisen, and unfortunately won't be able to make it to Carlisle either, to make matters worse.

Also, thanks go to Rob for the added work it's going to take to swing some of the stuff to Carlisle. He has already contacted the Carlisle Hotel contact to try and secure more rooms, and also get a later cutoff date to reserve a room there. If there's a chance that anyone can swing their plans to Carlisle instead of Kentucky, you won't be disappointed. If there's anything we can do to help, please reach out.

We will update with any more information as it becomes available.

Thoughts & prayers to the people and first responders impacted in Kentucky as well.

Joe T

 

 

[patman]

9 minutes ago, jft69z said:

As of this point, the FGMCC Kentucky meet scheduled for this week, has unfortunately been cancelled due to the tragic events at Somerset.

Some reports had mentioned the hotel and restaurant were damaged, other reports say different. At this point, with the uncertainty of power restoration, damage to venues, and everyone's safety in mind, we decided to pull the plug.

So, we're going to have to shift gears a little and adapt to the current circumstances. 

First: Please cancel your hotel reservations for the Somerset hotel, to ensure you don't get charged. Ron mentioned that the hotel itself hasn't been able to receive phone calls, so our suggestion is to try to do it online with your confirmation number. Rob is also going to reach out to the hotel contact that had the Club contract and cancel globally, but... it's still a good idea to do it on your own as a safeguard. If there are any troubles, reach out and we'll help get it done.

Second: We're going to swing some of the things to the Carlisle meet in June instead. Normally, Carlisle would have been considered a 'mini-meet', but since we already had the award plaques for the member car judging already done for Somerset, we're going to do that at Carlisle instead. Yeah, the location and dates are going to be wrong, but we didn't plan for a tornado either. 

We want to thank Ron for the great job he did, and all the effort he put into the meet to make it a success for everyone. He's devastated that this situation has arisen, and unfortunately won't be able to make it to Carlisle either, to make matters worse.

Also, thanks go to Rob for the added work it's going to take to swing some of the stuff to Carlisle. He has already contacted the Carlisle Hotel contact to try and secure more rooms, and a also get a later cutoff date to reserve a room there. If there's a chance that anyone can swing their plans to Carlisle instead of Kentucky, you won't be disappointed. If there's anything we can do to help, please reach out.

We will update with any more information as it becomes available.

Thoughts & prayers to the people and first responders impacted in Kentucky as well.

Joe T

 

 

Thanks for the update. I appreciate all of you.
 

I was already going to Carlisle so hopefully I’ll see some of you there. 

 

Ron, sorry all of your hard work was for naught brother. Hopefully we’ll meet at next year’s get together.

[jft69z]

Ron just messaged me, State of Emergency declared in Kentucky for the next two weeks, which he says means the cruise is cancelled too.

[cooter]

Thank you for the update. Praying for Somerset. 

[cbolt]

Hard to cancel the reservations when the link to do so has expired and there is no phone service. Ill keep trying. has anyone had luck cancelling their reservations?

 

[cooter]

I just canceled using my holiday inn account. I’m a member of IHG so it was an easy step. If anyone is an IHG member they can cancel that way. Hope this helps

6 minutes ago, cbolt said:

Hard to cancel the reservations when the link to do so has expired and there is no phone service. Ill keep trying. has anyone had luck cancelling their reservations?

 

[patman]

7 minutes ago, cbolt said:

Hard to cancel the reservations when the link to do so has expired and there is no phone service. Ill keep trying. has anyone had luck cancelling their reservations?

 

My wife was able to cancel ours online. She used the link from the confirmation email. Used the “to edit” link and it allowed her to cancel.