THE SIGNALS WE USE 
ON THE MAIN PAGE:

Green Light! No explanation needed.

Caution Light! The weather may or may not cooperate. Check back frequently for updates.

Red Light! An obvious sign that the weather didn't cooperate. Posted as soon as we can make an educated call.

Nobody knows better than we that a cancelled cruise means a lot of disappointed people, spectators and cruisers alike. But when we do cancel it's not just a flip decision or one made without any in-depth forethought. There are many issues to consider and we thought we would try to explain it all here so you could understand our logic and methods when making this judgment call.

WHY WE CANCEL:
Obviously no one wants to be out in the rain, especially with classics and antiques. There are also safety factors to consider such as lightning and the possibility of an unfortunate accident either coming or going. Our concern is for the safety and well being of everyone who attends and sometimes canceling a cruise is the result.

HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN TO CANCEL?
It's a lengthy process which begins early in the week with weather observations from The Weather Channel, Weather.com and local meteorologists. If there is a weather threat headed our way that could possibly affect us on a Friday, we pay closer attention as the week goes by. If things look fine by Thursday we post the GREEN LIGHT on the website, otherwise the CAUTION LIGHT goes up. If there is absolutely no chance that the cruise can be held as early as then, we will cancel right away on Thursday and post the RED LIGHT.

But here is where it gets tricky....namely on a Friday when the weather could go either way. During the course of the day club members keep an eye to the sky and whenever possible check local weather forecasts. Fred Loulis, Club Spokesman, gets updates from members who live in various towns in the area. Fred and I are in constant contact via cell phone, exchanging info and trying to piece together enough info to make the right call as to cancel or not. From all the data gathered from the various points of input we try to make the "cancel" call as early as possible or the "go" call as late as practical, so cruisers will have enough time to plan appropriately. In other words we wait as long as possible to try to get the cruise in based on the latest weather.

On occasion we do make the wrong call. Sometimes a storm that looked 100% positive to hit Monroe
for cruise time makes a last minute course change and swings away....after we have already posted the
RED LIGHT and called the radio stations to make announcements.

We also know that 99.9% of our cruisers understand this situation and know that our goal is for the safety of our attendees and their cars. We thank them for understanding the nature of what we go through when it's a possible cancellation night. It's never easy and I can say on behalf of the entire club that nobody wants keep the cruise "ON" more than we do.

Mark Edwards
Classic Nights Car Club Alternate Spokesman