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HonestJhon
10-13-2008, 06:17 AM
Its that time of the year again!

November 20 - 21, 2009
INTO THE NIGHT 2009 presents STELLAR LUMINESCENCE
a 12 - 14 hour Monte Carlo style navigational Road Rally
Start Santa Barbara. Finish Las Vegas.
Entry Fee of $195 per car, includes rally and banquet for 2.

go to Joe's (Carzero) site for more information (http://carzero.freeservers.com/)


start planning now if you want to go. request time off work, save some dough, fix the car...whatever you need to do...

my car had the BEST overall score on the last one :)
amazing views, epic roads, awesome locales, good people, AND VEGAS!!
starts in santa barbara, ends in vegas. banquet dinner/awards ceremony.

i've already put in for the time off, making sure the car is set to go (14 hours of driving).
already have a place reserved (south end of strip, timeshare :D )

and if 195 seems steep for an entry fee, think about the logistics involved in setting up checkpoints and paying for gas/food for the people who volunteer to run the event! last year they didnt really get much i think, hence the raised price.



so, i throw this out to you turbobrick people.
help me represent the volvo community in this thing. there WAS a volvo owner in the last ITN rally i entered (DNF due to alternator failure)

also, i plan on staying in vegas until that following wednesday, leaving that afternoon to be back here in time for thanksgiving.
so, if anyone's in the area and wants to hang out, PM me.

HonestJhon
10-13-2008, 06:23 AM
some photos from last years run


56k NOT so much. (http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg194/carzero/Stellar%20Luminescence%202007/?start=all)
car one's pictures (http://picasaweb.google.com/thinkmilly/StellarLuminescence)
car three's pictures (http://www.flickr.com/photos/drdefpoints/sets/72157603358426288)

HonestJhon
10-15-2008, 05:07 PM
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10-17-2008, 05:19 PM
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10-20-2008, 02:35 AM
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HonestJhon
10-21-2008, 04:09 PM
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10-23-2008, 09:21 PM
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HonestJhon
11-06-2008, 11:59 PM
trying to get the trans swapped in time bump.

HonestJhon
11-09-2008, 05:00 AM
two weeks out!

no one interested?

GrandmaSideways
11-09-2008, 09:09 PM
kinda' far away, sadly.
Would cost me another $700 just to get there and back.

HonestJhon
11-10-2008, 12:38 AM
totally worth it.
lol

HonestJhon
11-12-2008, 02:56 AM
got the transmission ready to go in.

redid the boost gauge mount so it no longer annoyingly jiggles.


time off of work is secured.
place to stay is secured.


time to start gathering the rally things up.
gotta solder the harness for the rally lights and do some testing to make sure they arent what killed my alternator on the last one ;)
:D

don hodgdon
11-12-2008, 10:43 PM
I can't make the weekend, but would like to see the start. Do you know where they plan to begin the event? I don't see anything on Joe's site.

HonestJhon
11-13-2008, 12:54 AM
last year it started in the parking lot of sears right off the 101.
it'd be sweet if you were there to take pictures! ;)

i dont know for sure if it starts in the same place, but when i know i'll be posting up here.

don hodgdon
11-13-2008, 04:23 PM
last year it started in the parking lot of sears right off the 101.
it'd be sweet if you were there to take pictures! ;)

i dont know for sure if it starts in the same place, but when i know i'll be posting up here.

Cool, thanks.

HonestJhon
11-14-2008, 06:10 AM
OK
so my navigator sent me a PM today telling me that its been cancelled :( :(

so now this turns into a scenic drive to vegas for a vacation (since the place is already booked)

dagnabbit.
and from what i hear, there may not be a stellar luminescence for a few years...

well, if anyone in the vegas area wants to hang out or something pm me.


SORRY :(

HonestJhon
11-14-2008, 06:11 AM
oh, and on the last rally i DNF'd due to a failed alternator, the guys that rented a vette apparantly flipped it and rolled 100 ft off the road.
:omg:

when i get info on another local rally, i'll post it.
thanks for looking!

HonestJhon
11-21-2008, 07:07 AM
leaving for vegas tomorrow night. (tonight i guess)