Norcal Meet

[Addicted242Boost]

It's been a couple months since Burger Ball. Why not have another meet? Let's have some ideas/places/days ect.

[n xntrx volvo]

how the begaining of november. i know its abit off, but i want to go to one, and i'm that far off from being done.

[Hank Scorpio]

as long as someone else is willing to do all the work this time. Im sort of out of the scene atm.

I agree though.

[blu92in99]

I'm in. I'm sure Steve O would be willing to haul my BBQ in his van to wherever we end up too. Speaking of which, there's some nice parks around Sac, how about an actual outdoor meet, like at Goethe Park? It'll get us out of the industrial district at least. :-P


Or we could try the Mt. Diablo spot agian...

[Addicted242Boost]

Park sounds good. Davis was a cool show, lots of grass and it was a nice day too! We don't have any good parks around here ( Homosexuals cruise the park in search of you know what ) so I try to avoid them, unless I creep--but thats another story. I think November would be Cool, even the end of October. Find a park with LOTS of trees, possibly oak. Could get some killer pictures with yellow/orange leaves.

[uber box]

november works for me too. i've got a show on the 13th here, so before would be best.
doug, you're going to show right? i've heard alot about yours, and would like to see it in person. i would like to do a dyno event, as my engine (check sig) will be done by then. i'd like to see what it puts out. lets try to atleast get a date set, because my work would like a month notice when i take the weekends off. time of day would be nice too so i know which day to make hotel reservations for.
-John

[blu92in99]

Ya, that park in Davis was sweet. Might confuse some people to see a bunch of Volvos gathering there again. I bet pedestrians start walking up and taking pics! :-P

[Hank Scorpio]

Im not going to Knockoti but I am going to the SpeedGT event :D

[blu92in99]

So, based on the show schedule and other responses, I'm guessing Nov 6th would work for eveybody?

[uber box]

the 20th would work better, as my project is running low on funds and i'd like to show it off. push-comes-to-shove, and i'll ride with xntrx. the weekend before thanksgiving is normally a good traffic time, as most people are waiting for thanksgiving weekend to go or do things.
-John

[blu92in99]

The 20th works too. :) So now we just have to settle on a place ya? Any other suggestions besides Goethe Park or the Davis park? What about a coastal run? Maybe head to San Jose, give our Bay Area brethren a break since they normally drive up here to Sac for these BB's? Anybody? Bueller? Bueller?

I'll bring the BBQ and some dogs & burgers. Somebody else bring Twinkies this time. Based on the responses thus far I'm guessing we won't need much food...:lol:

[Addicted242Boost]

The 20th works too. :) So now we just have to settle on a place ya? Any other suggestions besides Goethe Park or the Davis park? What about a coastal run? Maybe head to San Jose, give our Bay Area brethren a break since they normally drive up here to Sac for these BB's? Anybody? Bueller? Bueller?

I'll bring the BBQ and some dogs & burgers. Somebody else bring Twinkies this time. Based on the responses thus far I'm guessing we won't need much food...:lol:


GTFO!! What about some beachside park in santa cruz or monterey?!?!?!? =) 20th is fine for me!

[nohbudi]

i crush you all.....

god thats a long time from now....

maybe elk grove again? we can invade the drags?

[Addicted242Boost]

dont have to have just one meet. How bout a drag meet one month and bbq another?

[blu92in99]

dont have to have just one meet. How bout a drag meet one month and bbq another?Exactly. Hell, we could do one every month and change the venue each time. One month coast, one month mountains, one in/near NorCal, one in/near SoCal, drag strip this time, auto-x the next...

[nohbudi]

then how about an autox in october? since thats the last month for autox's?

[n xntrx volvo]

gotta keep them spaced out, make it more special. otherwise you may attract too many odd balls.

anyone for a burger ball?
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wNTcxMTk3NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg
fyi new avatar

[blu92in99]

Oddballs? Like who, Mel Brooks? Come on now, we ARE the oddballs of the automotive world. Us and Yugo afficionados.. :lol:

Kiri, where's the auto-x in October at?

[Greenchunks]

Nooo, November 20th is the Big Game. When Cal is going to slaughter Stanfurd, and solidify our place in either the Rose Bowl, or a major BCS game!

[Addicted242Boost]

Nooo, November 20th is the Big Game. When Cal is going to slaughter Stanfurd, and solidify our place in either the Rose Bowl, or a major BCS game!


Will it be on the radio?

[blu92in99]

Will it be on the radio?I'm not big on college ball, but I would think that it should be, at least on local AM stations anyway...

[n xntrx volvo]

and if its that big, more room at the parks.

[Magnum TE]

PCA is having an autocross at seres pt.

Its an all day event. I;m gona go check it out.

11/14 SVR DE and Autocross Infineon Sears Pt. Frederick Rauch


Oh just incase you are wondering... DE = Drift Event :badboy:

So yeah thats something to plan on.

Anyhow, thats a long way away.... what about October?

[norcal745ti]

Nooo, November 20th is the Big Game. When Cal is going to slaughter Stanfurd, and solidify our place in either the Rose Bowl, or a major BCS game!

Stanford!!! been a fan since I was a little Justin... Bizzerkly is definatly over-rated this year...

[norcal745ti]

I think you'll get a larger turnout if you plan it in the east bay or something, more centralized for everyone... sac is such a long drive for the bay area people...

[norcal745ti]

PCA is having an autocross at seres pt.

Its an all day event. I;m gona go check it out.

11/14 SVR DE and Autocross Infineon Sears Pt. Frederick Rauch


Oh just incase you are wondering... DE = Drift Event :badboy:

So yeah thats something to plan on.

Anyhow, thats a long way away.... what about October?

who's pca? website or anything?!

[n xntrx volvo]

14th wont work for john or myself, or many of the socal guys. voca car show down here on the 13th, too much stuff for one weekend.

[blu92in99]

I think you'll get a larger turnout if you plan it in the east bay or something, more centralized for everyone... sac is such a long drive for the bay area people...Agreed, but where? Suggestions?

[Addicted242Boost]

niles by fremont has some nice places.

[Hank Scorpio]

who's pca? website or anything?!


Porsche club of america iirc

[Magnum TE]

Porsche club of america iirc

TMR = track masters racing
Greetings all TMR members,

This is a quick note to inform you that TMR has just opened registration for our Sunday, November 14th event at Sears Point / Infineon Raceway. This event will consist of a Porsche Club operated Autocross in the back Paddock, a Drifting event behind turn 7, and an HPDE event on the 2.52 mile road course. All PCA and TMR members are welcome to particpate in any of the three activities. Click on the link below for more event specifics.

http://www.trackmasters-racing.com/html/abouteventstmr-hpde.html


So yea... that should be a fun time, if we can get 3-5 volvos out there it will be a hoot.

(Justin, I sent you taht crank too, it should get there sat. 10AM)

[norcal745ti]

ooooooooo... an hpde too... muy interesante...

[Greenchunks]

Cal may be over rated, but we're still going to annihilate Stanfurd and beat the living **** out of them. That day is going to be nuts here in Berkeley :) Number 9 in the nation bitches!!!

[Hank Scorpio]

Cal may be over rated, but we're still going to annihilate Stanfurd and beat the living **** out of them. That day is going to be nuts here in Berkeley :) Number 9 in the nation bitches!!!

thats nice...

[RvolvoR]

hey, how bout ancil hoffman park in carmichael(sacramento), there is a lot of grass BBQs and a pretty big parking lot to park in

edit: I jus went back and read over the stuff posted before me on the first page...east bay would be good my sis lives over there, I would have an excuse to go. how bout in like orinda or somethin, that area is very nice Ive always liked it

[blu92in99]

how bout in like orinda or somethin, that area is very nice Ive always liked itYeah, that would work too. :) Any specific dates anyone?

[AirborneMod]

Ill be wherever the meet is. Any day is good, lets get some racing in

[Hank Scorpio]

Lets nail this date down for sometime after SpeedGT. I want to go racing.

(Sac Raceway)

[96DTM850]

YO w'sup, just got my 850 T-5 not too long ago...but I'm down for this meet. Been wanting to meet other Volvo owners....

[blu92in99]

Lets nail this date down for sometime after SpeedGT. I want to go racing.(Sac Raceway)Alright, how about October 22nd? It's a friday night test-n-tune at Sac Raceway from 6-10pm. This BB could easily spill over into saturday and we could do the BBQ then. Objections?

http://www.sacramentoraceway.com/

:volvo:

[Hank Scorpio]

Sounds like a plan to me. Hopefully I get the POS back together ASAP here.

So who's hosting the BBQ ;)

[blu92in99]

If we're all gonna be in Sac to race, might as well just run to Goethe Park and have it there, or the park in Davis. Doesn't matter to me. No reason to keep using up your shop everytime we do this...

Like RvolvoR said, Ancil Hoffman's nice, so are places in the Bay. C'mon people, speak up! Majority vote's gonna dictate where this happens at...

[blu92in99]

Ok, yeah, so here's the list of possible BBQ places so far:

Orinda

Goethe Park (Sac)

Ancil Hoffman Park (Sac)

Davis Park

Mt Diablo

Niles (Fremont)

Santa Cruz

Monterrey

San Jose

Fresno (just checking to see if you're still awake...)

Folsom Lake

Where do you guys want to have it?

[Magnum TE]

Sounds like a plan to me. Hopefully I get the POS back together ASAP here.

So who's hosting the BBQ ;)


what about bbq at the raceway? do they allow that? :edit: I like the park idea... that sounds good :/edit:

who's going to the VCOA meet at clear lake? i think it would be silly to miss that. I'm gona go for one day at least.

[blu92in99]

I dunno if BBQ's are allowed at the track, that would be sweet if it was!


I'm not gonna make it to the VCOA meet at Konocti (sp?) this year... :-(

[96DTM850]

Ok, yeah, so here's the list of possible BBQ places so far:

Orinda

Goethe Park (Sac)

Ancil Hoffman Park (Sac)

Davis Park

Mt Diablo

Niles (Fremont)

Doug's shop (Sac)

Santa Cruz

Monterrey

San Jose

Fresno (just checking to see if you're still awake...)

Where do you guys want to have it?

Orinda???...Hella cops there that are not import, modded car friendly....
Mt. Diablo is nice. How about Folsom Lake??? that's nearby....

[blu92in99]

Orinda???...Hella cops there that are not import, modded car friendly....
Mt. Diablo is nice. How about Folsom Lake??? that's nearby....Most Volvos don't protray that import, modded rice feeling that oh so many Hondas do ;-) . So long as we don't act like complete asses on the street, they should have no reason to f*ck with us.



Folsom Lake is good too, I'll add it to the list.

[n xntrx volvo]

i cant do the 22nd, and i know john wont be done by then.

[96DTM850]

Most Volvos don't protray that import, modded rice feeling that oh so many Hondas do ;-) . So long as we don't act like complete asses on the street, they should have no reason to f*ck with us.

Folsom Lake is good too, I'll add it to the list.


I dunno, Asian guy like me, driving a red Volvo with wheels on it...cops will think to themselves, what's wrong with that picture???? :???: :grrr: :eek: :rofl: :roll: :-P

Folsom Lake is nice though...have a bbq, really big parking lot...we had our NorCal Supra meet there and I know Club Lexus has it there before also. Really nice spot. :)

[Hank Scorpio]

what about bbq at the raceway? do they allow that? :edit: I like the park idea... that sounds good :/edit:

who's going to the VCOA meet at clear lake? i think it would be silly to miss that. I'm gona go for one day at least.


Im going to be reassembling the car this weekend so I doubt it.

Why do we have to combine everything into one event?

Lets go drag racing one week, BBQ the next?

[blu92in99]

Why do we have to combine everything into one event?

Lets go drag racing one week, BBQ the next?Exactly. Not everyone will be able to make it to every event, people have lives outside of TB/CV/VS/SS/BB. But, if we start holding meets more than twice a year, maybe even bi-monthly or monthly, whenever; then we can do all of these things that everyone wants to do. It doesn't all have to be jam-packed into one weekend. Yeah, sure, some oddballs might show up (myself included), but that's to be expected eh?

96DTM850 - I highly doubt they'll mess with you dude. Doug's car has waaay more cop attracting goodies cosmetically than yours does (based on your pics). :-P Besides, it sounds like this may just end up being a TnT at Sac Raceway for some East vs West points, then who knows from there (cruise maybe?)...

n xntrx volvo - When CAN y'all make it? Maybe we could setup another event then? I'm down for that. Hell, we could hold that one in the Bay or farther south; pick a place & date, I'll try to be there. :)

[resa850]

anyone down for crusing sunrise after tnt?
(doug's idea)

tpk

[n xntrx volvo]

nov 20th weekend.

[resa850]

too bad golden gate park has such crummy parking. that place is awesome!!

[blu92in99]

nov 20th weekend. Cool, daddio... :cool:

[Hank Scorpio]

Oh... someone might want to *ASK* me about hosting before putting me on the list to host

(short answer, no. Some one elses turn this time, I've hosted the last 2 years worth)

[Vasir14]

anyone down for crusing sunrise after tnt?
(doug's idea)

tpk


id be able to join in on something liek that! wont be too far from my house, i could drop whatever im doin for an hour or 2.

[Addicted242Boost]

id be able to join in on something liek that! wont be too far from my house, i could drop whatever im doin for an hour or 2.


your 245 has an engine in it?

[mjkspyder_one]

Well...If this actually works out, I'm up for whatever, I've got an open schedule as long as it's on a weekend.

[uber box]

the 20th of november is fine for me.
-John

[blu92in99]

Oh... someone might want to *ASK* me about hosting before putting me on the list to host

(short answer, no. Some one elses turn this time, I've hosted the last 2 years worth)Relax Doug, we all know you've been doing the hosting thus far. As we've been saying since this thread started; we don't want to use your shop this time. Just a bit of sarcasm... ;-)

*Edit - I pulled it from the list just so no one thinks it's a viable option this time around...

[blu92in99]

your 245 has an engine in it?Vasir still has that engineless 245T? I thought his mom donated it and the 244n/a to somebody...

[Greenchunks]

I may be able to make it for the 22nd of october, lets get that locaion fixed, then go on to the november one.

[Addicted242Boost]

Vasir still has that engineless 245T? I thought his mom donated it and the 244n/a to somebody...


Hell I don't know. I was just attempting to see if he has any volvo in his possession for 'cruising' with a volvo group.

[blu92in99]

I may be able to make it for the 22nd of october, lets get that locaion fixed, then go on to the november one.Well, we know that the 22nd (being a Friday), will involve a TnT at the drags and possibly a cruise afterwards. The drags won't open until 6pm, so this BB is getting off to a late start. If it spills over into Saturday, we can pretty much do whatever then. Any of the parks around here are nice, some have better parking than others...

I guess the main thing now is: will it spill over into Saturday (or whole weekend?), and where will the weekend's events take place? What would those events be? Should we play it by ear?

[Vasir14]

Vasir still has that engineless 245T? I thought his mom donated it and the 244n/a to somebody...

i only have an 850 with me

[blu92in99]

i only have an 850 with meI guess you won't be bringing the G35 out to cruise then? :-P

[Vasir14]

I guess you won't be bringing the G35 out to cruise then? :-P

i wont unless a few people wanna kick my ass with thier volvo when the light turns green. ;)

[blu92in99]

lmao, my 242Ti is probably the slowest car showing up. Your G35 won't have any issues dusting my sorry ass. ;-)

[blu92in99]

Anyway, topic at hand: Oct 22nd (friday night) or Nov 20th (saturday mid-day) for the drags?

Should we just forego any event in october to allow all of us slackers more time to prep for Nov?

[mjkspyder_one]

For me, Nov would work better. I work mon-fri and don't get off work till 6, so a 6pm drag on a friday would definitely not work.

[96DTM850]

Make it Friday...i'm not gonna drag my POS. But I will smoke some Hunduhs tho... :rofl: :badboy: :lol:

[RvolvoR]

awesome, either time would work. dont know if my dad will be too keen on me driving the s60 tho, considering i wanna drive it the next night (23rd) to homecoming, sooo. ill either show in the truck on in the friends 945ti(if possible)/m3 (if 945 not possible)

[Steve O]

I'm in for at least one of the dates. Maybe I can even have the red bomb running.

[Vasir14]

Anyway, topic at hand: Oct 22nd (friday night) or Nov 20th (saturday mid-day) for the drags?

Should we just forego any event in october to allow all of us slackers more time to prep for Nov?

im up for nov 20th....might have a new volvo by then...butif not..its easier to get off work that date than the 22nd of oct..

[Addicted242Boost]

It's going to be impossible to set up a date for everyone to go. Either you show up or you don't.

Since the large majority is available for Nov. 20th, We will have it then.

Here is Sacramento raceways schedule
OCTOBER 2004
1....Fri...Test and Tune session 1- open 9am, Testing 11am-4pm...$100 car/driver
1....Fri...Test and Tune session 2- Testing 6-10pm...$45 car/driver
2....Sat...CMI’s Speed & Show Expo, Time Trials-gates open 8am $60 car/driver 2 days
3....Sun...CMI’s “North VS South” Sport Compacts-gates open 8am $40 car/driver
6....Wed...Street Legal Fun Drags-4pm
8....Fri...Test and Tune 6pm-10pm (open 5:00pm)
9....Sat...All Chevy Saturday 10am-5pm
9....Sat...Grudge Fest-gates open 5pm, grudge 6-11pm...$35 car/driver
13...Wed...Street Legal Fun Drags-4pm
15...Fri...Test and Tune session 1- open 9am, Testing 11am-4pm...$100 car/driver
15...Fri...Test and Tune session 2- Testing 6-10pm...$45 car/driver
16...Sat...California Fun Bike Drags Time Trials -More Info call 916 487-8979
17...Sun...California Fun Bike Drags-More Info call 916 487-8979
20...Wed...Street Legal Fun Drags-4pm
22...Fri...Test and Tune 6pm-10pm (open 5:00pm)
23...Sat...Grudge Fest-gates open 5pm, grudge 6-11pm...$35 car/driver
27...Wed...Street Legal Fun Drags-4pm
29...Fri...Test and Tune 6pm-10pm (open 5:00pm)
NOVEMBER 2004
3....Wed...Street Legal Fun Drags-4pm
6....Sat...Test and Tune 11am-3pm (open 9:00am)
10...Wed...Street Legal Fun Drags-4pm
13...Sat...Test and Tune 11am-3pm (open 9:00am)
17...Wed...Street Legal Fun Drags-4pm
20...Sat...Test and Tune 11am-3pm (open 9:00am)
24...Wed...Street Legal Fun Drags-4pm
27...Sat...Test and Tune 11am-3pm (open 9:00am)


Nov 20th there is a test and tune day, so we should be able to 'test' our cars outthere from 11am to 3pm, that leaves us 4 hours. Afterwords possible meet up for lunch/dinner?

I believe it costs $10 for general admission (bleachers) and $40 for car/driver.

[blu92in99]

Works for me. :)

[Hank Scorpio]

Anyway, topic at hand: Oct 22nd (friday night) or Nov 20th (saturday mid-day) for the drags?

Should we just forego any event in october to allow all of us slackers more time to prep for Nov?

Sounds like a plan to me. I still may go racing on the 22nd though :-D

[blu92in99]

If you do head out there on the 22nd Doug let me know. I may come out and take some pics...

[capthook]

I think you'll get a larger turnout if you plan it in the east bay or something, more centralized for everyone... sac is such a long drive for the bay area people...

Blah, lots of Volvo-heads in Sac! They just need to get out from in front of the TV / Car / Computer / herbstash for a minute or two. I can never seem to get to anything, and I live here. The park / cruise idea sounds kewl tho. I can show off my car's sun-tan it got after I left it in my yard for 4 months w/o a car cover on. I would be, however- down for a bay-area cruise through Petaluma and down Bodega ave into Bodega Bay? That'd be sweet.

l8rs

[96DTM850]

I'm down for some kind of meet, bbq, and drive...like Folsom Lake, that's near Sac.

[Addicted242Boost]

I'm down for some kind of meet, bbq, and drive...like Folsom Lake, that's near Sac.


I think we've already decided on a track day. West coast needs some points.

[Hank Scorpio]

If you do head out there on the 22nd Doug let me know. I may come out and take some pics...

no you come out and race :-P

[SwedishBrick242...]

How the heck did I miss this entire thread? So what exactly is going on? I see a lot of indecision.

Also, I second the Bay Area idea. Sac is pretty far for some of us. Especially out in Santa Cruz. It took me 2.5 hours to get to the Burgerball. I'm not saying it wasn't worth it. But with gas prices these days and my car running like a flaming turd, it is kind of out of my budget.

[blu92in99]

no you come out and race :-PIf my POS is ready on the 22nd I will. :-D

[SwedishBrick242...]

How fast/legal do you have to be to race? My car is insanely slow and has a few problems that a cop would give me a fix-it ticket for. (edit: oh, and really ****ty/bald tires) All I have is a lot of suspension **** done to my car and a tired 188000mile B23F. I could go for embarassing myself on the track though.

[blu92in99]

Yeah, but Logan, you're still probably faster than I am right now... LOL

You could walk the strip for all they care so long as you pay the $45 to be on it.

[SwedishBrick242...]

Yeah, but Logan, you're still probably faster than I am right now... LOL

You could walk the strip for all they care so long as you pay the $45 to be on it.

Me? Faster? Dude, you have a turbo. If you make 1psi, you are probably faster. Also, I thought you had a stick shift. If so, that helps too.

But yeah, I guess I could go and embarass myself if others are going too. Just as long as my car doesn't have to pass inspection...

[blu92in99]

Ok, so who all from SoCal is gonna make it up for this besides n xntrx volvo and uber box?

[WeezilUSA]

Lol, I always say I'm going to try to make these and don't... BUT, IF my trans is good, and my motor is fresh... and I have money... I will seriously try to come...

[Addicted242Boost]

Lol, I always say I'm going to try to make these and don't... BUT, IF my trans is good, and my motor is fresh... and I have money... I will seriously try to come...


Awesome!


OK, so let me try to recap everything.

Saturday November 20th we will meet at Sacramento Raceway between 9:00AM-10:00AM to talk/eat donuts/drink coffee/tune whatever. The racing starts at 11:00AM and ends at 3:00PM. This should give all of us enough time to get at least 2 runs in and do some tuning.

It has been suggested that afterwards we go cruise or get something to eat? I am not familiar with Sactown to perhaps we go to a drive in and get a burger for lunch and sit around and talk about our times or the usual BS. Perhaps be done with that ~5:00 PM and get some gas get ready to cruise? Cruise around for a bit, hang out somewhere.

Let me know your thoughts!

We could even have a potluck type of deal at the raceway to have lunch/brunch.

Peace out

[Magnum TE]

New thread just for the nov 20th TnT @ Sac.

http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?p=245409#post245409

just RSVP in that thread .. k?