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Anyone planning on going this weekend? I think I may head out there for an hour or two just to have a look around.
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Anyone planning on going this weekend? I think I may head out there for an hour or two just to have a look around.
Man I so want to go in the 'lac. ::pimp::
But not looking good for this Saturday.....
Im trying to make it out there with my Dad. I've heard it's a must see. This weekend is supposed to be a huge turnout.
I'm planning on going.
autocrosspicturesnet,
You should go (with your camera) for those of us who can't make it!!! ;);)
I'll likely be there with the rug rat.
I plan to go with my new Vivid.
Hmmm, I could go to this, its 2 or 3 blocks from my apt or I could go to the Lincoln Tech - Pep Boys Regionals car show in Grand Prairie. The charity I support is the "charity of choice" for the event. I may have to hit up the bimmers early and then head over to GP to get a few shots for the charity.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrx74
I'm sure the Bimmer crowd will love me pullin' up in the smokey 'Stang :DQuote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
So is this just a huge car show and hang out then? Looks like it would be worth a trip, at least.
Ya, if you find the pictures from the last ones, a LOT of exotics come out. Veyron, Saleen S7, Alpha Romeo something or other, etc.
There's a lot for plebian cars though, so don't worry about that.
I'm planning to go around 9 in the Elise then grab some breakfast somewhere around there.
Original Pancake house is right around the corner, 121/DNT. Babe's and Rudy's is right up DNT for lunch.
Mmm... Original Pancake House.
Mel has plans for me after this event - anyone interested in meeting up at the OPH at 121/DNT for breakfast, say 8am?
8am = long wait, get there early
Yeah, maybe I can talk her into late breakfast/lunch after the show.
i "should" be there in the morning
That was fun. Soren and I got passed by 2 Lamborghini's on the way there. Got to see Cobalt and Bamm. I just missed seeing CosmosM as we left. Cool cars!
We must have just missed you, Sharpie. We saw Bam pulling in as we were leaving.
Lots of cool cars out there this morning. Ferrari F50, BMW M1 (first one I've ever seen in person), '66 Ferrari GT330, original '65 427 Cobra, etc.
yea that was a great turn out, lol at the viper doing a 360 on the service road on the way out.
It was indeed awesome. Lots of unique cars. What would truly suck would be to have a GTR or a ZR-1 or even a late M3 and have it be "another one." It was nice, though, to pull in and be directed to park with the "show" cars instead of the "spectator" cars. :D
It was also fun to listen to cars leaving and accelerating away. Too bad about the bozo with the 360 degree Viper exit. That's a good way to get the whole thing cancelled for everybody. As it is, they may need a bigger venue to have enough room for all the machinery.
hehe someone uploaded the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7flAN9iFKBE
I parked before Aj got there, but I didn't see Curtis' yellow. I did see Sunlokyee's car. Oh well, it was fun.
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Originally Posted by sunlokyee
Ah. So it was a 180 spin followed by a 180 turn to undo the spin. I thought he pulled an intentional doughnut. More of an incompetence event than a bravado thing.
Sharpie, sorry I missed you. I had to park waaaaaay in the back. I was there from ~9:40-11.
Clearer video. I didn't shoot it. You can see me at the beginning of the vid on the left messing with my cameras and hear me cheering at the end...
I got a few pics of him spinning, but nothings better than vid to show off the stupidity.;)
http://s585.photobucket.com/albums/s...t=100_2021.flv
Good seeing some of the guys there. My wife even liked it... O.o
Nice stuff, I'm sorry I missed the Ferrari 330 though.
What was everyone's favorite car? I'd have to say I really liked the Alfa GTV6 Callaway TT.
The Alfa was interesting, I remember reading about it when it came out.Quote:
Originally Posted by CobaltFire
My personal favorite is the Shelby Daytona:
http://imgur.com/m7yyWl.jpg
Full size image here: http://imgur.com/m7yyW.jpg
I'll post the rest when I get some time this week.
that viper sound like ass, not impressedQuote:
Originally Posted by sunlokyee
The viper wasn't the only only bonehead move that morning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtkfTIy53mQ
Very cool event.
Cool, both of the "incidents" on the same vid. I saw both and got shots of both, but the vids are much better!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bell
Here's a vid with more show highlights:
Hopefully, when Plano PD gets wind of the shenanigans, they won't stop the show.
Hey, there's me at 4:37! I must have been in line with the cool kids.
I have not been to any previous meetings, but were they all this large? It seems that what might have been an informal gathering has gotten too big. When you consider the size of the venue that is required, the event staff that are now required, and the free admission, I just do not see this continuing. I would not be surprised if this was the last event, especially since the main attraction seems to be drivers showing off on public roads as they leave.
where was aj to show them how you really street drift. open diff and all
The show was pretty fantastic. Carrera GT with the kid seat strapped into the right side was very cool, as was the Daytona Coupe. My personal favorite may been the Ferrari 330 GT - and the F50 was up there, too. I think that was the first one I've seen in person. The twin turbo Alfa was very interesting and unusual.
It was pretty cool to see multiples of everything. 5 or 6 e30 M3s, 3 R8s, 2 Ferrari Californias, 2 or 300 Cobras... ;)
Saw JRJ512's car - we even left at about the same time - he passed us as we headed south on the DNT. I was with a buddy in his 1960 Willys Utility Wagon. We were parked on the grass over next to the Ferraris. Sorry to have missed Sharpie and others -I'm guessing we left before you guys got there.
We stopped and chatted with the guy at the DNT entrance to the show for a bit, and at ~9:30, they had counted 400+ cars. Already looking forward to next month.
Next time, I will get there early. That video showed me how many cars I missed. I got there right about 10 a.m.
My bet is they are going to change the event or shut it down. Too many people doing double the service road speed limit on the way out. I was crossing my fingers when the orange viper spun that it would tag the wall or the curb. For every 100 hp over 300 they should require some kind of permit showing you can actually handle the car.
Many cool cars though, CGT and 997.2 GT3 were amazing. Some guy nearly knocked a sidemirror off the F50 walking by too close to the car. The owner was not happy to say the least.
They have this event in most big cities across the US and it's free at all of them. I doubt they will start charging.
Honestly "inviting" a couple of officers to sit at the exit would be a great idea to tone down the hooligans. Just my .02
I thought i was less than a great RWD driver.....
I feel better about my skills in general after watching those boneheads.
wow that looks like quite a bit of fun?? with all the mini's down there was there a miata section?? haha....anyone know when the next one is?
ahh found the "other" thread...