August 2017 Meet - Sat 8/12 The Chatterbox Drive-In & Cruise Night, Augusta, NJ

[Jersey Mike]

General Info:

Meet Coordinator: David Martin aka IROCZMan15
Date: ................... Saturday August 12th
Time: ................... 4:30PM
Where: ................ The Chatterbox Drive-In (http://www.chatterboxdrivein.com/)
............................ 1 NJ-15, Augusta, NJ 07822
............................ Tel: 973-300-2300



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For those who are unfamiliar with The Chatterbox Drive In, it is a classic American diner that also hosts recurring cruise-nights. Their events and food draw gearheads from all over the region, and never disappoint. It's a family friendly environment that will keep the wife/kids happy while also letting you sift through a sea of cool cars that take over the property as the evening goes on.



Rendezvous Point/Extra Info:
Always the ambitious go-getter, Dave took it upon himself to talk to the owner of The Chatterbox in advance and they came up with some cool ideas to make for some good photography options.
In an effort to get all the NJFBOA/FBody cars parked together, we're suggesting a Pre-Meet rendezvous <5 minutes away from the venue, this way we can all pull-in to Chatterbox's cruise night together and park in-line as a club.
We will meet at the Lafayette Township Fire Department lot (126 NJ-15, Lafayette Township, NJ 07848), where there is a large, public, side parking lot between 4:00 and 4:15pm. We will be staying here for about 15 minutes while the group all meets up. From this location, it is very easy to get back on Route 15, because you simply make a right turn and don't have to go across any traffic lanes. Per Don at Chatterbox, we can all park in the Modern Muscle section as a gang--including vehicles with QQ plates. This should make for some good pics and videos! :-P





So who's in?


Dave - IROCZMan15
Mike - Jersey Mike
James - PolarBear (maybe)
Mickey - LS1ow +1
Sean - Seatomfly
Larry - TAKid455 (maybe)
Townsend +1 (maybe)
Paul - V
Jon - madness410 (maybe)
Brian - Blackbirdws6 +1
Chris - L695Speed
Johnny - JohnnyP973 (maybe)
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[PolarBear]

Put me down as a tentative

[LS1ow]

should be in + 1

[ar0ck]

I'm hoping my schedule changes again, back on Saturdays but it may only be temporary

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

I have a work networking function and will not be attending sadly.

[Seatomfly]

Hey I'm in. First time rolling with you guys.
Seatomfly (sean)

[TaKid455]

I'm a possibility. car of choice TBD

[IROCZman15]

It should be a great time. The Chatterbox always gets a big turnout when the weather is good. Driving on rt 206 and rt 15 up in that area is enjoyable too. Lets hope for great weather for this event. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask me

[townsend]

put me +1 down as tentative, barring work that day. i moved to pa, am i allowed to park with you guys ? lol

[V]

I'm in as long as my car makes it there lol

[madness410]

im down for a maybe. depending on weather and if my ws6 is working right.

[Jersey Mike]

Bump for new eyes. Two Saturdays away!

[Blackbirdws6]

Pencil me in with a +1

[IROCZman15]

next weekend. hoping weather holds out for an awesome weekend like the one we just had. the chatterbox has been ULTRA PACKED recently. so we definitely should get there early if we all want to park together-ish

[L695speed]

Can confirm the packed statement Dave, I've been there the past two weeks. Little parking if not no parking. Anyway, I'm likely in for this one.

[Jersey Mike]

Can confirm the packed statement Dave, I've been there the past two weeks. Little parking if not no parking. Anyway, I'm likely in for this one.

Are you bring JohnnyP?

[L695speed]

Are you bring JohnnyP?

If John doesn't get screwed into working that day, yes I believe so.

[PolarBear]

Take m e off, I don't have time this month, too much to do before NJMP and I drive to Idaho

[Jersey Mike]

Take m e off, I don't have time this month, too much to do before NJMP and I drive to Idaho

Appreciate the update, James. Good luck with prep.

[TaKid455]

We could meet at the shop as we have in past years.
118 Mill st
Hackettstown, NJ 07840

[ar0ck]

Put me down as a Maybe, weather permitting I'll arrive on 2 wheels if I get out of work on time.

[LS1ow]

Put me down as a Maybe, weather permitting I'll arrive on 2 wheels if I get out of work on time.

I plan on being at the November meet on 2 wheels as well. :nick:

[Blackbirdws6]

I plan on being at the November meet on 2 wheels as well. :nick:

Noted

[ar0ck]

I plan on being at the November meet on 2 wheels as well. :nick:

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[TaKid455]

Weather not looking the greatest. Input...

[IROCZman15]

welp, lets at least wait until tomorrow to make the decision right?

the only other two saturdays that the chatterbox is doing car nights in august are the 19th and 26th.


I work the evening of the 19th and checking the schedule, I am definitely unable to take off from work. Therefore if you guys wanted to move the event to then, go for it, but I can NOT be there to organize it or any of that.


I CAN NOT do the 26th because that is the Optima USCA event at NJMP all weekend.



what do people think? I am never opposed to being out in the rain, but i know that will pretty much kill the attendance of our group and especially the turnout of the regular crowd at the chatterbox.

[Jersey Mike]

Being that the meet isn't until 4pm anyway, let's hold out until tomorrow morning before making that call.

[Seatomfly]

Weather not looking so great

[V]

If its bad or even questionable weather, I'm out. I have no idea if my wipers even work plus my tires are 10+ years old, lol.

[L695speed]

Daily driver meet up? I'd hold off til late as possible to call it. Weather could clear out . Couple weeks ago it got nice, rained around 6, but passed, despite the rain, no one left and cars kept pouring in.

[IROCZman15]

check for an update on the board here around 12:00 - 1:00 pm tomorrow. hopefully this rain storm empties its guts tonight and we wind up with a fine afternoon. I will also call/email the chatterbox tomorrow, but I don't know what time they will have Don (the boss) make the decision if the actual Chatterbox event is happening.

Obviously we wont have our meet if the Chatterbox is not having their cruise night.

[L695speed]

Hey Dave, I'm closest to the chatterbox far as where we all live. Sun is peeking through the clouds a bit up here, and forecast has 50% storms at 2 and 9 with a big window in between. You and Don have the final say but from what I see I think we can get this in.

[LS1ow]

dont think ill be making it to this one

[91chevyz28]

Can I bring my truck instead of my Camaro if you guys go? My car is parked in my parent's garage and I don't feel like moving the cars around.

[Seatomfly]

As of now I'm still bringing mine.

[IROCZman15]

Can I bring my truck instead of my Camaro if you guys go? My car is parked in my parent's garage and I don't feel like moving the cars around.

if its a cool hot-rod truck or pretty modded up, I don't see why not, if its just a regular truck, they wont let you park in the show field area, you will be directed to park with the "normal vehicles"

.. I'm still monitoring the weather, and will call the chatterbox maybe around 12:30 .

[Seatomfly]

The future radar isn't saying much at all.

[TaKid455]

Planning on going just not sure what time. People can meet here around 3. Can't say 100% if I will be done by then though.

[Seatomfly]

Are we still first meeting at the firehouse?

[Seatomfly]

Weather reports keep getting better

[IROCZman15]

weather report keeps pushing the rain back more and more every time i check

I just called the Chatterbox and they said it is ON. They did agree with me that turnout might be lower than usual due to threat of rain, but that the event was still on

I'D SAY LETS DO THIS!


I know I'll be bringing my car.

Larry, I would love to meet up with you at your shop, but I might be crunched for time. If anyone else wants to met up with Larry at his shop, reach out to him directly so he knows an he isn't there wondering if/when people may/may not arrive


Yes, we are still meeting at the Lafayette Fire Department parking lot.. It is on page 1 of this thread.
Between 4:00 -4:15 will work, but if someone is running a bit late, reach out to me or post up on this thread, which I will check on my phone from the parking lot

We still will have to park on the grass "hill" where modern muscle cars are. Daily drivers and "regular" type cars can park in the grass spot just higher up the hill behind the modern muscle area, this ares is usually kinda fenced or roped off.

There is no fee to get into this event for anyone. There is food sold on premise. They dont allow alcohol and don't sell it there either

I think I covered everything?

[V]

I tested my wipers and they surprisingly work. So im still in.

[madness410]

sorry im out for today.

[Blackbirdws6]

A strong maybe unfortunately. Getting some baseboard molding done and taking longer than anticipated. Have fun guys if I don't see you.

[IROCZman15]

I'm here at the fire department parking lot. Go figure, there is some event here so the lot is not empty but I parked right out front for you guys to see where to pull in

There are actually
some sunny skies up here mixes with clouds

[IROCZman15]

not a single drop of rain while we were there! We lucked out, but there was a very small turnout at the actual Chatterbox event itself. Many of you can attest to the fact that it gets fully packed on a sunny saturday night, and oh well, it is what it is. I was thrilled to see some familiar NJFBOA faces and also to meet a bunch of new ones (well, new-to-me).

We did meet up at the nearby firehouse, and I took a GoPro video of the cruise (below youtube link) with the brand new GoPro camera I bought a few weeks ago. I barely even know how to turn this GoPro thing on properly, so today I learned a lot about it on-the-fly. Also, I learned that today I used the wrong back-screen case for it and you can hear a TON of wind noise in the video. I have the other screen cases, so in the future, I will put the correct one on.

Photos I took with my cell phone:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/123927173@N02/albums/72157687536182365

GoPro attempt :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO4i_r_Kvik

[BonzoHansen]

The blue 79 Z28 is sweet, as is the blue 77-78 TA.

[Jersey Mike]

It was nice seeing you guys again, plus I got to meet some new faces and cars.
Side note: Pretty cool having a 25th & 30th Anniversary TA together :nod: Great looking car, Larry!