Saturday, August the 8th - Northern VA 370Zs & Starbucks meet

tooohip · 08-09-2009, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by fly yellow

Looks like you guys had a pretty good turnout. I would have loved to go, but I find it very hard to do anything before 11AM, especially on a Saturday, and especially in NOVA. If you all ever decide to hook up at a reasonable hour, I'm there. A Friday evening at Capital Raceway would be nice. We could see what kind of numbers 2theextreme's ride can put up.

I hear ya! Capitol Raceway sounds like fun. I'm up for that!

m4a1mustang · 08-09-2009, 08:40 AM

I'm hoping that we can build up with these events so that we get enough of a participant base to one day rent out a track for a half day or something. That'd be nice.

2theextreme · 08-09-2009, 09:37 AM

I can honestly say....I don't think I've been to Annapolis since I was a kid. I KNOW I've never driven there......yet.

zZSportZz · 08-09-2009, 10:16 AM

We need some good roads in the mid atlantic area with a lot of twisties.

tooohip · 08-09-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by zZSportZz

We need some good roads in the mid atlantic area with a lot of twisties.

There's some good one's up here and into PA... That and the more obvious twisties headed towards and on the Shenandoah Parkway.

zZSportZz · 08-09-2009, 11:14 AM

We need to organize a drive through some twisties someday to go along with parking lot meets

Its pretty flat and straight down here in SOMD.

tooohip · 08-09-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by zZSportZz

We need to organize a drive through some twisties someday to go along with parking lot meets

Its pretty flat and straight down here in SOMD.

Yep a twisty drive would be fun fursure!

m4a1mustang · 08-09-2009, 11:22 AM

There are actually some pretty decent ones here in NOVA. I'm all for twisties but hate to get caught up in any law enforcement shenanigans. I have done some Mustang cruises before and they are cop magnets... end up getting into trouble.

If we went out to Skyline we'd have to stay pretty well within the limits.

zZSportZz · 08-09-2009, 11:27 AM

Yeah, I'm not into killing myself or someone else on the drive haha. I wouldn't mind keeping it low key and just have a nice afternoon drive on some scenic roads. I'm not looking to get a racing fix on public roads.

m4a1mustang · 08-09-2009, 11:28 AM

I just want to make sure we're all in the same boat here. If you all are OK with cruising at 35-40 MPH in skyline and stopping at overlooks for group photos... awesome! But if you guys really want to carve corners then we're better off getting a group together to try and rent some track time.

m4a1mustang · 08-09-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by zZSportZz

Who's the sexy guy in the Brady jersey? (LOL, I'm kidding)

Damn, im starting to not mind pics anymore haha. I'm still a fatty and have a ways to go to my goal...but nothing like when I was a super fat *** 100lbs ago...I couldn't even fit in a Z.

Keep the pics coming. Its more motivation to keep going!!!

Dude, I dread pics! I hear ya. I have about 50 lbs to go and then I'm back to where I was in college.

Lone Wolf 75 · 08-09-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

There are actually some pretty decent ones here in NOVA. I'm all for twisties but hate to get caught up in any law enforcement shenanigans. I have done some Mustang cruises before and they are cop magnets... end up getting into trouble.

If we went out to Skyline we'd have to stay pretty well within the limits.

Agreed. The last group drive I went on was with my WRX club. Although there was no trouble with the law, some members got out of hand as far as speeds and driving went. I actually even got passed on a turn by the event organizer

. That kind of turned me off, and then I saw a post from the Porsche club where one member got killed on a group drive because of such jackassery. I'm not into violating the posted speeds, pushing my car to its limits on public roads, or potentially wrecking my daily driver. I'd rather do that legally and learn what my car can do on a track, which is a controlled environment. God forbid I do mess up and wreck, at least there is medical staff nearby and hitting a wall of tires is always much less damaging than slamming into a tree.

However, I would be for taking a scenic group drive up to Skyline to enjoy the scenery and camaraderie of fellow Z enthusiasts. I think that's controllable if you know the people and/or can keep the group relatively small. I think you're kind of laying the ground work by having the first few meets to allow the members to get to know each other. I'm not sure how you'd enforce the policy if someone starts driving crazy though.

Paul

m4a1mustang · 08-09-2009, 12:25 PM

Yeah, I'm sure we'll talk more and more about it as we continue to meet. I just want to make sure that no one gets hurt, no property gets damaged, and we don't give the Z community a bad name. We all seemed like a pretty mature bunch so I don't think our group would have any issues... but we'll just have to see as we get more interest. If teenagers start showing up in Daddy's Z I might worry because I was a stupid kid with a fast car once.

tooohip · 08-09-2009, 12:27 PM

Easy enough to have someone pace the cars and have a no passing rule. Sounds like a Nascar caution lap. ;-) Anyone who passes and/or get's crazy gets rocks thrown at their windows! ;-)

2theextreme · 08-09-2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by tooohip

Easy enough to have someone pace the cars and have a no passing rule. Sounds like a Nascar caution lap. ;-) Anyone who passes and/or get's crazy gets rocks thrown at their windows! ;-)

I'll be sure to unhook my battery for a little bit and then my windows wont go back up....at least only the windshield and back window would be in trouble.

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08-09-2009, 11:22 AM	#173 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	There are actually some pretty decent ones here in NOVA. I'm all for twisties but hate to get caught up in any law enforcement shenanigans. I have done some Mustang cruises before and they are cop magnets... end up getting into trouble. If we went out to Skyline we'd have to stay pretty well within the limits. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

08-09-2009, 11:27 AM	#174 (permalink)
zZSportZz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,095 Drives: 370z Blk on Blk 6MT Rep Power: 18	Yeah, I'm not into killing myself or someone else on the drive haha. I wouldn't mind keeping it low key and just have a nice afternoon drive on some scenic roads. I'm not looking to get a racing fix on public roads. __________________ --Rick

08-09-2009, 11:28 AM	#175 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I just want to make sure we're all in the same boat here. If you all are OK with cruising at 35-40 MPH in skyline and stopping at overlooks for group photos... awesome! But if you guys really want to carve corners then we're better off getting a group together to try and rent some track time. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

08-09-2009, 10:16 AM	#169 (permalink)
zZSportZz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,095 Drives: 370z Blk on Blk 6MT Rep Power: 18	We need some good roads in the mid atlantic area with a lot of twisties.

08-09-2009, 11:14 AM	#171 (permalink)
zZSportZz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,095 Drives: 370z Blk on Blk 6MT Rep Power: 18	We need to organize a drive through some twisties someday to go along with parking lot meets Its pretty flat and straight down here in SOMD.

08-09-2009, 12:25 PM	#178 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Yeah, I'm sure we'll talk more and more about it as we continue to meet. I just want to make sure that no one gets hurt, no property gets damaged, and we don't give the Z community a bad name. We all seemed like a pretty mature bunch so I don't think our group would have any issues... but we'll just have to see as we get more interest. If teenagers start showing up in Daddy's Z I might worry because I was a stupid kid with a fast car once. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

08-09-2009, 12:27 PM	#179 (permalink)
tooohip A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 1,626 Drives: 09 370z CY To/Sp Rep Power: 270	Easy enough to have someone pace the cars and have a no passing rule. Sounds like a Nascar caution lap. ;-) Anyone who passes and/or get's crazy gets rocks thrown at their windows! ;-) __________________ Lance KW Variant 3 Coilovers \| Stillen Sways \| Stillen Gen III Intake \| AAM HFC \| AAM True Dual CBE \| AAM Comp Oil Cooler \| Hawk HPS Pads \| Volk TE-37 \| Hoser Keg Tap

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