DeLorean 40th Birthday Bash - Event Registration is Open

[Rich W]

The DCS Lite 2021 Planning Team is happy to announce Greg Sedoff,
West Coast POG, will be joining us for the entire event. Greg worked
for DeLorean Motor Company for nearly a year, under CR Brown and
he has some great stories from the early days of DMC and the QAC’s.

Greg’s presentation will be chronological, starting when he worked for
Chevrolet at the same time JZD was courting Kelly Harmon. Greg was
hired for his experience in distribution logistics, more than his technical
aspects of the DeLorean automobile, however, Greg had a lot of driving
experience with the first and only DeLorean on the road in SoCal in
early 1981 (some good, some annoying and some terrifying) and lots of
the day to day office routine has its own interesting set of stories, which
Greg is looking forward to discussing all of it and answering questions.

[Rich W]

Slight change to the last date to order Event T-Shirts when registering.
Due to the timing with the upcoming weekend, we need to pull-in the
deadline for ordering T-Shirts from August 1 to July 30th about Noon.
So if you want Event T-Shirts, it’s best to order them in next 12 hours.

Although Event Registration will remain open until 08/08, we will close
the T-Shirt ordering tomorrow when Tony is ready to send in the order.
By ordering tomorrow, we should be able to pick up the order by 08/10
(or sooner) so we will have them all sorted and ready for the event.

[DaraSue]

What's the refund policy? If I can get the time off I might not know for sure until after the 8th.

[Rich W]

What's the refund policy? If I can get the time off I might not know for sure until after the 8th.

Although not fully stated in advance, for the last few DCS Events (until asked),
the refund policy has remained basically the same since DCS started in 1998,
even though CC fees and PayPal fees have worked their way into the equation.

However, we have never had a DCS Event during pandemic conditions, so that
was given significant consideration prior to planning a scaled-down event this
year, both as a replacement for last year’s cancelled event and 40th Birthday.

So, with that in mind, we minimized the event cost and removed requirements
for dinners (to see the evening talks and presentations) all while still attempting
to meet facility minimums for rooms and equipment rentals, guest rooms, etc.

Even with select safeguards in place, pandemics offer few guarantees, except
that there is a much better chance to lose money than to break even, and do
not even think about making a profit. This event exists for the 40th Birthday.

With all that said, depending upon when you cancel and how you registered,
we may be able to offer a partial refund. For example, if you cancelled after
your ID was printed and laminated, and you wanted your T-Shirt and ID mailed,
then you may end up with about a $20 refund, plus your items mailed to you.
Any refund would not be processed until well after this event, due to the other
DeLorean 40th Birthday Events and British Car Shows in late August and Sept.

Long answer short, partial refunds would be available, as volunteer processing
of the refunds allow, but other substitutions may be available, such as a signed
Framing John DeLorean poster, signed by Zachary DeLorean and Tamir Ardon.
There are no guarantees any items, including posters or extra T-Shirts will be
left at the end of the Convention, but attendees will have the first opportunity,
followed by registered attendees needing refunds, then some may go on eBay.

More details to follow, if needed or if requested.

[Rich W]

The DCS Lite 2021 Planning Team is happy to announce Norm Ellsworth,
Midwest POG, will drive to POG Fest with Jeff Synor and Chris Duvall.
DCS regulars, Jeff (King POG) and Chris (Parts POG) should all make
it to DCS Lite 2021 by Friday and they will be here through Sunday.

It’s been a few years since I met Norm during a Woodward Weekend
with Jeff and Chris, but he had some great DMC and POG stories and
he promised to make it out to DCS after he retired, which was recently.
We plan to see Norm again later in the month at the Woodward Cruise.

Norm also has some stories about a topic close to Tony Swann, and that
is because Norm was assigned VIN...520 for a while and Norm’s name is
on one of the reference lists given to the Receivers (who had - what car)
and that list is one of the first documents Tony used to find some POG’s.

Although we will have to wait and see if Tony will get VIN...520 prepped
for Summer use in time (AC needs recharge), Norm is looking forward to
talking about his days at DMC and QAC’s, and spend some time with the
other POG’s at DCS Lite 2021, including Greg, Jeff and Chris.

[Rich W]

The DCS Lite 2021 Planning Team is happy to announce Ronnie Arnold,
DeLorean 50K mile Endurance Test Driver will be a returning VIP Guest
(first DCS appearance at DCS 2016) to tell a bit more about endurance
testing the early DeLoreans and to endure some of our DMC questions.

Ronnie and the other 50K mile endurance drivers were the critical path
at the end of the DeLorean project, to make sure early DeLoreans were
durable enough to be given the stamp of approval to be built and sent
over to the US market in the Spring of 1981.

We thank Ronnie and his fellow test drivers and mechanics for helping
make the DeLoreans ready to launch, 40 years ago. Thanks Ronnie.

[Rich W]

Updated Tentative Schedule as of 8/04/2021

‪Wednesday, August 11 ‬
‪Check-in Hotel - starting at 3pm‬
‪Event ID Pickup - 3:30pm to 5:30pm (TBD - most likely near Museum)‬
‪Dinner Break - 6pm to 8pm - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options‬
‪Informal Show & Shine Car Display in DeLorean Only Lot - 8pm to 10pm‬


‪‪Thursday, August 12‬ (all times are tentative ‪until August 10)‬‬
‪Event ID Pickup - ‪8:30 - 9am‬, ‪12:30 - 1pm‬, ‪6:30 - 7pm‬ (location TBD)‬
‪Morning Sessions - ‪9am to 11am‬ - owner presentations (fuel systems)‬
‪Lunch Break - ‪11am to 1pm‬ - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options‬
‪Afternoon Sessions - ‪1pm to 2:30pm‬ - owner talks (Hollers and others)‬
‪Afternoon Movie - ‪2:30pm to 4pm‬ - DeLorean: Living the Dream - (JLP)‬
‪After Movie Summary and Q&A - ‪4pm to 5pm‬ - Jordan Livingston (JLP)‬
‪Dinner Break - ‪5pm to 7pm‬ - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options‬
‪Evening Sessions - ‪7pm to 10pm‬ - former DMC employees, auto writers‬
‪Evening - DCS Museum (est. hours) ‪7pm-9pm‬ (if it’s ready after dinner)‬


‪Friday, August 13 (times are tentative until August 11)‬
‪Event ID Pickup - 8:30 - 9am, 12:30 - 1pm, 6:30 - 7pm (location TBD)‬
‪Morning Sessions - 9am to 11am - former DMC employee presentations‬
‪Lunch Break - 11am to 1pm - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options‬
‪Afternoon Sessions - 1pm to 2pm - former DMC employee presentations‬
‪Afternoon Movie - 2pm to 4pm - Framing John DeLorean - Tamir’s movie‬
‪Afternoon Movie Q&A - 4pm to 5pm - Framing JZD - Tamir and Zachary‬
‪Dinner Break - 5pm to 7pm - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options‬
‪Evening Sessions - 7pm to 10pm - former QAC employee POGS interviews‬
‪All Day - DCS Museum (hours TBD) est. 9am-11am, 1pm-4pm, 7pm-9pm‬


‪Saturday, August 14 (DMC Midwest Open House - 12pm to 5pm)‬
‪Morning (optional) - local DMC MW guided Driving Tour - 9am to 11am‬
‪(One of the DMC MW Tech’s will lead the Driving Tour from Hotel @ 9am)‬
‪DCS Museum (final viewing hours) - 9am to 11am (dismantle by Noon)‬
‪Lunch at DMC Midwest - 12pm to 1pm‬
‪Show & Shine at DMC Midwest (car judging - 1pm-3pm, awards at 4pm)‬
‪Dinner - 5pm to 7pm - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options‬
‪Informal Show & Shine Car Display in DeLorean Only Lot - 7pm to 9pm‬


‪Sunday, August 15 ‬
‪Morning (optional) - local self-guided Driving Tour - 9am to 11am‬
‪Informal Show & Shine Car Display in DeLorean Only Lot - 9am to 11am‬
‪Hotel Check-out by 11am‬
‪Safe Travels‬

[Rich W]

About 12 more hours for DCS Lite 2021 Event Registration

If you plan to attend, please register before midnight tonight.

No on-site registration.


... and for those who have inquired via PM and email,

Hotel Bar is Open until 9pm on Wednesday and Thursday.
(may stay open later, if it stays busy, either evening)

Hotel Bar is Open until 1am on Friday and Saturday.

[Rich W]

DCS Lite 2021 Schedule as of 8/09/2021

‪Wednesday, August 11 ‬
‪Check-in Hotel - starting at 3pm‬
‪Event ID Pickup - 3:30pm to 5:30pm (TBD - most likely near Museum)‬
‪Dinner Break - 6pm to 8pm - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options‬
‪Informal Show & Shine Car Display in DeLorean Only Lot - 8pm to 10pm‬


‪Thursday, August 12 (all times may be adjusted, as needed)‬
‪Event ID Pickup - 8:30 - 9am, 12:30 - 1pm, 6:30 - 7pm (location TBD)‬
‪BTTF.COM Info - 8:30 to 9am - new BTTF product info for 2020 and 2021‬
‪Mega Mile DeLorean - 9am to 10am - the Holler’s 800K+ mile a DeLorean‬
‪Fuel Systems - 10am to 11am - owner presentations (carb fuel systems)‬
‪Lunch Break - 11am to 1pm - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options‬
‪DeLorean Launch - 1pm to 2pm - Don Sherman, automotive writer‬
‪West Coast POG - 2pm to 2:30pm - Greg Sedoff working with CR Brown‬
‪Afternoon Movie - 2:30pm to 4pm - DeLorean: Living the Dream - (JLP)‬
‪After Movie Summary and Q&A - 4pm to 5pm - Jordan Livingston (JLP)‬
‪Dinner Break - 5pm to 7pm - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options‬
‪50K Endurance - 7pm to 8pm - Ronnie Arnold, DMC endurance driver‬
‪VIN...500 Review - 8pm to 9pm - Review of VIN...500, at 40 years old‬
‪Evening Movie - 9pm to 10pm - OUTATIME: Restoring the BTTF “A-Car”‬
‪Evening - DCS Museum (est. hours) 7pm-10pm (if it’s ready after dinner)‬


‪Friday, August 13 (all times may be adjusted, as needed)‬
‪Event ID Pickup - 8:30 - 9am, 12:30 - 1pm, 6:30 - 7pm (location TBD)‬
‪BTTF.COM Info - 8:30 to 9am - new BTTF product info for 2020 and 2021‬
‪50K Endurance - 9am to 10am - Ronnie Arnold, DMC endurance driver‬
‪20 years of Customs - 10am to 11am - Custom DeLoreans, 2000 to 2020‬
‪Lunch Break - 11am to 1pm - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options‬
‪DeLorean Launch - 1pm to 2pm - Don Sherman, automotive writer‬
‪Afternoon Movie - 2pm to 4pm - Framing John DeLorean - Tamir’s movie‬
‪Afternoon Movie Q&A - 4pm to 5pm - Framing JZD - Tamir and Zachary‬
‪Dinner Break - 5pm to 7pm - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options‬
‪POG Fest 2021 - 7pm to 9pm - former QAC POGs: Jeff, Chris, Norm, Greg‬
OUTATIME: Q&A - 9pm to 10pm - Steve C. hosts Q&A on 5th anniversary
‪All Day - DCS Museum (hours TBD) est. 9am-11am, 1pm-4pm, 7pm-9pm‬


‪Saturday, August 14 (DMC Midwest Open House - 12pm to 5pm)‬
‪Morning (optional) - local DMC MW guided Driving Tour - 9am to 11am‬
‪(One of the DMC MW Tech’s will lead the Driving Tour from Hotel @ 9am)‬
‪DCS Museum (final viewing hours) - 9am to 11am (dismantle by Noon)‬
‪Lunch at DMC Midwest - 12pm to 1pm‬ (RSVP to DMC Midwest)
‪Show & Shine at DMC Midwest (car judging - 1pm-3pm, awards at 4pm)‬
‪Dinner - 5pm to 7pm - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options‬
‪Informal Show & Shine Car Display in DeLorean Only Lot - 7pm to 9pm‬


‪Sunday, August 15 ‬
‪Morning (optional) - local self-guided Driving Tour - 9am to 11am‬
‪Informal Show & Shine Car Display in DeLorean Only Lot - 9am to 11am‬
‪Hotel Check-out by 11am‬

‪Safe Travels‬

[Rich W]

Update - as of meeting with the hotel staff this afternoon, we were notified
there would not be lunch service in the hotel restaurant due to a reduced
restaurant staff, so attendees will need to use alternative options for lunch.

Food delivery options are available (delivery to the hotel), but “outside” food
must be consumed in your guest rooms or in the parking lots, near our cars.
Try to plan your lunch break on Thursday and Friday, between 11am to 1pm.

Lunch Break - 11am to 1pm - choose nearby fast food and restaurant options‬


Hotel is Open for Breakfast and Dinner, from Wednesday through Saturday.
Hotel is Open for Breakfast Only on Sunday.