| Author | Message | ||
| Jim Schad (Jim_schad)
Member Username: Jim_schad Post Number: 634 Registered: 7-2002 |
On a serious note....I guess you all read about Dwayne Goodrich? 2am, 100mph near I-35/Walnut Hill, 2 guys dead....only one thing over there at that hour and that is strip clubs and beer. So lets all be careful leaving our events in fast cars. I am all for fun, but man talk about somebody wanting a do-over...... | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 1148 Registered: 7-2001 |
I saw 135 after our last exotic car night. Probably a good reason not to attend the next one. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 3186 Registered: 12-2000 |
Don't worry Eddie, that hasn't stopped anyone in the past. I just accept that my neck will be a wee sore the next day. I guess that's what I get for being so slow. I've had the 328 for over 2 years and it's only seen 125. That was only for about 2 seconds before I got off it again. More fun to take on the tight twisties. | ||
| Eddie Lee (Lee168)
New member Username: Lee168 Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2003 |
Rob, specs do indicate 200+ mph. However, I'm positive that I'll never confirm that claim personally! Jim, it may not be such a good idea to use Rob for target practice, given the fact that I've only recently met him!!!!Sounds like lots of fun, but I do have things planned for tomorrow evening. Thanks for the invite anyway. | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 1142 Registered: 7-2001 |
Eddie, come join us at the Cart races tomorrow night. It's always a good time and you can work on your target practice against Rob! | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 3182 Registered: 12-2000 |
It was a pleasure to meet you Eddie. Congrats on your beautiful car, I heard she can do 200? How many people in Dallas would even guess that as you drive by. | ||
| Eddie Lee (Lee168)
New member Username: Lee168 Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
Hi Rob, I truly enjoyed the gathering at Carson's as well as meeting you and Jerry H. It was great seeing all the cars and do look forward to attending a future event. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 3137 Registered: 12-2000 |
Check this post out from Markus, sounds good, I will try to meet up with them through Texas... http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/21/189890.html?1042043616 | ||
| Hill Bullock (Mrpotential)
New member Username: Mrpotential Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2002 |
Hi Rob, That would be fine. I will definitely forward on anything I get to the group. Our list has a pretty large distribution, though, so it could generate more turn-out than you intend. Hard to say. As much as I love the Porsche club, since the membership is so large and active, most of the local events are full up with almost all Porsches. It would be fun to see some different cars for a change. Some kind of joint club DE at MSR would be great, too, although it might be prohibitively difficult to organize. Maybe something to consider. Keep the shiny side up.  | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Advanced Member Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 3032 Registered: 12-2000 |
Hello Hill, I noticed the Maverick region has about 20 various positions, I just picked out 3-4 like President, VP, and events to forward the invite on. They must not of sent it on, next time we'll go through you. This will be a fun event for everyone through next year. We're thinking about doing it every 3 months. This time around probably only the Lotus and Viper clubs got notice. Still a good turnout though and we had 6 Vipers even though there was another Viper event that night. | ||
| Hill Bullock (Mrpotential)
New member Username: Mrpotential Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2002 |
Hi Guys, I am a member of the local Maverick Region Porsche Club and I don't recall seeing anything on this gathering on our mailing list. Would be fun to mingle with different car marques. Who did you guys contact? Thanks | ||
| Matt Bradley (Ghostridr)
New member Username: Ghostridr Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2002 |
Hi Bob. I'm sure we'll meet up again in the future. Yes, I know Jeff. He comes to the club meetings. And mine is a '72, though as with most Panteras, its not stock (the motor is fairly stock however)--BMW Biarritz Blue, Mindtrain headers, Holley 700DP, engine bay roll bar, custom wheels, and custom interior. | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
Member Username: Bobd Post Number: 853 Registered: 3-2001 |
Matt, sorry I missed your Pantera... I wish I could have seen it. My brother (Jeff) has owned his white '74 L for 20+ years... he tells me your car is very nice! I believe you guys have met... he lives in Plano. Is yours a '71 or '72? | ||
| Matt Bradley (Ghostridr)
New member Username: Ghostridr Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2002 |
Nice to meet you again Rob. Some great cars to be sure. First 575 I'd seen (not that I could tell the diff between it and a 550). Hopefully we can get an Italian car show going sometime in the future, if not an altogether foreign and/or exotic car show gathering. Good bunch of folks. Looking forward to another meet. Thanks for posting the pictures. Nice to see my Pantera pictured there. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 3015 Registered: 12-2000 |
Please email me your address if you attended and want a Players Run t-shirt. Thanks. | ||
| Ron R (Ronr)
New member Username: Ronr Post Number: 49 Registered: 10-2002 |
Stef and I enjoyed the event. It was nice seeing other 308s to compare to and get ideas from. A very good selection of vehicles. Carson's was pretty quiet, but I didn't mind. It made it easier to go in and out and hang out by the cars. I think you definitely need plenty of daylight to inspect the hardware and get pictures, at least 90 minutes or so. I'll stay longer next time for pool and such, we had to be somewhere later. After lunch, I made the mistake of leaving a half beer on the table when I walked out to the parking lot. I loitered too long, and my beer got picked up, although it had probably already assumed room temperature. Enjoyed meeting everyone. If Jerry has a seat scrubbing party, I'm in! His new interior looked outstanding. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2996 Registered: 12-2000 |
Jim, that is the 1,000 HP TR of Bill Cambell. The couple sitting right to your left. | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
Member Username: Bobd Post Number: 845 Registered: 3-2001 |
Jimpo, sorry I missed you and the Lambo! Merry Christmas! | ||
| Jim Schad (Jim_schad)
Member Username: Jim_schad Post Number: 576 Registered: 7-2002 |
whose red/tan TR is that? Greg's is a 5 lug right? | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2983 Registered: 12-2000 |
Thanks everyone for coming out. We had a better Ferrari turnout than I expected, but fewer other makes. I feel bad about moving before 6pm to SoHo's, but Carsons was dead and I go with the flow. I'm sure there were several showing up after we left from the other clubs, I did tell the valet to let people know we were moving to SoHo's. By the time I left Carsons from the other clubs there were 1 Lamborghini, 2 Lotus, 1 Pantera, 1 NSX, and at least 6 total Vipers. The total Ferrari count outnumbered them! It was a come and go day for most everyone, but I'm glad everyone took a few hours out of their busy holiday and family schedule. The final Ferrari lineup was... 308 GTSi 308 GTSi 308 GTS QV 328 GTS 328 GTS 328 GTS 348 ts Mondial t coupe 355 GTB 365 2+2 Testarossa Testarossa Twin Turbo 575 Nice diversity and the sit down meal was good. I think next year we'll go back to an evening event, get reservations, and make sure there's a good hour of daylight to enjoy the cars. I think the best part is hanging around the cars talking. Thanks Jonathan for the ride in the Diablo, that made my day.      | ||
| Jim Schad (Jim_schad)
Member Username: Jim_schad Post Number: 575 Registered: 7-2002 |
1 blue viper gts with tag that said "MS. VIPR" 1 Yellow Lotus V8 woman driving it and it was hers 1 red Lotus V8 Aaron. was there last time. 1 Metallic reddish Lotus V8. Mickey. Friend of Aaron's 1 Yellow Porsche cabriolet The 12? ferraris on and off. 1 Lambo | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 1067 Registered: 7-2001 |
Did anyone from the other clubs show up later in the day? | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 1066 Registered: 7-2001 |
This is the thread where I found it Jerry. http://server.ferrarichat.com/~ferrari/ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/21/173904.html | ||
| Jerry H (Jerry)
Junior Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 142 Registered: 3-2001 |
One more thing...JimE...Where did you get that ball for your shifter? | ||
| Jerry H (Jerry)
Junior Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 141 Registered: 3-2001 |
Great time! Nice to see a few fellow 308'ers there! Pleasure meeting Ron R and his wife. Think I even got some folks excited about redoing their interiors. Got to meet Eddie with the sweetest 575. Still need to find someone who wants to show up with their 246. Have not seen one of those since FCA meet two yrs ago. These things are always a great way to exchange ideas and enjoy a little distraction. I was very excited to find others with 308's to exchange thoughts with.Thanks to Rob for setting it. I agree with Ric... bring on the "Fun Run". Invasion of a small town nearby would be a blast. Come out in force and show our colors. Maybe even pull an overnighter somewhere. Greg....Jan is around the corner, get the scotch brights and thinner ready cause were goin in! | ||
| Greg (Greg512tr)
Junior Member Username: Greg512tr Post Number: 62 Registered: 2-2002 |
Hey you lightweights...everybody was gone by the time I got there. Ok, so I was 10 hours late, had to park next to a corvette...ouch! | ||
| Chris Pounds (Eggman)
Junior Member Username: Eggman Post Number: 61 Registered: 3-2002 |
Sorry I couldn't make it. Had to help out my sisiter-in-law-to-be prep her house today. Had a party/fund-raising gig tonight at her place. Just got back a few minutes ago. Hopefully next time! Chris | ||
| Ric Rainbolt (Ricrain)
Member Username: Ricrain Post Number: 305 Registered: 2-2002 |
I agree with the previous several posts. I had a really nice time (for the brief time I was there). I'm looking forward to a "fun run". | ||
| Jonathan Peck (Jonathanp)
New member Username: Jonathanp Post Number: 25 Registered: 7-2002 |
Rob, Are you going to post the pics you were taking today at Carson's? Had a great time today once again... | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 1065 Registered: 7-2001 |
Lets see, I left at 3:00 and BobD showed up, now Jennie is posting for Rob telling us about the 'after party'. There isn't enough time in the day! Bob, you missed the Lambo. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2981 Registered: 12-2000 |
(via Rob's wife) Rob called to say the party has moved from Carson's to SoHos (Monfort and Beltline) until after 8 | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
Member Username: Bobd Post Number: 844 Registered: 3-2001 |
Even if it was just a quick cameo appearance, I enjoyed it as well! | ||
| Rodney Haas (Icars)
Junior Member Username: Icars Post Number: 57 Registered: 3-2002 |
Yep, very nice event. Looking forward to a driving event. Rodney & Marci | ||
| Jonathan Peck (Jonathanp)
New member Username: Jonathanp Post Number: 24 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hey guys I had a great time this afternoon. It was fun to meet some new people and see all those beautiful cars! Look forward to seeing all of you there next time!! Several guys have mentioned putting together a cruise down some nice driving roads...When do you all think would be a good time to set this up... | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2975 Registered: 12-2000 |
LOL Ron, anyone with their own pool stick can't come.  . My best pool is after about 3 beers and the best pool still sucks. | ||
| Ron R (Ronr)
New member Username: Ronr Post Number: 46 Registered: 10-2002 |
The wife is planning to come with me (Stef). Should we bring our own pool sticks? (not that it helps my game much... ) | ||
| Jonathan Peck (Jonathanp)
New member Username: Jonathanp Post Number: 23 Registered: 7-2002 |
Rob, I'll be there to check the cars out and say Hi. I don't think I will be able to eat though. C-ya there. JP | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 1051 Registered: 7-2001 |
I don't expect to eat, but will be there at 1:00 for car gawking. I'll probably sit down w/ everyone though. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2968 Registered: 12-2000 |
A few others have signed up, I need RSVP's from everyone attending the meal on here or by email. Thanks. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2957 Registered: 12-2000 |
So far... Rob Greg S. Ron Jim S./Jim E's dancing partner Jim E. Rodney/Marci 2 others don't remember name Viper, Porsche, Lotus, NSX, and Lambo clubs have been invited at 4pm. Markus will be there by about 5:30-6:00. | ||
| Evan Jones (Jonesn)
New member Username: Jonesn Post Number: 48 Registered: 8-2002 |
I think it's about time I work with sport cars again, I wonder if Carsons' valet service is hiring? | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2946 Registered: 12-2000 |
The main event for us isn't being diluted, the FCA crowd will have it to ourselves from 1-4pm. That will be an hour to view the Ferraris and chat, then 2 hours for a sit down meal. All the other clubs have been told 4pm, they don't know we're there from 1pm on. So it's the best of both. The Ferrari crowd for an intimate meal and I bet many won't stay beyond that. However, a few will choose to remain (5 Ferrari people closed it down last time) and those can enjoy everyone's company. The official FCA event is only to 4pm. Markus from Players Run is flying in from LA to hopefully recruit participants for his February event later in the evening. It's Exotic Car Night, not Ferrari Car Night, although next year we'll have a diverse group of events that most will be Ferrari only and others will partner with other car clubs like this. So in summary, as I said in my email and post. This is a FCA DFW event until 5pm and then a multiple car club/Players Run event beyond that. | ||
| Ric Rainbolt (Ricrain)
Member Username: Ricrain Post Number: 302 Registered: 2-2002 |
Don't flame me for this, but why has the event been "diluted"? Is it a more-is-better thing? I thouroughly enjoyed the last one, and had more than enough conversation all night. Just curious. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2937 Registered: 12-2000 |
100 DFW area Viper club members just got the invite. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2923 Registered: 12-2000 |
Porsche, NSX, Lamborghini, and Viper clubs have been invited. I just sent it to the main club contacts and it's up to them whether they pass it along or not. Let me know if anyone else we can pass the word on to. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2922 Registered: 12-2000 |
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| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2917 Registered: 12-2000 |
I think that's fine, there won't be a valet out there at 1pm I don't think. We all parked them ourselves last time and that was in the evening. The valet gets there about 5-6 pm. | ||
| Ron R (Ronr)
New member Username: Ronr Post Number: 36 Registered: 10-2002 |
How did things end up working with the valets last time? I'd really prefer to park it myself. Last time, y'all mentioned paying a valet when you get there, and not when you leave. How do you make sure you get the same guy? I normally pay them when I leave. | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 1038 Registered: 7-2001 |
Not sure if I can make it that early, but I'll try. Will confirm in the next few days. I might have to bring one of my midgets with me. | ||
| Jim Schad (Jim_schad)
Member Username: Jim_schad Post Number: 539 Registered: 7-2002 |
count me in for 1 for sure. Maybe 2 if my wife is not still sick by then. Went to carson's last wed night and no f cars  | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2914 Registered: 12-2000 |
When: Saturday, December 14th, 1pm arrive, 2pm SIT DOWN meal this time. Where: Carsons Palace http://www.carsonspalace.com/ What: DFW Exotic Car Nights #2. First event had 13 Ferraris and more than 30 people in attendance. We're trying this one earlier in the afternoon to enjoy the cars in daylight and everything is booked past 5pm. We can still enjoy the bar, gameroom, dancing, live band, and scenery late into the evening. We just have to leave the tables at 4pm. This time I need a RSVP please ASAP if you'll be eating at 2pm. Reservation is for 15 and I may need to expand if as popular as last time. This event will be a joint FerrariChat.com event and FCA DFW event until about 5pm. From 5pm on this event will not be affiliated with the FCA, only FerrariChat.com and Players Run. Let me know if I need to add any other details. My F car will be there rain or shine. |