Leave it someone named Winter to try and snow on our party

Katherine thought I was nuts when I mentioned the thought of driving out there and back. sorta like this combined with this

Betsy and I are coming down. I already marked the time off. I have a too short list of projects this year. Change the oil, adjust the valves, clean the air filters and check the balance of the throttle bodies. I need a project.

Dave

Be sure to mark your calendar for the WCR 2010 Lake Tahoe Middle of Thin Air Event! And someone go kick Dave's fender in so he has something to do

Sorry to snow on the party!
I'd like to make this one, I made the Wramble in Reno in -- 2002? but have missed all the WCR's, even the one that was less than 15 miles from where I live. Job was a bitch the last few years, but I finally got tired of it and told them to FO. I should have time now.

Party at the pond! Lots to do - gambling, fishing, driving, bullshitting in the parking lot, maybe an autocross if I can get it on the SVR-PCA Schedule, Oooogling the cars.

Who's going to be there? Z. lives about 20 miles away now days so that is a lock. Rand is just 10 miles further than Z.. The Southern California crowd has always represented... How about you???

So I've decided to go to this thing.
I have two questions.
1. I haven't seen hotel rates yet and I'm guessing it's a little too soon for that. I'd like to get my reservations as early as possible. I noticed there was a hotel already chosen but I didn't see that there was a special rate or anything. Should I wait or make my reservation now?

2. I don't have a super nice 914 like most of you guys. It was a basket case when I bought it and I haven't had it a year yet so it's far from completion. I'll be in this ugly thing pictured below. It's looks may improve a bit by then but I doubt it. Count on the ugly ass skunk stripes to be off of the hood, though. So, will I be able to park it with the rest of your nice rides or will I be out on the street with the toyotas?

All the rates at Tahoe are pretty 'special' right now... I wouldn't worry about it. Occupancy is down, resorts are closing, the recovery hasn't gotten there just yet.

The weekend may change too...

I have seen much uglier cars front and center. We love them all...

You may not care about virginia city, but you take a super curvy road to get up there. I care about that... but I think thats an hour drive or so from the lake.

I'm coming.

Would like more info on the Hotel (name, address, phone ); also, may have to fly up. How far is the Hotel from the Tahoe-Reno Airport ?
Is the date set or not ?

Search Horizon South Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe airport is very close though major airlines don't fly in there. You may consider Reno though, Someone can pick you up.

I have the /6 at Steve Willie's.....hope to have it running by then.

Is this the correct Hotel :

http://travel.hotels-and-discounts.com/hot...a&cid=59562

Online rates for Wed, Thur, Sun were $59; Fri $99; and Sat $119

Address 50 Highway 50, Stateline, NV 89449

Is someone looking into a group rate deal ?

We are still looking into a group rate. The nice part about the Horizon is they said they would block off a certain amount of rooms for the group and you'll just have to tell them you are with us. We don't have to commit to a certain amount of rooms before hand. One of the nice perks of having it in a location where there are a lot of hotel options...

But please don't reserve a room yet. We're still waiting on the PCA SVR to give us the thumbs up on our dates. We'll know sometime in January for sure.

Rob, do you know when in Jan that they'll have their 2010 calendar announced?

Randy,
We will know the calendar Bob and Frederick intend to present sometime early in January. I will be on them to inform me as it is formed. The actual meeting where the board will vote to approve that calendar is February 4th. In most cases, this is a rubber stamp vote. My impression is that the board can have contentious debate but once a motion is made it is approved. The competition calendar, particularly the Drivers Education component makes SVR a good portion of their budget. If Bob and Frederick recommend it, I have confidence it will be approved. As I have said, my biggest concern is that Trackmasters has offered us the paddock lot for free for three events this coming year. If one of those is in May on our dates or before/after, I would not blame Bob and Frederick for choosing to go with Trackmasters - and not come to Tahoe. The reason is that Tahoe is a long drive and involves costs even if the site is free.

Bob is sympathetic and, I believe wants to have the event with us. The problem is he has no vote as he is a chair not a board member. He has no vote. If Frederick agrees with Bob, I have a vote and the board follows Frederick. This means the key is what does Frederick want to do.

The short answer is, we will know what they want to do in January and February 4th it will be written in stone.

Again, not having an autocross is not the end of the world. Most Rambles don't.

Thanks Rob! Those dates really help.

So we won't have a for sure date until Jan-Feb ?

As far as I am concerned those dates are the dates. But, that is not my decision. I believe the intent of the planning group is to be flexible as a carrot on a stick for the SVR people but if they (SVR) decide to go with Trackmasters in May I do not believe they would have a second event the same month, especially one that involves towing a trailer all the way to Tahoe. Too much effort for an all volunteer organization.

Keep thinking about Tahoe!!! WCR in the Thin Air! Be There!

Maybe we will see this guy there... Hugging a toilet perhaps?

Newb Question: What does WCR stand for?

Thanks.

Pete

West Coast (W)Ramble

Andy

PS: Used to be WCR, then it was WCC (West Coast Classic) for a while, now it's WCR again ...

Backin 62 my Uncle did Santa Ana CA to Pittsburgh in his 58 Vette on old 2 lane 66 back in the day in 48 hrs flat straight through!!!!

I'm sure you can do that or better today in a teener on the Interstates!

... and what's with this 800 mi per day??
- you can drive more than 8 hours a day I'm sure!!

OK, so I've been re-deranging my garage to get the 914 parts shell inside too before the El Nino Monsoon hits this coming week starting Sunday, & have a pile of parts semi-organized - no surgery this year (I hope!), but there's a bat's chance in hell that it'll be anywhere near drivable by then!

For those whining about the snow - pack your skis & be happy!

My teener made the trip from SoCal to the WINTER Tahoe Resorts many times back in the day.....

......they do work in snow folks, & no salt allowed on California roads!

... and what's this about trailering - just f'ing it!

But they should ,I would rather have an AX then any track time

Yup. My wife used to drive 90 miles round trip to Oklahoma State U. Teachers/students always amazed "that little yellow car" could get through the snow.


Trailer a 914? Lame...lame...lame....just sell it and get a Camry or an ant farm.

This will be the premier for my car. I should have made it last year, but the painter is what held me back. Now, I have no excuses.

Also trying to get the old man moving on his.....

Signal orange+flares=

Will there be a swap meet? I need to gain shop space...

I don't know about 'officially', but people have brought trucks of stuff in the past and I don't see any reason you shouldn't be able to this time.

I thought a mini swap meet during the show n shine would be fun too.

I totally agree. Lots of unofficial shizit goes on. I think it was Joe Sharp with the Neverland RV that fired up the generator and did a bumper backdate in the parking lot of the host hotel in Portland. Why not bring your stuff, yank it out and display it and see if you can go home with a lighter load?

Have the dates been finalized yet ?

Dates would be good if you want people to commit....

Some of us can't just leave at a moments notice...you know, it's almost February.

IIRC - they said that they were waiting for the local PCA meeting at the end of January to get the track time/AX ste-up, in order to finalize the dates.

So as my Dad used to say: "Keep your pants on!" ......... they'll get to it!

BTW - as a kid & teen, I did NOT realize the "other meaning" of that phrase, even after my Mom scolded him for using it!

The parking lot BS sessions are the best part of the WCR.

I think after reading every post here, I'm gonna start up again on my project. It's been untouched for about a month.....

Sorry to leave everyone hanging, but we were just trying to confirm some stuff before announcing the dates. Unfortunately we weren't able to secure a lot for the auto-x that met the SVR's minimum size requirements, so we're going to have to scrap that idea. That's OK though, as we'll have plenty of other fun activities to keep everyone entertained!

Dates Confirmed:
Thurs May 13th and ending on Sunday May 16th.

Hang tight on hotel reservations. Now that we don't need the Horizon's lot, we're going to see if we can score a better deal elsewhere. We'll try to have something together by Mon/Tue of next week.

I should mention that Thurs is a bit of a bonus day. I imagine it'll mostly consist of BS'ing, drinking, etc.

For those who really care, we were able to secure a lot but it was only going to be 175 yards by 100 yards and PCA wanted more. Otherwise, I suspect it would have been way too much of a 914 course for the general taste.

Thursday is always a meet and greet bonus day with lots of parking lot BS... Bring your best brew and enough to share. Keep your eyes open because everything you see from arrival until Sunday will be counted in the "that guy" nominations. Past winners include Eric Shea, Jeff Hines, Alan Miller, Jim Tabor and others who don't spring directly to mind. This is a prestigious honor that involves hugging toilets, near arrest, and going to ground... We should all aspire to be "That guy" someday.

When I grow up? I wanna be 'That guy'.


**Sigh** A kid can dream, right?

Geeez ..... "back in the day" when I was still playing Rugby, it happened in the "3rd Half" & we just called them "Most Guys" !!!! ..... & "Most Gals" for the Lady Ruggers !!!

One year at a tournament our Team Captain got hauled off by the local sheriff in Park City UT for peeing in the bushes the morning after - just before the game ...... well that's a long story better suited for the parking lot anyway .... !

Hey Guys & Gals

- be real careful driving up to Tahoe in May, cuz the CHP has a new speeder enforcement program .....

........ errr - uh really a revenue enhancement program to help the Governator AHHHnald close the State's huge budget deficit .....

.... and I hear they're being REALLY tough on the offenders, as you can see from the photo snapped by a passer-by below ........

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I suggest a caravan. He only has 4 missiles and will have to switch to guns. He can't get us all! And we can zig and zag until he pukes in his lap!

I automatically assume there will be a SoCal caravan? Yes? Okay, good!