DeLorean 40th Birthday Bash - Event Registration is Open

[Rich W]

Event Registration is now Open, from today through Sunday, August 8, 2021.
There will be No On-Site Registration, so make sure to register before 08/08/21.

Sorry for not getting the link posted sooner this morning, since I was distracted
with the Richard Branson - Virgin Spacecraft - Unity 22 - flight to space today.
Max. Altitude over 272,000 feet and Max. Speed over 2,000 mph.

Back to Earth (and DCS Lite 2021) on the DCS - DeLorean Convention and Show
website. Event Registration is directly on the Main Page, for now. Link below:

https://www.deloreanconvention.com/

In theory, we attempted to keep Adult Registration at $40 for the 40th Birthday
and we came pretty close to our goal (prior to processing fees). As stated in
several posts in the past, there are No Dinner Purchases Required, as a few
previous attendees have made an issue, so make your own dinner plans.

If you want to make sure to get an Event T-Shirt, please make sure to Register
and pre-pay for a T-Shirt by August 1, since T-Shirts need a 10-day lead time.

There will be Car Judging and Awards at the Show & Shine at the DMC Midwest
Open House on Saturday, August 14, but make sure to include your car info on
the DCS Lite Event Registration page, so we can track the number of cars, so
we can best plan the Car Judging effort required on Saturday afternoon.

More details to follow.

[Rich W]

Latest Tentative Schedule for 40th Birthday Bash (as of 07/11/21)

Wednesday, August 11
Check-in Hotel - starting at 3pm
Event ID Pickup - 4pm to 6pm (location TBD)

Thursday, August 12 (times are tentative until August 11)
Event ID Pickup - 8am to 9am, 1pm to 2pm, 7pm to 8pm (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+Q&A - 2:30 to 5pm - Living the Dream - Jordan (JLP)
Dinner Break - 5pm to 7pm - choose hotel restaurant or nearby options
Evening Sessions - 7pm to 10pm - owner presentations or interviews
All Day - DCS Museum (hours TBD) estimated 1pm-5pm, 7pm-9pm

Friday, August 13 (times are tentative until August 11)
Event ID Pickup - 8am to 9am, 1pm to 2pm, 7pm to 8pm (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 2:30pm - former DMC employee presentations
Afternoon Movie+Q&A - 2:30 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-5pm, 7pm-9pm

Saturday, August 14 (DMC Midwest Open House - 12pm to 5pm)
Morning (optional) - local self-guided Driving Tour - 9am to 11am
DCS Museum (take-down) - 9am to 11am (Museum viewing not available)
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

Sunday, August 15 (optional)
Morning (optional) - local self-guided Driving Tour - 9am to 11am
Hotel Check-out before 11am

[Rich W]

There have been a few questions of why we asked
Zachary DeLorean to attend and talk at DCS Lite.

For those of you who only know Zachary DeLorean
from several segments, each only a few moments,
from the Framing John DeLorean movie, you need
to look at the bigger picture. Tamir interviewed Zach
several times, each time for several hours, so keep in
mind you may have seen 1 minute per 1 hour filmed
and basing an opinion on a few select moments from
hours of interviews may not be completely accurate.

Zachary was interviewed primarily in 2017 and 2018,
with “Framing” released in 2019. A lot has happened
since the release, and Zach has seen a whole new side
of the DeLorean Community since the release. In fact,
Zach was looking forward to joining us at DCS 2020,
until it was cancelled due to the pandemic last year.

I have had a few conversations with Zach this year,
including some very honest and straightforward talks
about what we hope Zach will talk about. Zach said
he would speak his mind and give his opinions, about
a variety of topics, with no BS, and Zach said very few
topics will be “out of bounds” (we will brief attendees).

Tamir knows Zach best, over many years, so Tamir will
act as an Interview Host, much like he did for the hours
of interviews with Zach, and depending on available
time, we will either ask Zach some of your questions
from an advance list (to avoid duplicates) or we will have
a mic ready for attendees to ask Zach questions directly.

More details to follow.

[ssdelorean]

There have been a few questions of why we asked
Zachary DeLorean to attend and talk at DCS Lite.

<<snip>>

Zach said
he would speak his mind and give his opinions, about
a variety of topics, with no BS, and Zach said very few
topics will be “out of bounds” (we will brief attendees).

<<snip>>

And that is why I love Zach! I wish I could attend.

[DeLoreanTech]

Rich I am glad you addressed this. I'll admit I was surprised at first, but your explanation here puts things into perspective.




There have been a few questions of why we asked
Zachary DeLorean to attend and talk at DCS Lite.

For those of you who only know Zachary DeLorean
from several segments, each only a few moments,
from the Framing John DeLorean movie, you need
to look at the bigger picture. Tamir interviewed Zach
several times, each time for several hours, so keep in
mind you may have seen 1 minute per 1 hour filmed
and basing an opinion on a few select moments from
hours of interviews may not be completely accurate.

Zachary was interviewed primarily in 2017 and 2018,
with “Framing” released in 2019. A lot has happened
since the release, and Zach has seen a whole new side
of the DeLorean Community since the release. In fact,
Zach was looking forward to joining us at DCS 2020,
until it was cancelled due to the pandemic last year.

I have had a few conversations with Zach this year,
including some very honest and straightforward talks
about what we hope Zach will talk about. Zach said
he would speak his mind and give his opinions, about
a variety of topics, with no BS, and Zach said very few
topics will be “out of bounds” (we will brief attendees).

Tamir knows Zach best, over many years, so Tamir will
act as an Interview Host, much like he did for the hours
of interviews with Zach, and depending on available
time, we will either ask Zach some of your questions
from an advance list (to avoid duplicates) or we will have
a mic ready for attendees to ask Zach questions directly.

More details to follow.

[Rich W]

The DCS Lite Planning Team is happy to announce Don Sherman,
automotive writer for 44 years, will be attending DCS Lite 2021
and partaking in the DeLorean 40th Birthday Bash this August.
Don has a busy schedule, but he will spend 2 days at our event.

As DeLorean owners, fans and enthusiasts know (those over 40),
Don Sherman has written for automotive magazines for 44 years,
with the likes of Car & Driver, Road & Track, Motor Trend and
Popular Mechanics. Don has also written books and supplemental
manuals for companies such as Bentley Publishing, and much more
recently, Don has been writing historical auto articles for Hagerty.

For the younger crowd (or those who need refresh their memories),
we recommend you read or re-read Don’s article in Car & Driver of
July 1981, called: 1981 DeLorean - First Drive. If you do not have a
hard copy of the magazine, just search for it online and read it.

We have a Q&A planned with Don, including some of his stories of
the DeLorean Release and the DeLorean Twin Turbo Track preview,
as well as his memories of contemporary vehicle performance when
the DeLorean was being initially tested back in 1981.

[DaraSue]

I most likely won't be able to attend due to work, will the presentations be recorded for later viewing? I'd be willing to pay to see them on my own schedule.

[Rich W]

It is unlikely that we will have anyone doing commercial grade recording
for this event, since we were unable secure anyone on short notice.

However, we will have at least one or two volunteers with consumer grade
video cameras and quality results may vary considerably, so there are no
current plans for rebroadcast at a later time. This does not mean that it
will not happen, just that it is not a priority, due to compressed schedule.

There are also no plans to live-stream any of the event presentations.

[MrChocky]

Is anyone else considering driving their DeLorean from the North East?

[Rich W]

Is anyone else considering driving their DeLorean from the North East?

For those of you planning to drive their DeLoreans to the 40th Birthday Bash,
there will be Show & Shine Car Show at DMC Midwest on Saturday, Aug. 14.

Classes will be based on the number of cars listed in the Event Registration
or listed in the RSVP to DMC Midwest.

[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.

[Rich W]

DCS Lite 2021 Schedule as of 8/10/2021

‪Wednesday, August 11 ‬
‪Check-in Hotel - starting at 3pm‬
‪Event ID Pickup - 3:30pm to 5:30pm (Walnut III Room, near Birch Room)‬
‪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 (talks, interviews and presentations in Birch Room)‬
‪Event ID Pickup - 8:30 - 9am, 12:30 - 1pm, 6:30 - 7pm (Walnut III Room)‬
‪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 nearby restaurants and food 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 (Walnut I & II) 7pm-10pm (if ready after dinner)‬


‪Friday, August 13 (talks, interviews and presentations in Birch Room)‬
‪Event ID Pickup - 8:30 - 9am, 12:30 - 1pm, 6:30 - 7pm (Walnut III Room)‬
‪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, 2001 to 2021‬
Lunch Break - 11am to 1pm - choose nearby restaurants and food 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 (Walnut I & II) 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 (Walnut I & II Rooms) - 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

[Michael]

If anyone is traveling up I-81 close to Kingsport/Bristol tomorrow, let me know and I will take you to lunch. I will be working right off exit 69(Blountville/ Bristol Speedway exit) most of the day and I will be home at I-81/I -26 interchange (I 26 exit 10 Eastern Star Rd) after work so feel free to reach out for a pit stop no matter what time. There are 2 awesome BBQ joints within a stone's throw of each exit and I would be happy to treat you to a lunch and beer or just hang at the house for a few. Plenty of eats and drinks here and you could actually see a real DeLorean!

PS Thursday and Friday I will be working in Bristol about 2 miles away from Bristol Speedway so I am open for lunch dates any day.

[Rich W]

Summer has returned with a vengeance this week, with temps in the 90’s
and heat indexes 105-110, and heavy T-Storms the past two evenings.
More of the same is expected the next few days, so make sure to check
weather conditions before you fly out or before driving to the convention.

As a welcome surprise, the hotel was able to get parking lot improvements
done last week, including patching, seal coating and re-striping of the lot.
Only Ken K. and his Faded Asphalt Society would be disappointed. LOL
The combo of sunny, hot days and rainy nights have “cured” the surface.

I received an email from one VIP Guest who has had his flight rescheduled
due to weather delays (so far), which is why we like to get our VIP Guests
to the Convention a day in advance, to make sure there is a “buffer” to
work with, in case there are weather delays, either local or along the way.

Drive Safe.

[Rich W]

EMERGENCY WEATHER UPDATE ... POWER OUTAGE AT HOST HOTEL

Well, I guess you can say that I saw this coming this morning.

Power is out at Holiday Inn Conference Center due to the storms.

Power may be restored by this evening or early tomorrow.

Storm still moving through Illinois, headed toward Indy.

More details to follow.

[Rich W]

Mother Nature will be giving us one more hot and humid day,
then things should get milder for the remainder of the week.

Power is still up and running for the past 14 hours, so after a
few more AV tests (projector check out) we should be OK.

Sorry for all the confusion yesterday while the hotel tried to
get everyone checked in with their reservations system down
until very late in the evening. I know this was challenging for
most of us and unbearable for a few, but today is a better day.

Hope to see many of you, a little better rested, later this morning.

[Rich W]

For those of you wondering, Zachary DeLorean arrived yesterday at DCS Lite
and he had a great first day. With all the challenges with power issues and
weather issues, which Zach saw first hand, hanging out with me all day, he
took it all in stride and was busy taking it all in. In short, a very good day.

Thanks to everyone who made Zachary feel welcome at his first DeLorean
Event Ever. Zach shared stories with several DeLorean owners, fans and
enthusiasts, including Dinner with the Hollers, which was on Zach’s list.
Join the Hollers this morning, as we kick things off with more stories.

Event Agenda is up on the website and hard-copies will also be available at
the Event Registration table outside of Walnut III Room, next to Birch Room.

See you all you attendees after breakfast.

[Rich W]

DCS Lite 2021 Attendees,

We have been notified by DMCMW of an Open House attendee that has
had a Positive Result to a COVID Rapid Test today on 08/16/2021.

More details below.

For DCS attendees who also attended the DMC Midwest Open House,
we wanted to make you aware that an Open House attendee has had a
Positive Result to a Rapid COVID Test today. The person’s spouse had a
Negative Result to the same type of Rapid COVID Test today. The person
had COVID two to three months ago and this test may be a False Positive.
We anticipate the person will get a follow-up Deep Nasal Swab test done.

The person visited the Open House for 60-90 minutes. The person only
spoke to approximately 10-12 people (indoors) in the DMCMW Showroom
within close proximity (less than 6 feet away). All other talking was done
at least 3 feet away from others, while outside. We hope that providing
this information (in addition to the initial notice to RSVPs from DMCMW),
that you are aware of a possible low-risk exposure during the Open House.

We plan to post more details as they are released and confirmed.

Thanks,

DCS Lite 2021 - COVID Response Team

[DaraSue]

Thanks for the info, Rich. Do we know what time he was there?

[Rich W]

Thanks for the info, Rich. Do we know what time he was there?

Technically, I’m not sure which spouse was Positive and since everyone
is trying to both inform and attempt to be as anonymous as possible,
I was able to provide more information, but not a complete picture.

It appears the person was not at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, but
I have not confirmed that. I have also not confirmed the person was not
wearing a mask indoors, during the time they were in the Showroom.

[Michael]

I have also not confirmed the person was not
wearing a mask indoors, during the time they were in the Showroom.

Try again sparky...there was only one person wearing a mask.

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[Rich W]

Try again sparky...there was only one person wearing a mask.

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Michael,

Since this is a serious topic, I would prefer that you do not provide disinformation,
either second party or third party, to the COVID posts.

Although I am still a little sleep-deprived from the last week, averaging 4 hours sleep
per night, I think if you re-read the original initial COVID post, you will see the details
that the person visited the indoor showroom for 60-90 minutes and no mention of
the person visiting the indoor shop (garage area). You provided two photos taken
in the showroom and seven photos taken in the shop. Not sure how that is helpful.

You also failed to mention when the photos in the showroom were taken, which may
be helpful for contact tracing, but I guess that may not have occurred to you, since
the photos were probably grabbed second or third party off Facebook or at least that
are the filenames saved with the screenshots. If you have other snarky comments to
make, please refer to other posts, not the one about COVID.

Thanks,
Rich W.

[Rich W]

Try again sparky... <snip>

Apparently Michael is looking for a place to make snarky remarks, so I will place a post
here for him (and others?), so we can keep the COVID post serious and on-topic.

Michael may want to comment on the following topics Zach DeLorean discussed:

- women and girlfriends
- beer preferences
- wine preferences
- more girlfriends
- cigar preferences
- off-road motorcycles
- sport bike motorcycles
- more girlfriends
- gun preferences
- long beards and long hair
- following girlfriends to other states
- and just about anything about dogs

Thanks,
Rich W.

[Michael]

Pics were taken from a live facebook post made on Saturday afternoon. Perhaps I was being snarky...it's very unlike me to be snarky. Smartassed and narcissistic, cocky and bullheaded probably, but never snarky.

I just hoped the pics of absolutely EVERYONE not wearing a mask will somehow drive home the point that there was no need to point out the person who possibly tested positive may or may not have been wearing a mask. Nobody was.

It's a bit like saying the person whom tested positive was not confirmed to be human...okay that was snarky.

[Rich W]

Pics were taken from a live facebook post made on Saturday afternoon. Perhaps I was being snarky...it's very unlike me to be snarky. Smartassed and narcissistic, cocky and bullheaded probably, but never snarky.

I just hoped the pics of absolutely EVERYONE not wearing a mask will somehow drive home the point that there was no need to point out the person who possibly tested positive may or may not have been wearing a mask. Nobody was.

It's a bit like saying the person whom tested positive was not confirmed to be human...okay that was snarky.

Again, disinformation from Michael. For those of you at the Open House event already know,
their were at least a half dozen people wearing N95 masks at the Open House and as many as
a dozen were wearing them all week at the convention, so saying Nobody was wearing a mask
is simply not true. Vast majority with no masks, but it was not Everyone.

While I will not comment on the efficacy of other masks being worn at the Open House or at
DCS Lite 2021, both indoors and in the parking lots outdoors, N95 masks will protect against
acquiring or spreading COVID (if handled and worn correctly). I mentioned this to several
people at DCS Lite 2021, including DaraSue, who was looking for further clarification.

No one who was wearing an N95 mask for the duration of the events declared if they had been
exposed to COVID recently or had COVID recently, although several did mention that they were
in contact with elderly individuals (over 90) who were not able to be vaccinated due to other
conditions and they did not want to put them at risk by attending a public event without an N95.

[Rich W]

Sorry, this link is about a week old.

Phone Interview with Zach after DCS Lite 2021

https://www.deloreantalk.com/034-zach-delorean/

[WHO1DMC]

I'm glad that Zach had a great time with all of us and dismis his belief that we are just there for BTTF. I think he was surprised, that we really do have a profound love and respect for his dad and his car!


Dave B.