The official statement I just received from Richard:
To all of Our Buick GS Nationals Family and Friends
About 3 weeks ago, our 2020 GS Nationals was still a watchful "go", but then numerous situations began to rapidly change for the worse. It began suddenly with lock-downs throughout the U.S. and Canada. That meant there were many folks who'd eagerly planned to attend our Nationals but now couldn't do so through no fault of their own. That instantly became a raw deal. As the upward curve of the pandemic continued, the usual anticipation of our Nationals began to take on a dark cloud. Over the last two weeks, I was constantly on the phone with many folks including Bowling Green Mayor Bruce Wilkerson. He's was as uncertain as the rest of us as to the near future of his city. Like almost everywhere else, B.G. was under a basic lock-down. There's nothing worse than such confusion in planning an international event such as our Nationals. Numerous Europeans and several Australians had already contacted me about being unable to book flights to our special 40th Anniversary Nationals, and the usual domestic flights still had their own unique problems.
Nearly all of NY, CT and NJ are under lockdown which meant there would be no NE Chapter or Super 16 at our Nationals. We also lost our only two "Platinum" level sponsors who were under company lock-downs, and even our awards company had been unable to acquire product to print due to lock-downs in their supply chain. The "Domino Effects" continued to multiply ...
The Bottom Line: Rest assured that our 40th Anniversary GS Nationals along with our 50th Year GSX Reunion will happen, and it will all definitely be better than ever. The strong tentative reschedule is for May 12-15, 2021. Within a week we'll confirm for sure. Our GSNationals.com website will have the latest information. Also pictured there will be our now slightly revised 40th Anniversary GS Nationals shirt and awards design. I thank you all for your help, participation and understanding through these trying times.
Richard Lasseter
(229)244-4079