Wings & Wheels Car Show '06 - July 21/23

FOC Midwest officially supports this event and it will count towards the 2006 Gumball trophy. FOC Midwest members will be reimbursed for the $ 25 participation fee through the club.

I'd like to encourage everybody to participate in this great event. Aside from the fun of the spectacular air show, camraderie and some nice sea food dining, this weekend gives one the chance of doing a real road trip in the Ferrari.

Personally I thought the chance of being able to place your car next to a plane for a quick photo op was the best. Where else can you take a shot like this?
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OH Yeah!!! (in the voice from 'Ferris Buellers day Off'.... ) Frankie and I are DEFINITELY going again this Year! That was an Awesome Trip, Event, Air Show. You can get right up to the Jets...F-16's, ETC....And go in some of the big Planes. Very close contact. The Pilots even lifted my Son up and into some of the smaller planes. He was totally in heaven, not even counting meeting THE Blue Angel Pilots, getting Autographs and Photo's! (I was pretty excited about that myself.... ) They also have some very cool Military Weaponry that you can check out....Some nice .50 cal Machine Guns...

Thay also had some Jet Trucks making some fiery passes along the runway. We were so close that you could really feel the heat from them.

They have many really good Food Vendors,and other Merchandise Vendors,too.

I am not sure yet as to whether we will be taking the Ferry again. Or just having a caravan drive up there. I believe that the latter may be the case, so far, anyway.

 

I too will mark my calendr and plan to attend this year.

 

I have put in my vacation request to make that a long weekend. There should be no reason the GTO is not finished by then.

I am not sure about the little Lambo Urraco, Chelle will have to confirm at a later date on it.

And if there is still thoughts on taking cars down the runway, I am all for it!!

 

Your GTO could take on a F16 and probably lead for the first 100 yards.

 

Yep, I think I could whoop him off the line, but it would be very short lived, especially seeing as I need to start using the brakes or I would be going for a swim shortly after! I am going to have to get reaquainted with right hand shifting again, and with those racing seats, not very much room for arm movements.

 

Takes 5 minutes. My first real race was a car with RHD, no biggie. But I'm almost ambidextrous anyway.

 

That was a fantastic spot. Right up close to the Action. Great for Photos. And they had lots of good Food and Drinks. I will take 2 spots, if anyone else would like to. Just need 4 more. And if we can get more than just 1 table,that would be better!

 

Frank include me in.

 

Jerry, This event was not listed in the Central States Regional Action section of the latest FCA News Bulletin. Do you not want to list it there? Do you know how many cars you will be able to fit into the larger area this year?

 

Jerry, I will make some phone calls to see what we need to do. I will also send a note to the guy that runs the Michigan Chapter of the FCA to see if he will send a note out and put it on their website.
Yes I am planning on it, and some of the kids will be there. My parents and my Uncle are also planning on being there. A guy here in Hudsonville has a 360 but he winters in FL so I will talk to him when he gets back in the spring. If we don't get 30 cars there this year we are doing something wrong.

 

As an incentive you can tell them that this is a unique opportunity to get a picture of their supercar next to a real fighter jet.

I'm planning on doing another round of those (see pic below as an example), but this time with different cars. I even volunteer to park Jerry's TR and his father's 348 and your friend's 360 for a good photo shot. That's the kind of friend I am. Selfless to the bone...

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im pretty new to Fchat, and these 'local' events are exactly what i've been looking for.
i've heard about the air-show before, but not about the 'wheels' part of the show. thanks for the info jerrari!
this is an event i'll definately be attending july isnt really that far away. sounds like some very interesting shots are to spring up out of this get together

 

Definitely something that you won't want to miss.

 

That looks awesome!

I always wante a Koka print and this is the one to get. Any word yet on the pricing? I'll probably have to get multiples, this makes a great gift.

I don't mind the yellow actually. Why not red?

But this brings up actually the real issue: What about it? Can we drag race a F16 this year? Can we? Jerry? I don't think all of us should try that, but at least the most powerful of the Ferraris we will have (like your TR or your dad's 348). I'd love to see at least one car go against the jet. In that good old Maranello tradition of Gilles Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher vs the Italian acro squadra.

 

Fantastico! Jerry! Yes, I will definitely want a few of those Prints meself.

An Enzo Vs. the Jet.....Now THAT would be pretty freakin' cool!

BTW...Sorry that I haven't sent out the Dashplaque and Check yet. I have been scrambling to get my Business finally, "off the ground" so to speak...

But I have made Monday my Post Office day...I have a few other plaques to send out and some other stuff. So you will definitely get everything this week.

BTW...You have two kids here...a big giant one and a little one....coincidentally, both named Frank. That cannot wait until this years show!...