Concours d'Elegance at the St. Regis

Letter to our Concours Supporters

Several of our supporters have expressed concerns about the future of the Concours at the St Regis Resort, our site for the October 4^th 2009 Concours d’Elegance. The Concours volunteer team felt it important to remove any confusion and clarify the program for the 2009 event. As reported in the press, the mortgage holder Citicorp has repossessed the property. However, the property continues to be managed by Starwood, the entity that the Concours has always worked with. Since the only feasible use for the property is a luxury hotel, we do not foresee any threat to the long-term viability of our event.

Since this time in 2008, the Concours has been working with the City of Dana Point and Starwood to create a truly world-class event. That work has continued during the most recent confusing times. In fact, the City has granted us access to Sea Terrace Park, which is immediately adjacent to the golf course. This 20-acre addition has enabled the expansion in the focus of the event to include great cars from 1950’s through to the present.

The Concours has been expanded to include added cars for the judged classes. In addition, the program will include a display of approximately 30 “Super” cars, displayed in Sea Terrace Park. We have also invited local car clubs to join us in separate corrals where cars will compete for awards conducted by peer judging.

The 2009 event on October 4, promises to be an event with wider interest, more and varied displays, with the traditional, grand classic cars, some of the new, very exciting and marvelous cars of automobile engineering and arts, and a chance for club members to bring their very best cars to show to their friends and enthusiasts.

Finally in order to encourage attendance we have created a VIP ticket ($150 in advance-$175 at the gate), which includes access to the Committee Tent and brunch in the St. Regis. General admission is $30 in advance-$35 at the gate. Full information is available at nbconcours.com.

We look forward to seeing you on October 4, 2009 between 10am-4pm

Bruce Junor, President

Dick Waitneigh, Chairman

Joy Loo play'n with Mike Harrah's Toys

Stopped by Robert Escalantes' Packard shop this pasy Monday and who was there?? None other than Mike Harrah himself getting ready for Pebble Beach at Monterey. He rolled up on this crazy chopper bike and said "Hey Joy, wanna ride?"

He came to watch his '29 Packard Towncar get loaded onto the truck. The '29 Towncar was a definite beauty sure to take first in it's class.





Didn't have time but I got a rain check to take a spin with Mike in his "Beast" of a car! Chrome/Stainless steel car with a Packard PT boat engine. Open, 2-seater, fire breathing race car, powered by a 12 cylinder Packard, and sits at a whopping 31 feet.

Beautiful Sunday in OC - Enderle Center Million Dollar Car Show

Laura Jacobsen & Joy Loo

do you think this person is patriotic?

NO Cars and Coffee - 7-25-09

Is this the way it's going to be from now on?? Please say no... Where are all the cool cars hiding on early Saturday morning. It used to be that all the rare, luxury, and exotics showed up at the Irvine Ford Motor Company. Well, the last times I've been there it's been looking pretty bleak...

Do you think he drives this often??

















I think someone needs to add this to his collection.... hehhehe...

Nick Alexander's Woodie Collection

Saturday, July 18th, HagertyLaura and I had the distinct pleasure of seeing for the last time Nick Alexander's Woodie collection in one place. Nick is a well known automobile dealer in LA. Also known for his Woodie restoration business and of course a major Woodie collector. Now that he's achieved his classic car goals, Nick wants to share his collection with other enthusiasts that will cherish his Woodies as he has, which is why he is putting them up for the RM Auction at Monterey this year.

The collection was housed in a huge warehouse tucked away in the industrial part of Hungtington Park. A bit out of the way from OC, but cars guys seem to sniff stuff like this out... they came from all over the place... saw so many familiar faces which was nice. One of the guys I bumped into was none other than Pieter Dwinger, head judge at the Concours d'Elegance at the St. Regis and committee member. I spent quite a bit of time with Pieter soaking up his knowledge like a sponge. He was a wealth of knowledge and knew so much about each and every car. He pointed out all the little details that he would look for when judging such beauties.


Seems like I run into Dave Lindsay Mr. "SoCalCarCulture.com" every where... he tries to keep a low profile at events but seems to get pulled into different conversations. I know because I get talking to him for hours and he doesn't get to do what he came to do... which is take pictures. Thanks Dave! We love what you do for the car enthusiasts!

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Updated Project List

Updated "current projects"... come check out the new things I'm working on... www.joyloo.me

Interesting Statistics on Social Media Marketing

Author and WebProNews Blog Partner Michael Stelzner, has put together an interesting report based on a survey of 900 marketers. The report looks at the state of social media marketing. Interesting stats from the report include:

- 88% indicated they were employing social media for marketing purposes

- 72% have only been using social media marketing for a few months

- 64% of marketers are using social media for 5 hours or more each week

- 39% are using it for 10 hours a week

- 81% say the number-one benefit is generating exposure, followed by increasing traffic and building new business relationships

- Over half saw a rise in search engine rankings

Marketers and business owners still have a lot of questions about social media marketing. The report looks at the top ten questions they have:

1. What are the best tactics to use?

2. How do I measure the effectiveness of social media?

3. Where do I start?

4. How do I manage the social balance?

5. What are the best sites and tools out there?

6. How do I make the most of my available time?

7. How do I find and focus my efforts on my target audience?

8. How do I convert my social media marketing efforts into tangible results?

9. How do I cohesively tie different social media efforts together?

10. Does social media marketing work, and if so, how effective is it?

The medium is still in its youth, yet continues to evolve rapidly. Some questions don't have any concrete answers, and are perhaps best answered by the marketers/business owners themselves. Not every business is going to find success through social media marketing in the same manner. That's one of the greatest appeals of the medium though. There are so many possibilities.

You can see Stelzner's full report as well as a video narrated by Stelzner himself here.