What's the story with that Bimmer?

 

That was my rental race car at the Nurburgring

 

Too cool !

Although an Elantra would have been cooler

 

That's a clean looking Montego Blue Lara. Welcome to the group! Welcome back Matt - looking forward to hearing about Germany.

Let's hope we get the Fall Drive going this year - it's been awhile. How does your October and November look Rocky? If not, that elusive picnic plan might be in order. Maybe I'll start a Fall Drive thread if I can figure out how to create a poll.

-duc

 

Yes, please do, some of us get caught up with stuff and forget that winter is coming! :P

 

Lara - Awesome to have another local. How long have you had the FD? It sure is purrtty, I've always loved montego.

Matt - Great to see you back in one piece. Excited to hear the full description of the trip. We need to get together soon to hear about it.

Duc - It looks like you are finally going to have to clean your wheels off, otherwise Lara might take your mantel for prettiest car. Also, you are welcome to start the 'Cruise' thread I'll get to it eventually but it's really not that hard to do (stopping is though). I was thinking end of the month as long as the weather doesn't turn.

 

The Angel Motorsports "East Coast Rotary Classic" is on 10/27 at Dominion Raceway. I probably can't make anything until November though.

 

I'd be down for cruising to that. Where are you getting your info from though? I checked Dominion's calendar and it wasn't on there.

 

@He's On Toroids It's not being promoted very well and is hard to find. Here's the link:

https://angelmotorsportsecrc.ticketb...sic-track-meet

 

I had a draft going, clicked the "poll" option with 10 entries, checked out the preview - but there was no actual poll to configure.

 

The poll data entry form only comes up after you put up the thread. You were so close

 

That is putting it kindly. Talk about zero details. What are the basic tickets even for? Admittance? Car show?

I wouldn't mind showing up to see some cars and but for $23 I would expect at least a schedule.

Seems like Angel Motorsports is in need of a marketing/events person. Just sayin.

 

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome! I've had my FD 4, going on 5 years now.

I'll have to keep an eye out for any upcoming events. 😊

 

The $23 tickets are for entering into the show with your vehicle, any tickets for track events/ heats are $66 a piece. Admittance to the show/events is $5 per person/spectator.

 

Good info, Thanks. I'd be down to just show up and look around and $5 is reasonable enough to me for only doing that. Do you know the hours for the event?

 

I might be interested in showing up for this. Anyone know what format the track entry is?

 

It says 10 am to 6 pm. I have a work thing from 9 to 12 but may try to get out of it to avoid the ridiculous 95-S traffic that starts around 11 am. Either that or take the back roads down after my meeting - 66-W to 29-S to 15 to 669 to Route 3 to 95, which I take often to my brother's place in Spotsylvania. Which could also make a nice drive from the Gainesville IHOP to this event if this takes place instead of the typical Shenandoah Cruise.

Anyways, I'm interested also.

 

So if you wanted to link a Gainesville IHOP meetup with a trip down to Dominion I would actually recommend taking a left out of the shopping center and running south down 619 (Linton Hall Rd, transitioning to Bristow Rd south of 28) until it hits Joplin Rd just before meeting back up with 234. Joplin is a nice little twisty bit of backroad that will spit you onto 95 right at Triangle and the USMC Memorial. That would give a good mix of curvy backroads as well as some opportunities for highway pulls

I live about 15 min south of the IHOP now and that's a fairly decent local road according to my neighbor (who's a track junkie) that's been living around here his whole life.

Unfortunately I'll be in SC for some schooling so I won't be able to make it out this fall

*HOPEFULLY* come this spring I'll be able to bring an actual rotary out though!!!

 

Cool - thanks for the tip Levi. Here's a map of your route: https://goo.gl/maps/PCajCqiMRqafcz678 I'll check it out sometime. Of course, this is what traffic looks like right now. Frickin' 95. Which makes the plate I saw while in 95-S traffic this summer that much more amusing, in a sad clown way.





I'm a bit surprised the DMV allowed it. Mazda owners rule.

Did you ever get that motor in?

 

Yup, there are a few other nice country roads down this way that wind around Quantico. Bristow Rd or Aden Rd leading to Joplin isn't too bad in and of itself!

I saw something similar stuck in traffic on 66 once, HILARIOUS!

Yup, the motor is in and the car is at the shop in California getting restored/upgraded as we speak

I'm NOT looking forward to the total bill, but I can't wait for the end product!!

 

Im interested in checking out the Rotary event at Dominion. Think ill bring my helmet too. Anyone wanna cruise from SOMD?

 

I'd also be interested in a cruise to that Dominion rotary event. I'm in Gainesville. 😊

 

Shoot, your like 10 minutes up the road from me! (I'm down in Nokesville)

 

Seen you Sunday around noon coming back @LaraS assuming from another car meet? :P

2 of my cars are in Gainesville LOL

 

I think I'm going to try to make the ECRC event, the last event I went to was a track cross with Matt that was probably a year ago now. I could meet up around Aden/Bristow/Joplin rd.