Danny K, our club Events Coordinator was asked if the club
could participate with several vehicles for a radio remote they had
planned involving country and western station KVET here in Austin.
Danny mustered the troops and three vehicles arrived. Danny brought his M151A2/M416 combo, Scott S drove his M38A1 and Tim W
brought his Ford GPW. The vehicles were staged out front of Fleets
headquarters on 7th Street. Radio personality Janice Williams from
KVET was present as well and did a mighty fine job of explaining the radio
business as well as providing excellent on-air coverage of the event.
The primary purpose of the remote was to draw traffic in for 'camper
and RV check-ups'. Fleet is a maintenance and repair facility for
campers, RV's, generators, power supplies etc. for a variety of vehicle
types. In addition, FMOT maintains vehicle fleets and provides 24
hour service for certain truck and tractor items. A NAPA
representative was also present as was Rudy's BBQ and Krispy Kreme
doughnuts.
About 8:30am, Danny, Scott and Tim arrived. while the radio remote was
being set-up. The day was very sunny and warm but the wind was
fierce from the South. A strong cold front was expected later in the
day explaining the winds. Coffee, breakfast tacos and donuts were
provided. It also took lots of skill from the various vendors to
keep their items on the tables without blowing across the parking lot!
During the event, many people came in off the street with their RV's to
purchase items or schedule service or maintenance and register for door
prizes. Every half hour or so, a drawing was held to give away items
such as a Garmin GPS, took kit and the grand prize - a portable generator.
11:00am came soon and the party was over for this great little
event. Thanks Pat and Fleet for having us!