Event Director Announced

Jack Connolly has been selected as the Event Director for 2009 VCOA Midsommar. Jack lives in Tulsa, OK and is a serious 1800 guy. He has participated in every previous Midsommar except one. He is responsible for the planning and coordination for this year's gathering.

Tulsa was chosen as the site for this year's event because of its unique place in Route 66 history. US Route 66 (also known as Will Rogers Highway after the native Oklahoma humorist) was the dream of Tulsa entrepreneur Cyrus Avery. According to Jack, "Tulsa retains many features that make Route 66 the most famous highway in the world. Annually, thousands of visitors from every state and numerous nations make the pilgrimage to experience Route 66."

Jack is currently engaged in activity planning and venue selection. One exciting feature of 2009 Midsommar will be both west and east-bound Route 66 Volvo travel convoys. Each will be staged to arrive in Tulsa for the June 20th event. Special awards will be presented for traveling the most distance along the original Route 66 alignment enroute to Tulsa.