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300twinz 03-08-2010 01:15 PM

I spoke to Chris Karl (President of the ZCCA and ZCON 2010 Chairman) and he confirmed that Bob Sharp, Peter Brock and Steve Millen are all confirmed to be at the convention.

Bob Bondurant:
Bob Bondurant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Peter Brock:
BRE

Steve Millen:
Steve Millen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2008...the-300zx.aspx

This is the 23rd Annual Z Convention and it is going to be a huge event. If you haven't signed up don't wait do it now.

vipor 03-08-2010 01:16 PM

Early signup still lasts a little while longer right?

EDIT: April 30th

zinistr 03-08-2010 01:42 PM

Luis - not Bob Sharp - Bob Bondurant is confirmed. :)

We're working on others - get registered!

Thanks,

Chris

Spartan 1771 05-02-2010 11:10 PM

I'm in!

Now I just need to find some owners in the Maryland, Virginia, DC area to caravan down with.

300twinz 05-03-2010 10:55 AM

Our travel plans out of Texas:
-Leave San Antonio Sunday July 25th and head to Dallas for Mad Mike Party

-Leave Dallas on Monday July 26th and head straight to Nashville

-Leave Nashville on Tuesday July 27th and head to the Tail of the Dragon. Stay in the Mountains Tuesday night.

-Leave the Tail on Wednesday after lunch and head back to Franklin for the ZCON opening reception.

FYI- There are 3 groups heading out of the Dallas area. On Monday we leave and do the drive in 1 shot. Mad Mike also leads a group out on Monday but they will be towing cars so they plan to arrive on Tuesday to Nashville. A third group plans to leave Tuesday and do a straight drive.

shoopajae10 05-03-2010 05:58 PM

^^ hey 300twinz, the third group that is leaving and do a straight drive (tuesday), are we going to meet you guys at the tail of the dragon or are we just going straight to Franklin TN?

I would love to head out with everyone on monday, but i have work. so i have to leave on tuesday morning. =(

by the way, how many ppl are leaving on tuesday morning? and where are they meeting at? Im bringing 2 additional friends each with their on Z's. It would be nice to caravan together.

Brazilbro 05-03-2010 11:20 PM

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...2946725898.jpg
Ill be there with the 370 but i hope next yr ill be there in the new project 240

Spartan 1771 05-03-2010 11:38 PM

Sweet!

300twinz 05-04-2010 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoopajae10 (Post 523386)
^^ hey 300twinz, the third group that is leaving and do a straight drive (tuesday), are we going to meet you guys at the tail of the dragon or are we just going straight to Franklin TN?

I would love to head out with everyone on monday, but i have work. so i have to leave on tuesday morning. =(

by the way, how many ppl are leaving on tuesday morning? and where are they meeting at? Im bringing 2 additional friends each with their on Z's. It would be nice to caravan together.

No, the third group has no plans to meet us at the Tail. Not sure how many folks are leaving Tuesday morning but the leader of that group is Glen Newton from ZCOT. Hope to get more info from him soon (maybe at the Z show at Courtesy Nissan).

370zproject 05-04-2010 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brazilbro (Post 523900)
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...2946725898.jpg
Ill be there with the 370 but i hope next yr ill be there in the new project 240

:yum:

shoopajae10 05-04-2010 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 300twinz (Post 524225)
No, the third group has no plans to meet us at the Tail. Not sure how many folks are leaving Tuesday morning but the leader of that group is Glen Newton from ZCOT. Hope to get more info from him soon (maybe at the Z show at Courtesy Nissan).

thanks for that info.

i will be there at the z show at courtesy nissan myself since its only 5 minutes away. =)

ill be seeing you there?

300twinz 05-04-2010 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoopajae10 (Post 524631)
ill be seeing you there?

Doing my best to be there but I have plans on Saturday that I cannot change.

Spartan 1771 05-06-2010 12:03 PM

For anyone who plans to attend this event from Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC, I've created a caravan forum: http://www.the370z.com/mid-atlantic-...avan-whos.html

Check it out and sign up. Hopefully I will find at least a few others from this area to drive down and back with. I'm sure it's going to be a great trip!

300twinz 05-06-2010 03:39 PM

Some of my friends from the NoVA area will be coming to ZCON, once I hear of their travel plans I'll post them here for you.

Spartan 1771 05-06-2010 04:12 PM

That would be great.

If you can, forward them my info. They can either PM me or just sign up on the thread I created.

Spartan 1771 05-07-2010 08:58 PM

is everyone staying at one of the two specified hotels, or does anyone plan on staying at another location? Although $119 a night really isn't bad, for me to make this trip using their hotel, it's gonna cost me well over $1500. I'm looking to save a little if I can. Anyone have any suggestions?

Robert_Nash 05-07-2010 09:21 PM

There are certainly less expensive hotels/motels in and around Nashville...the question is how far away from the host hotel do you want to stay?

You might look into Murfreesoro and/or communities that are close to State Route 840 as that can take you to Franklin/Nissan Hqtrs area pretty quickly (but it is about 25 miles away).

I'd rent out my spare bedroom but I've already got one guest coming from Detroit for the convention!

300twinz 05-13-2010 09:21 AM

Update from another site:

Just returned from two days in Nashville discussing the convention plans with four of the convention guys. We met with Nissan, the hotel people and the track people also. The convention hotel is within walking distance of Nissan and the car show. There will be three cars in the lobby and about eight more outside the front. There is tons of parking and plenty of room for the fifty-some trailers we are anticipating at the moment. The overflow hotel is about a mile down the road. It is a brand new facility and has the same amenities as the Embassy - indoor pool, business room, etc. Both hotel parking lots will have an off duty police officer for security.

We anticipate filling up the front lawn at Nissan with around three-hundred cars or more. Nissan headquarters will be open and food will be available in the Nissan cafeteria which services about 1,500 people daily. You'll be impressed. Special displays will be in front of the building including race cars, heritage vehicles, and concourse cars. There have been questions about tickets to just come see the car show and spectators are free. Because this show is going to be pretty elaborate, we decided to start parking cars around 6:30 in the morning and start the show earlier as well.

Nashville has it's problems with flood damage but should not affect our convention plans. My picks for local bars downtown include; Legends Corner and 2nd Fiddle for ambiance, Coyote Ugly and Stage on Broadway for dancing, and the quitessential dive bar with GREAT music - Full Moon Saloon. Here are some web sites for Honky Tonk Row:
Honky Tonk Row - Nashville Music Venue

Full Moon Saloon Nashville | Facebook

Legends Corner

The Second Fiddle: Live Music Venue

The Stage on Broadway: Nashville Live Music Venue

Coyote Ugly Nashville

Spartan 1771 05-13-2010 10:04 AM

Sounds like it's going to b a blast! Thanks for all your hard work!

shoopajae10 05-19-2010 03:01 PM

im soooooooooo excited.

jloomis13 05-20-2010 02:59 PM

I'm near Raleigh, NC....anyone going from this area?

300twinz 05-20-2010 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoopajae10 (Post 544024)
im soooooooooo excited.

Same here, ready for this vacation.

shoopajae10 05-21-2010 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 300twinz (Post 545173)
Same here, ready for this vacation.

yeah... last time i went on a week vacation was... in early feb! i need this one soon!!

shoopajae10 07-06-2010 07:06 PM

Bump!

its only 3 weeks away!

Sharif@Forged 07-08-2010 08:38 AM

Tell me about it...excited! :)

Spartan 1771 07-08-2010 09:36 AM

Can't wait!

ROAD TRIP! ROAD TRIP! ROAD TRIP!

shoopajae10 07-08-2010 10:08 AM

theres a bunch of people going from texas to nashville together, so i bet itll be awesome! plus 2 of my buddies are taking their Zs too.

I was also able to reserve a hotel room at the main hotel. anyone else reserve theirs at the main hotel?

Mike 07-08-2010 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoopajae10 (Post 611962)
theres a bunch of people going from texas to nashville together, so i bet itll be awesome! plus 2 of my buddies are taking their Zs too.

I was also able to reserve a hotel room at the main hotel. anyone else reserve theirs at the main hotel?

It was full when I tried, but I got a place right across the street at the Marriott.

shoopajae10 07-08-2010 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike (Post 611965)
It was full when I tried, but I got a place right across the street at the Marriott.

thats kool. see ya there!

i heard the marriott hotel is also full too. so there might be a 3rd hotel.

Spartan 1771 07-08-2010 10:40 AM

I'm at the overflow Hotel. The Hilton.

2theextreme 07-08-2010 10:43 AM

:crying: I wanna go!!! Can you tell them to move it to Ocean City, MD....on August 6th thru the 8th, please? :rofl2:

shoopajae10 07-08-2010 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2theextreme (Post 612008)
:crying: I wanna go!!! Can you tell them to move it to Ocean City, MD....on August 6th thru the 8th, please? :rofl2:

just go.. theres nothing more important in life than a z convention.

Spartan 1771 07-08-2010 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoopajae10 (Post 612014)
just go.. theres nothing more important in life than a z convention.

I agree! And you can caravan down with us!

300twinz 07-08-2010 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoopajae10 (Post 611962)
theres a bunch of people going from texas to nashville together, so i bet itll be awesome! plus 2 of my buddies are taking their Zs too.

I was also able to reserve a hotel room at the main hotel. anyone else reserve theirs at the main hotel?

Yup we have two rooms at the Embassy. We will be leaving to Dallas on Sunday and heading to Mad Mike's for his ZCON kick off party then we head out early Monday towards Nashville :driving:

shoopajae10 07-08-2010 12:09 PM

sweet! ill be there at mike's party too. see you there!

too bad im leaving on tuesday with the fast group. =(

300twinz 07-08-2010 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoopajae10 (Post 612161)
sweet! ill be there at mike's party too. see you there!

too bad im leaving on tuesday with the fast group. =(

Nice. We will be driving the Tail of the Dragon on Tuesday :woot:

Robert_Nash 07-08-2010 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 300twinz (Post 613160)
Nice. We will be driving the Tail of the Dragon on Tuesday :woot:

The rock slide that has closed the Dragon at the bridge (basically where it starts in Tennessee) is supposed to be re-opened this Saturday but I'd still check to be sure before you get there! :)

Although I will say, it was actually nice in May for ZDayZ as almost all the Motorhomes/trailers, etc, etc, that so often clog the Dragon were absent (since they couldn't get through)!!!

300twinz 07-09-2010 11:52 AM

^ it is looking good for us:
Tennessee Department of Transportation - US 64 Rockslide

zinistr 07-09-2010 12:30 PM

All of you dragon-slayers should be good route-wise. Just watch out for the crazy bikers crossing center on the turns. Many a Z have gone to the scrap-yard thanks to US-129.

Robert_Nash 07-09-2010 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zinistr (Post 613931)
All of you dragon-slayers should be good route-wise. Just watch out for the crazy bikers crossing center on the turns. Many a Z have gone to the scrap-yard thanks to US-129.

Very true...unfortunately, more than a few cars (including "Z" cars) have been guilty of crossing the yellow as well which is always STUPID, sometimes costly in terms of dollars and sometimes costly in lives.


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