6GC florida meet!!! UPDATED!, Magnolia Park, Apopka 02.20.10 Options

[samir0189]

WHEN:

02/20/2010


LOCATION:
Magnolia park, Apopka, FL
Google map

EVENT:

Meet and greet fellow FL 6GC'ers, a little cookout on the grill? Overall just hangin' out. A ~30mi cruise afterward on a wonderful road. Open to changes.


CRUISE:

Cruise Route: S Binion Rd/Avalon Rd


BRING:
-Your 6GC DUHHHH! (if possible!!)

-Food! Burgers, chips, soda, plates, charcoal, etc, etc, whatever!! alcoholic beverages are prohibited at the park.
-Cameras, camcorders, etc.

This post has been edited by samir0189: Jan 18, 2010 - 10:51 PM

[SwissFerdi]

1. Samir
2. Ferdi

If you can do Orlando, it's pretty central and not far from me. I'm down.

[samir0189]

WOO. yeah, i dont wanna seem biased to orlando cause i live 20 mins away from "real" orlando, but it is the most central to everyone in fl. I think we have some tallahassee peeps, and some miami peeps. and it would be unfair to make them drive clear across the state for a meet in either of those locations, imo... itd take the whole day actually. lol.

This post has been edited by samir0189: Nov 6, 2009 - 6:01 PM

[SwissFerdi]

Yeah, Florida's pretty big. Took me 8 freakin' hours to drive from Naples to Jacksonville because of traffic.

Orlando works...and if we're doing something like grilling, I'll provide the burgers...provided that I can get them there with a few hours of unrefrigerated driving.

[samir0189]

there are walmarts in orlando too. lol. We could all chip in. i think a cook out would let us have a better time than a restaurant..

[SwissFerdi]

For sure...there's no reason to go to a restaurant, especially now that the weather's nice out. Cooking out will give us time to kick it. I'm just saying, I'm down to make burgers for everybody (my onion burgers are delicious) rather than having to buy a pack of frozen patties.

[97toyotacelicagt]

this sounds cool,i live in green cove close to Jacksonville,i can do Orlando no prob

[Axel04]

I'll be down for this, but I dunno if my car will be done or not because I still need a clutch lol, but if it's not I can alway's bring the teg.

[yarik83]

After going to a few car meets up north and those that you have to drive to for excess of 4 hours... a few things.

#1 ratio of people who said that they will come vs those that actually show up.
#2 ratio of people who said that they will come in a celica vs those that end up showing up in a different brand car.
#3 location location location. There needs to be lots of place to cruise around, park cars, take photographs and not get lost and or split up.
#4 time of day and time of year.
#5 and probably most important law enforcement. Not attracting extra attention vs keeping order between those that have come to the meet.

With that off my chest let me elaborate.
Many people sign up for just about everything just in case. Unfortunately even with advanced notice some feel that signing up for such event does not mean that they have to actually commit to said event. Of course some show up in hondas, oldsmobiles, mustangs basically to have fun but that kind of negates a purpose of having a "celica" meeting. One of the most important things for people is that they do not want to drive more than an hour. Destination must be picturesque and easy to find and easy to navigate through. Ideally away from traffic. Trust me we tried driving through newark in new jersey with a caravan of 15 cars. Only 4 made it. Others got lost along the way. All we had to do was drive out of the state park, make a right, drive 2 miles and make 1 left. Police "loooove" following us around hoping to issue tickets so that is why some people choose not to come. Heck almost every single meeting I went to ended up in someone getting a ticket on the way to or from the event. Also.. some people tend to show off at the meetings. And yes I forgot his name but I swear next time I see that red celica owner with c-one kit that went with us to lsp meet.. I will punch your lights out. He had fun... almost ran 2 other celicas off the road and while passing me on a busy 2 lane road he merged into my lane and slammed on the brakes because he was about to rear end another celica pulling into gas station. When I skid for 20 feet I literally stopped my car about quarter of an inch away from his rear bumper. He thought it was funny. My flat tires, burned brakes and bruised ego did not. Unfortunately it was not an isolated incident. So... there needs to be a safety meeting prior to anything else taking place. Also florida winters are obviously warmer than north states but our days are shorter. Right now sun sets at 5:45 where I live so meeting would have to be early in the morning like 12am giving time to talk, take pictures, cruise and have fun.

If you ask me I don't think that Orlando is a good area for a car meeting. It is really easy to get lost there.

[samir0189]

I know what you are saying yarik, where in FL are you from anyway?

I know orlando is a very poor area for a meet, the tourists are hellacious ANY time of year, there is NOTHING scenic. and it overall is lame, i cant even begin to think of a place to hold this.

It does not help me that i have no prior experience creating a meet, never been to one either.. so i don't even know what this entails, which is why i am asking for help!

The only reason i suggest orlando as i mentioned before is cause it would be horrible to ask some of these guys from extreme ends to travel 4-6 hours for a meet.

There is a NICE looking park down US27 @ Okeechobee, called john stretch park, they have wonderful scenery, and an area for barbecue (pits provided), but i think it would be unreasonable to ask of our jax/tallahassee folks (if they wanted to come) to drive that distance. Free admission too. It is also in the middle of nowhere, but there is plenty road for cruising, and the nearest town is Clewiston at about 15 minutes away N, with a 24hr walmart etc.

EDIT: I Forgot to add i have no problem with people bringing other cars, or friends or family, but lets not turn it into a everybody in FL meet, id rather that the dominant cars are 6gcs and just mainly us board members..

Ive also been to John U Lloyd park in Dania, a great beach! And also great facilities, cooking area, good for photos i think, but $6/car to park, and once again, a long ride for some of these guys...


http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/parks/locat...johnstretch.htm
google map of park

This post has been edited by samir0189: Nov 7, 2009 - 4:26 PM

[yarik83]

I live in Lithia, FL (about 20 miles south of Tampa).

With respect to organizing meetings. I don't think there is a "pirate's code" to organizing anything really. Just announce time and place and have your fingers crossed that people will show up.
People usually tend to show up if there is some really good reason to. For example if there was a gt-4 in that meet I bet you people would be driving from as far as Tallahasse in the middle of the night with bloodshot eyes and 9 gallons of coffee to keep them awake. If there was a dyno event then more tuners should show up especially if the price is right. In some cases this could be a scuba diving event so more people could show up or it could be something like watching a shuttle launch. Regardless of what it is... it must be something so spectacular that it would compel folks to get off their butt and spend time and money driving to that event.

I am personally afraid to go to car meetings. It only adds to my pain of having to keep my objectives in mind. Seeing completed projects or projects in progress will only make it that much harder for me to sell my car come Spring but I guess I could attend pending there are more than 3 celicas showing up if you know what I mean.

[samir0189]

LOL, with my non-experience of meets this will fail big time then. Idk what to do on a small scale and you're talkin bout some shuttle launches. lol.

Anyway, this is just a "feeler" -- if no one but 2-3 people are gonna show up its not gonna be worth the effort imo. And then with the flakers, it'd be just me! lol

[SwissFerdi]

Downtown O-town is obviously a stupid location...but a little ways south, like that park up there, looks fine. I'm with you samir...if five people and five 6GC's show up, it's worth it.

[yarik83]

Here is my suggestion #1. 1 week getaway trip marathon from everglades to Key West. Sometime in summer (well by that time I wont have my celi I dont think). 1 day trip to Key Largo... a day's rest. Trip to John PenneKamp park for those of us who are scuba certified or those who would like a trip on a bottom glass boat. Half of day trip to Key West. Spend evening enjoying sunsets and photo shoots. 3 days worth of driving around, having fun and on final day a long haul back home. It usually takes me 6 hours to get to Key Largo from Tampa Bay area and then another 3 hours to Key West. That is why I always break it down with a morning worth of diving and pleasant afternoon trip to Key West. There is plenty to do there.

Suggestion #2 Since there are no mountains in florida aside from Gypsum stacks in Bartow area, our only option is one of lakes here in the middle of the state somewhere or the everglades or one of our national parks. That could work out if we all travel to location on Friday evening, hang out on Saturday and drive back on Sunday.

[SwissFerdi]

Sorry man, I'm not really down for a week trip. I can do a saturday/sunday for sure, but a week trip is just not feasible. A cruise down Highway 1 would be awesome though, there are beautiful roads down there. But then there's the problem of navigating the turnpike for those who don't know it, very easy to get lost that way.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 8, 2009 - 3:41 PM

[yarik83]

I meant a vacation vacation rather than a meet. That way you can kill 2 birds with one stone

[samir0189]

yeahhh im not for the week long thing either. even a 2-day is pushing it for me.

[SwissFerdi]

I meant a vacation vacation rather than a meet. That way you can kill 2 birds with one stone

It sounds like a good idea, and don't get me wrong, but I'm good on vacationing with a bunch of strangers anyway.

But really, a day or two is the max.

[yarik83]

What if I mentioned that there will be girls in bikinis driving around with us? ;-p He he he

[samir0189]

What if I mentioned that there will be girls in bikinis driving around with us? ;-p He he he

lol. would be NICE, if they are hot**, lol!

sorry i didnt explain myself earlier, lacked time.

I was trying to keep this on a budget really, i know times are tough and for one i know i am tight on cash, so i was thinking 1 day max really. For myself, i really can't afford a vacation, not even for one night, nor can i afford that amount of time not working.

I also think if we asked so much of people we'd have even less of a turn out, imo. a quick one day get together was all i really had in mind... a tank or two of gas to get wherever, and $10-$15 on food from each person and we'd probably be able to feed ourselves 2x in that meet.

This post has been edited by samir0189: Nov 8, 2009 - 9:34 PM

[SwissFerdi]

^ Exactly. And those with an ST can go up and down on 1 tank.

[Joe_1985]

ill be down, hopfully ill have my body work done in the next week or 2

[crwarrior]

im in miamiii!!!

[samir0189]

^^???? SOOOO would you be coming? any idea of a place? HELP me crwarrior! LOL

Who do we have..

1. Samir
2. Ferdi???
3. 97toyotacelicagt???
4. Axel04???
5. yarik83????
6. Joe??
7. CRw????

To what distances are you guys looking at driving, you guys from miami/jax??

This post has been edited by samir0189: Nov 8, 2009 - 11:59 PM

[crwarrior]

well...you are up in orlando... so it would have to be somewhere in the middle dont u think?
so uhmmm...im not sure bro im not sure ill even be able to go to be honest

[samir0189]

well...you are up in orlando... so it would have to be somewhere in the middle dont u think?
so uhmmm...im not sure bro im not sure ill even be able to go to be honest

that's ok crw... that's why i am just gauging interest, and why this is so hard! it has to be in the middle for both you me and up north FL folks as well. UNLESS people are willing to make the long drive just for a meet if the meet were to be either extreme north or extreme south. here in orlando it is equal for everyone except the central folks (shorter) but orlando suckkkssss!!

[crwarrior]

well i guess we will see dude lol like...i dunno
but there is this white celica coupee like mine i see down 32 ave and like i wonder if he knows about this site!!! id invite him

[Joe_1985]

when are u looking to make this meet?

id be comming from jax, orlando is only about a hour and a half for me

[samir0189]

idk sometime in jan? its really open im just seeing if anybody is even interested. I dont have a set location either....

[yarik83]

My schedule is open with a few exceptions. I will be visiting North East for this Christmas and New Year, then come February... I was hoping to pay off all my credit cards and apply for a loan to buy myself a new car. At which point I shall be trading in my celi and or selling it to one of members here. Either way I am not sure when that will take place. I have to do a switcharoo with paying taxes on home and to my homeowners association, then getting first time home buyer credit then using what's left+savings to pay off my remaining credit debt.. after that it may be mid February or it could be sometime in Spring or Summer... before I get carried away let's just say that you can count me in unless I sell my car or I am in Canada or I am vacationing in the Keys. My vacations are set to late December and mid April with 4 days vacation time remaining that I could use for celica meet if I have celica at that time.

[crwarrior]

howww abouuttt you guys meet at a campground for a weekend and camp out? u guys can meet up at like this place called jonathan dickonsons state park or somthing...its a pretty cool stop ive been there before

[SwissFerdi]

I'm more down with a one day type thing...no reason to hit any cities, we can just go to a campground and grill, like the original idea. I'm down to drive a few hours, Orlando would work for me. But if you guys want to hit SWFL, I won't object either, obviously.

[samir0189]

x2 that ferdi.

By all means, if some of you guys want to do a weekend thing have at it-- just dont be looking for me after the first day, lol.

I was just lookin to see if you guys just wanted to get together for once, meet and hang, chill and cruise.. its not something we can do often at all cause we're not close like other 6gcs in other cities. If this is gonna flop let me know now. lol

This post has been edited by samir0189: Nov 9, 2009 - 1:33 AM

[SwissFerdi]

Dammit, I won't let this be a flop. I'm down, Samir's down, and Axel's down. We only need a few more people, I think even 6 or 7 6GC's is worthwhile. No reason to make this a big thing, let's just restrict it to a single day somewhere. Just a meet, grill/kick it/chat/whatflippingever, short cruise, and we all go home.

Besides, Axel said he'd take me for a ride in his 3rd gen swapped car...so this meet needs to happen.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 9, 2009 - 7:17 PM

[97toyotacelicagt]

maybe if you put it a liltle closer to home i would go,seeing as i have no job time really isnt a issue Jan. sounds like a nice time to drive

[yarik83]

My 3rd gen is also open to passengers so you can ride in both and compare ;-p

[samir0189]

yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! that's two third gens i need to ride in now, cept Axel needs a clutch.

Um, well 97toyota, help me find a place you think is good! i am gonna look through a bunch of fl state parks right now and see which seems ok,

Then help me pick a date. saturday or sunday, and whatever weekend. ill make it a poll if we need that, or we can just decide.

OH and we'll need everybody's cameras, if someone has got a good one and some photography skills it would help, otherwise, everybody bring yours and shoot away!

[97toyotacelicagt]

St.Augustine would be nice thats a 15min drive for me but far for everyone else,so idk

[SwissFerdi]

^ I'm not driving to St. Augustine...no way. I still say let's keep it south of O-town, it's so central. But Samir, go ahead and look for some parks...and if there's one that's insanely good, we can go there. But otherwise, a grilling place is just a grilling place. I can tell you guys the beaches down here are nice though, if we're going that route. I also know a pretty good state park down here that has grills, picnic tables, and ample parking. And it's all 30 yards away from the beach.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:14 PM

[yarik83]

Trust me riding in a 3s is nothing special. Its like vroooom vroooooooom vrooooom vrum vrum vrum wheeewhooo wheee whoo.. .crap I know I know pull over. Nah its actually fun. If you have never driven in a 250+hp celica and always dreamt that it would be one heck of a ride... yep its exactly like you imagined and even better if its a nice sunny day and road is clear.

[samir0189]

^ I'm not driving to St. Augustine...no way. I still say let's keep it south of O-town, it's so central. But Samir, go ahead and look for some parks...and if there's one that's insanely good, we can go there. But otherwise, a grilling place is just a grilling place. I can tell you guys the beaches down here are nice though, if we're going that route. I also know a pretty good state park down here that has grills, picnic tables, and ample parking. And it's all 30 yards away from the beach.

well speak up son! ive been looking since i last posted! I mean i dont mind st augustine, it is nice--provided there is a place to grill where we wont be harassed, etc.

if you know of a place that is decent lets hear it!! I have absolutely no objection to driving anywhere. once it doesnt take the whole day. (not key west) lol .. I dunno about anyone else..

[SwissFerdi]

Not to rag on my car, but anything is special when 7A-FE and an automatic transmission is involved. The 7A-FE does sound pretty good though...and it does feel torquey. Just a bit powerless sometimes.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:19 PM

[samir0189]

ive ridden in a 2jzgte mkIII supra w/ 700 to the wheels. Lol. if its anything near that fun it is worth it.


oh yeah, realistically, wherever this meet is. SOMEONE is gonna have to drive, it cant be close to eveyone duhhh.

This post has been edited by samir0189: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:21 PM

[SwissFerdi]

well speak up son! ive been looking since i last posted! I mean i dont mind st augustine, it is nice--provided there is a place to grill where we wont be harassed, etc.

if you know of a place that is decent lets hear it!! I have absolutely no objection to driving anywhere. once it doesnt take the whole day. (not key west) lol .. I dunno about anyone else..

Honestly, I'm not a huge morning person and I assume you guys won't want to meet later than 12ish, which is fine. I'm willing to drive, just not clear across the state. Whether you drive here or I drive there is basically the same time-wise...I'm just thinking ORL is easier for everyone else.

But by all means, the park here is nice, and the weather will for sure be good.

http://www.explorenaples.com/delnor_wiggins_pass.phtml

There is a 6 dollar entrance fee per car.

[yarik83]

I want to tell you a little story.

That story in very short.

Get of your arse and drive darn it. I drive to west palm beach once a week from Tampa area... filling up twice along the way... you ladies should be able to afford to drive somewhere once.. have fun.. not go to dunkin donuts for a whole month and save up and use that money to pay to get you somewhere where you will have fun, meet nice people and get lasting memories.

Not like samir is asking you to give your kidney or anything. har har har.

[samir0189]

well burgers for breakfast wont be ideal. lol ..

That park looks good but its if anyone else is willing to drive there. i Know orlando is the best central area but i cant find anything here!!!

[SwissFerdi]

I'm not objected to driving anywhere. Doing 10 hours of driving (let's just say Fort Myers - Jacksonville - back) in one day is a lot to ask for though. However, if you guys are doing Jacksonville specifically...my brother lives up there, so I could crash there if necessary.

[yarik83]

Maybe you should move closer then wink wink. ;-p

I go down to Fort Myers area too every now and then... stinking volunteering... my company kinda sort a requires it and they keep pushing them as far south as possible. I keep telling my boss.. send me to Cancun I will do all the volunteering in the world there... basking in the sun that is he he he.

[samir0189]

this is as good as it gets for orlando area.

wekiwa springs

About 20mins N of I4


I also happen to know an EXCELLENT road for a cruise very near.

This post has been edited by samir0189: Nov 9, 2009 - 8:59 PM

[SwissFerdi]

Samir, that look pretty sweet. I guess this will have to be decided once the list of people is finalized.

Page 2 bump...put your name down if you think you're interested, people.

1. Samir
2. Ferdi

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 9, 2009 - 9:03 PM

[97toyotacelicagt]

well my cousins live in Tampa,and shes a Buccaneers cheerleader sooooooo ur Celica with some cheerleaders? huh

[samir0189]

well my cousins live in Tampa,and shes a Buccaneers cheerleader sooooooo ur Celica with some cheerleaders? huh

Say what now?

[97toyotacelicagt]

well my cousins live in Tampa,and shes a Buccaneers cheerleader sooooooo ur Celica with some cheerleaders? huh

Say what now?

idk if shell do it though but sounds good

[girlprettyami]

i would be interested in going and bringing my 20v silvertop out, im from Pcola

[crwarrior]

hopefully this meet goes great!!!

[SwissFerdi]

warrior, any preference on location?

[Joe_1985]

to the guy thats in green cove springs, i think i pass u almost everyday to work or leaving work

ever notice a red stx coupe with a black nose?

i work at the kangaroo near publix about 3 or 4 lights down form cr220

anyways, back on topic, i wouldnt mind orlando, would be ideal, tampa would be ok, but i know my way around orlando alot better

This post has been edited by Joe_1985: Nov 11, 2009 - 1:58 AM

[SwissFerdi]

Let's start making some concrete plans people.

Everyone in agreement for a meet, grill/chill sesh, and then short cruise, something along those lines, regardless of location?

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 11, 2009 - 9:55 PM

[samir0189]

Ferdi, I think it is good to have interest in a meet before we set things up, but people can't commit until we really get a solid meeting place and date. I am glad to see this much interest though!!

SO with that said, What does everyone think about that location there? The springs? OR any other suggestions?

Then when we are decided on our meet location, we can find a date that suits mostly everyone.

When i get the time, I am also going to go PM a bunch of FL members that are still active on the boards in case they did not see this thread, if anyone wants to help with that i would not mind!!

[SwissFerdi]

That works too. Well, me and you are guaranteed attendees.

A good location I know is again, this state park: http://www.naplesnews.com/places/delnorwiggins_pass_beach/ Right by the beach, there are grills and tables provided, and there should be decent parking. Water will probably be cold-ish, but it's a great location for a meet.

Samir, if you'd care to submit a location as well, then we can vote. Again, I'm down to drive, maybe not necessarily northern FL but definitely O-town.

And if you want to make a list of FL members since I don't know many, I can definitely help. Although I think you can send one PM to many users, they don't have to be individual. I can talk to Ron down here, his is the one with a Veilside kit waiting for paint. There's Jester in Naples, I don't think he's active anymore.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 12, 2009 - 3:28 PM

[BLINKYxMUNKEY]

i would be interested in going and bringing my 20v silvertop out, im from Pcola

Is the Celica running yet?

[samir0189]

FL members

It is a mess to go through which is why i said when i have a little spare time id go through, see who is active, etc etc etc....

I dunno any other really good locations for meets in central fl, this is tourist area, congested, crowded, minimal parking space. I am still continuing to look though!

[SwissFerdi]

wekiwa springs
http://www.naplesnews.com/places/delnorwiggins_pass_beach/

So these are the two possible locations as of right now. However, I don't know of a good cruise spot down here.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 12, 2009 - 3:49 PM

[samir0189]

oh there is a "road course" here, central FL road course, Probably expensive though, im emailing them right now to see what they would charge to chill there for the day, maybe get a few laps in?

[SwissFerdi]

http://www.6gc.net/members/hardtarget

And we're definitely getting this guy to come!

oh there is a "road course" here, central FL road course, Probably expensive though, im emailing them right now to see what they would charge to chill there for the day, maybe get a few laps in?

That would be awesome...if it's not too expensive. I've never been on a track. Wouldn't we need permits, helmets, etc., though?

[samir0189]

idk. trying to find that out! I will post when they write me back.

[SwissFerdi]

Alright, I just PM'd some people that were recently active. Photoguy1313, Akimbo, BlazedInMyCeli, diegohiga.

Samir, do you also know a public road good for cruising? There's really nothing but straights and highway down here. Nothing real scenic either, besides HWY 1 down to Key West.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 12, 2009 - 4:08 PM

[diegohiga]

OK IM DOWN!!!!! FINALLY SOMEONE IS TRYING TO ORGANIZE A METTING!!!!
idk who said Dania Bch...but that would be great for me!! Orlando is too far from me thought...

[samir0189]

I said john u lloyd park was sweet, but far for our northern members. Would take them quite a few hours. A beach is a beach anyway though.. lol


Here ferdi!

cruise route.
S Binion rd/avalon rd

One of my absolute favorite routes, it is very rural, 2 lane, runs from apopka, near the wekiwa w/e place, and runs down to 192 into tourist district. It is a bunch of farms/plant nurseries. AMAZING drive, curvy and straight and just great for a cruise.

This post has been edited by samir0189: Nov 12, 2009 - 4:19 PM

[SwissFerdi]

Sounds like a winner...I'm down for that. We could start the meet there or else chill first close to there, since it's not far from I4 and I would be coming from there.

I just mapquested from my house to Apopka, the ending location for the run...and it gave me the exact route you wanted to take for the cruise! So I say we start the meet there. 222 miles and 3 hours and 38 minutes for me, not bad.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Apr 10, 2010 - 12:53 PM

[samir0189]

you can cut out alot of that time by taking US17 by punta gorda there. shortens it to about 170 mi iirc. check it out.

[SwissFerdi]

I'll see what shortest distance says...doesn't I-75 move quicker though?

Anyway, can future posters here please review Samir's post and agree on that location for at least the cruise? I suppose Wekiwa springs is too far away then for a chill spot after.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 12, 2009 - 4:55 PM

[yarik83]

I criss crossed this state backwards and forwards. Driving coast to coast routes can mean less miles to drive but one must also consider things like proximity to nearest gas station or a town. Aside from that... its miles and miles and miles of nothing there. I hit 140 there a few times with an average speed of 110. Tried to cut down my travel time to west palm beach where I go diving.. its fun in the daytime.. at night... spooky.. scary and all you see is avon park bombing range explosions and tons of lightning as you get closer to east coast. And then of course you see sunrise.. pitch black behind you and near daylight in front of you.

[samir0189]

I'll see what shortest distance says...doesn't I-75 move quicker though?

Anyway, can future posters here please review Samir's post and agree on that location for at least the cruise? I suppose Wekiwa springs is too far away then for a chill spot after.

mostly 60-65mph on 17. there are only a few slow towns, arcadia, wauchula, bowling green, ft meade, and bartow, a few more here and there in between where the speed drops to 35ish, and the cops DO wait for you to roll in doing 45. But overall, the amount of miles saved still saves over an hour and a half id say of driving i75, even with the slowdowns.



Yarik i think you've confused your us17 and us27??? avon pk is on 27 and on the way to wpb/ft lauderdale.

This post has been edited by samir0189: Nov 12, 2009 - 8:44 PM

[yarik83]

I do take 27 but 17 is similar in appearance. I drive on it every now and then. Basically what I meant to say is that in middle of Florida there are lands of nothingness where you can just go. Forget about traffic and traffic lights and just go.

But then of course you have to keep an eye out for panther crossing signs, countless alligator crossing zones and occasional cows that wonder outside of their pasture areas.

I like it.. except it makes me sleepy and that is why I cant drive there without music blasting away.

[samir0189]

I do take 27 but 17 is similar in appearance. I drive on it every now and then. Basically what I meant to say is that in middle of Florida there are lands of nothingness where you can just go. Forget about traffic and traffic lights and just go.

But then of course you have to keep an eye out for panther crossing signs, countless alligator crossing zones and occasional cows that wonder outside of their pasture areas.

I like it.. except it makes me sleepy and that is why I cant drive there without music blasting away.

yeah they are similar in their long stretches of "omg where is the next town!?"! lol It is scary though there are alot of things to look out for as you say, black bears and deer and gators. turtles, etc.

[SwissFerdi]

Well, I'd rather not get lost. I'll stick to 75. But who gives a crap about me, let's get back to planning!

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 12, 2009 - 9:08 PM

[samir0189]

there are no turns until you reach 27, and then the next turn is i4. but w/e makes you happy; was just trying to help you out. lol

Im waiting to see if everyone is gonna choose a place?

[crwarrior]

ok is this going to be a one day thing like for a few hours? or is it going to be like spending the night somewhere to party or somthing lol just curious

[SwissFerdi]

there are no turns until you reach 27, and then the next turn is i4. but w/e makes you happy; was just trying to help you out. lol

I wasn't disregarding you, I just SUCK at directions. I'll mapquest it and see if it has that route though.

And crwarrior, this was supposed to be just a day thing. But I'm thinking we should meet pretty early.

[samir0189]

Yeah i was just planning for a day thing, a few hours from whenever everybody gets to where we are going***, hopefully by 10-11A at latest. and til, well whenever we get sick of each other. lol

If you guys wanna spend the night somewhere go ahead, i am not "planning" it that way so nobody is forced to do anything, but you are grown peeps, do what you wish!

[crwarrior]

ohhhh alright. well seems to me like you should start PMing more people to get a huge outcome and we can be one of those cool people on youtube from 6gc to post an awesome 6gc meet video which ive seen and loved when i would watch the other 6gc members meets so hopefully itll turn out the same way but better

[SwissFerdi]

I'm down to chill somewhere for the night, if anything. I'll just miss out on the partying since I can't drink.

By February I should be lowered...so the sexyness shall have been increased as well.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 12, 2009 - 9:44 PM

[crwarrior]

lol kyb gr2 with lowering srpings im assuming?

[samir0189]

ohhhh alright. well seems to me like you should start PMing more people to get a huge outcome and we can be one of those cool people on youtube from 6gc to post an awesome 6gc meet video which ive seen and loved when i would watch the other 6gc members meets so hopefully itll turn out the same way but better

you can help too crw. The more everyone pitches in here, the better it will be for us all! like i said in the title, help me make it epic. I cant do it alone.

And we'll be needing someone with a video camera for the cruise etc if thats what you mean! lol

I'm down to chill somewhere for the night, if anything. I'll just miss out on the partying since I can't drink.

By February I should be lowered...so the sexyness shall have been increased as well.

I cant drink either, no worries.

[SwissFerdi]

lol kyb gr2 with lowering srpings im assuming?

Yessir. Don't know which springs yet...torn between Megans or Tein S-Techs.

I cant drink either, no worries.

Okay.

So can someone bring a kid's table to keep me and Samir entertained, maybe bring some Legos or something?

[samir0189]

lol kyb gr2 with lowering srpings im assuming?

Yessir. Don't know which springs yet...torn between Megans or Tein S-Techs.

I cant drink either, no worries.

Okay.

So can someone bring a kid's table to keep me and Samir entertained, maybe bring some Legos or something?

lmao! we'll just be the designated drivers of their 3sgtes. :yeahhhhh... right.

[SwissFerdi]

^ AWESOME IDEA! I'm so saying that.

[crwarrior]

lol guys...im not 21 either so no driking lol i was just saying party just to like i dunno be funny? hahahaha anyways I LOVE LEGOS =) my friend got me some a few months back hehe awesome gift but anyways i think u guys should go to wakiwa which ive been before to camp OR any other state park where we can take nice pics grill and cruise...which state park? no idea but im just giving some ideasss and yeah the morning would be best since its day light and better pictures and videos!

[SwissFerdi]

Guess we'll have to bring substances that are illegal no matter what age. Or maybe not.

But honestly, I like the cruise spot that Samir mentioned, so I say let's pick a camping spot local to that and make some concrete plans. Unless anyone else knows of a good cruising road. So for now, I say let's set on that.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 13, 2009 - 12:34 AM

[yarik83]

I am 26 and do not drink so you will not be alone. I also have a 1080i camera with a bike mount that could be modified to fit the car. I am going to test it out on the way to work tommorow. Camera shoots 30fps 1080 and 60fps 720. It, however has issue recording sound (problem developed 3 days ago) it records 2 minutes worth of garbled screech and then all of a sudden goes about recording sound just fine ;-( I use it for my scuba videos.

For obvious reasons there should be several cameras.

[SwissFerdi]

^ Good idea. If it doesn't record sound well, we'll just put a song over it...it'll only record wind noise most of the time anyway.

[samir0189]

i only have a nikon s6 point and shoot thing, does VHS video at best but its best sucks. lol

yeah sound is no big deal we can put a soundtrack over it or w/e. I cant believe we're on video recording this thing and nothing is set!!!!!


Edit: I GUESS if no body has objection or wants to suggest any better place, then Wekiwa will win by default seeing as it is central to all.

Dates, anyone?! January? December? february!? Weekend? Sat or Sun? ???

This post has been edited by samir0189: Nov 13, 2009 - 4:10 PM

[crwarrior]

well i have a cannon fs 100 but my laptop is retarded and i cant upload them onto anything because of the fact that it records into large movies but ill take it anyways and ill see what i can do haha thats if im able to go...work is a killer

[pez222]

Looks like everyone's far from me but keep me informed and I will definitely come out for a meet.

[samir0189]

Looks like everyone's far from me but keep me informed and I will definitely come out for a meet.

just keep an eye on this thread!

Ive sent PM's to the following members which come up under searching for "FL," and have been active within the last month or so.

Spartacus94
Chhaos
toyota9689
Cubita2
Photoguy1313
Project7afte
str8thugginit4ya
bslik
krayziekurupter
CrimsonSTX
gabyz
naiello
WH95TE
twolownissan2002
6G94celica
Airborne
ka0s
Ethnykceli
Punch
miketurboceli
illestcv-celica
XXX_Mina
jjbenzo

[SwissFerdi]

Samir, I'm down with that road you mentioned to cruise on. But isn't Wekiwa springs like 40 miles north of that?

[yarik83]

Report on my camera contraption. Video quality is decent but err... its no bike so camera vibrates with every shift and just by itself because of how its mounted. I guess I need to make a contraption then like all the other camera mounts and put it between my and passenger seat's headrest.

[samir0189]

Samir, I'm down with that road you mentioned to cruise on. But isn't Wekiwa springs like 40 miles north of that?

nope it is like, 9 miles. and it would be on the way "home" for everyone, assuming everyone is going to use i4 to get to where they are going.

I think the game plan should be meet at the park, and then cruise last. there is plenty room for stopping on that cruise route for photos etc.

Report on my camera contraption. Video quality is decent but err... its no bike so camera vibrates with every shift and just by itself because of how its mounted. I guess I need to make a contraption then like all the other camera mounts and put it between my and passenger seat's headrest.

I cant help you with the contraption for your camera. Are you down for the wekiwa thing? i dunno if i ever got an answer from you..?

[yarik83]

My answer is yes pending 3 things;
#1 it is not scheduled for December 24-January 3
#2 I still have the car (ie if we schedule it in late spring I will probably be driving an evo)
#3 It is not April 15th-30th (I will likely be driving an evo at that point AND OR I will be on vacation in the Keys)