Ok, lets start the planning for the next meet. I figure it should probably be down in Tucson this time seeing as how I guess its Tucson's turn. Of course majority always rules so if Phoenix is better for everyone, then let it stay in Phoenix. I figure the Tucson guys have some good driving routes pre planned, hopefully. I like the pre-meet in Phoenix that we did at the Pavillion's car show so lets do that again. And then the following day all the Phoenix guys meeting for the drive down to Tucson. From there I have no idea, but Tucson guys I'm sure can figure it out from there. Does something like this work for everyone? This is just a suggestion so post up with any ideas. Also for dates, since Sundays seem to work the best for everyone, and the car show is always on Saturdays, take your pick for any time in January. If worse comes to worse I guess February also. Hopefully with better planning we should be able to make monthly meets, hopefully...

For the dates in January of 2003 we could do the 4th-5th, the 11th-12th, the 18th-19th (these two would be nice because the 20th is a holiday MLK day), or the 25th-26th. That's all the dates for January and if those don't work ok here we go into February...

mmm, i'm for jan 4-5 or 18-19, cuz i'm gonna be in cali sometime between those dates.

Also, since most people will be outta school, we could plan something on a weekday. this way, if we were to go to mt lemon, there wouldn't be much traffic to get stuck behind. (by the way, does it snow on mt lemon?)


one more thing, if anyone w/ a pretty good video camera wants to get some aerial shots (of the crew cruising on I-10 or the tortilla flats), let me know cuz i'm a certified pilot :D and need a few more flight hrs before i get my commercial license.

I'll be back on the 21st:D

I'd be down for any of those dates, although 18-19 or 25-26 would be best for me.

anyone of them should work for me. how are the turnouts in tucson? one of my co-workers rides a bike with some ideas for some scenic/nice drives. i'll see what he can come up with.
a weekday wouldn't work for me...since i am old and out of school. man, we need to find some older people to go to these meets.

I have a Mini DV camcorder, which I consider a very nice peice of equipment for someone who isn't a pro......
Yeh, I am out of school right now so a weekday or weekend would work. The 8-9 sounds like a good date. The Mt. Lemon thing sounds pretty cool too. Somewhere that we could get some open road footage if you wanted that recorded too.
p.s. I would like to take a ride in an airplane and a M5 hehehehe :-)

Any of these dates sound good to me. I would love to get another run on Mt. Lemon. :evil2

I would prefer something like the 18-19th or the 25th-26th. These dates work best for me because I am going to be back and forth between Seattle for break.

And as for ideas for a drive, id really like to head out to jerome sometime...

I'm down. Just need a date & time.

Sean

Weekends only for me, gotta work M-F.

Is Mt. Lemmon open from bottom to top? I know they were doing a lot of construction there a while back.

Jerome sounds like a plan :boobies

Whatever is clever. You get to far into Jan. and the students are back in school, so you are talking weekends again.

Originally posted by ImageDynamicsM3
Whatever is clever. You get to far into Jan. and the students are back in school, so you are talking weekends again.

I think a lot of people have to work anyways during the week though so a weekend would most likely be best.

Well it does snow on Mt. Lemon and some times they close the road off to everyone and some times it is only open to 4wheel drive or chains. Also I think a cruise down I83 would be one sweet ride. But hey it is your cruise so do what you want. Just an idea.

So lets decide on a date then. Everyone say what date works best for them, and whatever one has the most votes will be the date for the meet.

There's actually another road in Tucson that's pretty fun to drive.. it's also in the city still.. so we can be seen... River Rd... man.. that is one twisty, windy, up and down drive... especially when you get further east... Mike... Hunter.. confirm/acknowledge/agree?!?

So lets start planning this thing so we all have enough time to request a day off or whatever else needs to be done so we all can make it. Personally, I think the meet should be here in Tucson. We could do the Mt. Lemmon thing but it is true that when it snows the road closes only to 4x4's. Nevertheless, there are some beautiful, twistie roads in the city and in the foothills. Lets make it for Sunday January 19th b/c it seems that is the best time for everyone. Any objections please post. But, lets not debate to the point where we are beating a dead horse. Let me know what you guys think.

-Gianni

The 19th sounds good to me.....How about a drive down to Bisbee or something.....just an Idea....but this new road sounds really good.

-Rob

The 19th works fine for me. Lets start planning the route/drive :b_blue:

Hey guys, any of those days are good with me. And River Road isn't half bad the only problem is that there are a lot of cops and a TON of street lights in between and although it's fun to drive it's hard to get the timing right on the lights and we would probably lose a lot of people in the process, it's not a straight shot like Mt. Lemmon and it's not nearly as long...I go driving there at night when I have time and the lights get annoying and it only takes about 15 maybe 20 minutes to do the whole thing (back and forth), and for the Phx people that's a little short! I was up on Mt. Lemmon last weekend and none of the roads were closed...it was ALL open. But I agree with Rob, I'm game for something new. Bisbee isn't far and there are like NO cops between Tucson and there I used to go down there all the time. It's about an hour outside of Tucson, but I have friends that live there that know all the back fun roads to get there and it's a cool little town too.....just an thought.....

*Jenn*:b_blue:

19th should be cool with me too, I'll request that date off from work...

I am up for the weekend of the 19th (Sat of Sun) in Tucson, or the surrounding area. Mt Lemmon or Bisbee sounds sweet. I would have to say my vote is Bisbee.

I dont really feel like driving light to light on roads in the city, so I am not fond of the River road idea.

I had another M follow me home the other day, and he will probably come along as well. He has an Electric Violet M3. Finally some color to the crowd!

BTW, why have we moved to bimmerforums??

I am not sure if anyone has posted it on dtmpower.net, but we should do that as well, if is has not been done.

Well, we moved over here because we all originally thought that DTM wouldn't allow us to post on the Regional forums. But, now we are allowed to. I have a quick question for all ASU students...do we have the 20th off? It's MLK Day, but I need to know if there are any classes because I'm going to need a day to move back down there. The 19th sounds good to me. I vote for another run on Mt. Lemon...but if weather doesn't permit then any other drive works.

no school on mlk day.... I will be there on the 19th, and im up for driving to tucson.

Alright, no school! :cool: We should get a caravan of phx guys to go down to tucson that morning. Total, it looks like we have these people so far:

///Matador
///Misanthrope
AzN_M5
Bayerisch_323
Brahman Bull
GMat
gsxy
GTABurnout
HamannE46
ImageDynamicsM3
Iniquity
jbob
MikeBMW
Reveur15
rgrmorris

Did I miss anyone? :dunno

We need to hear from:

CashMoneyM3 (Lance)
Marvelphx (Todd)
MForza (Lauren)
FastE21 (Matt)
Violett M
///M_Wraith
bmw325is
Andre325i
KermitM3
LLuke
m42technic
revenson10

Post up on this people. January 19th in Tucson (most likely noon-time) we will hold the next big meet.

The 19th sound good to me. Bisbee sounds good.

I agree with ///Matador about river. Slow people, cops etc. I have been to Bisbee once. It's a pretty cool little town, but whatever count me in.

See ya then!

I'll see if I can make it by then. I'm supposed to get my car back by the 6th, so I'll try to make it. ;-)

19th is good.....I vote for Mt. lemon if its not frozen...otherwise bisbee.

Im down for Mt Lemmon too!!! Always a great ride if not frozen. It was a great ride last time. If not then Bisbee.

Originally posted by Brahman Bull
Im down for Mt Lemmon too!!! Always a great ride if not frozen. It was a great ride last time. If not then Bisbee.


Allways a nice drive....as long as the Bull doesnt get rowdy again!! :evil2

I guess you just cant handle that speed, huh Bull???:laugh

the 19th looks good for me!
phx/scottsdale guys : we should get a group of ppl to drive down together...
and you all can give me an hour head start so we can get there together at the same time! hehe

(P.S) ill bring the wire ties

OK. Tucson people, what time are we looking at then? We will make a caravan o' bmw's down there in the morning sometime. What time would be the best to start the drive? Lets get these minor details worked out.

(P.S) ill bring the wire ties

HUH? :confused:

pat... u know what happened last time i drove to tucson...!
my front spoiler lost a few screws and when i'd go over 85MPH, it rattled and vibrated like a motherfuckA !!
hehe
so when we got done with the lemmon drive shawn rob and i stopped at jacknthebox and i put on a few wire ties to hold it up so i could keep up with them on the way home... :checkered
(i guess its an inside joke for rob and shawn :) )

Hey Phoenix guys, are we planning to do our own little mini meet thing again at the Pavillions the night before, which would be the 18th?

I'd maybe be down for that, it will really just depend on when I get back, as I am going to be driving down from Seattle that week.

im down for a mini-meet at the Pavillions!

I'm there.

pat did u get the joke? :)

Originally posted by FastE21
so when we got done with the lemmon drive shawn rob and i stopped at jacknthebox and i put on a few wire ties to hold it up so i could keep up with them on the way home... :checkered
(i guess its an inside joke for rob and shawn :) ) [/B]

Lets start the Tucson meet at 10-10:30 at the Fountain at the U of A. We will leave around 11:00. As of now, it will either be Mt Lemmon or Bisbee, depending upon the weather.

Whether Mt L, or Bisbee, expect a full days long drive, probably getting back to Tucson around 4:00. We will find a place to get some lunch on the way. As usual, if you need to break off, we can give you directions.

To get to the fountain at the U of A, drive down I10 from PHX, untill you get to the Speedway Blvd Exit #257, there is also a U of A sign there. Exit and make a left onto Speedway. Drive approximately 1.5 to 2 miles to Park Ave. Make a right at the light onto Park Ave. There is a Jack-in-the-box on the corner. Drive approximately .2 - .3 miles, and make a left onto University Blvd, at the main U of A gate, there is a four way stop here. Drive in, and we will line up there.

I will be there early around 9:45 or so. If you guys need to get a hold of me or are running late, my cell is 520-990-7804. Any questions, drop me an e-mail at kjeffcoat@att.net.

Since we have the meeting time and the location of the meet, we need to get a final on the location of the run. Post where you want to go as a final, and I can tally and determine where it will be, Mt. Lemmon or Bisbee.

I vote for Bisbee, b/c there are a lot of open roads, a two lane highway for part of the way, and not nearly as much trafic as Mt. Lemmon.

Let me know.

Keith

Gianni - Are you going? Give me a call and we can meet up somewhere...

I'm new to Bimmerforums, but I'd like to go to the meet as well. Sounds like fun..

What do I need to do to get in?

D

I'm in..... 19th we'll work for me!!

Doug:b_blue:

I'll be there at the mini meet!!


Doug

Alright then. I think it would be best for all of the Scottsdale/Phoenix/Tempe people to meet up at AZ Mills @ 9:00am on the 19th. We will all leave down to Tucson @ 9:30am SHARP. This will give us ample time to get down to Tucson. Now, I need to know who is absolutley going to be at AZ Mills the 19th. So, sign in.

1) OrientBlue323i
2) Your name
3) and so on....

2.)AzN_M5
Chris
Cell: (602) 421-2098
ziggo@cox.net
And what else?

no, no. Like this:

1) OrientBlue323i
2) AzN_M5
3) next person

Originally posted by stesta5074
I'm new to Bimmerforums, but I'd like to go to the meet as well. Sounds like fun..

What do I need to do to get in?

D

:) nothing, just show up and have fun!



back to the AZ Mills list:
1) OrientBlue 323i
2) AzN_M5
3) jbob
4)

Ill be there at 9.

1) OrientBlue 323i
2) GMat
3) jbob
4) AzN_M5


See you guys at Mills, looking forward to the meet.
Stesta hope to see you there!

-Geoff

1) OrientBlue 323i
2) GMat
3) jbob
4) AzN_M5
5) rgrmorris

look forward to seeing everyone there!

For me the 19th is worlds away so I can't give a final answer yet. Hopefully I will be able to make it though...

1) OrientBlue 323i
2) GMat
3) jbob
4) AzN_M5
5) rgrmorris
6) Stesta5074

///Matador has set the time at around 10:00 to 10:30am which is perfect. So everyone in Tucson meet at the Old Main fountain and everyone from PHX the directions are listed. If anyone has any questions dont hesitate to call me at 520-906-9945.

Keith - Of course ill be there. Drop me a line so we can meet up beforehand.

I'm In... Newbie here in Tucson. Jason referred me from the roadfly group. I'll try to get my partner in crime to tag along. Sunday the 19th at the UA old main? Sure there'll be room for all of us there? Not sure how this worked in the past.

Later all,
Nic

neek -- nice car!

Just to let everyone know....ALL are welcome....BMW's that, unless we all agree on others, but just show up at the specific time and place, and we all drive together.

Just so you all know... the 19th is the same date as the border region SCCA solo I autocross. I will most likely be running my car. So sadly I must cancel. My friend will be running his E30 M3 and there are a few other Bimmers there. All are welcome to run there if you wish. 20 bucks for non members... for 3 runs through the track and 15 for members if you preregister. I might be able to meet everyone after your mountain run if you are interested in my M42 swap.

here's the link for preregistration if you all are interested:

border region SCCA (http://www.azbrscca.org/)

Let me know!

Count me in boys. As for the delayed response....manwhoring full time takes up most of my days
:pimpflash

Antonio

P.S- Cell:480-231-8751
email: gantonmg@aol.com

Originally posted by TheNeek
Just so you all know... the 19th is the same date as the border region SCCA solo I autocross. I will most likely be running my car. So sadly I must cancel. My friend will be running his E30 M3 and there are a few other Bimmers there. All are welcome to run there if you wish. 20 bucks for non members... for 3 runs through the track and 15 for members if you preregister. I might be able to meet everyone after your mountain run if you are interested in my M42 swap.

here's the link for preregistration if you all are interested:

border region SCCA (http://www.azbrscca.org/)

Let me know!

AUTO-X!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanna do that and make an ass of myself because I've never done it before and would be driving with my head up my arse... but for that reason.. I woudln't want to do it.. unless the SCCA provides those free instructors that the BMWCCA provides at their auto-x's... anyway..that'd be one kickass thing to do for a meet!! :buttrock

Oh well.. I'm actually not sure I'm going to this meet.. not really feeling it... although my lady friend wants to go.. :)... she's into driving fast and always asks why I won't race with her in the car.. :D I just tell her she'll slow me down..heheh..(seriously, I don't street race)..besides.. do I really want her to see how not so leet my driving skillz are? :dunno but I still make it look cool don't I?? eh?? do I get any confirmation from Lauren or Mike (Miggl) [by the way.. what happened to him?? did you join bimmerforums too??]??

The problem with doing the Auto-X here in tucson is that is starts EARLY!!!!... Pre registration payment starts at 8:00am... tech goes until 9:45... and first runs are at 10am. So I'm not sure that all you guys can make it down here in time to pay.

On a side note.... FASTE21.... if you want to see my ride I can give you my cell number so that when you get down here we can meet, with you, Jbob and myself (a mini E21 meet). Just a thought.

Peace and old navy fleece,

1) OrientBlue 323i
2) GMat
3) jbob
4) AzN_M5
5) rgrmorris
6) Stesta5074
7)Trboblu74tii

I will be at the meet. AutoX's are cool I guess, but I'd way rather have a big get together and see everyone's cars etc. It should prove to be a fun day. Also, there is no way I am getting up that early to drive to Tucson to register at 8.

GM--- I have trouble waking up that early and it's only a 15 minute drive for me:biglaughb

how is the car scene in arizona? is it a good turnout? i may go for college so I wanna see if there is a good car scene. What about race tracks, are there any good race tracks in AZ?? just curious thanks

You do not go to college here for the cars, you go for the women. Women here are unbelievable. Anyway, there's a decent car scene, a 1/4mile track to run, 2 road courses within 45 mins, and some karting places. But good lord the women! A saturday night in Scottsdale will make you forget you even know how to drive. ;)

Amen to that. :boink :love1

i second that AMEN
Scottsdale women are beautifull.
the music secne and club scene are great too!
im a local Dj in the area and theres lots of nightlife hotspots
(the cars and the women and the temperature here make it great)
BTW i'll prolly head to ASU for college next year

Ok i am confused am I welcome or are you guys trying to keep it all BMWs? Just trying to guage weather or not to show up.


:boobies This is just the coolest smilie face ever.

You're welcome to come, at least in my eyes. In fact, I think I may have two other non bimmers coming. Ones a domestic (Mustang) and the other is an import (Acura). I don't know for sure if they're coming, but I think they will.

I have a friend with a RSX that is probably going to go, and I really want to see this turbo trans am so Hunter you need to go.:)

1) OrientBlue 323i
2) GMat
3) jbob
4) AzN_M5
5) rgrmorris
6) Stesta5074
7)Trboblu74tii
8)Bayerisch_323

by the way....I am working on a Sig...just taks time since I will be trying to make a professional one. Once it comes out I will use it as my basis for a Video/Photo business I will start for our little club. Hopefully it will be something i can get into since i wanna do something with communication. Anyone interested in a sig or great pics lemme know and I'll talk to you about the future of this thing.....

rob -- add my slow ass to that list of names...!
and i want a sigpic if i get it for free lol

Hey guys welcome to Bimmerforums.com. I am defintely in for the meet on the 19th. Could we do it a little later than 10:00 am sunday morning as most of us will be out partying the night before. How about 11 am? Also phoenix people wont have to leave so early. As for hunter you are defintely invited. But please try to limit the acuras and shit this is a BMW club not a ricer club. As for my car it is doing well, I just ordered up ZKW Ellipsoids, with the Phillips 6000K HID kit, as well as a reiger infiniti front spoiler. And the AA turbo is going on very soon. Hope all is doing well see you all soon. See you on the 19th.
-Lance

Sorry to be a pain, but the time is set, and you will just have to get up early. Really, what is the difference between leaving at 10:30 versus 11:00?

Just be there!!:bawl

Hey,

I'm in phoenix, and if I get my steering rack and alignment resolved by then, I am down to join the ride...

I might go to the meet or the autox. I'm not sure which i'm going to do yet. I'll try to tell you guys asap.

yo bmw325is:
any offers on the E30 m yet???

I've gotton a few offers. Just not what i want. I get at least 3 calls a week on it but i've only had about 4 or 5 people come look at it. But all i've got is time anyway. In the meantime i can take it to the track.


If anyone is interested here i could possibly bring it to one of the meets.

How many miles are on the M3? I could possibly be interested for a track car. Any Mechanical problems? E-mail me