Boycott Park Place & Four Seasons

sucks, but common business practice.

I've seen similar activities for years from a VERY major retailer in crafts and hobbies. Go in, sell them on a great idea. They sell your stuff for a couple years, then farm it out to a foreign manufacturer and show you the door.

Big companies operate in a different world than you and I. It's less about doing what's right, and more about doing what they want to pump up the numbers and push profits to the bottom line.

Oh, and what POS would go there instead? Plenty of them, I suspect. Only time will tell, but not everyone is familiar with Italian Fest, but they sure as hell will know about the show at the Four Seasons.

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I bet I could think of some people...

Pretty classless moves.

 

Disappointing. I really liked the last few years with the Four Seasons event. That being said, I would much rather go to ICF.

 

Last year was the only year we invited another car brand to the Four Seasons event. Looking back that was a bad decision. The "Other" club asked if they could get More cars in four days before the event. I told them the event was "FULL". They then called me EVERYDAY asking the same question. They then proceeded to lie to the people at the gate and told them I said it was okay. Then just drove past quickly. This same person told their friends how to get in by walking around the gate.

If you remember every car had dash plaques and every person had a lanyard. These were the rules set up by the Four Seasons. So the Ferrari club got blamed for this one persons wreckless actions.

I was told there was a group in one of the restaurants that had dinner drinks and wine. Then proceeded to argue with the waiter telling them they were with the Lamborghini club. They should not have to pay. I honestly do not know who this was.

So given rules were broken and their staff was basically harassed. A small part of me can see why they are taking it over. So if you liked the event and you realize how much work went into it. You have only one person to thank for ruining it.

 

Thanks for posting Rob. Certainly disappointing and unfortunate. The attendance will speak for itself.

 

Well that sucks. My wife was looking forward to the Four Seasons shindig.
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I used to know someone within' their corporate office who left last year. Wish I could give you some insider info to answer your questions, Rob.

I planned on attending to the Four Seasons show, but seeing how it is on the same day as ICF, I know which one I will continue to see.

 

Thanks for the kind words Rob. This was a group effort with Boardwalk and all of our members that volunteer their time and energy. A big thank you to Steve Fordham & Pantea , Chris & Jennifer W., Brian Schultz , Kasia Johnson and Greg and Theresa Lusk. A big thanks to everyone that came out every year. Let's be honest we could plan the coolest event. If no one showed up it would be a failure!!

 

like school on a Saturday....no class

 

The event at the Four Seasons was simply awesome! We attended the last two years and displayed one of our cars "on the lawn" during the events. We were very disappointed to hear that the event was not going to happen this year, but just had to accept it. Boardwalk and the local FCA chapter did a great job putting this event together and it was truly an amazing evening. This year it will be ICF for us. Looking forward to attending.

 

I just wanted to thank the FerrariChat supporters of ItalianCarFest who posted complimentary statements about ICF - we sincerely appreciate it. I, too, would have preferred the Park Place show not being the same weekend as ICF, however, it is.
I'll just take this opportunity to invite the FerrariChat community to once again come out to Grapevine for ICF on Sept 9th and join us - we would love to have you. You have always supported our show and we thank you for that. Please visit ItalianCarFest.org for all the details.

Bob Dezzany
Chairman, ItalianCarFest

 

Wow that really sucks.
Who.
Name names and make them accountable.

 

Max Von Brand.

 

My family and I never miss it - See you there.

 

^^thats unfortunate, but it also explains why I got an indifferent shrug when I ran into him at Cars & Cannoli and asked where the FCA guys were.

 

Myself nor a single club member ever received a apology for ruining the event for everyone. It just goes to show how much concern there is for other people.

 

very unfortunate about the four seasons...that was such a great event! it would've been a really nice annual tradition for the club. but I'm confident FCA leadership will find some great alternatives.

stay classy

 

We have a house with limited parking where we are rescheduling the event!!

 

Exactly! Fits the classic definition of a corporation:

A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence.

Corporation Definition

 

I haven't posted in a while, and someone brought up this thread and its allegations in regards to last year's Four Season's event to me. I usually would not engage in this kind of conversation, but since my name was publicly brought up in a manner that I find unacceptable, with facts that are just not true, I want to bring up a couple of points to set the record straight in regards to last year’s event.
1. The Lamborghini Club is run by its board members, there is no president. I’m not sure why my name is being singled out to begin with, since we always have governed the club through its board as a unit.
2. The Lamborghini Club had 13 cars registered to participate at the event. There were only 10 or 11 Lamborghinis in attendance at the end.
3. Throughout the event, neither I, nor anyone else from the Lambo board was manning the entrance. No one from our side told anyone how to get in by walking around a gate. If my memory serves me correctly, there was one Lamborghini that attended, who was supposed to be on the list, which was maybe never put on the list, although it had been communicated. Either way, the Lamborghini Club did not invite people to the event that were not invited. In the end there were 10 or 11 Lambos in attendance as opposed to the 13 submitted, and approved.
4. Any patron not paying for their dinner is unacceptable. None of our board members ever heard of any member of the Lamborghini Club not paying for their dinner at the event. There was absolutely nothing communicated to me, or any other board member of that happening. So if this was truly the case, I am sure a simple phone call /email could have cleared up the situation.
5. No harassing of any staff occurred from any Board member of the Lamborghini Club or any member to our knowledge. Again, this is something out of the blue that none of us has heard about.
In the end, car clubs put on events for their members to enjoy. It should be a community of car enthusiasts, who are passionate about luxury automobiles. The FCA did a great job with the Four Season’s event, as it had done in prior years. To insinuate that the Lamborghini Club, I, or any of our board had anything to do with the discontinuation of the event is preposterous, insulting on a personal and professional level, and outright wrong. There had never been a single piece of communication between the Lamborghini Club and the Four Seasons, and none of us had been involved in any planning of the event or possible future events.
Anyone who has been around the high-end car community will probably agree that it always has and always will bring out people with large egos. Falsely accusing others and organizations behind their back has never helped anyone and is unprofessional to say the least. A lot of work goes into planning events, especially to the extent of some of the FCA events. Tempers can flare high during stressful planning and execution, but in the end respect and rationality should trump drama and gossip. It saddens me to read the above accusations, and I wish this would have been preempted with open communication to clear things up. There are always two sides to every story, and it’s only fair to hear both.