September 9th - TX Exotic Auto Shootout Airstrip Meet-n-Greet

Hello Everyone,

It's official...the first installment of the TX Exotic/German Auto Enthusiasts airstrip meet-n-greet will be held on September 9th. The event will be an all day affair from 9 am - 4 pm at a North TX (just north of DFW) closed airstrip.

To attend and participate in the event please RSVP by sending me the following information (email address below):

Name:
Forum affiliation (mbworld, m5board, 6speedonline, ferrarichat):
Forum screen name:
email address:
Car (make/model/year):
Mods (basic info, don't need anything top secret):
City & State:
Phone (optional):

I will forward physical address and other information for the airstrip through email. We will need anyone attending to RSVP to me so we can get a clear attendee count. I probably won't publish the specific location on the forums simply to discourage people from spontaneously showing up. Everyone is welcome to attend if they will just RSVP with me so I can plan ahead for all the necessary items (parking, food, portable bathroom count, controlled gate access, etc.).

If you'll be traveling in from out of town/state I will be more than happy to help you find lodging and also host you the night before so we can introduce ourselves and have some great laughs.

There are a few specifics regarding the closed runway you should be aware of before you decide to come:

1. We have approximately 4,000 feet to use
2. The runs will be 1/2 mile in length (2,640 feet)
3. The remaining distance will be used for braking and turn around
4. Two cars will run against each other
5. We can do standing starts and rolling starts (hope this will satisfy everyone)
6. The runway is not pristine and there are bumps. If you run very low profile tires I would probably swap them for taller rubber or not take the chance. Just my opinion, better safe then sorry. We took a M5 and M3 on the runway earlier and performed several high-speed (135+ mph) and low-speed runs. The M5 has 35 series rubber on the back and it was totally fine. The M3 has 30 series rubber and it was a little harsher of a ride, but still acceptable. I just want to paint a conservative picture so you know what to expect. For many of us, these cars are our pride and joy and I'd hate for someone to be upset with me for not giving them a clear picture of what to expect.

The event will be a great time for all and we'll have multiple video cameras covering the runs and the event. This will be a family event so your spouse, girlfriend/boyfriend, and children are welcome as well (please don't bring your wife and girlfriend, choose one or the other so we can keep the drama down).

To RSVP please contact me with the above information at [email protected].

I look foward to meeting many of you for the first time on September 9th.

Thank you,

Darren

 

Tillman,

No worries. I am the individual coordinator of the event. The event is not associated with any company and was originally created as a German auto car shoot-out and meet-n-greet targeting BMW ///M, Mercedes ///AMG, and Porsches. I just received a registration from a FerrariChat member and someone suggested I open the event to others on this forum.

The event can only be attended via RSVP and it's not open to the public, nor will I publicize the location to limit spontaneous attendees and to ensure the cars attending stay true to the theme of the event (unique, exotic, or German).

Regarding your additional questions, we'll have access to the airport fire response team and the cost, if any, will be determined later this week. Since it's an all day event and food/drinks will be catered I'm anticipating the cost shouldn't be more than $20-$30 per person. It could be less, but I need to get a final cost from the caterer and the videographer/film editor. Each attendee will get a copy of the filmed event as well.

I hope this answers your initial questions. Feel free to reach out to me directly via email or post them here. If you'd like to attend please be sure to send me an email with the information requested in the initial post of this thread.

Regards,

Darren

 

Steve,

Someone else asked if I would be supplying a tree light as well. I may have access to one, but I was not planning on it since they are not timed runs (will use a person or rolling start with a starting marker for those that prefer). This will be more informal than the Texas Mile and lower speed since we won't have an entire mile to run.

We'd enjoy having you there. Send me an email if interested with your RSVP.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Darren

 

That's an unfortunate article and very different than our scenario, but I can appreciate the concern. The article referenced in the link is specific to a motorcyclist trying to do a high-speed run on an airstrip at 11 pm at night. Not really even close to the scenario we've organized with only cars running during the day with clearly identified lanes in a controlled manner.

Cheers,

Darren

 

Hello Everyone,

Due to the weather I have moved the event back one week and will now hold the event on Saturday, September 15th. There are enough people coming into DFW from out of town I thought it would be better to move it now as opposed to making the change at the last minute. We have rain in the forecast for the next 7 days unfortunately.

In addition, I have moved the venue to another location with a longer run and a very clean, bump-free, and pristine runway. I look forward to meeting everyone in person and hope you can continue to make the new date/location.

Regards,

Darren

 

Make Model Year Mods
------ -------- ---- ------------------------------
BMW M5 2006 Air intake, cats removed, Eisenmann Race
Porsche C4S
BMW M5 2007
Chevrolet Corvette 2003 Headers, Intake, exhaust
Ford GT40 2006
Porsche 993TT 1996
Mercedes E55 2006
BMW M5 2008 Carbon Filters Removed
Mercedes E55 2003
Mercedes E55 2005
BMW M5 2003 Dinan S3, Tubi cat-back
Mercedes S55 2003 ASP Pulley
Mercedes C32 2002 Renntech Stage 1
BMW M5 2006 Headers, pulley, Eisenmann Race, 3.91 diff
BMW M5 2006
Mercedes E55/SLK55 2006 VRP airbox
Mercedes CL55 2003 ASP Pulley
Porsche Carrera GT 2004
Porsche 997S 2007
Porsche Carrera GT 2004
Porsche 911 1968 2.7 Carrera RS engine
Porsche 996TT 2002
Dodge Viper 2004 Heffner twin turbo
Lamborghini Merciulago LP640 2007
BMW M5 2007 Evo Pulley, Dinan 3.91 diff
BMW M5 2002


Waiting for confirmation on:

Lamborghini Diablo
Ferrari Testarosa Twin Turbo
Ferrari F430
Ferrari F360
Lamborghini Countach

Cheers,

Darren