100 Car Fbody Cruise *POLL*

[NastyEllEssWon]

Ok so I have been making some calls and jumping through the channels to try to make this happen. At the moment were at a standstill. Time for a little bit of fact finding.



I need to find out how many people are willing to pay to play for an Atlantic City Expressway shutdown/traffic slowdown.

[sweetbmxrider]

what time of year are we talkin too? soon? end of summer? fall?

[NastyEllEssWon]

what time of year are we talkin too? soon? end of summer? fall?





well it would be nice to do this before the end of the summer :nod:
we just need some information. The more people that are willing to donate at least something will most likely lower the overall ''minimum donation'' amount to get the ball rolling.

[Zero4488]

Whats the overall price to shut it down? That will affect the amount of people we will need to get to a reasonable donation...I'd definately be interested if it was $20 or so a head....but any more than that count me out cause I can cruise down that strip all I want for a measley few tolls....

[NastyEllEssWon]

well do the math.....if we get 100 people...20 bucks a head will be 2000 raised for charity. im waiting for a call back from the organizers of the corvette toys for tots charity to see how much they raised and get some more info.



i will be going to different businesses and get in touch to see if any of them would like to donate towards the cause. maybe even get some dealers willing to bring some new camaros out for some publicity. who knows.


this is just a feeler to see if njfboa is willing to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to this event. :nod:

[sweetbmxrider]

ever see the a/c expressway toys for tots vette run? yeah.....

[NastyEllEssWon]

ever see the a/c expressway toys for tots vette run? yeah.....




correct. the toys for tots videos show people doing very high rates of speed, something you usually wont be able to do. especially 200 mph in an atomic orange c6 z06

[Jam]

$50 bucks is the most I would donate for such an event.

[//<86TA>\\]

I dont want to be a party pooper, but im sure it will take a lot more than a 2k donation to shut down the expressway just so you can dick around on it.

[Jam]

i think we can pull off $50 each person.

[NastyEllEssWon]

I dont want to be a party pooper, but im sure it will take a lot more than a 2k donation to shut down the expressway just so you can dick around on it.




this is the reason why im feeling the waters to see who would be willing to pay what for the event. dont forget that i am also canvassing businesses to see if we can get some support there as well.


at 50 a head...100 people...thats 5k...and i didnt say a ''shutdown''....the way it was explained to me is that its called a ''traffic slowdown.'' they stop traffic for a few minutes to let all the event cars get setup...hang out for a minute...then after about 10-15 minutes of letting the roadways clear they let us off down the road and resume traffic again once all the cars are through. :nod:




edit: Lets not forget this isnt being done for profit...its for charity, so all money raised would be worthwhile

[Jam]

lets not be in the doldrums and kick this idea to the bush because of a few dollars. WE CAN DO ITTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

[MyFirstZ]

im down . . . 50 $ for an epic event like this.

[BonzoHansen]

edit: Lets not forget this isnt being done for profit...its for charity, so all money raised would be worthwhile

First, on a personal level may I suggest Autism Speaks (http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=42922). Of course there are lots of other charities out there just as good, but with Genie's involvement maybe we can do more.

Second, I may not think highly of your technical skills or Camaro knowledge :wink:, but kudos for running with the ball on this. Very solid of you. Thank you very much. Really, no kidding on this.

:cheers:

[btownws6]

i might be willing to donate more but i just got my own place so i just gotta see my bills i will give w/e i can b/c i think it'd be fun

[Knipps]

I think I could swing $50 if my car was up & running (with the appropriate timing of course)

[Jersey Mike]

That's pretty far south... Any chance of getting the "Slow Down" more centralized? I'd be down to run & throw in 50, but I don't think I'd realistically drive a few hours south just to do so...

Didn't vote

[Knipps]

That's pretty far south... Any chance of getting the "Slow Down" more centralized? I'd be down to run & throw in 50, but I don't think I'd realistically drive a few hours south just to do so...

Didn't vote
this too.

[Formulalt1]

I would be willing to swing $50 but I think you will have a pretty hard time collecting 50 from 100 people. I would go with a $20 minimum required but a $50 requested donation.

[NastyEllEssWon]

The only problem with that is the AC expressway has been subjected to this type of request before and co-ordination of another area further north just doesnt seem feasible.


Since it has been used for the Toys for Tots run were already ahead of the game beings that the troopers in the area have run it before successfully and most of the paperwork can just pretty much be inked over from the same paperwork for the Corvette guys.



Not only that but do you really wanna try to do a top speed run (legally) down the turnpike or 295 or something...the AC expressway is pretty smooth and an awesome venue for this. not to mention traffic down south during the weekday is pretty smooth sailing. trying to slow down traffic anywhere in central nj would be murder.

[Zero4488]

I might have to put the street tires on and see what max speed on my little POS is...haha...$50 to break the law thats like getting pulled over for speeding and getting a seatbelt ticket.....

[Mike]

charity's are cool, top speed runs are cool, closed roads are cool and Atlantic city is cool, what the **** is the question?

[NastyEllEssWon]

charity's are cool, top speed runs are cool, closed roads are cool and Atlantic city is cool, what the **** is the question?




the question is do we have enough support

[btownws6]

charity's are cool, top speed runs are cool, closed roads are cool and Atlantic city is cool, what the **** is the question?

i'm with you:nod:

[CamaroJoe1987]

a bit too far of a drive for me, im at the NJ/NY border, if i was a lil closer, i would totally be in.

[Mike]

the question is do we have enough support

im willing to knock 50-100 off whatever i plan on gambling..... :)






provided i have enough notice to get off work

[Jersey Mike]

The only problem with that is the AC expressway has been subjected to this type of request before and co-ordination of another area further north just doesnt seem feasible.


Since it has been used for the Toys for Tots run were already ahead of the game beings that the troopers in the area have run it before successfully and most of the paperwork can just pretty much be inked over from the same paperwork for the Corvette guys.



Not only that but do you really wanna try to do a top speed run (legally) down the turnpike or 295 or something...the AC expressway is pretty smooth and an awesome venue for this. not to mention traffic down south during the weekday is pretty smooth sailing. trying to slow down traffic anywhere in central nj would be murder.

Nasty-
You're totally right. The precedent helps in this case.
It looks like I won't be in for this one, but would gladly donate $25 to help see you guys get out on the road.

-Mike

[NastyEllEssWon]

thanks a lot jersey mike thats an awesome thing...of course we wouldnt turn down donations to those that want to help out but cant make it :nod:



another thing to point out to make things clearer is what mike was hinting at. The run will start somewhere close to the start of the Atlantic City Expressway and up to a meet up place in A/C for some sort of picnic/mingling going on...depends what kind of support we can muster up.



the corvette guys got 500 people and gm sponsorship. Im hoping maybe we can get the aforementioned 100 Fbodies to show up. If we can get the ball rolling im sure we could post this to other f-body forums abroad.

[Mike]

ok.

i have NO intention of bringing my t/a, but my deal is.

ill donate HALF the average donation, bring the tbss with an EMPTY trailer for emergencies, and provide the 3 empty seats for anyone willing to photograph/video the event.

thats right, im willing to DONATE, AND WORK, come on people

[Jam]

scratch that i might donate $100

[btownws6]

i will try to get some other fbody guys i know that arent' on here to join and i'm sure they will help out

[GREZ28]

NastyEllEssWon Thanks for helping out on this. Great Idea to put a poll thread..:rock: Also, why dont we put the same poll/event on other f-body sites?
50-100 is good with me.. I could also probably get a quite a few cars from my club to tag along as we finalize the date for the event.. :mrgreen:
cbrrmike That would be awsome if we could do that!8-)

[5.7TA]

I wouldn't mind chippin in for this man. Good on you for getting the ball rolling.

def $50, have to look at bills before I can commit anything more than that beings I just got back last month from deployment.

[NastyEllEssWon]

NastyEllEssWon Thanks for helping out on this. Great Idea to put a poll thread..:rock: Also, why dont we put the same poll/event on other f-body sites?
50-100 is good with me.. I could also probably get a quite a few cars from my club to tag along as we finalize the date for the event.. :mrgreen:
cbrrmike That would be awsome if we could do that!8-)





some feelers on other fbody site isnt a bad thing...if you belong do it...if not tell me some sites and ill post up on there. :nod:

[sweetbmxrider]

ok.

i have NO intention of bringing my t/a, but my deal is.

ill donate HALF the average donation, bring the tbss with an EMPTY trailer for emergencies, and provide the 3 empty seats for anyone willing to photograph/video the event.

thats right, im willing to DONATE, AND WORK, come on people

i'd probably have to do this, under the current circumstances.

i can do $50, more if i have it. i would suggest getting other clubs involved if we don't get enough support here. like EPFBOA or whatever it is.

[GREZ28]

some feelers on other fbody site isnt a bad thing...if you belong do it...if not tell me some sites and ill post up on there. :nod:

Ok, I will go right ahead and post a link about this to 8 other f-body sites that I know of..

[97transam]

First, on a personal level may I suggest Autism Speaks (http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=42922). Of course there are lots of other charities out there just as good...


I do it for $50, except I have a Trans Am and my preferred charity is to help the women that can barely afford clothing and dance to get a few bucks so that they can.

[7R_NINJA]

I'd be in. High speed running or not, putting money to a great cause and seeing so many F-bodies together would be worth it. Our site would get some major publicity too!

[noboundreez2345]

I'm in f bodies + chairty=win

[LTb1ow]

I am interested, gotta get a weeks notice or so, so I can get off of work, but should be fun.

[NastyEllEssWon]

Ok, I will go right ahead and post a link about this to 8 other f-body sites that I know of..




can you please provide me with a link to each site in pms to where its posted so i know where it is and isnt posted....id like to keep track of all the results from each individual site. who knows if we can get a bunch from each site we might have to ride out in packs. nows the time to stock up on a njfboa hatch sticker :nods:

[Jam]

i'm waiting for that one asswad that's going to tally himself under "willing to participate, but not donate"

[B4C]

I would be down just need some notice so I can get off work.

[Tru2Chevy]

We all know I have no running F-Body, but I would be more than willing to kick in a few bucks, hop in Mike's TBSS and snap pictures of all the fun.

- Justin

[//<86TA>\\]

dispite my earlier comment, if this does actually happen, i would be willing to donate 50 or 100bux, it is a good cause. Not sure if i will drive the car, but who knows.

[Syzygy]

if this happens, im more than in.

[NastyEllEssWon]

ok we need more support.



found out the corvette guys meet up at the midway point into AC on the expressway...mile marker 20 Farley rest stop. making progress :nod:

[RiggsLW81]

im in on this. a huge f body run and proceeds to charity sounds like a win-win to me. willing to donate as well. hope this comes thru.

any REALISTIC chance this will happen THIS summer? i know the wheels of justice often spin mind-boggingly slow..

[MyFirstZ]

any ideas on when this all will begin. im at the jerey border in NY. Anyone wanna caravan from here down there?

But i will gladly donate to get this going.

[Slow-V6]

I am in.. Can donate 50.00.. Will post this up on other Fbody sites as well if you wish.. Maybe we can get them to slowdown traffic say Friday of Labor day weekend around 5pmish for southbound lanes!! That would go over well!!

[FlyingDutchman]

any ideas on when this all will begin. im at the jerey border in NY. Anyone wanna caravan from here down there?

But i will gladly donate to get this going.

im right in bergen county id rally down wit ya and a few other northern members 8-)

[NastyEllEssWon]

haha on the labor day 5 pm shutdown ahahha funny




The wheels will spin a lot easier once we get the proper amount of support. so far were close to half the project ''100 fbody cruise.''

i wonder what the links on the other sites are doing

[tjd24]

Depending on the date I'll look to participate - either way count on a $50 donation to the cause...

[LTb1ow]

Anything new Jay?

[NastyEllEssWon]

only thing new so far is that the corvette paperwork is still being located. we still need more support!


32 people so far isnt bad...especially with majority willing to put up 50 bucks. not bad for 7 days of polling so far.




does anyone here have any ties to a few dealerships....that would help out enormously....or know of any businesses (friends or family) that would be willing to donate as well....every little bit helps.


i would like to start canvassing businesses for support as well but cannot without an official charity. so coming to that, while were waiting for the politics to unfold.....


Does anyone have any suggestions for charities???


Autism Speaks - Bonzo


this was the only one mentioned so far. anyone?

[GR8Z28]

Alex's lemonade stand, fights childhood cancer
(lost a nephew 6 years old to cancer)

[7R_NINJA]

Could always donate to a police chairty like the widow's fund. Might help get them on our side? :nod:

[Jam]

I agreee w/ him ^^^^

[Jersey Mike]

I make sure to give to St. Judes and St. Baldricks every year. Maybe this year we can give them some more support?
Either way, someone who needs it more will be getting some help, and some F-Body owners will have a few miles of freedom. :nod:

[JuStAZ28]

All i gotta say is look at the videos of the vette guys run and there should be no question for anyone...Im in with $50+ and can probably get 3-4 other f body guys maybe more to come also depending on date

[vipergtx500]

a good friend of mine participated in the toys for tots corvette run and he said it was amazing, id be down with $50 just depends when it is

[LTb1ow]

Any news Jay?

And would this be strictly for GM cars? I know a few of my non Fbod driving friends would be interested in this...

[NastyEllEssWon]

its not ''gm cars'' its ''fbodies specific'' only other vehicles allowed would be a 5th gen camaro and a ''co-ordinator'' driven chase/multimedia vehicle. :nod:



that doesnt mean bring out the Grand Prix or the Caprice or Monte Carlo....it means Camaro/Firebird/Tojan. :nod:



still waiting on field ops to find the corvette paperwork....got hooked up with them through dave of kerbeck corvette. awesome people. :nod:

[LTb1ow]

Alright, lemme know if you need help with stuff, I have lots of free time ...

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

I have lots of free time ...

Thank ye captain obvious :-P

[LTb1ow]

Yer welcome benny.

[JuStAZ28]

is there a specific charity picked yet?...that might make it easier to get businesses to participate i.e. dealerships, car shops, the cops lol

[Czop418]

Ill Thrown in 50 , This is a great thing we got going here. Did Any one try First State F-Body ?

[Fuji84]

i dont care what it cost! a chance to go as fast as i want witout getting ticketed out the ass is a chance in a lifetime lol! lets go people come on make this happen! :banana:

[BigRocsFirebird]

i didnt tally myself yet. i am fine with giving 50$ for a good reason. tomorrow i turn 17 and hopefuly pass my drivers test. my mom should let me go but shes like over protective because i'm going to be a new driver. i'm sure after a few weeks she wont be so bad. but i'm not going to vote yet since i'm not sure if i can go yet. if i can make it hopefuly i don't get my balls busted for having a v6 lol mom wouldnt let me get a v8 to start out with.

[NastyEllEssWon]

Who is the one with the final say on the Charity???? We need a worthwhile cause.....not just an elks lodge or something dumb like that.

[DAcoatAH]

im down for $50 i dont have an f-body :cry: (yet) but ill come take some vids.. maybe ride with a friend.

if some one could write a small letter or note i could print it out and give them to f-bodys around my town.:drive:

[Tru2Chevy]

Who is the one with the final say on the Charity???? We need a worthwhile cause.....not just an elks lodge or something dumb like that.

If we do it in the name of the club, the staff will have final say.

Keep the first post updated with the list of possible charities.....

- Justin

[Jam]

let's just pick a charity and drop to shoot for mid AUGUST =]

[noboundreez2345]

Agreed with above post I say we go with the autism charity

[Jam]

Autism Charity it is . I do have a baby cousin who's autistic.

[NastyEllEssWon]

Autism Charity it is . I do have a baby cousin who's autistic.




yeah its up to the staff for the final say. im waiting back on the formal request that i submitted in writing. its just a waiting game to hear back.

[7R_NINJA]

Are we doing this in the name of the club or will this just be a general F-body run? Any word on people from other sites?

[PBodyGT87]

Hey guys, I brought something up to the other admins attention. My boss's 3 yr old was just diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. My boss owns a store (that's where i work) and now since his dianosis I've taken over to keep it afloat. He's begun very expensive treatments and with the economy the way it is, the bills are adding up for the store. I don't know if anyone would be interested in donating to a cancer research charity, it might be nice to do it in his honor. My boss's brother is on some other forums for cars and bikes, I was thinking if we combine the event we could get a TON of people together, maybe do two charities? One for Autism Speaks and the other for maybe Leukemia Research. What do you guys think?

[sweetbmxrider]

sounds nice. always a great feeling to help someone close to home.

[Jam]

PBodyGT87, as I would love to donate money to that cause I think choosing something that is the most densely affecting, like Autism Research would be a valid choice.

[PBodyGT87]

PBodyGT87, as I would love to donate money to that cause I think choosing something that is the most densely affecting, like Autism Research would be a valid choice.

Yes, I understand that. But given the fact that I mentioned we may be able to have two different automotive groups come together, we may be able to split the causes (NJFBOA for Autism Speaks, 2nd Forum for Leukemia), or offer a choice for donation. That's not to take away from the donation for Autism speaks, it's just an idea I came up with, and Justin suggested I post something here. We could even do this on two separate occaisions, really. I just wanted to see how many people would be interested in the cause I brought up. Combining forums could make it a seriously huge event.

[IROCZman15]

id donate and cruise .. depending on if i can get the day off work, or if im off.... i will keep checking the forums for more info

[Jam]

Yes, I understand that. But given the fact that I mentioned we may be able to have two different automotive groups come together, we may be able to split the causes (NJFBOA for Autism Speaks, 2nd Forum for Leukemia), or offer a choice for donation. That's not to take away from the donation for Autism speaks, it's just an idea I came up with, and Justin suggested I post something here. We could even do this on two separate occaisions, really. I just wanted to see how many people would be interested in the cause I brought up. Combining forums could make it a seriously huge event.

very true... too be honest... I don't really care.. I just want to donate and get this thing on the road already.

[NastyEllEssWon]

Yes, I understand that. But given the fact that I mentioned we may be able to have two different automotive groups come together






im not 100 percent certain on this but i dont think anything NJFBOA ever does is ever EXCLUSIVE to members. the only thing is that this cruise would be EXCLUSIVE to F-BODIES ONLY....make an exception for the new camaros ONLY.


this doesnt mean g8s, gto's, caprices, impalas or your buddies cobalt ss. Camaro, Trans Am, Firebird, Tojans only.


If your other group you have are f-body owners and would like to participate i have no problem with that....just trying to get everyone in this same thread so that we dont have to scout 8 different sites to try to bring attention to the cause.


as for charity's something like cancer is pretty big and already gets millions of dollars donated to them. I was hoping that our tiny cause would go to something more beneficial and to less aware charity's that don't already get millions of dollars pumped into it yearly.




my vote is for Autism Speaks. i know plenty of autistic people. The final say is left to the powers that be on this site

[Fuji84]

I guess you'll let us know if this all falls through. how would this work if it does fall through? like where would we meet and who do we give the
$$$ to and such? etc.

[IROCZman15]

i agree that the autism charity would be a good group to give $ to..

if that falls through, myabe the U.S.O. the charity that pays for all sortsa events for our troops, their families, and disabled troops. it also seems honorable.

i look forward to this event.. hopefully on a day when i am not working

[PBodyGT87]

im not 100 percent certain on this but i dont think anything NJFBOA ever does is ever EXCLUSIVE to members. the only thing is that this cruise would be EXCLUSIVE to F-BODIES ONLY....make an exception for the new camaros ONLY.
this doesnt mean g8s, gto's, caprices, impalas or your buddies cobalt ss. Camaro, Trans Am, Firebird, Tojans only.
If your other group you have are f-body owners and would like to participate i have no problem with that....just trying to get everyone in this same thread so that we dont have to scout 8 different sites to try to bring attention to the cause.


I wasn't talking about being exclusive to members, at all. And I'll stop plugging for my idea in this thread because everyone is clearly pretty set on their charity, so let's forget about all that.
But while this is an F-body forum, not everyone here has one, or at least one that runs. We have many members with hold-me-over daily drivers, or some other kind of sports car. A CHARITY cruise for anyone with an awesome ride sponsored by NJFBOA would be nice, and surely draw a lot more participants and donations. But you want to limit this to F-Bodies only, which will not only cut back on your participants, but your donations as well, as I, for one, will not even be able to participate in this. So I think I'll save my donation to Autism Research for an event that I don't have to be excluded from, or donate on my own time. You might get 50 or maybe even 60 Fbodies to participate, but you could have a lot more cool cars if it were less exclusive, and end up with like 200+ participants. I mean, at least allow corvettes or something. I understand the F Body Nats are for F bodies ONLY, which makes sense. But, for a charity case? Come on.

[Jam]

i partially agree w/ the above post ^^.. being exclusive to fbodies alone won't draw that much involvement in the run, but being open to all "nice cars" is ftl. I think (GTOs, Vettes, Firebirds, Camaros, and don't point the gun at me yet.......mustangs) would be an amazing turnout...the drawback is that it will require a lot more time into planning the event and gathering those parties into one.

[Czop418]

Yea i think it would be amazing for the whole only f-body thing but i dont think it will happen with just us. But When u bring mustangs in the event ............ come on thats crossing the line. I think the whole GM only thing would be cool. And You never know mayb at one point in time we can have ALL the f-bodys meet and we can all cruise together and , it not be some here some there you know what i mean.

[LS1 4Good]

I'd like to be able to join.. but apparently my GTO isn't welcomed by some of you. :(

[NastyEllEssWon]

whats the point of a 100 f-body cruise if its not all fbodies???



i dont know discuss it amongst yourselves. im waiting back on the formal request and paperwork.

[Czop418]

I mean dont get me wrong I would LOVE to have it only f-bodys. But if things dont get worked out and we dont get enough people then hell there always a alternative.

[7R_NINJA]

I mean dont get me wrong I would LOVE to have it only f-bodys. But if things dont get worked out and we dont get enough people then hell there always a alternative.

:nod:

[Jam]

i was kidding about the mustangs part lol. .

[Jersey Mike]

I wasn't talking about being exclusive to members, at all. And I'll stop plugging for my idea in this thread because everyone is clearly pretty set on their charity, so let's forget about all that.
But while this is an F-body forum, not everyone here has one, or at least one that runs. We have many members with hold-me-over daily drivers, or some other kind of sports car. A CHARITY cruise for anyone with an awesome ride sponsored by NJFBOA would be nice, and surely draw a lot more participants and donations. But you want to limit this to F-Bodies only, which will not only cut back on your participants, but your donations as well, as I, for one, will not even be able to participate in this. So I think I'll save my donation to Autism Research for an event that I don't have to be excluded from, or donate on my own time. You might get 50 or maybe even 60 Fbodies to participate, but you could have a lot more cool cars if it were less exclusive, and end up with like 200+ participants. I mean, at least allow corvettes or something. I understand the F Body Nats are for F bodies ONLY, which makes sense. But, for a charity case? Come on.

If the issue here is charity, no one is stopping anyone from going to this link https://shop.stjude.org/GiftCatalog/express-donation.do?fnl=don_sin&plt=STJGENLKALSAC1000002 or this one http://www.autismspeaks.org/donate/index.php and being charitable.
I think the "Coolness" factor is in it being for F-Bodies only.
Just like the corvette Video, the specialty of the event is for it to be an One-Hundred F-Body cruise, not a "Mustangs, Goats, Honda Civics, Toyota Corollas, and-every-other-car-under-the-sun-And-some-F-Bodies" Cruise (aka just another day on the parkway.)

[PBodyGT87]

i was kidding about the mustangs part lol. .

Yeah, well, we all know no one wants those. hahaha. Definitely have more participants with GM vehicles. Sure, have 100 f bodies, but then have 100 more other GM cars. 50 bucks per person to donate, $10,000 outcome.

[RiggsLW81]

Pick a charity and LETS DO THIS...only have the have 6 weeks left of summer! whoever is doing the leg work for this...is it even POSSIBLE to have this organized in that short a time? let me know the realistic chances of that...as i said, im down to donate and participate.

and what are we waiting on? as in, where in the process of getting this accomplished are we?

anyone?

[Jam]

lol I'm as eager as you are ^^^

[Knipps]

Pick a charity and LETS DO THIS...only have the have 6 weeks left of summer! whoever is doing the leg work for this...is it even POSSIBLE to have this organized in that short a time? let me know the realistic chances of that...as i said, im down to donate and participate.

and what are we waiting on? as in, where in the process of getting this accomplished are we?

anyone?
As when trying to get anything done, there's a ****ton of paper work that has to be completed.

[7R_NINJA]

Can't imagine something like this would be set in 6 weeks. Crossing my fingers though. We need to get the low down from the corvette guys who got theirs together. Although I think that is being done now.

[NastyEllEssWon]

paperwork still floating god knows where in the offices at the moment...spoke to one of the troppers that helped organize the corvette run that the most realistic times for these to be held is from Labor day - October or from April - Memorial day...beings its on the Atlantic City Expressway.




Like i said, this IS A CHARITY EVENT...BUT NOT AN EVENT SPECIFICALLY FOR CHARITY...it is an event that will raise money for a charity. Camaros, Firebirds and Tojans only. Dont like it, Go start your own charity cruise.



edit: Ninja, Mr. Dave Kerbeck of Kerbeck Chevy is the one that pointed me in the right direction. He was awesome in answering the questions i had for him.




edit 2: sure we can put this together without the paperwork and formal requests and jumping through hoops, get 100 cars together and fly down the atlantic city expressway...difference??? its not gonna be LEGAL and wont raise any money for ANYTHING. so patience with the date set.

[sweetbmxrider]

i think it would be great if you opened it up to other groups. more for charity is just a great thing. just keep it so f-bodies lead the pack! maybe even get a cruiser or two to separate us from the rest :nod:

keep us up to speed though nasty! 8-)

[Jersey Mike]

I think we'd have a 10 minute slot... How would it work if we brought other cars into the mix? Traffic would be retarded for 10 minutes for every group?

[sweetbmxrider]

nah f-bodies all stacked up at the beginning of the rest stop, couple cruisers, then everything else.

[PBodyGT87]

i think it would be great if you opened it up to other groups. more for charity is just a great thing. just keep it so f-bodies lead the pack! maybe even get a cruiser or two to separate us from the rest :nod:


:nod: I think that sounds great.

[PBodyGT87]

Like i said, this IS A CHARITY EVENT...BUT NOT AN EVENT SPECIFICALLY FOR CHARITY...it is an event that will raise money for a charity. Camaros, Firebirds and Tojans only. Dont like it, Go start your own charity cruise.


I think I get what you're trying to say, except that this is the saddest attempt at making an excuse for it to be all F-bodies. Saying it's a charity event not specifically for charity is like saying "This is issue is important to me, But I don't actually really give a **** at all. Because I think if it really mattered to you, you're take a lot more time to plan it, just so you could actually GET 100 f-bodies together, and frankly, more than 100 would be better. But even an event like the F-body nats barely generates 100 f-body participants, if that, and that's planned months in advance. And, if you really cared about money raised, you'd do whatever it takes to get the most donations.

But this is sounding more like a fun cruise with F-Bodies, and the charity part is just an excuse to use with the State and the Police Dept. just to get them to justify shutting down the stretch of road you want to use. Because you know they wouldn't do it for you otherwise.

[NastyEllEssWon]

its not like that at all. you just have to have some sort of exclusivity or it detracts from the meaning of the event. the meaning of the event was to be a 100 f-body cruise celebrating owning/driving and the overall f-body experience while raising a little bit of money in the same same swoop.

[LTb1ow]

I think I get what you're trying to say, except that this is the saddest attempt at making an excuse for it to be all F-bodies. Saying it's a charity event not specifically for charity is like saying "This is issue is important to me, But I don't actually really give a **** at all. Because I think if it really mattered to you, you're take a lot more time to plan it, just so you could actually GET 100 f-bodies together, and frankly, more than 100 would be better. But even an event like the F-body nats barely generates 100 f-body participants, if that, and that's planned months in advance. And, if you really cared about money raised, you'd do whatever it takes to get the most donations.

But this is sounding more like a fun cruise with F-Bodies, and the charity part is just an excuse to use with the State and the Police Dept. just to get them to justify shutting down the stretch of road you want to use. Because you know they wouldn't do it for you otherwise.


Woah. :shock:

Granted I do not know what Jay's intentions are deep down, but so far he is the only one doing the hump work to get this organized. Whether or not he is doing it for the "right" way morally or not, is not for debate here. He is trying to set up a fundraiser to help out charity, that is the focus here. The idea is for only F bods to run, same with the Vette runs.

Since he is the only one doing the work here, I would go as far to say that this is kinda his party, so unless you want to help out, don't require him to change things to fit ideas outside of the original intent.


Not trying to come off as an *******, just felt like typing and its way to early for me to be thinking.

[Czop418]

Yea i feel the same way. Hes the man running the show , he decides how he wants it , hes doing the work. And about the whole not caring were just using it for selfish reasons , that's kind of a low blow. ALL hes trying to is do it the RIGHT way. Hell if we canted we could get 50 people to meet in a parking lot and do this our own way and cruise around all night together and it STILL be legal. Im just saying when it comes to things like this , hell even life decisions , if you gonna do something do it right not half assed

[7R_NINJA]

I think we're getting off track here. It's a great idea. Bring together people who share the same passion in cars and help some people at the same time. Let's keep it at that. This thread should be for info on the event. Not debate. Theres an idea in motion so lets support it. Anyone not interested should simply not involve themselves. No hard feelings here. Lets just enjoy what we have going.

[PBodyGT87]

I'm not debating, I'm merely giving my opinion. I've already stated that I'm not going to be involved in this, (because I can't be) and I've also said I dropped the idea I was pulling for. I posted here because an Admin suggested I say something, in case anyone had any interest. And clearly, there are people would like to give to this, but can't as a result of the exclusivity of participation. No harm in trying to see it in a more effective way. If he wants it to be all F-Bodies, fine, though I was recognizing the fact that he'd get more money the other way.
So, he won't now, that's completely up to him. Just thought I would put it out there. Continue planning, and good luck getting 100 F-Bodies.

[NastyEllEssWon]

put it together yourself then. im done. you obviously know more and how to put together a more effective function...just make sure that you or your driver can pass a breathalyzer before driving in your own function.

[7R_NINJA]

I'm not pointing out you in specific Pbody, just trying to get everyone focused. I'm down for anything. A cruise with all different types of cars sounds great to me. And more money for charity is always a plus. Perhaps creating another cruise/run that involves your ideas should be considered? I'd do it. Post up if your going to persue that and count me in for donation. But if all of us don't come together on one thing, we won't get anywhere. Just don't want to see this go down the tubes cause we can't decide on something.

[7R_NINJA]

put it together yourself then. im done. you obviously know more and how to put together a more effective function...just make sure that you or your driver can pass a breathalyzer before driving in your own function.

C'mon Nasty, this should be a good thing. No need arguing between each other. Understand his side, your starting something he can't be involved in. "Them's the brakes", I understand but you can't fault the guy for trying to make it so others like himself can get in. What your doing is a good thing. I'm sure the Corvette guys took some heat too. Stay focused and make this thing happen. It won't be easy, but it will be worth it in the end.

[NastyEllEssWon]

id like to but it seems that people on this f-body site...without f-bodies, want to cruise in a function for f-bodies but feel left out....try pulling up to a corvette function with a camaro...see how well that works out


i dont understand what the problem people have with an all f-body cruise?

[sweetbmxrider]

put it together yourself then. im done. you obviously know more and how to put together a more effective function...just make sure that you or your driver can pass a breathalyzer before driving in your own function.

wow dude, really? stop

[NastyEllEssWon]

wow dude, really? stop






yeah so im not allowed to stick up for myself when someone accuses me of being a liar. goddamn. what a bunch of tools.

[sweetbmxrider]

this thread needs a cleanup, bad.

[NastyEllEssWon]

just delete it. its done. its over. im not helping any more. someone else can take up the reigns if they want but im giving no more help. your heard ms. pbody....an admin wanted her to suggest it but didnt want to speak up. who am i to go against mr phantom admin.




::middle finger to you all::

[GREZ28]

Really dont know what to say here.. I am just a little shocked the way things have turned around. Nasty has been trying to put this thing together for some time.
When I posted the idea of having a 100 Fbod Cruise I never thought that we had members here with diferent cars than F-bodies, nothing against it.
But the bottom line is an F-body Cruise, not a 100 whatever cruise. That would mean tuners, pony, 4wheel monster trucks, and oh, dont forget the "Smart" car.. Is that what we want?

[sweetbmxrider]

50 people voted, that isn't 100. not everyone said they would participate/have an f-bod. so i guess since mike offered up his tbss to be a chase car to document the whole thing, he isn't allowed to go? well lets stick with the 100 f-bod thing

step 1: get 100 f-bodies
step 2: ????
step 3: cruise

go collect more f-bodies

[Jam]

DOWN WITH PBODY!!!!!

EDIT: Nasty if you want me to take over PM me.

[BonzoHansen]

just delete it. its done. its over. im not helping any more. someone else can take up the reigns if they want but im giving no more help. your heard ms. pbody....an admin wanted her to suggest it but didnt want to speak up. who am i to go against mr phantom admin.




::middle finger to you all::

OMG let me get you a tissue. WTF are you crying about a phantom admin?

Yeah, she asked Justin, he mentioned throw it up here as an idea. This way there was no perception of undue influence from us. Just an idea for you guys to consider. She did and the idea was not embraced and she said fine and moved on. Way to blow it out of proportion, oh noes one person disagrees with me.

[GREZ28]

50 people is not bad if you think that they are only from this club.. We could make 100+ if we stay in touch with other f-body sites. The only problem is time.. This cruise was floating around since Jan when I posted it up , and didn't really kick in till this past month..

[NastyEllEssWon]

OMG let me get you a tissue. WTF are you crying about a phantom admin?

Yeah, she asked Justin, he mentioned throw it up here as an idea. This way there was no perception of undue influence from us. Just an idea for you guys to consider. She did and the idea was not embraced and she said fine and moved on. Way to blow it out of proportion, oh noes one person disagrees with me.





well i was just trying to help and get the ball rolling. didnt ask for pbody to go and flame me and question my intentions for getting this cruise.

[BonzoHansen]

Welcome to doing things in public. It ain't all sunshine and puppydogs. BFD someone disagreed with you. If I cried like that everytime someone disagreed with me I'd have drowned in tears a long time ago.

[LTb1ow]

This thread is awesome!

This site would def qualify for some ****** MTV reality show. :nod: Drama drama drammaaaaa

[NastyEllEssWon]

Welcome to doing things in public. It ain't all sunshine and puppydogs. BFD someone disagreed with you. If I cried like that everytime someone disagreed with me I'd have drowned in tears a long time ago.




no ones crying...i just said EFF It. im not helping organize something when my intentions are being called into play. its called being spiteful, not crying.

[LTb1ow]

http://www.lucasalexander.dk/images/Arnold-Stop-Whining-sizdow.jpg


And do it up.

[Jam]

1. Bonzo no need to be immature by providing Nasty w/ e-tissues
2. Nasty just forget that Pbody even said n e thing and move on. DO IT FOR THE KIDS!
3. this thread needs a clean up in aisle 3.

[BonzoHansen]

1. Bonzo no need to be immature by providing Nasty w/ e-tissues
2. Nasty just forget that Pbody even said n e thing and move on. DO IT FOR THE KIDS!


I assume that is all sarcasm.

[Jam]

I assume that is all sarcasm.

I assume this thread is getting offtopic. ...
..We now resume our regularly scheduled broadcast

[LTb1ow]

Its time for change.

[RiggsLW81]

not that im against charity or anything...BUT, i do love f bodies and wanna see this thing through...

SO...

its painfully obvious that this wont happen before the weather changes and the fall season arrives...

one question: does anyone want to plan a one day (saturday) cruise, non charity, non police involved, non any other cars involvement CRUISE.

im a sugesting a saturday, say last one in august, at a mutual meeting point (to be determined) for a nice long non official highway cruise.

THIS IS NOT TO DETER from the charity sponsored event, just an alternative while the planning/red tape gets completed.

in closing, fbody cruise, saturday aug 22 or 29th. (place to be decided to meet) then cruise to somewhere (decent length drive to location)...say a big park for a BBQ or something.

the floor is yours.

[LTb1ow]

There is one on this Sunday, I think its to some Duke's park somewhere up north, def not in central but somewhere.... you should go, there will be a BBQ.

[RiggsLW81]

i would like to go but ill be drunk in a parking lot all day followed by seeing motley crue! it seems everytime their is a meet that is within a reasonable distance to attend, im already busy..

but, seeing the crue will rock!

[Saitin]

probably be best to get all the paperwork set up first then set a date for the spring then start a signup and collecting the fee ,IMO.

[Mike]

so, my camera and donation arent worthy because i would take my truck? **** it then ill send a check to the charity and watch you not come close to 100 people

[NastyEllEssWon]

did i say that mike? if you read through the thread i wouldnt have no problem with any staff/volunteers bringing chase cars to take pics/volunteer time and help is no problem....i just figured you know...fbody cruise whatever....bring whatever you want...hell lets let any car they want come through and cruise with us...that way its just like being in traffic on any normal day.

[Mike]

you said multiple times that you want only fbodys, you didnt say anything anywhere about chase vehicles. whatever have fun

[JL8Jeff]

The cars being allowed might really be a decision by the police involved. Do they allow other vehicles in the Corvette run(other than support)? The starting point is finding out what they will even allow. They might not even want to do it beyond the Corvette club because then they would need to accomodate every club/make out there. So let's not overreact until more info is found out. I would think it will take more than 1 or 2 months to put something together with some type of bbq or event at the end meeting point so figure it for fall at the earliest if not next year. I think the 100 F-body cruise is a good starting point with a good focus.

[LTb1ow]

So whats the deal? Whine fest over yet?

[NastyEllEssWon]

it was over 14.4 seconds ago my friend :rofl:

[DAcoatAH]

:fluffy: I WANNA GO FAST!!!!!!!!!!!

[LTb1ow]

<---

Stfu newb.

[jhp69]

DAMN !!! That was a long thread.
Glad to see brother/sister hood come together.
This is one great disfunctional family.

[NastyEllEssWon]

DAMN !!! That was a long thread.
Glad to see brother/sister hood come together.
This is one great disfunctional family.




Dysfunctional. We Put the Fun the in. :lol:

[Jersey Mike]

Dysfunctional. We Put the Fun the in. :lol:

obviously, you're tired. go to bed my friend :lol:

[NastyEllEssWon]

haha actually im on a really weird schedule where i go to bed at like 8 am....ive just been a little a on the fun side tonight

[LTb1ow]

I wanna have a charity cruise that does not discriminate against Saturn SL1s!!!!

Wahhhhh

[7R_NINJA]

I'm down for the earlier idea of just getting together for a drive somewhere. That would be fun.

[Saitin]

be it charity or not i say we get as many people together and just go for a cruise to the shore some place for fun for the time being I dunno wildwood/cape may.
100 car charity cruise if done right will need months of planing and signups for it to be a success!!

[noboundreez2345]

be it charity or not i say we get as many people together and just go for a cruise to the shore some place for fun for the time being I dunno wildwood/cape may.
100 car charity cruise if done right will need months of planing and signups for it to be a success!!

Agreed we should do both but may only have time this summer for shore cruise. Maybe meet at the rest stop on the parkway after driscoll bridge and cruise down the parkway/35/36 to a designated place. Seems like enough of us want to do it. Just a thought for you guys to tear apart and disect:nod:

[7R_NINJA]

We need to think of a good drive though. Otherwise it's no different than the regular meets. Maybe like a cruise to New Hope, Pa or something? Roll through town there. Thats a big car/motorcycle place. I don't know. Any ideas?

[Tru2Chevy]

We need to think of a good drive though. Otherwise it's no different than the regular meets. Maybe like a cruise to New Hope, Pa or something? Roll through town there. Thats a big car/motorcycle place. I don't know. Any ideas?

Cruise to New Hope would be cool, but you would have to think of a place to go....not a lot of parking in the immediate area there.

- Justin

[DAcoatAH]

what about people getting stuck at lights and ****?

[DAcoatAH]

Cruise to New Hope would be cool, but you would have to think of a place to go....not a lot of parking in the immediate area there.

- Justin

what if we took a cruise up and the cabelas parking lot? theres A LOT of room there.

[LTb1ow]

That is a LOT of gas.

[Jam]

just wondering did anyone post this thread/topic in any other forum besides this... like LS1tech (eastern), fbodyonline, CFMperformance.net, EPFBOA, yata yata yata

[Knipps]

Yatta? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbZzGnb2T5Y&feature=related)

[NastyEllEssWon]

hahah pwnage

[Jam]

i'm never saying yata ever again.....

[GREZ28]

A while back there use to be a club cald Street Leathal F-body Association, dont know if anyone knew this club.. They broke up...
But for about every yr in the summer we use to take a cruise to Valley Forge, good size parking areas there, not to far.. We had a blast, bbq and had some soccer games etc..
Just a heads up, cause I cant see us pulling a 100 F-bod cruise this late in summer for this yr.. I guess we could try for next yr.

[PBodyGT87]

I wanna have a charity cruise that does not discriminate against Saturn SL1s!!!!

Wahhhhh

Really hope this wasn't a stab at me, I just wanna drop that whole issue. (Unless of course, you have an SL1, because I don't, I have a wagon. Heh.)

I'd never take the saturn on a spirited group cruise. My motorcycle on the other hand, I would.

Whatever you guys end up doing I just hope you have fun and make a lot of money to donate. Good luck with everything.

[Tru2Chevy]

Really hope this wasn't a stab at me, I just wanna drop that whole issue. (Unless of course, you have an SL1, because I don't, I have a wagon. Heh.)

I'd never take the saturn on a spirited group cruise. My motorcycle on the other hand, I would.

He's got an SL1 :)

- Justin

[NastyEllEssWon]

yeah.....its an ls1 for dyslexics

[Jersey Mike]

but is it nasty? that's the real question.

[NastyEllEssWon]

the nastiest 13 seconds youll ever see

[Jersey Mike]

Just like my first time hahaha

[PBodyGT87]

He's got an SL1 :)

- Justin

niiiiiice. hahaha. saturn ftw!

[Czop418]

Yea we definitly have to get a cruise going somewhere. The new hope idead sounds pretty good.

[7R_NINJA]

Yeah New Hope would be a cool place to roll a few F-bodies through the center of town. Although, Justin is right about parking. Real tight there. Maybe a High Point run? Thats a big gathering spot for cars and bikes. Some nice twisty, scenic roads around there too if anyone is good with that area. Although I think it's $5 to get in to High Point in summertime if anyone cares.

Pbody, what are you riding?