Piegon Forge Meet 2003 Options

[Cragspider]

Calling all celicas. There is going to be a meet in Piegon Forge,Tn this May. The date is 7-8 of June, which is a Sat thur a Sun. The meeting place is at Governors Palace, time will be at 3, we will be there till 4, after that we will be off doing things. The stuff planned will be: take pics, meet everybody, go karts at the NASCAR track, food, drive through the mountians, cruise through Gatlinburg later on that night. We are trying to make it a big success meet so we need ur atendance. So this time we are anouncing it earlier and all cars are welcome. There will also be people staying the night so the meet dosen't have to end when ever.
Bryan
P.S. My cell phone is 615-300-6207, Young Han's 803-429-1372
Sean Watford's 770-546-6234
If you all have any questions.

This post has been edited by Cragspider: Mar 17, 2003 - 6:40 PM

[Cragspider]

Also just to let you all know that the date may change some. Depending on when people can make it. Im gona talk it over with the other people and see what they say. So let me know if you can make that date or the weekend before or the 12-13th of may.
Bryan

[Mizuryu]

like i said before...i'm down. so i'll be seeing you guys there...thanx for the early info bryan

[Guest_Matthew_*]

what state is it in?

[Coomer]

QUOTE (igotta5S-FEturbo @ Jan 9 2003, 10:18 PM)

what state is it in?

Tenessee

[Mynzeyes]

i plan on making this one, but i'll be staying more than 2 days. i don't wanna drive 4/5 hours in the summer and only spend one night in such a nice place w/ my gf.
-John-
*thread pinned!*

btw, yeah, it needs to not be planned for a set time yet. IMO, there should be an option of a couple weekends, and take a poll. sure you need to think of who is plannin this, but, that's not the only people you can think about.

[JWalk1818]

BRYAN I thought we were goign to talk about this? LOL I FEEL left out here! Im not being an ass or anything but this kinda was my idea last year and Im the one that pushed and got everyones cell phone numbers and found hotels (along with johns) help for everyoen to stay at. I mean whats up with making a set date I mean its so early and all. Ok Ill stop bitchin jsut sorry I mean i felt I was one of the main organizers of the meet.....hmmm guess not. Sorry I being mean i know!

This post has been edited by JWalk1818: Jan 11, 2003 - 12:58 AM

[Cragspider]

You man we invited you in the room when we were talking about it. But don't feel left out. You are one of the planners/organizers, I made sure that you were part of that. So when we start talking about the next stages of the planning you wil be there. But anyway buddy its your idea and yor gona help with the rest.
Bryan

[Jonathan]

alrite....


i would like to come...im planning on coming to see john and etc..

But it would be kinda cool to meet some other homies..and etc...

Its not up to me ..i dont wnna sound selfish or whatever..

[RedWuken]

its a 2 day drive for me and liquid.. so its a huge maybe over here.
-Red Wuken

[EC_Knightrider]

Glad to see all you guys already have the info on this, we need this posted at every damn celica site on the net......if I end up going to Pigeon
Forge before then i will try to print off some fliers and post them up in GB and PF u know!!

So we will see, I will try to make some fliers and see what you guys think about them!

[EC_Knightrider]

What about at the mr2 forums?? it would be cool to see abunch of our toyo brothers

[x_itchy_b_x]

i wanna move to Tennesse now lol

[Jonathan]

QUOTE (x_itchy_b_x @ Jan 12 2003, 03:41 PM)

i wanna move to Tennesse now lol

why ? its once a year homie

[boibleu22]

hopefully all goes according to plan...

-alex

[JWalk1818]

Well Last year we met at the motel (BRYAN AND SEAN WERE LATE..hehe). After that we went and ate and then went to take pictures at the music mansion. Then after pictures we went to ride gocarts at the NASCAR place. Then we headed down to Gatlinburg to cruise areound and take some more pics....but all this was not really planned.

[boosted_K2]

i wanna go, how old do you hafta be to get a hotel down there?? its a big maybe, but im trying...

[Zoom]

I'm a little confused here, so help me out.

What dates is it again?

How long you think it will take from NY?

and, where the party that night at;)?

[boosted_K2]

weekend of june 7th (second weekend in june)

id say like a 12-13 hour drive from NY, check yahoo maps for a true time frame, thats just off the top of my head.

[jayi12-15psi]

I'm definately down, for june, but it would be impossible for me to go in may due to school

Also it would be great if we posted this on the mr2 forums, the more the merrier I always sey.

[MandyGirl94]

I'll go but I'd probably stay more then just one night b/c it's going to take me about a day just to drive down there from MD. But as long as I have enought notice (like 2 weeks) any weekend is good for me. I dunno if this helps but I can get a Gov't discount on hotel rooms too.

[celicagirl022]

Hey im down, me and a couple other peeps from MD will be there

[Cragspider]

Here is an update on the meet. First of all the date has been moved to teh 7-8 of June. It looks liek we will either be meeting up st the goveners palace or maybe at a toyota dealership, but that part is in the air for now. Im glad that we got some interest over here about the meet. I know at Celica.net we got a good showing started up. We are also looking at trying to get a toyota dealership to sponser themeet or something along those lines. We have posted intfo on the meet on the MR2 boards and are gona post on the supra forums about this. We are gona try and make this not just a celica meet but a huge toyota sports car meet. Here is the link to the orginal post thats going on over at Celica.net . I will post info on hotels once we figure that out later on in feb. Also lets start up a roll call of who all is gona be there. Just post if you are gona make it or if you are a maybe. I will update this list as the time goes on. So far its : Me, Mizuryu, John, jayi12-15psi, MandyGirl94,celicagirl022.
Bryan

This post has been edited by Cragspider: Jan 26, 2003 - 8:55 PM

[Mynzeyes]

i personally think that you all are trying to make this too big too fast. w/ that many more people, you're gonna make the odds of "groups" and cliches being formed much better. also, getting a dealership to "sponser" a meet isn't useless, but it's gonna be really tough for them to give assets to a bunch of kids w/ cars. and it would take a couple years of good solid meets for them to jump at the chance to fund such an event. i always thought this was a CELICA meet. not a toyota meet. i'm not interested in meeting up w/ the mr2 and supra elitest, i wanna meet the community i'm involved in. sure i prop all toyota cars, but i am only active in a concentrated portion of the people that drive them. but i'm not planning this, i'm just offering my opinion. and that is to keep it to the celica community. i know you're just tryin to get more people, and a couple extra people comin that are friends is cool, but when you start inviting people on every toyota message board, you've got more of a chance for bullshxt and conflicts.
-John-

[boosted_K2]

right on john.

however i wont be able to go anyways, the weekend of the 7th is my graduation party.

[Jussimple]

Count me in. I plan on having my car all done by then. I'll drive from mcgdogmcgdogmc but from what I've read so far It'll be well worth it.

[PaulGT]

im down

[EC_Knightrider]

as of now, i don't think anybody else is going to say anything about it on any other boards beside celica related pages, that way, people from those websites will be notified. But, we are still open to whoever wants to bring whatever, its just the fact that the only place they are going to find info is on the celica pages.......


That way, as john said, people will be more apt to know everybody and not stay with their own lil groups,

[JWalk1818]

Well Im not totally sure IM going it depends on when Senior Week is. Cause I would like to go if Jamie goes but she said we could come stay up there for like 3-4 instead of going to it. So lol Im not sure lol! I think having other cars would be a good idea but I seriously doubt that we could get someone to sponser it. SEAN needs to design us a good shirt.....like last time. Am I goign to be in charge of motels again like last time? Or is someone else going to be taking it over. We could jsut stay at the GRAND again but, Im not sure how the rooms were since I was unable to stay.

[Cragspider]

Jason the rooms were fine, for the price. Thats cool if you want to do the rooms again cause that was great what you did last time. So of the other hotels that I have stayed in there was the Ramada Inn which wasn't bad, and I think its called the Creekside Inn? and that one was nice also. We will figure out the rooms soem time in March so that we can get enough and what not.
Bryan

[vis-celica]

I this for everyone! I know I'm a new member but like to see other celicas and maybe catch a few ideas.

[vis-celica]

Is this for everyone! I know I'm a new member but like to see other celicas and maybe catch a few ideas.

[boosted_K2]

yepp youre welcome to come!

[Cragspider]

Man you are more than welcome to come. The more the marrier, any celica is welcome and you are part of this community.
Bryan

[EC_Knightrider]

out of all the celicas goin?

how many different gens have already commeted to comin??

any 7th gens this year??

i haven't been keepin up with them much!!

[Cragspider]

Eric, as of now the only 5th gens that I know of are Sean, and the other jason. There may be a couple from c.net that are coming. As for 7th gens I think that we will have a couple. There was some interest with the meet at newcelica.org. But I will find that out later on the next few months.
Bryan

[EC_Knightrider]

thats cool, im going to try and round up a few in the surrounding area as it gets warmer, but hell, the camaro still taking up all my extra mechanical time, I think I will start painting my car and put my CS bumper on come MArch, can't wait, can't wait to see how everybody's cars have changed since the last time! swaps and kits man, should be sweet!

[KikoSanchez]

well...... I dont even a toyota, but since I live in Knoxville(about 20 minutes away) I guess I could show up anyways

[ashleyzredcelica]

i'm down...hit Pigeon Forge on my way to NJ. Seeing how im a chick, i'll probably bring some of my peeps with me...is that cool?

[Cragspider]

QUOTE (ashleyzredcelica @ Feb 2, 2003 - 9:59 PM)

Seeing how im a chick, i'll probably bring some of my peeps with me...is that cool?

Girl you are welcome to come. Now as with the friends, as long as there all girls and are of legal age then you are more than welcome to bring them. But hey come on it will be a fun weekend.
Bryan

[ashleyzredcelica]

i'm there... keep us updated on the dates and times.

[1ReaLCEL]

I live in Knoxville Tn, just keep us informed I will be there...

[EC_Knightrider]

keep all the knoxville celicas up!

[phat94celi]

Hey guys and gals. I'll more than likely be there. Cant wait to meet some other celica owners! Now I need to find out how far PF is from the STL.

[Mynzeyes]

i'm goin to gatlinburg tomorrow. w00t. sister's wedding. still waitin a couple months though for my definate decision about the meet. i got some stuff i gotta take care of, and that's $$$ i don't have. i should be able to make it though.
-John-

[EC_Knightrider]

john i hope u make it man!

[capncrakhed]

WOW I AM AN IDIOT!!!

this post has been at the top forever....my brother has been living in Chattanooga tn for 8 years now...i have to figure out when college ends/starts...but hell....im down.

im coming from Raleigh, NC..but i can always drive to my bro's (about 8 hours) stay there for the night, and me and him can ride over to Pigeon Forge on that saturday

u guys gotta give me definite place to meet, times, dates, etc. but as for now....I AM DOWN!!

[EC_Knightrider]

i think we should definately meet earlier than last year!

Because by the time everybody got around, it was dark!!

but then again, it was in november!

[Cragspider]

QUOTE (EC_Knightrider @ Feb 22, 2003 - 4:05 PM)

i think we should definately meet earlier than last year! Because by the time everybody got around, it was dark!! but then again, it was in november!

Well Eric I think that we are meeting around 2 or 3. But Hey it will be light till like 8 or later.
Bryan

[Supersprynt]

It'd be really ready for this cuz i'd have the gt4 motor in, but thats FAR for me, im in NY.

[ghostdog]

hey if any of you guys want check out the thread on the north east meet as well. we'd like to get as many 6G celi's together as possible

[blue_omega]

damn if only it was in alabama and during the summer, i wanna attend a meet but you know school and jobs suck

[blue_omega]

wait june=summer damn count me in ha

[1ReaLCEL]

What is up with the meet??? There are enough people.. When and where?????

[Cragspider]

The date is the 7-8 of June. Time is 3pm. The meeting place hasn't been set yet. There looks like there will be at least 20 people/cars there.
Bryan

[EC_Knightrider]

sounds like a nice turn out!! sould we all meet up at the GOV palace this time?? or back at the grand hotel?

[1ReaLCEL]

I would say we meet at GOV Palace and go from there....

[Cragspider]

I was just talking to Eric and that seems like the best place cause its easy to find. Ok the meeting place is at Gov. Palace. Its across from the Walmart, by the Nascar race track, and the red roofed mall.
Bryan

[Jussimple]

Oh ya, I'm definitly feeling this happening. I'm there. See you all there

This post has been edited by Jussimple: Mar 17, 2003 - 7:14 PM

[EC_Knightrider]

maybe if some other people in celica's see us all rollin, than maybe they will ride on with us

[GirlieGirl2003]

So what up with the meet? Am I still in charge of rooms and gettin everyone together or what? BRYAN WAKE UP lol! So when is the exact date!

LOL sorry that was amazing lol I didnt know Jamie was registered on here.......THIS IS JASON LOL

This post has been edited by GirlieGirl2003: Mar 17, 2003 - 9:09 PM

[Cragspider]

Yes Jason your still in charge of the room's when we find a hotel. Im almost feeling that we get a chale? or a cabin if a lot of us are gona stay and it will be a whole lot cheaper.
Bryan

[EC_Knightrider]

Ok, so is it planned to drive deals gap on Saturday??

tame the dragon tail anybody???

[Cragspider]

You got that right Eric. Thats what I would like to do.
Bryan

[1ReaLCEL]

Do you all know what you are getting into??? When and where are we meeting to go up there????

[EC_Knightrider]

what do u mean what r we gettin into??

if you are talkn about deals gap, i live in the mountains where there is no straight roads!

and all the rest is goin to be like last year! We have done the meeting up before!

[1ReaLCEL]

Yea I was talking about Deal Gap,, but thats cool iam in for what ever and Iam sure everybody else is too.. I look forward to it..

[aaronc222]

QUOTE (EC_Knightrider @ Mar 26, 2003 - 10:59 AM)

Ok, so is it planned to drive deals gap on Saturday?? tame the dragon tail anybody???

Whether everyone else does or not, I am going.
I don't know everyone on this board, but I'm from the sister board Celica.net. I signed up here a long while back, but haven't started checking this site till recently.
LSS, I will be at the PF meet, and will probably be one of the main Deal's Gap supporters.

[Cragspider]

Thats cool aaron, As you know that some of us do post on a regular basis on C.net. As for me I will be deffenatly be going to drive the dragon's tail. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Bryan

[capncrakhed]

uhh....what is the Dragon's Tail??? what's Deal's Gap??

[aaronc222]

The Dragons Tail and Deals Gap are the same place. It is a stretch of highway where the speed limit is 55 and most people will have a hard time keeping it anywhere close to that.
Check out this site for any additional info on it. Although it is mainly motorcycles that go there, it is plenty of fun in a car.

[phat94celi]

im down to drive the dragons tail!! sounds like hella fun!
see ya all there!

-Kaleb

[Delta_Phoenix]

I will definitely try to make the meet. It depends on what happens after I graduate. One thing I know is that it's time for a VACATION!!!

[aaronc222]

Looks like I may be able to afford more suspension parts before the meet(dents are second to handling/power). If I can swing it I'll have new Kumho 712s all around(2 on already), and new sway bars. With the strut bar I have now, the only other thing I'll need are springs(Ground Control)/shocks(Koni, Tein FLEX if I can find a way to make them fit). And I may have found someone to do my paint/body work for cheap, so he may get the dents out and throw some cheapo paint over them for the meet, and go with the Dupont Chromalusion black this fall.

[Phat_99CeliGT]

I might be interested in this meet.
Questions first:
Where the hell is it, close to Nashville?? Takes like 6 hrs to get there from here.
How much should i start saving up for this trip??

[Cragspider]

QUOTE (Phat_99CeliGT @ Apr 8, 2003 - 2:44 PM)

I might be interested in this meet. Questions first: Where the hell is it, close to Nashville??  Takes like 6 hrs to get there from here. How much should i start saving up for this trip??

OK first off its in East Tn. So it puts it about 30mins outside of Knoxsville. So its should take you about 6-7 hours at most to get there. Well since you are going ot be driving from OH, I take it that you are going to be staying the night. Some of us will be staying there so as soon as we all figure out what hotel that were staying at you can share a room with some of us to help cut the cost down. Money wise, your going to need some for food and when we go to the go kart track, but other than that its up to you.
Bryan

This post has been edited by Cragspider: Apr 8, 2003 - 5:41 PM

[capncrakhed]

So has the meeting place been chosen or what?

this is what I know so far---Meet is in Pigeon Forge, TN, June 7-8 at 3 pm

am I right??

[Cragspider]

Yes the meeting place has been chosen. Its at the Goveners Palce. It by the mall in Pegion Forge, its at the same light as the Walmart there.
Bryan

[EC_Knightrider]

real easy to spot!

walmart anyways!!!

[JWalk1818]

Ill jsut let everyone decide on their on rooms and all cause Im prob going to be staying with my parents casue their coming up that weekend too.......

[capncrakhed]

I dont need a room......my bro lives in Chattanooga....so i'll probably be there for just saturday than crash at my bro's saturday night and drive back here to NC sunday

[Cragspider]

Ok guys since we are almost a month out from the meet I am going to need to find out who all is still planning on coming and who is a maybe. This is who said that they are coming from both Celica.net and here. Let me know from either a PM, AIM, or post if oyu are for sure and if you are staying the night.
Coming from here.
Cragspider (Bryan)
Mizuryu
JWalk1818
Jussimple
ashleyzredcelica
1ReaLCEL
capncrakhed
jayi12-15psi
MandyGirl94
celicagirl022
PaulGT
vis-celica
blue_omega
aaronc222
phat94celi
Delta_Phoenix
Coming from Celica.net
EC_Knightrider
ded
96gsr
Seanscn
zman336
white_lightning_02
swthrtracer
98GT_in_TN
Wildcat36
YCashMoney42
Like I said this is a list of who said that they were planning on attending. So who knows what some of them are planning. I will update this as the time goes on and people say that they are for sure or not.
Bryan

[Cragspider]

A couple things that we need to figure out before the meet. 1. for all the people who are going ot be staying the night, do we want to try to all get in to the same hotel? If we do would some of you mind splitting a room to help cut the cost down? Also I think for the dinner we are going to have a big cook out. A couple of places that Eric and myself discussed were, either at one end or another of the dragons tail, or we could invade the smokies and hit up a cook spot there. We can get food and supplies from the Walmart right across the street from the meeting place. Let me know cause we are going to cook out it just depends on where we do it. Most of the hotels will give a group discount if we get enough people to stay there.
Bryan

[aaronc222]

Anyone get a room yet? Are we going to try for the same hotel?

I have a friend that will let me use his time share(2+ bedroom, kitchen, 2 bath... almost like a house). That should cost me less than $100 for the weekend, but if people already have rooms I'd rather try to all stay at one hotel.

As for the cookout, I'm up for anything. I can eat anytime, anywhere.

[Cragspider]

Aaron, Currently I am checking on the prices of a cabin up there so we all could make it in the same place for cheap. I will let you all know what I found out this weekend.
Bryan

[EC_Knightrider]

aaron's got the hookup!

but whatever everybody wants to do!!

[Cragspider]

I have found a couple of Chalets in Gatlinburg that are open and have a pool table, grill and has beds to sleep 8, Plus its got lots of parking there which is a plus if we all have the cook out there. The Chalet , Thats the one Im currently looking at. If we can get 8 people to stay there it is only 23 bucks each, but if we can get more than it will be even cheaper. Let me know what you all think. Also we need to set up a time where we all can get in a chat room and discuss what we are going to do. We did it last time and it was a great help.
Bryan

This post has been edited by Cragspider: May 3, 2003 - 3:32 PM

[aaronc222]

The chalet looks nice. Consider me in.

[Jussimple]

All about it Bryan, this is to good to pass.

[Cragspider]

OK so It looks like we have 4 or 5 people as of right now that are staying at the chalet. I will book it then either later on tonight after I finish studying or tomorow morning.
Bryan

This post has been edited by Cragspider: May 4, 2003 - 7:00 PM

[Cragspider]

Well I was trying to reserve the one that I showed you all, but it requires a 4 night stay. Also every single one out there requires a 2 nihgt minium stay. Im since Im going to be out there on the fri before It would work. Also I some of you want to come up a day early even if its later on that Fri night and chill wou are more than welcome, just understand that It will cost you more. But I may have some friends that could help us out bye staying there with me on that fri night. I am trying to find one with at least a pool table if not that then a air hockey or something like that. But the parking thing is my bigest concern and that is helping me choice the one we stay at. Here is the one that Im currently looking at.
Curent one Let me know what you all think. It would be 25 bucks a night for each of you all to stay there. Also here is a Different option that we could stay at. If we can get 10 for that one it would be 25 and I am waiting on an email back on that one.
Bryan

This post has been edited by Cragspider: May 4, 2003 - 7:29 PM

[aaronc222]

They both look great. The 4 bedroom would probably hold more of us, but the pool table is inviting.

Either way, PM me when the plans are definite. I might want to stay Fri night if it's ok with capn(we talked on AIM the other night about driving up in caravan fashion from Chatt).
I should be able to afford up to $60 a night, so the price shouldn't really matter to me.

[Cragspider]

Sweet will most deffinetly do Aaron.
Bryan

[Delta_Phoenix]

Yes, the pool table is tempting, but either one will be fine with me.

So if we decide to stay Friday we will meet at the chalet and then drive to the Gov. Palace to meet up with the others on Saturday?

[Cragspider]

QUOTE (Delta_Phoenix @ May 4, 2003 - 8:24 PM)

Yes, the pool table is tempting, but either one will be fine with me. So if we decide to stay Friday we will meet at the chalet and then drive to the Gov. Palace to meet up with the others on Saturday?

Yes we will. The second option is what I think that Im looking at as of now. It will hold more people and Im waiting on an email about the avalibility on it. Also are you thinking about coming up fri night also?
Bryan

[Cragspider]

Well guys, I found the one that were going to stay at. Its This one . It says that it will sleep 8 in beds but we can have people crash on the couches and what not. Its going to be 470 for the weekend and we can figure out how much its going to cost everybody once we figure out who is staying both nights and who is staying 1 night. Let me know who is going to stay 1 night or both.
Bryan

[Jussimple]

I was planning on trying to get up there early so this is perfect for me. I'll put in on it, just let me know what the split is.

[Cragspider]

Ok guys, the split looks like its going ot be 30 bucks each per night. Im calling them after I get out of my final today to reserve it. Let me know who is planing on staying 1 or both nights.
Bryan

[Cragspider]

Ok here is who I have got who are staying in the Chalet.
Cragsspider, Bryan, both nights
Jussimple, Jimmy, sat for sure
Aaronc222, Aaron, sat for sure
Seanscn , Sean, sat for sure
Delta_Phoenix , Michael, sat for sure
EC Knightrider, Eric, sat for sure
Ded, Josh, sat for sure
Cgcelica, Chad, sat for sure
I know others are staying the night just don't know if they are staying with us or not. Also I will up date this as I hear back from the rest of the guys coming.
Bryan

This post has been edited by Cragspider: May 8, 2003 - 4:34 PM

[PlanetFuzz]

I live in Knoxville,TN!!!! I am excited!! I just got my new 94 GT and it should rock. I'm coming. I hope there is a big turn out! I wont be needing to stay in any hotels since I live there. But I will be there.