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  • wrxsoon1wrxsoon1 Member Posts: 158
    I know there won't be much new to see, but should be fun anyway. I'm planning on going on Friday from open until about 4pm.

    -Ian
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Team IAC did the last HPDE for this year @ Limerock yesterday, we had a ball!

    Adam, Zephyr and Myself were enlisted to instruct the n00bs, so I got to show a guy with a Grand Prix AT the way around the track in an AT. He was real happy cause his last instructor was a vette driver and rarely ever drove an AT. He had a ball and got the line down very well!

    Pics at http://TeamIAC.com

    -mike
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Cool, mike. How'd you like the Wide Track? Must've felt big compared to Franken L.

    -juice
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Hey guys,
    I know you all love to drive, and love to hang. Well here is a whole weekend of driving and hanging. It's the 3rd Annual 48hrs of Tri-state driving tour. We will depart from Long Island on Jan 1 and treck up to Danbury, CT and then up to Albany. We'll sleep there and then do backroads across the southern Adirondacks to the Great Lakes and on to Niagara Falls Canada for a night of Gambling, Gaming, and other Vices!

    We then travel through scenic central NYS down to Ithaca, and then down to Philadelphia. We will dine at Dave and Busters and visit some local sites in philly! Sunday we will catch a diner for breakfast and then head down to Deleware and over to Cape May, NJ. Then up the GSP toward Woodbridge where we will have our closing dinner! 1500 miles of backroads.

    This will not only be fun, but we are asking people to collect donations for our charity, which this year is MADD. Last year we raised about $800 for the American Cancer Society and over $1000 For the WTC Victims in '02. If you can't come, we ask you donate or help get a business to sponsor our event with door prizes etc.

    Here is the link on Nasioc with the info.

    http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36- 8845

    -mike
  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    I can vouch for this being a fun trip. There's somethign nice about doing a drive with your fellow Subaru enthusiasts over a long weekend, meeting people along the way. At the same time, we get to show our community involovement by raising funds for a good cause.
        The big thing that makes this such a success each year is the people participating. So come on out and join us for 3+days of fun and driving and hanging out.

    Mark

    Mark
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    http://azpinstalls.com/48hrs-04/

    -mike
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Lodging info is up!!!!

    -mike
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    Going to TX on the 1st. One of these years I'll make it.
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    There's a change in direction of the benefit.
    Instead of running to benefit MADD, the group have redirected its effort closer to home [Paterson, NJ] for a cancer stricken little 2 yr old name Amarylis Lozada.

    -Dave
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    We're considering going to Cape May that weekend and maybe we'll follow you back to Woodbridge.

    Depends if we actually go, and how on track you guys are. :-)

    -Dennis
  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    Dennis-
         We're always right on schedule according to Mike. And if not, we have been known to make up time:-)

    Mark
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    I was in Pittsburgh waiting for the crew, but had to leave because you guys were running late. :-) Still got my pizza and toy STi though. :-)

    -Dennis
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Anyone coming?

    We might be going on the 26th. I might, that is, a few are already planning on it.

    Loosh, Hutch, you guys feel like driving down?

    -juice
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    What time are you going? We could hook up.

    Bob
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I'll warn you in advance, if we have the kids, we'll be very slow moving. Maybe we could meet at the Subaru stand at a certain time?

    -juice
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Give me a holler on the cell phone when you get there, and/or I'll do like-wise.. I'll probably be there noonish.

    Bob
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    I know there are a ton of you on here!!! I fully expect to see you guys at some of the 48hrs meets... Rough schedule...

    Jan 1 afternoon- Long Island
    Jan 1 early evening- Danbury, CT
    Jan 1 late night- Albany/Clifton Park, NY
    Jan 2 Breakfast @ Crackerbarrel in Clifton Park, NY
    jan 2 Treck across the souther adirondacks toward rochester ending up @ Niagara Falls for dinner.
    Jan 3 Niagara to Ithaca for lunch
    Jan 3 Dinner @ Dave and Busters in Philly
    Jan 4 Breakfast @ Diner in Philly
    Jan 4 Lunch in Cape May, NJ
    Jan 4 Dinner @ Ruby Tuesdays in Woodbridge.

    We are raising money for a local family that has lost their insurance due to being laid off paying for their daughter's cancer treatment. If you can't make it, at least send a donation. Also attending will be:

    4-5 STis
    2-3 SVXs
    3-4 GC8 RSs
    1 GC8 Impreza L with RS motor
    1 Loyal with a legacy turbo motor
    2-3 WRXs

    Check out the webpage at:
    http://AZPInstalls.com/48hrs-04

    -mike
  • dcdouglasdcdouglas Member Posts: 28
    Hey everyone,
    I have one extra ticket for the DC Auto Show for the first taker. I plan to head over there on Friday, 12/26 around 10:30 AM. Since I'm flying out for the holidays later that evening, you have a small window to acquire said ticket. Email me at scott.douglas@hhs.gov today to reserve it.
    --dcdouglas
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    We're not sure what day we're going, and I'd rather be sure someone got that freebie. Anyone?

    -juice
  • dcdouglasdcdouglas Member Posts: 28
    Bob,
    I sent you an email on your aol account re: tix.
    Please call my cell to arrange details.
    --dcdouglas
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Scott Douglas was nice enough to give me his extra ticket to the DC car show. We hooked up and spent about a 3/4 of an hour together checking out the cars until he had to leave to catch a flight to Denver, or thereabouts.

    This is my first time to the all-new DC Convention Center, and it is huge!

    Most interesting car there: The new Rolls Royce Phantom. Like the the DCCC, it too is huge!

    Got a good chance to cross compare the 3rd row seat of the Toyota Sequioa and that of the Armada. The Sequoia wins this one. One thing I noticed in the Armada, for some strange reason, the 3rd-row headliner is about 1" thicker than the headliner for the front and middle seats. This results in 1" less headroom. I can't figure out why they did that. It's not because of the shape of the roof.

    I also cross-compared the Titan Crew cab with the new F-150 Crew Cab. The Titan is the hands down winner in the rear seat area.

    As to the Subie display, nothing new other than the '04 Bajas (turbo & Sport).

    Bob
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    If Sequoia beats Armada, Expedition kills it.

    Glad to hear you guys met up, our nanny left at noon so there was no way to go without the kids. I may go next week, do you think it'd be worth it?

    Did you catch the Sienna? The DCX fold away seats?

    -juice
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    They'll be introduced at Detroit I believe.

    Bob
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    http://www2.naias.com/images/floorplan.htm?sectionID=230

    The Subaru main booth is next to Hummer, and catty-corner from Rolls Royce (and a whole string of exotics... hmmm...); and grouped with all of GM's brands (and brand-lites) in the upper right area of the main floor. If you look at the floor plan, it appears all the large car corporations have grouped there respective brands together.

    Note there is a Subaru Driving Performance Center on the lower level, where I suspect juice and I will have a "Rally good time."

    Bob
  • p0926p0926 Member Posts: 4,423
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Gotta run over to Dave & Buster's and polish up my gaming skills!

    -juice
  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    Juice-

        You could always join the 48HR crowd at D&B's in Philly tomorrow night:-) We're slated to get in there around 8 pm or so. Anyone in the Philly area can come.

    BTW- Heard from Mike this morning - they woke up to 1-3" of snow in the Albany area for the first leg of the trip. I'll be joining them in Niagara Falls tonight, once I get out of work.

    Mark
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Cool, have fun.

    -juice
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    I'll see you in Cape May, if I can find a motel that's open for under $120 per night!

    -Dennis
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    http://autoshow.edmunds.com/news/autoshow/articles/100915/article- - - - .html

    Egad! Hummer H3 tires were designed by Nike (with a little help from BFGoodrich)!
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I heard some interior fabrics were also.

    Why not? They make good textiles.

    -juice
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    As usual :)

    Pics are up http://AZPInstalls.com/48hrs-04/pics

    -mike
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    My long awaited first and it was a blast :)

    Highlight of my trip was being detained by US Immigrations at the US/Canada boarder :D

    Next?... Lafayette, IN!

    -Dave
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    The 48hrs crew is all ready to do another Road Trip to Indiana. As soon as patti gets me the info I'll start arranging that. We even were able to collect everyone's pics onto my laptop and I burned CDs for everyone at the closing dinner to take home with them!

    -mike
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    Nice following you guys from Cape May to Woodbridge. :)

    What kind of tire is that on the STi that had the bubble?

    bat - btw, you have a headlight out.

    -Dennis
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    he had pirelli snow. He whacked a piece of asphalt un near binghamton and it bubbled the 2 left side tires.

    -mike
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    it was about a brick size piece.

    -Dave
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    Oh, I was wondering if it just grew there or he hit something. :-)

    -Dennis
  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    Had a great time, once again.

    The only down side for me was riding most of Sunday with a CEL. Thanks to Mike & the "road crew" of the 48hr gang. Mike pulled out a scanner & diagnosed the problem as missfire on cylinders 1 & 2; then the other folks stepped in while we were waiting for the Cape May ferry and removed, cleaned, regapped, and re-installed sparkplugs 1 & 2. All within 20 minutes! Unfortunatley the CEL came on again driving up the GSP. Plus my headlight went out that afternoon!(thanks for reminding me Dennis) I have to contact Flemington to find out when I can get out there for that leak down test one of the guys suggested.

    Aside from that - when do we go to Indiana? I'm still game for that:-)

    Mark
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Nice to have access to a scanner. I want to buy one for myself.

    -juice
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    If you are free saturday we will definitely be in the shop, so if you wanna do the plugs let me know and we'll swap em out and see what happens.

    -mike
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
     went through all the available track events in our area so far posted (a few clubs don't have their schedules up yet) and wrote them all down. Are we ready to rumble????

    February:
    20-22 NASA-VA @ VIR

    March:
    19 FATT @ Summit Point
    22 SCDA @ LRP
    23 SCDA @ LRP
    25 PDA @ LRP
    30 BMWCCABOS @ LRP

    April:
    2 NASA @ Mid-Ohio
    3 NASA @ Mid-Ohio
    4 NASA @ Mid-Ohio
    9 PDA @ LRP
    19 BMWCCABOS @ NHIS
    23 BMWCCANJ @ LRP

    May:
    1 BMWCCANJ @ Jefferson Circuit
    2 BMWCCANJ @ Jefferson Circuit
    3 BMWCCANJ @ Summit Point
    3 SCDA @ WGI
    4 SCDA @ WGI
    7 FATT @ Summit Point
    8 PDA @ Pocono North
    10 PDA @ WGI
    11 PDA @ WGI
    21 NASA-VA @ Shenandoah
    21 FATT @ Summit Point
    22 NASA-VA @ Shenandoah
    23 NASA-VA @ Shenandoah
    24 SCDA @ NHIS

    June:
    5 NASA @ Beaver Run
    6 NASA @ Beaver Run
    7 BMWCCANJ @ LRP
    8 BMWCCANJ @ LRP
    11 SCDA @ LRP
    12 SCDA @ LRP
    21 SCDA @ NHIS

    July:
    5 BMWCCANJ Instructor School @ Summit Point
    6 BMWCCANJ Instructor School @ Summit Point
    10 NASA-VA @ Summit
    11 NASA-VA @ Shenandoah
    16 NASA-NE @ Pocono South
    19 PDA @ WGI
    20 PDA @ WGI
    24 PDA @ Pocono North
    25 PDA @ Pocono North

    August:
    7 PDA @ Pocono Long
    8 PDA @ Pocono Long
    9 SCDA @ NHIS
    10 SCDA @ NHIS
    14 BMWCCANJ @ Summit
    15 BMWCCANJ @ Summit
    20 NASA @ Mid Ohio
    21 NASA @ Mid Ohio
    22 NASA @ Mid Ohio
    27 BMWCCANJ @ LRP
    28 NASA-NE @ Pocono (Comp School Also)
    29 NASA-NE @ Pocono

    September:
    10 BMWCCABOS @ NHIS
    18 NASA-VA @ Shenandoah
    19 NASA-VA @ Shenandoah
    20 NASA-NE @ WGI
    21 NASA-NE @ WGI
    27 SCDA @ NHIS
    29 BMWCCABOS @ WGI
    30 BMWCCABOS @ WGI

    October:
    2 PDA @ Pocono
    3 PDA @ Pocono
    8 PDA @ WGI
    9 PDA @ WGI
    10 PDA @ WGI
    22 BMWCCABOS @ NHIS
    23 BMWCCABOS @ NHIS
    23 NASA-VA @ Summit Point
    24 NASA-VA @ Summit Point
    29 NASA @ Road America (Wisconson)
    30 NASA @ Road America (Wisc)
    31 NASA @ Road America (Wisc)

    November:
    5 SCDA @ LRP
    6 SCDA @ LRP
    6 NASA-VA @ Summit Point
    7 NASA-VA @ Summit Point
    8 NASA-NE @ LRP
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Shall we plan the trip for May?

    -Dave
  • goneskiiangoneskiian Member Posts: 381
    Sure Dave. That way I can pick up the first GT Limited Wagon that rolls off the assembly line. Otherwise I'll be waiting until August!

    -Ian
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Only cause I know a bunch of college kids who want to go but who couldn't go til after they get back from school. Also we have to see when Patti can arrange for us to get in, etc.

    -mike
  • p0926p0926 Member Posts: 4,423
    mike- Most colleges around here are done by the 1st week of May.

    -Frank P.
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Should try to plan it with the working folks more in mind, not that I'm working... yet.
    The school kids will have their days in abundance, but the working folks have to squeeze as much out of their available vacation days :)

    -Dave
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    June has less track days than May :)

    -mike
  • rthompson10rthompson10 Member Posts: 75
    For the culturally ignorant, can you clarify some of the abbreviations of locations

    Thanks, Robert
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    LRP=Limerock Park
    WGI=Watkins Glen International
    VIR=Virginia International Raceway
    Summit= Summit Point Raceway
    Jefferson= Jefferson Circuit (@Summit Point)
    Shenandoah= Shenandoah Circuit (@Summit Point)
    Beaver Run= Beaver Run Raceway

    -mike
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