August Meet - 8/23/08

[zman]

August Meet - Saturday, August 23rd

9am - Car Show @ Dave Menegey Hyundai

2pm - Meet @ Bald Rock in Cheaha State Park (http://www.alapark.com/parks/feature.cfm?parkid=7&featureid=18) followed by a drive.








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[Ninja350Z]

When & where?

First suggestion: Mt. Cheaha run.

Second suggestion: Meet at Brad's shop. Brad grills BBQ for us.

CHEAHA! not interested in sitting at a car shop in bham. If you wanna hang out at a Z shop then we can meet at FORGED PERFORMANCE in ATLANTA then head over to the VARSITY.

[orangebyke]

^an alabama Z meet in GA?????^

[04LemansZ]

CHEAHA! not interested in sitting at a car shop in bham. If you wanna hang out at a Z shop then we can meet at FORGED PERFORMANCE in ATLANTA then head over to the VARSITY.
You won't drive an hour to Birmingham...but you think everyone on here will drive to Forged :usure:

^an alabama Z meet in GA?????^
:thinking:

[Ninja350Z]

You won't drive an hour to Birmingham...but you think everyone on here will drive to Forged :usure:

:thinking:

There is nothing to do in bham........oh Dave you never responded about Lemans being the fastest color.......when are we racing? we doing it on a track? auto x?

[rh_334]

i say Cheaha that is very close and i know for sure i would be able to come to my first meet.. i might even tlk some1 into driving the hummer up there

[Bham350z]

Cheaha would be nice if it doesn't rain.

[Ninja350Z]

Yea Cheaha!!

[jthomas_50]

Cheaha sounds awesome. Anyone have a date in mind?

[ExtaZ33]

The ARS.net BBQ is on the 9th and I am out of town on the 14-17 so I guess it depends on date if I can make it or not.

My vote goes to Cheaha or if anyone wants to see about group rates we could check out the cart track.

[Fusion]

Cheaha sounds good!

[steelcity]

Cart track would be awesome. It's a lot of fun and a really nice track in Columbiana. I checked and they don't have group rates only corp. events at $1000 an hour.:eek: There's a lot of fun roads around there too.

[Blacktwin]

Cheaha is a bit too far for someone in the gump.

[Ninja350Z]

Cheaha is a bit too far for someone in the gump.

you can come right up 77 its not much if at all any further than bham

[Zya8187]

Thats like another 3 hour + trip for me. I'm not sure I'm going to do that again unless I know it will be an awesome turn out

[Ninja350Z]

Thats like another 3 hour + trip for me. I'm not sure I'm going to do that again unless I know it will be an awesome turn out

yeah i dont blame ya but you cant ever tell.

[AUtigers370z]

For clarification..

The reason we meet up in Birmingham is because it's practically in the center of the state, so a general meeting location for everyone. I make the 2 hour drive from Auburn every time and there are other guys who come from even farther away (Ryne for example). I love driving on curvy roads as much or more than the next guy and would LOVE to get another trip together to go to the Dragon or go run Cheaha. My experience from the last time we had a drive is that it was hard to keep everyone in the group together, we kept getting stuck behind traffic, etc. It's something that you could go out by yourself or with a passenger and have the same experience doing. You can't socialize with other members while doing it and in that case, bigger groups = not as fun. I do think we should AT LEAST have one meet a month that is in a central location (Birmingham is a nice, big area with lots of places to meet up) so that everyone from all around can come and meet new people and talk about their cars. If you have no desire to socialize with fellow Z/G enthusiasts or find the meets too boring for your adrenaline-filled fast-paced lifestyle then you aren't required to show up :rolleyes:.

On the other hand, I would also be down for trying to put together driving events such as encouraging people to show up to the ALSCCA Solo events, plan a trip to the Dragon, rent out TGP, etc.

Disclaimer: This is purely an opinion that I have and nobody else is required to feel the same. I encourage others to chime in and tell us what you think. How should we handle the meets/drives for the month? Do you think we should change up meeting locations? How interested are you in being part of the Alabama G/Z community outside of the forums?

*Hands over the mic*

[Bham350z]

For clarification..

The reason we meet up in Birmingham is because it's practically in the center of the state, so a general meeting location for everyone. I make the 2 hour drive from Auburn every time and there are other guys who come from even farther away (Ryne for example). I love driving on curvy roads as much or more than the next guy and would LOVE to get another trip together to go to the Dragon or go run Cheaha. My experience from the last time we had a drive is that it was hard to keep everyone in the group together, we kept getting stuck behind traffic, etc. It's something that you could go out by yourself or with a passenger and have the same experience doing. You can't socialize with other members while doing it and in that case, bigger groups = not as fun. I do think we should AT LEAST have one meet a month that is in a central location (Birmingham is a nice, big area with lots of places to meet up) so that everyone from all around can come and meet new people and talk about their cars. If you have no desire to socialize with fellow Z/G enthusiasts or find the meets too boring for your adrenaline-filled fast-paced lifestyle then you aren't required to show up :rolleyes:.

On the other hand, I would also be down for trying to put together driving events such as encouraging people to show up to the ALSCCA Solo events, plan a trip to the Dragon, rent out TGP, etc.

Disclaimer: This is purely an opinion that I have and nobody else is required to feel the same. I encourage others to chime in and tell us what you think. How should we handle the meets/drives for the month? Do you think we should change up meeting locations? How interested are you in being part of the Alabama G/Z community outside of the forums?

*Hands over the mic*

I dont want the mic but I will just second what he said.:)

[Ninja350Z]

I dont want the mic but I will just second what he said.:)

yeah i 3rd it stay in bham.

[Jamaica2G]

Any weekend in August EXCEPT FOR the 23rd!

I got my car back and Im ready to roll!

Adrian

[orangebyke]

i have to agree. the turnout last weekend was impressive, even though it rained and some of the members got left out.
just a question, would it be a good idea to find a place or sponsor to host our meet in the same location, with a back up location just in case of bad weather. it may eliminate the confusion of last time and it seem to work for the exotics that meet at logans on 280.

[jthomas_50]

I think bham will prove to be the best for everyone...I know its not close for some (ryne for ex.) but it is in the center of the state...plus we could meet up with the exotics sometime...just my 2cents.....

I think bham will be excellent if we can just get some good weather....To quote Frank at the last meet, "The rain just follows us man."

On the other hand, cheaha would be a good meeting spot for smaller groups....like say if someone just wanted to go riding some weekend that there wasnt a meet..just b/c at cheaha, there tend to be a lot of motorcycle riders out, and that could get dangerous with the weekend warriors on suicide sleds cutting corners.....so bham would be safer too :)

[WoodmanZ]

I agree that the main purpose of a "meet" is just that: to meet up with people, see new faces, hang out, and talk about a common interest. If as many people show up at the next meet as did this past meet, then I really think it would be difficult to do any spirited driving, especially at a place like cheaha. Also, I know a few people didn't show up because of the weather, so I really think if weather permits, the August meet should show a great turnout. It is great to see people's faces when there is a 20 car line of g's and z's :D. Ryne, show up at the next meet and I'll get your meal for you. I hate that you drove all that way only to have to turn around and drive right back. Birmingham does seem like the best central location. There wouldn't be enough parking at Brad's shop to accommodate everyone. Just my .02 cents.

[04LemansZ]

Let's just try to do it before school starts :)

[Zya8187]

I'm down for another B-ham meet. Lets just make sure we are all clear on the meeting location. HAHA

Woodman, Thanks for the offer but no need it was just bad luck I guess it will be fine at least I got to drive the see for a long ride :D even tho it did rain like the whole dang time.

[AUtigers370z]

I'm down for another B-ham meet. Lets just make sure we are all clear on the meeting location. HAHA

Woodman, Thanks for the offer but no need it was just bad luck I guess it will be fine at least I got to drive the see for a long ride :D even tho it did rain like the whole dang time.

Hey.. you got to hang out with me for a few hours :humpsheep: :p

[AUtigers370z]

Ok.. what do you guys think about doing a Cheaha meet/run this month instead of the usual meet up in B'ham. I know you guys originally talked about doing that and I think it would be a cool/different idea.

[Keptman]

Ok.. what do you guys think about doing a Cheaha meet/run this month instead of the usual meet up in B'ham. I know you guys originally talked about doing that and I think it would be a cool/different idea.

I think that if the group would like to do a bigger met like Cheaha that we should set a date that everyone should agree on. Just not through it out there for the months meet.
With everyone coming from different places it really is kind of hard to try and make a meet every month. If your driving over a hundred miles and then drive when you get somewhere and then drive back home it can be exhuasting. Not to mention costly.
I would like to make the suggestion that we make plans to do a run on Cheaha in October somewhere in the middle of the month. This might be a way to get a group to warm up to it a little better. Also you said DRAGON I got bad ju ju from that place. But that is another place that we really need to find when to go. Their are groups from a different Z clubs or forums that go up their and It would be cool if the bamaGZ group could roll together for that. I've seen pics somewhere on it alot of Z's.


Another note: How many people are from below Bham closer to Mongt. Not to be a separatist but if the community is getting bigger. Then someone that doesn't want to drive over 200 miles in a day for a meet could start doing a met in Montgomery so people could drive from further south and make a meet.
There could be more than one meet a month in two cities. Then quarterly or bimonthly get together for a big meet. Or for a run on like Cheaha or some big track event. just some food for thought.

[AUtigers370z]

I think that if the group would like to do a bigger met like Cheaha that we should set a date that everyone should agree on. Just not through it out there for the months meet.
With everyone coming from different places it really is kind of hard to try and make a meet every month. If your driving over a hundred miles and then drive when you get somewhere and then drive back home it can be exhuasting. Not to mention costly.
I would like to make the suggestion that we make plans to do a run on Cheaha in October somewhere in the middle of the month. This might be a way to get a group to warm up to it a little better. Also you said DRAGON I got bad ju ju from that place. But that is another place that we really need to find when to go. Their are groups from a different Z clubs or forums that go up their and It would be cool if the bamaGZ group could roll together for that. I've seen pics somewhere on it alot of Z's.


Another note: How many people are from below Bham closer to Mongt. Not to be a separatist but if the community is getting bigger. Then someone that doesn't want to drive over 200 miles in a day for a meet could start doing a met in Montgomery so people could drive from further south and make a meet.
There could be more than one meet a month in two cities. Then quarterly or bimonthly get together for a big meet. Or for a run on like Cheaha or some big track event. just some food for thought.

I definitely understand where you're coming from. What does everyone else think?

[WoodmanZ]

I don't know but Brad told me that we could have a meet at his shop and his wife could cook some stuff, etc. I believe he said he couldn't do it the weekend of the 16th because thats his anniversary. He said he might have to talk to the new guy who is renting the space out beside him, but if we can get the whole parking lot, then there are about 20 spaces. I was a little worried that there might not be enough parking spots, but I think 20 or so should be enough. If anyone else would want to do this, I don't know when school starts, but we should probably shoot for this before then. Also, I know some of you guys were talking about going to that go cart track in columbiana, so maybe that would be a good time to ride down there and do that since it's only about 20 minutes or so from Brad's shop.

[BRAD@ZSOLUTIONS]

I don't know but Brad told me that we could have a meet at his shop and his wife could cook some stuff, etc. I believe he said he couldn't do it the weekend of the 16th because thats his anniversary. He said he might have to talk to the new guy who is renting the space out beside him, but if we can get the whole parking lot, then there are about 20 spaces. I was a little worried that there might not be enough parking spots, but I think 20 or so should be enough. If anyone else would want to do this, I don't know when school starts, but we should probably shoot for this before then. Also, I know some of you guys were talking about going to that go cart track in columbiana, so maybe that would be a good time to ride down there and do that since it's only about 20 minutes or so from Brad's shop.

Ya, you guys let me know.. Im open for suggestions. I belive that the parking lot is plenty big enough. I also gave thought to going to walker dyno. We all get some pulls, and ill do the eating thing for you guys. We will need to get a handle and a date so i, or we can get things togther.. Also i said that ME and the wife would grill a bunch for you guys.Im open for whatever and like i said ill be there. chehaw is out for me. Too long a drive for the kids and the wife. Ninja 350z will be going to Forged performance so thats more food for everyone else.:D

[Ninja350Z]

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[jamie holladay]

What about coming to this and then cheaha

http://www.bamagz.com/forums/showthread.php?t=386

[Ninja350Z]

What about coming to this and then cheaha

http://www.bamagz.com/forums/showthread.php?t=386

That sounds good........

[zman]

I vote a meeting Brad's shop.

[zman]

Really I would be up for meet at Brad shop next week and Rainbow city car show on the 23rd

[Ninja350Z]

I vote for the car show and cheaha

[steelcity]

Brad's shop is pretty close to the kart track.:borat:

[AUtigers370z]

I vote for the car show and cheaha

I agree. A lot of people had mentioned a Cheaha run in the beginning of this thread and the more I have been thinking about it, it would be nice to get a change of scenery going on. I think that would be sweet to go run Cheaha, grab some food, and then rep the BamaGZ at the Rainbow City car meet.

I will be in the process of getting moved next week so I wouldn't be able to make it back to B'ham but if those that are interested would like to go grill out at Brad's shop next weekend and then on the weekend of the 23rd we get everyone out for the day to Cheaha/car meet.

I think if we could base our meets around local car events (shows, meets, autox) and then get food/pictures afterward it would be a great way to get our name out there and show everyone that BamaGZ is serious about promoting the club.

[WoodmanZ]

I agree. A lot of people had mentioned a Cheaha run in the beginning of this thread and the more I have been thinking about it, it would be nice to get a change of scenery going on. I think that would be sweet to go run Cheaha, grab some food, and then rep the BamaGZ at the Rainbow City car meet.

I will be in the process of getting moved next week so I wouldn't be able to make it back to B'ham but if those that are interested would like to go grill out at Brad's shop next weekend and then on the weekend of the 23rd we get everyone out for the day to Cheaha/car meet.

I think if we could base our meets around local car events (shows, meets, autox) and then get food/pictures afterward it would be a great way to get our name out there and show everyone that BamaGZ is serious about promoting the club.

That sounds like a plan to me. Let's just have a backup plan for the 23rd in case it rains. Have everyone wear their shirts the day of the car show and we can hand out some of the bamagz cards.

[AUtigers370z]

That sounds like a plan to me. Let's just have a backup plan for the 23rd in case it rains. Have everyone wear their shirts the day of the car show and we can hand out some of the bamagz cards.

Great idea. I'll see what I can do about getting the decals made before the meet too.

Lee or Jamie would know of a better backup plan area in case of rain..

I think it would also be awesome sometime this fall to get a HUGE G/Z meet over at Sharif's place and involve as many of the Southeast G/Z clubs as possible.

[Ninja350Z]

Great idea. I'll see what I can do about getting the decals made before the meet too.

Lee or Jamie would know of a better backup plan area in case of rain..

I think it would also be awesome sometime this fall to get a HUGE G/Z meet over at Sharif's place and involve as many of the Southeast G/Z clubs as possible.

Thats a good idea, I know a few of the folks in the GA Z club.......and a whole bunch in the Fla Z Club......we need to get the word out to other clubs that we exist.

[WoodmanZ]

So what's the verdict on the August meet? Is the car show going to actually be the meeting place? Is Cheaha still in the picture? Can we make this official? Looks like we'll have to meet up and grill out at Brad's shop at another time because this weekend seems like too short of notice to me to set everything up, and Brad can't do it next weekend.

[AUtigers370z]

Cheaha and Car Show sounds good to me. I don't know my way around up there so if someone wants to pick a place/time to meet and we can go from there.

[Jamaica2G]

Cheaha and Car Show sounds good to me. I don't know my way around up there so if someone wants to pick a place/time to meet and we can go from there.

when I search Cheaha on mapquest, it comes up with 10 different locations. Please be specific as I have No clue where anything is around here. Address?

I saw the location of the car show on the flyer

Adrian

[zman]

http://www.alapark.com/cheaharesort/

[350Zealot]

I take my car to Forged the weekend of the 23! My turbos and the rest of my stuff is in, I can't wait! Hope to meet up with you guys for Sept. meet.

[BRAD@ZSOLUTIONS]

I take my car to Forged the weekend of the 23! My turbos and the rest of my stuff is in, I can't wait! Hope to meet up with you guys for Sept. meet.

What turbo kit and if you dont mind the asking, how much?? Yell at me 910-8273. Also i would really like to have a gathering at my shop in sept, or later this month..

[rh_334]

http://www.alapark.com/parks/feature.cfm?parkid=7&featureid=18
check that out. ive been up there alot of time but about the easiest placei know of to meet up how be tht country store i think its called it is right where you enter the park but im not sure about how much room we would have becuz the parking lot is kinda small and its usually pretty busy but i do know tht bald rock has a REALLY good size parking lot but r we going to the show first? then we all could jus stick together the best we could and jus get #'s for ppl that jus want to meet us at Cheaha

[Ninja350Z]

I take my car to Forged the weekend of the 23! My turbos and the rest of my stuff is in, I can't wait! Hope to meet up with you guys for Sept. meet.

Sweet!! what setup are you getting ? what are you going to tune it with? Good choice on shops there is no one better than Sharif.

[zman]

Bald Rock would be a great place for pictures. There would plenty of parking for everyone

[BRAD@ZSOLUTIONS]

Sweet!! what setup are you getting ? what are you going to tune it with? Good choice on shops there is no one better than Sharif.



I agree somwhat. Sharif is 1k more on the kits and labor is really high. I sent the twin setup i did with the engine build to him for tuning. I dont know if they went there. I like him but he can be a prick. I called about a ?? and his wife said because i didnt buy the kit from them they wouldnt answer my ?. What the fu--? I wont buy a kit from them when they are $700 to a grand more. Good thing i dont tell folks that because i didnt do any work on there car i cant help them.. But like i said he does great work. He told me that the twin i did, he wouldnt touch for less than 25k. I did it for 18k. Also i thank you for supporting the local shops. Good job.

[Ninja350Z]

I agree somwhat. Sharif is 1k more on the kits and labor is really high. I sent the twin setup i did with the engine build to him for tuning. I dont know if they went there. I like him but he can be a prick. I called about a ?? and his wife said because i didnt buy the kit from them they wouldnt answer my ?. What the fu--? I wont buy a kit from them when they are $700 to a grand more. Good thing i dont tell folks that because i didnt do any work on there car i cant help them.. But like i said he does great work. He told me that the twin i did, he wouldnt touch for less than 25k. I did it for 18k. Also i thank you for supporting the local shops. Good job.

I have always liked Sharif......very nice guy.......really honest. He has always give me very good prices on tuning and parts. So I cant speak for your experience with him, but everytime I have been around him or had work done there very nice and professional and Sandy his wife is super sweet. Talk about being nice....I was gonna get the EVO X set up for auto cross......talked to Robert Fuller with Robi Spec....said he would fly in and set it up if he had a shop to work out of with scales. I called Sharif he said sure no problem......he let Robert use his shop and all his tools no charge and even stayed til about 3am.

It is not about supporting local shops .......it is about supporting the shops that IMHO are the best with the cars they work on. Z33s Forged, the 240 I took to Florida to Enjuku Racing. The Evo was done by Robi Spec not at his shop I was not taking it to California, like I said above he worked out of Sharif's shop.

I have never seen a 350Z you have worked on Brad, I am sure you do excellent work. You should post up Videos or photos of the Zs you work on and when you tune them. I would really like to check it out.

[Fusion]

do we have a time yet for this meet?

[Jamaica2G]

...
I have never seen a 350Z you have worked on Brad, I am sure you do excellent work. You should post up Videos or photos of the Zs you work on and when you tune them. I would really like to check it out.

Not to rag on Sharif, but I'd be nice to a customer if they paid me a ton of money... Sharif did go above and beyond allowing someone else to use his shop.

Also, I think Brad may understand his limitations in that he can build a great engine but leave the tuning up to Sharif. That is a compliment IMO and it takes someone that cares to pass on the business to a tuner with more experience with a particular engine.

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back to the topic at hand... what time is the meet?

[Bham350z]

Is there a meet in August?

[AUtigers370z]

I wanna shoot for Saturday, August 30th @ Cheaha? Someone that knows the area better should post up the place to meet. Time suggestions?

[350Zealot]

I decided to go with the APS twin tuner kit.

In addition to the kit I'm getting a new clutch and flywheel, exhaust and test pipes.

All said and done, parts and labor including a tune by sharif with a turbo XS management the bill comes to just shy of 13K.

I'm sure I could have had it done for less somewhere else but I've heard a lot of good things about his shop. I've tried to do a bit of research due to the significant financial investment and would much rather pay him a bit more for me to know it was done right, I don't have the slightest idea what I'm doing.

I talked to him quite a lot about the cost of the kit itself and some of the other parts. I felt we came to a pretty good agreement. He's been pretty good about keeping in touch with me on the order status and always seems to have time when i call. I'm sure he's really sick of me and my questions, I'm still trying to understand everything that's going on with turbos.

[WoodmanZ]

I wanna shoot for Saturday, August 30th @ Cheaha? Someone that knows the area better should post up the place to meet. Time suggestions?

Eric, I was under the impression that the meet was at cheaha and the car show in rainbow city (on the 23rd). Is that not what the plan is? Btw, the link for upcoming event's at the top of the site still says july meet :D. We need to set something in stone. :):):):):)

[Fusion]

can it be at least at 2:00?

[04LemansZ]

I wanna shoot for Saturday, August 30th @ Cheaha? Someone that knows the area better should post up the place to meet. Time suggestions?
That's Labor Day weekend...people may be out of town...

[Fusion]

true..

[CADDYMAN]

23rd?

[Fusion]

23rd works for me. the bham guys should someone locally around 2, then we can follow each other up t here.

[Ninja350Z]

I decided to go with the APS twin tuner kit.

In addition to the kit I'm getting a new clutch and flywheel, exhaust and test pipes.

All said and done, parts and labor including a tune by sharif with a turbo XS management the bill comes to just shy of 13K.

I'm sure I could have had it done for less somewhere else but I've heard a lot of good things about his shop. I've tried to do a bit of research due to the significant financial investment and would much rather pay him a bit more for me to know it was done right, I don't have the slightest idea what I'm doing.

I talked to him quite a lot about the cost of the kit itself and some of the other parts. I felt we came to a pretty good agreement. He's been pretty good about keeping in touch with me on the order status and always seems to have time when i call. I'm sure he's really sick of me and my questions, I'm still trying to understand everything that's going on with turbos.

Sounds like a awesome set up cant wait to see the results. I agree with you its better to pay a little more to get it done right the first time, instead of having to get stuff fixed and the headaches that come with a poor job.

[AUtigers370z]

Sounds like a awesome set up cant wait to see the results. I agree with you its better to pay a little more to get it done right the first time, instead of having to get stuff fixed and the headaches that come with a poor job.

Lee, where is the best place to meet up in Cheaha?

[rh_334]

i say bald rock its a really good size parking lot anywhere else will be either too small or too crowded

[AUtigers370z]

i say bald rock its a really good size parking lot anywhere else will be either too small or too crowded

Care to post up directions/a map?

[rh_334]

http://www.alapark.com/parks/feature.cfm?parkid=7&featureid=18
that should get everyone there and just follow the park signs to bald rock that all i can really tell you

[jamie holladay]

if you guys are coming to the show it ends at 2. You'll need to be here before 10.

[Bham350z]

Looks like I won't be able to make either dates.

[AUtigers370z]

Edited the first post for updated meet information. Check it out when you guys get a chance.

[PearlWhite03]

I need to wait to get all my syllabussessesses to see what my class schedules will be before I can decide if I can make it.

[AUtigers370z]

Been really busy lately moving into my new house so I haven't had much of a chance to post. I won't be able to make the meet on the 23rd since it's my sister's birthday and we are gonna be down here throwing a party for her. Look forward to seeing you guys at another "mini meet" or the September meet.

[Jamaica2G]

I need to wait to get all my syllabussessesses to see what my class schedules will be before I can decide if I can make it.

well?