t was nine years since we vis-
ited Michigan, so it seemed like
a good time to give it a close
look for SAAC-24. The last time we
were there was SAAC-15 and it had
been our fourth convention at Dear-
born’s Hyatt Regency. If anybody
didn’t like that hotel they kept their
opinion to themselves...or they stayed
at a local Motel 6. At previous Dear-
born conventions we used Mid-Ohio as
a track, and the three-hour plus driv-
ing distance eliminated the possibility
of using it for more than one day.
Michigan International Speedway
was not renting to clubs or smaller or-
ganizations, and that’s exactly what
they told us when we called them. End
of conversation. At SAAC-23 in Char-
lotte we spoke with Butch Mock, a
SAAC member who also happened to
own a NASCAR Winston Cup team.
We mentioned that we were thinking
of holding the following year’s conven-
tion in Michigan but the only track
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