This item has been moved to a separate post so as not to detract from the previous post about concours entries.
I've just read in the R7 August events update that no picnic food can be taken to the Festival of Porsche. Instead, all food and drink must be purchased on site. Seriously?
Having a picnic has always been part of this type of event so I wonder whether those who made this decision have actually thought about how it is going to be implemented, how members attending might react to it and how this could reflect on the Club Nationally and Regionally? For example:
I've just read in the R7 August events update that no picnic food can be taken to the Festival of Porsche. Instead, all food and drink must be purchased on site. Seriously?
Having a picnic has always been part of this type of event so I wonder whether those who made this decision have actually thought about how it is going to be implemented, how members attending might react to it and how this could reflect on the Club Nationally and Regionally? For example:
- How will members (other than R7 members who read the events update) attending be made aware of the decision? In any event, telling people that no picnic food is allowed won't necessarily stop them bringing it.
- Will cars be inspected as they arrive to ensure they don't contain contraband food? What if they do - will they be turned away or will the food have to be thrown away?
- Will there be regular monitoring of the parking area to ensure that any members who do manage to smuggle food into the event aren't consuming it? If they are will they be told to stop eating their own food, will it be confiscated or will they be asked to leave the event?
- Does The Motorist have the capacity to handle the queues to buy food and drink that will inevitably occur and areas to eat and drink?
- When people realise that they have to buy food and drink from The Motorist, how will the exit queues be managed?