The annual German CarFest is happening in Rice Park, Saint Paul, MN on June 11, 2006 from 9:00 to 3:00 with awards at 12:30.
"The great annual get together of German car fans!"
Lets represent BMW. Putting your car in the show is better than leaving it in a parking ramp or on the street.

Sounds fun...... Maybe I will go. Thanks for the heads up

It's really cool. Lots of totally sick cars - typically everything from heavily modded to fully restored - you name it Audi - BMW - Porsche - VW

I went last year and it was a good time. Lot's of nice cars....

I'll be there with my euro rat.

The annual German CarFest is happening in Rice Park, Saint Paul, MN on June 11, 2006 from 9:00 to 3:00 with awards at 12:30.
"The great annual get together of German car fans!"
Lets represent BMW. Putting your car in the show is better than leaving it in a parking ramp or on the street.

Are you sure of that date?

http://www.saintpaulsommerfest.com/index.php?id=57
http://events.rakemag.com/rm4/event_calendar_728.aspx?EVENT_ID=81545

St. Paul Sommerfest: German Carfest
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For more information, visit http://www.saintpaulsommerfest.com

Event date(s): 6/10/2006

ERROR on my part. I got it off Nordstern PCA (Porsche Club) monthly newsletter and didn't focus on the date. It is Saturday but that's June 10, 2006. I used to have a 911 and still gather with the group from time to time.

Nordstern is having on Sunday the 2006 Midwest Premier Concours d'Elegance

Awesome, im in.

BUMP, check with E46fanatics.com for the latest details. We need to plan on getting together for a short cruise to the show. I am coming from Saint Cloud, anyone else heading south to the cities that want's to meet up early Saturday morning to cruise there?

I'm planning on going.

Hidden River Falls, Saint Paul, site of last meet. 8:30 AM meet and roll at 9:00 A.M.

Count me in...Should I put my car in just to not have to park on the street, haha I think I will

i'll be there!

Ill go, but Ill be there on my bike.

Some of us are meeting at Hidden Falls Park at 8:00 - 8:30 AM on Saturday (rolling at 8:30). This was the site of a meet some of us attended not too long ago. Anyway, so far meetings for a drive to the show is:
So far meeting at the Hidden Falls Park (we're rolling at 8:30 AM):
GJGM3
Eric_r
Sheefo2k
daniel zhp
TheBlackKnight
2004M3inJune (Adam)
Chris

If interested meet there and we can cruise to the show and line them up, otherwise, for those not meeting there and going, see you there. Weather should cooperate in the low to mid 70's and looks like rain won't be 'til late in the day. Post on E46F website. See y'all there!<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

Some of us are meeting at Hidden Falls Park at 8:00 - 8:30 AM on Saturday (rolling at 8:30). This was the site of a meet some of us attended not too long ago. Anyway, so far meetings for a drive to the show is:
So far meeting at the Hidden Falls Park (we're rolling at 8:30 AM):
GJGM3
Eric_r
Sheefo2k
daniel zhp
TheBlackKnight
2004M3inJune (Adam)
Chris

If interested meet there and we can cruise to the show and line them up, otherwise, for those not meeting there and going, see you there. Weather should cooperate in the low to mid 70's and looks like rain won't be 'til late in the day. Post on E46F website. See y'all there!<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->
I few questions.. can non modded and lightly moded cars (like myslef enter?) and where is hidden falls park? Me and a couple of my friends not yet on bf.com are planning on going...

Car shows are for completely bone-stock and fully modified cars. The point of a car show is to be placed in a class with similarly modified cars - that is, if the show is competitive.. if its not, you'll just show it and hope to get some silly award about 'best restoration' or 'crowd favorite'.

Hidden Falls park is on Shephard Road, by the Ford plant.. right across from Fort Snelling basically. Google maps will get you close..

You can add me to the list of the Hidden Falls Park folk.

Since girlfriends are allowed I think I'll bring mine.

:alright

GJGM3
Eric_r
Sheefo2k
daniel zhp
TheBlackKnight
2004M3inJune (Adam)
Chris
///Maniak

Add me also...

Ill be going but I am not going to enter or anything, probably going to ride my motorcycle if that is ok.

Sweetness! This is gonna be a crzy weekend the dub car show is @ the convention center on sunday! Can anyone give me an address on this joint?

-thanx
Scott

I'll stop by Hidden Falls and the short cruise. Not sure how long I'll be able to stay at the German Car Fest since I have an meeting to attend at 11:00AM.

Sweetness! This is gonna be a crzy weekend the dub car show is @ the convention center on sunday! Can anyone give me an address on this joint?

-thanx
Scott
I heard about this, but I could care less if I ever see a VW again. Will there be real cars at this show on Sunday? :coywink

tou, thats cool that you are going to make it for at least a little while. you have no idea how bad I want to get a ride in that turbo M3 of yours. :devillook

tou, thats cool that you are going to make it for at least a little while. you have no idea how bad I want to get a ride in that turbo M3 of yours. :devillook

A ride it is!!!

I plan on being in the show, even though mine isn't "highly modified" or quite perfect. Besides this show is just a part of the German festival for St.Paul, more so for people to just see what IS out there for German Autos. Either way, it should be fun!

Yeah my car is a pile of crap but im still going :)

Yeah my car is a pile of crap but im still going :)

From here, it doesn't LOOK like a pile of crap...

Peter
Your car was definitely not a pristine example of an E30 M3, but given your age and your level of expertise having just finished a motor swap yourself, there won't be one person there who isnt impressed with the car. My car is pretty rough too :rofl it's always a work in progress when you're dealing with 11+ year old cars.

:embarrasm

Meh, the body is beat to shit, the interior is falling apart, and I have tons of odds and ends projects I never feel like doing, also my headlight dosnt match and its falling out and has the wrong bulb in it.

sweet. I am developing a rust bubble.

we are on the same level:rofl

I found a smudge on mine the other day :dunno


J/K Mine's far from perfect as well.

lol.. dick..Id give it a 9.5/10 though ben. :shifty

Its pretty friggin nice :D

lol.. dick..Id give it a 9.5/10 though ben. :shifty

Its pretty friggin nice :D

Thanks man, but it's no show car. I'm comin up to the cities tonight and staying in Maplewood. Not sure if the gf is gonna want to do anything but maybe we can meet up tonight. I'll call you once I get up there.




***EDIT***

If anyone's interested in my Dinan intake let me know before 6pm tonight and I'll bring it up with me. It's in great condition, the logo is just starting to peel but could easily be glued back down. Also, I've got all the mounting hardware and instructions along with an extra filter.

Ok I just got a call from tanner and he is coming up tonight maybe with a buddy. Maplewood is close. We could find something to do if its nice.

I have a couple rust spots from several incidents, nothing real bad though. Also my driver front strurt mount is shot, makes a knocking noise worse than a chicago taxi cab.

So is everyone still meeting at that park between 8:00 and 8:30?

I cant make it, its an hour and a half drive for me, which means to make that I would have to wake up at 5:30-6:00 which im not going to do.

It depends on the weather, I am rolling to MOA area and staying with a friend at a hotel tonight. I plan on meeting at hidden falls park, but if it's raining, we might just wait and go the Rice Park later. Hmm, I really want to get our cars all parked by each other though. :)

sweet. I am developing a rust bubble.

we are on the same level:rofl

heres a new one, my switch that turns my fans on and off has just melted, now I have to jump it with a chunk of a lighter I busted off when I was at mcdonalds. It should have been able to handle the amps, apprently not.

LOL. Im trying to plan on being there at 830am... if it rains, I may or may not be there but if Gerard is OK with it, im going to have my friend Mark ride with him with his Nikon D70..hes a pretty good shot. :thumbup:

LOL. Im trying to plan on being there at 830am... if it rains, I may or may not be there but if Gerard is OK with it, im going to have my friend Mark ride with him with his Nikon D70..hes a pretty good shot. :thumbup:

Eric - Assuming it's not raining and we meet, Mark can ride with me. I'll put the top down which will make for great pics. Also, if we can get some people together for tomorrow night at the same park, the offer stands for that too. Like I said last week, having a vert is great for photography not to mention lots else!

Just posted a new thread in multiple forums for tomorrow night.

Gerard

Nice.. totally looking like shit weather tomorrow. I am going to bring my California blade and a towel and just go to Hidden Falls in the morning anyways.. considering I dont have a clue how to get to Rice Park and I am sort of depending on somebody leading me there. :)

Dang Eric. If it's raining I'm gonna have to hold out since I took the day off and spent all day cleaning and waxing my car - even did my rims. Anyway, feel free to call me on my cell. I don't mind my car getting wet but it will get wet and dirty, and that won't be cool given all I did today. I'll be up early and will look at the weather right away. If it's not raining I'll be there 8:00 - 8:10, otherwise, when it's done and water run off the roads.

Eric - if you're there and no one else shows who knows how to get to Rice Park, here's some instructions.

Get on River Road like we did last week and pass the Ford Plant, go under an overpass (Ford Ave.) and go to Randolph (stop sign - not sure if 1st, 2nd, or 3rd). Take Randolph to 35E north and exit on Kellogg. At end of ramp go right to Washington St. (left is the only way on Washington) and you'll see Rice Park. If I'm there at the park I'm planning on going another route on the river to the park but don't want to get you lost. Hopefully we'll get lucky with the weather.

Eric I'll be there around 8..820... Are you and some more ppl gunna be there for sure? I just don't wanna be the only one there haha... P.s. I fixed my car today engine idles perfectly!

Well, I guess it's suppose to rain tomorrow morning. It will depend on the weather if I'm out to meet you guys --- if it's rain then I'll most likely be a no show... :(

Well Im going to bed now.

:rofl See you guys there I hope .... :yawn:

Ha! It's 5:43 AM and it's dry outside. See y'all there. Wohoooooo.

Nice...... Its 709 and still dry, unfortunately I jumped the gun and didnt wash teh car last night thinking it was going to rain. Hmm..... its silver, it always looks clean. :dunno

Anyone get pics up yet?

I'll start. Just got in from yard work. There are much better out there but just the same...

More...

Few more...

A few more - I'll post more later and I'm sure some of the other guys will post some of their great photography

Sorry, we have so many threads I forget to post in all of them.

Here is what I ended up taking.

My contributions. Hope you're all on broadband internet...


Beautiful car...not the best moment to get a shot of it though.
http://i.pbase.com/g4/57/569157/2/61642779.wLJFTALb.jpg

I loved this plate and the car as well. I think his name is Jim.
http://i.pbase.com/o4/57/569157/1/61656158.0QpVyA0w.stp003.jpg

I think this was Eurowerks.org member's car.. makes for a nice photo
http://i.pbase.com/o4/57/569157/1/61656159.Fh6bdHKi.stp015.jpg

4th floor Landmark building.. this was the ONLY shot available through the trees. Sorry fellas
http://i.pbase.com/o4/57/569157/1/61656160.HHqQZSez.stp017.jpg

Caught this Porsche trying to run away from us. 4th floor Landmark building shot as well. It was a block away - thank you 300mm lens!
http://i.pbase.com/o4/57/569157/1/61656161.euC2VxOY.stp020.jpg

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/images/smilies/drool.gif E86 M Coupe - owner was nice!
http://i.pbase.com/o4/57/569157/1/61656164.IrBuMUo9.stp024.jpg

Unique.. it was like a toy-car up close. I have a lot of respect for people who take on projects as crazy as this.
http://i.pbase.com/o4/57/569157/1/61656165.D3G3k8GO.stp025.jpg


The rest are just shots I took of the area, what a beautiful place!

http://i.pbase.com/o4/57/569157/1/61656163.XmOKQMLF.stp022.jpg

Amazing drawings on the road, seen from I believe 4th floor in the Landmark center building.
http://i.pbase.com/g4/57/569157/2/61643195.vl20N3F2.jpg

Also, this.

http://i.pbase.com/o4/57/569157/1/61629028.60ocAk03.lineup.jpg

Nice pics Eric! Would you mind emailing me high-res versions of any with my car or good shots of yours? I only took a few and mine aren't nearly as good:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/benjamin_/My%20M3/3141sm.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/benjamin_/My%20M3/3139sm.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/benjamin_/My%20M3/3134sm.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/benjamin_/My%20M3/3132sm.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/benjamin_/My%20M3/3124sm.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/benjamin_/My%20M3/3119sm.jpg



You guys want to start a thread in Rides and Styling?

Yeah lets start a thread... show em whats up :cool Go ahead and start the thread, I'll chime in. Ill get mark to post his pictures too, his turned out the best by far.

My galler at pbase.com/generic/ has all of my shots and usually has them in a higher resolution. I think in this case the highest I uploaded was 1024x*** but I have some at 1800x1200 at very high quality low-compression JPG and theyare about 1.5mb a piece. Ill put those on a host for you if you want them to play with.

Cool. If you could host the big version of that one where you focused in on my car in the line that would be great.

Here's a link to the thread in R&S:

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6755996#post6755996

Here is the link to the pic. it is saved at 100% and is 3072 x 2048 :D minimal post processing and no border for your pleasure.

<a href="http://www.flampy.net/g/bfc/lineup_ginormous.jpg">Right click + save as</a>

Here is the link to the pic. it is saved at 100% and is 3072 x 2048 :D minimal post processing and no border for your pleasure.

<a href="http://www.flampy.net/g/bfc/lineup_ginormous.jpg">Right click + save as</a>


Thanks man. I'm over at Janine's right now but I'll download it when I get home.