Hey Guys,

If you haven't been on the forum lately.....

The WCR 2008 will be held in Seattle next year!

From the initial announcement a theme has already developed....

It rains alot, it's not SoCal, and it's "in the middle of nowhere."

I love it!! I can see the banner already:

" NARP , Not a Real Club , Now Meeting "In the Middle of Nowhere"

We all drive 914s, we're used to this kinda stuff!

We have so much to offer to this event, so many choices with so much variety, a mountain drive, a drive around the sound, ferry ride, seattle icons to visit, track or autocross event, on & on& on... the region is so diverse and our time is short.


I need some help putting the initial plan and timetable together.

Please try to attend one of the first meetings. Get your ideas in early, get involved, these meetings will be key to making this event a great success.

Let's meet at my house in Issaquah, (near Sammamish State Park)

10:00 AM Saturday 11/10/07 ( This Saturday)

and optional date for those that want to but can't make Saturday:

7:00 PM Tuesday 11/13/07 ( I'll supply the beer)

Please PM me & I'll give address & directions to my house.

My Cell # 425-681-5438

Curt

AKA "Greenie"

WOW!
PM sent

If youre doing it in the middle of nowhere WA, might be cool at leavenworth.

Pretty cool it's gonna be up here this year. Pretty much no excuse not to attend now!

I really want to be a part of helping, but I am on the sidelines until after 16th of Nov.

Anybody up for the Clearwater Casino as a venue??? Middle of Nowhere, close to great drives and Shopping... Bremerton Motorsports park is 30 min away....

Who will be in charge of lodging?? Might I suggest that after picking a hotel as the ground zero, it is the responsibility of those attending to make there own reservation.
That way they only have themselves to blame if they are overcharged or do not get a room or whatever.
But after the WCC here in PDX, they one thing to get out of the way early is the lodging.
CCL

I'm gonna shoot for Tuesday evening. I sent you a PM. Rich, you gonna show up? Craig, what about you? I might not have anything but an empty stomach to contribute, but hey, it's something.

Curt,
I would love to help with the planning committee but you guys are in the middle of Freakin' Nowhere...

I hear it rains soooooooooooooo much in Seattle that everyone has permanent foot fungus... AND it is in the MIDDLE OF FREAKIN' NOWHERE!!!

Actually, the event should have quite a turn out... All we have to do is misspell a couple of words so people think we are having the G8 Summit. Course the ass whoopin' from the Seattle PD will be a bit of a downer.

Seriously guys, start planning for Seattle. They have a Starbucks there. The first one, actually.

Weather in the middle of nowhere.

http://www.cityrating.com/cityweather.asp?city=Seattle

Hey Dan and Rich, If you guys are going on Tuesday I think I could make it Tuesday night. Let me know.

The weather and drives up here during the summer are generally good. I love the NW roads. The past few years have been rather warm too

good Luck guys I love your area and am looking forward to it
Bernie

Im so excited!!! i went to portland with a close to dying motor for wcc 06 and it was tons of fun.( I was in the yellow smoker) Didnt get to go this year because i was in the middle of my motor swap, but now i got a freshened up 2.0 and new tires , plus i already tested it out by going to seattle this summer. So im good to go. Good luck guys Im sure what ever you come up with will be good.

what are the preliminary dates we are looking at for this?
I hope to be back from deployment by then and still have time for some finishing touches to do before I can take baby out to play.

I will try to make Tuesday as well. Some ideas
Kartenspeil run (poker)
Port Townsend run
Levenworth
La Conner
Bremmerton Auto x for the club?

Tulalip is putting in a Hotel up here. I like Clearwater, but I think they just got promoted to a 5 star hotel ( new years is 300 a night two night minimum) and may be a bit pricy. On the other hand, a hotel south would provide easier access to downtown.
I really like the idea of getting as many people as possible on a Ferry and getting a picture. Edmonds ferry seems like the logical choice.

I'll try to make the Tuesday meeting.

Actually there are 27 Starbucks in the Seattle city limits. So if you like coffee.....

Heck,
There are 9 Starbucks in little o' Redmond alone. 3 of them within less than 2 blocks from one another.


I won't be able to make the first two meetings but I am hoping to pitch in somehow.

And they have a really big needle.

Tues!

"HA, more like a Denny's on stilts" [sic] Larry "Bud" Melmen on Almost Live local Seattle comedy show.

I told Tim Kornacki about this. He cordinates all the PCA AXs, and he designs great courses. He also has a 914. I hope he will be able to show, but if not we can always talk to him as he is a good friend. He works at a shop in the Greenwood area... Right down from John Walker.

hurricane ridge would be a great day trio and awesome photo location. this is a drive up a windy road to a ridge looking in to the heart of the olympic mountains, about 270 deg of surrounding peaks with valleys bellow.

Mukilteo-Clinton and Keystone-Port Townsend would work in conjunction with a Port Townsend run.

Great beer in Port Townsend at both Water Street and Port Townsend Brewing.

Diamond Knot in Mukilteo has great beer too.

I seriously doubt that my teener will be roadworthy by next summer, but if it is, I will bring my Nikon D2X for photos.

For those who show up, you can be the first to take a look at the steel roof 914. Michelle and I plan on being there Tuesday around 7PM. Is there gonna be food, or should I eat before hand?

Great! It should be interesting seeing the steel top in the pitchblack evening in Issaquah.

I'll bring the spot light...

So, it sounds like Tues is the meeting time. Is anyone meeting on Sat?

Dave

I can't as I have to work.

Sorry,

Saturday is family day for me ...

With my son ...

At the track ...

What could be better! A family bonding day ... at the track!

It's the Alfa Club Basic Driving Skills track day. It will be my son's first time behind the wheel at the track.


Question: What car should he drive?

His daily driver - 1986 Audi 4000CS (four door 4 cylinder five speed)
My daily driver - 1988 BMW M5 (four door 6 cylinder five speed)
The Teener!

Eddie

I say his car, he'll have enough on his mind without any other changes.

This WCR may be one of the more important events you ever attend! It is close to Canada and we will eventually be at war with Canada! This is a chance to gather intel on those sneaky snowmen and women!

Seriously folks... If you have the time and the dime, plan your trip to Seattle... If you don't like the idea of a WCR be sure you don't bring protest signs cause the SPD will beat your ass like a bad bongo!!!

If we can co encide with the Mariners being out of town, my sister is a manager at Pyramid Brewery in Downtown Seattle.

I might be able to get some deeeeeeep discounts on kegs too... including Thomas Kemper sodas for the non beer types.

I'm planning on going; never been to Seattle. Hope you set a date by Jan 1- I gotta plan 2008 vacation time early in the year.

Get a hotel we can all gather, wash cars, and let us make our own reservations. When Craig set up the Monarch, it was perfect type of place for a car group, even had a bar . Encourage people to make early reservations, you can always cancel up to 1 or 2 days before the actual date.

Jim

Troy, Rich, Jon... Any of you guys near me going to the Issaquah meeting and have an empty seat to carpool?

I can't believe the Canucks are going to let that declaration of war go...

Seattle is coming. Natural beauty abounds. And the 914's are coming!!!

Well if there is intrest in a tour through Port Townsend, A stop at a shop full of "different" cars ( Cosworth Lotus, Noble, Ultima CanAm, Pinto ) and some VERY scenic backroad touring I can lend a hand as I will have some time. Larry

Seattle is not in the middle of nowhere!



It's on the freakin' EDGE of nowhere.....we can't even see the middle from where we are. And the weather; don't get me started. Actually, everyone from outside the state will be sworn to secrecy about how nice summer is up here. I'm in for the Tuesday meeting.

Chuckanut Drive would make a great tour.

Rand, No problem. Tues PM me your #

I hope to have my teener running by then, regardless I would be happy to help in any way. Keep me posted. Alternate email: daveyboy@seanet.com/ ...daveyboy

Give me a break Davey! We all hope to have our Teeners running by then! I am thinking of starting my own 914 forum called Jackstands.Com!!!

Come to Seattle!!! On the Soggy Edge of Nowhere!!!

Een for those that don't have their cars running you should plan to come. Remember... 914s have two seats.

Not only that, we've tolerated non teeners since the beginning...the Pac NW is always worth the visit....might end up being my retirement home...maybe Sequim......

Sequim? Why not Port Orchard or Port Townsend? Sequim has one of the highest levels of rainfall in the entire state. It is a beautiful area though.... About 30 minutes from the rain forrest and all.

Yes, We do have an actual rain forrest that records the highest level of rainfall each year. One of the reasons people think it rains here all the time. Seattle isn't even close to the rain forrest though, and the average rainfall in Seattle isn't very high at all.

I think the name and logo should be changed to"

Seattle 2008 WCR
On The Soggy Edge Of Nowhere!

Actually Sequim is famous for having the *lowest* rainfall in the state and over 300 days of sunshine per year. It's in the "Olympic Shadow." Now go around to the other side of the mountain and you get rain forest with 144 inches per year. Ouch.

rand is correct. sequim is considered to be in the sunbelt of western wa. you're just a tad late on retiring there jim. appearently lots of folks from 'other' places have had the same idea. very productive planning meeting today.

k

so then everybody in attendance gets a free 737? I LOVE Kent at that time of the year!
In the absence of data I will interject my own reality!


I am looking forward to the announcements!

Hi Guys,

Just a little update on the first of two "Initial Planning Meetings"

I think Rhody Guy is a little premature on the "all figured out" statement.

We had Bill, Dave Hunt & Kevin in attendance today.

Some idea's kicked around...

We want a nice Seattle flavor to the event ,

Is a Serial Killer theme in poor taste? Rhody guy thought that Ted Bundy tried to lure girls into his 72 914 , i thought it was a bug? Maybe a tour of the Green River & if time permits a trip up to BC for a visit to the pig farm. Poor taste ?, I'm up in the air on this.

Another idea to appease So Cal 914 was to have the event in late July when the rain is at least warm. Any thoughts?

Bill thought maybe a nice drive around that mountain named after the beer would be fun?

We also wanted to make sure that the Orygun fellow that thought we were in the
" middle of nowhere" knows that we harbor no ill will.

We tried to create a little "Sites of Interest " guide for the folks driving through Orygun to Seattle.

We couldn't think of any although Dave said there is a really nice rest stop south of Eugene, and a lot of cows to see...

If Tuesdays meeting is half as productive as todays we are well on our way to a nice event


Greenie

Appears that you guys are on your way to nowhere, lol oh I forgot , your already there lol
I m sure that it will be a great event and I can hardly wait, I need a reason to drive my Miata up north.
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