Meet in Southern Indiana -possibly
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I should, for a little bit anyway. Just realized that the beatdown at the fairgrounds is that night. I gotta do cage security. I'll be there until about 5 or so.
Yeah, I'm pissed. I fogot all about the damn thing. But I can't miss my buddies' fights, plus I gotta be cage securtiy. It sucks because it's the only meet I can make before I leave.
Ehh...Well, at least you'll get to be there for a little bit.
MATT! The G-Tech!!!!
Don't worry though, It's sitting in my house so nothing happens to it. I'll get it back to you/Jason ASAP...BTW, I couldn't figure out how to do it with shyyyyt. Of the Greensburg ramp, I came to a stop and pushed it and it just started reading "G's" and so I just went and I let off at like 85 because I thought there was a cop behind me and when I looked up...I was at .7 G's. Does this really mean anything?
MATT! The G-Tech!!!!
Don't worry though, It's sitting in my house so nothing happens to it. I'll get it back to you/Jason ASAP...BTW, I couldn't figure out how to do it with shyyyyt. Of the Greensburg ramp, I came to a stop and pushed it and it just started reading "G's" and so I just went and I let off at like 85 because I thought there was a cop behind me and when I looked up...I was at .7 G's. Does this really mean anything?
It means that you were about 2g's behind me and brandon on that off ramp... :icon_bigg
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60 on a 25mph ramp.... it was an awesome feeling
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60 on a 25mph ramp.... it was an awesome feeling
mkiiSupraMan18 said:
Speaking of on ramps.. throw the g-tech on your side window to read lateral Gs.
There's a tip from Big Al.
OOOOOO...Didn't think about that'n. AL! I'll ask you in this thread to just to be annoying...Are you coming to our little, uh...Get-to-gether?
I'll ask you in this thread to just to be annoying...Are you coming to our little, uh...Get-to-gether?
Umm... Ohio???? I was there from about friday at 9pm to Sunday at 4pm.
We didn't do the raffle due to low attendance. There were about a dozen momo shirts to give away. A very nice, and large (3footx5foot), momo calandar. There were also about 5 dyno trophies that were not handed out due to lack of participants.
I wouldn't expect another Ohio meet to happen honestly.
We didn't do the raffle due to low attendance. There were about a dozen momo shirts to give away. A very nice, and large (3footx5foot), momo calandar. There were also about 5 dyno trophies that were not handed out due to lack of participants.
I wouldn't expect another Ohio meet to happen honestly.
Was it that bad? Thursday, we went to that Kil-kare Dragway and that was nothing like I expected...(Not many Supra's)...and I ended up getting a little busy the next couple days. Wait a sec, Al, why weren't you in Xenia on Thursday? I thought you were suppose to run...
Jspec7m88 said:
There wasn't many supras there due to no one showing up. Most of the meet stuff is held on the weekend and that's when the core group is there. You'll get stragglers on the very ends of the meet, but for the most part, you won't. Every meet is like this.
I had the AC switched to 134 in the car on friday. I knew I wouldn't have been there on thursday considering my schedule. BTW, this 134 stuff sucks ass.
It was that bad due to people not cooming. I had, and always have, an excellent time. Hanging out with people talking mods and figuring stuff out with 2 or 3 people who really know their stuff chatting about a particualr subject. You (and I) learn a lot.
^ Yeah 134 sure does suck
Completely agree w/ the whole deal with meets. Everyone and their Grandma says they'll be there but nobody ever shows up. It's kinda sad that the organizers threw in the towel though (not sure if that was the reason why) Hell, KYANA Supras pretty much died after they planned this huge meet with something like 30+ Supras registered to be there or something. I think like 6-7 of us showed up, and it was a beautiful day so there wasn't really an excuse.
What do you think the problem is w/ people not showing up?
Completely agree w/ the whole deal with meets. Everyone and their Grandma says they'll be there but nobody ever shows up. It's kinda sad that the organizers threw in the towel though (not sure if that was the reason why) Hell, KYANA Supras pretty much died after they planned this huge meet with something like 30+ Supras registered to be there or something. I think like 6-7 of us showed up, and it was a beautiful day so there wasn't really an excuse.
What do you think the problem is w/ people not showing up?
mkiiSupraMan18 said:
The reason why organizers throw in the towel is due to lack of participation. The organizers had *10* trohies for this meet. All purchased out of their own pocket. Some of the raffle items were also purchased out of their own pocket. A few years ago, 3 people got stuck paying $500 (the balance due) for a dyno that wasn't used.
People don't like to toss money away for no reason. They like the supra community and are willing to dive into their own pockets (to an extent) to make a fantastic meet. Typically, the cost is irregardless of attendance. Having a guy open his shop for dyno runs isn't cheap. You guys know what MSL wanted for an * hour block. This money is fronted by the organizers, and then its recooped when people dyno. If you don't have people dyno... then they lose out big.
The ohio organizers have said for the past 2 years that they are done. This time.. it's for real. Sad really, as this is the 2nd longest running meet next to toronto. No one will touch the toronto group regardling meet longevity. Not Vegas, not Texas.. no one. I think they are going on 10 or 11 years.
The reason why I don't think people show up.. is that the cars are on the decline. There are EVOs and STIs out there that are new and the hot thing. I would say the supra glory days were in the late 90s to early 2ks. Every meet is showing a delcine in attendance. Just natural I suppose.
The cars are getting dirt cheap, and people use them for transportation rather than having a passion for the car. People drive the car, maybe look on the internet to find some info and run into a huge community. They get stoked about it, and when it comes time to show up for a meet.. they flake out.
The only person who can turn this around is the person reading this. Do your part to attend meets
^ Agreed about the decline in popularity, but only to those who don't own a Supra...
I still say if you can drive down the street and see 1, 2, maybe more of the same type of car, then there isn't a need to get together and hang out with fellow owners. What the heck could possibly be cool about going and hanging out with Evo owners who bought the car just to have it because it was "in"?
"cars on the decline" - What's the problem with that? I enjoy hearing about someone's resto/upgrades just as much as the next guy I'll even pull ideas from them. Hell, if I pointed out all the crapp wrong on my 82 you'd agree it was on the DEcline. Will that stop me from attending? No. I'm still waiting for the day I take a ride out to Vegas with my old rust bucket mkII, hit the tracks, and completely (and not only appear to do so) DESTROY a mkIV that is making all the comotion in the staging lanes.
I dunno. I'll just host a crappy meet down here in southern IN and see how it goes. I think if we could all just get out of the "omfg" state of mind (omfg he has a mkIV I can't talk to him/he wont talk to me) it would be a lot more enjoyable and that would help get people to come back. Because let's be honest, not many Supra owners would attend meets that they are either the only car there from that generation (or DAMN close to it) because it's stupid. I can't talk mods with mkIII or MKIV owners, unless they're NA and if they're NA they aren't there. Why the hell do people think they need to impress everyone when they go to a meet? Sure I can ask that because, well, my car is nice, but seriously. Look at it from an outsiders POV. My car = OLD My car ≠ Turbo So to most, it's uninteresting and not exciting.
I dunno. I'm still pissed about my final today so I'll STFU :icon_bigg
I still say it's the shitty ass mid-west.
I still say if you can drive down the street and see 1, 2, maybe more of the same type of car, then there isn't a need to get together and hang out with fellow owners. What the heck could possibly be cool about going and hanging out with Evo owners who bought the car just to have it because it was "in"?
"cars on the decline" - What's the problem with that? I enjoy hearing about someone's resto/upgrades just as much as the next guy I'll even pull ideas from them. Hell, if I pointed out all the crapp wrong on my 82 you'd agree it was on the DEcline. Will that stop me from attending? No. I'm still waiting for the day I take a ride out to Vegas with my old rust bucket mkII, hit the tracks, and completely (and not only appear to do so) DESTROY a mkIV that is making all the comotion in the staging lanes.
I dunno. I'll just host a crappy meet down here in southern IN and see how it goes. I think if we could all just get out of the "omfg" state of mind (omfg he has a mkIV I can't talk to him/he wont talk to me) it would be a lot more enjoyable and that would help get people to come back. Because let's be honest, not many Supra owners would attend meets that they are either the only car there from that generation (or DAMN close to it) because it's stupid. I can't talk mods with mkIII or MKIV owners, unless they're NA and if they're NA they aren't there. Why the hell do people think they need to impress everyone when they go to a meet? Sure I can ask that because, well, my car is nice, but seriously. Look at it from an outsiders POV. My car = OLD My car ≠ Turbo So to most, it's uninteresting and not exciting.
I dunno. I'm still pissed about my final today so I'll STFU :icon_bigg
I still say it's the shitty ass mid-west.
So does that mean it was a pretty rare thing to have as many people show up at the May 6 Gathering? I counted 26 Supra's...and obviously, more people there...