May 25-28 2007. Memorial Day weekend.

Located in and around Rio Rancho/Albuquerque, NM.

Registration is FREE!

Every attendee gets a FREE T-shirt or Hat. (We'll decide later)

Beer is FREE!

Most meals are FREE!


Nico, Liz, Luckie and myself are looking to put on the social event of 2007. We are paying for the shirts, beer and food so you don't have to.

My intention is to attempt to have the first mixing of Texans/Okies with the Westerners. I want to coax guys across the invisible barrier that seems to exist at the TX/NM state line.

Basic itinerary:

Friday:

Reception and Beer drinking.

Saturday:

Drive to Sandia Crest (about 45min to 10,300'). Group photos.
Drive home for cookout and beer.

Sunday:

Car wash.
Car show.
Cookout and beer.
Awards.

Monday:

Group breakfast.
Afternoon beers.



This event is intended to have less driving and more socializing. After all, you drove enough just to get here.

We have a dedicated brewery and a fun-loving staff. There will be no politics on this one. We are taking full financial responsibility, so we answer only to ourselves.

This is a general discussion thread. The official registration thread will follow some time next month.





Potential sponsors: Please PM me with offers.







Who's coming? 60 People! and 36 914s!

Me (RS)
Luckie (/4)
Nico
Liz (/6)
Nelson (968)
Mike Wills (/6)
Gint (/4)
Sharon
Ferg (/4)
Joe Sharp (/6)
Linda (/4)
Sir Andy
Jeff (from TX) (/4)
Toast (/4-tow truck)
AAAAAAAron (/4)
Slits (/4)
914nerd (/4)
Eric Shea (track snack)
Clay (/6)
The Cap'n (911 or Quattro)
The lovely Lyn
Bruce
VSG914 (/4)
Angela
Jsteele (Suby)
Brew
Travis (/4)
Maxwelj
Trojanman (/4)
Tincan (/4)
Rick 918S (/8)
Leo
John Peterson (Elvira)
9Magazine +1
Brenda
Thomas (Plum)
Spare Time Toys (Mustang GT350H rental)
Markb (/4)
Elliot (/6)
Low GT
Waide (/6-2.7 Series9 conversion in the discussion stages)
Bernie (/4)
cha914 (maybe) (/4)
Stratplayer +1 (/4)
Jim Hoyland
Casper (/4)
Howard (/6)
Mugs914
JosephMills (911)
Rhea
dagdal1967 (/4)
DrifterJay
Headrage +1 (/6)
AZ914 (/4)
URY914
GTeener
JohnnyX (/4)
GeorgeH (/4)

you had me at free beer...

Ferg

If you would like to attend, please let us know so we have some idea how many we can expect.

I'd like to see 40 cars.




Also, I request a logo from our graphically talented members.

It should incorporate these two symbols in some way:

i'll drive down for that one!

if the feds haven't deported my sorry ass back to germany by then ...
Andy

The barrier exists because of the 500 miles of NOTHING between North TX and Albq.

I'm in and I'll bring my own radiation suit!!

Oh and add a shroom cloud to the logo!

Interested!!

Sounds fun, but I don't think I'd go unless there was beer involved.

definitely not graphically talented, but here ya go

Sounds like fun. And its only a 1659 mile drive for me!

What's with the atomic theme? Los Alamos?

I'm definitely in
How can I turn something down that is only a couple hours away
Count me in

Atomic Wedgies and Free Beer.


WOW

Definately interested.

Mike's birthday is that weekend.

I'm in! But I may not be a true test, as I grew up in the four corners before I moved to OK.

I'm in. You seem like nice folks. I could probably manage to have a good time.

Joe - This will be the largest attended event in 914 history. That's what happens when you put the word "FREE" in a 914 invite.





what he isn't telling us is that the "free" beer is Hamm's and not the good Turtle Mountain stuff! You have to go to the champagne room for the good stuff

Probably so, in a way. If I know Joe, it's 'cos I'm gonna be there and I am well known for glowing in the dark and breaking Geiger counters at 3 meters. 10 years at LANL will do that to ya.

Speaking of Los Alamos, I was hoping we could do the Tour d' Jemez and head up to the Valle Grande, but that road is ... well, it can be heavily patrolled by both local and out-of-state blue-haired tourists. Thought I was gonna refer to the polizei, didn't ya? In any event, the drive up to Sandia Crest is actually very nice too, and has more opportunities to pull off to the side of the road and take unnecessary pictures of Slits doing something rude to Howard, or at least of everyone's cars.

By the way, before anyone asks, yes I'll be trading nuclear secrets for 914 parts (no more meth - they're cracking down on that) I'm trying to assemble my own teener from y'alls spare parts.

- Swede (Mad) aka Nelson - this is a joke by the way, for the LANL secutiry types reading my posts. No really, I'm kidding.

As one of those LANL types, I think I am going to have to report you to the authorities, ya mad swede
and hey, there's nothing wrong with glowing in the dark, it makes the teener easier to see at night

Next thing you know, the FBI will be down there looking for you

The only problem is that I don't have that kind of authority (as a humble student)
oh well

Go glowing teeners

mike,
this would probably be a good time for me to pick up my car from you.

FREE, FREE, FREE, FREE.. FREE, FREE, FREE, FREE..FREE, FREE, FREE, FREE..FREE, FREE, FREE, FREE..????? Never use the words free and beer in the same sentence.
I might be able to make it. Would like to.. Would need to wait until it get's closer to be able to commit...

Well, I think you should put 'em on your car and make that the logo. See what I mean... ?

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- Swede (Mad)

I really appreaciate this. You guys are the first to go forward and provide an event without the normal cash up-front. I know we can have events that don't cost us BIG BUCKS. John Petterson is waiting for the PCA to post thier events calender to set a date for the TWVW, at which point we will attempt to do something similar.
A BIG THANKS to you, Joe, Niko Lauren and Liz
:PERMAGRIN: Joe

Since when was $150 big bucks? Just checking?


B

I'm in....best way to spend a weekend I can think of

Brad, $150 can be a lot of $$ to: Students, unemployed, the retired or people with smaller incomes.............

and we had joe o. bring us free beer on top of the $150 bucks. so, there you have it ...

i tend to agree, $150 once a year for a big event with lots of good stuff going on is not what i would call "big bucks".

i spent more than that on a normal weekend (even without the strippers) ...
Andy

Oh, CRAP !

Me, me!!

Wouldn't miss it!!

Jeff

If I can convince AAA to give me a 400 mile tow, then i'm there!!

Are you sure 400 is enough?

And with no registration fee, maybe you can afford the oil ........

I wish I had $150 so I could replace that damn squeaky targa seal.

The (^(*&(*&) seal doesn't squeak .... the rubber pads do ..... Bruce, are you making them? If so send her a couple.

Thank you SLITS for killing that remark!!

Nevemind, that's what you do best.

Hhhmmmm..........

Spend my birthday weekend with Joe O.



Hmmmm.......

.......................................OK.

Hey Jeff! The cab fare to N.M. is gonna kill ya!

Sounds great. I've made that trip in the 914 more than once. I drove from Tulsa to San Diego, and back. Got a friend in Las Vegas NM that I visit every year or so. But ya gota have beer!!!!!!

Hmm,

1997.88 miles / 65 mph = 30.42 hours x 2 + free beer x 2 days
1997.88 x 2 / 25 mpg = 159.83 gallons
159.83 x $3.00 = $479.49
Free beer x 48 hrs = 3 bph (Beers per hour)@$3.33/beer

You say I get a free hat right?

Road Trip
P*A*R*T*Y

Memorial weekend it tough for me, but you know I'll make it if I can.

*(LMK what I can do to help with the planning)

Hey guys, as a former New Mexican I think the local PCA club does an event that same weekend. But either way I think I can join the group and be a sponser of the event.

let me know.

Brian Minson
9magazine.com

Hey, I can just hop on I40 and drive 1200 miles and be there!!

Can't say how much I'd like to....

Interested. My sisters live in AZ and NM, making it a attractive concept. The Cap'n

Name change: Atomic Ramble (for now).

dangit.. im not 21 till the 31st of may - will they card me?

long drive.. free beer...

red rock cost m3 335 in gas... i think i will drive it this time

Any ideas on the logo? Bueller, Bueller.......

Some pictures of our host site. The new and improved Turtle Mountain Brewing Company:

Inside:

Banquet room and mountain views:

914s welcome.

Will they let you in the door if you don't drink???


I am going to try to convince Betty to go. It will probably only be 1 car though....


And if the AC is not working on mine, it will definitely be hers!

You will be mercilessly ridiculed, but yes.