Sept Club Gathering Planning

[NJSPEEDER]

hey gang,
i wanted to get started plannign our first "official" club get together. i was thinking a little trip to the track before it gets too cold woudl be a lot of fun. nothing too fancy, just get a few lanes and have fun runs and a bracket race. i woudl want to set it up so that if you lose in the brackets you can just go right into the fun run lanes.
i am going to give atco a call monday to see what it woudl take to get this done. i am looking at a mid to late september date.
i will edit this post with more date and fee information after i talk to the track. i woudl like to try to keep the gate fee for racing $25 or less and spectating around $10.

later
tim

[foff667]

just make sure its after i get my a/c pulled :) but im down either way

[NJSPEEDER]

hey man, no promises on that. hehe
i will be talking with teh track tomorrow hopefully. as soon as i can get together with them i will get a date and we can get to work on this.

later
tim

[Malibu79]

sweet that sounds cool hopefully we will get a good turn out to keep the cost's down and we can have some fun maybe justin will run his camaro if he ever get's it out of the driveway :lol:

[NJSPEEDER]

well, atco and e-towns schedules are pretty packed up for the next 2 months on weekends. i left a message with island dragway about trying to get involved with a sunday test and tune day. they open t&t's all month, so i think this is our best shot for now.
hopefully i will hear a bit more from them tomorrow.

later
tim

[Malibu79]

did you accually call and talk to anyone
another idea for later on meets would be getting a dyno that would be cool

[twiztidz28]

could always do a BBQ again. Lets just hope we dont get any killer bees this time.

[ShitOnWheels]

Hell, I'd host a bbq. Plenty of lawn space for admiration of cars, and plenty of hot tub, pool table, and drinking space to go around :)

[twiztidz28]

pool table? im there even if there is no bbq. Could we get a little low stakes game going :D . what size table is it who made the table? But when we had the BBQ 2 years ago we had a great time. lets see if we can set something up.

[ShitOnWheels]

pool table? im there even if there is no bbq. Could we get a little low stakes game going :D . what size table is it who made the table? But when we had the BBQ 2 years ago we had a great time. lets see if we can set something up.
Yep, pool table. Dunno who made it. All I really know is that it's all slate surface under the felt. It needs to be refelted and the bumpers (whatever they're really called) need to be redone. Oh, and where it's at it's hard to hit a shot right against the sides...have to switch to the midget stick...but it's still fun to play anyways :)

I was originally going to hide who I was from those who know me, but I just about gave myself away in 3 posts...how the hell does that happen? ;)

[NJSPEEDER]

if everyoen is down for the bbq idea we can do that too. what weekend is best for you ****OnWheels? also, where do you live?
easiest thing to do would prolly be everyone brings their own food. unless someone wants to support the whole clubs meals :)

later
tim

[ShitOnWheels]

Since Tim obviously didn't catch on to who I was...I live by Fort Dix...about 8 miles past Great Adventure.

For those who know me by name, this is Genie. Like I said, I was gonna mess with people's heads and all, but screwed that idea up. Oh well.

[twiztidz28]

well last time we had a big BBQ everyone bought their own food and it worked out good some people bought more which was cool to. could make for a good time.

[NJSPEEDER]

Since Tim obviously didn't catch on to who I was...I live by Fort Dix...about 8 miles past Great Adventure.

For those who know me by name, this is Genie. Like I said, I was gonna mess with people's heads and all, but screwed that idea up. Oh well.

can mike wear sunscreen in your hot tub again? :) so i didn't expect you to register, blah to you :wink:

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tim

[ShitOnWheels]

Since Tim obviously didn't catch on to who I was...I live by Fort Dix...about 8 miles past Great Adventure.

For those who know me by name, this is Genie. Like I said, I was gonna mess with people's heads and all, but screwed that idea up. Oh well.

can mike wear sunscreen in your hot tub again? :) so i didn't expect you to register, blah to you :wink:

later
tim
I know you didn't expect me to register, hence why I did and why I was gonna mess with people's heads. I figured you'd look at my profile and realize who it was...or even just by seeing Horse Country...oh well.

No, Mike CANNOT wear sunscreen in the hot tub. You know how long it's been since we've been able to get in that damn thing? I just finally got it cleared today, after about 8 drain and refills, numerous arguments with dad about how I don't know wtf I'm doing, numerous trips to pool and spa places with water samples, and a good $150 spent on chemicals and new filter. It started because of Mike.

Everyone will shower before entering hot tub. By the time this takes place, if it does, my dad should have installed an outside shower, kinda like the ones you see at beach houses and such. We'll see if he gets to that this year ;)

[j0n]

whenever we set up this bbq al WILL NOT BE WRITING DIRECTIONS DAMMIT!!!!!!!!! :lol:

[twiztidz28]

yea al cant give or read directions. but we really need to have a big meet again and have a turnout like toms river in 02. where we had half of the parking lot full. I went down with at least 12 fbodies from saddlebrook met most of them on the parkway. it was a great time we need to do it again. if anyone needs help with anything im always full of ideas.

[j0n]

yea al cant give or read directions. but we really need to have a big meet again and have a turnout like toms river in 02. where we had half of the parking lot full. I went down with at least 12 fbodies from saddlebrook met most of them on the parkway. it was a great time we need to do it again. if anyone needs help with anything im always full of ideas.

just an idea...if we get a big turnout what does everyone think of a 50/50 drawing...half 2 the winner and the other half towards the site?

[PBodyGT87]

Hell, I'd host a bbq. Plenty of lawn space for admiration of cars, and plenty of hot tub, pool table, and drinking space to go around :)

i think that sounds like a good idea. might be cooler to get a BBQ goin in the last days of summer anyway.

[PBodyGT87]

Not to mention, if we are poor, a BBQ might even be a cheaper option.

And of course, we could bring food for genie to be able to throw it.

however the racetrack is always enticing. but everyone loves a BBQ. We should do both.

[ShitOnWheels]

Hell, I don't live all that far from atco. We make it a Sat lunch bbq, then head down at night to the track...or to the track first, then a dinner bbq...

better yet, we bring the bbq to the track :)

[PBodyGT87]

Hell, I don't live all that far from atco. We make it a Sat lunch bbq, then head down at night to the track...or to the track first, then a dinner bbq...

better yet, we bring the bbq to the track :)

I say we get some of our truck buddies, like, Phil and Matt, and we'll have a tailgate party at the track. :D :wink:

[NJSPEEDER]

just an idea...if we get a big turnout what does everyone think of a 50/50 drawing...half 2 the winner and the other half towards the site?

interesting idea and i would be willing to see who is interested in tryin it. we are still waiting for our incorporation stuff to go through and get us a TIN number so we can get a club bank account adn stuff. if you guys don't mind us holding the money or paying off some of the money that was fronted to get this going it is all good though.
i will include it once we have a better idea oif what the gathering is going to be. for now we can list it as a maybe.

later
tim

[twiztidz28]

id be willing to donate some money to help the site. dont know how much was fronted but im willing to do my part. a 50/50 is a good idea to raise some money.

[j0n]

just an idea...if we get a big turnout what does everyone think of a 50/50 drawing...half 2 the winner and the other half towards the site?

interesting idea and i would be willing to see who is interested in tryin it. we are still waiting for our incorporation stuff to go through and get us a TIN number so we can get a club bank account adn stuff. if you guys don't mind us holding the money or paying off some of the money that was fronted to get this going it is all good though.
i will include it once we have a better idea oif what the gathering is going to be. for now we can list it as a maybe.

later
tim

im more than willing to take care of purchasing the tickets if this idea comes through

[Tru2Chevy]

id be willing to donate some money to help the site. dont know how much was fronted but im willing to do my part. a 50/50 is a good idea to raise some money.

:D We will remember that as soon as the incorporation goes through. We are planning on waiting till then to start taking donations, that way everything stays organized. Don't worry, that part will be coming very soon.

- Justin

[NJSPEEDER]

thanks for the support guys.
i will make a note to include a 50/50 or something at our first "big" gathering as a club.
if we can get teh club to operate at a break even point every year for teh rest of forever i would be very happy. we are not doing any of this as a business, it is just a part of our hobby. :)

later
tim

[twiztidz28]

i understand that this is being donw as a hobby. hell the last time i had to pay anything out of my pocket for a large gathering was the bbq i organized with a couple other people. I paid for the permit out of my own pocket and just asked people for a dollar or 2 to cover some of the permit cost i lost like 30 bucks on the whole thing but i had a great time and thats all that matters.

Just let me know if you need anything im willing to help in any way the club needs me(anything reasonable nothing like what alex likes to do :wink: )

But seriously just keep me in the know and ill help out.

[NJSPEEDER]

thanks for all the kind words guys. i am willing to start doing a 50/50 or something similar at the first meet at isladn on teh 22nd if you guys want. i was jsut trying to avoid any negative appearance that may result.
hopefully teh incorporation issue will be solved soon enough. i am going to have a lawyer friend look over everything to make sure it is in order and then submit. after taht we all get to wait a few weeks whiel our lovely state works check to see if the company name is available(takes under 10seconds on their own web site) and then see if the papers are in order and completely filled out(lawyer said that could take 15-20mins). good thing mcgreedy paid al these peopel so much, or they would have absolutely no motivation to waste all of our time. :fireguns:

later
tim

[j0n]

thanks for all the kind words guys. i am willing to start doing a 50/50 or something similar at the first meet at isladn on teh 22nd if you guys want. i was jsut trying to avoid any negative appearance that may result.
hopefully teh incorporation issue will be solved soon enough. i am going to have a lawyer friend look over everything to make sure it is in order and then submit. after taht we all get to wait a few weeks whiel our lovely state works check to see if the company name is available(takes under 10seconds on their own web site) and then see if the papers are in order and completely filled out(lawyer said that could take 15-20mins). good thing mcgreedy paid al these peopel so much, or they would have absolutely no motivation to waste all of our time. :fireguns:

later
tim

ill try 2 remember to bring tickets...the pricing i had in mind would be:
1 for 1$
5 for 3$
10 for 5$

[NJSPEEDER]

the club will take care of getting the tix, you can just buy extras if you feel like donating more :)

thanks though

later
tim

[jims69camaro]

is a local permit needed for this? i mean, if an event was held in englishtown, wouldn't a permit have to be purchased from old bridge twp for the 50/50? i dunno what local laws would bear if it was held on the internet, if any, but it would be something to check into for sure.

[BigAls87Z28]

OH NO, NOT AGAIN!!! Chuck, do you see whats going on with the BBQ? Anyone else from Chaos getting flashbacks?

BBQ? Permits? Killer Bees? Gene runs and screams like a girl? No no no, this is all wrong!

[twiztidz28]

Al you remember how smooth the BBQ went minus the Bees and Gene running cause he didnt want to get stung. any meet can be held with no problems. and the ones that happen no one can control. Like bees hell even i got stung but i killed him while he was still on my arm. and you know what happened to the ones that landed on the soda can.

But if we are doing a september gathering meet thing just keep us posted which i know you guys will.

[NJSPEEDER]

because of teh time of year and the weather pattern lately(rain, followed by filthy hot adn some rain, and then more rain :)) we are lookin to do something on the indoor refreshments scale.
i will be posting up monday about the when and where of it as well as a few ideas about the gatherings in the upcomign months :)

later
tim

[BigAls87Z28]

.... and you know what happened to the ones that landed on the soda can.

thoes sob's didnt know what hit them....muahahah.

"Like that grape soda? GOOD! MUAHAH!"