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FYI: Juliana from Pooch Style will not be at the event. Sadly, she had a death in her family.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you Juliana. oh, absolutely. Thats so unfortunate. Hope she's ok  |
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« Reply #91 on: July 26, 2008, 09:15:57 PM » |
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Ok, so we didn't make any new records BUT I had a blast!!  Thanks to all that put this together. I had much fun seeing alot of folks I hadn't in a while and acquiring new friends YAY!!  I am definitely looking forward to pics as they are posted. I brought a camera and forgot all about it  thanks again everybody!! Oh and I hope everyone made or is making it home safely. Our drive back was the absolute PITS!! 6 mile back up at the HRBT and I saw that 664 wasn't the greatest either. |
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« Reply #92 on: July 26, 2008, 09:51:44 PM » |
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So sorry to hear that the group didn't make the record. I know hard work was put into this event so I'm glad it sounds like that was put aside and a good time was had by all.  I tried up until about 12:15 to make it out.  At that point I knew I might not have made the 2:00 parade and wasn't sure about a cut off time. So no fun, no gathering and meeting new Mini owners, no t-shirt, no sticker, no fond memories to remember, no nothing for me. Well, Warped (Jeff) would've been proud. I had a clean and waxed Mini just in case. I even had a welding helmet in the boot because he said I'd need it to view his car with all the shine it was generating.  I was hoping he'd be working the gate, I planned on having it handy to put on really fast and drive right up to take a look at his shine. So how shiney was it?  Hope to see lots of pictures posted of everyone having an excellent time!!! |
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« Reply #93 on: July 26, 2008, 09:56:06 PM » |
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I didn't get a chance yesterday to put Epic on Tug so I just hit him with a couple of coats of Hydro. He sure attracted a lot of attention though. I did work the gate all day. I'm tired so I'm going to bed
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« Reply #94 on: July 26, 2008, 10:58:10 PM » |
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Even though a record wasn't set I think the day was a success. Jeff you need to give yourself a huge high five and pass the word on to Randy, Erika and Gary... opps...don't forget Steve! Great job by everyone!  I'm beat ... more accolades tomorrow. |
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« Reply #96 on: July 27, 2008, 01:24:10 PM » |
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Tom9black - Thanks for the linky link to pics!!! Looks like a fun crowd.  I see I missed another excellent Mini gathering. |
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« Reply #97 on: July 27, 2008, 03:55:02 PM » |
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Had a good time even though I worked the parking most of the day. A special THANKS goes out to Jeff, Gary, Harry,Erkia and all the MINI's that showed up. |
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« Reply #98 on: July 27, 2008, 06:30:54 PM » |
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Looked like another great time at the GWR. What was the final total? Did the Red Bull MINI show up along with the Weinermobile? Need to get those guys out on the autocross track!
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« Reply #99 on: July 28, 2008, 07:49:23 AM » |
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We had a blast! It was hot as hot could be but still had a great time. And Chester really enjoyed leading the parade! Too bad we didn't get enough MINI's / Mini's to break the record. Who holds the current record? A little birdy told me that because we stopped the attempt didn't count anyway. Is that true? How much money was raised for the charity? Neal & I are really excited to be the "Road Kill Pick Up Champions"!!! That was sooooo fun!! We laughed so hard. What a great game. You have to keep that in the line up for next year. |
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« Reply #100 on: July 28, 2008, 12:33:09 PM » |
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« Reply #101 on: July 28, 2008, 03:44:14 PM » |
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Yes, the stoppage would have voided the record if we had had enough Minis. Thank you Angela, Lelane, Neal, Mike and everyone else who pitched in to help. I was having a helluva time keeping my head on straight up there. Tug threw a check engine light on the way up and it totally freaked me out! Congrats to Angela and Neal for winning the Roadkill Roundup. From what I could see and hear of it from my perch at the table, it looked like great fun!  I think Randy borrowed the idea from a Harley group or something. It is usually done with motorcycles. I fully intend to implement that into other events in the future. I'd like to add that whatever critter you scoop up has to be whipped into a soccer net on the sideline though! We didn't have the room or the waivers for the Blind Autocross but I still think that that would be great fun as well. If any of you have an idea for a sub-event similar to the Roadkill Roundup that you think would be fun, please do share! I was told that the British hold the current record with 311 Minis. There has been mention here and there about having it at MOTD2009 but I'm not sure how the logistics of that would work. Personally, I'd like to keep it local. There is already a LOT going on at the Dragon as it is. We would also need police assistance for traffic control etc etc. |
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« Reply #102 on: July 28, 2008, 03:54:35 PM » |
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Well I wonder if any of the games played or that you wanted to implement would work at the September picnic? Especially for those that couldnt make it this past weekend or left earlier than planned...? whatcha think?
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« Reply #103 on: July 28, 2008, 04:18:00 PM » |
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I don't see why not Trish.  There just needs to be enough room to do them safely. |
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« Reply #104 on: July 28, 2008, 04:47:16 PM » |
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Bill suggested the Dragon too...as we were sitting in the trailer park... It could work. With the right planning I'm sure the police would help, especially since it supports a charity they can't argue with.
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