2006 National Meet

[MP3Architect]

alright. so everyone has thier opinions. lets take an early vote. nothin final, just to get some ideas out there. so choose the state that you think would be best for EVERYONE as a meeting place. maybe we can narrow this down and then vote again later.

[k-lea]

this is going to be hard.

i have never been out of texas, so they all look good to me? :|

[Mr. Win]

I think Tenn sounds best.

[MP3Architect]

bizzump

[icespeed]

i don't know... 20,000 mazda owners taking over the st louis gateway arch would be pretty friggin cool, not to mention it's smack dab in the middle of the country.

[iLisa]

voted. :)

[lasermp5]

Tennesse so we can all drive the dragon!

[vindication]

tennesse cause you're the only ten I see. or yeah....

[AbsoluteSwed]

sick, going to fun going broke paying for all the gas driving i cant wait, i guessing delaware is ok, but for me delaware bring up miles of empty road with no cops in site so thats why u chose it. otherwise the dragon would rock

[Iggy]

i don't know... 20,000 mazda owners taking over the st louis gateway arch would be pretty friggin cool, not to mention it's smack dab in the middle of the country.

but where are most of our members located? lets say all of them are in new england..which i know is nowhere near true...but it would make more sense to have it near there

[baconbitz]

i say georgia or tennesee because those are pretty accesible :) plus st louis isnt really on the east coast.....at all.

[Mr. Win]

I def think it should be in the middle for everyone.

Oh and spring break is a bad idea, i think we should plan for late May early June. That way any snow will be gone.

[Mr. Win]

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123616583

this thread sparked this.

[Captain KRM P5]

I def think it should be in the middle for everyone.

Oh and spring break is a bad idea, i think we should plan for late May early June. That way any snow will be gone.

you think there is snow in TN in early May? have you even seen snow, FL-man?

[justanotheradikt]

i say georgia....just cause its kinda close to me and i have some friends in ATL

[Mr. Win]

It was related more to my first post of spring break, i would imagine there might be snow and planning something this big should prolly bank on a time with the best weather.

[vindication]

other than the dragon which I thought was gonna be closed partly due to construction(not sure when though), what else is there to do in tennesse?

[Captain KRM P5]

It was related more to my first post of spring break, i would imagine there might be snow and planning something this big should prolly bank on a time with the best weather.

i'm just being an asshole http://www.msprotege.com:8080/smilies/beer.gif

[Mr. Win]

They mentioned johnson city and some big national parks.

[Maz94Protege]

Id really like to see it more North NorthEast, Us up here havent had one near us in a while...might bring a larger crew. Tenn still sounds good, but might need a change of scenerio and go more north. VA/NC area i think might be a great idea. IMO

Time frame for this is what? AUG 06? If its then, we should have a good enough turnout and enough planning. Plus everyone could take off work/school...etc , and i could make this one :-P

[MazKid]

St. Louis is the "Gateway to the West", making it the ideal spot for the meet because it'll join more people from the east to the west.


And I don't want to have to rent a hotel room for the meet. Because I'm cheap.

[iLisa]

I kinda think you should combined Virginia, Maryland and DC because they are all so close that my vote would be for any of those. :)

[slug420]

yea, and add in MA/CT/RI as one option

[sickpro5]

Well the name of this thread is 2006 'national' meet...therefore it should be easily accessible for both coast..meaning it should be somewhere in the middle of the country...not on either coast..imho...

also as far as time frame im thinking somewhere in between june and july..that way its not around any other major show...as in spring break nationals or for those that go to nopi...that way you wont have to drive all over the the place back to back....kinda spread it out a lil...again imho

[MP3Architect]

Well the name of this thread is 2006 'national' meet...therefore it should be easily accessible for both coast..
yeah but it started as a nepoc vs illinois vs dallas people thing. I like how thats several states vs 1 state vs 1 city (and that city was leading votes for the longest). i guess i should have said east coast meet but it was inteanded to include use texans and other central america peeps.
and for the person saying it should be more north of tenn for the new england people..........wha? man theres going to be 20-60 proteges driving from houston, san antonio, austin, dallas. we are DAMN far from states like New Jersey or Penn or whatever. it takes the same amount of time (according to yahoo maps) to get from here to tenn as it does ny to tenn or miami to tenn. i think w. virginia or kentucky should be the highest north that should be considered.

[justanotheradikt]

agreed

[SOSPEED]

lol... How did delaware ever make the cut??????

[slug420]

we already decided this in the other thread. we are gonna have it on cape cod.

[BradC]

I want to go somewhere close to the Dragon!

[JOS3]

i definitely think having it in a central location would be the best idea. having it in tennessee would be best because its a central spot that doesnt cater to any group. everyone would have to drive about the same distance so please stop saying it should be more north or on the east coast somewhere because thats the worst idea.

[sanblaster]

I don't understand this thread...The title of the thread is "2006 National Meet," then the title of the poll is "Where should a East coast meet take place?" A national meet in cape cod is stupid. An east coast meet in cape cod makes sense. Which one is it? Ma isn't even on there so who even decided.

[slug420]

various organizers and factioning parties took part in the decision.

maybe in 07 you can have it in tennesseedrsseer

[sanblaster]

various organizers and factioning parties took part in the decision.

maybe in 07 you can have it in tennesseedrsseer


Then I am confused in the reason behind this thread. (stooges)

[justanotheradikt]

we already decided this in the other thread. we are gonna have it on cape cod.
no YOU decided that....everyone was saying how stupid that was and you just kept repeating ok so cape cod then? yea cape cod? while everyone was saying its way too far and it should never be that far north. there was nothing decided in that thread other than its NOT going to be in cape cod.....you even went to the extent to break apart your cape cod meet and call all others the "gay meet". we were looking for something central, not specific to your club. if you want a meet in cape cod make a nepoc meet there, while the national meet or "gay meet" as you call it can be somewhere else.

[slug420]

lemme PM him and see what design he is going with....then we can finish the rest.

[justanotheradikt]

?

[SpicyMchaggis]

and even still, you morons think he's serious about cape cod.

[slug420]

i guessed 3980 but the fuckers stuffed the middle with rocks so there was only 225 jelly beans in the jar.

i said he was cheating but whatev.

[sanblaster]

yea, and add in MA/CT/RI as one option


we already decided this in the other thread. we are gonna have it on cape cod.


various organizers and factioning parties took part in the decision. maybe in 07 you can have it in tennesseedrsseer


ok, for the sake of discussion we will call the meet at cape cod the east coast/national megameet and we will refer to yours as the "gay meet"


ok, so this is all going down on the cape. Ill take the lead for getting the facility reserved and lets go with memorial day weekend.


Humor not found spicy. And we are morons? We are trying to make an educated decision on a spot and he is confusing other members. Whatever it's my birthday and I am just going to chill.......at work... (notcool)

[SpicyMchaggis]

Are you kidding me? I hate to say it but cynical north-east humor must be lost on you people. I said tennessee, slug is fucking around. So everyone chill the hell out you bunch of divas.


Decarli, stop being an drunk idiot.

[sanblaster]

Are you kidding me? I hate to say it but cynical north-east humor must be lost on you people. I said tennessee, slug is fucking around. So everyone chill the hell out you bunch of divas.


Maybe because some of us are from the Midwest, Southwest, Southernbelt, my friend. It's all good though. (stopwar)

[slug420]

k, he has a good design put together for the shirts. as soon as we have a final count on how many people are coming I can have them printed up.

here is the final sign-up list...if anyone else wants to add themselves do it as soon as you can so you dont miss out on the schwag bags which will all also include a set of MSP bushings.

1) jersey_emt - (Deposit & Bezel Rec'd)
2) serpentkilla1 - Flat (Deposit & Bezel Rec'd)
3) Familia323 - Primer (Paid in Full & Bezel Rec'd)
4) 505zoom - Flat (Deposit & Bezel Rec'd)
5) XelderX - Primer (Deposit & Bezel Rec'd)

6) Crock - Primer (Deposit & Bezel Rec'd)
7) twilightprotege (x3) - all flat (All Deposits & Bezels Rec'd)

8) Navy_p503 - Primer (Deposit Rec'd)
9) Jurgs01 - flat - 2-5/8" Pods (Deposit Rec'd)
10) SpicyMchaggis - Flat (Deposit+ Rec'd)
11) y00j912 - flat (Deposit Rec'd)

12) Saban - Flat (Deposit Rec'd)
13) terbow - flat (Deposit+ Rec'd)
14) 01Se_to_03MSP- Flat (Deposit Rec'd)
15) ZoomThis - Flat (Deposit Rec'd)

16) pb4ugoout- Flat (Deposit Rec'd)
17) a223818 - Flat (Deposit Rec'd)
18) roni - flat (Deposit Rec'd)
19) hello2000c - primer (Deposit Rec'd)

20) Focus - flat (Deposit Rec'd)
21) mspmaniac1982 - (Paid in Full)
22) CDNMSP - primer (Deposit Rec'd)
23) Metal Mp5 - flat (Deposit Rec'd)

24) Peepsalot - flat (Deposit Rec'd)
25) FrankAlpine - flat (Deposit Rec'd)
26) ^tyrant^ - flat (Deposit Rec'd)
27) Vampyre - flat (Deposit Rec'd)

28) willkill - Satin (Deposit Rec'd)
29) smittypig24 - Flat (Deposit Rec'd)

1) MikeyG_U2
2) trbomp5
3) jaje
4) Moscarsado
5) Citizenpro (not sure)
6) Haaswyk- flat
7) Hedges - Flat
8) tintormp5-flat
9) Sherbertrocket- Flat
10) xsivspd - flat
11) kaynzho - flat
12) sm4rtf00d - primer
13) mp5zoomer-satin
14) projektmsp-Flat
15) msp440 - primer
16) duMb Keola - primer
17) SPEEDHERO - Satin
18) MazdaSpeed0020 - primer
19) BlkHwkCE - flat
20) nonameheroes - primer black

[justanotheradikt]

Are you kidding me? I hate to say it but cynical north-east humor must be lost on you people. I said tennessee, slug is fucking around. So everyone chill the hell out you bunch of divas
i saw no form of joking....or the cynical ne humor...he just kept insiting that the meet be held in cape cod....and by you calling us all morons b/c he said that? and people were confused about things and still he was like shut up its already be decided who cares where you want it. not very smart. starting to think its not humar with you...just being an asshat

[-pixy-]

blah, blah, blah.

How about Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, VA, I was driving through there last weekend and there are tons of twisties (Afton Mountian Drive!!!! OMG). Also I noticed a lot of inexpensive lodging and camping areas. Its pretty easy to get to. Just my 0.02.

[k-lea]

you guys suck.

[SpicyMchaggis]

i saw no form of joking....or the cynical ne humor...he just kept insiting that the meet be held in cape cod....and by you calling us all morons b/c he said that? and people were confused about things and still he was like shut up its already be decided who cares where you want it. not very smart. starting to think its not humar with you...just being an asshat

shut the fuck up you queen.

talk about taking shit way too seriously. Jesus christ, go drown yourself.


Not very smart? You can't even spell humor right. So your opinion matters? It's been generally decided it should be held in tennessee. We all are aware of this. Slug was poking fun at the general asshatery of this forum and the people that take things way too seriously. Maybe if you and the rest of you girls pulled your head out of your asses and relaxed you'd figure that out.

[k-lea]

for fucks sake.

[snowblazin]

LMFAO @ Slug! God damn people, he's just busting balls... Kyle, don't even bother trying to explain the shit anymore. I guess we're all just a bunch off assholes w/ no sense of humor here in NE. (poke)

[SpicyMchaggis]

for fucks sake.

http://www.msprotege.com:8080/smilies/jerkit.gif

[k-lea]

kyle, don't make me slap j00. i shall go to FL just to do it.





..and have my way with you.

[sanblaster]

LMFAO @ Slug! God damn people, he's just busting balls... Kyle, don't even bother trying to explain the shit anymore. I guess we're all just a bunch off assholes w/ no sense of humor here in NE. (poke)

I hate New England.

[justanotheradikt]

shut the fuck up you queen.

talk about taking shit way too seriously. Jesus christ, go drown yourself.


Not very smart? You can't even spell humor right. So your opinion matters? It's been generally decided it should be held in tennessee. We all are aware of this. Slug was poking fun at the general asshatery of this forum and the people that take things way too seriously. Maybe if you and the rest of you girls pulled your head out of your asses and relaxed you'd figure that out.

can't spell humor right? wtf are you talking about? didnt you spell it the same way?

and the more i hear from you NE kiddos the more i dislike you guys....making yourself look like asses all the time....if he was joking he was joking, but i think he is able to tell us that himself...does not need his assbuddy to speak for him. and comments telling me to drown myself and calling us girls who had our heads in our ass...yea thats really helping everyone not see you as an asshole.

[sanblaster]

I hate New England, I hate people who drown themselves, and I hate girls who have their heads in their ass.

[SpicyMchaggis]

can't spell humor right? wtf are you talking about? didnt you spell it the same way?

and the more i hear from you NE kiddos the more i dislike you guys....making yourself look like asses all the time....if he was joking he was joking, but i think he is able to tell us that himself...does not need his assbuddy to speak for him. and comments telling me to drown myself and calling us girls who had our heads in our ass...yea thats really helping everyone not see you as an asshole.

Nice try on the edit. You spelled humor "humar" I got a laugh out of it. You need to get the sand out of your vagina and lighten up. Chris won't come on here and say "oh I'm sorry I was joking" because he, like myself, feels no need to apologize to bunch of of whiney pissants like yourselves. I was here before you and I'm sure I'll be here after your gone. Trust me, everyone already knows I'm an asshole. You going to fall further down the ladder and resort to e-thug tactics now? Get over it. This is why we have great NEPOC meets, because everyone is chill and knows how to have a good time. Not bitch about petty crap and cry about it.

By the way, the only "kiddo" here is you tough guy.

[SpicyMchaggis]

kyle, don't make me slap j00. i shall go to FL just to do it.





..and have my way with you.

bring it on

[SpicyMchaggis]

I hate New England, I hate people who drown themselves, and I hate girls who have their heads in their ass.

Hey man, we like to have a good time and we do. Everyone is laid back and knows how joke around. You think any of us from NEPOC take this forum banter seriously? Good lord man.

[sanblaster]

Hey man, we like to have a good time and we do. Everyone is laid back and knows how joke around. You think any of us from NEPOC take this forum banter seriously? Good lord man.

It is all in fun my friend. :) And no, I am sure you guys don't take this forum banter seriously. Did I say I don't like New England? (deadhorse

[justanotheradikt]

nice try spicy....look at the edit times dumbfuck...i edited 2 min after i posted....to put in your quote. and me with the e-thug? if it makes you feel better about yourself to degrade me over the internet then go for it, calling me pissant and a girl and whatnot...cause in the end, im not the arrogant asshole who thinks hes better than anyone just because he has been here longer.

[vindication]

ohh, we should start a list of what to bring. I'll bring the boxing gloves(fight)

[justanotheradikt]

haha...sounds like it could be some fun

[sanblaster]

ohh, we should start a list of what to bring. I'll bring the boxing gloves(fight)

I will bring the swords or s-words. (enguard)

[slug420]

http://www.msprotege.com/members/slug420/yellowbelliedsapsucker.jpg

[SpicyMchaggis]

nice try spicy....look at the edit times dumbfuck...i edited 2 min after i posted....to put in your quote. and me with the e-thug? if it makes you feel better about yourself to degrade me over the internet then go for it, calling me pissant and a girl and whatnot...cause in the end, im not the arrogant asshole who thinks hes better than anyone just because he has been here longer.

haha you are such a chode. y notz calls udders out on der intellllegieence?

are you seriously blind?

i saw no form of joking....or the cynical ne humor...he just kept insiting that the meet be held in cape cod....and by you calling us all morons b/c he said that? and people were confused about things and still he was like shut up its already be decided who cares where you want it. not very smart. starting to think its not humar with you...just being an asshat

[SpicyMchaggis]

ohh, we should start a list of what to bring. I'll bring the boxing gloves(fight)

That would be interesting to see, it'd be like fighting my little brother.

[snowblazin]

I will bring the swords or s-words. (enguard)
Sabre! It began with a bloody "S"!

[JOS3]

alright, everyone stfu.

back on topic

maybe we should make a list of people coming or something (dunno)

[MazKid]

How can we make a list of people coming if we don't know where it's going to be? I'll be there if it's within like 100 miles of St. Louis.

[MP3Architect]

those who are dedicated will be there. ill be there if its in america. period.

[justanotheradikt]

haha! as long as its not a 24hr drive ill be there....

[Hughes412]

those who are dedicated will be there. ill be there if its in america. period.


Depending on when, I'll be following you up there. We could get a convoy going.

[justanotheradikt]

and depending on where it is....i may be able to meet up with you guys....i could just got north through LA and meet in shreveport or in arkansas somewhere?

[MP3Architect]

Depending on when, I'll be following you up there. We could get a convoy going.
hell yeah. could you imagine that convoy? start in San Antonio/Austin/Houston. Meet up in Dallas. 50 proteges leaving and collecting others as we go along. By the time we get to the east side we have close to 100 proteges in a convoy. That would be absolutely amazing. We would OWN the road. can't wait.

[sanblaster]

hell yeah. could you imagine that convoy? start in San Antonio/Austin/Houston. Meet up in Dallas. 50 proteges leaving and collecting others as we go along. By the time we get to the east side we have close to 100 proteges in a convoy. That would be absolutely amazing. We would OWN the road. can't wait.

100 proteges will make many motorists nervous. I think you guys will come second to owning the road to these guys. (five-0)

[MP3Architect]

100 proteges will make many motorists nervous. I think you guys will come second to owning the road to these guys. (five-0)
true but would be tons of fun seeing all the locals google over all the cars.

[Hughes412]

true but would be tons of fun seeing all the locals google over all the cars.


Man that would be bad ass. I already set aside money! Now we just need a date and a place. lol

[sickpro5]

hey yall...just dont 4get to pick me up....and the rest of the few in kansas city...

[NRRfrogmanP5]

yeah but stl. is a nice place in the center of the country i been tehre for a national jbody meet and i know a hotel that would definatly kick ass and have awsome arrangements for people to hang out and meet

[Hughes412]

yeah but stl. is a nice place in the center of the country i been tehre for a national jbody meet and i know a hotel that would definatly kick ass and have awsome arrangements for people to hang out and meet


Whats STL? I'm a little slow some times.

[peepsalot]

st louis

[NRRfrogmanP5]

st. louis

[Boston5761]

what ever the leading vote is i think it should take place there

[NRRfrogmanP5]

well thats just cause the most people from that state voted...like if everyone in tex voted...would u go there. ........and just cause tn is leaving in votes lol i think thats why u said it (thumb)

[sickpro5]

Does anybody actually live in tennesse or has been there to know of a good spot...how are we all gonna drive up there with no actual place to go...or do we just plan on taking over a rest area...

[peepsalot]

yeah wherever the meet location is decided, we'll definitely need some locals to coordinate part of it, but I don't think that will be too much of a problem with all the members we have here.

[NRRfrogmanP5]

the hotel i know of has a kick ass place to hold a meet**nudgenudge**

[Vampyre]

i would be willing to drive to tenn i was born there and havent been back in 7 years

[bazooka joe]

Nice try on the edit. You spelled humor "humar" I got a laugh out of it. You need to get the sand out of your vagina and lighten up. Chris won't come on here and say "oh I'm sorry I was joking" because he, like myself, feels no need to apologize to bunch of of whiney pissants like yourselves. I was here before you and I'm sure I'll be here after your gone. Trust me, everyone already knows I'm an asshole. You going to fall further down the ladder and resort to e-thug tactics now? Get over it. This is why we have great NEPOC meets, because everyone is chill and knows how to have a good time. Not bitch about petty crap and cry about it.

By the way, the only "kiddo" here is you tough guy.

kyle your no asshole, just an asshat!! i hate NE too, fricken cold man!!!!

[JOS3]

how about clarksville, TN?

i passed through there a few times on my trips to and from FL. its right on the highway and there was a ton of hotels, restaurants, etc. and it didnt seem to be overly crowded. it seemed like a nice place.

[MP3Architect]

well thats just cause the most people from that state voted...like if everyone in tex voted...would u go there. ........and just cause tn is leaving in votes lol i think thats why u said it (thumb)
actually your just thinking that. this isn't a im better than you are thread so it will be in my state. im from texas and voted for tenn. in fact the following are also from texas and voted for tenn. CitizenPro, InFeXIoN, mx3ownzj00. i just feel thats the best centralized location. but id be down for anything withing that several state area.

[cable43]

i'm going to nashville on Wed. i'll check it out
see what's going down
get the skinny
etc.

[Boston5761]

well thats just cause the most people from that state voted...like if everyone in tex voted...would u go there. ........and just cause tn is leaving in votes lol i think thats why u said it (thumb)

just here for school...im actually from georgia. i voted georgia, im saying what ever state is voted then have it there! this is a mazda meet and a mazda forum, so let the people pick were its at, whether it be tenn, ga, texas, or alaska.

[Protege2K]

Tennessee, Tail of the Dragon, nuff said.

[sickpro5]

yea i pick alaska or hawaii...we could rent like 8 ferry boats and load up all of our cars...that would be fun...better yet why not just go to the motherland..and head for japan.. (hah)

[k-lea]

i don't know this whole dragon thing..

..-googles-

[k-lea]

ooooooooooh. nice windy road. HOTMIATAWILLOWNYOUALL.

http://www.rhiannondaugherty.com/images/TODmap.jpg

[k-lea]

wait..nc..north carolina.




i fucking lose.

[k-lea]

wait god damnit. i am right..eph you all.

[peepsalot]

the googles, they do nothing!

[k-lea]

is that still wrong?

[k-lea]

i give up.

/life

[sanblaster]

is that still wrong?

:)

[k-lea]

..well, that didn't answer my question.

[sanblaster]

..well, that didn't answer my question.

Your answer = (notcool)

[k-lea]

pfft. go bake yourself in a oven.

let's hit that road up.

NOW. tell me the real answer.

[sanblaster]

pfft. go bake yourself in a oven.

let's hit that road up.

NOW. tell me the real answer.

I think it starts in NC and goes through Ten I C I am just as confused as you. :confused: (scratch)

[k-lea]

then i was right.

damnit, you jew.

[Protege2K]

It is right on the border for the most part.

[peepsalot]

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7702/todmap4hl.jpg

[k-lea]

ok?

[sanblaster]

^^That's what I said and saw after Kristin had it right the first time. Thanks anyways peeps.

[Super Mario]

hey hey, lets not fight about this guys. i hear dexter got put in his place...he told me to post that he will definetly be there for a meet anywhere, but TN seems the most fair.

[icespeed]

HWY 129 (tail of dragon) = BAD!!!!

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121855


We don't need to lose any more cars there. Even experienced drivers are intimidated by that road. (especially at night)

[Protege2K]

HWY 129 (tail of dragon) = BAD!!!!

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121855


We don't need to lose any more cars there. Even experienced drivers are intimidated by that road. (especially at night)
Well this time maybe nobody unexperienced will drive it at night while its wet. It's just a road, thousands of people drive it everyday going to work.

[MP3Architect]

HWY 129 (tail of dragon) = BAD!!!!

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121855


We don't need to lose any more cars there. Even experienced drivers are intimidated by that road. (especially at night)
all the more reason to take it! Im psyched! It looks like the perfect mazda road. zoom zoom zoom

[MazKid]

My dad rode his Kawasaki ZRX 1100 on that a few years back, and he said he was pushing it at 30mph through there, and we're in cars, that handle a lot worse...either somone will die or it'll be the slowest drive ever, and take like an hour to get through.

[Protege2K]

You don't really ever leave 2nd gear, if you are then you are pushing it too hard through most areas. Just remember, this isn't a race-track, just one of the biggest stretches of backroad you will ever see. Gorgeous scenery too, lots of good photo spots.

[k-lea]

i wanna do it.

IWUNNAHDIE!@#^

[Protege2K]

The best is when someone was being a prick and drifting on the roads. He then proceded to drift off the side of a mountain. It was great.

[k-lea]

ok.

that's something i'd do. i've drifted into a ditch before, now off a mountain..i derno about that.

[MP3Architect]

The best is when someone was being a prick and drifting on the roads. He then proceded to drift off the side of a mountain. It was great.
and you saw this? awesome! i totally want to do this. not for a 60 mph lets see who can go the fastest but just for some nice curves to play with.

[Protege2K]

and you saw this? awesome! i totally want to do this. not for a 60 mph lets see who can go the fastest but just for some nice curves to play with.
I didn't get to see it personally, but there were plenty of pictures and descriptions of the accident. The guy survived but his car was trashed, serves him right for endangering everyone else.

[slug420]

go alabama!

[MP3Architect]

go alabama!
good luck with that.


come on guys if this is gonna happen we'll need more than 64 votes to make the decision. landslide or not i think we need to let this thing build to at least 125-150 votes before its settled. hell as of now the coolest group thread already has 139 voters.

[JOS3]

i cant vote since i am an italicized member. i would vote for TN though

[brealmp3]

i am voting tenn. because they always have several large car shows in pigeon forge, tenn every year. so they have plenty of hotels in that area and obviously some large area to hold a car show, so we could probably find somewhere to have a gathering. and it seems to be central for about everyone.

[sickpro5]

well since I have not seen any real hard dates said....I am going out on a limb here to propose the weekend of July 21st - 23rd....or the weekend after which is 28th - 30th....that way you still have spring and most of summer to put you lil last mods on b4 the meet..of course you want to look your best (thumb)

[Crazee D]

I would love to see this gathering.
Gas is so much that we will need someplace cheap to stay.

I do live on CAPE COD (it's quiet here), but I would sooner recommend Alaska..

"q nm,.2w4rthj,./ergthjk"---my daughter's 1st post!

[MP3Architect]

well since I have not seen any real hard dates said....I am going out on a limb here to propose the weekend of July 21st - 23rd....or the weekend after which is 28th - 30th....that way you still have spring and most of summer to put you lil last mods on b4 the meet..of course you want to look your best (thumb)
alright then. lets start a vote on dates that would be good for everyone.
VOTE HERE (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123617061)

[anarchistchiken]

I'm honestly pretty turned off by the idea just from reading this thread. I'd love to come, but if the people planning this cant keep a thread on topic, I sincerely doubt they'll be able to keep 100+ protege owners organized.

Somebody PM me if this is actually gonna happen and I'll come.

[POSEIDON]

I'm honestly pretty turned off by the idea just from reading this thread. I'd love to come, but if the people planning this cant keep a thread on topic, I sincerely doubt they'll be able to keep 100+ protege owners organized.

Somebody PM me if this is actually gonna happen and I'll come.

Don't hold your breath..

[Super Mario]

i am voting tenn. because they always have several large car shows in pigeon forge, tenn every year. so they have plenty of hotels in that area and obviously some large area to hold a car show, so we could probably find somewhere to have a gathering. and it seems to be central for about everyone.

ive been to pigeon forge, its nice there.

[MP3Architect]

if the people planning this cant keep a thread on topic, I sincerely doubt they'll be able to keep 100+ protege owners organized.

Somebody PM me if this is actually gonna happen and I'll come.
well who are the leaders? i sure as hell aint (such a texan word). i have too much to do in school to try an organize this. i just started the thead

[icespeed]

Is this still happening??

[Super Mario]

What if we appoint "heads" from each respective "area". then the heads can hammer it out on planning and such?

[iLisa]

we need to pick a location that has active group so they can plan it.. local active people are KEY to planning this for the out of towners. :)

[MP3Architect]

What if we appoint "heads" from each respective "area". then the heads can hammer it out on planning and such?
yes we do.

[Super Mario]

yes we do, what?

[MP3Architect]

appoint heads and such. so that we can get this thing rolling.

[slug420]

for step 1 I would have had a thread voting on groups of states rather than individual states. This setup is ridiculous since someone could vote for DC when they could just as easily like PA or MD or VA or NC, but they had to pick one so they just happened to pick DC IE: ME NH VT RI MA CT NY - NJ PA DE MD DC WV VA - IL IN OH KY TN - NC SC GA MS AL FL

Then another poll, if for example the new england ones won:
CT MA RI NY - ME NH VT
followed by an individual state poll.

I would also set up a website where you collect mazda forums user names along with e-mail addresses from those interested. Then you can be sure that people from california (maybe) arent voting and skewing the numbers. You will also have a list of those voting and participating so you can send out e-mails ot all of them each time a new thread pops up (which happens all the time)...IE each time you post a narrowed down poll, or if you just start a "new official" thread (how many times does that happen).

also when you pick "heads" I would make sure you have an odd number and only one person from each state or region or however you divide it up. (even though we need a large number of dedicated people central to where this will be held to organize it effectively they should still have only 1 rep in this group of main organizers) You can have many people helping to organize if you want but the main group should be as small as possible to eliminate confusion, and it will make deciding things easier "do we go to park a or b?"

but thats just me

[DeadGeneration]

Hi. I just saw this thread.

[gimpo2]

we need to pick a location that has active group so they can plan it.. local active people are KEY to planning this for the out of towners. :)

i agree. you know i hear dfw has a pretty active group ;)

[MP3Architect]

i agree. you know i hear dfw has a pretty active group ;)
us houston guys are starting to get it together. meeting up everyweek and recruiting more everytime!!!

[Pretzellogic]

for step 1 I would have had a thread voting on groups of states rather than individual states. This setup is ridiculous since someone could vote for DC when they could just as easily like PA or MD or VA or NC, but they had to pick one so they just happened to pick DC IE: ME NH VT RI MA CT NY - NJ PA DE MD DC WV VA - IL IN OH KY TN - NC SC GA MS AL FL

Then another poll, if for example the new england ones won:
CT MA RI NY - ME NH VT
followed by an individual state poll.

I would also set up a website where you collect mazda forums user names along with e-mail addresses from those interested. Then you can be sure that people from california (maybe) arent voting and skewing the numbers. You will also have a list of those voting and participating so you can send out e-mails ot all of them each time a new thread pops up (which happens all the time)...IE each time you post a narrowed down poll, or if you just start a "new official" thread (how many times does that happen).

also when you pick "heads" I would make sure you have an odd number and only one person from each state or region or however you divide it up. (even though we need a large number of dedicated people central to where this will be held to organize it effectively they should still have only 1 rep in this group of main organizers) You can have many people helping to organize if you want but the main group should be as small as possible to eliminate confusion, and it will make deciding things easier "do we go to park a or b?"

but thats just me
Chris, you're so smart.

[vxfilmer1000]

HAVE IT IN TENNESSEE!!!!


Damn, that would be great, but i would still be down to drive some hours for a big meet!!!!

[vxfilmer1000]

When do u guys think this meet might happen??

[rx7mazda]

Depending on what time of year it is, I should be going if it is in Tenn.

[NRRfrogmanP5]

so any word on where this is goin to be yet

[Perro del Sol]

TN, GA or even the MD/DC/NVA is ok by me. Ohio is pretty central to those areaa, no more than a 5-7 hour drive from Cleveland, with the exception of GA.

I have in laws in TN, near the Tri-Cities, lots of state and national parks in the area. Also, have a sister in law in Savannah, so were pretty cool with any area the majority chooses.

Lets just get it done and show some unity!

[DeadGeneration]

Well, going by the poll, tenn wins. I think a final decision should be made in January though.

[iLisa]

I sure hope there are some active people in Tenn that can plan this for us out of towners. :)

[slug420]

for step 1 I would have had a thread voting on groups of states rather than individual states. This setup is ridiculous since someone could vote for DC when they could just as easily like PA or MD or VA or NC, but they had to pick one so they just happened to pick DC IE: ME NH VT RI MA CT NY - NJ PA DE MD DC WV VA - IL IN OH KY TN - NC SC GA MS AL FL

Then another poll, if for example the new england ones won:
CT MA RI NY - ME NH VT
followed by an individual state poll.

I would also set up a website where you collect mazda forums user names along with e-mail addresses from those interested. Then you can be sure that people from california (maybe) arent voting and skewing the numbers. You will also have a list of those voting and participating so you can send out e-mails ot all of them each time a new thread pops up (which happens all the time)...IE each time you post a narrowed down poll, or if you just start a "new official" thread (how many times does that happen).

also when you pick "heads" I would make sure you have an odd number and only one person from each state or region or however you divide it up. (even though we need a large number of dedicated people central to where this will be held to organize it effectively they should still have only 1 rep in this group of main organizers) You can have many people helping to organize if you want but the main group should be as small as possible to eliminate confusion, and it will make deciding things easier "do we go to park a or b?"

but thats just me

(poke)

[NRRfrogmanP5]

iudont car ewwher it is uill drinkve anywhereelll.,..happey new years ...i been ddrinkin a lil sorry for the speellingass.,

[YellowMP5]

just noticed this. it should be held in/around atlanta, georgia during the NOPI weekend since many people will be allready headed that way.

it could also be held in west north carolina (robbinsvile on tennessee border ) and that way people will be close to atlanta for nopi and they will get a chance to experience tail of the dragon.

does tennesee even have a mazda club? no point in holding it there if they don't have one.

[Boston5761]

just noticed this. it should be held in/around atlanta, georgia during the NOPI weekend since many people will be allready headed that way.

it could also be held in west north carolina (robbinsvile on tennessee border ) and that way people will be close to atlanta for nopi and they will get a chance to experience tail of the dragon.

does tennesee even have a mazda club? no point in holding it there if they don't have one.

good idea..but the only thing is that nopi's in sept. and thats a long ass time to wait!

[YellowMP5]

but its the best opportunity to have it since many people will be heading that way. if you hold the meet sooner, some people might not come since not everybody can make a long trip twice a year. i can certainly guarantee you that none of the people from in intense from south florida will show up for it unless its during nopi weekend. its just impossible to have to get time off work/school, put the money together and make the trip twice a few months apart.

[vxfilmer1000]

Have it in Tennesse at the Dragon (Tail of the Dragon)........... i only live like 15 mins from there (thumb)

[Bradleyac]

GEORGIA, georgia, georgia georgia, we on the grind all the time it ain nothing on my mind but GEORGIA

[Perro del Sol]

GEORGIA, georgia, georgia georgia, we on the grind all the time it ain nothing on my mind but GEORGIA

Jekyll Island or St. Simons would do me right! Spent a week there last summer.

[YellowMP5]

there is really no difference between georgia (atlanta) and tail of the dragon (tennessee/west north carolina

[DeadGeneration]

Who is leading this thing anyway... lol? I think tenn wins

[justanotheradikt]

GEORGIA, georgia, georgia georgia, we on the grind all the time it ain nothing on my mind but GEORGIA

arnt you from LA?

[Bradleyac]

yeah, but we aren't on the list

[Boston5761]

10-a-key for teh win

[lasermp5]

Have it in Tennesse at the Dragon (Tail of the Dragon)........... i only live like 15 mins from there (thumb)

I vote for this! I want to drive the dragon this year anyways...

[iLisa]

the place should be decided on soon.. that way plans can start being made. :)

[Perro del Sol]

the place should be decided on soon.. that way plans can start being made. :)
Agreed, if the poll is any indication, then it should be Tennesee! As it has the majority of the votes.

[iLisa]

then hopefully there is a big group in Tenn that can/will plan it for us out-of-towners.

[justanotheradikt]

def....

i want this thing to happen

[bazooka joe]

the place should be decided on soon.. that way plans can start being made. :)

i agree with lisa too! we're never going to have a place that everyone will be happy with, but if decide on one soon we'll have the best chance of a good turnout because people can start planning now! i wann do this, but have all sorts of stuff coming up this spring and summer so plugging in this date now for me would be great!! i'd love to do the dragon!! i've go places to stay on the ride down so this is real doable for me!! but who really cares about me (sad1)

[iLisa]

but who really cares about me (sad1)
I do.. :)

[TheBryGuy]

Well this trip is going to put some miles on the car.

EDIT: The Texas crowd could drive north through Waco, Dallas etc. and pick up people along the way so we'd all drive together. Interest anyone?

[Perro del Sol]

I do.. :)

Lisakay, just take this over and run with it, if you need any help,let me know and I will do what I can for you. I have a few connections in TN, sister in law lives in the Tri-Cities area, Bristol, Johnson City and Kingsport.

I also have a friend who is in charge of group sales for Travelodge/Days Inn motel chains. So I am at your disposal, just PM me or e-mail me!

Marlon

[slug420]

for step 1 I would have had a thread voting on groups of states rather than individual states. This setup is ridiculous since someone could vote for DC when they could just as easily like PA or MD or VA or NC, but they had to pick one so they just happened to pick DC IE: ME NH VT RI MA CT NY - NJ PA DE MD DC WV VA - IL IN OH KY TN - NC SC GA MS AL FL

Then another poll, if for example the new england ones won:
CT MA RI NY - ME NH VT
followed by an individual state poll.

I would also set up a website where you collect mazda forums user names along with e-mail addresses from those interested. Then you can be sure that people from california (maybe) arent voting and skewing the numbers. You will also have a list of those voting and participating so you can send out e-mails ot all of them each time a new thread pops up (which happens all the time)...IE each time you post a narrowed down poll, or if you just start a "new official" thread (how many times does that happen).

also when you pick "heads" I would make sure you have an odd number and only one person from each state or region or however you divide it up. (even though we need a large number of dedicated people central to where this will be held to organize it effectively they should still have only 1 rep in this group of main organizers) You can have many people helping to organize if you want but the main group should be as small as possible to eliminate confusion, and it will make deciding things easier "do we go to park a or b?"

but thats just me


rabble rabble rabble

[iLisa]

Lisakay, just take this over and run with it, if you need any help,let me know and I will do what I can for you. I have a few connections in TN, sister in law lives in the Tri-Cities area, Bristol, Johnson City and Kingsport.

I also have a friend who is in charge of group sales for Travelodge/Days Inn motel chains. So I am at your disposal, just PM me or e-mail me!

Marlon
I'm not in the Tenn area.. so if it is held there, I would have problems making the arrangements.

[bazooka joe]

I do.. :)

haha...thanks! i've got one cares!!(thumb)

[icespeed]

So, can I go out on a limb here and say that it's going to be Tennessee??? If so, the next step should be deciding what greater area (what city) we should have it at. I just looked at a map of Tennessee. There are a few cities to consider... Memphis is way southwest, more along the idea of a "central" national meet. Nashville is the capital and we could listen to country music there. Knoxville... don't know much about that. Chattanooga is always a fun place to do 90mph in the mountains... uh I mean...nevermind. Bristol has a speedway, maybe we could host the meet there... it's in the northeast corner of Tenn. There's also Athens, which, if my memory serves me correctly, is close to the Tail of the Dragon.

[Boston5761]

nashville no bien....no where to have the meet here. chatt. would be cool or bristol but remember theres no mazda groups here in tenn which sucks!

[icespeed]

we'll just have to take over....

"Take-Over Tennessee '06"

[Boston5761]

im thinking bristol should be the location

[Perro del Sol]

Bristol is cool with me, it is only 6 hours from Cleveland. So I am down with that.

[Boston5761]

bristol has the drag strip at the speedway too...so that could be something to look into. think a few days of everyone getting to blow up there beloved mazdas together. zoom zoom boom??

[YellowMP5]

Bristol is cool with me, it is only 6 hours from Cleveland. So I am down with that.

and its probably a 12-15 hour drive for us.

[anarchistchiken]

Hey, I got an idea. How about we lock this thread and start a new one that isn't completely jumbled and fucked up.

[Perro del Sol]

bristol has the drag strip at the speedway too...so that could be something to look into. think a few days of everyone getting to blow up there beloved mazdas together. zoom zoom boom??

We could meet at Roan Mountain State Park in Bristol as a starting point and proceed from there. Here is the web site for the park.

http://www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/parks/RoanMtn/

[YellowMP5]

or we could meet closer to the dragon so those of us coming from down south don't have to drive up then down again.

[rx7mazda]

That sounds like allof of fun. I definately want to drive the Tail of the Dragon. If that's what we plan on doing, I will make a huge effort to get my RX-7 running right before the trip. I the Tail of the Dragon website that has plenty of information about it.

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps.html

[haze20]

That sounds like allof of fun. I definately want to drive the Tail of the Dragon. If that's what we plan on doing, I will make a huge effort to get my RX-7 running right before the trip. I the Tail of the Dragon website that has plenty of information about it.

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps.html

They hold bike rallys and car club meets there so it might work.

[D-rock240]

A friend from work went with his Harley group and a couple thousand bikers met there. He said that portions of the road were blocked off for a couple of hours so only the Harleys could ride on it. That would be cool to look into.

[YellowMP5]

more pics here http://www.ipmcsfl.com/gallery.html
there are two albums with the dragon, "Nopi nationals 2004" and "Nopi nationals 2005"

[vxfilmer1000]

OOOOO MAN Please have it at the Dragon like i said before i only live like 15 mins from the dragon!!!!!!!

Yes, they have alot of car/bike meets up there and once u go threw the whole dragon they have a lil rest area with a resturant(SP?) and a gift shop and such.

[keleko]

there's no way to have a NATIONAL meet this year, i think it may already be too late to start planning this, especialy w/o Mazda's corporate help

that, and there needs to be a particular date set as well, prefereably before the location
i'm already planning to go to texas this summer for another forum meet

[anarchistchiken]

Yup way too late to plan one now. We shoul start for next year, maybe with a new thread not littered with off topic and bullshit posts.

[YellowMP5]

why is it too late? dozens of mazdas come to nopi in atlanta from all over so set that event as the official meet. i know i am not going to drive to tennessee for the meet and then few months later to atlanta. by having the meet the same week as nopi saves people from driving too far too often and also provides for a better opportunity for people all over to come together since some allready will be going to nopi.

i think we decided on tennesse but atlanta is close by so it can still be the same weekend. we need to reserve the nopi date in september and someone needs to call mazda and notify then and try to get some help out of them.

[Rumpleforeskin]

do you have any idea how hard it will be to get a hotel room the week of nopi? try impossible.


If the meet is to be held in TN I say we all camp out at some big park. It's worked well in the past.

[YellowMP5]

I have planned nopi trip for my club for the past 4 years. yes, i think i know. that is why you reserve it NOW if you are planning to go there in september.

[Boston5761]

(mswerd)

[rx7mazda]

This sucks. Next year it is I guess. How do you even go about contacting Mazda for an event?

[Perro del Sol]

This sucks. Next year it is I guess. How do you even go about contacting Mazda for an event?

I can help you guys out, once you have a date and place in mind. I planned a meet for some members of our 6 club @ Mid-Ohio and Mazda Corporate is helping us out.

I started the Mid-Ohio meet 6 months ago and got Tri-Point, Protomotive and Tindol Motorsports involved, once they were on board, Mazda Corporate got involved. Here is an e-mail from Jim Jordan of Protomotive:



Sounds great, and there may be some ticket programs available through Mazda if you have not bought tickets yet. I know there is some discussions about Mazda hosting owner clubs at these events, so I forwarded your email to the guy at Mazda who is organizing these events. I hope this is OK.



Thanks again, and I look forward to meeting you at Mid Ohio.



Jim


All someone has to do is organize the event and I can see what I can do to Mazda involved.

[MP3Architect]

yeah i was going to try to be one of the key peeps in organizing this thing but ive been out of the country lately and i found out in nov/dec for sure that ill be out of the country the entire summer. so it would be pointelss for me to try to organize something that ill have no chance in attending.

[Perro del Sol]

Well, hopefully someone will have them time to organize it. Once we have the vitals, I will help with Mazda Corporate. Hopefully, we can become like the Miata's/RX's clubs across the country.

[Kansei]

*subscribes*

[Boston5761]

im for having it the same weekend as nopi!!! makes perfect sense...

[ONRAILS]

Its 2006!!!! Whoohooo!


We still doing this?

[anarchistchiken]

Dude, no, that's been established.

[ONRAILS]

Really... damn, that sucks.




Dude, no, that's been established.

[anarchistchiken]

Yup, people really need to start plans for the 07 meet...

[iLisa]

Its 2006!!!! Whoohooo!


We still doing this?
i'm sure if someone steps up to plan it.. people will do their best to make it :D

[justanotheradikt]

i wanna go!!! not sure if ill still have the mazda in 07....we need to plan an 06 on....id help but i can in no way be the leader

[peepsalot]

Dude, no, that's been established.Well, WTF happened? cliff's notes?

[MP3Architect]

Well, WTF happened? cliff's notes?
its not as if it CANT happen. it just takes someone to organize it. So if someone would step up to the plate and make it happen there can still be a meet.

[Perro del Sol]

There is still plenty of time to plan a meet, it is only February! It just takes someone to set a date, time and place. The poll states that everyone chose TN and I know that there is interest in Deal's Gap ( Tail of the Dragon ), we'll Mazda Corporate backed up the Miata clubs when they had a meet there.

So, I know they'll do it for us, once it is organized. They have lodging in the area, just get a hold of someone in group sales and get a price for rooms. Again, I would do it, but I have a meet that I am working on for my Mazda 6 club, so I have very little time to work on a second large scale meet.

If someone takes ownership of this, I can assist with Mazda and some of the smaller detail/duties of this meet. Hopefully, someone can take the bull by the horn and get this done, as the longer it takes, the less people will show as other meets are being planned!

[Perro del Sol]

There is still plenty of time to plan a meet, it is only February! It just takes someone to set a date, time and place. The poll states that everyone chose TN and I know that there is interest in Deal's Gap ( Tail of the Dragon ), we'll Mazda Corporate backed up the Miata clubs when they had a meet there.

So, I know they'll do it for us, once it is organized. They have lodging in the area, just get a hold of someone in group sales and get a price for rooms. Again, I would do it, but I have a meet that I am working on for my Mazda 6 club, so I have very little time to work on a second large scale meet.

If someone takes ownership of this, I can assist with Mazda and some of the smaller detail/duties of this meet. Hopefully, someone can take the bull by the horn and get this done, as the longer it takes, the less people will show as other meets are being planned!

If you guys want, you can participate in the Mid-Ohio meet, May 19-21. We have people coming from Toronto, OH, PA, IL, IN, KY, MI, NY/NJ, MD, VA...

We get to meet with Tri-point team, Tindol Motorsports and Protomotive Mazda 6 teams.


check this out: Here is a link to this future meet.

http://www.coast2coast6.com/?action=meets


You can show off your Mazda6, modded or not or any Mazda you may own. In addition, come cheer on your favorite Mazda 6 team in the Speed World Challenge, Tri-Point, Tindol Motorsports & Protmotive Motorsports.

All members will be able to meet and greet the owners, drivers, engineers and the crews of these teams, this will be exclusive to the members of our clubs. Here is an e-mail from Chris Tindol, owner of Tindol Motorsports, extending an invitation to see their operation in Charlotte, NC


Marlon,

This sounds like a Great idea!! We are located in N.C. Right out of Charlotte. If any members would like a 1st hand look at our shop plus our cars please call. Right now we are working on some handleing issues with our cars. All the cars are at the shop.(5) We will be testing in a few weeks in virginia,sebring,and a few other places getting ready for the 2006 season. If we can help in any way don't be shy, ask us!! Keep in touch.

chris

704-913-7982 anytime


Also, Mazda Corporate may end buying tickets for Mazda owners, normally the cost would be $90 for 3 days. We have over 75 Mazda 6's attending, I don't know how many Protege owners, RX owners, Miata owners and other various models of other owners will be atending.

So if the National meet is not happening, you are more than welcome to attend this one.

[Wizno]

This would be amazing! I would drop everything to go to this, except school lol.
This is being put in my favorites.

[Hughes412]

I think we should all hook up with this guy.

[daonly1around]

bump*
anyone interested in atleast trying to get a eastcoast/northeast meet, say DC maryland PA area, or even skyline drive? MEC guys have any interest in this? I dont know how much i could help as far as setting it up since im in central va, but just tossing out the idea. I know there is cheap lodging and readly avaliable lodging around skyline drive.
just my 2 cents

[slug420]

yea lets do it. I nominate cape cod like i did on the first 2 pages. I think it is pretty central when you think about it

[Donny]

I'd love to go to a NE/EC meet, perhaps try the MTMA website. I know Jersey_EMT has two events set up already.

[daonly1around]

good, atleast there is still interest. I think it would be sweet if we could get something at MIR, (maryland internationl raceway) but i would assume they are packed for the rest of the summer. but anywhere is cool with me, i think we need to start another thread for this, think i might start one tonight or tomorrow

[ONRAILS]

"If you build it, they will come". I'll definately go to an East Coast meet.

Make it happen!

[bazooka joe]

yea lets do it. I nominate cape cod like i did on the first 2 pages. I think it is pretty central when you think about it

(deadhorse

[hellbillypro5]

im there where ever it may be

[yashart_mp3]

They have lodging in the area, just get a hold of someone in group sales and get a price for rooms...

My mother works for Starwood Hotels ( Sheraton, 4-Points, W, Westin, St. Regis, etc.) I can give her a call sometime this week and see if she can get get a us a good price. (somewhere between 30-70 for the night!!! :))

[Boston5761]

there's already a meet possibly happening july'ish in Daytona.... maybe it could be there.

[Boston5761]

wtf....i just noticed florida isnt a option...

[icespeed]

We figured that people from oregon would not want to drive to florida, but what the hey, I'll post it here anyways :)

We are having a HUGE meet in Tampa on July 22nd. We had a meet in January in Melbourne and a 100 cars showed up (mostly mazdas). Here is the link for the new meet...

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123624218

Curious about the last meet?

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123619524

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123622841



All are welcome to come meet up with us in Tampa on July 22nd (figured I'd throw that in there again:)).

[Boston5761]

why not make the nat. meet then....already one set for that weekend.

[icespeed]

By all means!!!!!!! Everyone is welcome. We pretty much have everything set up for it as well!!!!!!

If you guys/gals want to make this the nat. meet, all you need to do is come on down!!!!! (and ofcourse we'll have to coordinate food, hotels, etc, etc)

[POSEIDON]

That'd be interesting if you turned the tampa meet into the national meet. I like the idea of me not driving far.

[RaiderMP5]

holy crap, this our state meet is gonna be huge!

[Scott]

Maybe I'll have to reconsider and go to this if it looks like it's gonna be big.

[ghost]

Maybe I'll have to reconsider and go to this if it looks like it's gonna be big.

Lemme know whats up. (cheers)

[daonly1around]

who wants to caravan from VA? or anyone driving down from further north want join up somewhere?

[Boston5761]

everyone vote for tampa.... florida for teh winnar!!

[Kansei]

who wants to caravan from VA? or anyone driving down from further north want join up somewhere?

I'll consider it. I'd be coming from either Rochester, NY or Connecticut.. either way it's like a 24 hour drive to Florida (at least where I've driven to in Florida.. middle area Innverness etc).

I'd definitely MUCH rather see a National meet in like Virginia or TN or something. That way the IL people, the MEC people, the MTMA people, the NEPOC people, and hell if people from DFW or Houston wanna drive up.. plus the CME people and the Florida people of course.. that's a lot of people.

[icespeed]

I'll consider it. I'd be coming from either Rochester, NY or Connecticut.. either way it's like a 24 hour drive to Florida (at least where I've driven to in Florida.. middle area Innverness etc).

I'd definitely MUCH rather see a National meet in like Virginia or TN or something. That way the IL people, the MEC people, the MTMA people, the NEPOC people, and hell if people from DFW or Houston wanna drive up.. plus the CME people and the Florida people of course.. that's a lot of people.


24 hours??? BAH I say!!!! it's only 1300 miles.... I did the same distance in 16 hours when I drove to Chi-town 'few years back from Miami (Coral Springs for those who know South Florida) That's like three hours more than the drive from Tampa, FL to Chi-town.

/waves hand "You want to go to this meet." "These ARE the people you're looking for." "We'll see you on July 22nd."


Links:

Master List Thread:
http://www.msprotege.com/vbb230/showthread.php?t=123626691

Meet Discussion Thread:
http://www.msprotege.com/vbb230/showthread.php?p=2307140#post2307140

[zentrandi]

Im in H-town in texas and im in a bind on where i would like it to be. Plus I'd be embarassed to show how slow my car is =(

On the other hand i DO want to see all the fast protege's out there =)

[slug420]

how about if everyone comes up to rangeley maine. its a happening town and its pretty central for the whole country

[cable43]

I'm in for just about anywhere.

i'll caravan w/ you NEPOC freaks

a MEC MTMA NEPOC caravan would be sick (and probably dangerous)

[hellbillypro5]

is there anyone from nc thats going to be there?

[Kansei]

I'm in for just about anywhere.

i'll caravan w/ you NEPOC freaks

a MEC MTMA NEPOC caravan would be sick (and probably dangerous)

probably? ha. Anyone remember the caravan to the NJ meet in 04?

I guess if I'm driving down to Tampa I'll have to stop by and visit (and stay with) my grandparents since they like about an hour from there.

[Boston5761]

this Tampa thing makes the most sense....

1. Already a scheduled meet

2. Great location

3. In Florida....which means beaches

4. Plenty to do

5. Tons of hotels, unlike most tenn. areas especially gatlinburg/pigeon forge those are always booked up.

[slug420]

lol, no it doesnt

1. A parking lot as the destination as opposed to one of the nation's most popular driving roads.

2. Hardly a central location, the southeastern most state in the union which is actually a peninsula extending away from the mainland, and the destination is half way out on that peninsula no less.

3. July 22 in Tampa is hot as ballz.

4. Tail of the Dragon which had been discussed elsewhere is FAR more centrally located, and this would be more likely to draw larger numbers (assuming of course everyone from FL would be willing to drive the distances they are expecting everyone else to drive with the meet in Tampa)

5. Lets be real, scheduling a local meet isnt a big deal so the fact that this is already scheduled shouldnt make or break this thing.




im not saying im not still going to try to attend, but dont act like this is a good location or like it makes any sense to have it there.

[Kansei]

lol, no it doesnt
4. Tail of the Dragon which had been discussed elsewhere is FAR more centrally located, and this would be more likely to draw larger numbers (assuming of course everyone from FL would be willing to drive the distances they are expecting everyone else to drive with the meet in Tampa)


You mean assuming they are willing to drive less than half the distance they are expecting some people to drive... Like yeah it would be awesome if we made said "hey everyone come to Kent Falls CT we'll make that the national meet".. but then it would just be NEPOC and some MTMA people.. I'm willing to drive quite a bit to go to an Eastern U.S. meet.. but not to Florida. I mean I'll probably still end up doing it if we get a big caravan going but it'll suck. Plus if it's the 2nd half of July I'll be missing out on vacation time at Newfound Lake in NH which will add like 4 hours to the drive time each way. ugh.

[POSEIDON]

Assholes, it was a statewide meet to begin with. People started signing up from all over, so why not? No one is making ANY progress with the national meet so why the hell not. There are a lot of people coming and if it's too far for you, then don't come. Simple as that. Keep the negativity shit out of here though. By the way, a "national" meet at the dragon is a great idea! Where the fuck do you think you are going to put that many cars? Have you ever been there before? We'll be in jail in like 20 minutes. It's bad enough there with all the bikes.

[Boston5761]

I live in tenn. and where do you plan for lets say 150 people to stay near the dragon? yes theres hotels their but very limited compared to the florida area near a big city, and other than the mountain roads thats it....no beaches....no hot girls in bikinis (thumb) and its not that hot, yes its hot but its tolerable.

[POSEIDON]

I live in tenn. and where do you plan for lets say 150 people to stay near the dragon? yes theres hotels their but very limited compared to the florida area near a big city, and other than the mountain roads thats it....no beaches....no hot girls in bikinis (thumb) and its not that hot, yes its hot but its tolerable.

Thank you, people don't realize that not only is the dragon extremely dangerous for large groups of people, but there really isn't anywhere to stay

[Kansei]

Assholes, it was a statewide meet to begin with. People started signing up from all over, so why not? No one is making ANY progress with the national meet so why the hell not. There are a lot of people coming and if it's too far for you, then don't come. Simple as that. Keep the negativity shit out of here though. By the way, a "national" meet at the dragon is a great idea! Where the fuck do you think you are going to put that many cars? Have you ever been there before? We'll be in jail in like 20 minutes. It's bad enough there with all the bikes.

I'm not trying to rain on the parade of your Florida state meet. This is the 2006 National Meet thread. No, I've never been to Tail of the Dragon so I have no idea about lodging etc. We could always find a park and set up tents (or just sleep in cars ha).

I would really love to see a National (well eastern U.S. at least) meet actually happen this summer. I think it would be great for so many of the regulars on this forum to actually be in one place at the same time. Considering the scale of the 2004 NJ meet and that it was basically just MTMA and the NEPOC and MEC caravans, if we could push it a bit more south and west so that IL and maybe Texas people could make it that would be great.

I've never been in TN or that whole area really so I have no suggestions as to where it could be.

Again I'm sorry that you thought we were attacking the Florida meet.. I just don't want all this talk of the Florida meet to dissuade people from actually organizing a real national meet.

[POSEIDON]

This isn't a florida meet thread and we aren't just running in here and taking over the show, but I sure as hell don't see anyone doing jackshit about a national meet other than the florida crew. I've heard nothing but talk for like 3 years about it. The closest thing to 'national' meets were the MAP meets and the one jersey meet.

It's called iniatative, most of these forum members lack it.

[Boston5761]

Whether it's in Florida of not this has to be organized ASAP you people do realize its march and for something to happen plans need to be set in stone right away. The reason I'm saying Florida is because hell there's already a date, location set!! People have jobs, school, etc. and need adequate time to request off, make plans and all.

[icespeed]

The only reason I decided to list this as the "national meet" is because the florida statewide meet has people coming from.... the nation!!!!! What better is there to do in the summer, than to drive down with the kiddies (who by the way aren't in school :)) and hang with hundreds of mazdas an hour and a half from Disney World?

Everybody has been complaining about stepping up to get this National meet done. Fine I'm stepping up and grabbing it by the horns!!!!!!!!!! We have a date, we have a paradise location (for those who have only heard of FL and never been) We are coordinating caravans, we are coordinating food and hotels. I understand that people do not want to drive, or are afraid to drive or whatever, but why not make this your vacation + a national meet!!!!! For out of staters, there IS A WHOLE f@#LOAD TO DO IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. You all were so on the game for going when no place was decided. People would have still bitched about having it in Tenn or IL or NY or CT or anywhere!!!!! We (the coordinators) have already done most of the planning, all it requires is for you northerners to suck it up, be adventerous, jump in your car and friggin ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have driven from Chicago to Miami plenty of times.... It is a great drive!!!!! approx 1300 miles, the same distance to NYC and pretty darn close to the Middle of TX. It'll take 18hours, TOPS, from those areas to Tampa, FL

And, btw, the temps up north are higher in the summer than down here in FL. It's the humidity that'll kill you!!!! THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TEH BEACHES!!!!!!!