Hope your mom gets better soon.
Thanks for the updates also.
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Hope your mom gets better soon.
Thanks for the updates also.
Thanks. The DeLorean Community really is a community and the success of DCS has been just as much about the people as it is the DeLoreans.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaraSue
Ironically, the treatment requires slow changes, so the only speedy thing I am hoping for at the moment is continued speedy wifi at the hospital.
Returning DMC VIP Guest - George Levy, former AutoWeek Editor
We have confirmed that former Autoweek editor and automotive journalist
George Levy will be attending DCS 2018. George was one of the select few
who attended the DeLorean Press Junket in early 1981 at the factory.
Below is part of his automotive bio:
George Damon Levy has loved automobiles and motorsports from an early age.
After college, he joined Autoweek, where he traveled the world meeting with
global automotive leaders and raced in his spare time.
He was named editor at age 27.
After a brief stint at a major ad agency, where he helped launch the
massively successful Goodyear Eagle tires brand, George started his own
advertising company and automotive consultancy. He advised clients like
General Motors on consumer trends and future product strategies. At the
same time he served as creative director on the BFGoodrich Tires account,
where he and his partner created the “monochromatic” campaign that was so
popular that tens of thousands each year bought poster-sized copies of the
ads. Later George joined Doner Advertising, where he headed up the agency’s
Pennzoil, Quaker State, Mazda Motorsports and AutoZone efforts.
In his spare time, George is a motorsports journalist and historian. His
first book, Can-Am 50th Anniversary, featuring original interviews with
more than 75 of the sport’s greatest names including Mario Andretti, Roger
Penske, Sir Jackie Stewart, and Jim Hall, will be published this summer.
George also serves on the Board of Directors of the Motorsports Hall of Fame
of America and does volunteer work for the internationally renowned Cranbrook
Academy of Art.
An avid mountain biker, he works mostly to support his two children, his 1967
Alfa Romeo Duetto, 1973 Mickey Thompson 454 Chevy Baja 1000 vintage racing
truck and 1989 1LE Camaro showroom stock racecar.
George released his latest book in Summer 2016 titled Can-Am 50th Anniversary.
New "First Time" DMC VIP Guest - Dan Shea
Picture Yourself: It's the mid-70's and you are a young man in college,
looking for a part time job, when you get a call from your sister. She
says she has a job opportunity where she works, for someone help setup
a car display and occasionally drive the owner around. Sounds good?
Well, that's what happened to DMC VIP Colleen Booth's brother, Dan Shea.
The car? That would be Proto 1. Yes, the one and only DeLorean Proto 1.
Dan drove JZD around to many meetings on golf courses and other venues.
Dan plans to join us at DCS 2018 and he has some great stories to tell.
DCS 2018 - Tentative Conference Agenda Summary [as of 03/30/18]
Wednesday...08/15/18
- Full Day Tech Day at Baltria Auto, adjacent to PRR (Mega Center)
- Chris Nicholson stainless steel repair and refinishing demo work
- Wolfgang Hank (DeLorean World Tour Team) VIP Guest Tech/Mechanic
- DeLorean On-Lift Inspections, minor work (door adjustments, etc.)
- Optional Self-Guided Driving Tour, St. Charles, IL area (1/2 day)
- Wolfgang & DeLorean World Tour cars - DeLorean Car Mods Presentation
- Wolfgang & Restoration Preview of Early DeLorean Pilot 21 Presentation
Thursday.....08/16/18
- Vendor & DCS Museum setup, St. Charles Room, Salons 3 through 6
- Vendor Setup in morning, most vendor sales by late morning or 1pm
- DCS Museum Setup by Noon, open to DCS Registered attendees at 1pm
- VIP Guest Presentations (break-out rooms) hosted in the Gem Rooms
- Break-out Rooms: BTTF VIPs, DMC VIPs, Tech Talks and S. Arrington
- Talks and Presentations will be scheduled in rooms by mid-Summer
- Optional Self-Guided Driving Tour, St. Charles, IL area (1/2 day)
- Dinner in SCR Salons 1 & 2, Cocktails 5:30-6, Dinner 6-7, Events 7-10
- Dinner Keynote Speakers: Michael Lantieri, Bob Gale, Michael Scheffe
- After Dinner Presentation: Manson Cheung, Hot Wheels (BTTF/DMC)
- Alternate Options: Steve C. - OUTATIME - BTTF A-Car Documentary
Friday.......08/17/18
- Mega Center, DeLorean Cars move-in and setup for Car Show display
- Mega Center, DeLorean move-in and setup, 9am to 12pm & 1pm to 4pm
- Vendors & DCS Museum in St. Charles Room, in Salons 3 through 6
- Most Vendor Sales from 9am to 12pm (optional) and from 1pm to 5pm
- VIP Guest Presentations (break-out rooms) hosted in the Gem Rooms
- Break-out Rooms: BTTF VIPs, DMC VIPs, Tech Talks and S. Arrington
- Talks and Presentations will be scheduled in rooms by mid-Summer
- Optional Self-Guided Driving Tour, St. Charles, IL area (1/2 day)
- Dinner in SCR Salons 1 & 2, Cocktails 5:30-6, Dinner 6-7, Events 7-10
- Dinner Keynote Speakers: JZD Biography (Author) & Tamir Ardon
- After Dinner Presentation: Tamir's Extended Trailer and Out-takes
- Alternate Options: Tamir's Documentary, Extended Trailer for DRIVEN
Saturday.....08/18/18
- Mega Center, DeLorean Cars move-in and setup for Car Show display
- Mega Center, DeLorean move-in and setup, Final Call 8am to 9:30am
- Mega Center, DeLorean Car Show, open to public, 10am through 4pm
- Vendors & DCS Museum in St. Charles Room, in Salon's 3 through 6
- Most Vendor Sales, all day, or 9am to 12pm, and from 1pm to 4pm
- VIP Guest Talks (break-outs before 10AM only) hosted in Gem Rooms
- Break-out Rooms: BTTF VIPs, DMC VIPs, Tech Talks and S. Arrington
- Optional Self-Guided Driving Tour, St. Charles, IL area (1/2 day)
- Dinner in SCR Salons 1 & 2, Cocktails 5:30-6, Dinner 6-7, Events 7-10
- Dinner Keynote Speakers: Speaker 2, Speaker 3, Wolfgang Hank DWT
- DeLorean Car Show Awards Presentation - DCS 2018 - Judging Team
- After Dinner Presentation: DeLorean World Tour multi-media (talk)
- Alternate Options: Steve Arrington - DMC VIP Guest presentation
Sunday.......08/19/18
- No Host Breakfast/Brunch, Bourbon Street Atrium (hours 9am - 1pm)
- Vendor tear-down by Noon, all vendors to be moved out before Noon
- Mega Center, all DeLorean vehicles must be moved out before Noon
- Optional Self-Guided Driving Tour, St. Charles, IL area (1/2 day)
Cool. Thanks for the update. Still up in the air as to whether I'll have mine driving by then.
DeLorean World Tour Team members Klaus and Wolfgang have offered to make several talks
at DCS 2018 and we plan to have most or all these talks in the breakout rooms and at dinners.
1) “Delorean World Tour Evening with Wolfgang” 2 ½ hours + 30 min break, >Team, Preparation,
Cars, Countries, the trip around the world. Movies, pictures, sounds and stories.
2) “Delorean World Tour Cars Special” between 30 min and 1 hour (after dinner or break-out room)
Story about the cars “from SCRAP to START to EUROFEST”
3) “PILOT21 goes BELFAST21” Movies, pictures and stories about PILOT21 and the progress
on restauration.
4) “Racetrack Delorean” The long way from a stock DMC-12 to a 300 horsepower racetrack car
with official German and European paperwork and certification to drive legal on the track.
5) “Golden D’ in Germany” The crazy story of an original golden Delorean Interior and the
mechanics way to show it to the people.
6) “Delorean World Tour with Klaus in 60min” about 250 pictures with comments and Q and A.
(like DCS 2016)
New DMC VIP Guest - Author of Grand Delusions, Hillel Levin
The DCS Planning Team is pleased to announce that Hillel Levin
will be joining us at DCS 2018. Hillel is preparing to re-release
his book Grand Delusions with additional un-released information
as an E-Book release, through Amazon this Summer, with the timing
coordinated with release of Tamir's JZD documentary later in 2018.
Hillel will be presenting the stories behind his book's research.
Thanks again to Tamir, who provided the introduction to Hillel.
Hillel has been a polarizing figure in DeLorean history and as you
may expect, not everything can be interpreted in print as well as
it can in person (and video) or as it's included in Tamir's movie.
Due to previous scheduling commitments, Hillel may only be at the
convention on Friday, August 17 (not for the Car Show on Saturday)
but Hillel will be available between his presentations, to answer
questions and autograph your hard copy of his book Grand Delusions.
New DMC VIP Guest - Author of "On a Clear Day You Can See GM"
The DCS Planning Team is happy to announce that J. Patrick Wright
intends to join us at DCS 2018, but dates are yet to be confirmed.
As with many books about JZD, Patrick's book is a "must have" in
many DeLorean enthusiast's collections and Patrick will elaborate
on some of his research done for this book and his JZD interviews.
We have also asked Patrick to sell and sign copies of this book.
Thanks again to Tamir, who provided the introduction to Patrick.
The DCS Planning Team is having ongoing discussions with Patrick and
we hope he will be available, between his DCS presentations, to answer
questions and autograph everyone's copy of his book "On a Clear Day".
Patrick will make a great addition to our group of authors at DCS 2018.
DeLorean Owners, Fans and Enthusiasts,
With Tax Day behind us (here in the U.S.), it's time to think about DCS,
especially if you have not Hotel Registered or Event Registered yet.
Just a quick reminder, we are about 16 weeks away from the convention,
with DMC Car Show day of DCS 2018, exactly 4 months away from today.
If you have not registered for DCS 2018 yet, remember to Hotel Register
and Event Register within the next 12 weeks, for the best pricing.
Hotel Registration and Event Registration prices increase after July 15,
which is less than 3 months away from today.
For the Links to Hotel Registration and Event Registration, and details
about DCS 2018, visit the DCS 2018 website with the following link:
http://www.deloreanconvention.org/
The earlier that folks Event Register, the more VIP Guests we can invite
to DCS 2018, and the more value and enjoyment for all our DCS attendees.
Check your calendar and Summer schedule, so you can Event Register soon.
We look forward to seeing many of you this August at DCS 2018.
Thank you for your continued support of DeLorean Convention and Show.
Regards,
Rich W. [for the DCS 2018 Planning Team]