The Official East Coast Cookout 2008 Thread, Very wet, very worth it! Thanks for a great one! Options

[VaccaRabite]

ECC 2007 was rad. 20 cars (15 914s, 2 912s, 1 944, 1 T4 Beetle, 1 beastly sandrail.) About 60 people over 8 hours.

ECC 2008 could be radder.

It only happens if we make it happen. So lets make it happen.

I would like to propose the weekend of Sept 27-28, 2008.
Events will include a rebuilt tranny raffle via DrEvil, and a New In Box 19mm ATE master cylinder raffle. $20 buy in for each, proceeds going to pay for the party.

This will put us after the All Aircooled Gathering in NJ the prior weekend (Sept 20th.) So all you NE guys can come down and play this year too. Also, this will clear us of two MidA PCA Drivers Ed events happening on Sept 13-14.

I will head the planning effort.

The party will be held at Slackin' at Work's farm:
2344 Old Lynchburg Road
Charlottesville VA 22903

2) Would people be willing to put a little money in the till for the party? Not much - like $5 or $10 to help the planners offset the costs?

Hopefully my car will be able to get to the party this year!

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pic stolen from the ECC 2007 thread

Zach

[plas76targa]

Hey Zach, i'll kick in a few $$ for planning. Good idea on the weekend change. and who's that speed camera tester standing in the front row? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)

[atomix8]

Glad to throw in a few $$$ for a venue, although the only house I can offer has a tiny yard!

Hopefully I can stay for more than 2 hours this year too! Calendar is marked.

[TeenerTim]

First Settler's Region is hosting the Zone 2 PCA Club Race at VIR on August 8-10th. We could have a 914 coral and camp overnight. Just a thought.

[slackin' at work]

If no one objects to driving to central VA (charlottesville), I will be more than willing
to offer up my place for a venue. I have enough room for say 200-300 914s if we had to.

there are excellent roads around here for a cruise as well.

Ive been thinking about putting a BBQ together, so why not get one "pre-made".
we can also have a bon-fire later in the day.

camping over night is a possibility too. or there are plenty of nice hotels around.

I have yet to meet anyone here.

here is the only picture I could find that shows part of my yard. it's a really nice setting.
we tend to have a few big BBQs a year here... so why not the 914 crowd.
(IMG:http://www.punchbuggydesign.com/samba/spring2007-1.jpg)


Now... life is super-busy right now for me so I can't plan the thing... but I can host it.
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[TeenerTim]

If no one objects to driving to central VA (charlottesville), I will be more than willing
to offer up my place for a venue. I have enough room for say 200-300 914s if we had to.

there are excellent roads around here for a cruise as well.

A cruise to Monticello would nice. Beautiful country.

[degreeoff]

Zach has seen my place, however I could only park about 8 cars in the driveway, with plenty of street parking. The down side is the back roads suck!

[type47]

If no one objects to driving to central VA (charlottesville), I will be more than willing
to offer up my place for a venue. I have enough room for say 200-300 914s if we had to.

there are excellent roads around here for a cruise as well.

camping over night is a possibility too. or there are plenty of nice hotels around.

I have yet to meet anyone here.

here is the only picture I could find that shows part of my yard. it's a really nice setting.
we tend to have a few big BBQs a year here... so why not the 914 crowd.



Now... life is super-busy right now for me so I can't plan the thing... but I can host it.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)

wow! what a setting... i don't think it could get much better than this. i would really hope that this ends up being the location but before you are taken up on your offer, let's hear from the MD and PA folks that this is not too far a drive. i have attended all the east coast cookouts; the first was in richmond at kerry herrs. the second was in kennett square PA at.... kerry herrs. the third was at carolines/babydolls in fairfax station VA and the 4th was at Matts in frederick MD. for me, all those locations are doable in a day trip; 2 hrs to richmond, 2 hrs to kennett square. for Zach and Dr Evil, they go York PA to charlottesville, estimate 4 hours. (2 to DC, 2 more to charlottesville). would they do 4hrs? on the other hand, we might pick up some southern Va, mid-Va, NC and tidewater folks....

i will help anyway i can. i love these gatherings.....

[jimkelly]

charlottesville va on map - for me from milton de - 4hrs and 40mins each way

[JmuRiz]

I'd be totally happy with c'ville. I go down there enough for games and drive past it plenty to visit the wife's family in Lynchburg area.

[degreeoff]

Just a thought but what IF we did the shenendoah skyline dr area? You talk about nice roads and I would think a fair drive for all.....say front royal? http://ci.front-royal.va.us/outdoor_activi...amp;P=7&S=8

[atomix8]

Front Royal sounds a little more do-able than C-ville for me. But that's only because my car can't carry enough oil to replenish all it would burn on the drive down there ;-).

Slackin'--Do you track your R32? You might know a friend of mine...

[VaccaRabite]

200 miles is nothing - so long as I have someone to follow me with a chase car. Assuming I take my 914, it will likely be the first trip of substance that it makes. 4 hours from my location - no biggie, but I would need to camp. I love that area.

It might proclude Erin and my son from coming though. I don't know how she would feel about camping with a 5 month old, and the drive would be too long to ask her to drive it alone with the kid, chasing me in her Prius. We are going to try camping with infant Theodore, so who knows.

My only other concern is that it would be too far away from the NoVa, Philly, Frederick triangle that seems to be home to a rather large cluster of teeners.

I'd like to hear from you all.
Charlottesville is gorgious, but I want to know if you guys thing it is too far.

Zach

[okieflyr]

Count me in wherever it ends up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) and camping (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yellowsleep[1].gif) might be a possibility depending on the weather patterns at the time..

200 miles is nothing - so long as I have someone to follow me with a chase car. Assuming I take my 914, it will likely be the first trip of substance that it makes. 4 hours from my location - no biggie, but I would need to camp. I love that area.

It might proclude Erin and my son from coming though. I don't know how she would feel about camping with a 5 month old, and the drive would be too long to ask her to drive it alone with the kid, chasing me in her Prius. We are going to try camping with infant Theodore, so who knows.

My only other concern is that it would be too far away from the NoVa, Philly, Frederick triangle that seems to be home to a rather large cluster of teeners.

I'd like to hear from you all.
Charlottesville is gorgious, but I want to know if you guys thing it is too far.

Zach

[scotty b]

No prob for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) THat weekend MAY be. There has been a ever growing foreign car show in town around that time and I ditched it last yearfor the ECC, and heard about it ad nauseum from some of our customers, so I had better go this year. Gotta pimp myself right? Besides I plan to have the bike enterd this year (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) Oh and I 'd love to see a bigger campout crowd JIM.........

[VaccaRabite]

Scotty, find out what weekend the car show is. I planned around the AACG, we can change dates if it conflicts with the one near you. Just let me know ASAP.

Zach

[scotty b]

Will do. Last year as I said it was the weekend of the ECC and I THINK it was the same the previous year. I had actually thought that IF I could ever get my property cleared we could have a get together here, and bombard the show with busted ass teeners....wait that didn't come out right.......

[Pat Garvey]

If no one objects to driving to central VA (charlottesville), I will be more than willing
to offer up my place for a venue. I have enough room for say 200-300 914s if we had to.

there are excellent roads around here for a cruise as well.

Ive been thinking about putting a BBQ together, so why not get one "pre-made".
we can also have a bon-fire later in the day.

camping over night is a possibility too. or there are plenty of nice hotels around.

I have yet to meet anyone here.

here is the only picture I could find that shows part of my yard. it's a really nice setting.
we tend to have a few big BBQs a year here... so why not the 914 crowd.
(IMG:http://www.punchbuggydesign.com/samba/spring2007-1.jpg)


Now... life is super-busy right now for me so I can't plan the thing... but I can host it.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)

I really like THIS idea! Missed last year, but will NOT miss this year.

Not all that far away for me, I just hate going through Balt/DC corridor. But, I've learned to live with it & take backroads.

I'm in! Needs $, let us know.
Pat

[plas76targa]

I would drive to Charlottesville, VA.
Perhaps the Baltimore-Frederick-Central PA triangle folks would make a brief scenic drive DOWN the skyline drive on the way TOO C-ville. Camping would be great too.

[Dr Evil]

I have been to the last 3 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I need to check my school schedule first. It doesnt come out for a few more days at least. I can do VA if I have to, but I LOVED Matt's place last year. I would be camping, or crashing on floor. From me the c'vill area is 5 hours at least. Zach, Noel can drive Erin and your spawn. My car should definitely be done by then....unless something else happens.