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WCR2010 - Register Here!, See post 1 |
RoadGlue |
Dec 9 2009, 07:40 PM
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Sonoma County Gear Head Group: Admin Posts: 2,033 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 108 Region Association: Northern California |
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These dates are FIRM. May 13-16 is the event. Thursday is a 'bonus day', so if you can't make it, don't feel too bad and still come for Fri/Sat/Sun. Thursday Evening Check-in is open and we begin gathering on the roof of the ramp. Keg tap and official kick off of Eric Shea's Birthday... err... "the WCR 2010 Teeners in Thin Air". Friday Morning: optional short drive, tech sessions on subjects such as brakes, transmissions, alignment, wheel polishing, and more. Afternoon: peoples choice show and shine. Saturday Morning: Targa Tahoe drive gathering on the ramp. Evening: BBQ on the roof provided by WCR 2010 Teeners in Thin Air including raffle for sponsor donations, peoples choice car show awards. Sunday Check out and return to civilization. Alternative local area activities include the following: Fishing charters for groups of 4-9. Excursion and Interpretive History Boat Trips on the Lake (Covered Cabin with Windows if you don't want to be on deck). Golf on a world class PGA Course within walking distance of the hotel. Gambling. Many hotels including the host hotel have world class casinos for you to try your chances and win or lose some cash. Restaurants. The full range from 5Star to the lowest of bacteria holes. Independent drives around Lake Tahoe. Takes all day and requires a stop for food but the view of the lake is breathtaking. Photo opportunities. You can pretty much just keep tapping the shutter on your camera because the Lake and surrounding area are beautiful no matter which way you turn. Zip Line Rides. One of the local ski resorts has a ride up on the chair lift and zip line down. We think this costs about $60 but it would be a heck of a thrill ride. Lodging Harvey's Lake Tahoe will be ground zero. Harvey's will have a section of their parking structure blocked off for 914's and they have security 24/7. Harvey's is the highest ranked hotel in Tahoe according to tripadvisor.com. They have a great casino and I'm sure they will be stocked up with alcohol, not that any of you fine upstanding 914 World members drink of course Expedia is having a sale for Harvey's right now...for the same price we would have received! I don't know how long this sale will last, however if you book 2 nights or more, the price comes out to be the same we would have gotten with the group rate. Simply search on Expedia for South Lake Tahoe for the dates (May 13th-16th) and you'll see the discount for Harveys. The rates right now are $59/Thursday, $77/Friday and $97/Saturday. This averages out to $77/night if staying Thurs-Sunday... I would suggest booking sooner than later since this is a sale. I just found an Expedia coupon code that will save $10/night. Just enter 10WINTER when you are checking out...just worked for me, $67/night average!! Link to Harvey's on Expedia Registration Actual registration is now open. Click Here to sign up now, before rates increase! Before April 15: $50 per person, $30 for participating family members (who will eat with us) April 16 - May 1: $60 per person, $35 for additional May 1 - May 13: $70 per person, $40 for additional Original First Post: QUOTE Hey Folks, We've been working on getting the WCR 2010 in Tahoe event details finalized. The current plan is to have a solid four day event starting on the evening of Thurs May 13th and ending on Sunday May 16th. These are our preferred dates but we need to make sure they don't conflict with any Sacramento Valley PCA region track events. We're relying on them to host and insure the auto-x in Tahoe, so we have to work around their calendar. We'll know if this works with their schedule once they have their 2010 calendar completed in January and we'll update everyone as soon as we know one way or the other. These dates won't work for everyone, but please speak up now if you know of any conflicting Porsche related events that fall on this weekend. We'll take everything into consideration. |
ConeDodger |
Dec 11 2009, 02:23 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,588 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
As for concerns about the weather: Living as close as I do to Tahoe and having it as my favorite destination I can tell you that there is always snow at the higher elevations. Trees tower hundreds of feet in the air and if the sun never shines there, the snow pack just melts so slowly it lingers for months. I have never seen snow up there past April and even then it is only flurries that melt within a short time.
As for concerns about the hotel. The target host hotel is kind of the red-headed stepchild of the South Lake strip. It is troubled and currently has a limitation on its gambling license but I am not concerned about this as there are three world class hotel casino operations within 100 steps of the hotel, they all have restaurants and buffet operations that are fantastic, and finally 914World guys just want to stand around in the parking lot until 2am and see who "that guy" will be this year. Past performances by Eric Shea, Jeff Hines, Jim Tabor, and Allan Miller have set the bar very high and I hope to someday be "that guy". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) But, I am realistic enough to know that I will need these next few months to train and condition my liver for the events! If you are considering camping, you should be an experienced camper as temperatures can drop to freezing late into the night. If a group of you camps, maybe you could get a cheap room to use for showers because no one wants to smell skank... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I don't think not having an autocross will break the deal for 99% of you but we are trying to get the cooperation of Sacramento Valley Region of PCA for which I am a board member. They want to help but there is a possibility that a track organization will offer PCA a free parking lot at Infinion for an autocross that same weekend. In which case, we will probably not make their calendar because I am just one vote and pure profit is a powerful motivation. Thanks for giving us the time to work out problems and thanks for supporting the event with your attendance! Let's get this party started with a green flag dropping! Attached image(s) |
SirAndy |
Dec 11 2009, 02:31 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Let's get this party started with a green flag dropping! Hubba Hubba! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) |
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