SOCAL Z4 MEET!!!! Anyone Interested??

[terryltl]

Nice to meet everyone ,sorry I was left first , hope next socal z meeting come soon~

[apexstrafer]

Nice pics, looks like it was a blast. I'll try to make the next one.

Terryltl, your car looks killer.

[imz4n]

Nice to meet everyone. Please find some pics that almost turned out from the back of the pack.







And just how many types of tires attended?

[SSG S]

Very nice.
I remember my girlfriend saying "Is that guy taking pictures and driving at the same time?...Is that why you brought me?! So you WOULDNT have to do that?!" LOL
Pleased to say she was not upset after the drive ...it was her first
Fun times everyone.

Dave

[l4zy]

^haha so, was that really the strategy?

i tried to take pics with my 50d while we were driving and lets just say the resulting pics arent worth posting...lol

btw full size images available here

[sensi09]

Ya guys up for malibu next weekend?

[BlackMoupe]

2 weeks from now ?

[Nikki]

I'm moving to Malibu on Sunday

[l4zy]

lets set a date!

[apexstrafer]

Any interest in doing a meet/drive just north of LA? I know a ton of amazing roads that are a little farther away but are more fun and have less traffic (and enforcement) than the Malibu area. The loop I have in mind is ~200 mi starting around Santa Clarita, ending at a great lunch spot in Ojai.

Perhaps 4/17 or 4/23?

[l4zy]

that's a pretty long drive but i'm down to go to new places. any way you can show us on google maps the route you are planning to take?

[apexstrafer]

Actually, the Santa Clarita - Ojai "fun segment" is more like 130 miles, so 200 is including the to/from freeway segments, starting from LA.

The whole event shouldn't consume more than 5 hours, including stopping a couple times for pics and lunch at the end. That depends on where you're coming from, of course.

[CalRick]

I would probably be up for the 23/24 weekend (nothing on the calendar yet); am heading down to SD for the 17th.

[The HACK]

You know what you (or us) guys (or gals) need to do?

I can potentially convince the L.A. Chapter board of BMW CCA to sanction a "parade lap" for Z cars owners only on June 10th (yeah, sorry, it's a Friday) on California Speedway. It'll likely be a 15-20 minute session where y'all get to drive the track at safe, street speeds at the end of the day, like 4:45-5:00pm.

I'll need a pretty big commitment though, like 20+ people. I can probably see if we can do it for free too, or do it for like $20 and the money will be reimbursed for a future autocross or something.

If you've never been to California Speedway, the banked oval is pretty impressive.

[Incompatible]

Originally Posted by The HACK

You know what you (or us) guys (or gals) need to do?

I can potentially convince the L.A. Chapter board of BMW CCA to sanction a "parade lap" for Z cars owners only on June 10th (yeah, sorry, it's a Friday) on California Speedway. It'll likely be a 15-20 minute session where y'all get to drive the track at safe, street speeds at the end of the day, like 4:45-5:00pm.

I'll need a pretty big commitment though, like 20+ people. I can probably see if we can do it for free too, or do it for like $20 and the money will be reimbursed for a future autocross or something.

If you've never been to California Speedway, the banked oval is pretty impressive.

I'm in. And like HACK said, the banked oval is impressive. This would be a phenomenal photo opportunity and worth taking the day off for.

[imz4n]

With LABMWCCA, Parade lap would be even better.


1/5/09

[blender]

count me in, weather permitting.

[Twisted Six]

Sounds super cool......I'd bring out my good glass to shoot this.....as Long as someone shot me too when I was done,lol

Some cool moving shots with the track logos would be fun to have on the wall for all !!

[The HACK]

I have the organizer's approval to do this!

We will need at least 10 cars, otherwise it won't be worth the chapter nor the track's time to let a couple of cars out on a parade lap. It will be a nice way to kick off a good weekend.

$15 PER CAR, so if you want to bring a friend with you to experience it, it's still only $15. It'll be at the end of the day, roughly around 4:45pm ish, and there'll be a photo op during the last lap to stop at the start/finish and line-up for a photo-shoot. In the mean time if you show up any time before 4:45pm you can borrow a helmet and get an instructor ride on the track at speed (if you haven't done so, it's an eye opening experience). Those of you already attending the school (either as a paid participant, or instructing like myself) can join in but will not count against the head-count requirement (i.e. if I join you guys, you'll still need 10 cars plus me since I'll likely be instructing that day).

It'll be a great excuse to take a day off.

Taking names below:

June 10th PARADE lap at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana with BMW CCA L.A. Chapter:

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2. imz4n
3. rclem05
4. Dark Schnitzer
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[Nikki]

ooo sounds awesome but don't think I'd be able to make it from Santa Monica on a Friday.

[l4zy]

awesome! ive been debating if i should take the day off to do the driving school...finding more and more reasons to do it!

[The HACK]

Originally Posted by Nikki

ooo sounds awesome but don't think I'd be able to make it from Santa Monica on a Friday.

From Santa Monica you'd pretty much have to leave by 10:00am to make it in time for the parade lap.