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THANK YOU VANNERS!.. THE 39TH NATS. WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. we are still trying to recoup, and get our energy back. Over the next few weeks we will be posting some final info on the NATS and passing along some fun stories of the entire week.

The final count was 614 vans through the gate. The significance of that is for the first time ever, the Nats attendance was larger that the previous time it was in the same state. Also if you average the last 3 years attendance, it was a 30% increase in attendance. not to bad concidering the economy and gas prices. The last time Ohio had the Nats, gas was about $1.75. So way to go Vanners!


And yes, the pig did actually fly... more on that later!!!

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