Official NAIAS JW Meeting (1-20-06)

[nthfinity]

ok, this is creeping up extremely quickly... so we'll all be fully prepared, and somewhat organized.

Last year, i Met up with Vansquish, and Deth... This year we can get a few more of us, perhaps meeting up, eating in Greektown etc.
http://www.naias.com/

First off, the dates available for everybody to be able to go:
Saturday January 14 ---> Sunday January 22
9:00am --->10:00pm except the 22nd 9:00am--->7:00pm

tickets are the normal $12 in advance or at the door. Come expecting to pay for parking; although you could get lucky with free parking on a side street.

I'll edit this post with people who will be going; and as we figure a tentative date/time combo

im thinking if possible the 20th, to avoid the full on final saturday crowed.
everso suggested having his place as a base meeting spot... so nobody gets lost (although, everso, vansquish, myself ought not to :lol:)


vansquish -saturday 1-14
everso- monday 1-16 or later
transam -xxxxxx
T-bird- friday 1-20-->21
nthfinity - 1-15, 1-20
twboy- saturday 1-21

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T-bird is meeting me in Kzoo Thursday night, and we're heading to Cobo early in the morning, and we are going to meet everso there; and go from there.

[TransAm]

Count me in

I'm on business the week of 16th Jan in Irvine, CA, however I guess weekdays are out for everyone else anyway?

Edit: Doesnt Stan live there? Stan?

[nthfinity]

Count me in

I'm on business the week of 16th Jan in Irvine, CA, however I guess weekdays are out for everyone else anyway?
just to be sure, this is up in Detroit, MI...

anyway, if a weekday is nessisary; one of my trips to the event will be on a weekday.

[TransAm]

^ yeah I knew that but whether I am coming from CA or TX I aint fricking driving all the way to MI :lol:

I might be able to do the Friday of that week though.

[twboy1999]

i will be there with my friend from toronto
but the last sat of the show though

[T-Bird]

hell if it's on or after the 20th you can count me in but I need to be sure so I can give enough notice at work. And find a place to stay.

[nthfinity]

an early indicator seems to be Friday Jan 20 or Saturday Jan 21.

im guessing i'll be there on day 1 or 2, then again for the JW meet... sometimes they have a special car or few there early on that move on to other shows... 2 years ago the CLK GTR was in the basement, and i missed it :?

[RC45]

Pity it's winter - otherwise I might have driven up :)

[nthfinity]

Pity it's winter - otherwise I might have driven up :)
whats to stop you?

i'll tell you what, you drive up to kalamazoo, i'll do the dangerous 1/2 :P :wink:

[RC45]

Pity it's winter - otherwise I might have driven up :)
whats to stop you?

i'll tell you what, you drive up to kalamazoo, i'll do the dangerous 1/2 :P :wink:

I am probably going to drive up to Mission Bend Indiana this year to watch the start of the TireRack Cannonball Run again... maybe we can make a meet of that weekend.

05 May 08:00

http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/schedule.shtml?y=2006

[nthfinity]

I am probably going to drive up to Mission Bend Indiana this year to watch the start of the TireRack Cannonball Run again... maybe we can make a meet of that weekend.

05 May 08:00

http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/schedule.shtml?y=2006

sounds like a blast! i recall your photos last year... im having some trouble finding mission bend, IN, however. is it near South Bend?

i'll be there :D

[T-Bird]

try South Bend it's not too far from the Hummer plant and Notre Dame

[RC45]

try South Bend it's not too far from the Hummer plant and Notre Dame

Yeah yeah yeah - South.. I had Mission on the mind for some reason ;)

http://www.tirerack.com/images/about/warehouse05maps/SouthBend_map.gif

[TransAm]

Thank you for your kind offer, everso

Pity it's winter - otherwise I might have driven up :)
whats to stop you?

i'll tell you what, you drive up to kalamazoo, i'll do the dangerous 1/2 :P :wink:

I am probably going to drive up to Mission Bend Indiana this year to watch the start of the TireRack Cannonball Run again... maybe we can make a meet of that weekend.

05 May 08:00

http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/schedule.shtml?y=2006

How about a Texas Convoy?

[RC45]

Thank you for your kind offer, everso

Pity it's winter - otherwise I might have driven up :)
whats to stop you?

i'll tell you what, you drive up to kalamazoo, i'll do the dangerous 1/2 :P :wink:

I am probably going to drive up to Mission Bend Indiana this year to watch the start of the TireRack Cannonball Run again... maybe we can make a meet of that weekend.

05 May 08:00

http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/schedule.shtml?y=2006

How about a Texas Convoy?

If you slow down for me through the turns.. ;) :P

[TransAm]

I might just keep up on the straights with a bit fo drafting and a brick :wink:

(the brick goes under your right pedal of course) :twisted:

[nthfinity]

my family is out of the country til the 21st, so our house is pretty much empty...so we could use it as a "base" to meet up and go together to the show if we decided to go on the 20th....the house is about 20 minutes away from NAIAS.



cheers!
if you're ok with that, it sounds like a good plan :D

[T-Bird]

well I'm definitely in I managed to convince my Service Manager to let me take the 20-21st off. if anyone between here and there wants a ride I'll be taking my Pathfinder.

[nthfinity]

well I'm definitely in I managed to convince my Service Manager to let me take the 20-21st off. if anyone between here and there wants a ride I'll be taking my Pathfinder.

if by anyone, you mean me (and depending on transam if hes at metro airport) then... well...
:hmm:

[TransAm]

I need to find out my work schedule for the week first :)

(basically I will post back on Monday - I will have better idea of things then)
:wink:

[T-Bird]

well I'm definitely in I managed to convince my Service Manager to let me take the 20-21st off. if anyone between here and there wants a ride I'll be taking my Pathfinder.

if by anyone, you mean me (and depending on transam if hes at metro airport) then... well...
:hmm:

Shit I'm more than happy to give you a ride and Transam if he goes.

[blah]

Count me in

I'm on business the week of 16th Jan in Irvine, CA, however I guess weekdays are out for everyone else anyway?

Edit: Doesnt Stan live there? Stan?

Irvine on the 16th?? Thats about 40 minutes from me at 100 MPH.

[FoxFour]

For the people who can't make it, like me, you can check out the happenings via video streaming, here. http://autoshow.msn.com/as/video.aspx?shw=autoshow2006&xml=streaming&src=AutoShow2006LeftNav

[Vansquish]

I'm reasonably sure I won't be able to make it the second weekend of the show thanks to a fencing tournament at Purdue that weekend. However, I'll see if I can work it out to go at some point during the day. What time are things looking like they'll go down?

[nthfinity]

im not quite sure yet... still some time left.

im going to attempt to go this saturday or sunday myself as well... we'll see.

[callen]

wish i could make it guys but im out here in Halifax now so quite a distance away! sounds like this is going to be a great meet and to see the new 599 GTB damnit this is the one and only reason i wish i still lived in london ontario! :mrgreen:

[nthfinity]

wish i could make it guys but im out here in Halifax now so quite a distance away! sounds like this is going to be a great meet and to see the new 599 GTB damnit this is the one and only reason i wish i still lived in london ontario! :mrgreen:
i dont think the 599 is going to be at detroit... it was just announced there.

but i must say, there are a few extra people coming to the show then i had expected... a nice pleasant suprise 8)

[T-Bird]

I need to know a general time as to when we want to get there since I will have to leave at the ass-crack of dawn to get there at any reasonable time. I might have a couple people coming with me also (have some company on the drive)

[nthfinity]

I need to know a general time as to when we want to get there since I will have to leave at the ass-crack of dawn to get there at any reasonable time. I might have a couple people coming with me also (have some company on the drive)
there are 2 options i see...
leave thursday evening, and stopping somewhere overnight...
Kzoo isn't close to Detroit (a little less then 3 hours), but i've cot a couple couches.

or leaving the morning before, like you suggested.

if one of the others has an idea, dont hesitate to post

[T-Bird]

how far is Kalamazoo from South Haven? I've managed that in about 4-5 hours max...

[nthfinity]

how far is Kalamazoo from South Haven? I've managed that in about 4-5 hours max...
30 minutes from Gingerman... which is slightly further then South Haven...

I94 to US 131 north for a few miles, then its Kzoo

[T-Bird]

any updates as to who IS going and what not?

I think I'm going to have to take nthfinity up on his offer.

[nthfinity]

not yet to my knowlege... im sending out the RSVP's so we can figure it out a bit ahead of time.

yeah, 6-7 hours of non-scenic driving sucks... a lot... oh, and so does waking up at 2 am :?

so, no problem ;)

[T-Bird]

any updates?
seems I can't leave till like 9 on Thursday so it will be a late drive (passangers fault)

ps nthfinity you owe me a PM :wink:

[nthfinity]

PM sent ;)

looks like its just going to be Everso, you and myself (+your friend) which is still good
see you friday morning 8)

however... Vansquish... meeting in Detroit in the AM would allow you to make it back to AA to fence with plenty of time :wink:

[Vansquish]

This is true...let me know what the timing ends up being, I could conceivably make it out there by opening if needs be, but it rather depends on how much work I get done and whether or not my new weapons arrive intact and on-time tomorrow.